From Friday
30 November until Wednesday 12 December, Kumamoto, Japan will host the 17th
Asian Handball Federation (AHF) Asian Women’s Championship.
10 teams
will be involved in two initial Preliminary Round groups – hosts Japan (JPN), Kazakhstan
(KAZ), Iran (IRI), New Zealand (NZL) and Australia (AUS) in Group A, while
Group B features Korea Republic (KOR), China (CHN), Hong Kong (HKG), Singapore
(SGP) and India (IND).
The
preliminary round matches will be played on a round-robin basis with two games
per matchday. The top two teams in each group then go directly through to the
semi-finals with the remaining teams battling it out for positions 5-10.
Three
venues will be used at the event which also functions as a test event for the
2019 IHF Women’s World Championship which starts in one year in Kumamoto. The
Yatsushiro City Gymnasium and Yamaga City Gymnasium will be used for the
preliminary round games while the Kumamoto Prefectural Gymnasium will be used
for the final three matchdays.
The 2018
edition is the first time that New Zealand, Australia and Singapore have
appeared in the senior women’s continental championship.
Korea are
the title holders, having won the previous edition, in March 2017 on home
ground, beating Japan 30:20 in the final.
For more
information, visit https://japanhandball2019.com/asian-championship-2018/en/
Match
Schedule
Preliminary
Round
Friday
30 November
16:45
AUS vs KAZ
16:45
SGP vs CHN
19:00
NZL vs JPN
19:00
IND vs KOR
Saturday
1 December
13:45
IRI vs KAZ
13:45
HKG vs CHN
16:00
AUS vs JPN
16:00
SGP vs KOR
Sunday 2
December
13:45
KAZ vs NZL
13:45
CHN vs IND
16:00
AUS vs IRI
16:00
SGP vs HKG
Monday 3
December
Rest Day
Tuesday
4 December
16:45
HKG vs KOR
16:45
NZL vs AUS
19:00
IND vs SGP
19:00
IRI vs JPN
Wednesday
5 December
16:45
KOR vs CHN
16:45
NZL vs IRI
19:00
IND vs HKG
19:00
JPN vs KAZ
Thursday
6 December
Rest Day
Friday 7
December
10:30
9-10 Placement Match
12:30
5-8 Placement Round
14:30
5-8 Placement Round
16:45
Semi-Final 1
19:00
Semi-Final 2
Saturday
8 December
13:45
7-8 Placement Match
16:00
5-6 Placement Match
Sunday 9
December
12:45
Bronze Medal Match
15:00
Gold Medal Match