1987 Asian Badminton Championships Explained

1987 Asian Badminton Championships
Dates:	19–23 December
Number Edition:	8
Venue:	Goa Stadium
Location:	Semarang, Indonesia
Previous:	1985
Next:	1989

The Marlboro Asian Badminton Championships 1987 took place in the month of December in Semarang, Indonesia.^[1] Only men's team competition were conducted. At the end of day, China won the championships beating Indonesia in the final while South Korea won the bronze medal playoff defeating Malaysian team.^{[2] [3]}

Medalists

Men's team

Yang Yang Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi Xiong Guobao Zhou Jincan Zhang Qiang Zhang Qingwu

Eddy Kurniawan Eddy Hartono Alan Budikusuma Liem Swie King Joko Suprianto Bobby Ertanto Rudy Gunawan

South Korea Chung Byung-yun Lee Deuk-choon Sung Han-kuk Park Sung-bae Lee Sang-bok Park Joo-bong Kim Moon-soo

Tournament

Venue

The tournament was held at the Goa Stadium in Semarang, Indonesia.

Draw

The draw was revealed on 23 November 1989.^[4] A total of 16 countries entered the tournament. Eight countries will compete in the preliminary round which will feature two groups, Group 1 and Group 2. The winner and runner-up of their group will advance to the second round which features four groups, Group A, Group B, Group C and Group D. Group winners in the second round will advance to the knockout stage.

Group stage

Group A

	Team											Qualification
1		2	2	0	10	0	+10	20	0	+20	2	Knockout stage
2		2	1	1	5	5	0	10	10	0	1
3		2	0	2	0	10	−10	2	20	−18	0

Group B

	Team											Qualification
1		3	3	0	14	1	+13	28	4	+24	3	Knockout stage
2		3	2	1	10	5	+5	22	10	+12	2
3		3	1	2	4	11	−7	9	24	−15	1
4		3	0	3	2	13	−11	4	27	−23	0

Group C

	Team											Qualification
1		3	3	0	15	0	+15	30	0	+30	3	Knockout stage
2		3	2	1	8	7	+1	17	14	+3	2
3		3	1	2	5	10	−5	13	22	−9	1
4		3	0	3	2	13	−11	5	28	−23	0

Group D

	Team											Qualification
1	(H)	3	3	0	15	0	+15	30	1	+29	3	Knockout stage
2		3	2	1	9	6	+3	19	15	+4	2
3		3	1	2	6	9	−3	13	18	−5	1
4		3	0	3	0	15	−15	2	30	−28	0

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

• Razif Sidek suffered a stomach injury in third match.

Final

China vs Indonesia

Notes and References

1. News: J. Rajendran. Hartono is happy despite loss. The Straits Times. 25 December 1987 . 27.
2. News: J. Rajendran. Indonesia hold mighty Chinese; Koreans are third. The Straits Times . 24 December 1987 . 28.
3. News: J. Rajendran. Indonesia and China in final. The Straits Times . 23 December 1987 . 30.
4. Web site: 23 November 1989 . Singapore to face Hongkong . 2024-02-24 . eresources.nlb.gov.sg . 29 . . The Straits Times.