Badminton World Cup 1979
The 1979 Badminton World Cup took place in Tokyo from January 20-22, 1979 . It was the first edition of the Badminton World Cup . Only four disciplines were held, the mixed competition did not take place.
Winner and placed
| discipline | gold | silver | bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |
 Liem Swie King
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Iie Sumirat
|
 Kevin Jolly
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 Flemming Delfs
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| Ladies singles |
Lene Køppen
|
 Hiroe Yuki
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Ivana Lie
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Verawaty Wiharjo
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| Men's doubles |
Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata
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Yoshitaka Iino Masao Tsuchida
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Derek Talbot David Eddy
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Flemming Delfs Steen Skovgaard
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| Ladies doubles |
Emiko Ueno Yoshiko Yonekura
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Verawaty Wiharjo Imelda Wiguna
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Kazuko Sekine Sonoe Ōtsuka
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Atsuko Tokuda Mikiko Takada
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Final results
| discipline | winner | finalist | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |
Liem Swie King
|
Iie Sumirat
|
15-8, 15-8 |
| Ladies singles |
Lene Køppen
|
Hiroe Yuki
|
11-7, 11-6 |
| Men's doubles |
Ade Chandra & Christian Hadinata
|
Yoshitaka Iino & Masao Tsuchida
|
15-8, 15-3 |
| Ladies doubles |
Emiko Ueno & Yoshiko Yonekura
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Verawaty Wiharjo & Imelda Wiguna
|
15-3, 15-7 |
Semi-final results
| discipline | winner | opponent | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Liem Swie King | Kevin Jolly | 15-7, 15-5 |
| Iie Sumirat | Flemming Delfs | 15-7, 15-7 | |
| Ladies singles | Lene Køppen | Verawaty Wiharjo | 12-11, 3-11, 11-7 |
| Hiroe Yuki | Ivana Lie | 11-2, 11-3 | |
| Men's doubles |
Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata |
Derek Talbot David Eddy |
15-5, 15-8 |
|
Yoshitaka Iino Masao Tsuchida |
Flemming Delfs Steen Skovgaard |
15-13, 15-10 | |
| Ladies doubles |
Emiko Ueno Yoshiko Yonekura |
Kazuko Sekine Sonoe Ōtsuka |
15-2, 15-7 |
|
Verawaty Wiharjo Imelda Wiguna |
Atsuko Tokuda Mikiko Takada |
15-6, 18-15 |