1980 Asian Invitational Badminton Championships

1980 Asian Invitational Badminton Championships
Tournament details
Dates	10 – 14 December
Edition	4
Location	Bangkok, Thailand
← 1978 Peking	1988 Bandar Lampung →

Last updated January 01, 2023

The 1980 Asian Invitational Badminton Championships which was the fourth edition of Asian Invitational Championships took place in the month of December in Bangkok, Thailand.

About

This tourney was hosted by Badminton Association of Thailand, which was the member of now defunct World Badminton Federation (WBF). A total of 12 countries participated, which were Sri Lanka, Singapore, China, Brunei, South Korea, Thailand, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Hong Kong, Burma, Philippines and Nepal. Due to orders from International Badminton Federation (IBF), Asian countries which were members of IBF like Malaysia, Japan, India & Indonesia declined the participation as IBF and WBF were rival organisations at that time period.^[1]^[2]

There was a controversy when Malaysian players Ho Khim Soon & Teh Kew San competed in this tournament, without prior permission from Badminton Association of Malaysia even when Malaysian team didn't opt to participate in this tournament.^[3] As a result, both the players along with Ng Mei Ling were banned for one month by Penang Badminton Association from competing in any tournament.^[4]

Tournament didn't feature Mixed doubles event. China was dominant all through in the competition, with Thailand having two of its doubles combinations in finals.^[5] At the end China registered a clean sweep by winning all four individual titles.^[6]^[7]

Medalists

Discipline	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's singles	Han Jian	Chen Changjie	Li Zhifeng
Men's singles	Han Jian	Chen Changjie	Yang Kesen
Women's singles	Song Youping	Sang Yanquin	Chen Ruizhen
Women's singles	Song Youping	Sang Yanquin	Li Lingwei
Men's doubles	Li Zhifeng & Yang Kesen	Bandid Jaiyen & Preecha Sopajaree	Sawei Chanseorasmee & Sarit Pisudchaikul
Men's doubles	Li Zhifeng & Yang Kesen	Bandid Jaiyen & Preecha Sopajaree	Chen Changjie & Wang Yueping
Women's doubles	Li Lingwei & Sang Yanquin	Jutatip Banjongsilp & Suleeporn Jittariyakul	Chen Ruizhen & Song Youping
Women's doubles	Li Lingwei & Sang Yanquin	Jutatip Banjongsilp & Suleeporn Jittariyakul	Phanwad Jinasuyanont & Kanitta Mansamuth

Semifinal results

Discipline	Winner	Runner-up	Score
Men's singles	Han Jian	Yang Kesen	15–12, 15–8
Men's singles	Chen Changjie	Li Zhifeng	15–11, 15–7
Women's singles	Sang Yanquin	Chen Ruizhen	6–11, 11–7, 11–7
Women's singles	Song Youping	Li Lingwei	12–9, 11–6
Men's doubles	Bandid Jaiyen & Preecha Sopajaree	Chen Changjie & Wang Yueping	15–1, 15–9
Men's doubles	Li Zhifeng & Yang Kesen	Sawei Chanseorasmee & Sarit Pisudchaikul	17–15, 15–2
Women's doubles	Jutatip Banjongsilp & Suleeporn Jittariyakul	Chen Ruizhen & Song Youping	17–14, 15–7
Women's doubles	Li Lingwei & Sang Yanquin	Phanwad Jinasuyanont & Kanitta Mansamuth	15–8, 15–5

Final results

Discipline	Winner	Finalist	Score
Men's singles	Han Jian	Chen Changjie	15–11, 15–8
Women's singles	Song Youping	Sang Yanquin	11–6, 11–8
Men's doubles	Li Zhifeng & Yang Kesen	Bandid Jaiyen & Preecha Sopajaree	15–10, 15–6
Women's doubles	Li Lingwei & Sang Yanquin	Jutatip Banjongsilp & Suleeporn Jittariyakul	15–10, 15–6

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References

↑ Tan, Shirley (5 December 1980). "S'pore in semis?". The Straits Times . p. 31. Retrieved 27 December 2022– via NewspaperSG.
↑ "Han Jian wins Opening match". New Nation. 11 December 1980. p. 19. Retrieved 27 December 2022– via NewspaperSG.
↑ "Ho has to explain when he returns". The Straits Times. 12 December 1980. p. 38. Retrieved 27 December 2022– via NewspaperSG.
↑ "One-month ban for Ho, Teh and Mei Ling Malaysian Round-up". The Straits Times. 23 December 1980. p. 31. Retrieved 27 December 2022– via NewspaperSG.
↑ "Thailand broke Chinese hold of Asian meet". The Straits Times. 14 December 1980. p. 40. Retrieved 27 December 2022– via NewspaperSG.
↑ "Badminton Asia Ke-4: China bolot 4 kejuaraan". Berita Harian (in Malay). 15 December 1980. p. 7. Retrieved 27 December 2022– via NewspaperSG.
↑ "Chinese emerge undisputed champions". The Straits Times. 15 December 1980. p. 39. Retrieved 27 December 2022– via NewspaperSG.

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[1] Tan, Shirley (5 December 1980). "S'pore in semis?". The Straits Times . p. 31. Retrieved 27 December 2022– via NewspaperSG.

[2] "Han Jian wins Opening match". New Nation. 11 December 1980. p. 19. Retrieved 27 December 2022– via NewspaperSG.

[3] "Ho has to explain when he returns". The Straits Times. 12 December 1980. p. 38. Retrieved 27 December 2022– via NewspaperSG.

[4] "One-month ban for Ho, Teh and Mei Ling Malaysian Round-up". The Straits Times. 23 December 1980. p. 31. Retrieved 27 December 2022– via NewspaperSG.

[5] "Thailand broke Chinese hold of Asian meet". The Straits Times. 14 December 1980. p. 40. Retrieved 27 December 2022– via NewspaperSG.

[6] "Badminton Asia Ke-4: China bolot 4 kejuaraan". Berita Harian (in Malay). 15 December 1980. p. 7. Retrieved 27 December 2022– via NewspaperSG.

[7] "Chinese emerge undisputed champions". The Straits Times. 15 December 1980. p. 39. Retrieved 27 December 2022– via NewspaperSG.

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