1979 WBF World Championships

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		Luan Jin
Women's singles	Han Aiping		Xu Rong
			Liu Xia
Men's doubles	Yao Ximing	Luan Jin
Women's doubles		Liu Xia Zhang Ailing
Mixed doubles	Chan Lim Chee	Mya Lay Sein	Bandid Jaiyen
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
			4	7					Han Jian	15	15
			15	15						2	2
			7	7												Han Jian
			15	15
			6	8						15	15
		Wong Shoon Keat							Wong Shoon Keat	3	2
																							Han Jian	15	15
			15	15																				0	11
			5	4						15	15
			15	15						9	11
			8	1
		Luan Jin	15	15												Luan Jin
			4	9					Luan Jin	15	15
		Bandid Jaiyen	15	15					Bandid Jaiyen	2	8
			8	11

Women's singles[]

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
	1	Han Aiping	w.o.
	8
									Han Aiping	4	11	11
									Liu Xia	11	7	0
	4	Liu Xia	11	11
	5		1	3
																Han Aiping	9	11	11
																	11	0	4
	3		11	11
	6		5	3
										11	11
									Xu Rong	1	3
	2	Xu Rong	11	11
	7		2	4

Men's doubles[]

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
		Yao Ximing
									Yao Ximing	15	15
										3	9
																Yao Ximing	15	15
																Luan Jin	9	3
		Luan Jin
									Luan Jin	17	15	15
										18	11	3

Women's doubles[]

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
																	15	15
																Liu Xia Zhang Ailing	10	11
		Liu Xia Zhang Ailing
									Liu Xia Zhang Ailing

Mixed doubles[]

	Quarterfinals							Semifinals							Finals
		Chan Lim Chee	w.o.
									Chan Lim Chee
									Bandid Jaiyen
		Bandid Jaiyen	15	15
			2	9
																Chan Lim Chee	15	10	18
																Mya Lay Sein	10	15	16
		Mya Lay Sein	13	15	15
			15	10	12
									Mya Lay Sein
			15	15
			3	2

Medal table[]

Pos	Country				Total
1	China	5	3	4	12
2	Thailand	1	2	3	6
3	Hong Kong	1	0	1	2
4	Pakistan	0	1	1	2
5	Burma	0	1	1	2

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Footnote[]

External links[]

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