The 1999 Asian Junior Badminton Championships were held in Yangon, Myanmar from 11âÂÂ17 July. This tournament organized by the Asian Badminton Confederation, and there were 24 countries and regions with more than 350 players and officials participated in the Championships.
The tournament was held at the National Indoor Stadium â 1 in Thuwunna, Yangon, Myanmar.
China and Indonesia captured a team gold and silver medal in the girls' and boys' team respectively. Korea and Malaysia shared third place in the boys' team event. In the girls' team event, Taiwan and Korea were co-bronze medalists. In the girls' team final, China beat Indonesia with the score 5âÂÂ0, and Indonesia beat the China boys' team with the score 3âÂÂ2. In the individuals event, Chinese squad took four of the five titles. Only the mixed doubles crown eluded the Chinese team when Indonesians Hendri Kurniawan Saputra and Enny Erlangga defeated China's Zheng Bo and Wei Yili in straight game 15âÂÂ12 and 17âÂÂ16.