Home teams strong in Kazakhstan

After two days of matches, the third edition of the Asian Handball Federation’s (AHF) Women’s Club Championship has its first rest day in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Six clubs are taking part from four countries with Almaty (KAZ), Astana (KAZ), Uzbechka (UZB), T-Sports Club (IND), Kaysar (KAZ), Larestan (IRI) all playing, and already the home teams are looking strong.

Almaty, who have appeared in both previous editions of the championship, lie top having beaten T-Sports Club from India and country rivals Astana in the first two matches. They lie above Kaysar, also from Kazakhstan, in the group, in top spot thanks to their superior goal difference. Indian side T-Sports Club are appearing in the tournament for the first time and currently lie in bottom spot, having lost both of their games.

After a rest day today (Friday 5 October), the teams are back in action tomorrow, with two further match days after then to decide the continental champions in the tournament which is being played on a round-robin basis with each team playing each other once in a league format and the team which finishes top of the league crowned continental champions. All games are being played at the Dostyk Universal Sports Complex in Kazakhstan’s largest city, Almaty.

The tournament opened with a vibrant opening ceremony featuring a number of dances and music from Kazakhstan and speeches from a variety of VIPs and special guests.

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Results

Wednesday 3 October

Kaysar vs Larestan 42:25 (20:14)

Uzbechka vs Astana 31:48 (13:25)

Almaty vs T-Sports Club 47:12 (27:4)

Thursday 4 October

Uzbechka vs Kaysar 30:38 (12:17)

Astana vs Almaty 25:35 (9:16)

Larestan vs T-Sports Club 31:14 (19:8)

Match Schedule
Friday 5 October

Rest day

Saturday 6 October

14:00 T-Sports Club vs Uzbechka

16:00 Kaysar vs Astanta

18:00 Almaty vs Larestan

Sunday 7 October

14:00 Astana vs T-Sports Club 

16:00 Larestan vs Uzbechka

19:00 Kaysar vs Almaty

Monday 8 October

Rest Day

Tuesday 9 October

14:00 T-Sports Club vs Kaysar 

16:00 Larestan vs Astana 

19:00 Almaty vs Uzbechka

Photos: Asian Handball Federation