Badminton World Championship 1979

The 1979 Badminton World Championship took place from June 10 to 21, 1979 in Hangzhou , People's Republic of China . It was the second world championship of the smaller badminton world federation WBF , which, however, with China one of the most important countries of badminton belonged. The more traditional world association IBF had already organized its first title fights in 1977. For the second IBF World Cup in 1980, the WBF merged with the IBF under their umbrella.

Medalist

discipline	gold	silver	bronze
Men's singles	Han Jian	Tariq Wadood	Luan Jin
			Lin Yixiong
Ladies singles	Han Aiping	Fu Chun'e	Xu Rong
			Liu Xia
Men's doubles	Sun Zhi'an Yao Ximing	Yu Yaodong Luan Jin	Sawei Chanseorasmee Sarit Pisudchaikul
			Chan Tin Cheung Ng Chun Ching
Ladies doubles	Sirisriro Patama Suleeporn Jittariyakul	Liu Xia Zhang Ailing
Mixed	Ng Chun Ching Amy Chan	Wai Nyunt Mya Lay Sein	Bandid Jaiyen Jutatip Banjongsilp
			Preecha Sopajaree Thongkam Kingmanee
Men's team	People's Republic of China	Thailand	Pakistan
Ladies team	People's Republic of China	Thailand	Burma

Final results

Men's singles

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

Han Jian

15th

15th

Nadeem Ur Rahman

2

2

Han Jian

Lin Yixiong

Lin Yixiong

15th

15th

Wong Shoon Keat

3

2

Han Jian

15th

15th

Tariq Wadood

0

11

Tariq Wadood

15th

15th

Yu Yaodong

9

11

Tariq Wadood

Luan Jin

Luan Jin

15th

15th

Bandid Jaiyen

2

8th

Ladies singles

	Quarter finals						Semifinals						final
	Han Aiping	Where
	Tay Hoe Lake
							Han Aiping	4th	11	11
							Liu Xia	11	7th	0
	Liu Xia	11	11
	Ri Chung Sun	1	3
													Han Aiping	9	11	11
													Fu Chun'e	11	0	4th
	Fu Chun'e	11	11
	Phanwad Jinasuyanont	5	3
							Fu Chun'e	11	11
							Xu Rong	1	3
	Xu Rong	11	11
	Sirisriro Patama	2	4th

Men's doubles

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

Sun Zhi'an Yao Ximing

Sun Zhi'an Yao Ximing

15th

15th

Chan Tin Cheung Ng Chun Ching

3

9

Chan Tin Cheung Ng Chun Ching

Sun Zhi'an Yao Ximing

15th

15th

Yu Yaodong Luan Jin

9

3

Yu Yaodong Luan Jin

Yu Yaodong Luan Jin

17th

15th

15th

Sawei Chanseorasmee Sarit Pisudchaikul

18th

11

3

Sawei Chanseorasmee Sarit Pisudchaikul

Ladies doubles

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

Sirisriro Patama Suleeporn Jittariyakul

Sirisriro Patama Suleeporn Jittariyakul

Sirisriro Patama Suleeporn Jittariyakul

15th

15th

Liu Xia Zhang Ailing

10

11

Liu Xia Zhang Ailing

Liu Xia Zhang Ailing

Mixed

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

Ng Chun Ching Amy Chan

Where

Lim Teck Heng Tay Hoe Lake

Ng Chun Ching Amy Chan

Bandid Jaiyen Jutatip Banjongsilp

Bandid Jaiyen Jutatip Banjongsilp

15th

15th

Babatunde Badiru Bukola Bakreen

2

9

Ng Chun Ching Amy Chan

15th

10

18th

Wai Nyunt Mya Lay Sein

10

15th

16

Wai Nyunt Mya Lay Sein

13

15th

15th

Tan Eng Han Leong Kay Sine

15th

10

12

Wai Nyunt Mya Lay Sein

Preecha Sopajaree Thongkam Kingmanee

Preecha Sopajaree Thongkam Kingmanee

15th

15th

Kim Jong Guk Ri Chung Sun

3

2

Medal table

space	country				total
1	People's Republic of China	5	3	4th	12
2	Thailand	1	2	3	6th
3	Hong Kong	1	0	1	2
4th	Pakistan	0	1	1	2
5	Burma	0	1	1	2

1. ↑ Bronze medal winner of the women's doubles unknown and therefore not included.

Web links

• http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/Page/straitstimes19790622.1.32.aspx