1978 WBF World Championships

1978 WBF World Championships 4 to 7 November 1 Bangkok, Thailand 1979 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 22em Medalists Men's singles CHN Yu Yaodong CHN Han Jian THA Udom Luangpetcharaporn CHN Luan Jin Women's singleshttps://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Page/newnation19781107-1.1.19 An All China singles final New Nation 20 7 November 1978 8 January 2023 NewspaperSG CHN Zhang Ailing THA Sirisriro Patama CHN Li Fang KOR 1949 Song Hyan-soon Men's doubles CHN Yu Yaodong CHN Hou Jiachang THA Sarit Pisudchaikul THA Sawei Chanseorasmee PAK Javed Iqbal PAK Tariq Wadood THA Pichai Kongsirithavorn THA Preecha Sopajaree Women's doubles CHN Li Fang CHN Zhang Ailing CHN Zheng Huiming CHN Qiu Yufang THA Sirisriro Patama THA Suleeporn Jittariyakul KOR 1949 Oh Yeon-han KOR 1949 Song Hyan-soon Mixed doubles THA Pichai Kongsirithavorn THA Petchroong Liengtrakulngam THA Preecha Sopajaree THA Porntip Buntanon CHN Han Jian CHN Qiu Yufang HKG 1959 Fu Hon Ping HKG 1959 Lee Kam Wah Results Semifinals Discipline Winner Runner-up Score Men's singles CHN Yu Yaodong THA Udom Luangpetcharaporn 15–4, 15–5 CHN Han Jian CHN Luan Jin Women's singles THA Sirisriro Patama KOR 1949 Song Hyan-soon 11–6, 5–11, 11–4 CHN Zhang Ailing CHN Li Fang 11–6, 11–8 Men's doubles CHN Hou Jiachang & Yu Yaodong PAK Javed Iqbal & Tariq Wadood 7–15, 15–8, 15–1 THA Sawei Chanseorasmee & Sarit Pisudchaikul THA Pichai Kongsirithavorn & Preecha Sopajaree 15–3, 17–15 Women's doubles CHN Li Fang & Zhang Ailing THA Sirisriro Patama & Suleeporn Jittariyakul 15–8, 15–9 CHN Zheng Huiming & Qiu Yufang KOR 1949 Oh Yeon-han & Song Hyan-soon 15–9, 15–5 Mixed doubles THA Pichai Kongsirithavorn & Petchroong Liengtrakulngam CHN Han Jian & Qiu Yufang 15–4, 15–6 THA Preecha Sopajaree & Porntip Buntanon HKG 1959 Fu Hon Ping & Lee Kam Wah 15–9, 11–15, 15–7 Finals Category Winners Runners-up Score Men's singles CHN Yu Yaodong CHN Han Jian 15–11, 15–11 Women's singles CHN Zhang Ailing THA Sirisriro Patama 11–4, 11–4 Men's doubles CHN Yu Yaodong CHN Hou Jiachang THA Sarit Pisudchaikul THA Sawei Chanseorasmee 18–15, 15–12 Women's doubleshttps://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/page/nysp19781108-1.1.29 中國最少可獲兩項冠軍 zh-hans Nanyang Siang Pau 29 8 November 1978 25 October 2023 CHN Li Fang CHN Zhang Ailing CHN Zheng Huiming CHN Qiu Yufang 5–15, 15–9, 15–10 Mixed doubles THA Pichai Kongsirithavorn THA Petchroong Liengtrakulngam THA Preecha Sopajaree THA Porntip Buntanon 15–4, 1–15, 17–14 References 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 World Championships Badminton, World Championships Category:1970s in sport in Bangkok Category:1978 in Bangkok World Championships World Championships Category:BWF World Championships Badminton, World Championships Category:International sports competitions hosted by Thailand