| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 7-13 April 1997 | ||
| Venue | Ninoy Aquino Stadium | ||
| Location | Manila, Philippines | ||
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The 1997 Asian Junior Badminton Championships is an Asia continental junior championships to crown the best U-19 badminton players across Asia. This tournament was held in Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila, Philippines from 7-13 April 1997. [1] [2]
In the team event, China clinched the boys' and girs' team event after beat Indonesia in the final with the score 3–2 and 5–0 respectively. [3] The boys' team bronze goes to Malaysia and South Korea, while the girls' team bronze goes to Japan and South Korea. [4]
The table below were the semi-finals results. [8]
| Category | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys' singles |  Chen Hong |  Rudy Ignatius | 9–15, 15–12, 15–11 |
| Taufik Hidayat | Xia Xuanze | 2–15, 17–16, 15–4 | |
| Girls' singles | Zhou Mi |  Huang Chia-chi | 10–12, 11–6, 11–9 |
| Gong Ruina | Pi Hongyan | 11–6, 4–11, 12–10 | |
| Boys' doubles |  Chan Chong Ming Jeremy Gan | Luluk Hadiyanto Mohamed Noor Misuari | 15–11, 15–6 |
| Cai Yun | Chen Hong Xia Xuanze | 15–6, 15–6 | |
| Girls' doubles | Chor Hooi Yee Lim Pek Siah | Yu Hua Zhou Mi | 15–10, 15–6 |
| Gao Ling Yang Wei | Eny Widiowati Vita Marissa | 15–10, 15–12 | |
| Mixed doubles | Chan Chong Ming Lim Pek Siah | Denny Setiawan Rossi Riani | 15–11, 15–2 |
| Cheng Rui Gao Ling | Jiang Shan Gong Ruina | 15–6, 15–5 |
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boys' singles | Taufik Hidayat | Chen Hong | 15–11, 15–2 |
| Girls' singles | Gong Ruina | Zhou Mi | 11–5, 11–5 |
| Boys' doubles | Chan Chong Ming Jeremy Gan | Cai Yun Zhang Yi | 15–6, 15–3 |
| Girls' doubles | Gao Ling Yang Wei | Chor Hooi Yee Lim Pek Siah | 15–10, 15–8 |
| Mixed doubles | Cheng Rui Gao Ling | Chan Chong Ming Lim Pek Siah | 15–7, 15–9 |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (CHN) | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| 2 | Indonesia (INA) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 |  Malaysia (MAS) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 |  South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (6 entries) | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 | |
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