1996 Badminton Asian Cup

1996 Asian Cup
Tournament details
Dates	19 – 23 June
Edition	4th
Total prize money	US$130,000
Venue	Olympic Gymnasium No. 2
Location	Seoul, South Korea
← 1995

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]

Medalists[edit]

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

Medal table[edit]


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	South Korea	3	1	0	4
2	China (CHN)	1	2	4	7
3	Malaysia (MAS)	1	0	1	2
4	Indonesia (INA)	0	2	3	5
5	Japan	0	0	1	1
5	Thailand (THA)	0	0	1	1
Totals (6 entries)		5	5	10	20

Results[edit]

Semifinals[edit]

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

Finals[edit]

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

Sources[edit]

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

References[edit]

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

[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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