The 1976 Asian Invitational Badminton Championships which was the first edition of Asian Invitational Championships took place in the month of March in Bangkok, Thailand.[1] The individual competitions except Mixed doubles were conducted.[2][3] At the end of day, Indonesia took titles from two disciplines, Men's singles and Men's doubles competitions while China won Women's singles and Malaysia secured Women's doubles title.[4][5]
| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 24 – 28 March | ||
| Edition | 1 | ||
| Venue | Indoor Stadium Huamark | ||
| Location | Bangkok, Thailand | ||
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Medalists edit
| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |  Iie Sumirat
|
 Hou Jiachang
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Tang Xianhu
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| Women's singles | Liang Qiuxia
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Verawaty Fadjrin
|
Chen Yuniang
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| Men's doubles | Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata
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Luan Jin Tang Xianhu
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 Bandid Jaiyen Pichai Kongsiritaworn
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| Women's doubles |  Rosalind Singha Ang Sylvia Ng
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Kingmanee Thongkam Sirisriro Patama
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Fu Chune Liang Qiuxia
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Men's singles edit
| Semifinal | Final | ||||||||||||
| Tang Xianhu
| 9 | 15 | 6 | ||||||||||
| Iie Sumirat
| 15 | 12 | 15 | ||||||||||
| Iie Sumirat
| 12 | 15 | 18 | ||||||||||
| Hou Jiachang
| 15 | 8 | 15 | ||||||||||
| Luan Jin
| 2 | 5 | |||||||||||
| Hou Jiachang
| 15 | 15 | Third place | ||||||||||
| Tang Xianhu
| 15 | 15 | |||||||||||
| Luan Jin
| 5 | 2 | |||||||||||
Women's singles edit
| Semifinal | Final | ||||||||||||
| Liang Qiuxia
| 11 | 11 | |||||||||||
| Sylvia Ng
| 2 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Liang Qiuxia
| 8 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||
| Verawaty Fadjrin
| 11 | 0 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Chen Yuniang
| 3 | 9 | |||||||||||
| Verawaty Fadjrin
| 11 | 12 | Third place | ||||||||||
| Sylvia Ng
| 4 | 6 | |||||||||||
| Chen Yuniang
| 11 | 11 | |||||||||||
Men's doubles edit
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata
| 15 | 15 | |||||||||||
| Bandid Jaiyen Pichai Kongsiritaworn
| 8 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata
| 15 | 15 | |||||||||||
| Luan Jin Tang Xianhu
| 8 | 10 | |||||||||||
| Pornchai Sakuntaniyom Preecha Sopajaree
| 17 | 10 | 4 | ||||||||||
| Luan Jin Tang Xianhu
| 16 | 15 | 15 | Third place | |||||||||
| Bandid Jaiyen Pichai Kongsiritaworn
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| Pornchai Sakuntaniyom Preecha Sopajaree
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Women's doubles edit
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| Rosalind Singha Ang Sylvia Ng
| 15 | 15 | |||||||||||
| Porntip Buntanon Suleeporn Jittariyakul
| 5 | 3 | |||||||||||
| Rosalind Singha Ang Sylvia Ng
| 15 | 18 | |||||||||||
| Kingmanee Thongkam Sirisriro Patama
| 9 | 14 | |||||||||||
| Fu Chune Liang Qiuxia
| 14 | 8 | |||||||||||
| Kingmanee Thongkam Sirisriro Patama
| 18 | 15 | Third place | ||||||||||
| Porntip Buntanon Suleeporn Jittariyakul
| 7 | 11 | |||||||||||
| Fu Chune Liang Qiuxia
| 15 | 15 | |||||||||||
References edit
- ^ "Shock for China's no. 1, Big triumph for Thai girls". The Straits Times. 25 March 1976. p. 29.
- ^ "Tang, Hou in last eight". The Straits Times. 26 March 1976. p. 31.
- ^ "More shocks for China's shuttle stars". The Straits Times. 27 March 1976. p. 39.
- ^ "Sumirat scores shock victory over Tang". The Straits Times. 28 March 1976. p. 30.
- ^ "Sizzling win by Sumirat". The Straits Times. 29 March 1976. p. 24.