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.

Participating nations[]

Medalists[]

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's singles		Han Jian
			Luan Jin
Women's singles	Zhang Ailing
Men's doubles
Women's doubles	Zhang Ailing
Mixed doubles

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Final stage[]

Category	Winners	Runners-up	Score
Men's singles		Han Jian	15-11, 15-11
Women's singles	Zhang Ailing		11-4, 11-4
Men's doubles			18-15, 15-12
Women's doubles	Zhang Ailing	Qiu Yufang	5-15, 15–9, 15-10
Mixed doubles			15-4, 1-15, 17-14

Remarks[]

External links[]

• https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19781109-1.2.114.2
• https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19781108-1.2.139.2

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