World Invitation Tournament 1972
The World Invitation Tournament 1972 as the unofficial world championship in badminton took place from November 12th to 15th, 1972 in Jakarta . It was the first edition of the tournament in Asia, but only men's singles and men's doubles were played.
Results
Men's singles
| 2nd round | Quarter finals | Semifinals | final | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Rudy Hartono
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15th | 15th | |||||||||||||||||||||||
 Derek Talbot
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8th | 12 | Rudy Hartono
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15th | 15th | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Ippei Kojima
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15th | 15th | Ippei Kojima
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4th | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Lee Kin did
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3 | 2 | Rudy Hartono
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15th | 15th | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Tan Aik Mong
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15th | 15th | Tan Aik Mong
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9 | 8th | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Amril Nurman
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11 | 10 | Tan Aik Mong
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15th | 15th | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Wolfgang Bochow
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15th | 15th | Wolfgang Bochow
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3 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Richard Purser
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11 | 12 | Rudy Hartono
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15th | 15th | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Svend Pri
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15th | 10 | 15th | Svend Pri
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5 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Tjun Tjun
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9 | 15th | 10 | Svend Pri
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13 | 15th | 18th | ||||||||||||||||||
| Punch Gunalan
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15th | 15th | Punch Gunalan
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18th | 5 | 13 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Wee Kin
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4th | 1 | Svend Pri
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3 | 15th | 15th | |||||||||||||||||||
| Iie Sumirat
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Iie Sumirat
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15th | 9 | 7th | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Iie Sumirat
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15th | 15th | 3rd place match | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 Stubborn Johnsson
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15th | 15th | Stubborn Johnsson
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9 | 1 | Tan Aik Mong
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15th | 15th | |||||||||||||||||
| Willi Braun
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7th | 2 | Iie Sumirat
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5 | 6th | ||||||||||||||||||||
Men's doubles
| 1 round | Quarter finals | Semifinals | final | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tjun Tjun Johan Wahjudi
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| Tjun Tjun Johan Wahjudi
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17th | 15th | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ippei Kojima Tsutomu Imaizumi
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4th | 18th | 15th | Ippei Kojima Tsutomu Imaizumi
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14th | 8th | |||||||||||||||||||
| Roland Maywald Willi Braun
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15th | 13 | 5 | Tjun Tjun Johan Wahjudi
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 Bandid Jaiyen Sangob Rattanusorn
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6th | 15th | 8th | Bandid Jaiyen Sangob Rattanusorn
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| Tan Aik Huang Tan Aik Mong
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15th | 12 | 4th | Bandid Jaiyen Sangob Rattanusorn
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15th | 13 | 15th | ||||||||||||||||||
| Derek Talbot Elliot Stuart
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15th | 15th | Derek Talbot Elliot Stuart
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5 | 15th | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
Wolfgang Bochow Nara Sudjana
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4th | 6th | Tjun Tjun Johan Wahjudi
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15th | 15th | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata
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15th | 15th | Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata
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10 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Tan Wee Kin Ng Chor Yau
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0 | 6th | Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata
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| Ng Tat Wai Punch Gunalan
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15th | 15th | Ng Tat Wai Punch Gunalan
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| Indra Gunawan Richard Purser
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4th | 4th | Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata
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