2026 Asian Men's Handball Championship

Kuwait was given the hosting rights on 24 February 2025. It will be the fourth time in history that the championship will be organised by the Kuwait Handball Association after 1977, 1995, and 2020. ==Teams==

The venue was the Sheikh Saad Al-Abdullah Al-Salim Al-Sabah Covered Halls Complex in Sabah Al-Salem. ==Draw==

The draw was held at 17:30 AST on 15 October 2025 at the Conference Room of the Safir Fintas Kuwait Hotel, Fintās, Kuwait. The draw started with, in order, pots 4, 3, 2 and 1 being drawn, with each team selected then allocated into the first available group alphabetically. Seeding The seeding was based on the results of the previous edition. Draw results Schedule ==Preliminary round==

All times are local (UTC+3). Tiebreakers In the group stage, teams are ranked according to points (2 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). After completion of the group stage, if two or more teams have the same number of points, the ranking will be determined as follows: • Highest number of points in matches between the teams directly involved; • Superior goal difference in matches between the teams directly involved; • Highest number of goals scored in matches between the teams directly involved; • Superior goal difference in all matches of the group; • Highest number of plus goals in all matches of the group; If the ranking of one of these teams is determined, the above criteria are consecutively followed until the ranking of all teams is determined. If no ranking can be determined, a decision shall be obtained by AHF through drawing of lots. Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Group C ---- ---- Group D ---- ---- ==Martyr Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah Cup==

Group III ---- ---- Group IV ---- ---- 13th place game Eleventh place game Ninth place game ==Main round==

Group I ---- ---- Group II ---- ---- ==Final round==

Bracket Semifinals ---- Seventh place game Fifth place game Third place game Final ==Final ranking==

Top goalscorers Top goalkeepers All-star team ==Notes==