1996 Badminton Asian Cup

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

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]

Medalists

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

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 South Korea3104
2 China (CHN)1247
3 Malaysia (MAS)1012
4 Indonesia (INA)0235
5 Japan0011
 Thailand (THA)0011
Totals (6 entries)551020

Results

Semifinals

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

Finals

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