The 2017 Asian Women's Handball Championship was the 16th edition of the

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, which took place from 13 to 22 March 2017 in

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. The tournament was held under the aegis of

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. It was the second time that South Korea hosted the tournament, after the 1995 Championship. It also acted as the Asian qualifying tournament for the

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Venues

Draw

The draw was held on 11 January 2017 at the

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.Iran Drawn with S. Korea at Asian Women's Handball Championship
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withdrew from the championship after the draw.

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was initially drawn in Group B but was shifted to Group A, to balance number of teams in each group.

Referees

Three male and two female referee pairs were selected for the championship. Bahraini, Jordanian and Iranian pairs were male while the rest of two were female:

Preliminary round

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Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

Bracket

;5–8th place bracket

5–8th place semifinals

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Semifinals

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Seventh place game

Fifth place game

Third place game

Final

Final standing

References

External links

Official website

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