# 1997 Asian Junior Badminton Championships

The 1997 Asian Junior Badminton Championships is an Asia continental junior championships to crown the best U-19 badminton players across Asia. This tournament was held in Ninoy Aquino Stadium, Manila, Philippines from 7-13 April 1997.
The hosting rights was awarded to the Philippines in November 1996.

## Medalists

In the team event, China clinched the boys' and girs' team event after beat Indonesia in the final with the score 3–2 and 5–0 respectively. The boys' team bronze goes to Malaysia and South Korea, while the girls' team bronze goes to Japan and South Korea.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Boys' teams details | China Cai Yun Chen Hong Cheng Rui Jiang Shan Xia Xuanze Zhang Yi Zhang Tian | Indonesia Chandra Luluk Hadiyanto Hartawan Taufik Hidayat Mohamed Noor Misuari Arif Rasidi Ignatius Rudy Denny Setiawan | Malaysia Chan Chong Ming James Chua Jeremy Gan Lee Tsuen Seng Tang Soo Sen Yap Wee Meng Yeoh Kay Bin |
| Boys' teams details | China Cai Yun Chen Hong Cheng Rui Jiang Shan Xia Xuanze Zhang Yi Zhang Tian | Indonesia Chandra Luluk Hadiyanto Hartawan Taufik Hidayat Mohamed Noor Misuari Arif Rasidi Ignatius Rudy Denny Setiawan | South Korea Cheon Dong-cheol Chun Se-do Heo Hyeong-seon Kwon Woo-jin Hyeon Jun-hee Chu Gyu-geun |
| Girls' teams details | China Gao Ling Gong Ruina Pi Hongyan Yang Wei Yu Hua Zhou Mi | Indonesia Yeni Andriani Melisa Dewi Tjahjono Vita Marissa Rossi Riani Atu Rosalina Hanny Setiani Eny Widowati | Japan Mika Anjo Kaori Mori |
| Girls' teams details | China Gao Ling Gong Ruina Pi Hongyan Yang Wei Yu Hua Zhou Mi | Indonesia Yeni Andriani Melisa Dewi Tjahjono Vita Marissa Rossi Riani Atu Rosalina Hanny Setiani Eny Widowati | South Korea Choi Young-ah Hwang Soon-jong Lee Mi-suk Lee Kyung-won Lee Ji-sun Park So-yun |
| Boys' singles | Taufik Hidayat | Chen Hong | Ignatius Rudy |
| Boys' singles | Taufik Hidayat | Chen Hong | Xia Xuanze |
| Girls' singles | Gong Ruina | Zhou Mi | Pi Hongyan |
| Girls' singles | Gong Ruina | Zhou Mi | Huang Chia-chi |
| Boys' doubles | Chan Chong Ming Jeremy Gan | Cai Yun Zhang Yi | Chen Hong Xia Xuanze |
| Boys' doubles | Chan Chong Ming Jeremy Gan | Cai Yun Zhang Yi | Luluk Hadiyanto Mohamed Noor Misuari |
| Girls' doubles | Gao Ling Yang Wei | Chor Hooi Yee Lim Pek Siah | Vita Marissa Eny Widowati |
| Girls' doubles | Gao Ling Yang Wei | Chor Hooi Yee Lim Pek Siah | Yu Hua Zhou Mi |
| Mixed doubles | Cheng Rui Gao Ling | Chan Chong Ming Lim Pek Siah | Denny Setiawan Rossi Riani |
| Mixed doubles | Cheng Rui Gao Ling | Chan Chong Ming Lim Pek Siah | Jiang Shan Gong Ruina |

## Results
### Semifinals results

The table below were the semi-finals results.
| Category | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
| Boys' singles | Chen Hong | Rudy Ignatius | 9–15, 15–12, 15–11 |
| Boys' singles | Taufik Hidayat | Xia Xuanze | 2–15, 17–16, 15–4 |
| Girls' singles | Zhou Mi | Huang Chia-chi | 10–12, 11–6, 11–9 |
| Girls' singles | Gong Ruina | Pi Hongyan | 11–6, 4–11, 12–10 |
| Boys' doubles | Chan Chong Ming Jeremy Gan | Luluk Hadiyanto Mohamed Noor Misuari | 15–11, 15–6 |
| Boys' doubles | Cai Yun Zhang Yi | Chen Hong Xia Xuanze | 15–6, 15–6 |
| Girls' doubles | Chor Hooi Yee Lim Pek Siah | Yu Hua Zhou Mi | 15–10, 15–6 |
| Girls' doubles | Gao Ling Yang Wei | Eny Widiowati Vita Marissa | 15–10, 15–12 |
| Mixed doubles | Chan Chong Ming Lim Pek Siah | Denny Setiawan Rossi Riani | 15–11, 15–2 |
| Mixed doubles | Cheng Rui Gao Ling | Jiang Shan Gong Ruina | 15–6, 15–5 |

### Finals

| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
| Boys' singles | Taufik Hidayat | Chen Hong | 15–11, 15–2 |
| Girls' singles | Gong Ruina | Zhou Mi | 11–5, 11–5 |
| Boys' doubles | Chan Chong Ming Jeremy Gan | Cai Yun Zhang Yi | 15–6, 15–3 |
| Girls' doubles | Gao Ling Yang Wei | Chor Hooi Yee Lim Pek Siah | 15–10, 15–8 |
| Mixed doubles | Cheng Rui Gao Ling | Chan Chong Ming Lim Pek Siah | 15–7, 15–9 |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China (CHN) | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| 2 | Indonesia (INA) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 3 | Malaysia (MAS) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | Totals (6 entries) | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |