1976 Asian Badminton Championships

The Asian Badminton Championships 1976 took place from 30 October- 7 November in Hyderabad India.[1] Indonesia won the men's team competition after beating China 3–2 in the final.[2] The match for third place between Japan and Malaysia also ended 3–2.[3]

1976 Asian Badminton Championships
Tournament details
Dates30 October – 7 November
Edition5
VenueLal Bahadur Shastri Indoor Stadium
LocationHyderabad, India
1971 1983

Medalists

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Discipline Gold Silver Bronze
Men's singles   Hou Jiachang   Liem Swie King   Luan Jin
  Prakash Padukone
Women's singles   Liang Qiuxia   Liu Xia   Li Fang
  Saori Kondo
Men's doubles   Tjun Tjun
  Ade Chandra
  Yao Ximing
  Sun Zhi’an
  Jiamsak Panitchaikul
  Surapong Suharitdamrong
  Shoichi Toganoo
  Nobutaka Ikeda
Women's doubles   Theresia Widiastuti
  Regina Masli
  Liang Qiuxia
  He Cuiling
  Liu Xia
  Zhang Ailing
  Verawaty Wiharjo
  Holly Tanjung
Mixed doubles   Fang Kaixiang
  He Cuiling
  Shoichi Toganoo
  Etsuko Toganoo
  Sun Zhian
  Li Fang
  Masao Tsuchida
  Mika Ikeda
Men's team
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  Indonesia
Liem Swie King
Tjun Tjun
Ade Chandra
Iie Sumirat
  China
Luan Jin
Fang Kaixiang
Sun Zhi’an
Chen Tianxiang
  Japan
Shoichi Toganoo
Kinji Zeniya
Masao Tsuchida
Yoshitaka Iino

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  China34411
2  Indonesia3115
3  Japan0145
4  India0011
  Thailand0011
Totals (5 entries)661123

Semifinal results

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Discipline Winner Runner-up Score
Men's singles   Hou Jiachang   Luan Jin Walkover
  Liem Swie King   Prakash Padukone 15–8, 15–3
Women's singles   Liang Qiuxia   Li Fang 11–4, 11–4
  Liu Xia   Saori Kondo 11–4, 11–4
Men's doubles   Ade Chandra
  Tjun Tjun
  Jiamsak Panitchaikul
  Surapong Suharitdamrong
15–12, 15–7
  Sun Zhian
  Yao Ximing
  Shoichi Toganoo
  Nobutake Ikeda
15–8, 15–9
Women's doubles   Theresia Widiastuti
  Regina Masli
  Liu Xia
  Zhang Ailing
15–9, 15–8
  Liang Qiuxia
  He Cuiling
  Verawaty Wiharjo
  Holly Tanjung
15–1, 15–4
Mixed doubles   Fang Kaixiang
  He Cuiling
  Masao Tsuchida
  Mika Ikeda
15–18, 15–8, 15–6
  Shoichi Toganoo
  Etsuko Toganoo
  Sun Zhian
  Li Fang
15–11, 6–12 retired

Final results

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Discipline Winner Finalist Score
Men's singles   Hou Jiachang   Liem Swie King 17–16, 15–9
Women's singles   Liang Qiuxia   Liu Xia 11–6, 11–6
Men's doubles   Ade Chandra
  Tjun Tjun
  Yao Ximing
  Sun Zhian
Walkover
Women's doubles   Regina Masli
  Theresia Widiastuti
  He Cuiling
  Liang Qiuxia
13–18, 18–17, 15–6
Mixed doubles[5]   Fang Kaixiang
  He Cuiling
  Shoichi Toganoo
  Etsuko Toganoo
15–12, 15–12

Sources

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References

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  1. ^ "Indonesia rebut lagi juara Badminton Asia". Berita Harian. 4 November 1976. p. 7. Retrieved 20 November 2020 – via NewspaperSG.
  2. ^ "Indonesia jadi pilihan tumpaskan Cina dim final Badminton Asia". Berita Harian. 3 November 1976. p. 7. Retrieved 20 November 2020 – via NewspaperSG.
  3. ^ "Empat negara handal bertemu dalam semi-final Badminton Asia". Berita Harian. 2 November 1976. p. 7. Retrieved 20 November 2020 – via NewspaperSG.
  4. ^ World badminton, volume 28, page 2, S. R. Chadha, February 1977
  5. ^ "Chinese equal the 1971 shuttle feat of Indonesia". New Nation. 8 November 1976. p. 17. Retrieved 28 December 2022.