The Marlboro Asian Badminton Championships 1987 took place in the month of December in Semarang, Indonesia. ^[1] Only men's team competition were conducted. At the end of day, China won the championships beating Indonesia in the final while South Korea won the bronze medal playoff defeating Malaysian team. ^{[2] [3]}

Medalists

Discipline	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's team	China Yang Yang Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi Xiong Guobao Zhou Jincan Zhang Qiang Zhang Qingwu	Indonesia Eddy Kurniawan Eddy Hartono Alan Budikusuma Liem Swie King Joko Suprianto Bobby Ertanto Rudy Gunawan	South Korea Chung Byung-yun Lee Deuk-choon Sung Han-kuk Park Sung-bae Lee Sang-bok Park Joo-bong Kim Moon-soo

Tournament

Venue

The tournament was held at the Goa Stadium in Semarang, Indonesia.

Draw

The draw was revealed on 23 November 1989. ^[4] A total of 16 countries entered the tournament. Eight countries will compete in the preliminary round which will feature two groups, Group 1 and Group 2. The winner and runner-up of their group will advance to the second round which features four groups, Group A, Group B, Group C and Group D. Group winners in the second round will advance to the knockout stage.

Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
China   Hong Kong   Singapore	South Korea   Japan     Nepal   Sri Lanka	Burma   India   Malaysia   Pakistan	Indonesia   Philippines   Thailand   Chinese Taipei

Group stage

All times are West Indonesia Time ( UTC+07:00).

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	China	2	2	0	10	0	+10	20	0	+20	2	Knockout stage
2	Singapore	2	1	1	5	5	0	10	10	0	1
3	Hong Kong	2	0	2	0	10	−10	2	20	−18	0

China 5	Goa Stadium 19 December 1987		Hong Kong 0
1 2 3 1 Yang Yang Yeung Yik Kei 15 8 15 12     2 Xiong Guobao Chan Siu Kwong 15 0 15 5     3 Li Yongbo /  Tian Bingyi Chan Siu Kwong /  Lai Hung 18 15 15 8     4 Zhang Qiang /  Zhou Jincan Poon Fai Hung /  Tsui Chau Lam 15 3 15 1     5 Zhang Qingwu Lai Hung 15 8 15 1

Hong Kong 0	Goa Stadium 20 December 1987		Singapore 5
1 2 3 1 Yeung Yik Kei Lau Wing Cheok 9 15 12 15     2 Tsui Chau Lam Hamid Khan 7 15 5 15     3 Chan Siu Kwong /  Lai Hung Hamid Khan /  Lau Wing Cheok 18 16 2 15 4 15   4 Poon Fai Hung /  Yeung Yik Kei Kelly Wee /  Wong Kong Kay 15 9 3 15 11 15   5 Lai Hung Chong Soon Onn 3 15 4 15

China 5	Goa Stadium 22 December 1987		Singapore 0
1 2 3 1 Yang Yang Lau Wing Cheok 15 8 15 6     2 Xiong Guobao Hamid Khan 15 5 15 6     3 Li Yongbo /  Tian Bingyi Hamid Khan /  Lau Wing Cheok 15 5 15 6     4 Zhang Qiang /  Zhou Jincan Chong Soon Onn /  Wong Kong Kay 15 3 15 4     5 Zhang Qingwu Benson Wong 15 5 15 6

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Korea	3	3	0	14	1	+13	28	4	+24	3	Knockout stage
2	Japan	3	2	1	10	5	+5	22	10	+12	2
3	Sri Lanka	3	1	2	4	11	−7	9	24	−15	1
4	Nepal	3	0	3	2	13	−11	4	27	−23	0

South Korea 5	Goa Stadium 19 December 1987		Nepal 0
1 2 3 1 Sung Han-kook Ramji Bahadur Shrestha 15 5 15 8     2 Park Sung-bae Naresh Bahadur Singh 15 1 15 4     3 Kim Moon-soo /  Park Joo-bong Ramji Bahadur Shrestha /  Naresh Bahadur Singh 15 2 15 2     4 Lee Deuk-choon /  Lee Sang-bok Pratap Adhikari /  Prakash Rana 15 0 15 5     5 Chung Byung-yun Lava Shrestha 15 1 15 3

South Korea 4	Goa Stadium 20 December 1987		Sri Lanka 1
1 2 3 1 Park Joo-bong Niroshan Wijekoon 15 8 15 11     2 Chung Byung-yun Udaya Weerakoon 4 15 7 15     3 Lee Deuk-choon /  Sung Han-kook Udaya Weerakoon /  Niroshan Wijekoon 15 2 15 4     4 Kim Moon-soo /  Park Sung-bae Ranil Pathirana /  Nihal Sendanayaka 15 3 15 2     5 Lee Sang-bok Prasanna Gunasekera 15 5 15 0

South Korea 5	Goa Stadium 21 December 1987		Japan 0
1 2 3 1 Park Sung-bae Hiroshi Nishiyama 15 1 17 14     2 Sung Han-kook Shuji Matsuno 8 15 15 2 15 10   3 Kim Moon-soo /  Park Joo-bong Tetsuaki Inoue /  Yasumasa Tsujita 15 6 15 8     4 Lee Deuk-choon /  Lee Sang-bok Shuji Matsuno /  Tatsuya Yanagiya 15 12 18 13     5 Chung Byung-yun Masami Osanai 7 15 15 10 15 12

Sri Lanka 3	Goa Stadium 21 December 1987		Nepal 2
1 2 3 1 Niroshan Wijekoon Ramji Bahadur Shrestha 15 7 15 3     2 Udaya Weerakoon Naresh Bahadur Singh 18 15 13 18 10 15   3 Prasanna Gunasekera Prakash Rana 15 10 15 8     4 Prasanna Gunasekera /  Nihal Sendanayaka Ramji Bahadur Shrestha /  Naresh Bahadur Singh 15 8 15 3     5 Udaya Weerakoon /  Niroshan Wijekoon Pratap Adhikari /  Prakash Rana 6 15 12 15

Japan 5	Goa Stadium 22 December 1987		Sri Lanka 0
1 2 3 1 Shuji Matsuno Niroshan Wijekoon 15 10 17 14     2 Yasumasa Tsujita Udaya Weerakoon 15 6 15 0     3 Masami Osanai Prasanna Gunasekera 15 5 15 3     4 Masami Osanai /  Tatsuya Yanagiya Udaya Weerakoon /  Niroshan Wijekoon 17 16 15 3     5 Tetsuaki Inoue /  Hiroshi Nishiyama Ranil Pathirana /  Nihal Sendanayaka 15 4 15 4

Japan 5	Goa Stadium 22 December 1987		Nepal 0
1 2 3 1 Shuji Matsuno Ramji Bahadur Shrestha 15 5 15 8     2 Yasumasa Tsujita Naresh Bahadur Singh 15 2 15 1     3 Masami Osanai Lava Shrestha 15 1 15 7     4 Masami Osanai /  Tatsuya Yanagiya Ramji Bahadur Shrestha /  Naresh Bahadur Singh 15 12 15 5     5 Tetsuaki Inoue /  Hiroshi Nishiyama Pratap Adhikari /  Prakash Rana 15 3 15 5

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Malaysia	3	3	0	15	0	+15	30	0	+30	3	Knockout stage
2	India	3	2	1	8	7	+1	17	14	+3	2
3	Burma	3	1	2	5	10	−5	13	22	−9	1
4	Pakistan	3	0	3	2	13	−11	5	28	−23	0

Malaysia 5	Goa Stadium 19 December 1987		Pakistan 0
1 2 3 1 Foo Kok Keong Iqbal Hussain 15 5 15 3     2 Kwan Yoke Meng Sher Afghan 15 6 15 3     3 Jalani Sidek /  Razif Sidek Iqbal Hussain /  Nadeem Ur Rahman 15 0 15 1     4 Cheah Soon Kit /  Ong Beng Teong Sher Afghan /  Zahid Maqbool 15 1 15 6     5 Wong Tat Meng Nadeem Ur Rahman 15 3 15 4

Malaysia 5	Goa Stadium 20 December 1987		Burma 0
1 2 3 1 Foo Kok Keong Win Tun Htein 15 8 15 1     2 Kwan Yoke Meng Myo Thant 15 2 15 2     3 Jalani Sidek /  Razif Sidek Win Tun Htein /  Maung Maung 15 3 15 7     4 Cheah Soon Kit /  Ong Beng Teong Myint Han /  Myo Thant 15 1 15 2     5 Wong Tat Meng Maung Maung 15 6 15 9

Pakistan 2	Goa Stadium 21 December 1987		Burma 3
1 2 3 1 Sher Afghan Win Tun Htein 10 15 15 10 15 10   2 Iqbal Hussain Myo Thant 13 15 15 4 15 8   3 Nadeem Ur Rahman Maung Maung 7 15 5 15     4 Sher Afghan /  Zahid Maqbool Win Tun Htein /  Maung Maung 14 17 3 15     5 Iqbal Hussain /  Nadeem Ur Rahman Myint Han /  Myo Thant 15 7 2 15 11 15

Malaysia 5	Goa Stadium 21 December 1987		India 0
1 2 3 1 Foo Kok Keong Vikram Singh 15 4 15 6     2 Kwan Yoke Meng Harjeet Singh 15 3 15 10     3 Jalani Sidek /  Razif Sidek Rajeev Bagga /  Sanjay Sharma 15 8 15 2     4 Cheah Soon Kit /  Ong Beng Teong Partho Ganguli /  Vikram Singh 15 3 17 14     5 Wong Tat Meng Rajeev Bagga 15 4 15 7

India 3	Goa Stadium 22 December 1987		Burma 2
1 2 3 1 Vikram Singh Win Tun Htein 15 13 15 4     2 Harjeet Singh Myo Thant 15 6 15 2     3 Rajeev Bagga Maung Maung 8 15 3 15     4 Rajeev Bagga /  Sanjay Sharma Win Tun Htein /  Maung Maung 15 6 13 15 15 18   5 Partho Ganguli /  Vikram Singh Myint Han /  Myo Thant 18 14 13 15 15 7

India 5	Goa Stadium 22 December 1987		Pakistan 0
1 2 3 1 Vikram Singh Iqbal Hussain 15 8 15 9     2 Harjeet Singh Sher Afghan 15 9 15 12     3 Rajeev Bagga /  Sanjay Sharma Iqbal Hussain /  Nadeem Ur Rahman 15 5 15 9     4 Partho Ganguli /  Vikram Singh Sher Afghan /  Zahid Maqbool 15 5 15 7     5 Rajeev Bagga Nadeem Ur Rahman 15 8 15 12

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Indonesia (H)	3	3	0	15	0	+15	30	1	+29	3	Knockout stage
2	Thailand	3	2	1	9	6	+3	19	15	+4	2
3	Chinese Taipei	3	1	2	6	9	−3	13	18	−5	1
4	Philippines	3	0	3	0	15	−15	2	30	−28	0

Indonesia 5	Goa Stadium 19 December 1987		Chinese Taipei 0
1 2 3 1 Eddy Kurniawan Chang Wen-sung 18 17 15 3     2 Alan Budikusuma Cheng Nin-piao 15 5 15 1     3 Eddy Hartono /  Liem Swie King Ger Shin-ming /  Chung Chia-chen 15 4 15 5     4 Bobby Ertanto /  Indra Gunawan Cheng Kung /  Cheng Nin-piao 15 6 15 5     5 Joko Suprianto Chung Chia-chen 15 6 15 5

Indonesia 5	Goa Stadium 20 December 1987		Thailand 0
1 2 3 1 Eddy Kurniawan Sompol Kukasemkij 16 17 15 10 15 12   2 Alan Budikusuma Pramote Teerawiwatana 15 4 15 3     3 Eddy Hartono /  Liem Swie King Chaiwat Chaloempusitarak /  Mongkol Gumlaitong 15 4 15 6     4 Bobby Ertanto /  Indra Gunawan Pramote Teerawiwatana /  Patpong Thongsari 15 5 15 4     5 Joko Suprianto Kasemsak Chatujinda 15 1 15 9

Thailand 5	Goa Stadium 21 December 1987		Philippines 0
1 2 3 1 Sompol Kukasemkij Antonio Mance Jr. 15 8 15 11     2 Pramote Teerawiwatana Salvador Banquiles 15 10 10 15 15 1   3 Kasemsak Chatujinda Anthony Ave 15 6 15 1     4 Chaiwat Chaloempusitarak /  Mongkol Gumlaitong Joselito Abilagoyo /  Antonio Mance Jr. 15 9 11 15 17 14   5 Pramote Teerawiwatana /  Patpong Thongsari Anthony Ave /  Salvador Banquiles 15 4 15 7

Indonesia 5	Goa Stadium 21 December 1987		Philippines 0
1 2 3 1 Eddy Kurniawan Antonio Mance Jr. 15 6 15 2     2 Alan Budikusuma Salvador Banquiles 15 1 15 1     3 Bobby Ertanto /  Indra Gunawan Joselito Abilagoyo /  Antonio Mance Jr. 15 1 15 0     4 Eddy Hartono /  Liem Swie King Anthony Ave /  Salvador Banquiles 15 3 15 2     5 Joko Suprianto Joselito Abilagoyo 15 1 15 0

Thailand 4	Goa Stadium 22 December 1987		Chinese Taipei 1
1 2 3 1 Sompol Kukasemkij Chang Wen-sung 11 15 1 15     2 Pramote Teerawiwatana Cheng Nin-piao 14 15 18 15 15 14   3 Kasemsak Chatujinda Chung Chia-chen 15 4 15 11     4 Chaiwat Chaloempusitarak /  Mongkol Gumlaitong Ger Shin-ming /  Chung Chia-chen 17 15 15 10     5 Pramote Teerawiwatana /  Patpong Thongsari Cheng Kung /  Cheng Nin-piao 15 10 15 11

Chinese Taipei 5	Goa Stadium 22 December 1987		Philippines 0
1 2 3 1 Chang Wen-sung Antonio Mance Jr. 15 6 15 5     2 Cheng Nin-piao Salvador Banquiles 15 8 15 4     3 Chung Chia-chen Anthony Ave 15 7 15 5     4 Ger Shin-ming /  Chung Chia-chen Joselito Abilagoyo /  Antonio Mance Jr. 15 12 15 10     5 Cheng Kung /  Cheng Nin-piao Anthony Ave /  Salvador Banquiles 15 11 15 9

Knockout stage

Bracket

	Semi-finals					Final
	China		3
	South Korea		0
						China		3
						Indonesia		2
	Malaysia		0
	Indonesia		3			Third place
						South Korea		5
						Malaysia		0

Semi-finals

China 3	Goa Stadium 22 December 1987		South Korea 0
1 2 3 1 Yang Yang Park Sung-bae 11 15 15 4 17 16   2 Xiong Guobao Sung Han-kook 15 6 15 2     3 Tian Bingyi /  Li Yongbo Park Joo-bong /  Kim Moon-soo 3 15 15 12 15 1   4 Zhang Qiang /  Zhou Jincan Lee Deuk-choon /  Lee Sang-bok       not played 5 Zhang Qingwu Chung Byung-yun       not played

Malaysia 0	Goa Stadium 22 December 1987		Indonesia 3
1 2 3 1 Foo Kok Keong Alan Budikusuma 14 17 15 9 5 15   2 Kwan Yoke Meng Joko Suprianto 4 15 3 15     3 Jalani Sidek /  Razif Sidek Eddy Hartono /  Liem Swie King 15 9 11 15 1 8 retired   4 Cheah Soon Kit /  Ong Beng Teong Bobby Ertanto /  Indra Gunawan       not played 5 Wong Tat Meng Eddy Kurniawan       not played

• Razif Sidek suffered a stomach injury in third match.

Third place

Malaysia 0	Goa Stadium 23 December 1987		South Korea 5
1 2 3 1 Foo Kok Keong Park Sung-bae 5 15 10 15     2 Kwan Yoke Meng Sung Han-kook 3 15 10 15     3 Jalani Sidek /  Wong Tat Meng Park Joo-bong /  Kim Moon-soo 6 15 5 15     4 Ong Beng Teong /  Cheah Soon Kit Lee Deuk-choon /  Lee Sang-bok 8 15 15 4 6 15   5 Wong Tat Meng Chung Byung-yun 9 15 10 15

Final

China vs Indonesia

China 3	Goa Stadium 23 December 1987		Indonesia 2
1 2 3 1 Yang Yang Eddy Kurniawan 12 15 15 3 15 4   2 Xiong Guobao Alan Budikusuma 17 18 13 15     3 Tian Bingyi /  Li Yongbo Eddy Hartono /  Liem Swie King 15 13 15 5     4 Zhang Qiang /  Zhou Jincan Bobby Ertanto /  Rudy Gunawan 17 16 11 15 10 15   5 Zhang Qingwu Joko Suprianto 15 8 15 12

References