China women come to Tunisia as Asian champions, having won the third edition of the Asian Handball Federation (AHF) Women’s Youth Asian Beach Handball Championships last year.

At the event, which took place at the Sports Authority of Thailand courts in Hua Mak, Bangkok from 16 to 25 October, the Chinese women were dominant as they went on to win their second title in three editions.

They faced Thailand, Indonesia and Hong Kong, China twice each in the round-robin tournament with China showcasing their skill and ability as they took apart their opponents.

The 2016 debut event winners opened their account with an impressive 2-0 (28:7, 22:12) victory over neighbouring Hong Kong, with Yi Pan scoring 16 points for the Chinese. 

Another 16 point-haul, this time from Jiaye Pang, secured China their second victory out of two, with a 2-0 (20:6, 20:8) win over the host nation, Thailand, followed by their third 2-0 win, against Indonesia (24:10, 20:8). Hong Kong (24:6, 24:7) and Indonesia (24:16, 18:16) were then dispatched 2-0 again, with Thailand managing to take one set off their opponents as China concluded their event with a 2-10 (20:21, 19:14, SO 10:4) victory.

At Tunisia 2025, China open their account against Netherlands, followed by another European side in Germany. They then round off their preliminary campaign against debutants Kenya.

Qualification information: 2025 AHF Women’s Asian Beach Handball Championships – 1st
History in tournament: 2017: 7th, 2022: DNQ
Group at Tunisia 2025: Group B – Netherlands (NED), Germany (GER), People’s Republic of China (CHN), Kenya (KEN)