1993 Asian Badminton Championships

The 1993 Asian Badminton Championships (officially, Seiko Asian Badminton Men's Team Championships) was the 12th edition of Badminton Asia Championships. It took place from March 31 to April 4, 1993 at the Queen Elizabeth Stadium in Hong Kong. Only the team competition for men's teams was held. Indonesian Men's team won the crown.

1993 Asian Badminton Championships
Tournament details
Edition12
VenueQueen Elizabeth Stadium
LocationHong Kong
1992 Kuala Lumpur 1994 Shanghai

Men's team medalists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's team[1][2]   Indonesia
Imay Hendra
Bagus Setiadi
Ardy Wiranata
Alan Budikusuma
Hermawan Susanto
Rexy Mainaky
Ricky Subagja
Heryanto Arbi
  China
Chen Kang
Wang Zhengwen
Zheng Yumin
Huang Zhanzhong
Wu Wenkai
Liu Jun
Chen Hongyong
Deng Xiaojian
  Malaysia
Foo Kok Keong
Cheah Soon Kit
Soo Beng Kiang
Yong Hock Kin
Yap Yee Guan
Yap Yee Hup
Ong Ewe Hock
Pang Chen
  Chinese Taipei
Lin Wei-chen
Horng Shin-jeng
Huang Chuan-chen
Liu En-hung
Lee Mou-chou
Chang Jeng-shyuang
Yang Shih-jeng
Ger Shin-ming[3]

Tournament

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Venue

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The tournament was held at the Queen Elizabeth Stadium in Hong Kong.

Teams

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A total of 18 countries participated in the competition. Eight teams will compete in Division 1 and the remaining teams will compete in Division 2. Due to the withdrawal of Iran and Myanmar, the competition format for Division 2 was later changed from group elimination to knockout rounds.

Draw

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The draw was announced in March 1993. A total of eight countries were set to compete in the first division of the men's team championships. The team consists of two groups, Group A and Group B. The two teams that finish top of each group will qualify for the knockout stage.

Group A Group B
  China
  Japan
  Malaysia
  Hong Kong
  Indonesia
  South Korea
  Chinese Taipei
  Thailand

Division 1

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Group stage

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All times are Hong Kong Time (UTC+08:00).

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L MF MA MD GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   China 2 2 0 15 0 +15 28 2 +26 3 Knockout stage
2   Malaysia 2 1 1 10 5 +5 21 10 +11 2
3   Hong Kong (H) 2 0 2 4 11 −7 10 23 −13 1
4   Japan 2 0 2 1 14 −13 4 28 −24 0

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L MF MA MD GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Indonesia 2 2 0 15 0 +15 30 0 +30 3 Knockout stage
2   Chinese Taipei 2 1 1 7 8 −1 15 18 −3 2
3   South Korea 2 0 2 6 9 −3 14 20 −6 1
4   Thailand 2 0 2 1 14 −13 6 27 −21 0

Knockout stage

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Bracket

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Semi-finals Final
      
  China 4
  Chinese Taipei 1
  China 2
  Indonesia 3
  Malaysia 2
  Indonesia 3

Semi-finals

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Final Round

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The championship winner was the team from Indonesia, ahead of China. In the final on April 4, 1993, the 25-year-old Chinese player Zheng Yumin collapsed in the fourth of five matches of the team fight when Indonesians were leading 2–0. He had to be given mouth-to-mouth breathing assistance and chest compressions before he was rushed to Hospital. Indonesia gave walkover for the last match and won by 3–2.[4][5]

Division 2

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Bracket

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First round Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
  Sri Lanka 4
    Nepal 1
  Sri Lanka 0
  Brunei 0   Singapore 5
  Philippines 5   Philippines 0
  Singapore 5
  Singapore 0
  India 5
  Pakistan 4
  Macau 5   Macau 1
  Syria 0   Pakistan 0
  India 5
  Bangladesh 0
  India 5

Final

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References

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  1. ^ "Scoreline – Badminton". The New Paper. 1 April 1993. p. 30. Retrieved 29 December 2022 – via NewspaperSG.
  2. ^ Koh, Thomas (4 April 1993). "Singapore thrashed 5-0 in men's Division Two final". The Straits Times. p. 26. Retrieved 29 December 2022 – via NewspaperSG.
  3. ^ "Scoreline – Badminton". The New Paper. 3 April 1993. p. 48. Retrieved 29 December 2022 – via NewspaperSG.
  4. ^ "Pemain China rebah ketika dahului Indonesia". Berita Harian (in Malay). 5 April 1993. p. 9. Retrieved 29 December 2022 – via NewspaperSG.
  5. ^ "Scorecard – Badminton". The Business Times. 5 April 1993. p. 15. Retrieved 29 December 2022 – via NewspaperSG.

Sources

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  • "Indonesia Juara Dengan Kejutan". Kompas (in Indonesian). 5 April 1993. p. 1.