2012 Asian Junior Badminton Championships
The 2012 Asian Junior Badminton Championships is an Asia continental junior championships to crown the best U-19 badminton players across Asia. It was held in Gimcheon Indoor Stadium, Gimcheon, South Korea from June 30 to July 7, 2012.[1]
| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 30 June - 7 July 2012 | ||
| Edition | 15 | ||
| Venue | Gimcheon Indoor Stadium | ||
| Location | Gimcheon, South Korea | ||
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Tournament
The 2013 Asian Junior Badminton Championships organized by the Gyeongbuk Badminton Association, Badminton Korea Association, and Badminton Asia Confederation.[1] The motto of this tournament is "Peace of Asia through shuttlecock". This tournament consists of mixed team competition, which was held from 30 June–3 July, as well as five individual events started from 3–7 July. More than 250 athletes from 20 countries participated in this tournament.[2]
Venue
This tournament was held at Gimcheon Indoor Stadium in Gimcheon, Gyeongbuk, South Korea.[2]
Medalists
In the mixed team event, Japan claim the title for the first time after defeat China with the score 3–0.[3] In the individuals event, South Korea ensure two titles after won the mixed and girls' doubles event. Japan, India, and Indonesia seize a title by winning the boys' singles, girls' singles and boys' doubles events respectively.[4]
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Japan (JPN) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 |  South Korea (KOR) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 |  Indonesia (INA) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 |  India (IND) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 |  China (CHN) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 6 |  Malaysia (MAS) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 7 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Thailand (THA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Vietnam (VIE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (10 nations) | 6 | 6 | 12 | 24 | |
References
- Choi, Doo-cheol (27 June 2012). "아시아 배드민턴 유망주들의 대향연 - 2012 김천아시아주니어배드민턴선수권대회 -" (in Korean). 김천신문. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- Shim, Hyun-seop (29 June 2012). "아시아 배드민턴의 미래 김천으로" (in Korean). Badminton Korea. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- Hearn, Don (3 July 2012). "Asian Juniors 2012 Team Final – Japan wins first team title". Badzine.net. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- Sukumar, Dev (7 July 2012). "Sindhu makes history by winning Asian Junior title". Sportskeeda. Retrieved 12 July 2018.