Badminton has been one of the regular Asian Games sports since 1962 in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Badminton made its debut in the Asian Games as a demonstration sport at the 1958 Asian Games in Tokyo, Japan, and became a regular competitive sport in 1962. [1] In the 1962 Games, six events were held, with singles, doubles and team event for both men and women. The mixed doubles event was added in 1966 Asian Games. There was a playoff between the two semifinal losers to determine the sole winner of the bronze medal in 1962; but since 1966, two bronze medals per event are awarded in each event (except in 1974).
Asian Games badminton consists of a single-elimination tournament. Each match is played to the best of three games, each game is of 21 points. Rally scoring is used, meaning a player does not need to be serving to score. A player must win by two points or be the first player to 30 points. [2]
Games | Year | Host city | Best nation |
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IV | 1962 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Indonesia |
V | 1966 | Bangkok, Thailand | Indonesia |
VI | 1970 | Bangkok, Thailand | Japan |
VII | 1974 | Tehran, Iran | China |
VIII | 1978 | Bangkok, Thailand | Indonesia |
IX | 1982 | New Delhi, India | China |
X | 1986 | Seoul, South Korea | China |
XI | 1990 | Beijing, China | China |
XII | 1994 | Hiroshima, Japan | South Korea |
XIII | 1998 | Bangkok, Thailand | China |
XIV | 2002 | Busan, South Korea | South Korea |
XV | 2006 | Doha, Qatar | China |
XVI | 2010 | Guangzhou, China | China |
XVII | 2014 | Incheon, South Korea | China |
XVIII | 2018 | Jakarta–Palembang, Indonesia | China |
XIX | 2022 | Hangzhou, China | China |
XX | 2026 | Aichi–Nagoya, Japan | |
XXI | 2030 | Doha, Qatar | |
XXII | 2034 | Riyadh, Saudi Arabia |
Event | 62 | 66 | 70 | 74 | 78 | 82 | 86 | 90 | 94 | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 22 | Years |
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Men's singles | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 16 |
Men's doubles | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 16 |
Men's team | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 16 |
Women's singles | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 16 |
Women's doubles | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 16 |
Women's team | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 16 |
Mixed doubles | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 15 | |
Total | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Nation | 62 | 66 | 70 | 74 | 78 | 82 | 86 | 90 | 94 | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | 18 | Years |
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Afghanistan | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||
Bahrain | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Cambodia | X | 3 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||
China | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 12 | |||
Chinese Taipei | X | 8 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 8 | |||||||
East Timor | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||
Hong Kong | 4 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 14 | |
India | X | X | X | 12 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 10 | |||||
Indonesia | 10 | X | X | X | X | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 15 |
Iran | X | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||
Iraq | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Japan | X | X | X | X | X | X | 11 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 15 |
Macau | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||
Malaysia | 10 | X | X | X | X | X | 7 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 15 |
Maldives | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | |||||||||||
Mongolia | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||
Myanmar | X | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Nepal | X | X | X | X | 8 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | ||||||
North Korea | X | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||
Pakistan | X | X | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | ||||||||
Philippines | X | X | X | X | X | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |||||||
Qatar | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Saudi Arabia | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Singapore | X | 3 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
South Korea | X | X | X | X | X | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 14 | |
Sri Lanka | X | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | |||||||
Syria | 1 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||
Thailand | X | X | X | X | X | X | 5 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 |
Vietnam | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||
Number of nations | 7 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 19 | ||
Number of athletes | 98 | 101 | 112 | 132 | 120 | 162 | 190 | 221 | 224 |
Pos | Nation | MS | WS | MD | WD | XD* | MT | WT | Total |
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1 | China | 8 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 47 |
2 | Indonesia | 7 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 28 |
3 | South Korea | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 |
4 | Malaysia | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
5 | Japan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
6 | Hong Kong | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
6 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
6 | India | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
6 | Thailand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 111 |
Notes: The table above shows number of gold medals won by countries. At the 1962 Asian Games, mixed doubles discipline wasn't conducted, so the number of gold medals aren't equal with others disciplines.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | China (CHN) | 47 | 32 | 37 | 116 |
2 | Indonesia (INA) | 28 | 27 | 44 | 99 |
3 | South Korea (KOR) | 18 | 19 | 36 | 73 |
4 | Japan (JPN) | 7 | 9 | 30 | 46 |
5 | Malaysia (MAS) | 7 | 8 | 21 | 36 |
6 | Thailand (THA) | 1 | 11 | 16 | 28 |
7 | India (IND) | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 |
8 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
9 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
10 | Myanmar (MYA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Pakistan (PAK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Singapore (SGP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (12 entries) | 111 | 111 | 209 | 431 |
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