The 1980 Badminton World Cup was the second edition of an international tournament Badminton World Cup. The event was held in Kyoto, Japan in the month of January.[1] Competitions for mixed doubles were not conducted.[2] Indonesia won men's singles and men's doubles events while Japan won women's doubles and Denmark won women's singles event.[3]
| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 20–22 January | ||
| Edition | 2nd | ||
| Location | Kyoto, Japan | ||
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Medalists edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |  Liem Swie King
|
 Masao Tsuchida
|
 Prakash Padukone
|
 Flemming Delfs
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| Women's singles | Lene Køppen
|
Hiroe Yuki
|
Yoshiko Yonekura
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| Kirsten Larsen
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| Men's doubles | Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata
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Flemming Delfs Steen Skovgaard
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Mikio Ozaki Nobutake Ikeda
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| Yoshitaka Iino Masao Tsuchida
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| Women's doubles | Atsuko Tokuda Yoshiko Yonekura
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Verawaty Wiharjo Imelda Wiguna
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Saori Kondo Mikiko Takada
|
 Jane Webster Nora Perry
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Semifinal results edit
- Below are the semifinal results for the World Cup.[4]
| Discipline | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Liem Swie King
|
Prakash Padukone
|
15–12, 15–6 |
| Masao Tsuchida
|
Flemming Delfs
|
15–10, 15–13 | |
| Women's singles | Lene Køppen
|
Yoshiko Yonekura
|
11–8, 11–5 |
| Hiroe Yuki
|
Kirsten Larsen
|
11–7, 11–5 | |
| Men's doubles | Ade Chandra & Christian Hadinata |
Mikio Ozaki & Nobutake Ikeda |
15–10, 15–7 |
| Flemming Delfs & Steen Skovgaard |
Yoshitaka Iino & Masao Tsuchida |
15–10, 15–10 | |
| Women's doubles | Verawaty Fadjrin & Imelda Wiguna |
Saori Kondo & Mikiko Takada |
15–9, 11–15, 15–3 |
| Atsuko Tokuda & Yoshiko Yonekura |
Nora Perry & Jane Webster |
15–4, 16–17, 15–5 |
Final results edit
| Discipline | Winner | Finalist | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Liem Swie King
|
Masao Tsuchida
|
15–6, 15–10 |
| Women's singles | Lene Køppen
|
Hiroe Yuki
|
11–4, 12–10 |
| Men's doubles | Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata
|
Flemming Delfs Steen Skovgaard
|
15–6, 15–3 |
| Women's doubles | Atsuko Tokuda Yoshiko Yonekura
|
Verawaty Wiharjo Imelda Wiguna
|
15–12, 17–14 |
References edit
- ^ "Ah, So Gwan progresses". The Straits Times. 19 January 1980. p. 29.
- ^ "Liem, Delfs enter semifinals". The Straits Times. 20 January 1980. p. 28.
- ^ "Liem proves too strong for Japan's Tsuchida". The Straits Times. 21 January 1980. p. 32.
- ^ "林水鏡兩局輕取土田 蟬聯世界羽球單打銜, 丹科彭击败日汤木再登女冠军座". 南洋商报 (in Simplified Chinese). 21 January 1980. p. 13. Retrieved 14 September 2023 – via NewspaperSG.