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{{Infobox international handball competition
| tourney_name = Asian Championship
| year = 2002
| yearr = 
| other_titles = 
| image = 
| size = 
| caption = 
| country = Iran
| dates = 10–19 February
| num_teams = 7
| confederations = 1
| venues = 1
| cities = 1
| champion = KUW
| count = 2
| second = QAT
| third = KSA
| fourth = KOR
| matches = 14
| goals = 682
| attendance = 
| top_scorer = 
| player = 
| previous = 2000 Asian Men's Handball Championship
| next = 2004 Asian Men's Handball Championship
}}
The '''2002 Asian Men's Handball Championship''' was the tenth [[Asian Men's Handball Championship|Asian Championship]]. It took place from 10 to 19 February 2002 in [[Isfahan]], [[Iran]]. The championship was held in Isfahan's Pirouzi Arena. It acted as the Asian qualifying tournament for the [[2003 World Men's Handball Championship]].

==Draw==
{| class="wikitable" width=50%
!width=50%|Group A
!width=50%|Group B
|- 
|valign=top|
{{hb|KUW}}<br />
{{hb|IRI}}<br />
{{hb|QAT}}<br />
{{hb|BHR|1972}}
|valign=top|
{{hb|KOR}}<br />
{{hb|KSA}}<br />
{{hb|JPN}}
|}

==Preliminary round==
''All times are local ([[Iran Standard Time|UTC+3:30]]).''

===Group A===
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|winpoints=2
|show_positions=n

|team1=KUW|name_KUW={{hb|KUW}}
|team2=QAT|name_QAT={{hb|QAT}}
|team3=IRI|name_IRI={{hb|IRI}}
|team4=BHR|name_BHR={{hb|BHR|1972}}
|win_KUW=2|draw_KUW=0|loss_KUW=1|gf_KUW=67|ga_KUW=68
|win_QAT=2|draw_QAT=0|loss_QAT=1|gf_QAT=54|ga_QAT=42
|win_IRI=1|draw_IRI=1|loss_IRI=1|gf_IRI=75|ga_IRI=71|status_IRI=H
|win_BHR=0|draw_BHR=1|loss_BHR=2|gf_BHR=50|ga_BHR=65

|col_A=green1|text_A=
|result1=A|result2=A
|update=complete|source=
}}

{{handballbox 
|date= 10 February 2002
|time= 14:30
|team1= {{hb-rt|KUW}}
|score= 19–18
|team2= {{hb|QAT}}
|HT= 10–11
|stadium= [[Pirouzi Arena]], [[Isfahan]]
}}
{{handballbox 
|date= 10 February 2002
|time= 17:00
|team1= {{hb-rt|IRI}}
|score= 26–26
|team2= {{hb|BHR|1972}}
|HT= 12–13
|stadium= [[Pirouzi Arena]], [[Isfahan]]
}}
----
{{handballbox 
|date= 12 February 2002
|time= 15:00
|team1= {{hb-rt|KUW}}
|score= 29–24
|team2= {{hb|BHR|1972}}
|HT= 14–13
|stadium= [[Pirouzi Arena]], [[Isfahan]]
}}
{{handballbox 
|date= 12 February 2002
|time= 17:00
|team1= {{hb-rt|IRI}}
|score= 23–26
|team2= {{hb|QAT}}
|HT= 10–14
|stadium= [[Pirouzi Arena]], [[Isfahan]]
}}
----
{{handballbox 
|date= 14 February 2002
|time= 15:00
|team1= {{hb-rt|QAT}}
|score= 10–0
|team2= {{hb|BHR|1972}}
|HT= Bahrain walked out
|stadium= [[Pirouzi Arena]], [[Isfahan]]
}}
{{handballbox 
|date= 14 February 2002
|time= 17:00
|team1= {{hb-rt|KUW}}
|score= 19–26
|team2= {{hb|IRI}}
|HT= 8–13
|stadium= [[Pirouzi Arena]], [[Isfahan]]
}}

===Group B===
{{#invoke:sports table|main|style=WDL
|res_col_header=Q
|winpoints=2
|show_positions=n

|team1=KOR|name_KOR={{hb|KOR}}
|team2=KSA|name_KSA={{hb|KSA}}
|team3=JPN|name_JPN={{hb|JPN}}
|win_KOR=1|draw_KOR=0|loss_KOR=1|gf_KOR=51|ga_KOR=50
|win_KSA=1|draw_KSA=0|loss_KSA=1|gf_KSA=48|ga_KSA=48
|win_JPN=1|draw_JPN=0|loss_JPN=1|gf_JPN=40|ga_JPN=41

|col_A=green1|text_A=
|result1=A|result2=A
|update=complete|source=
}}

{{handballbox
|date= 11 February 2002
|time= 17:00
|team1= {{hb-rt|KOR}}
|score= 23–20
|team2= {{hb|JPN}}
|HT= 12–11
|stadium= [[Pirouzi Arena]], [[Isfahan]]
}}
----
{{handballbox
|date= 13 February 2002
|time= 17:00
|team1= {{hb-rt|JPN}}
|score= 20–18
|team2= {{hb|KSA}}
|HT= 10–8
|stadium= [[Pirouzi Arena]], [[Isfahan]]
}}
----
{{handballbox
|date= 15 February 2002
|time= 17:00
|team1= {{hb-rt|KOR}}
|score= 28–30
|team2= {{hb|KSA}}
|HT= 11–13
|stadium= [[Pirouzi Arena]], [[Isfahan]]
}}

==Placement 5th/6th==
{{handballbox 
|date= 18 February 2002
|time= 17:00
|team1= {{hb-rt|IRI}}
|score= 29–25
|team2= {{hb|JPN}}
|HT= 16–13
|stadium= [[Pirouzi Arena]], [[Isfahan]]
|referee= Al-Dossary, Al-Qarni
|refnat= KSA
}}

==Final round==
{{Round4-with third
|RD1 = Semifinals
|RD2 = Gold medal match
|Consol = Bronze medal match
<!--Date-Time|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 -->
<!--Semifinal -->
|17 February – [[Isfahan]] |'''{{hb|KUW}}'''|'''30'''|{{hb|KSA}}|27
|17 February – [[Isfahan]] |{{hb|KOR}}|28|'''{{hb|QAT}}'''|'''33'''
<!--Final-->
|19 February – [[Isfahan]] |'''{{hb|KUW}}'''|'''29'''|{{hb|QAT}}|25
<!--Bronze-final-->
|19 February – [[Isfahan]] |'''{{hb|KSA}}'''|'''38'''|{{hb|KOR}}|33
}}

===Semifinals===
{{handballbox 
|date= 17 February 2002
|time= 15:00
|team1= {{hb-rt|KUW}}
|score= 30–27
|team2= {{hb|KSA}}
|HT= 16–16
|stadium= [[Pirouzi Arena]], [[Isfahan]]
|referee= Al-Mulla, Al-Zarraa
|refnat= QAT
}}
----
{{handballbox 
|date= 17 February 2002
|time= 17:00
|team1= {{hb-rt|KOR}}
|score= 23–28
|team2= {{hb|QAT}}
|HT= 14–16
|stadium= [[Pirouzi Arena]], [[Isfahan]]
|referee= Al-Shuwairbat, Abulrethaei
|refnat= KUW
}}

===Bronze medal match===
{{handballbox 
|date= 19 February 2002
|time= 15:00
|team1= {{hb-rt|KSA}}
|score= 38–33
|team2= {{hb|KOR}}
|HT= 17–14
|stadium= [[Pirouzi Arena]], [[Isfahan]]
|referee= Al-Busaidi, Al-Bulushi
|refnat= OMA
}}

===Gold medal match===
{{handballbox 
|date= 19 February 2002
|time= 17:00
|team1= {{hb-rt|KUW}}
|score= 29–25
|team2= {{hb|QAT}}
|HT= 14–10
|stadium= [[Pirouzi Arena]], [[Isfahan]]
|referee= Kouzehgari, Hayatpour
|refnat= IRI
}}

==Final standing==
{|class=wikitable style="text-align:center;"
|-
!Rank !!width=180|Team
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{Gold1}}
|align=left|{{hb|KUW}}
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{Silver2}}
|align=left|{{hb|QAT}}
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{Bronze3}}
|align=left|{{hb|KSA}}
|-
|4
|align=left|{{hb|KOR}}
|-
|5
|align=left|{{hb|IRI}}
|-
|6
|align=left|{{hb|JPN}}
|-
|7
|align=left|{{hb|BHR|1972}}
|-
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
|width=10px bgcolor=#ccffcc| ||Team qualified for the [[2003 World Men's Handball Championship|2003 World Championship]]
|}

==All-star team==
*'''Goalkeeper:''' {{flagathlete|[[Yousef Al-Fadhli]]|KUW}}
*'''Left wing:''' {{flagathlete|[[Nabil Al-Obaidi]]|KSA}}
*'''Left back:''' {{flagathlete|[[Ahmed Saad Al-Saad]]|QAT}}
*'''Pivot:''' {{flagathlete|[[Mohsen Taheri]]|IRI}}
*'''Centre back:''' {{flagathlete|[[Daisuke Miyazaki (handballer)|Daisuke Miyazaki]]|JPN}}
*'''Right back:''' {{flagathlete|[[Cho Hyun-chul]]|KOR}}
*'''Right wing:''' {{flagathlete|[[Husain Siwan]]|KUW}}

==References==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20110722001152/http://todor66.com/handball/Asia/Men_2002.html Results]
*[http://www.asianhandball.com/menu/Championships/Championships_Result/10thAsianMenChampionshipsQforM-WC2003.htm www.asianhandball.com]{{dead link|date=August 2009|bot=WebCiteBOT}}

{{Asian Handball Championship}}

[[Category:2002 in handball|Asian]]
[[Category:2002 in Iranian sport|Handball]]
[[Category:International handball competitions hosted by Iran|Handball]]
[[Category:Asian Handball Championships]]
[[Category:February 2002 sports events in Asia]]