2017 Asian Beach Handball Championship
International handball competition
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The 2017 Asian Beach Handball Championship was the 6th edition of the Asian Beach Handball Championship held from 8 to 15 May 2017 at Pattaya, Thailand under the aegis of Asian Handball Federation. It also acts as the qualification tournament for the 2018 Beach Handball World Championships. [1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Thailand |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 8 – 15 May 2017 |
| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Qatar (men) Thailand (women) |
| Runners-up |  Oman (men) Vietnam (women) |
| Third place |  Iran (men) Chinese Taipei (women) |
| Fourth place | Vietnam (men) China (women) |
Format
In men's category the tournament was played on the round-robin-cum-knockout format. A team had to play match with all the other teams in group stage. Top two teams from each group will advance to semifinals. In women's category the tournament was played in a round-robin format and final standings in the group are final positions.
Matches were played in sets, the team that wins two sets is the winner of a match. When teams were equal in points the head-to-head result was decisive.
Men
Participating nations
Group A
Group B
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 8 May 2017 | ||
| 17:00 | ||
Afghanistan  |
0 - 2 | Iran |
| 18:15 | ||
United Arab Emirates  |
1 - 2 | Thailand |
| 9 May 2017 | ||
| 17:00 | ||
| Vietnam |
2 - 1 | Iran |
| 18:30 | ||
| Afghanistan |
0 - 2 | Thailand |
| 10 May 2017 | ||
| 16:15 | ||
| Iran |
2 - 0 | United Arab Emirates |
| 17:45 | ||
| Afghanistan |
0 - 2 | Vietnam |
| 11 May 2017 | ||
| 17:00 | ||
| United Arab Emirates |
2 - 0 | Afghanistan |
| 18:30 | ||
| Vietnam |
2 - 1 | Thailand |
| 12 May 2017 | ||
| 16:15 | ||
| United Arab Emirates |
0 - 2 | Vietnam |
| 18:30 | ||
| Thailand |
0 - 2 | Iran |
5th–8th-place matches
| 5th–8th-place semifinals | 5th-place match | |||||
| 14 May - 10:00hrs | ||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 2 | |||||
| 14 May - 17:00hrs | ||||||
| United Arab Emirates | 0 | |||||
| Chinese Taipei | 2 | |||||
| 14 May - 10:45hrs | ||||||
| Thailand | 1 | |||||
| Thailand | 2 | |||||
 Uzbekistan | 0 | |||||
| 7th-place match | ||||||
| 14 May - 16:15hrs | ||||||
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | |||||
| Uzbekistan | 0 | |||||
Final matches
| Semifinal match | Final match | |||||
| 14 May - 18:30hrs | ||||||
| Vietnam | 0 | |||||
| 15 May - 17:15hrs | ||||||
| Qatar | 2 | |||||
| Qatar | 2 | |||||
| 14 May - 19:15hrs | ||||||
| Oman | 0 | |||||
| Oman | 2 | |||||
| Iran | 1 | |||||
| Third-place match | ||||||
| 15 May - 15:45hrs | ||||||
| Vietnam | 1 | |||||
| Iran | 2 | |||||
Final standings
 | Qatar (4th Title) (Defending Champion) |
 | Oman |
 | Iran |
| 4 | Vietnam |
| 5 | Chinese Taipei |
| 6 | Thailand (Host) |
| 7 | United Arab Emirates |
| 8 | Uzbekistan |
| 9 | Afghanistan |
| Qualified for the 2018 Beach Handball World Championships |
Women
Participating nations
China
Chinese Taipei
Thailand (Defending Champion) (Host)
Vietnam
Round-Robin
| Team | Pld | W | L | SW | SL | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thailand |
3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 |
| Vietnam |
3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 |
| Chinese Taipei |
3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 2 |
| China |
3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 0 |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
|---|---|---|
| 12 May 2017 | ||
| 15:30 | ||
| Vietnam |
2 - 0 | Chinese Taipei |
| 17:45 | ||
| China |
1 - 2 | Thailand |
| 14 May 2017 | ||
| 15:30 | ||
| China |
0 - 2 | Chinese Taipei |
| 17:45 | ||
| Vietnam |
0 - 2 | Thailand |
| 15 May 2017 | ||
| 17:00 | ||
| Vietnam |
2 - 0 | China |
| 18:30 | ||
| Thailand |
2 - 0 | Chinese Taipei |
Final standings
| Thailand (3rd Title) (Defending Champion) (Host) |
| Vietnam |
| Chinese Taipei |
| 4 | China |
| Qualified for the 2018 Beach Handball World Championships |