Teams from 12 countries celebrated the 10th Anniversary of the Queen Sirikit Cup in Thailand.
Australia won the Cup for the 6th time in the 1st decade.
T he second decade started in New Zealand and the People’s Republic of China joined the championship as its 13th member. Korea did well this decade to win the Cup for the first time in 1989 and continued the winning trek, with exceptions in 1990 and 1993, to capture the title six more times. The 12th Queen Sirikit Cup was played in Hong Kong in 1990 with full participation of 13 members. New Zealand won her second title here since 1984. The next 2 years Korea regained her title on home ground Korea in 1991 and in China in 1992. In 1993 when Australia played host for the 2nd time in the 15th edition, it was Japan who beat the favourite home team and gained her 4th title since 5 years earlier.
Korea continued to prove her dominance of the game for the next 3 years by winning in Indonesia, Japan and Thailand from 1994-1996. In the 19th Queen Sirikit Cup which was hosted by the Philippines for the second time after 10 years, Japan felt most at home and captured the title here again, adding to her 5th victory.
At the close of the 2nd decade in 1998 Korea celebrated her 7th title in India and became the team with the most wins. Australia came second with 6, followed by Japan with 5 and New Zealand with 2 wins. The championship also welcomed its 14th member, Chinese Taipei, to join in at the 20th anniversary of the Queen Sirikit Cup in India.
Japan was represented at Navatanee Golf Course.
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Colorful opening ceremony. |
Teams were granted an audience with H.R.H. Princess Maha Chakri Siridhorn. |
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