| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 15 – 21 April | ||
| Edition | 7 | ||
| Venue | Stadium Negara | ||
| Location | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | ||
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The Asian Badminton Championships 1985 took place from 15 to 21 April in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Both individual competitions (except Mixed doubles) and men's team competition were conducted. At the end of day, China took titles from three disciplines, Men's singles, Women's singles and Men's team competitions while South Korea won Men's doubles and Women's doubles events.
Medalists
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |  Zhao Jianhua
|
Yang Yang
|
 Misbun Sidek
|
| Women's singles | Zheng Yuli
|
Qian Ping
|
Shi Wen
|
| Men's doubles |  Park Joo-bong Kim Moon-soo
|
Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek
|
Zhou Jincan Zhang Qiang
|
| Women's doubles | Kim Yun-ja Yoo Sang-hee
|
Hwang Hye-young Chung So-young
|
Zheng Yuli Qian Ping
|
| Men's team details |
China Zhao Jianhua Yang Yang Zhou Jincan Zhang Qiang |
 Malaysia Misbun Sidek Ong Beng Teong Razif Sidek Jalani Sidek |
 Indonesia Icuk Sugiarto Kurniahu Hendry Saputra Sigit Pamungkas |
Medal table
* Host nation (Malaysia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 2 | South Korea | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 3 | Malaysia* | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Indonesia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
Men's singles
| Semifinal | Final | ||||||||||||
| Zhao Jianhua
| 15 | 15 | |||||||||||
| Misbun Sidek
| 7 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Zhao Jianhua
| 15 | 5 | 15 | ||||||||||
| Yang Yang
| 10 | 15 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Icuk Sugiarto
| 15 | 14 | 13 | ||||||||||
| Yang Yang
| 11 | 17 | 15 | Third place | |||||||||
| Misbun Sidek
| 9 | 15 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Icuk Sugiarto
| 15 | 2 | 9 | ||||||||||
Women's singles
| Semifinal | Final | ||||||||||||
| Zheng Yuli
| 11 | 11 | |||||||||||
| Yoo Sang-hee
| 0 | 1 | |||||||||||
| Zheng Yuli
| 11 | 12 | |||||||||||
| Qian Ping
| 6 | 9 | |||||||||||
| Shi Wen
| 12 | 3 | 9 | ||||||||||
| Qian Ping
| 10 | 11 | 12 | Third place | |||||||||
| Yoo Sang-hee
| |||||||||||||
| Shi Wen
| w | / | o | ||||||||||
Men's doubles
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Kim Moon-soo Park Joo-bong
| 15 | 15 | |||||||||||
| Soh Goon Chup Ho Khim Soon
| 1 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Kim Moon-soo Park Joo-bong
| 15 | 8 | 15 | ||||||||||
| Jalani Sidek Razif Sidek
| 5 | 15 | 2 | ||||||||||
| Zhang Qiang Zhou Jincan
| 8 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Jalani Sidek Razif Sidek
| 15 | 15 | Third place | ||||||||||
| Soh Goon Chup Ho Khim Soon
| 9 | 16 | |||||||||||
| Zhang Qiang Zhou Jincan
| 15 | 18 | |||||||||||
Women's doubles
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Hwang Hye-young Chung So-young
| 4 | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||
| Liu Aizhen He Yanling
| 15 | 9 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Hwang Hye-young Chung So-young
| 5 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Yoo Sang-hee Kim Yun-ja
| 15 | 15 | |||||||||||
| Qian Ping Zheng Yuli
| 5 | 15 | 10 | ||||||||||
| Yoo Sang-hee Kim Yun-ja
| 15 | 9 | 15 | Third place | |||||||||
| Liu Aizhen He Yanling
| 12 | 7 | |||||||||||
| Qian Ping Zheng Yuli
| 15 | 15 | |||||||||||
References
- "Birthday boy gets his wish; all the Results". The Straits Times. 22 April 1985. p. 25.
- "Exit Icuk, the irate iceman; Selected Results". The Straits Times. 21 April 1985. p. 26.
- "Zhao beaten, but Chinese march into final with Malaysians". The Straits Times. 17 April 1985. p. 35.
- "China shuttle to success, Icuk Hero". The Straits Times. 18 April 1985. p. 39.