2022 Asian Men's Handball Championship
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 and Asian Handball Federation. It was the second time in history that the championship was organised by the Saudi Arabian Handball Federation. 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.Draw
The draw was held on 6 December 2021 at the King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture, Dhahran.Seeding
Teams were seeded according to AHF Competition and Organization Commission 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 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
- Thailand withdrew before the draw.
- Japan withdrew due to several positive COVID-19 tests inside their team.
Preliminary round
''All times are local.''Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Martyr Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Cup
Group III
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Group IV
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Main round
Group I
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Group II
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Final round
Semifinals
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| Qualified for the 2023 World Men's Handball Championship |