Badminton at the Asian Games
Badminton has been one of the regular Asian Games sports since 1962 in Jakarta, Indonesia.
History
Badminton made its debut in the Asian Games as a demonstration sport at the 1958 Asian Games in Tokyo, Japan, and became a regular competitive sport in 1962.[1] In the 1962 Games, six events were held, with singles, doubles and team event for both men and women. The mixed doubles event was added in 1966 Asian Games. There was a playoff between the two semifinal losers to determine the sole winner of the bronze medal in 1962; but since 1966, two bronze medals per event are awarded in each event (except in 1974).
Competition
Asian Games badminton consists of a single-elimination tournament. Each match is played to the best of three games, each game is of 21 points. Rally scoring is used, meaning a player does not need to be serving to score. A player must win by two points or be the first player to 30 points.[2]
Editions
Games | Year | Host city | Best nation |
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IV | 1962 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Indonesia |
V | 1966 | Bangkok, Thailand | Indonesia |
VI | 1970 | Bangkok, Thailand | Japan |
VII | 1974 | Tehran, Iran | China |
VIII | 1978 | Bangkok, Thailand | Indonesia |
IX | 1982 | New Delhi, India | China
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X | 1986 | Seoul, South Korea | China |
XI | 1990 | Beijing, China | China |
XII | 1994 | Hiroshima, Japan | South Korea |
XIII | 1998 | Bangkok, Thailand | China |
XIV | 2002 | Busan, South Korea | South Korea |
XV | 2006 | Doha, Qatar | China |
XVI | 2010 | Guangzhou, China | China |
XVII | 2014 | Incheon, South Korea | China |
XVIII | 2018 | Jakarta–Palembang, Indonesia | China |
XIX | 2022 | Hangzhou, China | China |
Events
Event | 62 | 66 | 70 | 74 | 78 | 82 | 86 | 90 | 94 | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 22 | Years |
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Men's singles | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 16 |
Men's doubles | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 16 |
Men's team | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 16 |
Women's singles | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 16 |
Women's doubles | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 16 |
Women's team | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 16 |
Mixed doubles | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 15 | |
Total | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Participating nations
Nation | 62 | 66 | 70 | 74 | 78 | 82 | 86 | 90 | 94 | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | 18 | Years |
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Afghanistan | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||
Bahrain | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Cambodia | X | 3 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||
China | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 12 | |||
Chinese Taipei | X | 8 | 16 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 8 | |||||||
East Timor | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||
Hong Kong | 4 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 20 | 14 | |
India | X | X | X | 12 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 17 | 15 | 20 | 10 | |||||
Indonesia | 10 | X | X | X | X | 12 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 18 | 20 | 15 |
Iran | X | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | ||||||||||
Iraq | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Japan | X | X | X | X | X | X | 11 | 12 | 16 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 15 |
Macau | 2 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||
Malaysia | 10 | X | X | X | X | X | 7 | 7 | 9 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 14 | 15 |
Maldives | 4 | 3 | 8 | 8 | 4 | |||||||||||
Mongolia | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||
Myanmar | X | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Nepal | X | X | X | X | 8 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 9 | ||||||
North Korea | X | 6 | 2 | |||||||||||||
Pakistan | X | X | 2 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 7 | ||||||||
Philippines | X | X | X | X | X | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | |||||||
Qatar | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Saudi Arabia | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
Singapore | X | 3 | 2 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 6 | |||||||||
South Korea | X | X | X | X | X | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 14 | |
Sri Lanka | X | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 8 | |||||||
Syria | 1 | 4 | 2 | |||||||||||||
Thailand | X | X | X | X | X | X | 5 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 12 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 15 |
Vietnam | 4 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | |||||||||||
Number of nations | 7 | 11 | 8 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 19 | ||
Number of athletes | 98 | 101 | 112 | 132 | 120 | 162 | 190 | 221 | 224 |
Winners
Performance by nations
Pos | Nation | MS | WS | MD | WD | XD* | MT | WT | Total |
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1 | China | 8 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 47 |
2 | Indonesia | 7 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 28 |
3 | South Korea | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 18 |
4 | Malaysia | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
5 | Japan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
6 | Hong Kong | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
6 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
6 | India | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
6 | Thailand | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 111 |
Notes: The table above shows number of gold medals won by countries. At the
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | China (CHN) | 47 | 32 | 37 | 116 |
2 | Indonesia (INA) | 28 | 27 | 44 | 99 |
3 | South Korea (KOR) | 18 | 19 | 36 | 73 |
4 | Japan (JPN) | 7 | 9 | 30 | 46 |
5 | Malaysia (MAS) | 7 | 8 | 21 | 36 |
6 | Thailand (THA) | 1 | 11 | 16 | 28 |
7 | India (IND) | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 |
8 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
9 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 1 | 1 | 7 | 9 |
10 | Myanmar (MYA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Pakistan (PAK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Singapore (SGP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (12 entries) | 111 | 111 | 209 | 431 |
References
- ^ "Badminton – History". doha-2006.com. Wayback Machine. Archived from the original on 4 January 2007. Retrieved 12 July 2011.
- ^ "Sports – Badminton". gz2010.cn. Guangzhou Asian Games Organising Committee (GAGOC). 30 March 2009. Archived from the original on 3 September 2011. Retrieved 12 July 2011.