Badminton Asian Cup
The Badminton Asian Cup was an Asian continental championship in the five individual disciplines in badminton.[1] It was held in 1991, 1994, 1995 and 1996. From 1997 a team competition called the Asia Cup followed. The Asian Cup Individual championship featured the best players in Asia with the aim of further strengthening and consolidating Asian development in the world badminton. This prestigious invitation event witnessed the best players in Asia to compete for the prize money of US$100,000, one of the richest purses in Asian badminton event.[2]
Venues
| Yeat | Edition | City | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | I | Jakarta | Indonesia |
| 1994 | II | Beijing | China |
| 1995 | III | Qingdao | China |
| 1996 | IV | Seoul | South Korea |
Winners
| Year | Men's singles | Women's singles | Men's doubles | Women's doubles | Mixed doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 | Rashid Sidek | Tang Jiuhong | Cheah Soon Kit Soo Beng Kiang |
Hwang Hye-young Chung So-young |
Shon Jin-hwan Gil Young-ah |
| 1994 | Dong Jiong | Ye Zhaoying | Ricky Subagja Rexy Mainaky |
Jang Hye-ock Chung So-young |
Liu Jianjun Ge Fei |
| 1995 | Joko Suprianto | Bang Soo-hyun | Huang Zhanzhong Jiang Xin |
Ge Fei Gu Jun |
Liu Jianjun Sun Man |
| 1996 | Rashid Sidek | Zhang Ning | Yoo Yong-sung Kim Dong-moon |
Jang Hye-ock Chung So-young |
Park Joo-bong Ra Kyung-min |
Performances by nation
| Nation | MS | WS | MD | WD | XD | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 | South Korea | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| 3 | Malaysia | 2 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 4 | Indonesia | 1 | 1 | 2 |
References
- ^ "The History Of Badminton. Where Badminton Started". www.athleticscholarships.net. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
- ^ "The Official Asian Badminton Confederation Website". 2006-01-07. Archived from the original on 2006-01-07. Retrieved 2020-12-08.