1997 Asian Badminton Championships

1997 Asian Badminton Championships
Tournament information
Location	Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Dates	September 3–September 7
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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]

Medalists

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

Medal table

Final results

Men's singles

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

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

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

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

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

^ 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.
^ "ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS: LAST-MINUTE SUB SURPRISES NINTH SEED". worldbadminton.com. 3 September 1997. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
^ "ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS: INDONESIAN MEN, CHINESE LADIES DOMINATE". worldbadminton.com. 5 September 1997. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
^ "ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS: SUN JUN GAINS FINALS; CHINA SURE OF THREE TITLES". worldbadminton.com. 6 September 1997. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
^ "ASIAN CHAMPIONSHIPS: SUN JUN LEADS CHINESE TO FOUR TITLES". worldbadminton.com. 7 September 1997. Retrieved 16 November 2020.

[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.

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Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China (CHN)	4	3	1	8
2	Indonesia (INA)	1	1	7	9
3	Malaysia (MAS)	0	1	1	2
4	Chinese Taipei (TPE)	0	0	1	1
Totals (4 entries)		5	5	10	20