The 2008 Asian Women's Handball Championship was the twelfth

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, which was taking place from 21 to 30 November 2008 in

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. It acted as the Asian qualifying tournament for the

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Draw

Preliminary round

''All times are local (

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Group A

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Group B

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Placement 5th–10th

9th/10th

7th/8th

5th/6th

Final round

Semifinals

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Bronze medal match

Gold medal match

Final standing

References

Japan Handball Federation
5 September 2009)

5 September 2009)

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