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| Dates | March 21– March 25 | ||
| Edition | 69th | ||
| Venue | Wembley Arena | ||
| Location | London | ||
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The 1979 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at Wembley Arena, London, England in March 1979. [1] [2]
| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
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| Men's singles |  Liem Swie King |  Flemming Delfs | 15–7, 15–8 |
| Women's singles | Lene Køppen |  Saori Kondo | 13–9, 1–11, 11–8 |
| Men's doubles | Tjun Tjun & Johan Wahjudi |  Stefan Karlsson & Claes Nordin | 17–16, 15–3 |
| Women's doubles | Verawaty Wiharjo & Imelda Wiguna | Atsuko Tokuda & Mikiko Takada | 15-3, 10-15, 15-5 |
| Mixed doubles | Christian Hadinata & Imelda Wiguna |  Mike Tredgett & Nora Perry | 15-1, 18–17 |
Liem Swie King 
Prakash Padukone - withdrew injured Flemming Delfs Morten Frost Kinji Zeniya 
Svend Pri Thomas Kihlström | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Liem Swie King | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Swie King | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mogens Neergaard | Neergaard | 1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Swie King | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Steen Fladberg | Fladberg | 8 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Fladberg | 15 | 2 | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Kihlström | Kihlström | 12 | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Swie King | 15 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morten Frost Hansen | Frost | 4 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Frost | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Brian Wallwork | Wallwork | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Frost | 14 | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dhany Sartika | Sartika | 17 | 13 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sartika | 15 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kinji Zeniya | Zeniya | 11 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Flemming Delfs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delfs | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Philip Sutton | Sutton | 5 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delfs | 15 | 12 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sture Johnsson | Johnsson | 8 | 15 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Johnsson | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Masao Tsuchida | Tsuchida | 7 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delfs | 17 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Svend Pri | Pri | 14 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pri | 12 | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kevin Jolly | Jolly | 15 | 0 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pri | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lius Pongoh | Pongoh | 4 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pongoh | 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yoshitaka Iino | Iino | 10 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lene Køppen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Køppen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Køppen | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Atsuko Tokuda | Tokuda | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tokuda | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Køppen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gillian Gilks | Gilks | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gilks | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yoshiko Yonekura | Yonekura | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gilks | 12 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 Wendy Carter | Carter | 11 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Carter | 12 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hitomi Isheda | Isheda | 10 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saori Kondo | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kondo | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Verawaty Wiharjo | Verawaty | 6 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kondo | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mikiko Takada | Takada | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Takada | w/o | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Pia Nielsen | Nielsen | scr | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kondo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jane Webster | Webster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Webster | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Webster | 8 | 12 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hiroe Yuki | Yuki | 11 | 9 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Yuki | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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