1998 Asian Women's Junior Handball Championship
# 1998 Asian Women's Junior Handball Championship

The 1998 Asian Women's Junior Handball Championship (5th tournament) took place in Osaka from 31 August–4 September. It acts as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 1999 Women's Junior World Handball Championship.

## Results

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| South Korea | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 122 | 89 | +33 | 8 |
| China | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 92 | 86 | +6 | 6 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 80 | 89 | −9 | 4 |
| Japan | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 89 | 92 | −3 | 2 |
| Chinese Taipei | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 80 | 107 | −27 | 0 |
| 31 August 1998 14:30 | Japan | 20–21 | Kazakhstan | Maishima Arena, Osaka |
| 31 August 1998 14:30 | six players 3 | (8–12) | Kubassova, Sidorenko 6 | Maishima Arena, Osaka |
| 31 August 1998 14:30 | 2× 2× | Report | 2× 3× | Maishima Arena, Osaka |
| 31 August 1998 16:30 | South Korea | 25–19 | China | Maishima Arena, Osaka |
| 31 August 1998 16:30 | Kim H.K. 10 | (12–7) | Li Y. 7 | Maishima Arena, Osaka |
| 31 August 1998 16:30 | 3× 2× | Report | 2× 3× | Maishima Arena, Osaka |
| 1 September 1998 14:30 | South Korea | 30–22 | Chinese Taipei | Maishima Arena, Osaka |
| 1 September 1998 14:30 | Myoung B.H. 5 | (13–11) | Tu H.Y. 6 | Maishima Arena, Osaka |
| 1 September 1998 14:30 | 2× 1× | Report | 1× 3× | Maishima Arena, Osaka |
| 1 September 1998 16:30 | China | 22–15 | Kazakhstan | Maishima Arena, Osaka |
| 1 September 1998 16:30 | Li Y., Li Y.L. 6 | (12–8) | Kubassova, Sidorenko 4 | Maishima Arena, Osaka |
| 1 September 1998 16:30 | 3× 4× | Report | 2× 1× | Maishima Arena, Osaka |
| 2 September 1998 14:30 | Japan | 19–20 | China | Maishima Arena, Osaka |
| 2 September 1998 14:30 | Sugaya 7 | (8–9) | Li Y. 7 | Maishima Arena, Osaka |
| 2 September 1998 14:30 | 4× 4× 1× | Report | 3× 2× 1× | Maishima Arena, Osaka |
| 2 September 1998 16:30 | Kazakhstan | 24–16 | Chinese Taipei | Maishima Arena, Osaka |
| 2 September 1998 16:30 | Yegunova 6 | (12–5) | Liang Y.P. 5 | Maishima Arena, Osaka |
| 2 September 1998 16:30 | 1× 6× 1× | Report | 2× 5× | Maishima Arena, Osaka |
| 3 September 1998 14:30 | South Korea | 31–20 | Kazakhstan | Maishima Arena, Osaka |
| 3 September 1998 14:30 | Lee H.Y. 9 | (20–7) | Shapovalova 6 | Maishima Arena, Osaka |
| 3 September 1998 14:30 | 2× 6× 1× | Report | 3× | Maishima Arena, Osaka |
| 3 September 1998 16:30 | Japan | 22–15 | Chinese Taipei | Maishima Arena, Osaka |
| 3 September 1998 16:30 | Sugaya 6 | (9–7) | Tu H.Y., Su C.L. 3 | Maishima Arena, Osaka |
| 3 September 1998 16:30 | 3× 11× 3× | Report | 3× 6× 1× | Maishima Arena, Osaka |
| 4 September 1998 14:30 | China | 31–27 | Chinese Taipei | Maishima Arena, Osaka |
| 4 September 1998 14:30 | Li Y.L. 8 | (16–11) | Tsai P.L. 7 | Maishima Arena, Osaka |
| 4 September 1998 14:30 | 2× 5× 1× | Report | 2× 6× 1× | Maishima Arena, Osaka |
| 4 September 1998 16:30 | South Korea | 36–28 | Japan | Maishima Arena, Osaka |
| 4 September 1998 16:30 | Kim H.K. 13 | (19–15) | Watanabe 8 | Maishima Arena, Osaka |
| 4 September 1998 16:30 | 3× 6× 1× | Report | 3× 1× | Maishima Arena, Osaka |

## Final standing

| Rank | Team |
| - | - |
| | South Korea |
| | China |
| | Kazakhstan |
| 4 | Japan |
| 5 | Chinese Taipei |

* Team qualified for the 1999 Junior World Championship

## All-star team

* Kim Hyang-ki (KOR)
* Myoung Bok-hee (KOR)
* Li Yang (CHN)
* Li Yuling (CHN)
* Olessya Kubassova (KAZ)
* Yukari Asai (JPN)
* Liang Ya-ping (TPE)
