2000 Asian Junior Badminton Championships

The 2000 Asian Junior Badminton Championships were held in Nishiyama Park Gymnasium, Kyoto, Japan from 21–27 July and organized by the Kyoto Badminton Association.[1] 21 countries competed at this competition, and in the end of the tournament, China clinched all the titles.[2][3]

2000 Asian Junior Badminton Championships
Tournament details
Dates21-27 July 2000
VenueNishiyama Park Gymnasium
LocationKyoto, Japan
← 1999 2001 →

Seeded

In the team event, Indonesia and China were the first seeded in the boys' and girls' team event.[4] Shoji Sato was the first seeded in the boys' singles, and at the boys' doubles he also first seeded with Sho Sasaki. Wei Yan, Zhao Tingting/Li Yujia, and Sang Yang/Zhang Yawen from China were seeded first in the girls' singles, girls' doubles and mixed doubles respectively.[5]

Boys' singles

Girls' singles

Boys' doubles

Girls' doubles

Mixed doubles

Medalists

In the boys' singles final, Lin Dan beat the Indonesian player Sony Dwi Kuncoro with the score 15–12, 15–5. Sang Yang and Zheng Bo won the boys' doubles title after defeat the Korean pair Lee Jae-jin and Jung Jae-sung in the rubber game with the score 17–16, 11–15, 15–12.[6] Zheng Bo also won the mixed doubles title with Wei Yili, after the first seeded retired in the final match. while Wei also won the girls' doubles title with Zhang Yawen beat their compatriot Zhao Tingting and Li Yujia, 15–12, 15–5. The girls' singles title goes to Yu Jin who beat the top seeded Wei Yan with the score 15–5 and 15–3. China also secures the boys' and girls' team event after beat the Indonesia men's team and South Korea women's team with the score 3–0 respectively.[7]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Boys' teams  China  Indonesia  South Korea
 Malaysia
Girls' teams  China  South Korea  Chinese Taipei
 Japan
Boys' singles Lin Dan Sony Dwi Kuncoro Qiu Bohui
Jackaphan Thanat
Girls' singles Yu Jin Wei Yan Park Hyo-sun
Wang Rong
Boys' doubles Sang Yang
Zheng Bo		 Lee Jae-jin
Jung Jae-sung		 Xie Zhongbo
Cao Chen
Hendra Aprida Gunawan
Bambang Saifulloh
Girls' doubles Zhang Yawen
Wei Yili		 Zhao Tingting
Li Yujia		 Kim So-yeon
Jung Yeon-kyung
Hwang Yu-mi
Joo Hyun-hee
Mixed doubles Zheng Bo
Wei Yili		 Sang Yang
Zhang Yawen		 Lee Jae-jin
Hwang Yu-mi
Tsai Chia-hsin
Cheng Wen-hsing

Medal table
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China (CHN)73313
2 South Korea (KOR)0257
3 Indonesia (INA)0213
4 Chinese Taipei (TPE)0022
5 Japan (JPN)0011
 Malaysia (MAS)0011
 Thailand (THA)0011
Totals (7 nations)771428

References
  1. "協会の沿革" (in Japanese). Kyoto Prefecture Badminton Association. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  2. "長岡京市体育協会のあゆみ" (PDF) (in Japanese). 公益財団法人 長岡京市体育協会. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  3. "China sweeps all Asian Junior Championships titles for the 3rd time!". BadmintonPlanet.com. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  4. "Asian Junior Badminton Championships" (in Malay). Utusan. Archived from the original on 11 April 2018. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  5. "Asian Junior Badminton Championships" (in Malay). Utusan. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  6. "我羽球小將囊括亞青賽桂冠" (in Chinese). People's Daily. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
  7. "中国囊括亚洲青年羽毛球锦标赛七项冠军" (in Chinese). Sina Sports. Retrieved 8 July 2017.
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