2023 Asian Women's Junior Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Hong Kong
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates30 June – 9 July
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions South Korea (16th title)
Runner-up China
Third place Japan
Fourth place Chinese Taipei
Tournament statistics
Matches played29
Goals scored1,681 (57.97 per match)
Best playerSouth Korea Kim Min-seo[1]

The 2023 Asian Women's Junior Handball Championship was the 17th edition of the championship held from 30 June to 9 July 2023 at the Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong under the aegis of Asian Handball Federation.[2] It was the second time in history that championship was organised by the Handball Association of Hong Kong, China. It also acted as the qualification tournament for the 2024 Women's Junior World Handball Championship.

Draw

The draw was held on 3 February 2023 at the Olympic House, Hong Kong.[3]

Seeding

Teams were seeded according to the AHF COC regulations and rankings of the previous edition of the championship. Teams who did not participated in the previous edition were in Pot 4.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4
 Hong Kong
 India
 Iran
 Kazakhstan
 Uzbekistan  China
 Chinese Taipei
 Japan
 Kuwait
 South Korea

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+8).

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 4 4 0 0 160 78 +82 8 Semifinals
2  Japan 4 3 0 1 174 79 +95 6
3  Kazakhstan 4 2 0 2 120 108 +12 4 5–8th place semifinals
4  Hong Kong (H) 4 1 0 3 65 137 72 2
5  Kuwait 4 0 0 4 38 155 117 0 Ninth place game
Source: AHF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
(H) Hosts
30 June 2023
14:00
Japan  43–29  Kazakhstan Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui
(23–13)
Report
30 June 2023
17:30
South Korea  46–9  Hong Kong Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui
(26–4)
Report

1 July 2023
12:00
Kuwait  4–33  Kazakhstan Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui
(2–14)
Report
1 July 2023
16:00
Japan  46–8  Hong Kong Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui
(19–5)
Report

2 July 2023
12:00
Japan  55–7  Kuwait Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui
(26–3)
Report
2 July 2023
18:00
Kazakhstan  26–44  South Korea Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui
(11–26)
Report

4 July 2023
16:00
Kuwait  13–31  Hong Kong Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui
(8–16)
Report
4 July 2023
18:00
South Korea  34–30  Japan Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui
(19–17)
Report

5 July 2023
16:00
South Korea  36–14  Kuwait Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui
(23–5)
Report
5 July 2023
18:00
Hong Kong  17–32  Kazakhstan Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui
(8–13)
Report

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  China 4 4 0 0 130 87 +43 8 Semifinals
2  Chinese Taipei 4 2 1 1 104 104 0 5
3  Iran 4 2 0 2 117 124 7 4 5–8th place semifinals
4  Uzbekistan 4 1 1 2 135 143 8 3
5  India 4 0 0 4 105 133 28 0 Ninth place game
Source: AHF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Head-to-head points; 3) Head-to-head goal difference; 4) Head-to-head goals scored; 5) Goal difference; 6) Goals scored; 7) Draw.
30 June 2023
10:00
Chinese Taipei  25–22  India Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui
(11–7)
Report
30 June 2023
12:00
China  29–23  Iran Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui
(13–11)
Report

1 July 2023
14:00
Uzbekistan  36–37  Iran Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui
(15–18)
Report
1 July 2023
18:00
China  35–22  India Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui
(14–9)
Report

2 July 2023
14:00
China  39–28  Uzbekistan Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui
(20–10)
Report
2 July 2023
16:00
Iran  18–28  Chinese Taipei Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui
(8–15)
Report

4 July 2023
12:00
Uzbekistan  34–30  India Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui
(15–11)
Report
4 July 2023
14:00
Chinese Taipei  14–27  China Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui
(5–13)
Report

5 July 2023
12:00
Chinese Taipei  37–37  Uzbekistan Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui
(19–20)
Report
5 July 2023
14:00
India  31–39  Iran Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui
(13–14)
Report

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
7 July
 
 
 South Korea41
 
9 July
 
 Chinese Taipei20
 
 South Korea34
 
7 July
 
 China15
 
 China28
 
 
 Japan27
 
Third place
 
 
9 July
 
 
 Chinese Taipei23
 
 
 Japan43
 
5–8th place semifinalsFifth place
 
      
 
7 July
 
 
 Kazakhstan34
 
8 July
 
 Uzbekistan28
 
 Kazakhstan24
 
7 July
 
 Iran27
 
 Iran45
 
 
 Hong Kong16
 
Seventh place
 
 
8 July
 
 
 Uzbekistan44
 
 
 Hong Kong23

5–8th place semifinals

7 July 2023
12:00
Kazakhstan  34–28  Uzbekistan Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui
(21–19)
Report
7 July 2023
14:00
Iran  45–16  Hong Kong Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui
(22–8)
Report

Semifinals

7 July 2023
16:00
South Korea  41–20  Chinese Taipei Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui
(24–10)
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7 July 2023
18:00
China  28–27  Japan Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui
(11–16)
Report

Ninth place game

7 July 2023
10:00
Kuwait  10–51  India Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui
(6–28)
Report

Seventh place game

8 July 2023
14:00
Uzbekistan  44–23  Hong Kong Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui
(24–12)
Report

Fifth place game

8 July 2023
16:00
Kazakhstan  24–27  Iran Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui
(12–15)
Report

Third place game

9 July 2023
14:00
Chinese Taipei  23–43  Japan Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui
Referees: Noochan, Suansiri (THA)
You 7 (12–18) Koyama 8
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Final

9 July 2023
16:00
South Korea  34–15  China Kowloon Park Sports Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui
Referees: Al-Naseem, Al-Enezi (KUW)
Kim Min-s. 9 (21–7) Hou, Liang 4
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Final standings

RankTeam
1st place, gold medalist(s) South Korea
2nd place, silver medalist(s) China
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Japan
4 Chinese Taipei
5 Iran
6 Kazakhstan
7 Uzbekistan
8 Hong Kong
9 India
10 Kuwait
Team qualified for the 2024 Junior World Championship

All Star Team

PositionPlayer
GoalkeeperChinese Taipei Wu Hsin-yun
Right wingChina Shi Zihan
Right backSouth Korea Lee Hye-won
Centre backJapan Toko Yamaguchi
Left backJapan Ayumi Rokugawa
Left wingSouth Korea Kim Seo-jin
PivotChina Hou Changqing
MVPSouth Korea Kim Min-seo

References

  1. "Golden generation wins another gold for the Republic of Korea at the AHF Asian Women's Junior Handball Championship". IHF. 11 July 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  2. "Dates set for draw of 17th Asian Women's Junior Handball Championship". AHF. 29 January 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  3. "Draw results of 17th Asian Women's Junior Handball Championship". AHF. 3 February 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
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