The 2022 Asian Men's Handball Championship was the 20th edition of the Asian Men's Handball Championship, held from 18 to 31 January 2022 in Saudi Arabia under the aegis of the International Handball Federation (IHF) and Asian Handball Federation (AHF). It was the second time in history that the championship was organised by the Saudi Arabian Handball Federation (SAHF). It also acted as a qualification tournament for the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship, with the top five teams from the championship directly qualifying for the event.
Initially, the championship was scheduled to be held in Kerman Iran, but on 1 September 2021, the AHF decided to move the event to Saudi Arabia due to the spread of COVID-19 in Iran.
Qatar won their fifth consecutive and overall title by defeating Bahrain in the final.
Venues The tournament was played at two venues.
DammamMinistry of Sports HallCapacity: 5,000QatifPrince Nayef Sports City HallCapacity: 4,000
Draw The draw was held on 6 December 2021 at the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture, Dhahran.Announcement for the draw of 20th Asian Men's Championship
Seeding Teams were seeded according to AHF Competition and Organization Commission (COC) regulations, as well as according to rankings from the previous edition of the championship. Teams who had not participated in the previous edition were allocated to Pot 4.
Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3Pot 4 Thailand withdrew before the draw. Japan withdrew due to several positive COVID-19 tests inside their team.
Preliminary round All times are local (UTC+3).
Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Martyr Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Cup Group III
Group IV
15th place game
13th place game
Eleventh place game
Ninth place game
Main round Group I
Group II
Final round Bracket
Semifinals
Seventh place game
Fifth place game
Third place game
Final
Final ranking Rank Team 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 Qualified for the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship
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