# Badminton at the 1981 SEA Games

Badminton events at the 1981 SEA Games were held at Camp Crame Gymnasium, Quezon City, Philippines, between 6 and 15 December.

## Medal winners

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's singles details | Liem Swie King Indonesia | Hastomo Arbi Indonesia | Misbun Sidek Malaysia |
| Men's singles details | Liem Swie King Indonesia | Hastomo Arbi Indonesia | Sarit Pisudchaikul Thailand |
| Women's singles details | Verawaty Fadjrin Indonesia | Ivana Lie Indonesia | Katherine Teh Malaysia |
| Women's singles details | Verawaty Fadjrin Indonesia | Ivana Lie Indonesia | Suleeporn Jittariyakul Thailand |
| Men's doubles details | Rudy Heryanto Kartono Indonesia | Jalani Sidek Razif Sidek Malaysia | Sigit Pamungkas Icuk Sugiarto Indonesia |
| Men's doubles details | Rudy Heryanto Kartono Indonesia | Jalani Sidek Razif Sidek Malaysia | Sawei Chanseorasmee Sarit Pisudchaikul Thailand |
| Women's doubles details | Ruth Damayanti Verawaty Fadjrin Indonesia | Theresia Widiastuti Imelda Wiguna Indonesia | Ho Kam Meng Tay Hoe See Singapore |
| Women's doubles details | Ruth Damayanti Verawaty Fadjrin Indonesia | Theresia Widiastuti Imelda Wiguna Indonesia | Suleeporn Jittariyakul Sirisriro Patama Thailand |
| Mixed doubles details | Rudy Heryanto Imelda Wiguna Indonesia | Sigit Pamungkas Theresia Widiastuti Indonesia | Razif Sidek Leong Chai Lean Malaysia |
| Mixed doubles details | Rudy Heryanto Imelda Wiguna Indonesia | Sigit Pamungkas Theresia Widiastuti Indonesia | Preecha Sopajaree Jutatip Banjongsilp Thailand |
| Men's team details | Indonesia Liem Swie King Hastomo Arbi Sigit Pamungkas Icuk Sugiarto Rudy Heryanto Kartono | Malaysia Saw Swee Leong Misbun Sidek Ong Teong Boon Moo Foot Lian Jalani Sidek Razif Sidek | Thailand Bandid Jaiyen Sawei Chanseorasmee Sarit Pisudchaikul Preecha Sopajaree Suwat Poonumphai Wichit Assavanapakas |
| Men's team details | Indonesia Liem Swie King Hastomo Arbi Sigit Pamungkas Icuk Sugiarto Rudy Heryanto Kartono | Malaysia Saw Swee Leong Misbun Sidek Ong Teong Boon Moo Foot Lian Jalani Sidek Razif Sidek | Burma Kyi Nyunt Wai Nyunt Maung Maung Win Htut Myint Han |
| Women's team details | Indonesia Verawaty Wiharjo Ivana Lie Imelda Wiguna Taty Sumirah Theresia Widiastuti Ruth Damayanti | Thailand Kanitta Mansamuth Suleeporn Jittariyakul Jutatip Banjongsilp Sirisriro Patama Amporn Kaitpituk Penpan Klangthamniem | Malaysia Leong Chai Lean Katherine Teh Juliet Poon Kok Chan Fong |
| Women's team details | Indonesia Verawaty Wiharjo Ivana Lie Imelda Wiguna Taty Sumirah Theresia Widiastuti Ruth Damayanti | Thailand Kanitta Mansamuth Suleeporn Jittariyakul Jutatip Banjongsilp Sirisriro Patama Amporn Kaitpituk Penpan Klangthamniem | Philippines Diana Del Castillo Leonora Rivera Corazon Anuran Rebecca Villegas Go Giok Leng Demetrin Santos |

## Final results

| Discipline | Winner | Finalist | Score |
| Men's singles | Liem Swie King | Hastomo Arbi | 15–2, 15–7 |
| Women's singles | Verawaty Fadjrin | Ivana Lie | 6–11, 11–4, 11–7 |
| Men's doubles | Rudy Heryanto & Kartono | Jalani Sidek & Razif Sidek | 15–12, 15–6 |
| Women's doubles | Ruth Damayanti & Verawaty Fadjrin | Theresia Widiastuti & Imelda Wiguna | 15–13, 15–4 |
| Mixed doubles | Rudy Heryanto & Imelda Wiguna | Sigit Pamungkas & Theresia Widiastuti | 15–12, 15–5 |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Indonesia (INA) | 7 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 2 | Malaysia (MAS) | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | Thailand (THA) | 0 | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| 4 | Burma (BIR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Philippines (PHI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Singapore (SIN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | Totals (6 entries) | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |