1978 WBF World Championships
Badminton tournament
Tournament details | |||
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Dates | 4 to 7 November | ||
Edition | 1 | ||
Location | Bangkok, Thailand | ||
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The 1978 WBF World Championships took place in November 1978 in Bangkok, Thailand. This event was followed by Invitational Championships which took place in the month of February earlier this year in Hong Kong. It was the first of the two editions of the world championships organised by the WBF, which was a rival organisation of the Badminton World Federation.
Participating nations
- Bangladesh
- Brunei
- Burma
- China
- Hong Kong
- Iran
- Kenya
- South Korea
- Nepal
- Nigeria
- North Korea
- Pakistan
- Philippines
- Singapore
- Sri Lanka
- Tanzania
- Thailand
Medalists
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men's singles | Yu Yaodong | Han Jian | Udom Luangpetcharaporn |
Luan Jin | |||
Women's singles[1] | Zhang Ailing | Sirisriro Patama | Li Fang |
Song Hyan-soon | |||
Men's doubles | Yu Yaodong Hou Jiachang | Sarit Pisudchaikul Sawei Chanseorasmee | Javed Iqbal Tariq Wadood |
Pichai Kongsirithavorn Preecha Sopajaree | |||
Women's doubles | Li Fang Zhang Ailing | Zheng Huiming Qiu Yufang | Sirisriro Patama Suleeporn Jittariyakul |
Oh Yeon-han Song Hyan-soon | |||
Mixed doubles | Pichai Kongsirithavorn Petchroong Liengtrakulngam | Preecha Sopajaree Porntip Buntanon | Han Jian Qiu Yufang |
Fu Hon Ping Lee Kam Wah |
Results
Semifinals
Discipline | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
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Men's singles | Yu Yaodong | Udom Luangpetcharaporn | 15–4, 15–5 |
Han Jian | Luan Jin | ||
Women's singles | Sirisriro Patama | Song Hyan-soon | 11–6, 5–11, 11–4 |
Zhang Ailing | Li Fang | 11–6, 11–8 | |
Men's doubles | Hou Jiachang & Yu Yaodong | Javed Iqbal & Tariq Wadood | 7–15, 15–8, 15–1 |
Sawei Chanseorasmee & Sarit Pisudchaikul | Pichai Kongsirithavorn & Preecha Sopajaree | 15–3, 17–15 | |
Women's doubles | Li Fang & Zhang Ailing | Sirisriro Patama & Suleeporn Jittariyakul | 15–8, 15–9 |
Zheng Huiming & Qiu Yufang | Oh Yeon-han & Song Hyan-soon | 15–9, 15–5 | |
Mixed doubles | Pichai Kongsirithavorn & Petchroong Liengtrakulngam | Han Jian & Qiu Yufang | 15–4, 15–6 |
Preecha Sopajaree & Porntip Buntanon | Fu Hon Ping & Lee Kam Wah | 15–9, 11–15, 15–7 |
Finals
Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
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Men's singles | Yu Yaodong | Han Jian | 15–11, 15–11 |
Women's singles | Zhang Ailing | Sirisriro Patama | 11–4, 11–4 |
Men's doubles | Yu Yaodong Hou Jiachang | Sarit Pisudchaikul Sawei Chanseorasmee | 18–15, 15–12 |
Women's doubles[2] | Li Fang Zhang Ailing | Zheng Huiming Qiu Yufang | 5–15, 15–9, 15–10 |
Mixed doubles | Pichai Kongsirithavorn Petchroong Liengtrakulngam | Preecha Sopajaree Porntip Buntanon | 15–4, 1–15, 17–14 |
References
- ^ "An All China singles final". New Nation. 7 November 1978. p. 20. Retrieved 8 January 2023 – via NewspaperSG.
- ^ "中國最少可獲兩項冠軍". Nanyang Siang Pau (in Simplified Chinese). 8 November 1978. p. 29. Retrieved 25 October 2023.
External links
- https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19781109-1.2.114.2
- https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19781108-1.2.139.2
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