Badminton at the World Games

Badminton was introduced and only played at the 1981 World Games. The badminton events of World Games I were held on July 25–28, 1981, at the San Jose Civic Auditorium in San Jose, California, in the United States. These were the first World Games, an international quadrennial multi-sport event, and were hosted by the city of Santa Clara. China, in its first summer multi-sport event since the 1936 Summer Olympics, competed in badminton only, winning four of the five gold medals. ^[1]   Seventeen of the countries at these Games participated in badminton, making it one of the most represented sports. The players executive of the International Badminton Federation, Ciro Ciniglio, expressed disappointment at the lack of media coverage of badminton, saying, "We have many world champions competing here and ... were hoping all these great players would draw crowds. ... The United States over the years has had very good players, some of the finest. It was our hope to help the sport gain popularity in the United states by showcasing all this fine talent." ^[2]

Medalists

Sources: ^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]}

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men
Singles	Chen Changjie  (CHN)	Morten Frost  (DEN)	Prakash Padukone  (IND)   Liem Swie King  (INA)
Doubles	Sun Zhian Yao Ximing  (CHN)	Thomas Kihlström Stefan Karlsson  (SWE)	Billy Gilliland Dan Travers  (SCO)   Hariamanto Kartono Rudy Heryanto  (INA)
Women
Singles	Zhang Ailing  (CHN)	Hwang Sun-ai  (KOR)	Lene Køppen  (DEN)   Fumiko Tohkairin  (JPN)
Doubles	Zhang Ailing Liu Xia  (CHN)	Nora Perry Jane Webster  (ENG)	Hwang Sun-ai Kim Yun-ja  (KOR)   Fumiko Tohkairin Sonoe Otsuka  (JPN)
Mixed
Doubles	Gillian Gilks  (ENG)   Thomas Kihlström  (SWE)	Nora Perry Mike Tredgett  (ENG)	Imelda Wiguna Christian Hadinata  (INA)   Lene Køppen Steen Skovgaard  (DEN)

Results

Men's singles

First round
Liem Swie King (Indonesia), bye; S. Egbeyemi (Nigeria) def. K. Zeniya (Japan), 15-1, 15-4; S. Modi (India) won by default over J. Sidek (Malaysia); R. Stevens (England) def. A. Salazar (Peru), 15-4, 15-7; Morten Frost Hansen (Denmark) def. P. Johnson (Canada), 15-3, 15-4; G. Valdez (Peru) won by default over M. Sidek (Malaysia); Stephen Baddeley (England) def. G. Higgins (USA) 15-7, 15-8; M. Hadiyanto (Indonesia) won by default over J. P. Baudoin (Belgium)
Second round
M. Hadiyanto (Indonesia) d. Stephen Baddeley (England); plus other matches

	Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Final
		Liem Swie King	15	15
		Ray Stevens	3	7
									Liem Swie King	14	15	6
									Morten Frost	18	11	15
		Hadiyanto	10	6
		Morten Frost	15	15
																Morten Frost	15	7	12
																Chen Changjie	9	15	15
		Chen Changjie	18	15
		Kevin Jolly	14	8
									Chen Changjie	18	18
									Prakash Padukone	14	16
		Pat Tryon	5	3
		Prakash Padukone	15	15

Women's singles

First round
Jane Webster (England) d. U. Kinard (USA), 11-7, 11-6; A. Tokuda (sic) (Tōkairin ^[10] ) (Japan) won by default over J. Youngberg (Canada); Yun Ja Kim (South Korea ^[9] ) won by default over L. I. Ivana (Indonesia); C. Carton (USA), d. C. Blackhouse (Canada), 11-7, 11-12, 11-7; Y. Yonekura (Japan) won by default over A. Ghia (India)
Second round
Sun Ai Hwang (South Korea ^[9] ) d. G. Edwards (Nigeria), 11-0, 11-1; L. Blumer (Switzerland) won by default over W. Carter (Canada); L. S. Yeng ^[12] (Chinese Taipei ^[9] ) won by default over V. Wiharjo (Indonesia); Tōkairin ^[10] (Japan) d. Webster (England), 11-7, 11-6; Kim (South Korea ^[9] ) d. Carton (USA), 12-11, 11-1; Lene Koppen, (Denmark), d. Yonekura, 11-3, 11-3; Gillian Gilks (England), won by default over T. Sumirah (Indonesia); Zhang Ailing (China ^[9] ), won by default over S. Skillings (Canada).

	Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Final
		Hwang Sun-ai	11	11
		Liselotte Blumer	3	3
									Hwang Sun-ai	11	11
									Fumiko Tōkairin	1	2
		Fumiko Tōkairin	11	11
		Liu Xia [12]	7	6
																Hwang Sun-ai	11	9	9
																Zhang Ailing	7	11	12
		Lene Køppen	11	11	11
		Kim Yun-ja	4	12	9
									Lene Køppen	4	1
									Zhang Ailing	11	11
		Gillian Gilks	1	12	0
		Zhang Ailing	11	11	11

Men's doubles

	Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Final
		Rudy Heryanto Kartono	15	15
		Steve Baddeley Kevin Jolly	9	10
									Rudy Heryanto Kartono	15	11	8
									Sun Zhian Yao Ximing	3	15	15
		Sun Zhian Yao Ximing [a]	17	2	15
		Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata	14	15	12
																Sun Zhian Yao Ximing	12	15	15
																Stefan Karlsson Thomas Kihlström	15	4	6
		Stefan Karlsson Thomas Kihlström	15	15
		Ray Stevens Mike Tredgett	12	10
									Stefan Karlsson Thomas Kihlström	10	15	15
									Billy Gilliland Dan Travers	15	0	9
		Babatunde Badru Samson Egbeyemi	6	6
		Billy Gilliland Dan Travers	15	15

1. Sun Zhian/Yao Ximing (China) defeated Delfs/Steen Skovgaard (Denmark) in an earlier round.

Women's doubles

	Quarter-finals							Semi-finals							Final
		Nora Perry Jane Webster	15	15
		Judianne Kelly Vicki Toutz	4	4
									Nora Perry Jane Webster	8	17	15
									Hwang Sun-ai Kim Yun-ja	15	14	10
		Imelda Wiguna Yoshiko Yonekura	4	18	4
		Hwang Sun-ai Kim Yun-ja	15	14	15
																Nora Perry Jane Webster	15	4	8
																Liu Xia Zhang Ailing	11	15	15
		Sonoe Ōtsuka Fumiko Tōkairin	w	/	o
		Wendy Carter Sandra Skillings
									Sonoe Ōtsuka Fumiko Tōkairin	4	5
									Liu Xia Zhang Ailing	15	15
		Oby Edoga Grace Edward
		Liu Xia Zhang Ailing	w	/	o

Mixed doubles

	Quarter-finals [a]							Semi-finals							Final
		Mike Tredgett Nora Perry	15	15
		Li Mao Song Youping	11	3
									Mike Tredgett Nora Perry	11	15	15
									Steen Skovgaard Lene Køppen	15	4	8
		Babatunde Badiru Grace Edwards	5	1
		Steen Skovgaard Lene Køppen	15	15
																Mike Tredgett Nora Perry	6	14
																Thomas Kihlström Gillian Gilks	15	18
		Christian Hadinata Imelda Wiguna	15	15
		Bob Gilmour Vicki Toutz	2	5
									Christian Hadinata Imelda Wiguna	8	8
									Thomas Kihlström Gillian Gilks	15	15
		Billy Gilliland Karen Chapman	15	6
		Thomas Kihlström Gillian Gilks	17	15

1. • Badminton-Sport 29 (1981) (9), S. 14

References

1. Sargis, Joe (July 29, 1981). "For the Republic of China, the climb back into..." United Press International.
2. "World Games playing to mediocre crowds". San Jose Mercury News. July 28, 1981. p. 1D.
3. "World Games I Results At Santa Clara Calif., July 24 (sic)". United Press International. July 25, 1981.
4. "Santa Clara, USA 1981 Calendar & Results". International World Games Association. Retrieved 2015-10-25.
5. "Results of the World Games". International World Games Association. Retrieved 2015-10-25.
6. "World Games". San Jose Mercury-News. San Jose, California. July 26, 1981. p. 14E.
7. "World Games". San Jose Mercury-News. San Jose, California. July 29, 1981. p. 10D.
8. "World Games". San Jose Mercury-News. San Jose, California. July 30, 1981. p. 12E.
9. Sargis, Joe (July 25, 1981). "Ana Maria Carrasco of Venezuela shattered her own world..." United Press International. [I]n women's singles, which progressed through two rounds, Korea had two winners while Taipei and the [People's] Republic of China had one each.
10. Baddeley, Stephen (October 1981). "China surge through to four titles". Badminton. pp. 10–12.
11. "German fin swimmer wins fourth gold medal". San Jose Mercury-News. San Jose, California. July 28, 1981. p. 3D.
12. One source (UPI, "Results", July 25) shows L.S. Yeng of Chinese Taipei advancing out of the second round of women’s singles. However, in subsequent days, the press agency does not publish the later quarterfinal results. Another source (Badminton magazine) begins with the quarterfinal results but does not mention L.S. Yeng. Instead it shows Liu Xia losing here. Yet the first source does not mention Liu Xia in its reports of women’s singles (mentioning her only at women's doubles.)