Badminton at the 1990 Commonwealth Games

Badminton
at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
Badminton ; at the 1990 Commonwealth Games
Venue	Auckland Badminton Hall, Epsom
Location	Auckland, New Zealand
Dates	24 January - 3 February 1990

Badminton at the 1990 Commonwealth Games was the seventh appearance of the Badminton at the Commonwealth Games.^[1] Competition at the 1990 Commonwealth Games took place at the Auckland Badminton Hall at 99 Gillies Avenue in Epsom^[2] from 24 January until 3 February 1990.^[3]

England topped the badminton medal table by virtue of winning three gold medals.^[4] Steve Baddeley was forced to withdraw from the men's singles and mixed doubles bronze play off's due to severe blistering on his feet.

Medal table

* Host nation (New Zealand)

Medallists

Category	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's singles	Rashid Sidek	Foo Kok Keong	Darren Hall
Women's singles	Fiona Smith	Denyse Julien	Helen Troke
Men's doubles	Jalani Sidek & Razif Sidek	Cheah Soon Kit & Rashid Sidek	Bryan Blanshard & Mike Bitten
Women's doubles	Fiona Smith & Sara Sankey	Gillian Clark & Gillian Gowers	Johanne Falardeau & Denyse Julien
Mixed doubles	Chan Chi Choi & Amy Chan	Miles Johnson & Sara Sankey	Andy Goode & Gillian Clark
Mixed team	England	Canada	Hong Kong

Finals

Category	Winner	Runner-up	Score
Men's singles	Rashid Sidek	Foo Kok Keong	15–8, 15–10
Women's singles	Fiona Smith	Denyse Julien	11–7, 12-9
Men's doubles	Jalani Sidek & Razif Sidek	Cheah Soon Kit & Rashid Sidek	15–8, 15-8
Women's doubles	Fiona Smith & Sara Sankey	Gillian Clark & Gillian Gowers	18–14, 2–15, 15–9
Mixed doubles	Chan Chi Choi & Amy Chan	Miles Johnson & Sara Sankey	15–7, 15-12
Mixed team	England	Canada	5-0

Results

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Men's singles

Round of 16					Quarter-finals			Semi-finals			Final

1	Rashid Sidek	15	15
16	Gordon Lang	1	4		Sidek	17	15
8	Steve Butler	15	15		Butler	15	8
9	Chan Kin Ngai	4	4					Sidek	15	15
5	Steve Baddeley	18	15					Baddeley	6	2
12	U. Vimal Kumar	17	1		Baddeley	15	18
4	David Humble	15	15		Humble	10	15
13	Ng Pak Kum	6	9								Sidek	15	15
6	Foo Kok Keong	15	15								Keong	8	10
11	Kerrin Harrison	7	6		Keong	15	15
3	Mike Butler	7	15	15	Butler	6	6
14	Miles Johnson	15	2	1				Keong	15	15	Third place
7	Darren Hall	15	15					Hall	10	7
10	Chan Siu Kwong	5	10		Hall	15	15				Hall	w/o
2	Ken Middlemiss	7	15	15	Middlemiss	6	2				Baddeley	scr
15	Graeme Robson	15	12	5

Women's singles

Round of 16					Quarter-finals				Semi-finals			Final

1	Fiona Smith	11	11
16	Sarah Williams	1	1		Smith	11	11
8	Chan Man Wa	10	11	11	Man Wa Chan	4	2
9	Claire Sharpe	12	6	4					Smith	11	11
5	Deepti Thanekar	12	4	12					Thanekar	2	2
12	Toni Whittaker	11	11	10	Thanekar	11	11
4	Doris Piché				Piche	5	4
13	Gillian Clark											Smith	11	12
6	Denyse Julien	11	11									Julien	7	9
11	Sara Sankey	0	1		Julien	11	11
3	Rhonda Cator	11	7	11	Cator	3	5
14	Julie Still	6	11	3					Julien	11	11	Third place
7	Helen Troke	8	11	11					Troke	8	3
10	Lynne Horne	11	0	1	Troke	11	4	11				Troke	11	11
2	Madhumita Bisht	11	11		Bisht	5	11	6				Thanekar	0	0
15	Cheng Yin Sat	3	6

Men's doubles

Quarterfinals				Semifinals			Finals

	Jalani Sidek Razif Sidek	15	15

	Glenn Stewart Graeme Robson	4	1
				Sidek Sidek	15	15

				Blanshard Bitten	4	3
	Bryan Blanshard Mike Bitten	18	15

	Chan Chi Choi Chan Siu Kwong	14	4
							Sidek Sidek	15	15

							Kit Sidek	8	8
	Cheah Soon Kit Rashid Sidek	15	15

	Dan Travers Alex White	7	2
				Kit Sidek	15	15	Third place

				Johnson Goode	3	5
	Andy Goode Miles Johnson	15	15				Bitten Blanshard	15	15

	Kerrin Harrison Phil Horne	5	2				Goode Johnson	4	5

Women's doubles

Quarterfinals					Semifinals				Finals

	Fiona Smith Sara Sankey	15	15

	Julie Still Toni Whittaker	8	4
					Sankey Smith	15	7	15

					Tan Sui Hoon Lim Siew Choon	3	15	5
	Tan Sui Hoon Lim Siew Choon	15	15	18

	Elinor Allen Jenny Allen	17	3	15
									Sankey Smith	18	2	15

									Clark Gowers	14	15	9
	Gillian Clark Gillian Gowers	15	15

	Chan Man Wa Amy Chan	7	10
					Clark Gowers	15	15		Third place

					Falardeau Julien	3	0
	Johanne Falardeau Denyse Julien	15	15						Falardeau Julien	18	15

	Lee Wai Leng Tan Lee Wai	9	4						Tan Sui Hoon Lim Siew Choon	13	2

Mixed doubles

Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Finals

	Chan Chi Choi Amy Chan	15	15

	Mike Butler Claire Sharpe	4	8
				Choi Chan	10	15	15

				Baddeley Gowers	15	7	7
	Steve Baddeley Gillian Gowers	15	18

	Mike Bitten Doris Piche	9	14
								Choi Chan	15	15

								Johnson Sankey	7	12
	Miles Johnson Sara Sankey	15	15

	Glenn Stewart Rhonda Robertson	5	8
				Johnson Sankey	18	15		Third place

				Goode Clark	16	8
	Andy Goode Gillian Clark	15	15					Goode Clark	w/o

	Dan Travers Aileen Nairn	8	10					Baddeley Gowers	scr

Mixed team

Semi finals

Team One	Team Two	Score
England	Hong Kong	5-0
Canada	New Zealand	5-0

Bronze medal play off

Hong Kong
5

New Zealand
0

		1	2	3
1	Yeung Yik Kei Glenn Stewart	15 6	3 15	15 12
2	Chan Chi Choi / Chan Siu Kwong Phil Horne / Kerrin Harrison	15 6	15 10
3	Chan Man Wa Lynne Horne	11 5	11 8
4	Amy Chan / Chan Man Wa Toni Whittaker / Jane Clarke	15 7	5 5
5	Chan Chi Choi / Amy Chan Phil Horne / Toni Whittaker	15 7	15 9

Final

England
5

Canada
0

		1	2	3
1	Darren Hall Mike Butler	15 8	15 8
2	Andy Goode / Steve Baddeley Bryan Blanshard / Mike Bitten	15 5	15 8
3	Fiona Smith Denyse Julien	7 11	11 1	11 0
4	Gillian Clark / Gillian Gowers Claire Sharpe / Johanne Falardeau	15 7	15 9
5	Andy Goode / Gillian Gowers Bryan Blanshard / Claire Sharpe	15 10	15 9

References

^ "Medal Standings Auckland 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
^ Cooke, Graham (27 January 1990). "Badminton hopes wilt in the heat". trove.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 27 May 2020.
^ "Results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 15 February 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Badminton". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 18 February 2026.
^ "Times Archives". Oxfordshire Libraries.

[1] "Medal Standings Auckland 1990". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 18 February 2026.

[2] Cooke, Graham (27 January 1990). "Badminton hopes wilt in the heat". trove.nla.gov.au. Retrieved 27 May 2020.

[3] "Results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 15 February 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2016.

[4] "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Badminton". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 18 February 2026.

[5] "Times Archives". Oxfordshire Libraries.

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Sports at the 1990 Commonwealth Games (Auckland)
Core Sports	Aquatics Diving Swimming Synchronised swimming Athletics Badminton Boxing Cycling Gymnastics Judo Lawn bowls Shooting Weightlifting
Demonstration Sports	Netball Triathlon