1991 Badminton Asian Cup

The 1991 Badminton Asian Cup was the first edition of Badminton Asian Cup. It was held in Istora Senayan indoor stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia from 18 to 22 December with total prize money of US$100,000.[1] The main sponsor of this tournament was Cathay Pacific.[2] Malaysian team won titles in Men's singles and doubles event, while South Korea won Women's doubles and Mixed doubles disciplines.[3] Chinese Tang won the Women's singles title.[4][5]

Asian Cup 1991
Tournament information
LocationIstora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia
DatesDecember 18–December 22
1994 →

Medalists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's singles   Rashid Sidek   Bambang Suprianto   Joko Suprianto
  Fung Permadi
Women's singles   Tang Jiuhong   Bang Soo-hyun   Somharuthai Jaroensiri
  Yuliani Sentosa
Men's doubles   Cheah Soon Kit
  Soo Beng Kiang
  Rexy Mainaky
  Ricky Subagja
  Chen Hongyong
  Chen Kang
  Huang Zhanzhong
  Zheng Yumin
Women's doubles   Chung So-young
  Hwang Hye-young
  Kimiko Jinnai
  Hisako Mori
  Erma Sulistianingsih
  Rosiana Tendean
  Yao Fen
  Lin Yanfen
Mixed doubles   Shon Jin-hwan
  Gil Young-ah
  Aryono Miranat
  Eliza Nathanael
  Ong Ewe Chye
  Tan Sui Hoon
  Siripong Siripool
  Ladawan Mulasartsatorn

Results

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Semifinals

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Discipline Winner Finalist Score
Men's singles   Rashid Sidek   Joko Suprianto 15–8, 6–15, 18–14
  Bambang Suprianto   Fung Permadi 15–7, 15–11
Women's singles   Tang Jiuhong   Somharuthai Jaroensiri 11–5, 11–9
  Bang Soo-hyun   Yuliani Sentosa 6–11, 11–8, 11–4
Men's doubles   Cheah Soon Kit
  Soo Beng Kiang
  Chen Hongyong
  Chen Kang
15–5, 15–8
  Rexy Mainaky
  Ricky Subagja
  Huang Zhanzhong
  Zheng Yumin
15–4, 15–8
Women's doubles   Chung So-young
  Hwang Hye-young
  Erma Sulistianingsih
  Rosiana Tendean
15–3, 5–15, 15–11
  Kimiko Jinnai
  Hisako Mori
  Yao Fen
  Lin Yanfen
10–15, 17–14, 15–1
Mixed doubles   Shon Jin-hwan
  Gil Young-ah
  Ong Ewe Chye
  Tan Sui Hoon
15–4, 15–4
  Aryono Miranat
  Eliza Nathanael
  Siripong Siripool
  Ladawan Mulasartsatorn
11–15, 17–14, 15–12

Finals

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Discipline Winner Finalist Score
Men's singles   Rashid Sidek   Bambang Suprianto 15–10, 15–11
Women's singles   Tang Jiuhong   Bang Soo-hyun 11–7, 6–11, 11–4
Men's doubles   Cheah Soon Kit
  Soo Beng Kiang
  Rexy Mainaky
  Ricky Subagja
17–16, 15–5
Women's doubles   Chung So-young
  Hwang Hye-young
  Kimiko Jinnai
  Hisako Mori
15–13, 15–1
Mixed doubles   Shon Jin-hwan
  Gil Young-ah
  Aryono Miranat
  Eliza Nathanael
15–5, 8–15, 15–7

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  South Korea2103
2  Malaysia (MAS)2013
3  China (CHN)1034
4  Indonesia (INA)0347
5  Japan0101
6  Thailand (THA)0022
Totals (6 entries)551020

References

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  1. ^ "The Official Asian Badminton Confederation Website". 2006-01-07. Archived from the original on 2006-01-07. Retrieved 2020-12-08.
  2. ^ "Bulu Tangkis Piala Asia Cathay Pacific:Tiga Putra Indonesia Lolos Semifinal Tunggal". Kompas (in Indonesian). 21 December 1991. p. 15.
  3. ^ "Bulu Tangkis Piala Asia Cathay Pacific:Bambang Suprianto Dan Ricky/Rexy Ke Final". Kompas (in Indonesian). 22 December 1991. p. 1.
  4. ^ "Badminton/Asian Cup: Rashid downs Joko". New Straits Times. 22 December 1991. p. 17.
  5. ^ "Bulu Tangkis Piala Asia Cathay Pacific:Tanpa Gelar di Kandang Sendiri". Kompas (in Indonesian). 23 December 1991. p. 1.