1979 Badminton World Cup

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1979 Badminton World Cup
Tournament details
Dates20 January – 22 January 1979
Edition1st
Location Tokyo, Japan
1980 Kyoto

The 1979 Badminton World Cup was the 1st edition of an international tournament Badminton World Cup. The event was held in Tokyo, Japan from 20 January to 22 January 1979. Competitions for mixed doubles were not conducted. Indonesia won men's singles and men's doubles events while Japan won women's doubles and Denmark won women's singles event.

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Medalists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's singles Flag of Indonesia.svg Liem Swie King Flag of Indonesia.svg Iie Sumirat Flag of England.svg Kevin Jolly
Flag of Denmark.svg Flemming Delfs
Women's singles Flag of Denmark.svg Lene Køppen Flag of Japan.svg Hiroe Yuki Flag of Indonesia.svg Ivana Lie
Flag of Indonesia.svg Verawaty Wiharjo
Men's doubles Flag of Indonesia.svg Ade Chandra
Flag of Indonesia.svg Christian Hadinata
Flag of Japan.svg Yoshitaka Iino
Flag of Japan.svg Masao Tsuchida
Flag of England.svg Derek Talbot
Flag of England.svg David Eddy
Flag of Denmark.svg Flemming Delfs
Flag of Denmark.svg Steen Skovgaard
Women's doubles Flag of Japan.svg Emiko Ueno
Flag of Japan.svg Yoshiko Yonekura
Flag of Indonesia.svg Verawaty Wiharjo
Flag of Indonesia.svg Imelda Wiguna
Flag of Japan.svg Kazuko Sekine
Flag of Japan.svg Sonoe Ōtsuka
Flag of Japan.svg Atsuko Tokuda
Flag of Japan.svg Mikiko Takada

Men's singles

Finals

Semi-finals Final
          
Flag of Indonesia.svg Liem Swie King 1515
Flag of England.svg Kevin Jolly 7 5
Flag of Indonesia.svg Liem Swie King 1515
Flag of Indonesia.svg Iie Sumirat 8 8
Flag of Indonesia.svg Iie Sumirat 1515
Flag of Denmark.svg Flemming Delfs 7 7

Women's singles

Finals

Semi-finals Final
          
Flag of Denmark.svg Lene Køppen 123 11
Flag of Indonesia.svg Verawaty Wiharjo 11 117
Flag of Denmark.svg Lene Køppen 1111
Flag of Japan.svg Hiroe Yuki 7 6
Flag of Indonesia.svg Ivana Lie 2 3
Flag of Japan.svg Hiroe Yuki 1111

Men's doubles

Finals

Semi-finals Final
          
Flag of Indonesia.svg Ade Chandra
Flag of Indonesia.svg Christian Hadinata
1515
Flag of England.svg David Eddy
Flag of England.svg Derek Talbot
5 8
Flag of Indonesia.svg Ade Chandra
Flag of Indonesia.svg Christian Hadinata
1515
Flag of Japan.svg Masao Tsuchida
Flag of Japan.svg Yoshitaka Iino
8 3
Flag of Japan.svg Masao Tsuchida
Flag of Japan.svg Yoshitaka Iino
1515
Flag of Denmark.svg Flemming Delfs
Flag of Denmark.svg Steen Skovgaard
13 10

Women's doubles

Finals

Semi-finals Final
          
Flag of Indonesia.svg Imelda Wiguna
Flag of Indonesia.svg Verawaty Wiharjo
1518
Flag of Japan.svg Atsuko Tokuda
Flag of Japan.svg Mikiko Takada
6 15
Flag of Indonesia.svg Imelda Wiguna
Flag of Indonesia.svg Verawaty Wiharjo
3 7
Flag of Japan.svg Emiko Ueno
Flag of Japan.svg Yoshiko Yonekura
1515
Flag of Japan.svg Kazuko Sekine
Flag of Japan.svg Sonoe Ōtsuka
2 7
Flag of Japan.svg Emiko Ueno
Flag of Japan.svg Yoshiko Yonekura
1515

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