1978 WBF World Championships

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.

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

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 South Korea Song Hyan-soon
China Li Fang
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
Mixed doubles Thailand Pichai Kongsirithavorn
Thailand Petchroong Liengtrakulngam		 Thailand Preecha Sopajaree
Thailand Porntip Buntanon

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

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 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

Remarks
  • Women's doubles and Mixed doubles bronze medalists unknown.

References
  1. "An All China singles final". New Nation. 7 November 1978. p. 20. Retrieved 8 January 2023 – via NewspaperSG.


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