1996 Badminton Asian Cup

The 1996 Badminton Asian Cup was the fourth edition of Badminton Asian Cup.[1] It was held in Seoul, South Korea from 19 to 23 June with total prize money of US$130,000. Host South Korea dominated by winning all the doubles disciplines, while Singles titles were shared between China and Malaysia.[2][3][4]

1996 Asian Cup
Tournament details
Dates19 – 23 June
Edition4th
Total prize moneyUS$130,000
VenueOlympic Gymnasium No. 2
LocationSeoul, South Korea
1995

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's singles Rashid Sidek Luo Yigang Xie Yangchun
Ong Ewe Hock
Women's singles Zhang Ning Zeng Yaqiong Somharuthai Jaroensiri
Lidya Djaelawijaya
Men's doubles Kim Dong-moon
Yoo Yong-sung
Tony Gunawan
Rudy Wijaya
Ade Sutrisna
Candra Wijaya
Liu Yong
Zhang Wei
Women's doubles Chung So-young
Jang Hye-ock
Indarti Issolina
Deyana Lomban
Tomomi Matsuo
Masako Sakamoto
Gao Qian
Zhang Jin
Mixed doubles Park Joo-bong
Ra Kyung-min
Kang Kyung-jin
Kim Mee-hyang
Liu Yong
Gao Qian
Sandiarto
Indarti Issolina

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 South Korea (KOR)3104
2 China (CHN)1247
3 Malaysia (MAS)1012
4 Indonesia (INA)0235
5 Japan (JPN)0011
 Thailand (THA)0011
Totals (6 entries)551020

Results

Semifinals[5]

Discipline Winner Runner-up Score
Men's singles Rashid Sidek Xie Yangchun 15–2, 15–11
Luo Yigang Ong Ewe Hock 15–12, 18–13
Women's singles Zhang Ning Somharuthai Jaroensiri 11–2, 11–4
Zeng Yaqiong Lidya Djaelawijaya 11–4, 11–0
Men's doubles Kim Dong-moon
Yoo Yong-sung
Candra Wijaya
Ade Sutrisna
15–11, 15–6
Tony Gunawan
Rudy Wijaya
Liu Yong
Zhang Wei
15–9, 15–6
Women's doubles Indarti Issolina
Deyana Lomban
Tomomi Matsuo
Masako Sakamoto
15–8, 15–12
Chung So-young
Jang Hye-ock
Gao Qian
Zhang Jin
15–1, 15–3
Mixed doubles Park Joo-bong
Ra Kyung-min
Liu Yong
Gao Qian
15–5, 15–4
Kang Kyung-jin
Kim Mee-hyang
Sandiarto
Indarti Issolina
15–12, 15–11

Finals

Discipline Winner Finalist Score
Men's singles Rashid Sidek Luo Yigang 18–14, 15–5
Women's singles Zhang Ning Zeng Yaqiong 5–11, 11–2, 11–6
Men's doubles Kim Dong-moon
Yoo Yong-sung
Tony Gunawan
Rudy Wijaya
15–10, 15–8
Women's doubles Chung So-young
Jang Hye-ock
Indarti Issolina
Deyana Lomban
15–7, 15–8
Mixed doubles Park Joo-bong
Ra Kyung-min
Kang Kyung-jin
Kim Mee-hyang
15–6, 15–8

Sources

  • "World Badminton Archives - Ciba Asia Cup 1996". 23 June 2021.

References

  1. "Asian Cup Seasons". www.asianbadminton.org.my. Archived from the original on 7 January 2006. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  2. "길영아.장혜옥,아시아컵 배드민턴 여자복식 제패". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). 24 June 1996.
  3. "1996 Ciba Asia Cup". www.worldbadminton.com. D. Shuttlenews. 21 June 1996. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  4. "RASHID SIDEK BAGS ASIA CUP SINGLES CROWN". www.worldbadminton.com. D. Shuttlenews. 23 June 1996. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  5. "Rashid to take on Luo in Ciba Cup final". The Straits Times. 23 June 1996. p. 36. Retrieved 29 December 2022 via NewspaperSG.
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