The Saudi youth handball team began its campaign in the 19th Asian Championship with a big 40-27 victory over Oman on Wednesday. The tournament, hosted by the Chinese city of Chuzhou from July 15 to 27, serves as a qualifier for the 2027 World Youth Championship in Macedonia. The tournament's technical committee awarded Saudi player Ahmed Al-Obaidi the MVP award for the match against Oman. Saudi Arabia plays in Group A alongside Oman, Bahrain, Chinese Taipei, China, and Hong Kong. The team roster, selected by coach Milano Guillermo, included 22 players: Abdullah Al-Sa'doun, Zakaria Taha, Muhannad Al-Saihati, Haider Al-Da'sari, Mohammed Al-Qayed, Abdullah Al-Mirhoun, Hussein Al-Hamdan, Ahmed Al-Obaidi, Ali Al-Sunni, Mohammed Al-Saihati, Hassan Al-Saffar, Salman Al-Mu'aini, Hisham Yasser, Badr Al-Qarni, Amjad Baydi, Ahmed Al-Obaidi, Yousef Omar, Qasim Al-Khuwailidi, Fadhel Al-Ramadan, Osama Al-Rabee, Abbas Al-Awazim, and Mukhtar Al-Abdulwahab.