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{{Infobox International Handball Competition
| tourney_name = Asian Championship
| year = 2002
| yearr = 
| other_titles = 
| image = 
| size = 150px
| caption = 
| country = Kazakhstan
| dates = 26–31 July 2002
| num_teams = 7
| confederations = 
| venues = 1
| cities = 1
| champion_other = {{hbw|KAZ}}
| count = 1
| second_other = {{hbw|KOR}}
| third_other = {{hbw|CHN}}
| fourth_other = {{hbw|JPN}}
| matches = 14
| goals = 743
| attendance = 
| top_scorer = 
| player = 
| previous = 2000 Asian Women's Handball Championship
| next = 2004 Asian Women's Handball Championship
}}

The '''2002 Asian Women's Handball Championship''', the 9th [[Asian Women's Handball Championship|Asian Championship]], which was taking place from July 26 to July 31, 2002 in [[Almaty]], [[Kazakhstan]]. It acts as the Asian qualifying tournament for the [[2003 World Women's Handball Championship]].

==Draw==
{| class="wikitable" width=50%
!width=50%|Group A
!width=50%|Group B
|- 
|valign=top|
{{hbw|KOR}}<br />
{{hbw|CHN}}<br />
<s>{{hbw|PRK}}</s> *<br />
{{hbw|TKM}}
|valign=top|
{{hbw|JPN}}<br />
{{hbw|KAZ}}<br />
{{hbw|TPE}}<br />
{{hbw|UZB}}
|}

<nowiki>*</nowiki> Withdrew

== Preliminary round ==
=== Group A ===
{{Handball table start}}
{{hbt-row |team={{hbw|KOR}} |bg=a |w=2 |d=0 |l=0 |gf=74 |ga=30}}
{{hbt-row |team={{hbw|CHN}} |bg=a |w=1 |d=0 |l=1 |gf=61 |ga=44}}
{{hbt-row |team={{hbw|TKM}} |bg= |w=0 |d=0 |l=2 |gf=25 |ga=86}}
{{Handball table end}}

{{handballbox 
|date= 26 July 2002
|time= 13:30
|team1= {{hbw-rt|KOR}}
|score= 32–17
|team2= {{hbw|CHN}}
|HT= 15–10
|stadium= [[Almaty]]
}}
----
{{handballbox 
|date= 27 July 2002
|time= 14:00
|team1= {{hbw-rt|KOR}}
|score= 42–13
|team2= {{hbw|TKM}}
|HT= 22–4
|stadium= [[Almaty]]
}}
----
{{handballbox 
|date= 28 July 2002
|time= 14:00
|team1= {{hbw-rt|CHN}}
|score= 44–12
|team2= {{hbw|TKM}}
|HT= 18–5
|stadium= [[Almaty]]
}}

=== Group B ===
{{Handball table start}}
{{hbt-row |team={{hbw|KAZ}} |bg=a |w=3 |d=0 |l=0 |gf=91 |ga=61}}
{{hbt-row |team={{hbw|JPN}} |bg=a |w=2 |d=0 |l=1 |gf=99 |ga=63}}
{{hbt-row |team={{hbw|TPE}} |bg= |w=1 |d=0 |l=2 |gf=69 |ga=72}}
{{hbt-row |team={{hbw|UZB}} |bg= |w=0 |d=0 |l=3 |gf=62 |ga=125}}
{{Handball table end}}

{{handballbox 
|date= 26 July 2002
|time= 15:30
|team1= {{hbw-rt|JPN}}
|score= 22–17
|team2= {{hbw|TPE}}
|HT= 13–8
|stadium= [[Almaty]]
}}
----
{{handballbox 
|date= 26 July 2002
|time= 18:30
|team1= {{hbw-rt|KAZ}}
|score= 35–22
|team2= {{hbw|UZB}}
|HT= 16–7
|stadium= [[Almaty]]
}}
----
{{handballbox 
|date= 27 July 2002
|time= 16:00
|team1= {{hbw-rt|JPN}}
|score= 53–19
|team2= {{hbw|UZB}}
|HT= 23–12
|stadium= [[Almaty]]
}}
----
{{handballbox 
|date= 27 July 2002
|time= 18:00
|team1= {{hbw-rt|KAZ}}
|score= 29–15
|team2= {{hbw|TPE}}
|HT= 15–6
|stadium= [[Almaty]]
}}
----
{{handballbox 
|date= 28 July 2002
|time= 16:00
|team1= {{hbw-rt|JPN}}
|score= 24–27
|team2= {{hbw|KAZ}}
|HT= 10–15
|stadium= [[Almaty]]
}}
----
{{handballbox 
|date= 28 July 2002
|time= 18:00
|team1= {{hbw-rt|TPE}}
|score= 37–21
|team2= {{hbw|UZB}}
|HT= 14–13
|stadium= [[Almaty]]
}}

== Placement 5th/6th ==
{{handballbox 
|date= 30 July 2002
|time= 14:00
|team1= {{hbw-rt|TKM}}
|score= 28–31
|team2= {{hbw|TPE}}
|HT= 14–18
|stadium= [[Almaty]]
}}

== 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 -->
|30 July – [[Almaty]] |'''{{hbw|KOR}}'''|'''31'''|{{hbw|JPN}}|22
|30 July – [[Almaty]] |'''{{hbw|KAZ}}'''|'''25'''|{{hbw|CHN}}|21
<!--Final-->
|31 July – [[Almaty]] |{{hbw|KOR}}|25|'''{{hbw|KAZ}}'''|'''27'''
<!--Bronze-final-->
|31 July – [[Almaty]] |{{hbw|JPN}}|23|'''{{hbw|CHN}}'''|'''29'''
}}

===Semifinals===
{{handballbox 
|date= 30 July 2002
|time= 16:00
|team1= {{hbw-rt|KOR}}
|score= 31–22
|team2= {{hbw|JPN}}
|HT= 14–9
|stadium= [[Almaty]]
}}
----
{{handballbox 
|date= 30 July 2002
|time= 18:00
|team1= {{hbw-rt|KAZ}}
|score= 25–21
|team2= {{hbw|CHN}}
|HT= 13–11
|stadium= [[Almaty]]
}}

===Bronze medal match===
{{handballbox 
|date= 31 July 2002
|time= 16:00
|team1= {{hbw-rt|JPN}}
|score= 23–29
|team2= {{hbw|CHN}}
|HT= 10–15
|stadium= [[Almaty]]
}}
===Gold medal match===
{{handballbox 
|date= 31 July 2002
|time= 18:00
|team1= {{hbw-rt|KOR}}
|score= 25–27
|team2= {{hbw|KAZ}}
|HT= 13–13
|stadium= [[Almaty]]
}}

== Final standing ==
{|class=wikitable style="text-align:center;"
|-
!Rank !!width=180|Team
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{Gold1}}
|align=left|{{hbw|KAZ}} 
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{Silver2}}
|align=left|{{hbw|KOR}} 
|-bgcolor=#CCFFCC
|{{Bronze3}}
|align=left|{{hbw|CHN}} 
|-
|4
|align=left|{{hbw|JPN}} 
|-
|5
|align=left|{{hbw|TPE}} 
|-
|6
|align=left|{{hbw|TKM}} 
|-
|7
|align=left|{{hbw|UZB}} 
|}

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

== External links ==
*[http://todor66.com/handball/Asia/Women_2002.html Results]
*[http://www.handball.jp/games/2002/09_ac_w/09_ac_w.htm www.handball.jp]

{{Asian Handball Championship}}

[[Category:2002 in handball|A]]
[[Category:2002 in Kazakhstani sport|H]]
[[Category:International handball competitions hosted by Kazakhstan|H]]
[[Category:Asian Handball Championships]]