Badminton at the Asian Games
Badminton is one of the regular Asian Games sports since 1962 in Jakarta, Indonesia.
History
Badminton made its debut in the Asian Games as a demonstration sport at the 1958 Asian Games in Tokyo, Japan, and became a regular competitive sport in 1962.[1] In the 1962 Games, six events were held, with singles, doubles and team event for both men and women. The mixed doubles event was added in 1966 Asian Games. There was a playoff between the two semifinal losers to determine the sole winner of the bronze medal in 1962; but since 1966, two bronze medals per event are awarded in each event (except in 1974).
Medal table
1 | China (CHN) | 36 | 25 | 31 | 92 |
2 | Indonesia (INA) | 24 | 24 | 39 | 87 |
3 | South Korea (KOR) | 15 | 15 | 31 | 61 |
4 | Malaysia (MAS) | 7 | 8 | 16 | 31 |
5 | Japan (JPN) | 6 | 6 | 20 | 32 |
6 | Thailand (THA) | 1 | 11 | 14 | 26 |
7 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
8 | India (IND) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
9 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
10 | Myanmar (MYA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Pakistan (PAK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Singapore (SIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 90 | 90 | 167 | 347 |
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Location of the Asian Games
The table below gives an overview of all host cities and countries of badminton at the Asian Games.
Year | Host City | Country |
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1962 | Jakarta | Indonesia |
1966 | Bangkok | Thailand |
1970 | Bangkok | Thailand |
1974 | Tehran | Iran |
1978 | Bangkok | Thailand |
1982 | New Delhi | India |
1986 | Seoul | South Korea |
1990 | Beijing | China |
1994 | Hiroshima | Japan |
1998 | Bangkok | Thailand |
2002 | Busan | South Korea |
2006 | Doha | Qatar |
2010 | Guangzhou | China |
2014 | Incheon | South Korea |
Competition
Asian Games badminton consists of a single-elimination tournament. Each match is played to the best of three games, each game is of 21 points. Rally scoring is used, meaning a player does not need to be serving to score. A player must win by two points or be the first player to 30 points.[2]
Participating nations
The following nations have taken part in the badminton competition.
Nation | 62 | 66 | 70 | 74 | 78 | 82 | 86 | 90 | 94 | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | Years |
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Bahrain (BRN) | X | 1 | ||||||||||||
China (CHN) | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 10 | |||
Hong Kong (HKG) | X | X | X | 3 | ||||||||||
India (IND) | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 13 |
Iran (IRI) | X | 1 | ||||||||||||
Indonesia (INA) | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 13 |
Iraq (IRQ) | X | 1 | ||||||||||||
Japan (JPN) | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 13 |
South Korea (KOR) | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 13 |
Macau (MAC) | X | X | 2 | |||||||||||
Maldives (MDV) | X | 1 | ||||||||||||
Mongolia (MGL) | X | X | 2 | |||||||||||
Nepal (NEP) | X | 1 | ||||||||||||
Philippines (PHI) | X | 1 | ||||||||||||
Singapore (SIN) | X | X | X | X | 4 | |||||||||
Sri Lanka (SRI) | X | X | 2 | |||||||||||
Syria (SYR) | X | 1 | ||||||||||||
Thailand (THA) | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 13 |
Chinese Taipei (TPE) | X | X | X | X | 4 | |||||||||
East Timor (TLS) | X | 1 | ||||||||||||
Vietnam (VIE) | X | X | 2 |
Winners
Individual competition
Team competition
Year | Men | Women |
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1962 | Indonesia | Indonesia |
1966 | Thailand | Japan |
1970 | Indonesia | Japan |
1974 | China | China |
1978 | Indonesia | China |
1982 | China | China |
1986 | Korea | China |
1990 | China | China |
1994 | Indonesia | Korea |
1998 | Indonesia | China |
2002 | Korea | China |
2006 | China | China |
2010 | China | China |
References
- ^ "Badminton – History". doha-2006.com. Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 4 January 2007. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
- ^ "Sports – Badminton". gz2010.cn. Guangzhou Asian Games Organising Committee (GAGOC). 30 March 2009. Retrieved 12 July 2011.