2018 Asian Women's Handball Championship

2018 Asian Women's Handball Championship
Tournament details
Host country Japan
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Dates30 November – 9 December
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions South Korea (14th title)
Runner-up Japan
Third place China
Fourth place Kazakhstan
Tournament statistics
Matches played29
Goals scored1,438 (49.59 per match)
Attendance24,707 (852 per match)
Top scorer(s)Australia Sally Potocki
(57 goals)
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The 2018 Asian Women's Handball Championship was the 17th edition of the Asian Women's Handball Championship, which took place from 30 November to 9 December 2018 in Kumamoto, Yamaga and Yatsushiro, Japan.[1] The tournament was held under the aegis of Asian Handball Federation and acted as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2019 World Women's Handball Championship.

South Korea won their fourth straight and 14th overall title after defeating Japan in the final.[2]

  1. ^ "17th Asian Women's Championship – Match Schedule" (PDF). japanhandball2019.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Heartbreak for hosts Japan in Asian Women's Championship". ihf.info. Retrieved 9 December 2018.