All England 1978
The All England 1978 in badminton took place from March 15th to 18th 1978 in London . A qualification for the main tournament took place in Wimbledon from March 10th to 12th. It was the 68th edition of this event.
venue
Final results
| discipline | winner | finalist | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |
 Liem Swie King
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Rudy Hartono
|
15-10, 15-3 |
| Ladies singles |
 Gillian Gilks
|
 Saori Kondo
|
11-1, 11-9 |
| Men's doubles |
Tjun Tjun / Johan Wahjudi
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Christian Hadinata / Ade Chandra
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15-12, 15-8 |
| Ladies doubles |
Atsuko Tokuda / Mikiko Takada
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Emiko Ueno / Yoshiko Yonekura
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18-16, 15-6 |
| Mixed |
Mike Tredgett / Nora Perry
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 Steen Skovgaard / Lene Køppen
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15-7, 15-4 |
Men's singles
Seeding list
1-2 Rudy Hartono
1-2 Svend Pri
3-4 Flemming Delfs
3-4 Thomas Kihlström
5-8 Morten Frost
5-8 Liem Swie King 
Section 1
| 2nd round | Round of 16 | Quarter finals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Liem Swie King
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15th | 15th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Elo Hansen
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8th | 5 | Swie King
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15th | 15th | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Torben Nielsen
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9 | 15th | 15th | Nielsen
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4th | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8th | Yoshitaka Iino
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15th | 9 | 11 | Swie King
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15th | 15th | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Svend Pri
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Pri
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10 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Nobutaka Ikeda
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Pri
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13 | 15th | 15th | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 13 |  Bryan Purser
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15th | 15th | Purser
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15th | 8th | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 4th | Mike Tredgett
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5 | 10 | Swie King
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15th | 15th | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Iie Sumirat
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15th | 15th | Sumirate
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11 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 14th | Kenneth Larsen
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5 | 17th | Sumirate
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15th | 15th | |||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Kinji Zeniya
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15th | 15th | Zeniya
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1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6th |  Mark Harry
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11 | 7th | Sumirate
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6th | 15th | 15th | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7th | Thomas Kihlström
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15th | 17th | Kihlström
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15th | 8th | 4th | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Jesper Helledie
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4th | 15th | Kihlström
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15th | 15th | |||||||||||||||||||
| 15th | Michael Wilks
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15th | 17th | Wilks
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9 | 4th | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Richard Purser
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6th | 14th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Section 2
| 2nd round | Round of 16 | Quarter finals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Rudy Hartono
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15th | 15th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Brian White
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9 | Hartono
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15th | 10 | 18th | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Stubborn Johnsson
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15th | 15th | Johnsson
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9 | 15th | 17th | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8th | Shoichi Toganoo
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3 | 4th | Hartono
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15th | 15th | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Morten Frost
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15th | 15th | frost
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8th | 7th | |||||||||||||||||||
| 12 |  Sanjay Sharma
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7th | 8th | frost
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15th | 15th | |||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Henrik Fahrenholz
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15th | 15th | Driving wood
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8th | 8th | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4th | .svg){kind=small} Johan Croukamp
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7th | 7th | Hartono
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15th | 15th | |||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Flemming Delfs
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15th | 15th | Delfs
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7th | 12 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 14th | Gordon McMillan
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11 | 6th | Delfs
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15th | 15th | |||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Christian Lundberg
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15th | 15th | Lundberg
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12 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6th | P. Lind
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Delfs
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5 | 15th | 15th | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 7th | Prakash Padukone
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15th | 15th | Padukons
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15th | 8th | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 |  Pat Tryon
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5 | 7th | Padukons
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15th | 18th | |||||||||||||||||||
| 15th | Masao Tsuchida
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15th | 15th | Tsuchida
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5 | 14th | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Brian Wallwork
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2 | 8th | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Ladies singles
Seeding list
1-2 Gillian Gilks
1-2 Lene Køppen
Section 1
| 2nd round | Round of 16 | Quarter finals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Gillian Gilks
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11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Lonny Bostofte
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0 | 3 | Gilks
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11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Yoshiko Yonekura
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11 | 11 | Yonekura
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5 | 6th | |||||||||||||||||||
| 8th | P Ferrington
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3 | 2 | Gilks
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11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Atsuko Tokuda
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12 | 11 | Tokuda
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0 | 7th | |||||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Taty Sumirah
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10 | 2 | Tokuda
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11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Heather Neilsen
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11 | 12 | Nielsen
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3 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4th | Kirsten Meier
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2 | 10 | Gilks
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12 | 5 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Hiroe Yuki
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11 | 11 | Yuki
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11 | 11 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14th | Imre Nielsen
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4th | 3 | Yuki
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11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 11 |  Eva-Maria Zwiebler
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2 | 11 | 11 | Onion
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2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 6th | Anette Börjesson
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11 | 8th | 9 | Yuki
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11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7th | Mikiko Takada
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11 | 11 | Takada
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3 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 10 |  Marjan Ridder
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6th | 9 | Takada
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11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 15th | Inge Borgstrøm
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13 | 11 | Borgstrøm
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3 | 8th | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Verawaty Wiharjo
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11 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Section 2
| 2nd round | Round of 16 | Quarter finals | Semifinals | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Saori Kondo
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11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 16 | Marianne Christensen
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1 | 1 | Kondo
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8th | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 9 | Karen Bridge
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11 | 11 | bridge
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11 | 5 | 4th | ||||||||||||||||||
| 8th | Ivana Lie
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1 | 8th | Kondo
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9 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Joke van Beusekom
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11 | 8th | 11 | van Beusekom
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11 | 7th | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Jette Boyer
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1 | 11 | 6th | van Beusekon
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11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 13 | Pia Nielsen
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11 | 11 | Nielsen
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7th | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 4th | Ruth Damayanti
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4th | 3 | Kondo
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5 | 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Wendy Clarkson
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11 | 11 | Clarkson
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11 | 6th | 7th | ||||||||||||||||||
| 14th | Susanne Berg
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3 | 1 | Clarkson
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11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 11 | Emiko Ueno
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11 | 11 | Ueno
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2 | 8th | |||||||||||||||||||
| 6th | Sue Whittaker
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3 | 3 | Clarkson
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11 | 6th | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 7th | Lene Køppen
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11 | 11 | Køppen
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8th | 11 | 8th | ||||||||||||||||||
| 10 | Gussie Botes
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4th | 6th | Køppen
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11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 15th | Jane Webster
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11 | 11 | Webster
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3 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| 2 | Tjan So Gwan
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1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
credentials
- The Straits Times, March 19, 1978
- The Straits Times, March 18, 1978
- The Straits Times, March 17, 1978