Tournament information | |
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Location | Bandaraya Stadium, Johor Bahru, Malaysia |
Dates | April 15–April 20 |
The 2008 Badminton Asia Championships is the 27th tournament of the Badminton Asia Championships. It was held in Johor Bahru, Malaysia from April 15 to April 20, 2008.
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Women's singles | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
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Men's doubles | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
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Mixed doubles | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() |
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Pos | Country | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
2 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
3 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
4 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
5 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
6 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
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Men's singles | ![]() | ![]() | 21-18, 21-18 |
Women's singles | ![]() | ![]() | 18-21, 21–18, 21-13 |
Men's doubles | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21-16, 21-18 |
Women's doubles | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 22–20, 21–16 |
Mixed doubles | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21-17, 21-17 |
Category | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
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Men's singles | ![]() | ![]() | 21–13, 21–14 |
![]() | ![]() | 14–21, 21–16, 21–19 | |
Women's singles | ![]() | ![]() | 21–17, 21–16 |
![]() | ![]() | 21–14, 21–18 | |
Men's doubles | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–15, 19–21, 21–17 |
![]() | ![]() ![]() | 16–21, 21–16, 21–18 | |
Women's doubles | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–18, 21–5 |
![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–10, 21–16 | |
Mixed doubles | ![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–17, 21–16 |
![]() ![]() | ![]() ![]() | 21–14, 21–17 |
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