# 1979 Badminton World Cup

The 1979 Badminton World Cup was the 1st edition of an international tournament Badminton World Cup. The event was held in Tokyo, Japan from 20 January to 22 January 1979. Competitions for mixed doubles were not conducted. Indonesia won men's singles and men's doubles events while Japan won women's doubles and Denmark won women's singles event.

## Medalists

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Men's singles | Liem Swie King | Iie Sumirat | Kevin Jolly |
| Men's singles | Liem Swie King | Iie Sumirat | Flemming Delfs |
| Women's singles | Lene Køppen | Hiroe Yuki | Ivana Lie |
| Women's singles | Lene Køppen | Hiroe Yuki | Verawaty Wiharjo |
| Men's doubles | Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata | Yoshitaka Iino Masao Tsuchida | Derek Talbot David Eddy |
| Men's doubles | Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata | Yoshitaka Iino Masao Tsuchida | Flemming Delfs Steen Skovgaard |
| Women's doubles | Emiko Ueno Yoshiko Yonekura | Verawaty Wiharjo Imelda Wiguna | Kazuko Sekine Sonoe Ōtsuka |
| Women's doubles | Emiko Ueno Yoshiko Yonekura | Verawaty Wiharjo Imelda Wiguna | Atsuko Tokuda Mikiko Takada |

## Men's singles
### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Liem Swie King | Liem Swie King | 15 | 15 | | | | |
| Kevin Jolly | Kevin Jolly | 7 | 5 | | | | |
| Kevin Jolly | Kevin Jolly | 7 | 5 | Liem Swie King | Liem Swie King | 15 | 15 |
| | | | | Iie Sumirat | Iie Sumirat | 8 | 8 |
| Iie Sumirat | Iie Sumirat | 15 | 15 | Iie Sumirat | Iie Sumirat | 8 | 8 |
| Flemming Delfs | Flemming Delfs | 7 | 7 | | | | |

## Women's singles
### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Lene Køppen | Lene Køppen | 12 | 3 | 11 | | | | |
| Verawaty Wiharjo | Verawaty Wiharjo | 11 | 11 | 7 | | | | |
| Verawaty Wiharjo | Verawaty Wiharjo | 11 | 11 | 7 | Lene Køppen | Lene Køppen | 11 | 11 |
| | | | | | Hiroe Yuki | Hiroe Yuki | 7 | 6 |
| Ivana Lie | Ivana Lie | 2 | 3 | | Hiroe Yuki | Hiroe Yuki | 7 | 6 |
| Hiroe Yuki | Hiroe Yuki | 11 | 11 | | | | | |

## Men's doubles
### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata | Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata | 15 | 15 | | | | |
| David Eddy Derek Talbot | David Eddy Derek Talbot | 5 | 8 | | | | |
| David Eddy Derek Talbot | David Eddy Derek Talbot | 5 | 8 | Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata | Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata | 15 | 15 |
| | | | | Masao Tsuchida Yoshitaka Iino | Masao Tsuchida Yoshitaka Iino | 8 | 3 |
| Masao Tsuchida Yoshitaka Iino | Masao Tsuchida Yoshitaka Iino | 15 | 15 | Masao Tsuchida Yoshitaka Iino | Masao Tsuchida Yoshitaka Iino | 8 | 3 |
| Flemming Delfs Steen Skovgaard | Flemming Delfs Steen Skovgaard | 13 | 10 | | | | |

## Women's doubles
### Finals

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final | Final |
| Imelda Wiguna Verawaty Wiharjo | Imelda Wiguna Verawaty Wiharjo | 15 | 18 | | | | |
| Atsuko Tokuda Mikiko Takada | Atsuko Tokuda Mikiko Takada | 6 | 15 | | | | |
| Atsuko Tokuda Mikiko Takada | Atsuko Tokuda Mikiko Takada | 6 | 15 | Imelda Wiguna Verawaty Wiharjo | Imelda Wiguna Verawaty Wiharjo | 3 | 7 |
| | | | | Emiko Ueno Yoshiko Yonekura | Emiko Ueno Yoshiko Yonekura | 15 | 15 |
| Kazuko Sekine Sonoe Ōtsuka | Kazuko Sekine Sonoe Ōtsuka | 2 | 7 | Emiko Ueno Yoshiko Yonekura | Emiko Ueno Yoshiko Yonekura | 15 | 15 |
| Emiko Ueno Yoshiko Yonekura | Emiko Ueno Yoshiko Yonekura | 15 | 15 | | | | |