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
Dates10–17 August
Teams7 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions South Korea (8th title)
Runner-up Japan
Third place North Korea
Fourth place China
Tournament statistics
Matches14
Goals scored697 (49.79 per match)
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Teams
Group A Group B

 South Korea
 Japan
 Kazakhstan
 Chinese Taipei

 China
 North Korea
 India

Preliminary round

All times are local (UTC+8).

Group A
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:
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
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:
(H) Host.
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
16 August 2000
16:00		 Kazakhstan  48–10  India Shanghai
(26–8)

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

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

Final standing
RankTeam
 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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