West Asian Women's Handball Championship

For the men's tournament, see West Asian Men's Handball Championship.

West Asian Women's Handball Championship

Current season, competition or edition: 2018 West Asian Women's Handball Championship
Sport	Handball
Founded	2016
First season	2016
Owner(s)	Asian Handball Federation
Continent	Western Asia
Most recent champion(s)	Iran (1st title)
Most titles	Iran & Qatar (1 title each)

The West Asian Women's Handball Championship is the official competition organised by the Asian Handball Federation for senior women's national handball teams of Western Asia and takes place every year.

Summary

Year	Host		Final				Third place match
			Champion	Score	Runner-up		Third place	Score	Fourth place
2016 Details	Doha		Qatar	No playoffs	Jordan		Iraq	No playoffs	United Arab Emirates
2017[1] Details	Amman		Iran	No playoffs	Jordan		Syria	No playoffs	Qatar
2019[2] Details	Beirut		Cancelled due to insufficient number of teams
2020 Details	TBD

^1 Played in February 2018 ^2 Cancelled due to insufficient number of teams

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Iran	1	0	0	1
	Qatar	1	0	0	1
3	Jordan	0	2	0	2
4	Iraq	0	0	1	1
	Syria	0	0	1	1
Totals (5 entries)		2	2	2	6

Participating nations

Nation	2016	2017	Years
Iran		1st	1
Iraq	3rd	6th	2
Jordan	2nd	2nd	2
Lebanon		5th	1
Qatar	1st	4th	2
Syria		3rd	1
United Arab Emirates	4th		1
Total	4	6

References

• Official Website