The 1997 Badminton Asia Cup; officially called as ''Sampoerna (King) Asia Cup 1997'' was the 1st edition of the

Badminton Asia Cup The Asia Cup was the Asian championship for men's badminton teams. It was held in 1997, 1999 and 2001. Until 1993 the team title holders were determined together with the individual title holders at the Asian Championships. From 1994 the tea ...

. 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. 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, India, Thailand, South Korea, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong & Japan. Winning team & top seeded Indonesia got US$80,000 while runner-up Malaysian team got US$40,000. Third placed Chinese Taipei got a total of US$20,000 and 4th ranked South Korea bagged a total prize of US$10,000.

Group results

Group A

1) Indonesia V/s India 2) Chinese Taipei V/s Thailand 3) Indonesia V/s Thailand 4) Chinese Taipei V/s India 5) Indonesia V/s Chinese Taipei 6) India V/s Thailand

Group B

1) Malaysia V/s Hong Kong 2) South Korea vs Japan 3) Malaysia V/s Japan 4) South Korea vs Hong Kong 5) South Korea V/s Malaysia 6) Japan V/s Hong Kong

Semifinals

1) Indonesia V/s South Korea 2) Chinese Taipei V/s Malaysia

Final

Indonesia V/s Malaysia

Bronze medal tie

Chinese Taipei V/s South Korea

References

{{Reflist Badminton tournaments in Asia 1997 in badminton 1997 in Indonesian sport Sports competitions in Jakarta International sports competitions hosted by Indonesia