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1978 WBF World Championships

1978 WBF World Championships
Tournament details
Dates4 to 7 November
Edition1
LocationBangkok, Thailand
1979 →

The 1978 WBF World Championships took place in November 1978 in Bangkok, Thailand. This event was followed by Invitational Championships which took place in the month of February earlier this year in Hong Kong. It was the first of the two editions of the world championships organised by the WBF, which was a rival organisation of the Badminton World Federation.

Participating nations

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's singles China Yu Yaodong China Han Jian Thailand Udom Luangpetcharaporn
China Luan Jin
Women's singles[1] China Zhang Ailing Thailand Sirisriro Patama China Li Fang
South Korea Song Hyan-soon
Men's doubles China Yu Yaodong
China Hou Jiachang 		Thailand Sarit Pisudchaikul
Thailand Sawei Chanseorasmee 		Pakistan Javed Iqbal
Pakistan Tariq Wadood
Thailand Pichai Kongsirithavorn
Thailand Preecha Sopajaree
Women's doubles China Li Fang
China Zhang Ailing 		China Zheng Huiming
China Qiu Yufang 		Thailand Sirisriro Patama
Thailand Suleeporn Jittariyakul
South Korea Oh Yeon-han
South Korea Song Hyan-soon
Mixed doubles Thailand Pichai Kongsirithavorn
Thailand Petchroong Liengtrakulngam 		Thailand Preecha Sopajaree
Thailand Porntip Buntanon 		China Han Jian
China Qiu Yufang
Hong Kong Fu Hon Ping
Hong Kong Lee Kam Wah

Results

Semifinals

Discipline Winner Runner-up Score
Men's singles China Yu Yaodong Thailand Udom Luangpetcharaporn 15–4, 15–5
China Han Jian China Luan Jin
Women's singles Thailand Sirisriro Patama South Korea Song Hyan-soon 11–6, 5–11, 11–4
China Zhang Ailing China Li Fang 11–6, 11–8
Men's doubles China Hou Jiachang
& Yu Yaodong 		Pakistan Javed Iqbal
& Tariq Wadood 		7–15, 15–8, 15–1
Thailand Sawei Chanseorasmee
& Sarit Pisudchaikul 		Thailand Pichai Kongsirithavorn
& Preecha Sopajaree 		15–3, 17–15
Women's doubles China Li Fang
& Zhang Ailing 		Thailand Sirisriro Patama
& Suleeporn Jittariyakul 		15–8, 15–9
China Zheng Huiming
& Qiu Yufang 		South Korea Oh Yeon-han
& Song Hyan-soon 		15–9, 15–5
Mixed doubles Thailand Pichai Kongsirithavorn
& Petchroong Liengtrakulngam 		China Han Jian
& Qiu Yufang 		15–4, 15–6
Thailand Preecha Sopajaree
& Porntip Buntanon 		Hong Kong Fu Hon Ping
& Lee Kam Wah 		15–9, 11–15, 15–7

Finals

Category Winners Runners-up Score
Men's singles China Yu Yaodong China Han Jian 15–11, 15–11
Women's singles China Zhang Ailing Thailand Sirisriro Patama 11–4, 11–4
Men's doubles China Yu Yaodong
China Hou Jiachang 		Thailand Sarit Pisudchaikul
Thailand Sawei Chanseorasmee 		18–15, 15–12
Women's doubles[2] China Li Fang
China Zhang Ailing 		China Zheng Huiming
China Qiu Yufang 		5–15, 15–9, 15–10
Mixed doubles Thailand Pichai Kongsirithavorn
Thailand Petchroong Liengtrakulngam 		Thailand Preecha Sopajaree
Thailand Porntip Buntanon 		15–4, 1–15, 17–14

References

  1. ^ "An All China singles final". New Nation. 7 November 1978. p. 20. Retrieved 8 January 2023 – via NewspaperSG.
  2. ^ "中國最少可獲兩項冠軍". Nanyang Siang Pau (in Simplified Chinese). 8 November 1978. p. 29. Retrieved 25 October 2023.


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