Soft tennis at the Asian Games
| Soft tennis at the Asian Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Governing bodies | ISTF (World) / ASTF (Asia) |
| Events | 5 (men: 2; women: 2; mixed: 1) |
| Games | |
| Demonstration sport years indicated in italics | |
Soft tennis has been an Asian Games sport since the 1994 edition. It was featured at the 1990 Asian Games in Beijing, China, as a demonstration sport.
Editions
| Games | Year | Host city | Best nation |
|---|---|---|---|
| XII | 1994 | Hiroshima, Japan | .svg.png){kind=small} South Korea |
| XIII | 1998 | Bangkok, Thailand | .svg.png){kind=small} South Korea |
| XIV | 2002 | Busan, South Korea | South Korea |
| XV | 2006 | Doha, Qatar |  Chinese Taipei |
| XVI | 2010 | Guangzhou, China | South Korea |
| XVII | 2014 | Incheon, South Korea |  South Korea |
| XVIII | 2018 | Jakarta–Palembang, Indonesia | South Korea |
| XIX | 2022 | Hangzhou, China |  Japan |
Events
| Event | 90 | 94 | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 22 | 26 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 7 | |||
| Men's doubles | d | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6 | |||
| Men's team | d | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 9 |
| Women's singles | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 7 | |||
| Women's doubles | d | X | X | X | X | X | X | 6 | |||
| Women's team | d | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 9 |
| Mixed doubles | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | 7 | |||
| Total | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea (KOR) | 26 | 15 | 20 | 61 |
| 2 | Japan (JPN) | 11 | 13 | 14 | 38 |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 8 | 13 | 18 | 39 |
| 4 |  China (CHN) | 1 | 3 | 13 | 17 |
| 5 |  Indonesia (INA) | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 46 | 46 | 70 | 162 | |
Participating nations
| Nation | 90 | 94 | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 22 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Bangladesh |
X | 1 | ||||||||
 Brunei |
X | 1 | ||||||||
 Cambodia |
3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | ||||||
| China |
16 | X | 10 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| Chinese Taipei |
16 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
 India |
8 | 10 | 10 | 3 | ||||||
| Indonesia |
X | 7 | 10 | 7 | 4 | |||||
| Japan |
16 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
 Kazakhstan |
4 | 1 | ||||||||
 Kyrgyzstan |
2 | 1 | ||||||||
 Laos |
5 | 7 | 7 | 3 | ||||||
 Malaysia |
X | 6 | 2 | |||||||
 Maldives |
X | X | 5 | 5 | 4 | |||||
 Mongolia |
X | X | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
 Nepal |
X | X | 5 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 7 | ||
 North Korea |
5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | ||||||
 Pakistan |
8 | 1 | ||||||||
 Philippines |
X | X | 10 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 8 | 10 | 9 |
 Singapore |
X | X | 2 | |||||||
| South Korea |
X | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 |
 Tajikistan |
2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ||||||
 Thailand |
X | X | 10 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 6 | |||
 Vietnam |
X | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | ||||
| Number of nations | 11 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 12 | |
| Number of athletes | 113 | 86 | 54 | 67 | 85 | 87 | 113 | 97 | ||
List of medalists
External links
- "Medallists from previous Asian Games - Soft tennis". doha-2006.com. Archived from the original on May 25, 2007.