1996 Badminton Asian Cup

The 1996 Badminton Asian Cup was the fourth edition of Badminton Asian Cup.[1] It was held in Seoul, South Korea from 19 to 23 June with total prize money of US$130,000. Host South Korea dominated by winning all the doubles disciplines, while Singles titles were shared between China and Malaysia.[2][3][4]

1996 Asian Cup
Tournament details
Dates19 – 23 June
Edition4th
Total prize moneyUS$130,000
VenueOlympic Gymnasium No. 2
LocationSeoul, South Korea
← 1995

Medalists
Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's singles Malaysia Rashid Sidek China Luo Yigang China Xie Yangchun
Malaysia Ong Ewe Hock
Women's singles China Zhang Ning China Zeng Yaqiong Thailand Somharuthai Jaroensiri
Indonesia Lidya Djaelawijaya
Men's doubles South Korea Kim Dong-moon
South Korea Yoo Yong-sung		 Indonesia Tony Gunawan
Indonesia Rudy Wijaya		 Indonesia Ade Sutrisna
Indonesia Candra Wijaya
China Liu Yong
China Zhang Wei
Women's doubles South Korea Chung So-young
South Korea Jang Hye-ock		 Indonesia Indarti Issolina
Indonesia Deyana Lomban		 Japan Tomomi Matsuo
Japan Masako Sakamoto
China Gao Qian
China Zhang Jin
Mixed doubles South Korea Park Joo-bong
South Korea Ra Kyung-min		 South Korea Kang Kyung-jin
South Korea Kim Mee-hyang		 China Liu Yong
China Gao Qian
Indonesia Sandiarto
Indonesia Indarti Issolina

Medal table
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 South Korea (KOR)3104
2 China (CHN)1247
3 Malaysia (MAS)1012
4 Indonesia (INA)0235
5 Japan (JPN)0011
 Thailand (THA)0011
Totals (6 entries)551020

Results

Semifinals
Discipline[5] Winner Runner-up Score
Men's singles Malaysia Rashid Sidek China Xie Yangchun 15–2, 15–11
China Luo Yigang Malaysia Ong Ewe Hock 15–12, 18–13
Women's singles China Zhang Ning Thailand Somharuthai Jaroensiri 11–2, 11–4
China Zeng Yaqiong Indonesia Lidya Djaelawijaya 11–4, 11–0
Men's doubles South Korea Kim Dong-moon
South Korea Yoo Yong-sung		 Indonesia Candra Wijaya
Indonesia Ade Sutrisna		 15–11, 15–6
Indonesia Tony Gunawan
Indonesia Rudy Wijaya		 China Liu Yong
China Zhang Wei		 15–9, 15–6
Women's doubles Indonesia Indarti Issolina
Indonesia Deyana Lomban		 Japan Tomomi Matsuo
Japan Masako Sakamoto		 15–8, 15–12
South Korea Chung So-young
South Korea Jang Hye-ock		 China Gao Qian
China Zhang Jin		 15–1, 15–3
Mixed doubles South Korea Park Joo-bong
South Korea Ra Kyung-min		 China Liu Yong
China Gao Qian		 15–5, 15–4
South Korea Kang Kyung-jin
South Korea Kim Mee-hyang		 Indonesia Sandiarto
Indonesia Indarti Issolina		 15–12, 15–11

Finals
Discipline Winner Finalist Score
Men's singles Malaysia Rashid Sidek China Luo Yigang 18–14, 15–5
Women's singles China Zhang Ning China Zeng Yaqiong 5–11, 11–2, 11–6
Men's doubles South Korea Kim Dong-moon
South Korea Yoo Yong-sung		 Indonesia Tony Gunawan
Indonesia Rudy Wijaya		 15–10, 15–8
Women's doubles South Korea Chung So-young
South Korea Jang Hye-ock		 Indonesia Indarti Issolina
Indonesia Deyana Lomban		 15–7, 15–8
Mixed doubles South Korea Park Joo-bong
South Korea Ra Kyung-min		 South Korea Kang Kyung-jin
South Korea Kim Mee-hyang		 15–6, 15–8

Sources
  • "World Badminton Archives - Ciba Asia Cup 1996". 23 June 2021.

References
  1. "Asian Cup Seasons". www.asianbadminton.org.my. Archived from the original on 7 January 2006. Retrieved 8 December 2020.
  2. "길영아.장혜옥,아시아컵 배드민턴 여자복식 제패". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). 24 June 1996.
  3. "1996 Ciba Asia Cup". www.worldbadminton.com. D. Shuttlenews. 21 June 1996. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  4. "RASHID SIDEK BAGS ASIA CUP SINGLES CROWN". www.worldbadminton.com. D. Shuttlenews. 23 June 1996. Retrieved 2 June 2021.
  5. "Rashid to take on Luo in Ciba Cup final". The Straits Times. 23 June 1996. p. 36. Retrieved 29 December 2022 – via NewspaperSG.
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