1998 Asian Junior Badminton Championships

The 1998 Asian Junior Badminton Championships is an Asia continental junior championships to crown the best U-19 badminton players across Asia. This tournament were held at the Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 15-21 June 1998.[1]

1998 Asian Junior Badminton Championships
Tournament details
Dates15-21 June 1998
Edition2
VenueKuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium
LocationKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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Medalists

China boys' and girls' team sweep the title after beat Malaysia 3–2 and South Korea 5–0 respectively. The Indonesian and Taiwanese boys' and girls' finished in third place.[2] In the individuals event, Chien Yu-hsiu surprised the competition when he captured the boys' singles gold. China led by top-seed Zhang Yi, Indonesia, Korea and Malaysia were among the favourites to go home with the coveted title. In the girls' singles, China dominated event from the quarterfinals. Hu Ting won the girls' singles title after beat her teammate Gong Ruina, 11–6 and 11–2, but Gong who was partnered with Huang Sui won the girls' doubles title after defeat the Korean pair Lee Hyo-jung and Jun Woul-sihk, 15–13 and 15–8. Huang completes her success by winning her second title in the mixed doubles event with Jiang Shan. The boys' doubles gold goes to Chan Chong Ming and Teo Kok Seng of Malaysia.[3]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Boys' teams  China  Malaysia  Indonesia
 Chinese Taipei
Girls' teams  China  South Korea  Indonesia
 Chinese Taipei
Boys' singles Chien Yu-hsiu Endra Feryanto Lee Hyun-il
Shon Seung-mo
Girls' singles Hu Ting Gong Ruina Rong Yi
Dong Fang
Boys' doubles Chan Chong Ming
Teo Kok Seng		 Guo Siwei
Jiang Shan		 Patapol Ngernsrisuk
Sudket Prapakamol
Donny Prasetyo
Denny Setiawan
Girls' doubles Gong Ruina
Huang Sui		 Lee Hyo-jung
Jun Woul-sihk		 Eny Widowati
Vita Marissa
Xie Xingfang
Dong Fang
Mixed doubles Jiang Shan
Huang Sui		 Chan Chong Ming
Joanne Quay		 Denny Setiawan
Puspa Dewi
Chen Yu
Jin Beilei

Medal table
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China (CHN)52411
2 Malaysia (MAS)1203
3 Chinese Taipei (TPE)1023
4 South Korea (KOR)0224
5 Indonesia (INA)0156
6 Thailand (THA)0011
Totals (6 nations)771428

References
  1. "Lelaki mara wanita tersekat" (in Malay). Utusan. Archived from the original on 29 January 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  2. "Asian Juniors: Chinese Depth Sinks Malaysian Boys and Korean Girls". worldbadminton.com. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
  3. "Asian Juniors: Taiwan's Chien a Golden Surprise". worldbadminton.com. Retrieved 10 July 2017.
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