# Badminton at the 1970 Asian Games

Badminton tournaments were held for the third time at the 6th Asian Games in 1970 in Bangkok, Thailand from 9 to 20 December 1970.
Singles, doubles, and team events were contested for both men and women. Mixed Doubles were also contested.

## Medalists

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's singles details | Punch Gunalan Malaysia | Muljadi Indonesia | Sangob Rattanusorn Thailand |
| Men's singles details | Punch Gunalan Malaysia | Muljadi Indonesia | Ippei Kojima Japan |
| Men's doubles details | Malaysia Ng Boon Bee Punch Gunalan | Japan Junji Honma Shoichi Toganoo | Indonesia Rudy Hartono Indra Gunawan |
| Men's doubles details | Malaysia Ng Boon Bee Punch Gunalan | Japan Junji Honma Shoichi Toganoo | Thailand Chavalert Chumkum Pornchai Sakuntaniyom |
| Men's team details | Indonesia Indra Gunawan Rudy Hartono Indratno Mintarja Muljadi | Thailand Soonchai Akyapisut Chavalert Chumkum Bandid Jaiyen Sangob Rattanusorn Pornchai Sakuntaniyom Tuly Ulao | Malaysia Punch Gunalan Lee Kok Peng Abdul Rahman Mohamed Ng Boon Bee Ng Tat Wai Tan Soon Hooi |
| Men's team details | Indonesia Indra Gunawan Rudy Hartono Indratno Mintarja Muljadi | Thailand Soonchai Akyapisut Chavalert Chumkum Bandid Jaiyen Sangob Rattanusorn Pornchai Sakuntaniyom Tuly Ulao | Japan Junji Honma Ippei Kojima Hiroshi Taniguchi Shoichi Toganoo |
| Women's singles details | Hiroe Yuki Japan | Thongkam Kingmanee Thailand | Minarni Indonesia |
| Women's singles details | Hiroe Yuki Japan | Thongkam Kingmanee Thailand | Sylvia Ng Malaysia |
| Women's doubles details | Japan Etsuko Takenaka Machiko Aizawa | Indonesia Retno Kustijah Nurhaena | Malaysia Rosalind Singha Ang Teoh Siew Yong |
| Women's doubles details | Japan Etsuko Takenaka Machiko Aizawa | Indonesia Retno Kustijah Nurhaena | Thailand Sumol Chanklum Achara Pattabongs |
| Women's team details | Japan Machiko Aizawa Mariko Nishio Etsuko Takenaka Hiroe Yuki | Thailand Sumol Chanklum Boobpa Kaentong Thongkam Kingmanee Petchroong Liengtrakulngam Achara Pattabongs | South Korea Han Sook-ee Joon Im-soon Kang Young-sin Kim Jong-ja |
| Women's team details | Japan Machiko Aizawa Mariko Nishio Etsuko Takenaka Hiroe Yuki | Thailand Sumol Chanklum Boobpa Kaentong Thongkam Kingmanee Petchroong Liengtrakulngam Achara Pattabongs | Indonesia Utami Dewi Kurniawan Retno Kustijah Minarni Nurhaena Poppy Tumengkol Theresia Widiastuti |
| Mixed doubles details | Malaysia Ng Boon Bee Sylvia Ng | Thailand Bandid Jaiyen Achara Pattabongs | Japan Ippei Kojima Etsuko Takenaka |
| Mixed doubles details | Malaysia Ng Boon Bee Sylvia Ng | Thailand Bandid Jaiyen Achara Pattabongs | Indonesia Rudy Hartono Minarni |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Japan (JPN) | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
| 2 | Malaysia (MAL) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Indonesia (INA) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 4 | Thailand (THA) | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 5 | South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | Totals (5 entries) | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |

## Semifinal results

| Discipline | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
| Men's singles | Punch Gunalan | Sangob Rattanusorn | 18–17, 15–10 |
| Men's singles | Muljadi | Ippei Kojima | 17–15, 11–15, 15–10 |
| Women's singles | Hiroe Yuki | Minarni | 7–11, 7–8 |
| Women's singles | Thongkam Kingmanee | Sylvia Ng | 11–7, 11–4 |
| Men's doubles | Ng Boon Bee Punch Gunalan | Rudy Hartono Indra Gunawan | 15–12, 10–15, 15–10 |
| Men's doubles | Junji Honma Shoichi Toganoo | Chavalert Chumkum Pornchai Sakuntaniyom | 15–8, 15–8 |
| Women's doubles | Machiko Aizawa Etsuko Takenaka | Achara Pattabongs Sumol Chanklum | 15–6, 15–2 |
| Women's doubles | Nurhaena Retno Kustijah | Teoh Siew Yong Rosalind Singha Ang | 15–5, 15–10 |
| Mixed doubles | Ng Boon Bee Sylvia Ng | Ippei Kojima Etsuko Takenaka | –, – |
| Mixed doubles | Bandid Jaiyen Achara Pattabongs | Rudy Hartono Minarni | walkover |

## Final results

| Discipline | Winner | Finalist | Score |
| Men's singles | Punch Gunalan | Muljadi | 4–15, 15–3, 15–12 |
| Women's singles | Hiroe Yuki | Thongkam Kingmanee | 12–9, 11–8 |
| Men's doubles | Ng Boon Bee Punch Gunalan | Junji Honma Shoichi Toganoo | 5–15, 15–8, 15–7 |
| Women's doubles | Machiko Aizawa Etsuko Takenaka | Nurhaena Retno Kustijah | 15–11, 15–6 |
| Mixed doubles | Ng Boon Bee Sylvia Ng | Bandid Jaiyen Achara Pattabongs | 18–13, 11–15, 15–10 |