Badminton at the Asian Games

Badminton has been 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).

Editions

Games Year Host city Best nation
IV1962Jakarta, Indonesia Indonesia
V1966Bangkok, Thailand Indonesia
VI1970Bangkok, Thailand Japan
VII1974Tehran, Iran China
VIII1978Bangkok, Thailand Indonesia
IX1982New Delhi, India China
X1986Seoul, South Korea China
XI1990Beijing, China China
XII1994Hiroshima, Japan South Korea
XIII1998Bangkok, Thailand China
XIV2002Busan, South Korea South Korea
XV2006Doha, Qatar China
XVI2010Guangzhou, China China
XVII2014Incheon, South Korea China
XVIII2018Jakarta, Indonesia China

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China432935107
2 Indonesia28274499
3 South Korea16173366
4 Japan782540
5 Malaysia782035
6 Thailand1111527
7 Hong Kong1258
8 Chinese Taipei1168
9 India01910
10 Myanmar0011
 Pakistan0011
 Singapore0011
Totals (12 nations)104104195403

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 14 18 Years
 Afghanistan (AFG)X1
 Bahrain (BRN)X1
 China (CHN)XXXXXXXXXXXX12
 Chinese Taipei (TPE)XXXXXX5
 East Timor (TLS)X1
 Hong Kong (HKG)XXXXX5
 India (IND)XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX15
 Indonesia (INA)XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX15
 Iran (IRI)XXX3
 Iraq (IRQ)X1
 Japan (JPN)XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX15
 Macau (MAC)XXXXX5
 Malaysia (MAS)XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX15
 Maldives (MDV)XXX3
 Mongolia (MGL)XXXX4
 Nepal (NEP)XXX3
 Pakistan (PAK)XX2
 Philippines (PHI)X1
 Qatar (QAT)X1
 Saudi Arabia (KSA)XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX15
 Singapore (SGP)XXXXX4
 South Korea (KOR)XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX15
 Sri Lanka (SRI)XXX3
 Syria (SYR)X1
 Thailand (THA)XXXXXXXXXXXXXXX15
 Uzbekistan (UZB)X2
 Vietnam (VIE)XXXX4
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List of medalists

References

  1. ↑ "Badminton – History". doha-2006.com. Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 4 January 2007. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
  2. ↑ "Sports – Badminton". gz2010.cn. Guangzhou Asian Games Organising Committee (GAGOC). 30 March 2009. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
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