The 2000 Asian Junior Badminton Championships were held in Nishiyama Park Gymnasium, Kyoto, Japan from 21–27 July and organized by the Kyoto Badminton Association.[1] 21 countries competed at this competition, and in the end of the tournament, China clinched all the titles.[2][3]
In the team event, Indonesia and China were the first seeded in the boys' and girls' team event.[4]Shoji Sato was the first seeded in the boys' singles, and at the boys' doubles he also first seeded with Sho Sasaki. Wei Yan, Zhao Tingting/Li Yujia, and Sang Yang/Zhang Yawen from China were seeded first in the girls' singles, girls' doubles and mixed doubles respectively.[5]
In the boys' singles final, Lin Dan beat the Indonesian player Sony Dwi Kuncoro with the score 15–12, 15–5. Sang Yang and Zheng Bo won the boys' doubles title after defeat the Korean pair Lee Jae-jin and Jung Jae-sung in the rubber game with the score 17–16, 11–15, 15–12.[6] Zheng Bo also won the mixed doubles title with Wei Yili, after the first seeded retired in the final match. while Wei also won the girls' doubles title with Zhang Yawen beat their compatriot Zhao Tingting and Li Yujia, 15–12, 15–5. The girls' singles title goes to Yu Jin who beat the top seeded Wei Yan with the score 15–5 and 15–3. China also secures the boys' and girls' team event after beat the Indonesia men's team and South Korea women's team with the score 3–0 respectively.[7]
Lin Dan
Sony Dwi Kuncoro
Jackaphan Thanat
Tsai Chia-hsin
Japan (JPN)
Malaysia (MAS)