| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 4 to 7 November | ||
| Edition | 1 | ||
| Location | Bangkok, Thailand | ||
| |||
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| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |  Yu Yaodong | Han Jian |  Udom Luangpetcharaporn |
| Luan Jin | |||
| Women's singles [1] | Zhang Ailing | Sirisriro Patama | Li Fang |
 Song Hyan-soon | |||
| Men's doubles | Yu Yaodong Hou Jiachang | Sarit Pisudchaikul Sawei Chanseorasmee |  Javed Iqbal Tariq Wadood |
| Pichai Kongsirithavorn Preecha Sopajaree | |||
| Women's doubles | Li Fang Zhang Ailing | Zheng Huiming Qiu Yufang | Sirisriro Patama Suleeporn Jittariyakul |
| Oh Yeon-han Song Hyan-soon | |||
| Mixed doubles | Pichai Kongsirithavorn Petchroong Liengtrakulngam | Preecha Sopajaree Porntip Buntanon | Han Jian Qiu Yufang |
 Fu Hon Ping Lee Kam Wah |
| Discipline | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Yu Yaodong | Udom Luangpetcharaporn | 15–4, 15–5 |
| Han Jian | Luan Jin | ||
| Women's singles | Sirisriro Patama | Song Hyan-soon | 11–6, 5–11, 11–4 |
| Zhang Ailing | Li Fang | 11–6, 11–8 | |
| Men's doubles | Hou Jiachang & Yu Yaodong | Javed Iqbal & Tariq Wadood | 7–15, 15–8, 15–1 |
| Sawei Chanseorasmee & Sarit Pisudchaikul | Pichai Kongsirithavorn & Preecha Sopajaree | 15–3, 17–15 | |
| Women's doubles | Li Fang & Zhang Ailing | Sirisriro Patama & Suleeporn Jittariyakul | 15–8, 15–9 |
| Zheng Huiming & Qiu Yufang | Oh Yeon-han & Song Hyan-soon | 15–9, 15–5 | |
| Mixed doubles | Pichai Kongsirithavorn & Petchroong Liengtrakulngam | Han Jian & Qiu Yufang | 15–4, 15–6 |
| Preecha Sopajaree & Porntip Buntanon | Fu Hon Ping & Lee Kam Wah | 15–9, 11–15, 15–7 |
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Yu Yaodong | Han Jian | 15–11, 15–11 |
| Women's singles | Zhang Ailing | Sirisriro Patama | 11–4, 11–4 |
| Men's doubles | Yu Yaodong Hou Jiachang | Sarit Pisudchaikul Sawei Chanseorasmee | 18–15, 15–12 |
| Women's doubles [2] | Li Fang Zhang Ailing | Zheng Huiming Qiu Yufang | 5–15, 15–9, 15–10 |
| Mixed doubles | Pichai Kongsirithavorn Petchroong Liengtrakulngam | Preecha Sopajaree Porntip Buntanon | 15–4, 1–15, 17–14 |
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