2000 Asian Women's Handball Championship

The 2000 Asian Women's Handball Championship, the eighth Asian Championship, which was taking place from 10 to 17 August 10 2000 in Shanghai, China. It acted as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2001 World Women's Handball Championship.

2000 Asian Championship
Tournament details
Host country China
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Dates10–17 August
Teams7 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions South Korea (8th title)
Runner-up Japan
Third place North Korea
Fourth place China
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored697 (49.79 per match)
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Teams

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Group A Group B

  South Korea
  Japan
  Kazakhstan
  Chinese Taipei

  China
  North Korea
  India

Preliminary round

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All times are local (UTC+8).

Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  South Korea 3 3 0 0 91 46 +45 6
  Japan 3 2 0 1 71 63 +8 4
  Kazakhstan 3 1 0 2 69 74 −5 2
  Chinese Taipei 3 0 0 3 40 88 −48 0
Source: [citation needed]
10 August 2000
14:00
South Korea   30–18   Kazakhstan Shanghai
(18–6)
10 August 2000
16:00
Japan   27–12   Chinese Taipei Shanghai
(12–4)

11 August 2000
14:00
South Korea   33–9   Chinese Taipei Shanghai
(20–6)
11 August 2000
16:00
Japan   25–23   Kazakhstan Shanghai
(14–10)

13 August 2000
14:00
Kazakhstan   30–16   Chinese Taipei Shanghai
(12–6)
13 August 2000
16:00
South Korea   28–19   Japan Shanghai
(13–11)

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  China (H) 2 2 0 0 76 35 +41 4
  North Korea 2 1 0 1 75 39 +36 2
  India 2 0 0 2 22 99 −77 0
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts
10 August 2000
20:00
China   28–24   North Korea Shanghai
(15–15)

11 August 2000
18:00
North Korea   51–11   India Shanghai
(27–7)

13 August 2000
18:30
China   48–11   India Shanghai
(24–5)

Placement 5th/6th

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16 August 2000
16:00
Kazakhstan   48–10   India Shanghai
(26–8)

Final round

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SemifinalsGold medal match
 
      
 
15 August – Shanghai
 
 
  South Korea29
 
17 August – Shanghai
 
  North Korea23
 
  South Korea33
 
15 August – Shanghai
 
  Japan23
 
  China21
 
 
  Japan24
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
17 August – Shanghai
 
 
  North Korea24
 
 
  China18

Semifinals

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15 August 2000
16:00
South Korea   29–23   North Korea Shanghai
(10–9)

15 August 2000
18:00
China   21–24   Japan Shanghai
(10–9)

Bronze medal match

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17 August 2000
16:00
North Korea   24–18   China Shanghai
(10–9)

Gold medal match

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17 August 2000
18:00
South Korea   33–23   Japan Shanghai
(14–9)

Final standing

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Rank Team
    South Korea
    Japan
    North Korea
4   China
5   Kazakhstan
6   India
7   Chinese Taipei
Team qualified for the 2001 World Championship
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