Handball at the 2002 Asian Games – Men
# Handball at the 2002 Asian Games – Men

Men's handball at the 2002 Asian Games was held in Changwon Gymnasium, Changwon from September 30 to October 13, 2002.

## Squads

| Bahrain | China | Chinese Taipei | Japan |
| - | - | - | - |
| Saeed Jawher Jaafar Abdulqader Fahad Jasim Ahmed Abdulnabi Ahmed Tarrada Mahmood Abdulqader Hasan Al-Nasheet Ali Abdulhadi Mohamed Abdulnabi Maher Ashoor Husain Maki Mohamed Ahmed Khaled Abbas Abdulrahman Mohamed Ahmed Al-Tajer Yusuf Husain | Ye Qiang Zhu Jie Liu Lifu Fang Ming Shang Xi Du Changyi Cui Lei Zhu Wenxin Cui Liang Ding Zhigang Sun Zhifeng Wang Bin Zhang Ji | Tsao Shih-chang Liu Tung-tsai Kao Erh-heng Cheng Yuen-tsung Cheng Shun-lung Wang Cheng-chieh Su Ta-chih Lee Chang-hung Chang Yung-chang Kao Yu-po Pan Chien-hung Chen Yu-jen Wang Chih-chung Yeh Kuo-hui Tan Tsung-sheng Lee Hsin-liang | Toshihiro Tsubone Katsuaki Matsubayashi Takeshi Uchida Norihiro Sasaki Yuji Kakutani Kenji Ikebe Daisuke Miyazaki Masayoshi Shimokawa Hideaki Nagashima Masayuki Furuie Yoshio Nakagawa Atsushi Shikata Taichi Haga Kiyoshi Kayaba Osamu Yamaguchi Yuya Taba |
| Kuwait | Mongolia | Qatar | South Korea |
| Abdulrazzaq Al-Boloushi Hasan Al-Shatti Fahad Al-Azemi Waleed Al-Hajraf Husain Siwan Ali Al-Haddad Ahmad Al-Kandari Abdullah Al-Theyab Yousef Al-Fadhli Salah Al-Marzouq Abdulaziz Balous Meshal Swailem Mohammad Al-Fadhli Saad Al-Azemi Ali Murad Faisal Siwan | Kherlenbayaryn Ölziidoo Batsükhiin Dorjpalam Tümenjargalyn Batnasan Batduulgyn Namsraijav Uuganbaataryn Sambuu Bayarsaikhany Badarch Otgonbatyn Tsolmon Dashgaldany Pürevkhand Enkhbaataryn Byambajav Enkhbaataryn Bayaraa | Nawaf Al-Suwaidi Mohamed Saad Al-Saad Rashid Al-Remaihi Mohammed Al-Mansoori Abdulla Saad Al-Saad Adnan Al-Ali Khalid Al-Sabea Ahmed Saad Al-Saad Mubarak Bilal Al-Ali Yousef Ashoor Nasser Saad Al-Saad Mahmoud Ali Shayef Badi Johar Yousef Al-Maalem Borhan Al-Turki Meshaal Al-Sulaiti | Han Kyung-tai Hwangbo Sung-il Kim Tea-wan Yoon Kyung-min Jeong Seo-yoon Lim Seong-sik Chang Joon-sung Nam Kwang-hyun Yoon Kyung-shin Park Min-chul Lee Jun-hee Kang Il-koo Lee Jae-woo Park Jung-jin Lee Byung-ho Paek Won-chul |
| United Arab Emirates | | | |
| Abdulrahman Al-Nuaimi Saqer Obaid Hamad Khalfan Ali Saqer Yousuf Mohamed Ahli Adam Al-Nuaimi Ahmed Saqer Abdulla Al-Saffar Khalid Ahmed Al-Balooshi Ahmed Bin Suroor Omar Al-Khani Nasser Yousuf Jasim Al-Ali Juma Al-Kaabi Mohamed Hassan Al-Balooshi Ahmed Mohamed Ahli | | | |

## Results

All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00)

### Preliminary

**Group A**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | South Korea | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 145 | 65 | +80 | 8 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Japan | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 134 | 69 | +65 | 6 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Bahrain | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 135 | 92 | +43 | 4 | Classification 5th–6th |
| 4 | China | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 116 | 111 | +5 | 2 | Classification 7th–8th |
| 5 | Mongolia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 34 | 227 | −193 | 0 | |
| 30 September 15:00 | South Korea | 59–7 | Mongolia | Changwon Gymnasium, Changwon Referees: Zhang, Wang (CHN) |
| 30 September 15:00 | | (33–2) | | Changwon Gymnasium, Changwon Referees: Zhang, Wang (CHN) |
| 30 September 17:00 | Japan | 30–15 | China | Changwon Gymnasium, Changwon Referees: Kouzehgari, Hayatpour (IRI) |
| 30 September 17:00 | | (14–8) | | Changwon Gymnasium, Changwon Referees: Kouzehgari, Hayatpour (IRI) |
| 2 October 15:00 | South Korea | 37–20 | China | Changwon Gymnasium, Changwon Referees: Al-Busaidi, Darwish (OMA) |
| 2 October 15:00 | | (16–11) | | Changwon Gymnasium, Changwon Referees: Al-Busaidi, Darwish (OMA) |
| 2 October 17:00 | Japan | 35–24 | Bahrain | Changwon Gymnasium, Changwon Referees: Kouzehgari, Hayatpour (IRI) |
| 2 October 17:00 | | (17–11) | | Changwon Gymnasium, Changwon Referees: Kouzehgari, Hayatpour (IRI) |
| 4 October 15:00 | Japan | 52–6 | Mongolia | Changwon Gymnasium, Changwon Referees: Choi, Lim (KOR) |
| 4 October 15:00 | | (26–3) | | Changwon Gymnasium, Changwon Referees: Choi, Lim (KOR) |
| 4 October 17:00 | China | 27–28 | Bahrain | Changwon Gymnasium, Changwon Referees: Al-Dossary, Al-Qarni (KSA) |
| 4 October 17:00 | | (12–14) | | Changwon Gymnasium, Changwon Referees: Al-Dossary, Al-Qarni (KSA) |
| 6 October 15:00 | South Korea | 25–21 | Bahrain | Changwon Gymnasium, Changwon Referees: Al-Mulla, Al-Zarraa (QAT) |
| 6 October 15:00 | | (13–11) | | Changwon Gymnasium, Changwon Referees: Al-Mulla, Al-Zarraa (QAT) |
| 6 October 17:00 | China | 54–16 | Mongolia | Changwon Gymnasium, Changwon Referees: Lim, Kang (KOR) |
| 6 October 17:00 | | (26–3) | | Changwon Gymnasium, Changwon Referees: Lim, Kang (KOR) |
| 8 October 15:00 | South Korea | 24–17 | Japan | Changwon Gymnasium, Changwon Referees: Abbas, Haider (KUW) |
| 8 October 15:00 | | (10–7) | | Changwon Gymnasium, Changwon Referees: Abbas, Haider (KUW) |
| 8 October 17:00 | Bahrain | 62–5 | Mongolia | Changwon Gymnasium, Changwon Referees: Hamada, Ogasawara (JPN) |
| 8 October 17:00 | | (37–5) | | Changwon Gymnasium, Changwon Referees: Hamada, Ogasawara (JPN) |

**Group B**

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Kuwait | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 86 | 81 | +5 | 5 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Qatar | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 77 | +13 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 86 | 92 | −6 | 2 | Classification 5th–6th |
| 4 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 74 | 86 | −12 | 1 | Classification 7th–8th |
| 1 October 17:00 | Kuwait | 28–26 | Qatar | Changwon Gymnasium, Changwon Referees: Al-Dossary, Al-Qarni (KSA) |
| 1 October 17:00 | | (18–12) | | Changwon Gymnasium, Changwon Referees: Al-Dossary, Al-Qarni (KSA) |
| 3 October 17:00 | United Arab Emirates | 26–30 | Chinese Taipei | Changwon Gymnasium, Changwon Referees: Lim, Kang (KOR) |
| 3 October 17:00 | | (13–15) | | Changwon Gymnasium, Changwon Referees: Lim, Kang (KOR) |
| 5 October 17:00 | Kuwait | 32–29 | Chinese Taipei | Changwon Gymnasium, Changwon Referees: Al-Busaidi, Darwish (OMA) |
| 5 October 17:00 | | (15–14) | | Changwon Gymnasium, Changwon Referees: Al-Busaidi, Darwish (OMA) |
| 7 October 17:00 | United Arab Emirates | 22–30 | Qatar | Changwon Gymnasium, Changwon Referees: Lim, Kang (KOR) |
| 7 October 17:00 | | (13–15) | | Changwon Gymnasium, Changwon Referees: Lim, Kang (KOR) |
| 9 October 15:00 | Kuwait | 26–26 | United Arab Emirates | Changwon Gymnasium, Changwon Referees: Al-Dossary, Al-Qarni (KSA) |
| 9 October 15:00 | | (13–14) | | Changwon Gymnasium, Changwon Referees: Al-Dossary, Al-Qarni (KSA) |
| 9 October 17:00 | Qatar | 34–27 | Chinese Taipei | Changwon Gymnasium, Changwon Referees: Kouzehgari, Hayatpour (IRI) |
| 9 October 17:00 | | (18–12) | | Changwon Gymnasium, Changwon Referees: Kouzehgari, Hayatpour (IRI) |

### Classification 5th–8th

**Classification 7th–8th**

| 12 October 16:00 | China | 33–27 | United Arab Emirates | Changwon Gymnasium, Changwon Referees: Choi, Lim (KOR) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 12 October 16:00 | | (18–10) | | Changwon Gymnasium, Changwon Referees: Choi, Lim (KOR) |

**Classification 5th–6th**

| 12 October 18:00 | Bahrain | 33–35 (ET) | Chinese Taipei | Changwon Gymnasium, Changwon Referees: Zhang, Wang (CHN) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 12 October 18:00 | | (9–14) | | Changwon Gymnasium, Changwon Referees: Zhang, Wang (CHN) |
| Changwon Gymnasium, Changwon Referees: Zhang, Wang (CHN) |||

### Final round

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final 1st–2nd | Final 1st–2nd |
| - | - | - | - |
| 11 October | 11 October |
| South Korea | 31 |
| South Korea | 31 | 13 October | 13 October |
| Qatar | 30 | 13 October | 13 October |
| Qatar | 30 | South Korea | 22 |
| 11 October | 11 October | | South Korea | 22 |
| 11 October | 11 October | Kuwait | 21 |
| Kuwait | 27 | Kuwait | 21 |
| Japan | 24 | | |
| Japan | 24 | Final 3rd–4th | Final 3rd–4th |
| | | 13 October | 13 October |
| | | Qatar | 28 |
| | | Japan | 21 |

**Semifinals**

| 11 October 16:00 | South Korea | 31–30 | Qatar | Changwon Gymnasium, Changwon Referees: Al-Dossary, Al-Qarni (KSA) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 11 October 16:00 | | (16–14) | | Changwon Gymnasium, Changwon Referees: Al-Dossary, Al-Qarni (KSA) |
| 11 October 18:00 | Kuwait | 27–24 | Japan | Changwon Gymnasium, Changwon Referees: Al-Busaidi, Darwish (OMA) |
| 11 October 18:00 | | (14–12) | | Changwon Gymnasium, Changwon Referees: Al-Busaidi, Darwish (OMA) |

**Final 3rd–4th**

| 13 October 16:00 | Qatar | 28–21 | Japan | Changwon Gymnasium, Changwon Referees: Abbas, Haider (KUW) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 13 October 16:00 | | (14–7) | | Changwon Gymnasium, Changwon Referees: Abbas, Haider (KUW) |

**Final 1st–2nd**

| 13 October 18:00 | South Korea | 22–21 | Kuwait | Changwon Gymnasium, Changwon Referees: Kouzehgari, Hayatpour (IRI) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 13 October 18:00 | | (13–11) | | Changwon Gymnasium, Changwon Referees: Kouzehgari, Hayatpour (IRI) |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | South Korea | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| | Kuwait | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| | Qatar | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Japan | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Chinese Taipei | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Bahrain | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | China | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 | United Arab Emirates | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Mongolia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
