1997 Badminton Asia Cup

Badminton championships

Sampoerna (King) Asia Cup 1997
Tournament information
Location	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia
Dates	February 19–February 23
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The 1997 Badminton Asia Cup; officially called as Sampoerna (King) Asia Cup 1997 was the 1st edition of the Badminton Asia Cup. It was held in Istora Senayan tennis indoor stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia from 19 February to 23 February with total prize money of 150,000 US Dollars.^[1] Tournament consisted of total of three matches in every team encounter, with format of Men's singles, Men's doubles and a second Men's singles match.^[2] Countries participated in this tournaments were Indonesia, Malaysia, India, Thailand, South Korea, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong & Japan.^[3] Winning team & top seeded Indonesia got US$80,000 while runner-up Malaysian team got US$40,000.^[4] Third placed Chinese Taipei got a total of US$20,000 and 4th ranked South Korea bagged a total prize of US$10,000.^[5]

Group results

Group A

1) Indonesia V/s India

Indonesia
3

Jakarta
19 February 1997

India
0

		1	2
1	Indra Wijaya Pullela Gopichand	15 9	15 4
2	Sigit Budiarto / Candra Wijaya Jaseel P. Ismail / Vijaydeep Singh	15 1	15 2
3	Budi Santoso Siddharth Jain	15 2	18 13

2) Chinese Taipei V/s Thailand

Chinese Taipei
2

Jakarta
19 February 1997

Thailand
1

		1	2
1	Fung Permadi Natapol Sarawan	15 9	15 0
2	Chien Yu-hsun / Huang Shih-chung Pramote Teerawiwatana / Siripong Siripool	9 15	2 15
3	Chang Jeng-shyuang Anuphap Theeraratsakul	15 12	15 6

3) Indonesia V/s Thailand

Indonesia
3

Jakarta
20 February 1997

Thailand
0

		1	2	3
1	Budi Santoso Natapol Sarawan	15 2	15 4
2	Sigit Budiarto / Candra Wijaya Pramote Teerawiwatana / Siripong Siripool	18 13	11 15	15 5
3	Jeffer Rosobin Anuphap Theeraratsakul	18 14	15 13

4) Chinese Taipei V/s India

Chinese Taipei
3

Jakarta
20 February 1997

India
0

		1	2
1	Fung Permadi Pullela Gopichand	15 8	15 3
2	Chien Yu-hsun / Huang Shih-chung Jaseel P. Ismail / Vijaydeep Singh	15 3	15 13
3	Chang Jeng-shyuang Siddharth Jain	15 6	15 7

5) Indonesia V/s Chinese Taipei

Indonesia
2

Jakarta
21 February 1997

Chinese Taipei
1

		1	2	3
1	Indra Wijaya Chang Jeng-shyuang	15 10	11 15	15 0
2	Sigit Budiarto / Candra Wijaya Chien Yu-hsun / Huang Shih-chung	15 6	15 7
3	Jeffer Rosobin Chien Yu-hsiu	15 10	10 15	8 15

6) India V/s Thailand

India
2

Jakarta
21 February 1997

Thailand
1

		1	2
1	Pullela Gopichand Natapol Sarawan	15 11	15 1
2	Jaseel P. Ismail / Vijaydeep Singh Pramote Teerawiwatana / Siripong Siripool	4 15	8 15
3	Siddharth Jain Anuphap Theeraratsakul	15 1	15 4

Group B

1) Malaysia V/s Hong Kong

Malaysia
3

Jakarta
19 February 1997

Hong Kong
0

		1	2	3
1	Ong Ewe Hock Tam Kai Chuen	15 6	5 15	15 6
2	Lee Wan Wah / Tan Kim Her Chan Kin Man / Ma Che Kong	15 11	15 2
3	Pang Chen Liu Kwok Wa	15 2	15 1

2) South Korea vs Japan

South Korea
3

Jakarta
19 February 1997

Japan
0

		1	2	3
1	Park Sung-woo Takahiro Suka	15 6	5 15	15 6
2	Lee Dong-soo / Yoo Yong-sung Shinji Ohta / Takuya Takehana	15 5	15 8
3	Han Dong-sung Yuzo Kubota	15 5	15 7

3) Malaysia V/s Japan

Malaysia
3

Jakarta
20 February 1997

Japan
0

		1	2
1	Ong Ewe Hock Takahiro Suka	15 4	15 1
2	Lee Wan Wah / Tan Kim Her Shinji Ohta / Takuya Takehana	15 12	15 7
3	Pang Chen Yuzo Kubota	15 8	15 6

4) South Korea vs Hong Kong

South Korea
3

Jakarta
20 February 1997

Hong Kong
0

		1	2
1	Park Sung-woo Tam Kai Chuen	15 7	15 10
2	Lee Dong-soo / Yoo Yong-sung Chow Kin Man / Ma Che Kong	15 7	15 9
3	Kim Chul-joong Yau Tsz Yuk	15 2	15 9

5) South Korea V/s Malaysia

South Korea
1

Jakarta
21 February 1997

Malaysia
2

		1	2
1	Park Sung-woo Pang Chen	12 15	3 15
2	Lee Dong-soo / Yoo Yong-sung Lee Wan Wah / Tan Kim Her	15 12	15 11
3	Han Dong-sung Wong Choong Hann	7 15	10 15

6) Japan V/s Hong Kong

Japan
2

Jakarta
21 February 1997

Hong Kong
1

		1	2	3
1	Takahiro Suka Tam Kai Chuen	4 15	9 15
2	Shinji Ohta / Takuya Takehana Chow Kin Man / Ma Che Kong	15 7	15 12
3	Yuzo Kubota Yau Tsz Yuk	10 15	18 17	15 3

Semifinals

1) Indonesia V/s South Korea

Indonesia
3

Jakarta
22 February 1997

South Korea
0

		1	2
1	Indra Wijaya Park Sung-woo	15 6	15 8
2	Sigit Budiarto / Candra Wijaya Lee Dong-soo / Jung Jae-sung	15 7	15 12
3	Budi Santoso Kim Chul-joong	15 9	15 7

2) Chinese Taipei V/s Malaysia

Chinese Taipei
1

Jakarta
22 February 1997

Malaysia
2

		1	2	3
1	Fung Permadi Ong Ewe Hock	15 9	13 18	13 15
2	Chien Yu-hsun / Huang Shih-chung Tan Kim Her / Lee Wan Wah	8 15	15 5	15 10
3	Chien Yu-hsiu Pang Chen	11 15	6 15

Final

Indonesia V/s Malaysia

Indonesia
3

Jakarta
23 February 1997

Malaysia
0

		1	2	3
1	Indra Wijaya Ong Ewe Hock	18 13	4 15	15 11
2	Sigit Budiarto / Candra Wijaya Wong Choong Hann / Lee Chee Leong	15 7	15 12
3	Budi Santoso Pang Chen	15 2	15 2

Bronze medal tie

Chinese Taipei V/s South Korea

Chinese Taipei
2

Jakarta
23 February 1997

South Korea
1

		1	2
1	Fung Permadi Park Sung-woo	15 5	15 8
2	Chien Yu-hsun / Huang Shih-chung Lee Dong-soo / Yoo Yong-sung	13 15	7 15
3	Chang Jeng-shyuang Kim Chul-joong	15 9	15 4

References

^ "ASIA CUP: DAY 1 RESULTS". www.worldbadminton.com. 19 February 1997. Archived from the original on 9 December 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
^ "ASIA CUP: DAY 2 RESULTS". www.worldbadminton.com. 20 February 1997. Archived from the original on 9 December 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
^ Grossman, Mike (21 February 1997). "ASIA CUP: INDONESIA, MALAYSIA TAKE GROUP PENNANTS". www.worldbadminton.com. Archived from the original on 9 December 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
^ Grossman, Mike (22 February 1997). "ASIA CUP: INDONESIA, MALAYSIA MARCH INTO FINALS". www.worldbadminton.com. Archived from the original on 9 December 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
^ Grossman, Mike (23 February 1997). "ASIA CUP: INDONESIA TAKES TITLE AND US$80,000". Archived from the original on 9 December 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2020.