Shah Alam in Selangor, Malaysia will be the setting for the IHF Trophy Asia Zone IB (East and South East Asia) competition with games taking place across five match days from 17-21 April. All games will be held at the Panasonic Stadium in Shah Alam, the state capital of Selangor.

 

In the youth competition, Indonesia (INA), Thailand (THA), Philippines (PHI) and hosts Malaysia (MAS) will compete in a league tournament before ending with the bronze-medal match and the final, while the junior competition sees the same teams, plus Singapore (SGP) compete in a round-robin tournament.

 

The IHF Trophy has been reconfigured for 2018 onwards and now includes two age categories – Junior (born on or after January 1, 1998) and Youth (born on or after January 1, 2000). The best teams from both categories will advance to the Continental Phase, with the winners of the IHF Trophy Intercontinental Junior Championships earning an automatic spot at the 2019 IHF Men’s Junior World Championships in Spain.

 

In 2019, the IHF Trophy will be for junior and youth women’s teams with the same format and qualification potential for the following years’ IHF Junior World Championships.

 

The IHF Trophy will then continue to alternate between men’s and women’s competitions each year.

 

COMPETITION SCHEDULE

 

Tuesday 17 April

 

Youth Competition

16:30    INA vs MAS

20:00    THA vs PHI

 

Junior Competition

11:00    SGP vs MAS

13:00    PHI vs INA

 

Wednesday 18 April

 

Youth Competition

14:00    PHI vs INA

16:00    MAS vs THA

 

Junior Competition

18:00    MAS vs PHI

20:00    SGP vs THA

 

Thursday 19 April

 

Youth Competition

14:00    INA vs THA

16:00    MAS vs PHI

 

Junior Competition

18:00    THA vs INA

20:00    PHI vs SGP

 

Friday 20 April

 

Youth Competition

16:00    Bronze Medal

 

Junior Competition

18:00    THA vs PHI

20:00    INA vs MAS

 

Saturday 21 April

 

Youth Competition

15:00    Final

 

Junior Competition

11:00    INA vs SGP

13:00    MAS vs THA