Tournament information | |
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Location | Bangkok, Thailand |
Dates | September 2–September 5 |
The 1998 Asian Badminton Championships was the 17th edition of the Badminton Asia Championships. It was held in Bangkok, Thailand, from September 2 to September 5. [1] [2] At the end of competitions, China took titles from three disciplines; Both the singles and Women's doubles, while South Korea won Men's doubles and Mixed doubles events. [3] [4] [5]
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's singles | Chen Gang | Marleve Mainaky | Luo Yigang |
Taufik Hidayat | |||
Women's singles | Ye Zhaoying | Gong Zhichao | Dai Yun |
Gong Ruina | |||
Men's doubles | Ha Tae-kwon Kang Kyung-jin | Zhang Jun Zhang Wei | Halim Heryanto Tony Gunawan |
Eng Hian Flandy Limpele | |||
Women's doubles | Ge Fei Gu Jun | Qin Yiyuan Tang Hetian | Chung Jae-hee Yim Kyung-jin |
Eliza Nathanael Zelin Resiana | |||
Mixed doubles | Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min | Sun Jun Ge Fei | Bambang Suprianto Zelin Resiana |
Chen Gang Tang Hetian |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | China (CHN) | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
2 | South Korea | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
3 | Indonesia (INA) | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 |
Totals (3 entries) | 5 | 5 | 10 | 20 |
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
Chen Gang | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||
Luo Yigang | 5 | 8 | |||||||||||
Chen Gang | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||
Marleve Mainaky | 6 | 9 | |||||||||||
Taufik Hidayat | 15 | 5 | |||||||||||
Marleve Mainaky | 17 | 15 |
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
Ye Zhaoying | w | / | o | ||||||||||
Dai Yun | |||||||||||||
Ye Zhaoying | 11 | 13 | |||||||||||
Gong Zhichao | 5 | 12 | |||||||||||
Gong Zhichao | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||
Gong Ruina | 5 | 5 |
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
Zhang Jun Zhang Wei | 17 | 9 | 15 | ||||||||||
Eng Hian Flandy Limpele | 15 | 15 | 12 | ||||||||||
Zhang Jun Zhang Wei | 15 | 11 | 13 | ||||||||||
Ha Tae-kwon Kang Kyung-jin | 12 | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||
Halim Heryanto Tony Gunawan | 15 | 8 | 12 | ||||||||||
Ha Tae-kwon Kang Kyung-jin | 6 | 15 | 15 |
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
Ge Fei Gu Jun | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||
Eliza Nathanael Zelin Resiana | 2 | 10 | |||||||||||
Ge Fei Gu Jun | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||
Qin Yiyuan Tang Hetian | 8 | 7 | |||||||||||
Chung Jae-hee Yim Kyung-jin | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||
Qin Yiyuan Tang Hetian | 15 | 15 |
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
Chen Gang Tang Hetian | 1 | 5 | |||||||||||
Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||
Kim Dong-moon Ra Kyung-min | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||
Sun Jun Ge Fei | 7 | 8 | |||||||||||
Sun Jun Ge Fei | 15 | 17 | |||||||||||
Bambang Suprianto Zelin Resiana | 5 | 15 |
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