Tournament details | |
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Host country | South Korea |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
Dates | 18–28 January |
Teams | 14 (from 1 confederation) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Qatar (3rd title) |
Runner-up | Bahrain |
Third place | South Korea |
Fourth place | Saudi Arabia |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 45 |
Goals scored | 2,428 (53.96 per match) |
The 2018 Asian Men's Handball Championship was the 18th edition of the championship held under the aegis of Asian Handball Federation. The championship was hosted at Suwon, South Korea from 18 to 28 January 2018. It acted as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2019 World Men's Handball Championship. For the first time, Australia, New Zealand and Bangladesh participated.[1][2]
Qatar won their third title after defeating Bahrain 33–31 in the final.[3][4]