1997 Asian Badminton Championships

The 1997 Asian Badminton Championships was the 16th edition of the Badminton Asia Championships. It was held in Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from September 3 to September 5 with total prize money of 136,000 US Dollars.[1][2] At the end of competitions, China took titles from four disciplines; Both the singles and Women's & Mixed doubles, while Indonesia won Men's doubles discipline.[3][4][5]

1997 Asian Badminton Championships
Tournament information
LocationStadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
DatesSeptember 3–September 7
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Medalists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's singles   Sun Jun   Hendrawan   Ardy Wiranata
  Hermawan Susanto
Women's singles   Yao Yan   Yu Hua   Lidya Djaelawijaya
  Wu Huimin
Men's doubles   Antonius Ariantho
  Denny Kantono
  Lee Wan Wah
  Choong Tan Fook
  Eng Hian
  Hermono Yuwono
  Chew Choon Eng
  Lee Chee Leong
Women's doubles   Liu Zhong
  Huang Nanyan
  Liu Lu
  Qian Hong
  Chen Li-chin
  Tsai Hui-min
  Cynthia Tuwankotta
  Etty Tantri
Mixed doubles   Zhang Jun
  Liu Lu
  Yang Ming
  Qian Hong
  Sandiarto
  Finarsih
  Wahyu Agung
  Rosalia Anastasia

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  China (CHN)4318
2  Indonesia (INA)1179
3  Malaysia (MAS)0112
4  Chinese Taipei (TPE)0011
Totals (4 entries)551020

Final results

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Men's singles

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Semi-finals Final
          
  Sun Jun 15 15
  Hermawan Susanto 4 8
  Sun Jun 18 8 15
  Hendrawan 14 15 9
  Hendrawan 18 15
  Ardy Wiranata 15 10

Women's singles

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Semi-finals Final
          
  Lidya Djaelawijaya 7 11 8
  Yu Hua 11 2 11
  Yu Hua 11 9 5
  Yao Yan 2 11 11
  Wu Huimin 7 5
  Yao Yan 11 11

Men's doubles

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Semi-finals Final
          
  Antonius Ariantho
  Denny Kantono
15 15
  Eng Hian
  Hermono Yuwono
12 10
  Antonius Ariantho
  Denny Kantono
4 15 15
  Choong Tan Fook
  Lee Wan Wah
15 9 7
  Chew Choon Eng
  Lee Chee Leong
13 12
  Choong Tan Fook
  Lee Wan Wah
15 15

Women's doubles

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Semi-finals Final
          
  Liu Zhong
  Huang Nanyan
15 15
  Chen Li-chin
  Tsai Hui-min
7 9
  Liu Zhong
  Huang Nanyan
12 17 15
  Liu Lu
  Qian Hong
15 14 6
  Cynthia Tuwankotta
  Etty Tantri
10 9
  Liu Lu
  Qian Hong
15 15

Mixed doubles

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Semi-finals Final
          
  Sandiarto
  Finarsih
3 15 4
  Zhang Jun
  Liu Lu
15 2 15
  Zhang Jun
  Liu Lu
15 17
  Yang Ming
  Qian Hong
12 16
  Yang Ming
  Qian Hong
15 15
  Wahyu Agung
  Rosalia Anastasia
10 11

References

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  1. ^ Yang, Yang; Jinhua, Zhao (2 September 1997). "ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS: SUN JUN, LEE JOO HYUN TOP SINGLES SEEDS". worldbadminton.com. New Shuttlenews. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  2. ^ "ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS: LAST-MINUTE SUB SURPRISES NINTH SEED". worldbadminton.com. 3 September 1997. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  3. ^ "ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS: INDONESIAN MEN, CHINESE LADIES DOMINATE". worldbadminton.com. 5 September 1997. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  4. ^ "ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS: SUN JUN GAINS FINALS; CHINA SURE OF THREE TITLES". worldbadminton.com. 6 September 1997. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  5. ^ "ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS: SUN JUN LEADS CHINESE TO FOUR TITLES". worldbadminton.com. 7 September 1997. Retrieved 16 November 2020.