1976 Asian Invitational Badminton Championships

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1976 Asian Invitational Badminton Championships
Tournament details
Dates24 – 28 March
Edition1
Venue Indoor Stadium Huamark
Location Bangkok, Thailand
1977 Hong Kong

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]

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Medalists

DisciplineGoldSilverBronze
Men's singles Flag of Indonesia.svg Iie Sumirat Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Hou Jiachang Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tang Xianhu
Women's singles Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liang Qiuxia Flag of Indonesia.svg Verawaty Fadjrin Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Yuniang
Men's doubles Flag of Indonesia.svg Ade Chandra
Flag of Indonesia.svg Christian Hadinata
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Luan Jin
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tang Xianhu
Flag of Thailand.svg Bandid Jaiyen
Flag of Thailand.svg Pichai Kongsiritaworn
Women's doubles Flag of Malaysia.svg Rosalind Singha Ang
Flag of Malaysia.svg Sylvia Ng
Flag of Thailand.svg Kingmanee Thongkam
Flag of Thailand.svg Sirisriro Patama
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Fu Chune
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liang Qiuxia

Men's singles

Semifinal Final
          
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tang Xianhu 9 156
Flag of Indonesia.svg Iie Sumirat 1512 15
Flag of Indonesia.svg Iie Sumirat 12 1518
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Hou Jiachang 158 15
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Luan Jin 2 5
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Hou Jiachang 1515Third place
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tang Xianhu 1515
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Luan Jin 5 2

Women's singles

Semifinal Final
          
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liang Qiuxia 1111
Flag of Malaysia.svg Sylvia Ng 2 4
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liang Qiuxia 8 1111
Flag of Indonesia.svg Verawaty Fadjrin 110 5
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Yuniang 3 9
Flag of Indonesia.svg Verawaty Fadjrin 1112Third place
Flag of Malaysia.svg Sylvia Ng 4 6
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Chen Yuniang 1111

Men's doubles

Semi-finals Final
          
Flag of Indonesia.svg Ade Chandra
Flag of Indonesia.svg Christian Hadinata
1515
Flag of Thailand.svg Bandid Jaiyen
Flag of Thailand.svg Pichai Kongsiritaworn
8 3
Flag of Indonesia.svg Ade Chandra
Flag of Indonesia.svg Christian Hadinata
1515
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Luan Jin
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tang Xianhu
8 10
Flag of Thailand.svg Pornchai Sakuntaniyom
Flag of Thailand.svg Preecha Sopajaree
1710 4
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Luan Jin
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Tang Xianhu
16 1515Third place
Flag of Thailand.svg Bandid Jaiyen
Flag of Thailand.svg Pichai Kongsiritaworn
Flag of Thailand.svg Pornchai Sakuntaniyom
Flag of Thailand.svg Preecha Sopajaree

Women's doubles

Semi-finals Final
          
Flag of Malaysia.svg Rosalind Singha Ang
Flag of Malaysia.svg Sylvia Ng
1515
Flag of Thailand.svg Porntip Buntanon
Flag of Thailand.svg Suleeporn Jittariyakul
5 3
Flag of Malaysia.svg Rosalind Singha Ang
Flag of Malaysia.svg Sylvia Ng
1518
Flag of Thailand.svg Kingmanee Thongkam
Flag of Thailand.svg Sirisriro Patama
9 14
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Fu Chune
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liang Qiuxia
14 8
Flag of Thailand.svg Kingmanee Thongkam
Flag of Thailand.svg Sirisriro Patama
1815Third place
Flag of Thailand.svg Porntip Buntanon
Flag of Thailand.svg Suleeporn Jittariyakul
7 11
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Fu Chune
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Liang Qiuxia
1515

References

  1. "Shock for China's no. 1, Big triumph for Thai girls". The Straits Times. 25 March 1976. p. 29.
  2. "Tang, Hou in last eight". The Straits Times. 26 March 1976. p. 31.
  3. "More shocks for China's shuttle stars". The Straits Times. 27 March 1976. p. 39.
  4. "Sumirat scores shock victory over Tang". The Straits Times. 28 March 1976. p. 30.
  5. "Sizzling win by Sumirat". The Straits Times. 29 March 1976. p. 24.