BACKGROUND
I: Event Overview
The first Asian Badminton Championships was held in Kuala
Lumpur in 1962. Since the world’s premier badminton nations
are mainly from the Asian region, the championships naturally
features many of the best players in the world. The tournament
also gives players from up-and-coming Asian badminton nations
an opportunity to witness the sport at its top level. Top
players from almost all the member associations of the Asian
Badminton Confederation are expected to compete in this prestigious
event. Players will be able to earn both Olympic qualifying
points for Sydney, 2000, as well as IBF ranking points to
qualify for the World Grand Prix Finals later this year. This
year’s event will be the 19th Championships to be held. In
previous years, the event rotated between an individual and
team format. Since 1994, the event has been strictly an individual
Championships.
Hosts
of the Asian Badminton Championships:
1962
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1965
Lucknow, India
1969 Manila, Philippines
1971 Jakarta, Indonesia
1976 Hyderabad, India
1983 Calcutta, India
1985 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1987 Semarang, Indonesia
1988 Bandar Lampung, Indonesia
1989 Shanghai, China
1991 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1992 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1993 Hong Kong
1994 Shanghai, China
1995 Beijing, China
1996 Surabaya, Indonesia
1997 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
1998 Bangkok, Thailand
1999 Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
This
is the third year that JVC has been in the title sponsorship
role of the JVC Asian Badminton Championships. JVC has a long
tradition of sponsoring world-class entertainment events.
They are one of the sponsors of the upcoming World Cup football
championships in Seoul/Tokyo, 2002. The JVC Asian Badminton
Championships 1999 will be held at the Kuala Lumpur Badminton
Stadium in Cheras from September 15 to 19. The event is organized
in a joint effort by the Asian Badminton Confederation, the
Badminton Association of Malaysia and International Management
Group.
Released on behalf of JVC Asian Badminton
Championships 1999 by International Management Group (IMG),
Malaysia. April 15, 1999
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