2022 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship
# 2022 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship

The 2022 Asian Men's Junior Handball Championship will be the 17th edition of the championship scheduled to be held from 15 to 24 July 2022 in Isa Town, Bahrain under the aegis of Asian Handball Federation (AHF). It will be the second time in history that the championship will be organised by the Bahrain Handball Federation (BHF). It also acts as a qualification tournament for the 2023 Men's Junior World Handball Championship, with top four teams from the championship directly qualifying for the event to be jointly hosted by Germany and Greece.

## Draw

The draw was held on 8 July 2022 at the Millennium Hotel and Convention Centre, Salmiya, Kuwait.

## Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+3).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Kuwait | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 82 | 72 | +10 | 5 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 90 | 86 | +4 | 4 | Semifinals |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 86 | 85 | +1 | 3 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 4 | Iran | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 75 | 90 | −15 | 0 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 16 July 2022 16:00 | Saudi Arabia | 32–28 | Iran | Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB) |
| 16 July 2022 16:00 | Al-Khedhrawi 8 | (14–13) | Bayat 7 | Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB) |
| 16 July 2022 16:00 | 2× 1× | Report | 6× | Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB) |
| 16 July 2022 18:30 | South Korea | 26–26 | Kuwait | Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town Referees: Hussein, Imran (IRQ) |
| 16 July 2022 18:30 | Kim D., Song 6 | (13–14) | Al-Adwani 8 | Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town Referees: Hussein, Imran (IRQ) |
| 16 July 2022 18:30 | 3× 1× | Report | 2× | Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town Referees: Hussein, Imran (IRQ) |
| 18 July 2022 16:00 | Kuwait | 30–26 | Saudi Arabia | Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB) |
| 18 July 2022 16:00 | Al-Adwani 14 | (17–17) | Al-Abdullah 9 | Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB) |
| 18 July 2022 16:00 | 1× 1× | Report | 1× 1× | Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB) |
| 18 July 2022 18:30 | Iran | 27–32 | South Korea | Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town Referees: Al-Mawt, Marhoon (BHR) |
| 18 July 2022 18:30 | Ali Akbari 7 | (10–16) | Lee J. 6 | Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town Referees: Al-Mawt, Marhoon (BHR) |
| 18 July 2022 18:30 | 1× 6× | Report | 3× | Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town Referees: Al-Mawt, Marhoon (BHR) |
| 20 July 2022 16:00 | South Korea | 28–32 | Saudi Arabia | Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town Referees: Al-Mawt, Marhoon (BHR) |
| 20 July 2022 16:00 | Cha 8 | (14–15) | Al-Khedhrawi 11 | Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town Referees: Al-Mawt, Marhoon (BHR) |
| 20 July 2022 16:00 | 3× 1× | Report | 3× 1× | Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town Referees: Al-Mawt, Marhoon (BHR) |
| 20 July 2022 18:30 | Iran | 20–26 | Kuwait | Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town Referees: Hussein, Imran (IRQ) |
| 20 July 2022 18:30 | Ghaffari 7 | (6–12) | Al-Mashari 6 | Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town Referees: Hussein, Imran (IRQ) |
| 20 July 2022 18:30 | 5× 1× | Report | 1× | Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town Referees: Hussein, Imran (IRQ) |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Bahrain (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 136 | 69 | +67 | 5 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Japan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 127 | 63 | +64 | 5 | Semifinals |
| 3 | Pakistan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 83 | 121 | −38 | 2 | 5–8th place semifinals |
| 4 | India | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 46 | 139 | −93 | 0 | 5–8th place semifinals |

* 1 2 Bahrain 31–31 Japan

| 15 July 2022 16:00 | Japan | 49–11 | India | Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town Referees: Ghofli, Hassan Zadah (IRI) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 15 July 2022 16:00 | Fujisaka 8 | (25–6) | Sehdev 4 | Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town Referees: Ghofli, Hassan Zadah (IRI) |
| 15 July 2022 16:00 | 3× | Report | 1× | Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town Referees: Ghofli, Hassan Zadah (IRI) |
| 15 July 2022 18:30 | Bahrain | 51–26 | Pakistan | Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR) |
| 15 July 2022 18:30 | A. Ali 10 | (27–13) | Tayyab 7 | Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR) |
| 15 July 2022 18:30 | 1× | Report | 7× | Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR) |
| 17 July 2022 16:00 | Pakistan | 21–47 | Japan | Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town Referees: Faisal Faraj, Taqi (KUW) |
| 17 July 2022 16:00 | M. Ali 7 | (9–21) | Oura 7 | Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town Referees: Faisal Faraj, Taqi (KUW) |
| 17 July 2022 16:00 | 2× | Report | 1× 1× | Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town Referees: Faisal Faraj, Taqi (KUW) |
| 17 July 2022 18:30 | India | 12–54 | Bahrain | Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town Referees: Ghofli, Hassan Zadah (IRI) |
| 17 July 2022 18:30 | Vallekadi 5 | (7–25) | K. Ali 8 | Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town Referees: Ghofli, Hassan Zadah (IRI) |
| 17 July 2022 18:30 | 4× 1× | Report | 3× | Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town Referees: Ghofli, Hassan Zadah (IRI) |
| 19 July 2022 16:00 | India | 23–36 | Pakistan | Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town Referees: Faisal Faraj, Taqi (KUW) |
| 19 July 2022 16:00 | three players 4 | (10–16) | Ahsan Khan 12 | Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town Referees: Faisal Faraj, Taqi (KUW) |
| 19 July 2022 16:00 | | Report | 5× | Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town Referees: Faisal Faraj, Taqi (KUW) |
| 19 July 2022 18:30 | Bahrain | 31–31 | Japan | Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR) |
| 19 July 2022 18:30 | Rabia 9 | (14–18) | Arase 9 | Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR) |
| 19 July 2022 18:30 | 1× | Report | 1× 5× | Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR) |

## Knockout stage

### Bracket

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - |
| 22 July | 22 July |
| Kuwait | 26 |
| Kuwait | 26 | 24 July | 24 July |
| Japan | 28 | 24 July | 24 July |
| Japan | 28 | Japan | 24 |
| 22 July | 22 July | | Japan | 24 |
| 22 July | 22 July | Bahrain | 20 |
| Bahrain | 31 | Bahrain | 20 |
| Saudi Arabia | 26 | | |
| Saudi Arabia | 26 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 24 July | 24 July |
| | | Kuwait | 27 |
| | | Saudi Arabia | 21 |
| 5–8th place semifinals | 5–8th place semifinals | Fifth place | Fifth place |
| 22 July | 22 July |
| South Korea | 56 |
| South Korea | 56 | 23 July | 23 July |
| India | 13 | 23 July | 23 July |
| India | 13 | South Korea | 33 |
| 22 July | 22 July | | South Korea | 33 |
| 22 July | 22 July | Iran | 26 |
| Pakistan | 19 | Iran | 26 |
| Iran | 37 | | |
| Iran | 37 | Seventh place | Seventh place |
| | | 23 July | 23 July |
| | | India | 30 |
| | | Pakistan | 38 |

### 5–8th place semifinals

| 22 July 2022 12:00 | South Korea | 56–13 | India | Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town Referees: Ghofli, Hassan (IRI) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 22 July 2022 12:00 | An 12 | (26–8) | Rajinikanth 6 | Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town Referees: Ghofli, Hassan (IRI) |
| 22 July 2022 12:00 | | Report | 1× 2× | Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town Referees: Ghofli, Hassan (IRI) |
| 22 July 2022 14:00 | Pakistan | 19–37 | Iran | Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town Referees: Faisal Faraj, Taqi (KUW) |
| 22 July 2022 14:00 | Ahsan Khan 5 | (9–19) | Fereshteh 12 | Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town Referees: Faisal Faraj, Taqi (KUW) |
| 22 July 2022 14:00 | 2× | Report | 3× | Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town Referees: Faisal Faraj, Taqi (KUW) |

### Semifinals

| 22 July 2022 16:30 | Kuwait | 26–28 | Japan | Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 22 July 2022 16:30 | Al-Adwani 6 | (12–16) | Arase 8 | Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB) |
| 22 July 2022 16:30 | 1× 2× | Report | 3× | Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB) |
| 22 July 2022 19:00 | Bahrain | 31–26 | Saudi Arabia | Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR) |
| 22 July 2022 19:00 | Rabia 8 | (13–9) | Furaij 7 | Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR) |
| 22 July 2022 19:00 | 3× 6× | Report | 1× 4× | Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR) |

### Seventh place game

| 23 July 2022 16:00 | India | 30–38 | Pakistan | Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town Referees: Ghofli, Hassan Zadah (IRI) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 23 July 2022 16:00 | Thakran 9 | (10–19) | Tayyab 14 | Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town Referees: Ghofli, Hassan Zadah (IRI) |
| 23 July 2022 16:00 | 2× | Report | 1× 4× 1× | Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town Referees: Ghofli, Hassan Zadah (IRI) |

### Fifth place game

| 23 July 2022 18:00 | South Korea | 33–26 | Iran | Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town Referees: Faisal Faraj, Taqi (KUW) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 23 July 2022 18:00 | Lee J. 8 | (17–11) | Ali Akbari, Shokouhipour 5 | Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town Referees: Faisal Faraj, Taqi (KUW) |
| 23 July 2022 18:00 | 3× 1× | Report | 2× 1× | Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town Referees: Faisal Faraj, Taqi (KUW) |

### Third place game

| 24 July 2022 16:30 | Kuwait | 27–21 | Saudi Arabia | Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town Referees: Al-Mawt, Marhoon (BHR) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 24 July 2022 16:30 | Al-Adwani 6 | (12–9) | Al-Mohsen 7 | Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town Referees: Al-Mawt, Marhoon (BHR) |
| 24 July 2022 16:30 | 1× 3× | Report | 1× | Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town Referees: Al-Mawt, Marhoon (BHR) |

### Final

| 24 July 2022 19:00 | Japan | 24–20 | Bahrain | Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR) |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 24 July 2022 19:00 | Fujisaka 8 | (12–7) | Rabia 7 | Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR) |
| 24 July 2022 19:00 | 1× 1× | Report | 1× 1× 1× | Khalifa Sports City Stadium, Isa Town Referees: Lee, Lee (KOR) |

## Final standings

| Rank | Team |
| - | - |
| | Japan |
| | Bahrain |
| | Kuwait |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia |
| 5 | South Korea |
| 6 | Iran |
| 7 | Pakistan |
| 8 | India |

* Team qualified for the 2023 Junior World Championship
