The 2022 Asian Women's Handball Championship was the 19th edition of the Asian Women's Handball Championship, which took place from 24 November to 4 December 2022 in South Korea.^[1] The tournament was held under the aegis of Asian Handball Federation and acted as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2023 World Women's Handball Championship, with the top five teams qualifying. If countries from Oceania (Australia or New Zealand) participating in the Asian Championships finished in the top 5, they would have qualified for the World Championships. However, as Australia finished in tenth place, the place was transferred to the wild card spot.

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2022 Asian Women's Handball Championship

Tournament details
Host country	South Korea
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Dates	24 November – 4 December
Final positions
Champions	South Korea (16th title)
Runner-up	Japan
Third place	China
Fourth place	Iran
Tournament statistics
Matches played	29
Goals scored	1,684 (58.07 per match)
Best player	Natsuki Aizawa
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South Korea defeated Japan in the final to win their 16th title.^[2]

The draw was held in Bahrain on 27 August 2022.^[3][4]

All times are local (UTC+9).^[5]

Group A

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Korea (H)	4	4	0	0	168	49	+119	8	Semifinals
2	Iran	4	3	0	1	132	123	+9	6
3	India	4	2	0	2	113	133	−20	4	5–8th place semifinals
4	Uzbekistan	4	1	0	3	111	130	−19	2
5	Australia	4	0	0	4	80	169	−89	0	Ninth place game

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Source: AHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.
(H) Hosts

24 November 2022 14:00	India	35–43	Iran	Namdong Gymnasium, Incheon Attendance: 300 Referees: Kawai, Usui (JPN)
	Menika 10	(14–24)	four players 6
	6×	Report	6×

24 November 2022 18:00	Australia	9–48	South Korea	Namdong Gymnasium, Incheon Attendance: 1,000 Referees: Hideki, Tetsuro (JPN)
	Fallah 3	(4–22)	Seo 8
	6× 1×	Report	1×

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25 November 2022 14:00	Uzbekistan	32–35	Iran	Namdong Gymnasium, Incheon Referees: Xu, Liu (CHN)
	Obidjonova 12	(16–15)	Merikh 10
	1× 8×	Report	1× 7×

25 November 2022 18:00	India	8–38	South Korea	Namdong Gymnasium, Incheon Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA)
	Menika, Sonika 3	(4–18)	Seo 8
	2× 1×	Report	4×

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27 November 2022 12:00	India	28–22	Uzbekistan	Namdong Gymnasium, Incheon Referees: Mohamed, Al-Aradi (BHR)
	Menika 8	(13–7)	Khudoykulova 5
	3× 1×	Report	1× 3×

27 November 2022 14:00	Iran	43–15	Australia	Namdong Gymnasium, Incheon Referees: Nawaf, Al-Naseem (KUW)
	Oshaghi 8	(19–9)	C. Wan 4
	2× 1×	Report	7× 1×

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28 November 2022 12:00	Australia	30–42	India	Namdong Gymnasium, Incheon Referees: Faraj, Taqi (KUW)
	Buckett 11	(13–22)	Bhawana 16
	3×	Report	6×

28 November 2022 18:00	Uzbekistan	21–41	South Korea	Namdong Gymnasium, Incheon Referees: Xu, Liu (CHN)
	Obidjonova, Ruzieva 4	(8–21)	Seo 8
	3×	Report	1× 6×

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30 November 2022 14:00	Australia	26–36	Uzbekistan	Namdong Gymnasium, Incheon Referees: Ali, Al-Aradi (BHR)
	Mouncey 11	(11–19)	Khudoykulova 9
	7×	Report	2×

30 November 2022 18:00	South Korea	41–11	Iran	Namdong Gymnasium, Incheon Referees: Hideki, Tetsuro (JPN)
	Song J. 10	(19–5)	Merikh 5
	4×	Report	1× 3× 1×

Group B

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Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Japan	4	4	0	0	148	63	+85	8	Semifinals
2	China	4	3	0	1	126	89	+37	6
3	Kazakhstan	4	2	0	2	105	109	−4	4	5–8th place semifinals
4	Thailand	4	1	0	3	70	130	−60	2
5	Hong Kong	4	0	0	4	72	130	−58	0	Ninth place game

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Source: AHF
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head number of goals scored; 5) goal difference.

24 November 2022 12:00	China	28–26	Kazakhstan	Namdong Gymnasium, Incheon Attendance: 300 Referees: Nawaf, Al-Naseem (KUW)
	Li, Liu C. 7	(12–11)	Khardina 8
	6×	Report	1× 2×

24 November 2022 16:00	Thailand	9–44	Japan	Namdong Gymnasium, Incheon Attendance: 300 Referees: Marzieh, Hassanzadah (IRI)
	Sripho 3	(4–16)	Hattori 9
	2×	Report	1× 3×

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25 November 2022 12:00	Hong Kong	24–28	Kazakhstan	Namdong Gymnasium, Incheon Referees: Mozafarivanani, Mazaheri (IRI)
	Wu 7	(7–9)	Malysheva 5
	1×	Report	3×

25 November 2022 16:00	China	26–29	Japan	Namdong Gymnasium, Incheon Referees: Ismoilov, Ismoilov (UZB)
	Jin 7	(16–18)	Hattori 11
	4×	Report	1×

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27 November 2022 16:00	China	36–21	Hong Kong	Namdong Gymnasium, Incheon Referees: Marzieh, Hassanzadah (IRI)
	Zhou 10	(19–6)	Cheung 6
	1× 3×	Report	1× 3× 1×

27 November 2022 18:00	Kazakhstan	30–24	Thailand	Namdong Gymnasium, Incheon Referees: Kim, Kwon (KOR)
	Seitkassym 10	(16–14)	Wichaisang 10
	4×	Report	3×

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28 November 2022 14:00	Thailand	13–36	China	Namdong Gymnasium, Incheon Referees: Gheisarian, Gheisarian (IRI)
	Sopharak 4	(8–23)	Gong 6
	1×	Report	1×

28 November 2022 16:00	Hong Kong	7–42	Japan	Namdong Gymnasium, Incheon Referees: Mozafarivanani, Mazaheri (IRI)
	Cheung, Chong 2	(4–25)	Kinjo 9
	2×	Report

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30 November 2022 12:00	Thailand	24–20	Hong Kong	Namdong Gymnasium, Incheon Referees: Kim, Kwon (KOR)
	Wichaisang 9	(12–9)	Ip 4
	1× 5×	Report	4×

30 November 2022 16:00	Japan	33–21	Kazakhstan	Namdong Gymnasium, Incheon Referees: Al-Wahibi, Al-Shahi (OMA)
	Aizawa 7	(12–11)	Khardina 5
		Report	1× 1×