1993 Asian Badminton Championships

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Dates31 March – 4 April
Edition12
LocationHong Kong
1993 Asian Badminton Championships
Tournament details
Dates31 March – 4 April
Edition12
VenueQueen Elizabeth Stadium
LocationHong Kong
1992 Kuala Lumpur 1994 Shanghai

The 1993 Asian Badminton Championships (officially, Seiko Asian Badminton Men's Team Championships) was the 12th edition of Badminton Asia Championships. It took place from March 31 to April 4, 1993 at the Queen Elizabeth Stadium in Hong Kong. Only the team competition for men's teams was held. Indonesian Men's team won the crown.

Tournament

Venue

The tournament was held at the Queen Elizabeth Stadium in Hong Kong.

Teams

A total of 18 countries participated in the competition. Eight teams will compete in Division 1 and the remaining teams will compete in Division 2. Due to the withdrawal of Iran and Myanmar, the competition format for Division 2 was later changed from group elimination to knockout rounds.

Draw

The draw was announced in March 1993. A total of eight countries were set to compete in the first division of the men's team championships. The team consists of two groups, Group A and Group B. The two teams that finish top of each group will qualify for the knockout stage.

Group A Group B
 China
 Japan
 Malaysia
 Hong Kong
 Indonesia
 South Korea
 Chinese Taipei
 Thailand

Division 1

Group stage

All times are Hong Kong Time (UTC+08:00).

Group A

Pos Team Pld W L MF MA MD GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  China 2 2 0 15 0 +15 28 2 +26 3 Knockout stage
2  Malaysia 2 1 1 10 5 +5 21 10 +11 2
3  Hong Kong (H) 2 0 2 4 11 −7 10 23 −13 1
4  Japan 2 0 2 1 14 −13 4 28 −24 0

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L MF MA MD GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Indonesia 2 2 0 15 0 +15 30 0 +30 3 Knockout stage
2  Chinese Taipei 2 1 1 7 8 −1 15 18 −3 2
3  South Korea 2 0 2 6 9 −3 14 20 −6 1
4  Thailand 2 0 2 1 14 −13 6 27 −21 0

Knockout stage

Bracket

Semi-finals Final
      
 China 4
 Chinese Taipei 1
 China 2
 Indonesia 3
 Malaysia 2
 Indonesia 3

Semi-finals

Final Round

The championship winner was the team from Indonesia, ahead of China. In the final on April 4, 1993, the 25-year-old Chinese player Zheng Yumin collapsed in the fourth of five matches of the team fight when Indonesians were leading 2–0. He had to be given mouth-to-mouth breathing assistance and chest compressions before he was rushed to Hospital. Indonesia gave walkover for the last match and won by 3–2.[4][5]

Division 2

References

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