Badminton at the Asian Games
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Badminton
Badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...

is one of the regular Asian Games sports
Asian Games sports
This is a list of sports played in the Asian Games and other major affiliated games organised by the Olympic Council of Asia. On 29 June 2009, the OCA announced major changes to the event lists in the five major events, in particular aiming to restrict each sport to be played in not more than one...

 since 1962
1962 Asian Games
The 4th Asian Games were held from August 24, 1962 to September 4, 1962 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Most notable is the exclusion of Israel and the Republic of China from the Games....

 in Jakarta
Jakarta
Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Officially known as the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta, it is located on the northwest coast of Java, has an area of , and a population of 9,580,000. Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political centre...

, Indonesia
Indonesia
Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...

.

History

Badminton made its debut in the Asian Games
Asian Games
The Asian Games, officially known as Asiad, is a multi-sport event held every four years among athletes from all over Asia. The Games were regulated by the Asian Games Federation from the first Games in New Delhi, India, until the 1978 Games. Since the 1982 Games they have been organised by the...

 as a demonstration sport at the 1958 Asian Games
1958 Asian Games
The 3rd Asian Games were held from May 24 to June 1, 1958 in Tokyo, Japan. A total number of 1,820 athletes, coming from 16 countries, competed in thirteen events at this Asiad. Debuting sports were field hockey, table tennis, tennis, and volleyball. Tokyo would go on to host the 1964 Summer...

 in Tokyo
Tokyo
, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

, Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

, and became a regular competitive sport in 1962
Badminton at the 1962 Asian Games
-Medal Winners:Men's SinglesMen's DoublesMen's TeamWomen's SinglesWomen's DoublesWomen's Team-Medal table:...

. 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
1966 Asian Games
The 1966 Asian Games, also known as the V Asiad, is a multi-sport event which held from December 9, 1966 to December 20, 1966 in Bangkok, Thailand. A total of 142 events in 14 sports will be contested by athletes in the game. Taiwan and Israel returned to the Asian Games, reversing the decision...

. There was a playoff between the two semifinal losers to determine the sole winner of the bronze medal
Bronze medal
A bronze medal is a medal awarded to the third place finisher of contests such as the Olympic Games, Commonwealth Games, etc. The practice of awarding bronze third place medals began at the 1904 Olympic Games in St...

 in 1962; but since 1966, two bronze medals per event are awarded in each event (except in 1974
1974 Asian Games
The 7th Asian Games were held from September 1, 1974 to September 16, 1974 in Tehran, Iran. The Aryamehr sports complex was made for the Games. The Asian Games were hosted in the Middle East for the first time...

).

Medal table

1 align=left |36 25 31 92
2 align=left |25 24 39 88
3 align=left |15 15 31 61
4 align=left |7 8 16 31
5 align=left |6 6 20 32
6 align=left |1 1 4 6
7 align=left |0 11 15 26
8 align=left |0 0 7 7
9 0 0 1 1
align=left |0 0 1 1
align=left |0 0 1 1
align=left |0 0 1 1
Total 90 90 167 347

Location of the Asian Games

The table below gives an overview of all host cities and countries of badminton at the Asian Games.
Year Host City Country
1962
Badminton at the 1962 Asian Games
-Medal Winners:Men's SinglesMen's DoublesMen's TeamWomen's SinglesWomen's DoublesWomen's Team-Medal table:...

Jakarta
Jakarta
Jakarta is the capital and largest city of Indonesia. Officially known as the Special Capital Territory of Jakarta, it is located on the northwest coast of Java, has an area of , and a population of 9,580,000. Jakarta is the country's economic, cultural and political centre...

1966
Badminton at the 1966 Asian Games
Badminton tournaments were held for the second time at the fifth Asian Games in 1966 in Bangkok.-Medalists:-Medal tally:...

Bangkok
Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...

1970
Badminton at the 1970 Asian Games
Badminton tournaments were held for the third time at the 6th Asian Games in 1970 in Bangkok.-Medalists:-Medal tally:...

Bangkok
Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...

1974
Badminton at the 1974 Asian Games
Badminton tournaments were held for the fourth time at the 1974 Asian Games in Azadi Sport Complex, Tehran, Iran.-Medal table:-Medalists:-References:*http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/Article.aspx?articleid=straitstimes19740914.2.147.13...

Tehran
Tehran
Tehran , sometimes spelled Teheran, is the capital of Iran and Tehran Province. With an estimated population of 8,429,807; it is also Iran's largest urban area and city, one of the largest cities in Western Asia, and is the world's 19th largest city.In the 20th century, Tehran was subject to...

 Iran
1978
Badminton at the 1978 Asian Games
Badminton tournaments were held for the fifth time at the 8th Asian Games in 1978 in Bangkok.-Medalists:-Medal tally:...

Bangkok
Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...

1982
Badminton at the 1982 Asian Games
Badminton tournaments were held for the sixth time at the 9th Asian Games in 1982 in New Delhi.-Medalists:-Medal tally:...

New Delhi
New Delhi
New Delhi is the capital city of India. It serves as the centre of the Government of India and the Government of the National Capital Territory of Delhi. New Delhi is situated within the metropolis of Delhi. It is one of the nine districts of Delhi Union Territory. The total area of the city is...

1986
Badminton at the 1986 Asian Games
-Medal Winners:Men's SinglesMen's DoublesMen's TeamWomen's SinglesWomen's DoublesWomen's TeamMixed Doubles-Medal table:...

Seoul
Seoul
Seoul , officially the Seoul Special City, is the capital and largest metropolis of South Korea. A megacity with a population of over 10 million, it is the largest city proper in the OECD developed world...

 South Korea
1990
Badminton at the 1990 Asian Games
-Medal Winners:Men's SinglesMen's DoublesMen's TeamWomen's SinglesWomen's DoublesWomen's TeamMixed Doubles-Medal table:...

Beijing
Beijing
Beijing , also known as Peking , is the capital of the People's Republic of China and one of the most populous cities in the world, with a population of 19,612,368 as of 2010. The city is the country's political, cultural, and educational center, and home to the headquarters for most of China's...

1994
Badminton at the 1994 Asian Games
-Medallists:Men's singlesMen's doublesMen's teamWomen's singlesWomen's doublesWomen's teamMixed doubles-Medal table:...

Hiroshima
Hiroshima
is the capital of Hiroshima Prefecture, and the largest city in the Chūgoku region of western Honshu, the largest island of Japan. It became best known as the first city in history to be destroyed by a nuclear weapon when the United States Army Air Forces dropped an atomic bomb on it at 8:15 A.M...

1998
Badminton at the 1998 Asian Games
-Medallists:Men's singlesMen's doublesMen's teamWomen's singlesWomen's doublesWomen's teamMixed doubles-Medal table:-Men's Singles:-Men's Doubles:-Men's Team:...

Bangkok
Bangkok
Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...

2002
Badminton at the 2002 Asian Games
Badminton was contested at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea. Singles, doubles, and team events were contested for both men and women. Mixed Doubles were also contested...

Busan
Busan
Busan , formerly spelled Pusan is South Korea's second largest metropolis after Seoul, with a population of around 3.6 million. The Metropolitan area population is 4,399,515 as of 2010. It is the largest port city in South Korea and the fifth largest port in the world...

 South Korea
2006
Badminton at the 2006 Asian Games
Badminton was contested at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar. Singles, doubles, and team events were contested for both men and women. Mixed Doubles were also contested. Competition took place from November 30 to December 9...

Doha
Doha
Doha is the capital city of the state of Qatar. Located on the Persian Gulf, it had a population of 998,651 in 2008, and is also one of the municipalities of Qatar...

2010
Badminton at the 2010 Asian Games
Badminton at the 2010 Asian Games was held in Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China from November 13–21, 2010.-Medal table:-Medalists:-Men's singles:-Men's doubles:-Men's team:-Women's singles:-Women's doubles:-Women's team:...

Guangzhou
Guangzhou
Guangzhou , known historically as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of the Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in southern China on the Pearl River, about north-northwest of Hong Kong, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port...

2014 Incheon
Incheon
The Incheon Metropolitan City is located in northwestern South Korea. The city was home to just 4,700 people when Jemulpo port was built in 1883. Today 2.76 million people live in the city, making it Korea’s third most populous city after Seoul and Busan Metropolitan City...

 South Korea

Competition

Asian Games badminton consists of a single-elimination tournament
Single-elimination tournament
A single-elimination tournament, also called a knockout, cup or sudden death tournament, is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match or bracket is immediately eliminated from winning the championship or first prize in the event...

. 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.

Participating nations

The following nations have taken part in the badminton competition.
Nation 62
Badminton at the 1962 Asian Games
-Medal Winners:Men's SinglesMen's DoublesMen's TeamWomen's SinglesWomen's DoublesWomen's Team-Medal table:...

66
Badminton at the 1966 Asian Games
Badminton tournaments were held for the second time at the fifth Asian Games in 1966 in Bangkok.-Medalists:-Medal tally:...

70
Badminton at the 1970 Asian Games
Badminton tournaments were held for the third time at the 6th Asian Games in 1970 in Bangkok.-Medalists:-Medal tally:...

74
Badminton at the 1974 Asian Games
Badminton tournaments were held for the fourth time at the 1974 Asian Games in Azadi Sport Complex, Tehran, Iran.-Medal table:-Medalists:-References:*http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/Article.aspx?articleid=straitstimes19740914.2.147.13...

78
Badminton at the 1978 Asian Games
Badminton tournaments were held for the fifth time at the 8th Asian Games in 1978 in Bangkok.-Medalists:-Medal tally:...

82
Badminton at the 1982 Asian Games
Badminton tournaments were held for the sixth time at the 9th Asian Games in 1982 in New Delhi.-Medalists:-Medal tally:...

86
Badminton at the 1986 Asian Games
-Medal Winners:Men's SinglesMen's DoublesMen's TeamWomen's SinglesWomen's DoublesWomen's TeamMixed Doubles-Medal table:...

90
Badminton at the 1990 Asian Games
-Medal Winners:Men's SinglesMen's DoublesMen's TeamWomen's SinglesWomen's DoublesWomen's TeamMixed Doubles-Medal table:...

94
Badminton at the 1994 Asian Games
-Medallists:Men's singlesMen's doublesMen's teamWomen's singlesWomen's doublesWomen's teamMixed doubles-Medal table:...

98
Badminton at the 1998 Asian Games
-Medallists:Men's singlesMen's doublesMen's teamWomen's singlesWomen's doublesWomen's teamMixed doubles-Medal table:-Men's Singles:-Men's Doubles:-Men's Team:...

02
Badminton at the 2002 Asian Games
Badminton was contested at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea. Singles, doubles, and team events were contested for both men and women. Mixed Doubles were also contested...

06
Badminton at the 2006 Asian Games
Badminton was contested at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar. Singles, doubles, and team events were contested for both men and women. Mixed Doubles were also contested. Competition took place from November 30 to December 9...

10
Badminton at the 2010 Asian Games
Badminton at the 2010 Asian Games was held in Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China from November 13–21, 2010.-Medal table:-Medalists:-Men's singles:-Men's doubles:-Men's team:-Women's singles:-Women's doubles:-Women's team:...

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Individual competition

Year Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles
1962
Badminton at the 1962 Asian Games
-Medal Winners:Men's SinglesMen's DoublesMen's TeamWomen's SinglesWomen's DoublesWomen's Team-Medal table:...

  Tan Joe Hock   Minarni Minarni   Tan Yee Khan
Tan Yee Khan
Tan Yee Khan is a former Malaysian badminton player who represented his country in badminton events around the world during the 1960s. Though capable of high level singles , Yee Khan was primarily a doubles player who won numerous major international titles in partnership with Ng Boon Bee...

 
  Ng Boon Bee
Ng Boon Bee
Ng Boon Bee is a former Malaysian badminton player who won numerous international doubles titles from the early 1960s to the early 1970s. In combination, first, with Tan Yee Khan and later with Punch Gunalan he won open men's doubles events in Malaysia, Indonesia, Denmark, Germany, Canada, and...

  Minarni Minarni 
  Retno Kustijah
Retno Kustijah
Retno Kustijah is a former badminton player from Indonesia who competed internationally from the early 1960s to the early 1970s.-Career:...

1966   Ang Tjin Siang   Noriko Takagi
Noriko Nakayama
Noriko Nakayama is a former Japanese badminton player, the first true international badminton star from that nation, who won numerous Japanese national and major international titles from the mid 1960's to the early 1970s. She claimed seven of these at the Danish Open, two in singles and five in...

  Tan Yee Khan
Tan Yee Khan
Tan Yee Khan is a former Malaysian badminton player who represented his country in badminton events around the world during the 1960s. Though capable of high level singles , Yee Khan was primarily a doubles player who won numerous major international titles in partnership with Ng Boon Bee...

 
  Ng Boon Bee
Ng Boon Bee
Ng Boon Bee is a former Malaysian badminton player who won numerous international doubles titles from the early 1960s to the early 1970s. In combination, first, with Tan Yee Khan and later with Punch Gunalan he won open men's doubles events in Malaysia, Indonesia, Denmark, Germany, Canada, and...

  Minarni Minarni 
  Retno Kustijah
Retno Kustijah
Retno Kustijah is a former badminton player from Indonesia who competed internationally from the early 1960s to the early 1970s.-Career:...

  Rosalind Singha Ang 
  Teh Kew San
Teh Kew San
Teh Kew San is a former Malaysian badminton player who won national and international titles from the late 1950s to the mid 1960s. An "all-rounder" , his greatest successes came in men's doubles with Lim Say Hup...

1970   Punch Gunalan
Punch Gunalan
Datuk Punch Gunalan is a former male badminton star of Malaysia and one of the finest combination doubles and singles players that the country has ever produced....

  Hiroe Yuki
Hiroe Yuki
was a Japanese badminton player. She won numerous major international titles from the late 1960s to the late 1970s.- Persons :...

  Punch Gunalan
Punch Gunalan
Datuk Punch Gunalan is a former male badminton star of Malaysia and one of the finest combination doubles and singles players that the country has ever produced....

 
  Ng Boon Bee
Ng Boon Bee
Ng Boon Bee is a former Malaysian badminton player who won numerous international doubles titles from the early 1960s to the early 1970s. In combination, first, with Tan Yee Khan and later with Punch Gunalan he won open men's doubles events in Malaysia, Indonesia, Denmark, Germany, Canada, and...

  Machiko Aizawa
Machiko Aizawa
Machiko Aizawa is a former badminton player from Japan who won Japanese national and major international titles from the late 1960s to the mid-1970s. Though highly competitive in singles, her greatest success came in women's doubles with Etsuko Takenaka Toganoo. They shared the prestigious...

 
  Etsuko Takenaka
  Sylvia Ng 
  Ng Boon Bee
Ng Boon Bee
Ng Boon Bee is a former Malaysian badminton player who won numerous international doubles titles from the early 1960s to the early 1970s. In combination, first, with Tan Yee Khan and later with Punch Gunalan he won open men's doubles events in Malaysia, Indonesia, Denmark, Germany, Canada, and...

1974   Hou Jiachang   Chen Yuniang   Tjun Tjun
Tjun Tjun
Tjun Tjun is a former Chinese-Indonesian badminton player. Though a singles player early in his career, he became one of the sport's greatest doubles specialists. His game was notable for its speed, power, accuracy, and aggressiveness...

 
  Johan Wahjudi
Johan Wahjudi
-Career:Wahjudi and Tjun won men's doubles in the IBF's first World Championships in 1977.They also won 6 All England Open Badminton Championships between 1974 and 1980 during which time their losses were rare and they were clearly the world's number one team...

  Liang Chiusia 
  Cheng Huiming
  Regina Masli 
  Christian Hadinata
Christian Hadinata
Christian Hadinata is a former Chinese Indonesian badminton player.Though early in his career he was a fine singles player who reached the final of the prestigious All-England Championship in 1973, Christian's success in doubles earned him recognition as one of great doubles players in badminton...

1978   Liem Swie King
Liem Swie King
Liem Swie King is a former Indonesian badminton player who excelled from the late 1970s through the mid 1980s. Along with Morten Frost , Han Jian and Luan Jin , and Prakash Padukone , he was one of the world's leading singles players of that era...

  Liang Chiusia   Christian Hadinata
Christian Hadinata
Christian Hadinata is a former Chinese Indonesian badminton player.Though early in his career he was a fine singles player who reached the final of the prestigious All-England Championship in 1973, Christian's success in doubles earned him recognition as one of great doubles players in badminton...

 
  Ade Chandra
Ade Chandra
Ade Chandra is a retired Chinese Indonesian male badminton player. A doubles specialist of ample bulk by Indonesian standards, he was noted for his power and quick defensive reflexes...

  Verawaty Fajrin  
  Imelda Wiguno
Imelda Wiguno
Imelda Wiguno is a former badminton player from Indonesia who played at the world class level from the mid 1970s through the mid 1980s.-Career:...

  Tang Xianhu 
  Zhang Ailing
Zhang Ailing (badminton)
-Career:In 1978 Zhang won the rival "world championship" that was run by the short-lived World Badminton Federation prior to China's entry into the International Badminton Federation...

1982   Han Jian
Han Jian
Han Jian was a Chinese badminton player in the early and mid 1980s when China first entered the International Badminton Federation ....

  Zhang Ailing
Zhang Ailing (badminton)
-Career:In 1978 Zhang won the rival "world championship" that was run by the short-lived World Badminton Federation prior to China's entry into the International Badminton Federation...

  Christian Hadinata
Christian Hadinata
Christian Hadinata is a former Chinese Indonesian badminton player.Though early in his career he was a fine singles player who reached the final of the prestigious All-England Championship in 1973, Christian's success in doubles earned him recognition as one of great doubles players in badminton...

 
  Icuk Sugiarto
Icuk Sugiarto
Icuk Sugiarto is a former Indonesian badminton player who rated among the world's best singles players during the 1980s....

  Hwang Sun-ai 
  Kang Heung-sook
  Ivana Lie
Ivana Lie
Ivana Lie is a former female Chinese Indonesian badminton player who played at the world level from the late 1970s to the late 1980s.-Career:...

 
  Christian Hadinata
Christian Hadinata
Christian Hadinata is a former Chinese Indonesian badminton player.Though early in his career he was a fine singles player who reached the final of the prestigious All-England Championship in 1973, Christian's success in doubles earned him recognition as one of great doubles players in badminton...

1986   Zhao Jianhua
Zhao Jianhua
Zhao Jianhua is a Chinese former badminton player who competed internationally from the mid 1980s to the early 1990s. Generally rated among the most talented players that China has produced, he was admired for his speed and power as well as for his deception and technique...

  Han Aiping
Han Aiping
Han Aiping is a former Chinese badminton player in the 1980s who ranks among the greats of the woman's game. Noted for her superb overhead strokes, she and her teammate, rival, and sometimes doubles partner Li Lingwei dominated international singles play for most of the decade, each winning the...

  Park Joo-bong
Park Joo-bong
Park Joo-bong is a former badminton player from South Korea who excelled from the early 1980s through the mid 1990s....

 
  Kim Moon-soo
Kim Moon-soo (badminton)
Kim Moon-Soo is a former badminton player from South Korea.He has won 2 titles in the World Badminton Championships in men's doubles. He also won a gold medal at the Summer Olympics and 3 All England Open Badminton Championships in men's doubles...

  Lin Ying
Lin Ying
Lin Ying is a former Chinese badminton player and one of the most successful doubles specialists in the sport's modern history.-Career:Lin won the gold medal in women's doubles at the IBF World Championships three times, in the 1983 with Wu Dixi, and in the 1987 and 1989 IBF World Championships...

 
  Guan Weizhen
Guan Weizhen
Guan Weizhen is a retired Chinese badminton player who specialized in women's doubles.-Career:Guan won numerous major international doubles titles in the late 1980s and early 1990s. She is the only woman to have won three consecutive women's doubles titles at the BWF World Championships. She won...

  Park Joo-bong
Park Joo-bong
Park Joo-bong is a former badminton player from South Korea who excelled from the early 1980s through the mid 1990s....

 
  Chung Myung-hee
Chung Myung-hee
Chung Myung-hee is a former female badminton player from South Korea.Chung was a nine-time All England Open champion , and won the gold medals at the 1989 and 1991 IBF World Championships in mixed doubles, with Park Joo-bong...

1990
Badminton at the 1990 Asian Games
-Medal Winners:Men's SinglesMen's DoublesMen's TeamWomen's SinglesWomen's DoublesWomen's TeamMixed Doubles-Medal table:...

  Zhao Jianhua
Zhao Jianhua
Zhao Jianhua is a Chinese former badminton player who competed internationally from the mid 1980s to the early 1990s. Generally rated among the most talented players that China has produced, he was admired for his speed and power as well as for his deception and technique...

  Tang Jiuhong
Tang Jiuhong
Tang Jiuhong is a former Chinese badminton star who was one of the world's leading women's singles players of the late 1980s and early 1990s.-Career:...

  Li Yongbo
Li Yongbo
Li Yongbo is a retired Chinese male badminton player and now the head coach of Chinese National Badminton Team.-Career:As a player he was a men's doubles specialist noted for his quickness, reflexes, and power. From the mid-1980s to the early 1990s he shared numerous international titles with his...

 
  Tian Bingyi
Tian Bingyi
Tian Bingyi is a former badminton star for China. Though he played some singles internationally early in his career, he soon specialized in men's doubles.-Career:...

  Guan Weizhen
Guan Weizhen
Guan Weizhen is a retired Chinese badminton player who specialized in women's doubles.-Career:Guan won numerous major international doubles titles in the late 1980s and early 1990s. She is the only woman to have won three consecutive women's doubles titles at the BWF World Championships. She won...

 
  Nong Qunhua
Nong Qunhua
Nong Qunhua is a former international badminton player from China who specialized in women's doubles.-Career:Nong was won of the world's leading women's doubles players of the early 1990s, winning the IBF World Championships in 1991 with Guan Weizhen and in 1993 with Zhou Lei...

  Chung Myung-hee
Chung Myung-hee
Chung Myung-hee is a former female badminton player from South Korea.Chung was a nine-time All England Open champion , and won the gold medals at the 1989 and 1991 IBF World Championships in mixed doubles, with Park Joo-bong...

 
  Park Joo-bong
Park Joo-bong
Park Joo-bong is a former badminton player from South Korea who excelled from the early 1980s through the mid 1990s....

1994
Badminton at the 1994 Asian Games
-Medallists:Men's singlesMen's doublesMen's teamWomen's singlesWomen's doublesWomen's teamMixed doubles-Medal table:...

  Hariyanto Arbi
Hariyanto Arbi
Hariyanto Arbi is a former male badminton player from Indonesia who rated among the world's top few singles players in the 1990s.-Career:...

  Bang Soo-hyun
Bang Soo-hyun
Bang Soo-Hyun is a former badminton player from South Korea who was one of the world's leading women's singles players of the 1990s. She was a contemporary and rival of Indonesia's Susi Susanti and China's Ye Zhaoying and recorded wins over both in major badminton tournaments...

  Ricky Subagja
Ricky Subagja
Ricky Ahmad Subagja is a Bandung, Indonesia born former world-class badminton player. He rates among the greatest doubles specialists in the sport's history.-Career:...

 
  Rexy Mainaky
Rexy Mainaky
Rexy Ronald Mainaky is a former men's doubles badminton world champion from Indonesia who is often simply known as Rexy. He won the men doubles Olympic gold medal in 1996 with Ricky Subagja.- Career :...

  Shim Eun-jung
Shim Eun-jung
Shim Eun-jung is a former female badminton player from South Korea.She won the bronze medal in women's doubles with Gil Young-ah at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics.-External links:*...

 
  Jang Hye-ock
Jang Hye-ock
Jang Hye-ock was a female badminton player from South Korea.Jang won the gold medal at the 1995 IBF World Championships in women's doubles, playing with Gil Young-ah...

  Yoo Yong-sung
Yoo Yong-sung
Yoo Yong-sung is a male badminton player from South Korea.Yoo competed for Korea in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Lee Dong-soo. They defeated José Antonio Crespo and Sergio Llopis of Spain in the first round and Luluk Hadiyanto and Alvent Yulianto of...

 
  Chung So-young
Chung So-young
Chung So-young is a former female badminton player from South Korea.At the Barcelona Olympics in 1992 she won the gold medal in the women's doubles together with Hwang Hye-young.-Career:...

1998
Badminton at the 1998 Asian Games
-Medallists:Men's singlesMen's doublesMen's teamWomen's singlesWomen's doublesWomen's teamMixed doubles-Medal table:-Men's Singles:-Men's Doubles:-Men's Team:...

  Dong Jiong
Dong Jiong
Dong Jiong is a Chinese badminton player who ranked among the world's men's singles elite in the mid and late 1990s.-Career:In a relatively short career at the top level, Dong won some of badminton's biggest events, including the prestigious All-England and Denmark Open titles in 1997...

  Kanako Yonekura
Kanako Yonekura
is a female badminton player from Japan.Yonekura won the gold in Women's Singles of Badminton Tournament in 1998 Bangkok Asian Games, by defeating Gong Zhichao of People's Republic of China in the final....

  Ricky Subagja
Ricky Subagja
Ricky Ahmad Subagja is a Bandung, Indonesia born former world-class badminton player. He rates among the greatest doubles specialists in the sport's history.-Career:...

 
  Rexy Mainaky
Rexy Mainaky
Rexy Ronald Mainaky is a former men's doubles badminton world champion from Indonesia who is often simply known as Rexy. He won the men doubles Olympic gold medal in 1996 with Ricky Subagja.- Career :...

  Ge Fei
Ge Fei (badminton)
Ge Fei was a Chinese female badminton player in the 1990s who is one of the most successful doubles specialists in the sport's history.She is married to the former World Champion singles badminton player Sun Jun.-Career:...

 
  Gu Jun
Gu Jun
Gu Jun was a Chinese female badminton player in the 1990s.-Career:Gu and her regular partner Ge Fei were the world's dominant women's doubles team from the mid 1990s to their retirement after the 2000 Olympics. They won over thirty top tier international tournaments together, including two Olympic...

  Kim Dong-moon
Kim Dong-moon
Kim Dong-moon is a retired male badminton player from South Korea who won major titles between the mid-1990s and the mid-2000s...

 
  Ra Kyung-min
Ra Kyung-min
Ra Kyung-min is a female badminton player from South Korea.Ra was a dominating mixed doubles team with her partner Kim Dong-moon from late 1990s to early 2000s, resulting 70-match winning streak and 14 consecutive titles in international tournaments.- Career :Ra competed for Korea in badminton at...

2002
Badminton at the 2002 Asian Games
Badminton was contested at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea. Singles, doubles, and team events were contested for both men and women. Mixed Doubles were also contested...

  Taufik Hidayat
Taufik Hidayat
Taufik Hidayat is an Indonesian badminton player. He is a former World and Olympic champion in men's singles...

  Zhou Mi
Zhou Mi
Zhou Mi is a Chinese female badminton player. During much of her career she represented the People's Republic of China, but since 2007 she has represented Hong Kong which has a sports program and teams independent from those of the mainland. In 2010 she received a 2 year ban, for failing a drugs...

  Lee Dong-soo
Lee Dong-soo
Lee Dong-soo is a former male badminton player from South Korea.-Competition:Lee competed for Korea in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Yoo Yong-sung. They defeated José Antonio Crespo and Sergio Llopis of Spain in the first round and Luluk Hadiyanto and Alvent...

 
  Yoo Yong-sung
Yoo Yong-sung
Yoo Yong-sung is a male badminton player from South Korea.Yoo competed for Korea in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with partner Lee Dong-soo. They defeated José Antonio Crespo and Sergio Llopis of Spain in the first round and Luluk Hadiyanto and Alvent Yulianto of...

  Ra Kyung-min
Ra Kyung-min
Ra Kyung-min is a female badminton player from South Korea.Ra was a dominating mixed doubles team with her partner Kim Dong-moon from late 1990s to early 2000s, resulting 70-match winning streak and 14 consecutive titles in international tournaments.- Career :Ra competed for Korea in badminton at...

 
  Lee Kyung-won
Lee Kyung-won
Lee Kyung-won is a female badminton player from South Korea.Lee competed for Korea in badminton at the 2004 Summer Olympics in women's doubles with partner Ra Kyung-min. They had a bye in the first round and defeated Pernille Harder and Mette Schjoldager of Denmark in the second...

  Kim Dong-moon
Kim Dong-moon
Kim Dong-moon is a retired male badminton player from South Korea who won major titles between the mid-1990s and the mid-2000s...

 
  Ra Kyung-min
Ra Kyung-min
Ra Kyung-min is a female badminton player from South Korea.Ra was a dominating mixed doubles team with her partner Kim Dong-moon from late 1990s to early 2000s, resulting 70-match winning streak and 14 consecutive titles in international tournaments.- Career :Ra competed for Korea in badminton at...

2006
Badminton at the 2006 Asian Games
Badminton was contested at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar. Singles, doubles, and team events were contested for both men and women. Mixed Doubles were also contested. Competition took place from November 30 to December 9...

  Taufik Hidayat
Taufik Hidayat
Taufik Hidayat is an Indonesian badminton player. He is a former World and Olympic champion in men's singles...

  Wang Chen   Koo Kien Keat
Koo Kien Keat
Koo Kien Keat is a professional badminton player from Malaysia. Besides being a men's doubles player, he also represents Malaysia in the mixed doubles event. He started his career at seventeen years of age and has won the Asian Junior title. He played in the Thomas Cup 2004 with Chan Chong Ming....

 
  Tan Boon Heong
Tan Boon Heong
Tan Boon Heong is a professional badminton player representing Malaysia in the men's doubles event. He and his current doubles partner—Koo Kien Keat—are ranked 3rd in men's doubles in the world.-Career:...

  Gao Ling
Gao Ling
Gao Ling is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:Noted for her consistency, anticipation, forecourt prowess, and sporting smile, Gao is unarguably, to many fans, the most successful doubles specialists in the history of women's badminton. In addition, she earned...

 
  Huang Sui
Huang Sui
-Career:Although Huang has won the Chinese National mixed doubles title almost all of her many international titles have come in women's doubles with Gao Ling, in a partnership where Huang's strength and consistency in the backcourt have complemented Gao's ability in the forecourt...

  Zheng Bo
Zheng Bo
Zheng Bo is a male badminton player from Hunan, People's Republic of China.-Career:A doubles specialist, Zheng won men's doubles at the 2003 Indonesia Open with Sang Yang. Zheng and Sang also secured the winning point against Denmark in the final of the 2004 Thomas Cup, to clinch China's first...

 
  Gao Ling
Gao Ling
Gao Ling is a female badminton player from the People's Republic of China.-Career:Noted for her consistency, anticipation, forecourt prowess, and sporting smile, Gao is unarguably, to many fans, the most successful doubles specialists in the history of women's badminton. In addition, she earned...

2010
Badminton at the 2010 Asian Games
Badminton at the 2010 Asian Games was held in Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China from November 13–21, 2010.-Medal table:-Medalists:-Men's singles:-Men's doubles:-Men's team:-Women's singles:-Women's doubles:-Women's team:...

  Lin Dan
Lin Dan
Lin Dan is a professional badminton player from China. He is a four-time world champion and the reigning Olympic champion. Widely considered to be the greatest badminton player of all time, by the age of 27 Lin had completed the "Super Grand Slam", having won all major titles in world badminton:...

  Wang Shixian
Wang Shixian
Wang Shixian is a female badminton player from China, and currently the World's top ranked women's singles player.- Career :Wang Shixian was admitted into Chinese Junior National Team in 2005 and was soon promoted to the second-level adult team a year later...

  Markis Kido
Markis Kido
Markis Kido is a male badminton player from Indonesia, one of the world's leading men's doubles specialists. He won the men's doubles Olympic gold medal in 2008 with Hendra Setiawan.- Career :...

 
  Hendra Setiawan
Hendra Setiawan
Hendra Setiawan is a male badminton player from Indonesia and one of the world's leading doubles players.-Career:...

  Tian Qing
Tian Qing
Tian Qing is a women's and mixed doubles badminton player from China.-Career:Tian Qing had been Pan Pan's partner in women's doubles. They became the world number 5 in December. However, now Tian's partner is Zhao Yunlei. Tian plays with Tao Jiaming in the mixed doubles.2010In May, Tian Qing...

 
  Zhao Yunlei
Zhao Yunlei
Zhao Yunlei is a women's and mixed doubles badminton player from China.-Career:Zhao played with Tian Qing in the women's doubles and with Zhang Nan in the mixed doubles. Currently, she and Zhang Nan are ranked world number one...

  Shin Baek-cheol
Shin Baek-cheol
Shin Baek-cheol is a mixed and men's doubles badminton player from South Korea. His current mixed doubles partner is Lee Hyo-jung.- Early life :...

 
  Lee Hyo-jung
Lee Hyo-jung
Lee Hyo-jung is a female badminton player from South Korea.She won the gold medal in badminton mixed doubles at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics with her partner, Lee Yong-dae...


Team competition

Year Men Women
1962
Badminton at the 1962 Asian Games
-Medal Winners:Men's SinglesMen's DoublesMen's TeamWomen's SinglesWomen's DoublesWomen's Team-Medal table:...

  Indonesia
Indonesia national badminton team
The Indonesia national badminton team represents Indonesia in international badminton team competitions and is controlled by the Persatuan Bulutangkis Seluruh Indonesia, PBSI , the governing body for badminton in Indonesia...

  Indonesia
Indonesia national badminton team
The Indonesia national badminton team represents Indonesia in international badminton team competitions and is controlled by the Persatuan Bulutangkis Seluruh Indonesia, PBSI , the governing body for badminton in Indonesia...

1966   Thailand
Thailand national badminton team
The Thailand national badminton team represents Thailand in international badminton team competitions.-Participation in BWF competitions:Thomas Cup *1958 - Final round *1961 - Runner-up*1964 - Final round *1973 - Semi-finalist...

  Japan
Japan national badminton team
The Japan national badminton team represents Japan in international badminton team competitions.-Participation in BWF competitions:Thomas Cup*1964 - Semi-finalist *1967 - Final round...

1970   Indonesia
Indonesia national badminton team
The Indonesia national badminton team represents Indonesia in international badminton team competitions and is controlled by the Persatuan Bulutangkis Seluruh Indonesia, PBSI , the governing body for badminton in Indonesia...

  Japan
Japan national badminton team
The Japan national badminton team represents Japan in international badminton team competitions.-Participation in BWF competitions:Thomas Cup*1964 - Semi-finalist *1967 - Final round...

1974   China
China national badminton team
The China national badminton team represents the People's Republic of China in international badminton team competitions and is controlled by the Badminton Association of the People's Republic of China, the governing body for badminton in China....

  China
China national badminton team
The China national badminton team represents the People's Republic of China in international badminton team competitions and is controlled by the Badminton Association of the People's Republic of China, the governing body for badminton in China....

1978   Indonesia
Indonesia national badminton team
The Indonesia national badminton team represents Indonesia in international badminton team competitions and is controlled by the Persatuan Bulutangkis Seluruh Indonesia, PBSI , the governing body for badminton in Indonesia...

  China
China national badminton team
The China national badminton team represents the People's Republic of China in international badminton team competitions and is controlled by the Badminton Association of the People's Republic of China, the governing body for badminton in China....

1982   China
China national badminton team
The China national badminton team represents the People's Republic of China in international badminton team competitions and is controlled by the Badminton Association of the People's Republic of China, the governing body for badminton in China....

  China
China national badminton team
The China national badminton team represents the People's Republic of China in international badminton team competitions and is controlled by the Badminton Association of the People's Republic of China, the governing body for badminton in China....

1986   Korea
Korea national badminton team
The Korea national badminton team represents South Korea in international badminton team competitions.-Participation in BWF competitions:Thomas Cup *1984 - Fourth place*1992 - Semi-finalist*1996 - Semi-finalist*2000 - Semi-finalist*2004 - Semi-finalist...

  China
China national badminton team
The China national badminton team represents the People's Republic of China in international badminton team competitions and is controlled by the Badminton Association of the People's Republic of China, the governing body for badminton in China....

1990
Badminton at the 1990 Asian Games
-Medal Winners:Men's SinglesMen's DoublesMen's TeamWomen's SinglesWomen's DoublesWomen's TeamMixed Doubles-Medal table:...

  China
China national badminton team
The China national badminton team represents the People's Republic of China in international badminton team competitions and is controlled by the Badminton Association of the People's Republic of China, the governing body for badminton in China....

  China
China national badminton team
The China national badminton team represents the People's Republic of China in international badminton team competitions and is controlled by the Badminton Association of the People's Republic of China, the governing body for badminton in China....

1994
Badminton at the 1994 Asian Games
-Medallists:Men's singlesMen's doublesMen's teamWomen's singlesWomen's doublesWomen's teamMixed doubles-Medal table:...

  Indonesia
Indonesia national badminton team
The Indonesia national badminton team represents Indonesia in international badminton team competitions and is controlled by the Persatuan Bulutangkis Seluruh Indonesia, PBSI , the governing body for badminton in Indonesia...

  Korea
Korea national badminton team
The Korea national badminton team represents South Korea in international badminton team competitions.-Participation in BWF competitions:Thomas Cup *1984 - Fourth place*1992 - Semi-finalist*1996 - Semi-finalist*2000 - Semi-finalist*2004 - Semi-finalist...

1998
Badminton at the 1998 Asian Games
-Medallists:Men's singlesMen's doublesMen's teamWomen's singlesWomen's doublesWomen's teamMixed doubles-Medal table:-Men's Singles:-Men's Doubles:-Men's Team:...

  Indonesia
Indonesia national badminton team
The Indonesia national badminton team represents Indonesia in international badminton team competitions and is controlled by the Persatuan Bulutangkis Seluruh Indonesia, PBSI , the governing body for badminton in Indonesia...

  China
China national badminton team
The China national badminton team represents the People's Republic of China in international badminton team competitions and is controlled by the Badminton Association of the People's Republic of China, the governing body for badminton in China....

2002
Badminton at the 2002 Asian Games
Badminton was contested at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea. Singles, doubles, and team events were contested for both men and women. Mixed Doubles were also contested...

  Korea
Korea national badminton team
The Korea national badminton team represents South Korea in international badminton team competitions.-Participation in BWF competitions:Thomas Cup *1984 - Fourth place*1992 - Semi-finalist*1996 - Semi-finalist*2000 - Semi-finalist*2004 - Semi-finalist...

  China
China national badminton team
The China national badminton team represents the People's Republic of China in international badminton team competitions and is controlled by the Badminton Association of the People's Republic of China, the governing body for badminton in China....

2006
Badminton at the 2006 Asian Games
Badminton was contested at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar. Singles, doubles, and team events were contested for both men and women. Mixed Doubles were also contested. Competition took place from November 30 to December 9...

  China
China national badminton team
The China national badminton team represents the People's Republic of China in international badminton team competitions and is controlled by the Badminton Association of the People's Republic of China, the governing body for badminton in China....

  China
China national badminton team
The China national badminton team represents the People's Republic of China in international badminton team competitions and is controlled by the Badminton Association of the People's Republic of China, the governing body for badminton in China....

2010
Badminton at the 2010 Asian Games
Badminton at the 2010 Asian Games was held in Tianhe Gymnasium, Guangzhou, China from November 13–21, 2010.-Medal table:-Medalists:-Men's singles:-Men's doubles:-Men's team:-Women's singles:-Women's doubles:-Women's team:...

  China
China national badminton team
The China national badminton team represents the People's Republic of China in international badminton team competitions and is controlled by the Badminton Association of the People's Republic of China, the governing body for badminton in China....

  China
China national badminton team
The China national badminton team represents the People's Republic of China in international badminton team competitions and is controlled by the Badminton Association of the People's Republic of China, the governing body for badminton in China....


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