| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Kazakhstan |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Dates | 26–31 July |
| Teams | 7 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Kazakhstan(1st title) |
| Runners-up |  South Korea |
| Third place |  China |
| Fourth place |  Japan |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 14 |
| Goals scored | 743 (53.07 per match) |
The2002 Asian Women's Handball Championship, the ninthAsian Championship, which was taking place from 26 to 31 July 2002 inAlmaty,Kazakhstan. It acted as the Asian qualifying tournament for the2003 World Women's Handball Championship.
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
* Withdrew
All times are local (UTC+6).
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Korea | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 30 | +44 | 4 |
| China | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 61 | 44 | +17 | 2 |
 Turkmenistan | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 86 | −61 | 0 |
| 26 July 2002 13:30 | South Korea | 32–17 | China | Almaty |
| (15–10) | ||||
| 27 July 2002 14:00 | South Korea | 42–13 | Turkmenistan | Almaty |
| (22–4) | ||||
| 28 July 2002 14:00 | China | 44–12 | Turkmenistan | Almaty |
| (18–5) | ||||
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kazakhstan(H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 91 | 61 | +30 | 6 |
| Japan | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 99 | 63 | +36 | 4 |
 Chinese Taipei | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 69 | 72 | −3 | 2 |
 Uzbekistan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 62 | 125 | −63 | 0 |
| 26 July 2002 16:00 | Japan | 22–17 | Chinese Taipei | Almaty |
| (13–8) | ||||
| 26 July 2002 18:00 | Kazakhstan | 35–22 | Uzbekistan | Almaty |
| (16–7) | ||||
| 27 July 2002 16:00 | Japan | 53–19 | Uzbekistan | Almaty |
| (23–12) | ||||
| 27 July 2002 18:00 | Kazakhstan | 29–15 | Chinese Taipei | Almaty |
| (15–6) | ||||
| 28 July 2002 16:00 | Japan | 24–27 | Kazakhstan | Almaty |
| (10–15) | ||||
| 28 July 2002 18:00 | Chinese Taipei | 37–21 | Uzbekistan | Almaty |
| (14–13) | ||||
| 30 July 2002 14:00 | Turkmenistan | 28–31 | Chinese Taipei | Almaty |
| (14–18) | ||||
| Semifinals | Gold medal match | |||||
| 30 July –Almaty | ||||||
| South Korea | 31 | |||||
| 31 July –Almaty | ||||||
| Japan | 22 | |||||
| South Korea | 25 | |||||
| 30 July –Almaty | ||||||
| Kazakhstan | 27 | |||||
| Kazakhstan | 25 | |||||
| China | 21 | |||||
| Bronze medal match | ||||||
| 31 July –Almaty | ||||||
| Japan | 23 | |||||
| China | 29 | |||||
| 30 July 2002 16:00 | South Korea | 31–22 | Japan | Almaty |
| (14–9) | ||||
| 30 July 2002 18:00 | Kazakhstan | 25–21 | China | Almaty |
| (13–11) | ||||
| 31 July 2002 16:00 | Japan | 23–29 | China | Almaty |
| (10–15) | ||||
| 31 July 2002 18:00 | South Korea | 25–27 | Kazakhstan | Almaty |
| (13–13) | ||||
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
 | Kazakhstan |
 | South Korea |
 | China |
| 4 | Japan |
| 5 | Chinese Taipei |
| 6 | Turkmenistan |
| 7 | Uzbekistan |
| Team qualified for the2003 World Championship |
Kazakhstan withdrew and was replaced by Japan in the2003 World Championship.
