1997 Badminton Asia Cup

The 1997 Badminton Asia Cup; officially called as Sampoerna (King) Asia Cup 1997 was the 1st edition of the Badminton Asia Cup. It was held in Istora Senayan tennis indoor stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia from 19 February to 23 February with total prize money of 150,000 US Dollars.^[1] Tournament consisted of total of three matches in every team encounter, with format of Men's singles, Men's doubles and a second Men's singles match.^[2] Countries participated in this tournaments were Indonesia, Malaysia, India, Thailand, South Korea, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong & Japan.^[3] Winning team & top seeded Indonesia got US$80,000 while runner-up Malaysian team got US$40,000.^[4] Third placed Chinese Taipei got a total of US$20,000 and 4th ranked South Korea bagged a total prize of US$10,000.^[5]

Sampoerna (King) Asia Cup 1997

Tournament information
Location	Istora Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia
Dates	February 19–February 23
1999 →

Group results

Group A

1) Indonesia V/s India

Indonesia 3	Jakarta 19 February 1997		India 0
1 2 3 1 Indra Wijaya Pullela Gopichand 15 9 15 4     2 Sigit Budiarto / Candra Wijaya Jaseel P. Ismail / Vijaydeep Singh 15 1 15 2     3 Budi Santoso Siddharth Jain 15 2 18 13

2) Chinese Taipei V/s Thailand

Chinese Taipei 2	Jakarta 19 February 1997		Thailand 1
1 2 3 1 Fung Permadi Natapol Sarawan 15 9 15 0     2 Chien Yu-hsun / Huang Shih-chung Pramote Teerawiwatana / Siripong Siripool 9 15 2 15     3 Chang Jeng-shyuang Anuphap Theeraratsakul 15 12 15 6

3) Indonesia V/s Thailand

Indonesia 3	Jakarta 20 February 1997		Thailand 0
1 2 3 1 Budi Santoso Natapol Sarawan 15 2 15 4     2 Sigit Budiarto / Candra Wijaya Pramote Teerawiwatana / Siripong Siripool 18 13 11 15 15 5   3 Jeffer Rosobin Anuphap Theeraratsakul 18 14 15 13

4) Chinese Taipei V/s India

Chinese Taipei 3	Jakarta 20 February 1997		India 0
1 2 3 1 Fung Permadi Pullela Gopichand 15 8 15 3     2 Chien Yu-hsun / Huang Shih-chung Jaseel P. Ismail / Vijaydeep Singh 15 3 15 13     3 Chang Jeng-shyuang Siddharth Jain 15 6 15 7

5) Indonesia V/s Chinese Taipei

Indonesia 2	Jakarta 21 February 1997		Chinese Taipei 1
1 2 3 1 Indra Wijaya Chang Jeng-shyuang 15 10 11 15 15 0   2 Sigit Budiarto / Candra Wijaya Chien Yu-hsun / Huang Shih-chung 15 6 15 7     3 Jeffer Rosobin Chien Yu-hsiu 15 10 10 15 8 15

6) India V/s Thailand

India 2	Jakarta 21 February 1997		Thailand 1
1 2 3 1 Pullela Gopichand Natapol Sarawan 15 11 15 1     2 Jaseel P. Ismail / Vijaydeep Singh Pramote Teerawiwatana / Siripong Siripool 4 15 8 15     3 Siddharth Jain Anuphap Theeraratsakul 15 1 15 4

Group B

1) Malaysia V/s Hong Kong

Malaysia 3	Jakarta 19 February 1997		Hong Kong 0
1 2 3 1 Ong Ewe Hock Tam Kai Chuen 15 6 5 15 15 6   2 Lee Wan Wah / Tan Kim Her Chan Kin Man / Ma Che Kong 15 11 15 2     3 Pang Chen Liu Kwok Wa 15 2 15 1

2) South Korea vs Japan

South Korea 3	Jakarta 19 February 1997		Japan 0
1 2 3 1 Park Sung-woo Takahiro Suka 15 6 5 15 15 6   2 Lee Dong-soo / Yoo Yong-sung Shinji Ohta / Takuya Takehana 15 5 15 8     3 Han Dong-sung Yuzo Kubota 15 5 15 7

3) Malaysia V/s Japan

Malaysia 3	Jakarta 20 February 1997		Japan 0
1 2 3 1 Ong Ewe Hock Takahiro Suka 15 4 15 1     2 Lee Wan Wah / Tan Kim Her Shinji Ohta / Takuya Takehana 15 12 15 7     3 Pang Chen Yuzo Kubota 15 8 15 6

4) South Korea vs Hong Kong

South Korea 3	Jakarta 20 February 1997		Hong Kong 0
1 2 3 1 Park Sung-woo Tam Kai Chuen 15 7 15 10     2 Lee Dong-soo / Yoo Yong-sung Chow Kin Man / Ma Che Kong 15 7 15 9     3 Kim Chul-joong Yau Tsz Yuk 15 2 15 9

5) South Korea V/s Malaysia

South Korea 1	Jakarta 21 February 1997		Malaysia 2
1 2 3 1 Park Sung-woo Pang Chen 12 15 3 15     2 Lee Dong-soo / Yoo Yong-sung Lee Wan Wah / Tan Kim Her 15 12 15 11     3 Han Dong-sung Wong Choong Hann 7 15 10 15

6) Japan V/s Hong Kong

Japan 2	Jakarta 21 February 1997		Hong Kong 1
1 2 3 1 Takahiro Suka Tam Kai Chuen 4 15 9 15     2 Shinji Ohta / Takuya Takehana Chow Kin Man / Ma Che Kong 15 7 15 12     3 Yuzo Kubota Yau Tsz Yuk 10 15 18 17 15 3

Semifinals

1) Indonesia V/s South Korea

Indonesia 3	Jakarta 22 February 1997		South Korea 0
1 2 3 1 Indra Wijaya Park Sung-woo 15 6 15 8     2 Sigit Budiarto / Candra Wijaya Lee Dong-soo / Jung Jae-sung 15 7 15 12     3 Budi Santoso Kim Chul-joong 15 9 15 7

2) Chinese Taipei V/s Malaysia

Chinese Taipei 1	Jakarta 22 February 1997		Malaysia 2
1 2 3 1 Fung Permadi Ong Ewe Hock 15 9 13 18 13 15   2 Chien Yu-hsun / Huang Shih-chung Tan Kim Her / Lee Wan Wah 8 15 15 5 15 10   3 Chien Yu-hsiu Pang Chen 11 15 6 15

Final

Indonesia V/s Malaysia

Indonesia 3	Jakarta 23 February 1997		Malaysia 0
1 2 3 1 Indra Wijaya Ong Ewe Hock 18 13 4 15 15 11   2 Sigit Budiarto / Candra Wijaya Wong Choong Hann / Lee Chee Leong 15 7 15 12     3 Budi Santoso Pang Chen 15 2 15 2

Bronze medal tie

Chinese Taipei V/s South Korea

Chinese Taipei 2	Jakarta 23 February 1997		South Korea 1
1 2 3 1 Fung Permadi Park Sung-woo 15 5 15 8     2 Chien Yu-hsun / Huang Shih-chung Lee Dong-soo / Yoo Yong-sung 13 15 7 15     3 Chang Jeng-shyuang Kim Chul-joong 15 9 15 4

References

1. "ASIA CUP: DAY 1 RESULTS". www.worldbadminton.com. 19 February 1997. Archived from the original on 9 December 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
2. "ASIA CUP: DAY 2 RESULTS". www.worldbadminton.com. 20 February 1997. Archived from the original on 9 December 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
3. Grossman, Mike (21 February 1997). "ASIA CUP: INDONESIA, MALAYSIA TAKE GROUP PENNANTS". www.worldbadminton.com. Archived from the original on 9 December 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
4. Grossman, Mike (22 February 1997). "ASIA CUP: INDONESIA, MALAYSIA MARCH INTO FINALS". www.worldbadminton.com. Archived from the original on 9 December 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
5. Grossman, Mike (23 February 1997). "ASIA CUP: INDONESIA TAKES TITLE AND US$80,000". Archived from the original on 9 December 2023. Retrieved 13 December 2020.