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2019 Asia Rugby Sevens Olympic Qualifying Tournament
Hosts	South Korea
Date	23–24 November
Nations	9
Final positions
Champions	South Korea
Runners-up	Hong Kong
Third	China
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The 2019 Asia Rugby Sevens Olympic Qualifying Tournament is a rugby sevens tournament scheduled to be held in Incheon on the 23–24 November 2019. This tournament serves as the 2020 Olympic Rugby Sevens regional qualifier, the winner of the tournament will collect direct qualification to the 2020 Summer Olympics, whilst the runner-up and third-place finisher will advance to the Olympic repechage tournament.

Main tournament

All match times in Korean Standard Time (UTC+9)

Teams

The teams rankings is based on where they finished in the 2019 Asia Rugby Sevens Series

1.  Hong Kong
2.  China
3.  Sri Lanka
4.  South Korea
5.  Philippines
6.  Chinese Taipei
7.  Malaysia
8.  Singapore
9.  Afghanistan

Pool stages

Teams were placed into each pool following their seeding in the 2019 Asia Rugby Sevens Series.

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
Hong Kong	2	2	0	0	108	0	+108	6
Malaysia	2	1	0	1	26	73	–47	4
Chinese Taipei	2	0	0	2	19	80	–61	2

Chinese Taipei	19–26	Malaysia

Hong Kong	54–0	Malaysia

Hong Kong	54–0	Chinese Taipei

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
China	2	2	0	0	59	27	+32	6
Philippines	2	1	0	1	36	38	–2	4
Singapore	2	0	0	2	24	54	–30	2

Philippines	21–12	Singapore

China	33–12	Singapore

China	26–15	Philippines

Pool C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts
South Korea	2	2	0	0	63	7	+56	6
Sri Lanka	2	1	0	1	33	49	–16	4
Afghanistan	2	0	0	2	5	45	–40	2

South Korea	19–0	Afghanistan

Sri Lanka	26–5	Afghanistan

Sri Lanka	7–44	South Korea

Knockout stage

Play-Off Final

Afghanistan	35–12	Chinese Taipei

Olympic Qualification (Cup)

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	24 November – 10:00 – Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field
	South Korea	32
					24 November – 14:14 – Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field
	Malaysia	7
					South Korea	12
	24 November – 10:22 – Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field
					China	7
	China	50
									24 November – 17:30 – Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field
	Singapore	5
									South Korea	12
	24 November – 10:44 – Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field
									Hong Kong	7
	Sri Lanka	17
					24 November – 14:36 – Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field
	Philippines	24
					Philippines	0
	24 November – 11:06 – Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field
					Hong Kong	26			Third place
	Hong Kong	38
									24 November – 17:04 – Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field
	Afghanistan	0
									China	19
									Philippines	14

Plate

	Semi-finals				Final
	10 November – 13:30 – Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field
	Malaysia	21
					10 November – 16:42 – Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field
	Singapore	7
					Malaysia	7
	10 November – 13:52 – Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field
					Sri Lanka	14
	Sri Lanka	40
	Afghanistan	0
					Seventh place
					10 November – 16:20 – Incheon Namdong Asiad Rugby Field
					Singapore	33
					Afghanistan	7

Standings

Rank	Team
	South Korea
	Hong Kong
	China
4	Philippines
5	Sri Lanka
6	Malaysia
7	Singapore
8	Afghanistan
9	Chinese Taipei

References

1. "Asia Rugby Men's 7s Olympic Qualifier: Tokyo 2020". Rugby Asia 24/7. 19 November 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
2. Japan automatically qualifies as the host nation, therefore, does not take part in the tournament.
3. "Asia Rugby Sevens Qualifier 2019 Men". Asia Rugby. 1 November 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2019.

• Rugby sevens at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Men's qualification
• 2019 rugby sevens competitions
• International rugby union competitions hosted by South Korea
• November 2019 sports events in South Korea