MANAMA: The Qatari handball team produced an impressive performance in the opening round of 16th Asian Handball Championship to defeat United Arab Emirates (UAE) 31-14 on Sunday.
In Sunday’s opening much, Qatar team was the dominant side, maintained the superiority and defeated their rivals 31-14.
The event is an Asian qualifying tournament for the 2015 World Men’s Handball Championship to be held in Doha next year.
Twelve teams are participating in the Asian tournament, as Qatar is pooled in group B beside Japan, United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Iraq and Oman, while group A includes South Korea, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Iran, Uzbekistan, China and hosts Bahrain.
Eleven teams vie for three tickets to Qatar, where the home team qualifies as hosts of the World Championship. QNA
