2026 Asian Men's Handball Championship
The 2026 Asian Men's Handball Championship was the 22nd edition of the Asian Men's Handball Championship, the biennial international men's handball championship of Asia and Oceania organized by AHF. The tournament was held from 15 to 29 January 2026 in Sabah Al-Salem, Kuwait.
It was the fourth time in history that the championship was organised by the Kuwait Handball Association.
It also acted as a qualification tournament for the 2027 World Men's Handball Championship in Germany, with top four teams from the championship directly qualifying for the event. If Australia would have finished inside the top five, they would have qualified as well, as the representative of Oceania.
Qatar were the six time defending champions, recently beating Japan 30–24 in the 2024 final in Isa Town. Bahrain won their first title with a win over Qatar in the final.
Host selection
Kuwait was given the hosting rights on 24 February 2025. It will be the fourth time in history that the championship will be organised by the Kuwait Handball Association after 1977, 1995, and 2020.Venue
The venue was the Sheikh Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah Covered Halls Complex in Sabah Al-Salem.Draw
The draw was held at 17:30 AST on 15 October 2025 at the Conference Room of the Safir Fintas Kuwait Hotel, Fintās, Kuwait. The draw started with, in order, pots 4, 3, 2 and 1 being drawn, with each team selected then allocated into the first available group alphabetically.Seeding
The seeding was based off the results of the previous edition.| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
Draw results
| Team | |
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| B2 | |
| B3 | |
| B4 |
| Team | |
| D1 | |
| D2 | |
| D3 | |
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Preliminary round
''All times are local.''Tiebreakers
In the group stage, teams are ranked according to points. After completion of the group stage, if two or more teams have the same number of points, the ranking will be determined as follows:- Highest number of points in matches between the teams directly involved;
- Superior goal difference in matches between the teams directly involved;
- Highest number of goals scored in matches between the teams directly involved;
- Superior goal difference in all matches of the group;
- Highest number of plus goals in all matches of the group;
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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