1979 WBF World Championships

1979 WBF World Championships
Tournament details
Dates10 to 21 June
Edition2
LocationHangzhou, China
1978

The 1979 WBF World Championships took place in June 1979 in Hangzhou, China. It was one of the two editions of the world championships organised by the WBF, which was a rival body of the Badminton World Federation.

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's singles Han Jian Tariq Wadood Luan Jin
Lin Yixiong
Women's singles Han Aiping Fu Chun-e Xu Rong
Liu Xia
Men's doubles Sun Zhian
Yao Ximing
Yu Yaodong
Luan Jin
Sawei Chanseorasmee
Sarit Pisudchaikul
Chan Tin Cheung
Ng Chun Ching
Women's doubles[Rem. 1][1] Sirisriro Patama
Suleeporn Jittariyakul
Liu Xia
Zhang Ailing
Han Aiping
He Cuiling
Khin Khin Aye
Mya Lay Sein
Mixed doubles Ng Chun Ching
Chan Lim Chee
Wai Nyunt
Mya Lay Sein
Bandid Jaiyen
Jutatip Banjongsilp
Preecha Sopajaree
Thongkam Kingmanee
Men's team
 China
Han Jian
Lin Yixiong
Luan Jin
Sun Zhian
Yao Ximing
Yu Yaodong
 Thailand
Sawei Chanseorasmee
Bandid Jaiyen
Udom Luangpetcharaporn
Sarit Pisudchaikul
Preecha Sopajaree
 Pakistan
Javed Iqbal
Zahid Maqbool
Hassan Shaheed
Nadeem Ur Rahman
Tariq Wadood
Women's team
 China
Fu Chun’e
Han Aiping
Liu Xia
Xu Rong
Zhang Ailing
 Thailand
Jutatip Banjongsilp
Phanwad Jinasuyanont
Suleeporn Jittariyakul
Thongkam Kingmanee
Sirisriro Patama
 Burma
Kyaw Kyaw
Mya Lay Sein
Khin Khin Aye
Win Ngwe

Final stage

Men's singles

Third round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Han Jian 15 15
Sawei Chanseorasmee 4 7 Han Jian 15 15
Nadeem Ur Rahman 15 15 Nadeem Ur Rahman 2 2
Udom Luengpetcharaporn 6 8 Han Jian 18 10 15
Luan Jin 15 15 Luan Jin 14 15 3
Kim Jong-guk 4 9 Luan Jin 15 15
Bandid Jaiyen 15 15 Bandid Jaiyen 2 8
Errol Chan 7 7 Han Jian 15 15
Tariq Wadood 15 15 Tariq Wadood 0 11
Sarit Pisudchaikul 5 4 Tariq Wadood 15 15
Yu Yaodong 15 15 Yu Yaodong 9 11
Chan Chi Choi 8 1 Tariq Wadood 5 15 15
Lin Yixiong 15 15 Lin Yixiong 15 10 11
Lee Hai Thong 8 11 Lin Yixiong 15 15
Wong Shoon Keat Wong Shoon Keat 3 2
 

Women's singles

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
1 Han Aiping w.o.
8 Tay Hoe See
Han Aiping 4 11 11
Liu Xia 11 7 0
4 Liu Xia 11 11
5 Ri Chung Sun 1 3
Han Aiping 9 11 11
Fu Chun-e 11 0 4
3 Fu Chun-e 11 11
6 Phanwad Jinasuyanont 5 3
Fu Chun-e 11 11
Xu Rong 1 3
2 Xu Rong 11 11
7 Sirisriro Patama 2 4

Men's doubles

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
Sun Zhian
Yao Ximing
 
Sun Zhian
Yao Ximing
15 15
Chan Tin Cheung
Ng Chun Ching
3 9
Chan Tin Cheung
Ng Chun Ching
 
Sun Zhian
Yao Ximing
15 15
Yu Yaodong
Luan Jin
9 3
Yu Yaodong
Luan Jin
 
Yu Yaodong
Luan Jin
17 15 15
Sawei Chanseorasmee
Sarit Pisudchaikul
18 11 3
Sawei Chanseorasmee
Sarit Pisudchaikul
 

Women's doubles

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
Sirisriro Patama
Suleeporn Jittariyakul
 
Sirisriro Patama
Suleeporn Jittariyakul
15 15
Han Aiping
He Cuiling
12 12
Cindy Cheong
Juliana Lee
4 3
Han Aiping
He Cuiling
15 15
Sirisriro Patama
Suleeporn Jittariyakul
15 15
Liu Xia
Zhang Ailing
10 11
Liu Xia
Zhang Ailing
 
Liu Xia
Zhang Ailing
15 15
Khin Khin Aye
Mya Lay Sein
7 7
Khin Khin Aye
Mya Lay Sein
15 15
Leong Kay Sine
Tay Hoe See
7 4

Mixed doubles

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
Ng Chun Ching
Chan Lim Chee
w.o.
Lim Teck Heng
Tay Hoe See
Ng Chun Ching
Chan Lim Chee
Bandid Jaiyen
Jutatip Banjongsilp
Bandid Jaiyen
Jutatip Banjongsilp
15 15
Babatunde Badiru
Bukola Bakreen
2 9
Ng Chun Ching
Chan Lim Chee
15 10 18
Wai Nyunt
Mya Lay Sein
10 15 16
Wai Nyunt
Mya Lay Sein
13 15 15
Tan Eng Han
Leong Kay Sine
15 10 12
Wai Nyunt
Mya Lay Sein
Preecha Sopajaree
Thongkam Kingmanee
Preecha Sopajaree
Thongkam Kingmanee
15 15
Kim Jong Guk
Ri Chung Sun
3 2

Medal table

  *   Host nation ( China)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China (CHN)*53513
2 Thailand (THA)1236
3 Hong Kong (HKG)1012
4 Burma (BIR)0123
5 Pakistan (PAK)0112
Totals (5 entries)771226

Footnotes

  1. ^ For the women's doubles medalists, different sources report different rankings. While Berita Harian 22 June 1979 lists the present gold and silver medalists, New Nation 20 June 1979 ranks the below quarterfinal results involving Singapore in the semifinals. Thus, according to this source, Han Aiping and He Cuiling against Khin Khin Aye and Mya Lay Sein made the final and Singapore won both bronze medals. Sina (cn) again lists Sirisriro Patama and Suleeporn Jittariyakul as title holders according to the first source.
  1. ^ "杭州世界羽球个人赛:中国选手夺获 女单男双打冠军". Sin Chew Jit Poh (in Simplified Chinese). 21 June 1979. p. 32. Retrieved 25 October 2023 – via NewspaperSG.