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| Dates | 19–23 December | ||
| Edition | 8 | ||
| Venue | Goa Stadium | ||
| Location | Semarang, Indonesia | ||
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The Marlboro Asian Badminton Championships 1987 took place in the month of December in Semarang, Indonesia. [1] Only men's team competition were conducted. At the end of day, China won the championships beating Indonesia in the final while South Korea won the bronze medal playoff defeating Malaysian team. [2] [3]
The tournament was held at the Goa Stadium in Semarang, Indonesia.
The draw was revealed on 23 November 1989. [4] A total of 16 countries entered the tournament. Eight countries will compete in the preliminary round which will feature two groups, Group 1 and Group 2. The winner and runner-up of their group will advance to the second round which features four groups, Group A, Group B, Group C and Group D. Group winners in the second round will advance to the knockout stage.
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
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 China  Hong Kong  Singapore |  South Korea  Japan  Nepal  Sri Lanka |  Burma  India  Malaysia  Pakistan |  Indonesia  Philippines  Thailand  Chinese Taipei |
All times are West Indonesia Time (UTC+07:00).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | China | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 20 | 0 | +20 | 2 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Singapore | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | Hong Kong | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 2 | 20 | −18 | 0 |
 China 5 | Goa Stadium 19 December 1987 |  Hong Kong 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hong Kong 0 | Goa Stadium 20 December 1987 |  Singapore 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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China 5 | Goa Stadium 22 December 1987 | Singapore 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 | 28 | 4 | +24 | 3 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Japan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 22 | 10 | +12 | 2 | |
| 3 | Sri Lanka | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 9 | 24 | −15 | 1 | |
| 4 | Nepal | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 4 | 27 | −23 | 0 |
 South Korea 5 | Goa Stadium 19 December 1987 |  Nepal 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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South Korea 4 | Goa Stadium 20 December 1987 |  Sri Lanka 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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South Korea 5 | Goa Stadium 21 December 1987 |  Japan 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sri Lanka 3 | Goa Stadium 21 December 1987 | Nepal 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Japan 5 | Goa Stadium 22 December 1987 | Sri Lanka 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Japan 5 | Goa Stadium 22 December 1987 | Nepal 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Malaysia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | +15 | 30 | 0 | +30 | 3 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | India | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 2 | |
| 3 | Burma | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 13 | 22 | −9 | 1 | |
| 4 | Pakistan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 5 | 28 | −23 | 0 |
 Malaysia 5 | Goa Stadium 19 December 1987 |  Pakistan 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Malaysia 5 | Goa Stadium 20 December 1987 |  Burma 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pakistan 2 | Goa Stadium 21 December 1987 | Burma 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Malaysia 5 | Goa Stadium 21 December 1987 |  India 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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India 3 | Goa Stadium 22 December 1987 | Burma 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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India 5 | Goa Stadium 22 December 1987 | Pakistan 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Indonesia (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | +15 | 30 | 1 | +29 | 3 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Thailand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 2 | |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 13 | 18 | −5 | 1 | |
| 4 | Philippines | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | −15 | 2 | 30 | −28 | 0 |
 Indonesia 5 | Goa Stadium 19 December 1987 |  Chinese Taipei 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Indonesia 5 | Goa Stadium 20 December 1987 |  Thailand 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Indonesia 5 | Goa Stadium 21 December 1987 | Philippines 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Thailand 4 | Goa Stadium 22 December 1987 | Chinese Taipei 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| China | 3 | ||||||||
| South Korea | 0 | ||||||||
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| Indonesia | 2 | ||||||||
| Malaysia | 0 | ||||||||
| Indonesia | 3 | Third place | |||||||
| South Korea | 5 | ||||||||
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Malaysia 0 | Goa Stadium 22 December 1987 | Indonesia 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Malaysia 0 | Goa Stadium 23 December 1987 | South Korea 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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China 3 | Goa Stadium 23 December 1987 | Indonesia 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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