1979 WBF World Championships

1979 WBF World Championships
Tournament details
Dates	10 to 21 June
Edition	2
Location	Hangzhou, China
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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
Men's singles	Han Jian	Tariq Wadood	Lin Yixiong
Women's singles	Han Aiping	Fu Chun-e	Xu Rong
Women's singles	Han Aiping	Fu Chun-e	Liu Xia
Men's doubles	Sun Zhian Yao Ximing	Yu Yaodong Luan Jin	Sawei Chanseorasmee Sarit Pisudchaikul
Men's doubles	Sun Zhian Yao Ximing	Yu Yaodong Luan Jin	Chan Tin Cheung Ng Chun Ching
Women's doubles^{[Rem. 1]}^[1]	Sirisriro Patama Suleeporn Jittariyakul	Liu Xia Zhang Ailing	Han Aiping He Cuiling
Women's doubles^{[Rem. 1]}^[1]	Sirisriro Patama Suleeporn Jittariyakul	Liu Xia Zhang Ailing	Khin Khin Aye Mya Lay Sein
Mixed doubles	Chan Lim Chee	Wai Nyunt Mya Lay Sein	Bandid Jaiyen Jutatip Banjongsilp
Mixed doubles	Chan Lim Chee	Wai Nyunt Mya Lay Sein	Preecha Sopajaree Thongkam Kingmanee
Men's team	China	Thailand	Pakistan
Women's team	China	Thailand	Burma

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

	Chan Lim Chee	w.o.

	Lim Teck Heng Tay Hoe See
						Chan Lim Chee

						Bandid Jaiyen Jutatip Banjongsilp
	Bandid Jaiyen Jutatip Banjongsilp	15	15

	Babatunde Badiru Bukola Bakreen	2	9
								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)


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China (CHN)*	5	3	5	13
2	Thailand (THA)	1	2	3	6
3	Hong Kong (HKG)	1	0	1	2
4	Burma (BIR)	0	1	2	3
5	Pakistan (PAK)	0	1	1	2
Totals (5 entries)		7	7	12	26

Footnotes

^ 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.

External links

http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/Page/straitstimes19790622.1.32.aspx

^ "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.

[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.

[2] "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.

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