# Badminton at the 1998 Asian Games – Men's team

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 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 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)
| Date | Time | Event |
| Tuesday, 8 December 1998 | 13:00 | 1st round |
| Tuesday, 8 December 1998 | 13:00 | Quarterfinals |
| Wednesday, 9 December 1998 | 13:00 | Quarterfinals |
| Thursday, 10 December 1998 | 13:00 | Semifinals |
| Friday, 11 December 1998 | 13:00 | Final |

## Results

| 1st round | 1st round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| | | 1 | China | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | Japan | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 1 | China | 3 | | | |
| | | | | | 4 | South Korea | 2 | | | |
| | | 4 | South Korea | 4 | | | | | | |
| | | | Thailand | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | 1 | China | 0 |
| Iran | 0 | | | | | | | 3 | Indonesia | 4 |
| Hong Kong | 5 | | Hong Kong | 0 | | | | | | |
| | | 3 | Indonesia | 5 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | 3 | Indonesia | 4 | | | |
| | | | | | 2 | Malaysia | 1 | | | |
| | | | Chinese Taipei | 1 | | | | | | |
| | | 2 | Malaysia | 4 | | | | | | |

### 1st round

| 8 December | Iran | 0–5 | Hong Kong |

### Quarterfinals

| 8 December | China | 5–0 | Japan |
| Sun Jun | Sun Jun | 2–0 | Shinji Ota | 15–2, 15–5 |
| Zhang Jun / Zhang Wei | Zhang Jun / Zhang Wei | 2–0 | Fumihiko Machida / Seiichi Watanabe | 15–9, 15–5 |
| Dong Jiong | Dong Jiong | 2–0 | Kazuhiro Shimogami | 15–3, 15–8 |
| Liu Yong / Yu Jinhao | Liu Yong / Yu Jinhao | 2–0 | Shinji Ota / Hidetaka Yamada | 15–2, 15–3 |
| Chen Gang | Chen Gang | 2–0 | Hidetaka Yamada | 15–5, 15–3 |
| 8 December | South Korea | 4–1 | Thailand |
| 9 December | Hong Kong | 0–5 | Indonesia |
| Tam Kai Chuen | Tam Kai Chuen | 1–2 | Hendrawan | 15–13, 4–15, 1–15 |
| Chow Kin Man / Yau Kwun Yuen | Chow Kin Man / Yau Kwun Yuen | 0–2 | Candra Wijaya / Tony Gunawan | 6–15, 1–15 |
| Liu Kwok Wa | Liu Kwok Wa | 1–2 | Taufik Hidayat | 5–15, 15–11, 6–15 |
| Ma Che Kong / Liu Kwok Wa | Ma Che Kong / Liu Kwok Wa | 0–2 | Ricky Subagja / Rexy Mainaky | 5–15, 7–15 |
| Ng Wei | Ng Wei | 0–2 | Budi Santoso | 7–15, 5–15 |
| 9 December | Chinese Taipei | 1–4 | Malaysia |
| Chen Feng | Chen Feng | 0–2 | Yong Hock Kin | 13–15, 11–15 |
| Horng Shin-jeng / Lee Wei-jen | Horng Shin-jeng / Lee Wei-jen | 2–1 | Pang Cheh Chang / Cheah Soon Thoe | 15–10, 5–15, 12–15 |
| Lee Mou-chou | Lee Mou-chou | 0–2 | Roslin Hashim | 7–15, 9–15 |
| Lee Sung-yuan / Lin Wei-hsiang | Lee Sung-yuan / Lin Wei-hsiang | 0–2 | Chan Chong Ming / Jeremy Gan | 14–17, 6–15 |
| Chien Yu-hsiu | Chien Yu-hsiu | 0–2 | Wong Choong Hann | 10–15, 9–15 |

### Semifinals

| 10 December | China | 3–2 | South Korea |
| Sun Jun | Sun Jun | 2–0 | Hwang Sun-ho | 15–6, 15–10 |
| Zhang Jun / Zhang Wei | Zhang Jun / Zhang Wei | 2–1 | Lee Dong-soo / Yoo Yong-sung | 15–6, 11–15, 15–13 |
| Luo Yigang | Luo Yigang | 2–0 | Ahn Jae-chang | 15–11, 15–9 |
| Liu Yong / Yu Jinhao | Liu Yong / Yu Jinhao | 1–2 | Ha Tae-kwon / Kang Kyung-jin | |
| Dong Jiong | Dong Jiong | 0–2 | Park Sung-woo | |
| 10 December | Indonesia | 4–1 | Malaysia |
| Hendrawan | Hendrawan | 2–0 | Yong Hock Kin | 15–4, 15–7 |
| Ricky Subagja / Rexy Mainaky | Ricky Subagja / Rexy Mainaky | 2–0 | Pang Cheh Chang / Cheah Soon Thoe | 15–5, 15–5 |
| Taufik Hidayat | Taufik Hidayat | 0–2 | Roslin Hashim | 10–15, 14–17 |
| Candra Wijaya / Tony Gunawan | Candra Wijaya / Tony Gunawan | 2–0 | Chan Chong Ming / Jeremy Gan | 15–5, 15–4 |
| Budi Santoso | Budi Santoso | 2–0 | Wong Choong Hann | 15–9, 15–9 |

### Final

| 11 December | China | 0–4 | Indonesia |
| Sun Jun | Sun Jun | 0–2 | Hendrawan | 7–15, 6–15 |
| Zhang Jun / Zhang Wei | Zhang Jun / Zhang Wei | 0–2 | Ricky Subagja / Rexy Mainaky | 11–15, 8–15 |
| Luo Yigang | Luo Yigang | 0–2 | Taufik Hidayat | 6–15, 5–15 |
| Liu Yong / Yu Jinhao | Liu Yong / Yu Jinhao | 0–2 | Candra Wijaya / Tony Gunawan | 0–15, 11–15 |