The
Badminton men's team event at the 1998 Asian Games was scheduled from 8–11 December 1998 at Thamassat University Sports Complex, Bangkok, Thailand.
Defending champion,
Indonesia
Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Guine ...
successfully retained their gold medal after defeating
China 4 - 0 in the final. It was in this event, the
Indonesian team had introduced their future star, The Enigma
Taufik Hidayat
Taufik Hidayat (born 10 August 1981) is an Indonesian retired badminton player. He is a former World, Olympic, Asian Games, and Asian champion, and the youngest world number one in the men's singles. Hidayat has won the Indonesia Open six tim ...
for the first time. Being just at 17, Hidayat clinched the winning point in the 2nd singles match to earn Indonesia the gold medal. Below are the summaries and results for the Semifinals and Final matches of the event.
Schedule
All times are Indochina Time ( UTC+07:00)
Results
1st round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
References
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External links
*https://web.archive.org/web/20110820173312/http://www2.sbg.ac.at/populorum/badminton/asia.htm
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Men's team