Badminton tournament
The 1999 Asian Junior Badminton Championships were held in Yangon, Myanmar from 11–17 July.[1] This tournament organized by the Asian Badminton Confederation, and there were 24 countries and regions with more than 350 players and officials participated in the Championships.[2]
Venue
The tournament was held at the National Indoor Stadium – 1 in Thuwunna, Yangon, Myanmar.[3]
Medalists
China and Indonesia captured a team gold and silver medal in the girls' and boys' team respectively. Korea and Malaysia shared third place in the boys' team event. In the girls' team event, Taiwan and Korea were co-bronze medalists. In the girls' team final, China beat Indonesia with the score 5–0, and Indonesia beat the China boys' team with the score 3–2.[4] In the individuals event, Chinese squad took four of the five titles. Only the mixed doubles crown eluded the Chinese team when Indonesians Hendri Kurniawan Saputra and Enny Erlangga defeated China's Zheng Bo and Wei Yili in straight game 15–12 and 17–16.[5]
Results
Semifinals
| Category
|
Winner
|
Runner-up
|
Score
|
| Boys' singles
|
 Sang Yang
|
 Ng Wei
|
15–10, 10–15, 15–11
|
| Xiao Li
|
 Alvin Chew
|
15–10, 15–4
|
| Girls' singles
|
Hu Ting
|
 Atu Rosalina
|
11–8, 11–5
|
| Wei Yan
|
Zhang Yawen
|
11–4, 11–1
|
| Boys' doubles
|
Hendri Kurniawan Saputra
Wandry Kurniawan Saputra
|
Xie Zhongbo
Zhang Weihong
|
17–16, 15–8
|
Sang Yang
Chen Yu
|
Lin Dan
Zheng Bo
|
10–15, 15–3, 15–10
|
| Girls' doubles
|
Li Yujia
Wei Yili
|
Zhang Yawen
Zhao Tingting
|
15–7, 15–10
|
Xie Xingfang
Zhang Jiewen
|
 Joo Hyun-hee
Si Jin-sun
|
16–17, 15–4, 15–11
|
| Mixed doubles
|
Hendri Kurniawan Saputra
Enny Erlangga
|
Xie Zhongbo
Zhang Jiewen
|
17–14, 15–12
|
Zheng Bo
Wei Yili
|
Heo Hoon-hoi
Hwang Yu-mi
|
15–5, 15–5
|
Finals
Medal table
References
