2001 Badminton Asia Cup

Asia Cup 2001

Tournament information
Location	Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore
Dates	May 2–May 6
← 1999

The 2001 Badminton Asia Cup was the 3rd edition of the Badminton Asia Cup. It was held in Singapore indoor stadium, Singapore from 2 May to 6 May 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. Countries participated in this tournaments were Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore, Japan & China. Draw was conducted on 27 April 2001. Winning team China got US$80,000 while runner-up team South Korea got US$40,000. Indonesia finished third by defeating Thailand in Bronze medal tie and received a total of US$20,000 and 4th ranked Thai team settled with prize money of US$10,000.^[2]

Group results

Group A

1) Indonesia V/s Singapore

Indonesia 3	Singapore Indoor Stadium 2 May 2001		Singapore 0
1 2 3 1 Taufik Hidayat Ronald Susilo 16 17 17 14 17 16   2 Candra Wijaya / Sigit Budiarto Patrick Lau Kim Pong / Amon Santoso 15 10 15 7     3 Hendrawan Indra Wijaya 8 15 15 11 15 11

2) South Korea V/s Hong Kong

South Korea 3	Singapore Indoor Stadium 2 May 2001		Hong Kong 0
1 2 3 1 Lee Hyun-il Agus Hariyanto 15 12 15 9     2 Lee Dong-soo / Yoo Yong-sung Liu Kwok Wa / Albertus Susanto Njoto 15 7 15 10     3 Shon Seung-mo Tam Kai Chuen 15 9 15 3

3) Indonesia V/s Hong Kong

Indonesia 3	Singapore Indoor Stadium 3 May 2001		Hong Kong 0
1 2 3 1 Taufik Hidayat Agus Hariyanto 15 8 15 7     2 Candra Wijaya / Sigit Budiarto Liu Kwok Wa / Albertus Susanto Njoto 15 6 15 5     3 Hendrawan Tam Kai Chuen 11 15 15 8 15 7

4) South Korea V/s Singapore

South Korea 2	Singapore Indoor Stadium 3 May 2001		Singapore 1
1 2 3 1 Lee Hyun-il Ronald Susilo 15 7 15 13     2 Lee Dong-soo / Yoo Yong-sung Patrick Lau Kim Pong / Amon Santoso 15 8 15 9     3 Shon Seung-mo Indra Wijaya 13 15 15 8 12 15

5) Indonesia V/s South Korea

Indonesia 2	Singapore Indoor Stadium 4 May 2001		South Korea 1
1 2 3 1 Taufik Hidayat Lee Hyun-il 3 15 7 15     2 Candra Wijaya / Sigit Budiarto Lee Dong-soo / Jung Jae-sung 15 2 15 12     3 Hendrawan Shon Seung-mo 15 6 15 7

6) Hong Kong V/s Singapore

Hong Kong 2	Singapore Indoor Stadium 4 May 2001		Singapore 1
1 2 3 1 Agus Hariyanto Ronald Susilo 15 12 15 5     2 Liu Kwok Wa / Albertus Susanto Njoto Patrick Lau Kim Pong / Amon Santoso 15 13 15 9     3 Tam Kai Chuen Indra Wijaya 14 17 15 12 12 15

Group B

1) Malaysia V/s Japan

Malaysia 3	Singapore Indoor Stadium 2 May 2001		Japan 0
1 2 3 1 Ong Ewe Hock Hidetaka Yamada 17 15 15 3     2 Chan Chong Ming / Chew Choon Eng Keita Masuda / Tadashi Ōtsuka 15 6 15 9     3 Yong Hock Kin Shinya Ōtsuka 15 9 15 4

2) China V/s Thailand

China 1	Singapore Indoor Stadium 2 May 2001		Thailand 2
1 2 3 1 Chen Hong Boonsak Ponsana 15 17 15 8 4 15   2 Zhang Jun / Zhang Wei Pramote Teerawiwatana / Tesana Panvisvas 15 6 12 15 15 3   3 Chen Yu Anuphap Theeraratsakul 17 14 12 15 12 15

3) Malaysia V/s Thailand

Malaysia 1	Singapore Indoor Stadium 3 May 2001		Thailand 2
1 2 3 1 Wong Choong Hann Boonsak Ponsana 15 5 10 15 10 15   2 Chan Chong Ming / Chew Choon Eng Pramote Teerawiwatana / Tesana Panvisvas 16 17 12 15     3 Yong Hock Kin Anuphap Theeraratsakul 15 11 15 9

4) China V/s Japan

China 3	Singapore Indoor Stadium 3 May 2001		Japan 0
1 2 3 1 Chen Hong Shinya Ōtsuka 15 6 15 8     2 Zhang Jun / Zhang Wei Yuzo Kubota / Takuya Katayama 15 12 15 3     3 Chen Yu Keita Masuda 15 8 15 12

5) Japan V/s Thailand

Japan 3	Singapore Indoor Stadium 4 May 2001		Thailand 0
1 2 3 1 Hidetaka Yamada Boonsak Ponsana 15 5 15 10     2 Takuya Katayama / Yuzo Kubota Pramote Teerawiwatana / Tesana Panvisvas 15 8 15 8     3 Keita Masuda Anuphap Theeraratsakul 15 8 15 4

6) China V/s Malaysia

China 2	Singapore Indoor Stadium 4 May 2001		Malaysia 1
1 2 3 1 Chen Hong Ong Ewe Hock 15 8 16 17 15 12   2 Zhang Jun / Zhang Wei Chan Chong Ming / Chew Choon Eng 15 6 15 5     3 Chen Yu Wong Choong Hann 1 15 8 15

Semifinals

1) Indonesia V/s China

Indonesia 1	Singapore Indoor Stadium 5 May 2001		China 2
1 2 3 1 Taufik Hidayat Chen Hong 15 9 16 17 12 15   2 Candra Wijaya / Sigit Budiarto Zhang Jun / Zhang Wei 4 15 15 6 17 15   3 Hendrawan Chen Yu 12 15 15 9 12 15

2) South Korea V/s Thailand

South Korea 2	Singapore Indoor Stadium 5 May 2001		Thailand 0
1 2 3 1 Lee Hyun-il Boonsak Ponsana 16 17 15 4 15 11   2 Yoo Yong-sung / Jung Jae-sung Pramote Teerawiwatana / Tesana Panvisvas 15 8 15 12     3 Shon Seung-mo Anuphap Theeraratsakul

Bronze medal tie

Indonesia V/s Thailand

Indonesia 2	Singapore Indoor Stadium 6 May 2001		Thailand 1
1 2 3 1 Taufik Hidayat Boonsak Ponsana 11 15 15 13 10 15   2 Candra Wijaya / Sigit Budiarto Pramote Teerawiwatana / Tesana Panvisvas 15 5 11 15 15 5   3 Hendrawan Anuphap Theeraratsakul 15 10 15 1

Final

China V/s South Korea

China 3	Singapore Indoor Stadium 6 May 2001		South Korea 0
1 2 3 1 Chen Hong Lee Hyun-il 15 12 15 7     2 Zhang Jun / Zhang Wei Jung Jae-sung / Lee Dong-soo 15 5 15 10     3 Chen Yu Shon Seung-mo 15 11 15 13

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