1978 WBF World Championships

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

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.

Contents

Participating nations

Medalists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's singles Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yu Yaodong Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Han Jian Flag of Thailand.svg Udom Luangpetcharaporn
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Luan Jin
Women's singles [1] Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Ailing Flag of Thailand.svg Sirisriro Patama Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Fang
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg Song Hyan-soon
Men's doubles Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yu Yaodong
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Hou Jiachang
Flag of Thailand.svg Sarit Pisudchaikul
Flag of Thailand.svg Sawei Chanseorasmee
Flag of Pakistan.svg Javed Iqbal
Flag of Pakistan.svg Tariq Wadood
Flag of Thailand.svg Pichai Kongsirithavorn
Flag of Thailand.svg Preecha Sopajaree
Women's doubles Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Fang
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Ailing
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng Huiming
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Qiu Yufang
Flag of Thailand.svg Sirisriro Patama
Flag of Thailand.svg Suleeporn Jittariyakul
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg Oh Yeon-han
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg Song Hyan-soon
Mixed doubles Flag of Thailand.svg Pichai Kongsirithavorn
Flag of Thailand.svg Petchroong Liengtrakulngam
Flag of Thailand.svg Preecha Sopajaree
Flag of Thailand.svg Porntip Buntanon
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Han Jian
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Qiu Yufang
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg Fu Hon Ping
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg Lee Kam Wah

Results

Semifinals

DisciplineWinnerRunner-upScore
Men's singles Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yu Yaodong Flag of Thailand.svg Udom Luangpetcharaporn 15–4, 15–5
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Han Jian Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Luan Jin
Women's singles Flag of Thailand.svg Sirisriro Patama Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg Song Hyan-soon 11–6, 5–11, 11–4
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Ailing Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Fang 11–6, 11–8
Men's doubles Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Hou Jiachang
& Yu Yaodong
Flag of Pakistan.svg Javed Iqbal
& Tariq Wadood
7–15, 15–8, 15–1
Flag of Thailand.svg Sawei Chanseorasmee
& Sarit Pisudchaikul
Flag of Thailand.svg Pichai Kongsirithavorn
& Preecha Sopajaree
15–3, 17–15
Women's doubles Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Fang
& Zhang Ailing
Flag of Thailand.svg Sirisriro Patama
& Suleeporn Jittariyakul
15–8, 15–9
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng Huiming
& Qiu Yufang
Flag of South Korea (1949-1984).svg Oh Yeon-han
& Song Hyan-soon
15–9, 15–5
Mixed doubles Flag of Thailand.svg Pichai Kongsirithavorn
& Petchroong Liengtrakulngam
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Han Jian
& Qiu Yufang
15–4, 15–6
Flag of Thailand.svg Preecha Sopajaree
& Porntip Buntanon
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg Fu Hon Ping
& Lee Kam Wah
15–9, 11–15, 15–7

Finals

CategoryWinnersRunners-upScore
Men's singles Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yu Yaodong Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Han Jian 15–11, 15–11
Women's singles Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Ailing Flag of Thailand.svg Sirisriro Patama 11–4, 11–4
Men's doubles Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Yu Yaodong
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Hou Jiachang
Flag of Thailand.svg Sarit Pisudchaikul
Flag of Thailand.svg Sawei Chanseorasmee
18–15, 15–12
Women's doubles [2] Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Li Fang
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zhang Ailing
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Zheng Huiming
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Qiu Yufang
5–15, 15–9, 15–10
Mixed doubles Flag of Thailand.svg Pichai Kongsirithavorn
Flag of Thailand.svg Petchroong Liengtrakulngam
Flag of Thailand.svg Preecha Sopajaree
Flag of Thailand.svg Porntip Buntanon
15–4, 1–15, 17–14

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