| Badminton at the 2018 Asian Para Games | |
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| Venue | Istora Gelora Bung Karno |
| Location | Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Dates | 6–13 October |
Badminton tournament at the 2018 Asian Para Games was held at Istora Gelora Bung Karno, Jakarta, Indonesia from 6 to 13 October. The badminton programme in 2018 included men's and women's singles competitions; men's, women's and mixed doubles competitions alongside men's team events. [1]
The players were classified to six different classes as per determined by Badminton World Federation. [2]
* Host nation (Indonesia)
| Rank | NPC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  China (CHN) | 7 | 4 | 5 | 16 |
| 2 |  Indonesia (INA)* | 6 | 5 | 4 | 15 |
| 3 |  India (IND) | 3 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| 4 |  South Korea (KOR) | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 5 |  Hong Kong (HKG) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 |  Thailand (THA) | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
| 7 |  Malaysia (MAS) | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 |  Japan (JPN) | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 9 |  Vietnam (VIE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | 19 | 19 | 37 | 75 | |
Below are the medalists: [3]
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singles | SL3 | Parul Parmar  India | Wandee Kamtam Thailand | Manasi Girishchandra Joshi India |
| Darunee Henpraiwan Thailand | ||||
| SL4 | Cheng Hefang  China | Leani Ratri Oktila  Indonesia | Ma Huihui China | |
| Khalimatus Sadiyah Indonesia | ||||
| SU5 | Yang Qiuxia China | Ayako Suzuki Japan | Lam Tsz Huen Hong Kong | |
| WH1 | Li Hongyan China | Sujirat Pookkham Thailand | Sarina Satomi Japan | |
Kim Seung-suk South Korea | ||||
| WH2 | Liu Yutong China | Xu Tingting China | Yuma Yamazaki Japan | |
| Amnouy Wetwithan Thailand | ||||
| Doubles | SL3–SU5 | Indonesia Leani Ratri Oktila Khalimatus Sadiyah | China Cheng Hefang Ma Huihui | China Xiao Zuxian Yang Qiuxia |
| Thailand Nipada Saensupa Chanida Srinavakul | ||||
| WH1–WH2 | China Li Hongyan Xu Tingting | Thailand Sujirat Pookkham Amnouy Wetwithan | China Liu Yutong Zhang Jing | |
| Japan Ikumi Fuke Rie Ogura |
| Event | Class | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Doubles | SL3–SU5 | Indonesia Hary Susanto Leani Ratri Oktila | Thailand Siripong Teamarrom Nipada Saensupa | Indonesia Hikmat Ramdani Khalimatus Sadiyah |
| Japan Toshiaki Suenaga Akiko Sugino | ||||
| WH1–WH2 | China Qu Zimo Liu Yutong | China Mai Jianpeng Li Hongyan | Japan Osamu Nagashima Yuma Yamazaki | |
| South Korea Lee Dong-seop Lee Sun-ae |
| Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Gold medal match | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hong Kong | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Vietnam | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| India | 2 | India | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
 Chinese Taipei | 0 | India | 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Japan | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
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