The 2022 Asian Men's Handball Championship was the 20th edition of the

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, held from 18 to 31 January 2022 in Saudi Arabia under the aegis of the

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(IHF) and

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(AHF). It was the second time in history that the championship was organised by the Saudi Arabian Handball Federation (SAHF). It also acted as a qualification tournament for the

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, with the top five teams from the championship directly qualifying for the event. Initially, the championship was scheduled to be held in

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, but on 1 September 2021, the AHF decided to move the event to Saudi Arabia due to the spread of COVID-19 in Iran. Qatar won their fifth consecutive and overall title by defeating Bahrain in the final.

Venues

The tournament was played in two venues.

Draw

The draw was held on 6 December 2021 at the

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Seeding

Teams were seeded according to AHF COC regulations, as well as according to rankings from the previous edition of the championship. Teams who had not participated in the previous edition were allocated to Pot 4. * Thailand withdrew before the draw. * Japan withdrew due to several positive

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tests inside their team.

Preliminary round

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Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Martyr Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Cup

Group III

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Group IV

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15th place game

13th place game

Eleventh place game

Ninth place game

Main round

Group I

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Group II

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Final round

Bracket

Semifinals

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Seventh place game

Fifth place game

Third place game

Final

Final ranking

Notes

References

{{2023 World Men's Handball Championship qualification 2022 Men

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