1978 WBF World Championships

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.

1978 WBF World Championships
Tournament details
Dates4 to 7 November
Edition1
LocationBangkok, Thailand
1979

Participating nations

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Medalists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
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

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Semifinals

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Discipline Winner Runner-up Score
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

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Category Winners Runners-up Score
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

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  1. ^ "An All China singles final". New Nation. 7 November 1978. p. 20. Retrieved 8 January 2023 – via NewspaperSG.
  2. ^ "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.
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