Badminton at the 1998 Asian Games – Men's team explained

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.

Schedule

All times are Indochina Time

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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

Results

Final

References

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