# Badminton at the 1978 Asian Games

Badminton tournaments were held for the fifth time at the 8th Asian Games in 1978 from 11 December to 20 December in Bangkok, Thailand.

## Medalists

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's singles details | Liem Swie King Indonesia | Han Jian China | Iie Sumirat Indonesia |
| Men's singles details | Liem Swie King Indonesia | Han Jian China | Luan Jin China |
| Men's doubles details | Indonesia Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata | China Tang Xianhu Lin Shiquan | China Hou Jiachang Yu Yaodong |
| Men's doubles details | Indonesia Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata | China Tang Xianhu Lin Shiquan | Hong Kong Fu Han Ping Wong Man Hing |
| Men's team details | Indonesia Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata Rudy Heryanto Kartono Liem Swie King Iie Sumirat | China Han Jian Hou Jiachang Lin Shiquan Luan Jin Tang Xianhu Yu Yaodong | Thailand Sawei Chanseorasmee Bandid Jaiyen Pichai Kongsirithavorn Udom Luangpetcharaporn Sarit Pisudchaikul Surapong Suharitdamrong |
| Men's team details | Indonesia Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata Rudy Heryanto Kartono Liem Swie King Iie Sumirat | China Han Jian Hou Jiachang Lin Shiquan Luan Jin Tang Xianhu Yu Yaodong | Pakistan Javed Iqbal Zahid Maqbool Hassan Shaheed Tariq Wadood |
| Women's singles details | Liang Qiuxia China | Liu Xia China | Sirisriro Patama Thailand |
| Women's singles details | Liang Qiuxia China | Liu Xia China | Saori Kondo Japan |
| Women's doubles details | Indonesia Verawaty Wiharjo Imelda Wiguna | China Qiu Yufang Zheng Huiming | Indonesia Theresia Widiastuti Ruth Damayanti |
| Women's doubles details | Indonesia Verawaty Wiharjo Imelda Wiguna | China Qiu Yufang Zheng Huiming | Thailand Sirisriro Patama Thongkam Kingmanee |
| Women's team details | China Li Fang Liang Qiuxia Liu Xia Qiu Yufang Zhang Ailing Zheng Huiming | Indonesia Ruth Damayanti Ivana Lie Tjan So Gwan Theresia Widiastuti Imelda Wiguna Verawaty Wiharjo | Japan Saori Kondo Mikiko Takada Atsuko Tokuda Emiko Ueno Yoshiko Yonekura Hiroe Yuki |
| Women's team details | China Li Fang Liang Qiuxia Liu Xia Qiu Yufang Zhang Ailing Zheng Huiming | Indonesia Ruth Damayanti Ivana Lie Tjan So Gwan Theresia Widiastuti Imelda Wiguna Verawaty Wiharjo | Thailand Porntip Buntanon Suleeporn Jittariyakul Thongkam Kingmanee Petchroong Liengtrakulngam Sirisriro Patama |
| Mixed doubles details | China Tang Xianhu Zhang Ailing | Indonesia Kartono Theresia Widiastuti | Indonesia Christian Hadinata Imelda Wiguna |
| Mixed doubles details | China Tang Xianhu Zhang Ailing | Indonesia Kartono Theresia Widiastuti | China Yu Yaodong Li Fang |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Indonesia (INA) | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | China (CHN) | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 |
| 3 | Thailand (THA) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Pakistan (PAK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | Totals (6 entries) | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |

## Participating nations

* China (12)
* Hong Kong (8)
* India
* Indonesia (12)
* Japan
* Malaysia
* Nepal
* Pakistan
* Philippines
* South Korea
* Thailand

## Semifinal results

| Discipline | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
| Men's singles | Han Jian | Iie Sumirat | 15–6, 15–1 |
| Men's singles | Liem Swie King | Luan Jin | 15–5, 18–13 |
| Women's singles | Liang Qiuxia | Sirisriro Patama | 12–11, 11–5 |
| Women's singles | Liu Xia | Saori Kondo | 11–5, 11–4 |
| Men's doubles | Lin Shiquan Tang Xianhu | Wong Man Hing Fu Han Ping | 15–3, 15–5 |
| Men's doubles | Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata | Hou Jiachang Yu Yaodong | 17–14, 15–7 |
| Women's doubles | Zheng Huiming Qiu Yufang | Ruth Damyanti Theresia Widiastuti | 15–5, 15–12 |
| Women's doubles | Imelda Wiguna Verawaty Wiharjo | Sirisriro Patama Thongkam Kingmanee | 15–7, 15–6 |
| Mixed doubles | Kartono Theresia Widiastuti | Yu Yaodong Li Fang | 15–8, 15–11 |
| Mixed doubles | Tang Xianhu Zhang Ailing | Christian Hadinata Imelda Wiguna | 12–15, 15–7, 15–5 |

## Final results

| Discipline | Winner | Finalist | Score |
| Men's singles | Liem Swie King | Han Jian | 15–7, 15–11 |
| Women's singles | Liang Qiuxia | Liu Xia | 11–6, 11–5 |
| Men's doubles | Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata | Lin Shiquan Tang Xianhu | 15–8, 15–10 |
| Women's doubles | Imelda Wiguna Verawaty Wiharjo | Zheng Huiming Qiu Yufang | 17–14, 15–4 |
| Mixed doubles | Tang Xianhu Zhang Ailing | Kartono Theresia Widiastuti | 15–8, 17–16 |
| Men's team | Indonesia | China | 3—1 |
| Women's team | China | Indonesia | 3–0 |