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.

Year No. Host City Country
1962 I Kuala Lumpur Flag of Malaysia Malaysia
1965 II Lucknow Flag of India India
1969 III Manila Flag of the Philippines Philippines
1971 IV Jakarta Flag of Indonesia Indonesia
1976 V Hyderabad Flag of India India
1983 VI Calcutta Flag of India India
1985 VII Kuala Lumpur Flag of Malaysia Malaysia
1987 VIII Semarang Flag of Indonesia Indonesia
1988 IX Bandar Lampung Flag of Indonesia Indonesia
1989 X Shanghai Flag of the People's Republic of China China
1991 XI Kuala Lumpur Flag of Malaysia Malaysia
1992 XII Kuala Lumpur Flag of Malaysia Malaysia
1993 XIII Hong Kong Flag of Hong Kong Hong Kong
1994 XIV Shanghai Flag of the People's Republic of China China
Year No. Host City Country
1995 XV Beijing Flag of the People's Republic of China China
1996 XVI Surabaya Flag of Indonesia Indonesia
1997 XVII Kuala Lumpur Flag of Malaysia Malaysia
1998 XVIII Bangkok Flag of Thailand Thailand
1999 XIX Kuala Lumpur Flag of Malaysia Malaysia
2000 XX Jakarta Flag of Indonesia Indonesia
2001 XXI Manila Flag of the Philippines Philippines
2002 XXII Bangkok Flag of Thailand Thailand
2003 XXIII Jakarta Flag of Indonesia Indonesia
2004 XXIV Kuala Lumpur Flag of Malaysia Malaysia
2005 XXV Hyderabad Flag of India India
2006 XXVI Johor Bahru Flag of Malaysia Malaysia
2007 XXVII Johor Bahru Flag of Malaysia Malaysia
2008 XXVIII Johor Bahru Flag of Malaysia Malaysia

[edit] Past winners

See also: Medalists at the Badminton Asia Championships

[edit] Individual competition

Year Men's singles Women's singles Men's doubles Women's doubles Mixed doubles
2008 Flag of South Korea Park Sung-hwan Flag of the People's Republic of China Jiang Yanjiao Flag of South Korea Jung Jae-sung
Flag of South Korea Lee Yong-dae
Flag of the People's Republic of China Yang Wei
Flag of the People's Republic of China Zhang Jiewen
Flag of Indonesia Flandy Limpele
Flag of Indonesia Vita Marissa
2007 Flag of Indonesia Taufik Hidayat Flag of the People's Republic of China Jiang Yanjiao Flag of Malaysia Choong Tan Fook
Flag of Malaysia Lee Wan Wah
Flag of the People's Republic of China Yang Wei
Flag of the People's Republic of China Zhao Tingting
Flag of the People's Republic of China He Hanbin
Flag of the People's Republic of China Yu Yang
2006 Flag of Malaysia Lee Chong Wei Flag of Hong Kong Wang Chen Flag of Malaysia Choong Tan Fook
Flag of Malaysia Lee Wan Wah
Flag of the People's Republic of China Yu Yang
Flag of the People's Republic of China Du Jing
Flag of Indonesia Nova Widianto
Flag of Indonesia Lilyana Natsir
2005 Flag of Indonesia Sony Dwi Kuncoro Flag of Hong Kong Wang Chen Flag of Indonesia Markis Kido
Flag of Indonesia Hendra Setiawan
Flag of South Korea Lee Hyo-jung
Flag of South Korea Lee Kyung-won
Flag of Thailand Sudket Prapakamol
Flag of Thailand Saralee Thungthongkam
2004 Flag of Indonesia Taufik Hidayat Flag of South Korea Jun Jae-youn Flag of Indonesia Sigit Budiarto
Flag of Indonesia Trikus Haryanto
Flag of South Korea Lee Hyo-jung
Flag of South Korea Lee Kyung-won
Flag of South Korea Kim Dong-moon
Flag of South Korea Ra Kyung-min
2003 Flag of Indonesia Sony Dwi Kuncoro Flag of Hong Kong Wang Chen Flag of South Korea Lee Dong-soo
Flag of South Korea Yoo Yong-sung
Flag of South Korea Ra Kyung-min
Flag of South Korea Lee Kyung-won
Flag of Indonesia Nova Widianto
Flag of Indonesia Vita Marissa
2002 Flag of Indonesia Sony Dwi Kuncoro Flag of the People's Republic of China Zhou Mi Flag of South Korea Ha Tae-kwon
Flag of South Korea Kim Dong-moon
Flag of the People's Republic of China Zhang Jiewen
Flag of the People's Republic of China Yang Wei
Flag of the People's Republic of China Zhang Jun
Flag of the People's Republic of China Gao Ling
2001 Flag of the People's Republic of China Xia Xuanze Flag of the People's Republic of China Zhang Ning Flag of Indonesia Bambang Suprianto
Flag of Indonesia Trikus Haryanto
Flag of the People's Republic of China Gao Ling
Flag of the People's Republic of China Huang Sui
Flag of South Korea Kim Dong-moon
Flag of South Korea Ra Kyung-min
2000 Flag of Indonesia Taufik Hidayat Flag of the People's Republic of China Xie Xingfang Flag of Indonesia Rexy Mainaky
Flag of Indonesia Tony Gunawan
Flag of South Korea Lee Hyo-jun
Flag of South Korea Yim Kyunh-jin
Flag of Indonesia Bambang Suprianto
Flag of Indonesia Minarti Timur
1999 Flag of the People's Republic of China Chen Hong Flag of the People's Republic of China Ye Zhaoying Flag of South Korea Ha Tae-kwon
Flag of South Korea Kim Dong-moon
Flag of the People's Republic of China Gei Fei
Flag of the People's Republic of China Gu Jun
Flag of South Korea Kim Dong-moon
Flag of South Korea Ra Kyung-min
1998 Flag of the People's Republic of China Chen Gang Flag of the People's Republic of China Ye Zhaoying Flag of South Korea Kang Kyung-jin
Flag of South Korea Ha Tae-kwon
Flag of the People's Republic of China Gei Fei
Flag of the People's Republic of China Gu Jun
Flag of South Korea Kim Dong-moon
Flag of South Korea Ra Kyung-min
1997 Flag of the People's Republic of China Sun Jun Flag of the People's Republic of China Yao Yan Flag of Indonesia Denny Kantono
Flag of Indonesia Antonius Ariantho
Flag of the People's Republic of China Liu Zhong
Flag of the People's Republic of China Huang Nanyan
Flag of the People's Republic of China Zhang Jun
Flag of the People's Republic of China Liu Lu
1996 Flag of Indonesia Jeffer Rosobin Flag of the People's Republic of China Gong Zhichao Flag of Indonesia Ade Sutrisna
Flag of Indonesia Candra Wijaya
Flag of Indonesia Aliza
Flag of Indonesia Finarsih
Flag of Indonesia Trikus Heryanto
Flag of Indonesia Lili Tampi
1995 Flag of South Korea Park Sung-woo Flag of the People's Republic of China Ye Zhaoying Flag of Malaysia Cheah Soon Kit
Flag of Malaysia Yap Kim Hock
Flag of the People's Republic of China Ge Fei
Flag of the People's Republic of China Gu Jun
Flag of the People's Republic of China Liu Yong
Flag of the People's Republic of China Ge Fei
1994 Flag of Malaysia Foo Kok Keong Flag of the People's Republic of China Ye Zhaoying Flag of the People's Republic of China Chen Kang
Flag of the People's Republic of China Chen Hongyong
Flag of the People's Republic of China Ge Fei
Flag of the People's Republic of China Gu Jun
Flag of the People's Republic of China Chen Xingdong
Flag of the People's Republic of China Sun Man
1992 Flag of Malaysia Rashid Sidek Flag of the People's Republic of China Ye Zhaoying Flag of Malaysia Razif Sidek
Flag of Malaysia Jalani Sidek
Flag of the People's Republic of China Wu Yuhong
Flag of the People's Republic of China Pan Li
Flag of Indonesia Joko Mardiano
Flag of Indonesia Sri Untari
1991 Flag of Malaysia Rashid Sidek Flag of Indonesia Yuliana Santoso Flag of South Korea Park Joo-bong
Flag of South Korea Kim Moon-soo
Flag of South Korea Hwang Hye-young
Flag of South Korea Yong Chung-so
Flag of South Korea Park Joo-bong
Flag of South Korea Chung Myeong-hee

[edit] Team competition

Year Men Women
1993 Flag of the People's Republic of China China

[edit] References

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