Battle of Backbone Mountain

The men's team tournament at the 1971 Asian Badminton Championships, also known as the Tunku Abdul Rahman Cup (Malay: Piala Tunku Abdul Rahman) took place from 13 to 16 August 1971 at the Istora Senayan in Jakarta, Indonesia. A total of 14 teams competed in this event. Taiwan and the Khmer Republic withdrew from the event.^[1]

Results

Bracket

	Round of 16					Quarter-finals					Semi-finals					Final
							Indonesia	5
		South Korea	4				South Korea	0
		Philippines	1									Indonesia	5
		Japan	5									Japan	0
		Hong Kong	0				Japan	5
		India	2				Singapore	0
		Singapore	3														Indonesia	5
		Laos	0														Malaysia	0
		Thailand	5				Thailand	5
		Pakistan	3				Pakistan	0
		Ceylon	2									Thailand	0			Third place
		Nepal	1									Malaysia	5
		Burma	4				Burma	0									Japan	3
							Malaysia	5									Thailand	2

Round of 16

Philippines 1	Istora Senayan 13 August 1971 [2]		South Korea 4
1 2 3 1 James Lim Kim Bong-sub 7 15 4 15     2 Daniel So Kim Eui-gon 10 15 4 15     3 Armando Yanga / Ramon Yanga Han Sung-ki / Kim Eui-gon 15 6 10 15 15 8   4 Daniel So Kim Bong-sub 7 15 1 15     5 James Lim Kim Eui-gon 7 15 6 15

Japan 5	Istora Senayan 13 August 1971 [3]		Hong Kong 0
1 2 3 1 Junji Honma Tsoi Fai 15 4 15 6     2 Ippei Kojima Ko Ying 15 5 15 7     3 Junji Honma / Shoichi Toganoo Tsoi Fai / Wong Cheong Leong 15 7 15 2     4 Junji Honma Ko Ying 15 9 15 1     5 Ippei Kojima Tsoi Fai 15 5 15 5

India 2	Istora Senayan 13 August 1971 [4]		Singapore 3
1 2 3 1 Suresh Goel Wee Kin 12 15 16 18     2 Dipu Ghosh Yeo Ah Seng 11 15 15 4 9 15   3 Dipu Ghosh / Raman Ghosh Sudirman Noordin / Tan Joo Chye 15 0 15 7     4 Suresh Goel Yeo Ah Seng 15 6 15 2     5 Dipu Ghosh Wee Kin         w/o

Thailand 5	Istora Senayan 13 August 1971 [5]		Laos 0
1 2 3 1 Bandid Jaiyen Champadeng Outhabong 15 8 15 4     2 Soonchai Akyapisut Bounminh 15 2 15 3     3 Chirasak Champakao / Chavalert Chumkum Bounminh / Vieng Kham 15 3 15 1     4 Soonchai Akyapisut Champadeng Outhabong 15 1 15 5     5 Bandid Jaiyen Bounminh 15 4 15 5

Pakistan 3	Istora Senayan 13 August 1971 [6]		Ceylon 2
1 2 3 1 Khawaja Salahuddin L. R. Ariyananda 12 15 11 15     2 Hassan Shaheed K. D. Nallatamby 15 5 15 7     3 Javed Iqbal / Hassan Shaheed L. R. Ariyananda / A.R.T. de Silva 15 4 15 9     4 Khawaja Salahuddin K. D. Nallatamby 15 2 15 8     5 Hassan Shaheed L. R. Ariyananda 5 15 15 7 3 15

Burma 4	Istora Senayan 13 August 1971 [7]		Nepal 1
1 2 3 1 San Myint Kishor Bahadur Singha 15 3 15 4     2 Kyaw Sein Shaung Mohan B. Sahi 15 5 15 7     3 San Myint / Thet Naing Prem Pandey / Shankar Singha 15 3 15 9     4 Kyaw Sein Shaung Kishor Bahadur Singha 15 5 6 15 10 15   5 San Myint Mohan B. Sahi 15 1 15 2

Quarter-finals

Indonesia 5	Istora Senayan 14 August 1971 [8]		South Korea 0
1 2 3 1 Muljadi Kim Bong-sub 15 1 15 0     2 Rudy Hartono Han Sung-ki 15 2 15 0     3 Ade Chandra / Christian Hadinata Kim Bong-sub / Lee Ok-hyun 15 3 15 1     4 Rudy Hartono Kim Bong-sub 15 2 15 3     5 Muljadi Han Sung-ki 15 1 15 0

Japan 5	Istora Senayan 14 August 1971 [9]		Singapore 0
1 2 3 1 Junji Honma Yeo Ah Seng 15 9 9 15 15 10   2 Ippei Kojima Wee Kin 15 4 15 6     3 Junji Honma / Shoichi Toganoo Sudirman Noordin / Tan Joo Chye 15 3 15 9     4 Ippei Kojima Yeo Ah Seng       w/o   5 Junji Honma Wee Kin       w/o

Thailand 5	Istora Senayan 14 August 1971 [10]		Pakistan 0
1 2 3 1 Bandid Jaiyen Khawaja Salahuddin 15 0 15 0     2 Soonchai Akyapisut Hassan Shaheed 15 10 15 12     3 Chirasak Champakao / Chavalert Chumkum Javed Iqbal / Hassan Shaheed 15 4 15 12     4 Soonchai Akyapisut Khawaja Salahuddin       w/o   5 Bandid Jaiyen Hassan Shaheed       w/o

Malaysia 5	Istora Senayan 14 August 1971 [11]		Burma 0
1 2 3 1 Tan Aik Mong San Myint 15 2 15 9     2 Tan Aik Huang Kyaw Sein Shaung 15 3 15 5     3 Abdul Rahman Mohamed / Ng Tat Wai San Myint / Thet Naing 15 8 15 3     4 Tan Aik Mong Kyaw Sein Shaung 15 1 15 0     5 Tan Aik Huang San Myint       w/o

Semi-finals

Indonesia 5	Istora Senayan 15 August 1971 [12]		Japan 0
1 2 3 1 Rudy Hartono Junji Honma 15 12 15 3     2 Muljadi Ippei Kojima 15 10 15 10     3 Ade Chandra / Christian Hadinata Junji Honma / Shoichi Toganoo 15 3 15 13     4 Rudy Hartono Ippei Kojima       w/o   5 Muljadi Junji Honma       w/o

Malaysia 5	Istora Senayan 15 August 1971 [13]		Thailand 0
1 2 3 1 Tan Aik Huang Bandid Jaiyen 15 4 15 4     2 Tan Aik Mong Soonchai Akyapisut 15 13 15 1     3 Abdul Rahman Mohamed / Ng Tat Wai Chavalert Chumkum / Thongchai Phongful 17 14 15 1     4 Tan Aik Huang Soonchai Akyapisut       w/o   5 Tan Aik Mong Bandid Jaiyen       w/o

Third place

Japan 3	Istora Senayan 16 August 1971 [14]		Thailand 2
1 2 3 1 Junji Honma Bandid Jaiyen 12 15 9 15     2 Ippei Kojima Soonchai Akyapisut 15 10 15 8     3 Junji Honma / Shoichi Toganoo Chavalert Chumkum / Thongchai Phongful 15 6 15 7     4 Junji Honma Soonchai Akyapisut 15 3 15 5     5 Ippei Kojima Bandid Jaiyen 1 15 5 15

Final

Indonesia 3	Istora Senayan 16 August 1971 [15]		Malaysia 2
1 2 3 1 Rudy Hartono Tan Aik Huang 15 5 15 3     2 Muljadi Tan Aik Mong 15 11 14 18 10 15   3 Ade Chandra / Christian Hadinata Abdul Rahman Mohamed / Ng Tat Wai 15 5 15 7     4 Rudy Hartono Tan Aik Mong 15 4 15 3     5 Muljadi Tan Aik Huang         w/o

References