Badminton Asia Championships
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The Badminton Asia Championships (the new name used for the first time in 2007 edition, formerly known as Asian Badminton Championships) is a tournament organized by the Badminton Asia Confederation to crown the best badminton players in Asia.
The tournament started in 1962 and is held annually since 1991. The event had been played rotated between team and individual competitions before the team event nulled since 1994.[1]
However the 2003 event lifted some controversy when China decided to pull out from the tournament at the last minute. Headcoach Li Yongbo said the tournament did not award any ranking points for 2004 Summer Olympics event and wanted to give the players more time to rest.[2] Some of the top players also willing to pull out from the tournament since the competitiveness of the event low.
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[edit] Location of the Asia Championships
The table below gives an overview of all host cities and countries of the Asia Championships.
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[edit] Past winners
[edit] Individual competition
[edit] Team competition
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| 1993 |  China |
[edit] References
- ^ Event Overview of the Asian Badminton Championships. Archived from the original on 2001-07-10.
- ^ 亚洲羽锦赛今日开打 中国队因故退出 (Chinese)
[edit] External links
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International badminton
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BWF | Thomas Cup | Uber Cup | Sudirman Cup | World Championships | World Junior Championships |
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Badminton Asia Championships
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Kuala Lumpur 1962 | Lucknow 1965 | Manila 1969 | Jakarta 1971 | Hyderabad 1976 | Calcutta 1983 Kuala Lumpur 1985 | Semarang 1987 | Bandar Lampung 1988 | Shanghai 1989 Kuala Lumpur 1991 | Kuala Lumpur 1992 | Hong Kong 1993 | Shanghai 1994 | Beijing 1995 Surabaya 1996 | Kuala Lumpur 1997 | Bangkok 1998 | Kuala Lumpur 1999 | Jakarta 2000 Manila 2001 | Bangkok 2002 | Jakarta 2003 | Kuala Lumpur 2004 | Hyderabad 2005 | Johor Bahru 2006 | Johor Bahru 2007 | Johor Bahru 2008 |
