title: 2004 Asian Women's Handball Championship
text: # 2004 Asian Women's Handball Championship
  
  The 2004 Asian Women's Handball Championship, the tenth Asian Championship, which was taking place from 23 to 25 July 2004 in Hiroshima, Japan. It acted as the Asian qualifying tournament for the 2005 World Women's Handball Championship.
  
  ## Standings
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Japan (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 96 | 64 | +32 | 6 |
  | China | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 91 | 83 | +8 | 4 |
  | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 82 | 84 | −2 | 2 |
  | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 73 | 111 | −38 | 0 |
  
  ## Results
  
  All times are local (UTC+9).
  
  | 23 July 2004 17:00 | South Korea | 34–27 | Chinese Taipei | Higashiku Sports Center, Hiroshima Referees: Hamada, Ogasawara (JPN) |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 23 July 2004 17:00 | Hu H.N. 12 | (17–16) | Chen Y.J. 8 | Higashiku Sports Center, Hiroshima Referees: Hamada, Ogasawara (JPN) |
  | 23 July 2004 17:00 | 2× 1× | Report | 3× 8× | Higashiku Sports Center, Hiroshima Referees: Hamada, Ogasawara (JPN) |
  | 23 July 2004 18:40 | China | 23–30 | Japan | Higashiku Sports Center, Hiroshima Referees: Al-Hagg, Samha (SYR) |
  | 23 July 2004 18:40 | Wu W.J. 8 | (9–14) | Tanaka 8 | Higashiku Sports Center, Hiroshima Referees: Al-Hagg, Samha (SYR) |
  | 23 July 2004 18:40 | 1× 4× | Report | 3× 6× | Higashiku Sports Center, Hiroshima Referees: Al-Hagg, Samha (SYR) |
  | 24 July 2004 13:30 | Japan | 35–18 | Chinese Taipei | Higashiku Sports Center, Hiroshima Referees: Abulrethaei, Mohammad (KUW) |
  | 24 July 2004 13:30 | Nakamura, Yoshida 6 | (17–7) | Chen Y.J., Shen F.N. 4 | Higashiku Sports Center, Hiroshima Referees: Abulrethaei, Mohammad (KUW) |
  | 24 July 2004 13:30 | 3× 4× | Report | 2× 2× | Higashiku Sports Center, Hiroshima Referees: Abulrethaei, Mohammad (KUW) |
  | 24 July 2004 15:30 | South Korea | 25–26 | China | Higashiku Sports Center, Hiroshima Referees: Al-Hagg, Samha (SYR) |
  | 24 July 2004 15:30 | Hu H.N. 11 | (14–17) | Shen P. 8 | Higashiku Sports Center, Hiroshima Referees: Al-Hagg, Samha (SYR) |
  | 24 July 2004 15:30 | 3× 3× | Report | 3× 4× 1× | Higashiku Sports Center, Hiroshima Referees: Al-Hagg, Samha (SYR) |
  | 25 July 2004 13:30 | China | 42–28 | Chinese Taipei | Higashiku Sports Center, Hiroshima Referees: Hamada, Ogasawara (JPN) |
  | 25 July 2004 13:30 | Wang W. 11 | (23–14) | Chen Y.J. 8 | Higashiku Sports Center, Hiroshima Referees: Hamada, Ogasawara (JPN) |
  | 25 July 2004 13:30 | 3× 7× | Report | 3× 3× | Higashiku Sports Center, Hiroshima Referees: Hamada, Ogasawara (JPN) |
  | 25 July 2004 15:30 | Japan | 31–23 | South Korea | Higashiku Sports Center, Hiroshima Referees: Abulrethaei, Mohammad (KUW) |
  | 25 July 2004 15:30 | Sakugawa 12 | (15–13) | Song H.R. 8 | Higashiku Sports Center, Hiroshima Referees: Abulrethaei, Mohammad (KUW) |
  | 25 July 2004 15:30 | 2× 4× | Report | 3× 4× | Higashiku Sports Center, Hiroshima Referees: Abulrethaei, Mohammad (KUW) |
  
  ## Final standing
  
  | Rank | Team |
  | - | - |
  | | Japan |
  | | China |
  | | South Korea |
  | 4 | Chinese Taipei |
  
  * Team qualified for the 2005 World Championship
  