Event: | Men's team |
Games: | 1998 Asian Games |
Venue: | Thammasat Gymnasium 2 |
Dates: | 8–11 December |
Nations: | 9 |
Gold: | Tony Gunawan, Hendrawan, Taufik Hidayat, Tri Kusharjanto, Rexy Mainaky, Budi Santoso, Ricky Subagja, Candra Wijaya |
Silver: | Chen Gang, Dong Jiong, Liu Yong, Luo Yigang, Sun Jun, Yu Jinhao, Zhang Jun, Zhang Wei |
Bronze: | Ahn Jae-chang, Ha Tae-kwon, Hwang Sun-ho, Kang Kyung-jin, Kim Dong-moon, Lee Dong-soo, Park Sung-woo, Yoo Yong-sung |
Bronze2: | Chan Chong Ming, Cheah Soon Thoe, James Chua, Jeremy Gan, Roslin Hashim, Pang Cheh Chang, Wong Choong Hann, Yong Hock Kin |
Prev: | 1994 |
Next: | 2002 |
See main article: Badminton at the 1998 Asian Games.
The Badminton men's team event at the 1998 Asian Games was scheduled from 8–11 December 1998 at Thamassat University Sports Complex, Bangkok, Thailand.
Defending champion, Indonesia successfully retained their gold medal after defeating China 4 - 0 in the final. It was in this event, the Indonesian team had introduced their future star, The Enigma Taufik Hidayat for the first time. Being just at 17, Hidayat clinched the winning point in the 2nd singles match to earn Indonesia the gold medal. Below are the summaries and results for the Semifinals and Final matches of the event.
All times are Indochina Time
width=220 | Date | width=50 | Time | width=100 | Event |
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Tuesday, 8 December 1998 | 13:00 | 1st round | |||
13:00 | Quarterfinals | ||||
Wednesday, 9 December 1998 | 13:00 | Quarterfinals | |||
Thursday, 10 December 1998 | 13:00 | Semifinals | |||
Friday, 11 December 1998 | 13:00 | Final |