| Women's team at the 1982 Asian Games | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Indraprashtha Indoor Stadium |
| Dates | 25–27 November |
| Nations | 5 |
| Medalists | |
The badminton women's team tournament at the 1982 Asian Games in New Delhi took place from 25 September to 27 November.
It was the first time that the India women's badminton team won a team medal. [1]
All times are Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30)
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 25 November | Quarter-finals |
| 26 November | Semi-finals |
| 27 November | Final |
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||||||||||||
 China | 4 | |||||||||||||
 South Korea | 4 | South Korea | 1 | |||||||||||
 Indonesia | 1 | China | 5 | |||||||||||
 Japan | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Japan | 4 | |||||||||||||
 India | 1 | |||||||||||||
| 25 September | South Korea | 4–1 | Indonesia |
| Kim Yun-ja | 2–1 | Verawaty Fadjrin | 7–11, 11–8, 11–0 | |
| Song Eun-joo | 0–2 | Taty Sumirah | 9–12, 2–11 | |
| Hwang Sun-ai / Kang Haeng-suk | 2–1 | Ruth Damayanti / Verawaty Fadjrin | 15–2, 3–15, 15–11 | |
| Kim Yun-ja / Yoo Sang-hee | 2–0 | Maria Fransisca / Theresia Widiastuti | 15–11, 15–7 | |
| Yoo Sang-hee | 2–0 | Elizabeth Latief | 11–2, 11–2 | |
| 26 September | China | 4–1 | South Korea |
| Zhang Ailing | 2–0 | Yoo Sang-hee | 11–3, 11–5 | |
| Li Lingwei | 2–0 | Kim Yun-ja | 11–4, 11–9 | |
| Lin Ying / Wu Dixi | 2–0 | Hwang Sun-ai / Kang Haeng-suk | 15–11, 15–0 | |
| Wu Jianqiu | 2–0 | Song Eun-joo | 11–9, 11–1 | |
| Wu Jianqiu / Xu Rong | 0–2 | Kim Yun-ja / Yoo Sang-hee | Walkover | |
| 26 September | Japan | 4–1 | India |
| Sumiko Kitada | 2–0 | Ami Ghia | 11–0, 11–4 | |
| Fumiko Tōkairin | 2–0 | Vandana Chiplunkar | 11–3, 11–5 | |
| Sumiko Kitada / Kimiko Jinnai | 2–0 | Madhumita Goswami / Amita Kulkarni | 15–7, 15–10 | |
| Atsuko Tokuda / Yoshiko Yonekura | 2–0 | Ami Ghia / Kanwal Thakar Singh | 15–4, 15–5 | |
| Yoshiko Yonekura | 0–2 | Hufrish Nariman | Walkover | |
| 27 September | China | 5–0 | Japan |
| Zhang Ailing | 2–0 | Sumiko Kitada | 11–4, 11–3 | |
| Li Lingwei | 2–0 | Fumiko Tōkairin | 11–6, 11–4 | |
| Lin Ying / Wu Dixi | 2–0 | Atsuko Tokuda / Yoshiko Yonekura | 15–3, 15–7 | |
| Wu Jianqiu / Xu Rong | 2–0 | Sumiko Kitada / Kimiko Jinnai | 15–4, 18–13 | |
| Wu Jianqiu | 2–0 | Yoshiko Yonekura | 11–5, 11–0 | |
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