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badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players pe ...
men's team tournament at the
2010 Asian Games
The 2010 Asian Games (), officially known as the XVI Asian Games () and also known as Guangzhou 2010 (), was a regional multi-sport event celebrated from November 12 to November 27, 2010 in Guangzhou, Guangdong, China, although several events ...
in
Guangzhou
Guangzhou (, ; ; or ; ), also known as Canton () and alternatively romanized as Kwongchow or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. Located on the Pearl River about north-northwest of Hong Kon ...
took place from 13 November to 15 November at
Tianhe Gymnasium
The Tianhe Gymnasium of Tianhe Sports Center is a sports venue in Tianhe District, Guangzhou.
It hosted badminton events during the 2010 Asian Games.
On 23 April 2019, the Tianhe Sports Center and Guangzhou Loong Lions
The Guangzhou Loong Li ...
.
The final of the 2010 Guangzhou Asian Games on 15 November was a repeat of the Doha Asian Games, with the South Korea men's team meeting China. In the end, China defeated their Korean rivals and gained their second Asian Games men's title. Indonesia and Thailand shared the bronze medal.
The first bout of the contest, the men's singles, was taken by
Lin Dan
Lin Dan (born 14 October 1983) is a Chinese former professional badminton player. He is a two-time Olympic champion, five-time World champion, as well as a six-time All England champion. Widely regarded as the greatest badminton player of a ...
. In the next bout, the men's doubles, Korea's
Lee Yong-dae
Lee Yong-dae (Hangul: 이용대; Hanja: 李龍大; ; born 11 September 1988) is a professional badminton player from South Korea who had been successful in both men's and mixed doubles. He reached world number 1 ranking with 4 different partners, ...
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Jung Jae-sung
Jung Jae-sung (also spelled Chung Jae-sung; Hangul: 정재성; Hanja: 鄭在成; ; 25 August 1982 – 9 March 2018) was a South Korean professional badminton player.
Jung was born on 25 August 1982 in Jeonju, Jeollabuk-do. He started playing ba ...
beat
Cai Yun
Cai Yun (born 19 January 1980) is a former professional badminton player representing China. He is the 2012 London Olympic gold medallist and a four-time World Champion in men's doubles. He is regarded as one of the greatest men's doubles player ...
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Fu Haifeng
Fu Haifeng (born 23 August 1983) is a Chinese former badminton player. He is regarded as one of the greatest men's doubles players of all time.
Sport career
Combining Fu Haifeng's impressive power with his regular partner Cai Yun's impressive s ...
, ranked seventh in the world, 21–17, 20–22, 24–22, to regain ground for Korea. In the next bout,
Yoo Yeon-seong
Yoo Yeon-seong (; born 19 August 1986) is a South Korean professional badminton player.
He specializes in doubles events and was ranked as high as No. 2 worldwide with his former partner, Ko Sung-hyun. The two also competed at the 2012 Summer O ...
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Ko Sung-hyun
Ko Sung-hyun (Hangul: 고성현; ; born 21 May 1987) is a South Korean badminton player affiliated with Gimcheon City Hall. He is a former world number 1 both in the men's and mixed doubles. Ko is a BWF World Champion, two time Badminton Asian ...
fought against the Chinese team, but they were unable to carry the momentum of the counterattack and were beaten back. Korea's 1–3 was no match for the Chinese team in the end, with the second consecutive Asian Games silver for Korea.
Schedule
All times are China Standard Time ( UTC+08:00)
Results
Round of 16
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Final
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References
BracketAsian Games Complete Results
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Badminton at the 2010 Asian Games - Men's team
Badminton at the 2010 Asian Games