# 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 | Tariq Wadood | Luan Jin |
| Men's singles | Han Jian | Tariq Wadood | Lin Yixiong |
| Women's singles | Han Aiping | Fu Chun-e | Xu Rong |
| Women's singles | Han Aiping | Fu Chun-e | Liu Xia |
| Men's doubles | Sun Zhian Yao Ximing | Yu Yaodong Luan Jin | Sawei Chanseorasmee Sarit Pisudchaikul |
| Men's doubles | Sun Zhian Yao Ximing | Yu Yaodong Luan Jin | Chan Tin Cheung Ng Chun Ching |
| Women's doubles | Sirisriro Patama Suleeporn Jittariyakul | Liu Xia Zhang Ailing | Han Aiping He Cuiling |
| Women's doubles | Sirisriro Patama Suleeporn Jittariyakul | Liu Xia Zhang Ailing | Khin Khin Aye Mya Lay Sein |
| Mixed doubles | Ng Chun Ching Chan Lim Chee | Wai Nyunt Mya Lay Sein | Bandid Jaiyen Jutatip Banjongsilp |
| Mixed doubles | Ng Chun Ching Chan Lim Chee | Wai Nyunt Mya Lay Sein | Preecha Sopajaree Thongkam Kingmanee |
| Men's team details | China Han Jian Lin Yixiong Luan Jin Sun Zhian Yao Ximing Yu Yaodong | Thailand Sawei Chanseorasmee Bandid Jaiyen Udom Luangpetcharaporn Sarit Pisudchaikul Preecha Sopajaree | Pakistan Javed Iqbal Zahid Maqbool Hassan Shaheed Nadeem Ur Rahman Tariq Wadood |
| Women's team details | China Fu Chun’e Han Aiping Liu Xia Xu Rong Zhang Ailing | Thailand Jutatip Banjongsilp Phanwad Jinasuyanont Suleeporn Jittariyakul Thongkam Kingmanee Sirisriro Patama | Burma Kyaw Kyaw Mya Lay Sein Khin Khin Aye Win Ngwe |

## Final stage
### Men's singles

| Third round | Third round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| Han Jian | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | | | |
| Sawei Chanseorasmee | 4 | 7 | Han Jian | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| Nadeem Ur Rahman | 15 | 15 | Nadeem Ur Rahman | 2 | 2 | | | | | | | |
| Udom Luengpetcharaporn | 6 | 8 | | | | Han Jian | 18 | 10 | 15 | | | |
| Luan Jin | 15 | 15 | | | | Luan Jin | 14 | 15 | 3 | | | |
| Kim Jong-guk | 4 | 9 | Luan Jin | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| Bandid Jaiyen | 15 | 15 | Bandid Jaiyen | 2 | 8 | | | | | | | |
| Errol Chan | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | Han Jian | 15 | 15 |
| Tariq Wadood | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | Tariq Wadood | 0 | 11 |
| Sarit Pisudchaikul | 5 | 4 | Tariq Wadood | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| Yu Yaodong | 15 | 15 | Yu Yaodong | 9 | 11 | | | | | | | |
| Chan Chi Choi | 8 | 1 | | | | Tariq Wadood | 5 | 15 | 15 | | | |
| Lin Yixiong | 15 | 15 | | | | Lin Yixiong | 15 | 10 | 11 | | | |
| Lee Hai Thong | 8 | 11 | Lin Yixiong | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| Wong Shoon Keat | | | Wong Shoon Keat | 3 | 2 | | | | | | | |

### Women's singles

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| 1 | Han Aiping | w.o. | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Tay Hoe See | | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Tay Hoe See | | | Han Aiping | 4 | 11 | 11 | | | | |
| | | | | Liu Xia | 11 | 7 | 0 | | | | |
| 4 | Liu Xia | 11 | 11 | Liu Xia | 11 | 7 | 0 | | | | |
| 5 | Ri Chung Sun | 1 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 5 | Ri Chung Sun | 1 | 3 | | | | | Han Aiping | 9 | 11 | 11 |
| | | | | | | | | Fu Chun-e | 11 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Fu Chun-e | 11 | 11 | | | | | | | | | Fu Chun-e | 11 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Phanwad Jinasuyanont | 5 | 3 | | | | | | | | |
| 6 | Phanwad Jinasuyanont | 5 | 3 | Fu Chun-e | 11 | 11 | | | | | |
| | | | | Xu Rong | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| 2 | Xu Rong | 11 | 11 | Xu Rong | 1 | 3 | | | | | |
| 7 | Sirisriro Patama | 2 | 4 | | | | | | | | |

### Men's doubles

| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Sun Zhian Yao Ximing | | | | | | | |
| | Sun Zhian Yao Ximing | 15 | 15 | | | | |
| | Chan Tin Cheung Ng Chun Ching | 3 | 9 | | | | |
| Chan Tin Cheung Ng Chun Ching | Chan Tin Cheung Ng Chun Ching | 3 | 9 | | | | |
| | | | | | Sun Zhian Yao Ximing | 15 | 15 |
| | | | | | Yu Yaodong Luan Jin | 9 | 3 |
| Yu Yaodong Luan Jin | | | | | | | | Yu Yaodong Luan Jin | 9 | 3 |
| | Yu Yaodong Luan Jin | 17 | 15 | 15 | | | |
| | Sawei Chanseorasmee Sarit Pisudchaikul | 18 | 11 | 3 | | | |
| Sawei Chanseorasmee Sarit Pisudchaikul | Sawei Chanseorasmee Sarit Pisudchaikul | 18 | 11 | 3 | | | |

### Women's doubles

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Sirisriro Patama Suleeporn Jittariyakul | | | | | | | | |
| | | | Sirisriro Patama Suleeporn Jittariyakul | 15 | 15 | | | |
| | | | Han Aiping He Cuiling | 12 | 12 | | | |
| Cindy Cheong Juliana Lee | 4 | 3 | Han Aiping He Cuiling | 12 | 12 | | | |
| Han Aiping He Cuiling | 15 | 15 | | | | | | |
| Han Aiping He Cuiling | 15 | 15 | | | | Sirisriro Patama Suleeporn Jittariyakul | 15 | 15 |
| | | | | | | Liu Xia Zhang Ailing | 10 | 11 |
| Liu Xia Zhang Ailing | | | | | | | | | Liu Xia Zhang Ailing | 10 | 11 |
| | | | Liu Xia Zhang Ailing | 15 | 15 | | | |
| | | | Khin Khin Aye Mya Lay Sein | 7 | 7 | | | |
| Khin Khin Aye Mya Lay Sein | 15 | 15 | Khin Khin Aye Mya Lay Sein | 7 | 7 | | | |
| Leong Kay Sine Tay Hoe See | 7 | 4 | | | | | | |

### Mixed doubles

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Finals | Finals | Finals | Finals |
| Ng Chun Ching Chan Lim Chee | w.o. | | | | | | | |
| Lim Teck Heng Tay Hoe See | | | | | | | | |
| Lim Teck Heng Tay Hoe See | | | | Ng Chun Ching Chan Lim Chee | | | | |
| | | | | Bandid Jaiyen Jutatip Banjongsilp | | | | |
| Bandid Jaiyen Jutatip Banjongsilp | 15 | 15 | | Bandid Jaiyen Jutatip Banjongsilp | | | | |
| Babatunde Badiru Bukola Bakreen | 2 | 9 | | | | | | |
| Babatunde Badiru Bukola Bakreen | 2 | 9 | | | Ng Chun Ching Chan Lim Chee | 15 | 10 | 18 |
| | | | | | Wai Nyunt Mya Lay Sein | 10 | 15 | 16 |
| Wai Nyunt Mya Lay Sein | 13 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | Wai Nyunt Mya Lay Sein | 10 | 15 | 16 |
| Tan Eng Han Leong Kay Sine | 15 | 10 | 12 | | | | | |
| Tan Eng Han Leong Kay Sine | 15 | 10 | 12 | Wai Nyunt Mya Lay Sein | | | | |
| | | | | Preecha Sopajaree Thongkam Kingmanee | | | | |
| Preecha Sopajaree Thongkam Kingmanee | 15 | 15 | | Preecha Sopajaree Thongkam Kingmanee | | | | |
| Kim Jong Guk Ri Chung Sun | 3 | 2 | | | | | | |

## Medal table

* Host nation (China)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China (CHN)* | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 |
| 2 | Thailand (THA) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Burma (BIR) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Pakistan (PAK) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals (5 entries) | Totals (5 entries) | 7 | 7 | 12 | 26 |

## Footnotes

* ↑ For the women's doubles medalists, different sources report different rankings. While Berita Harian 22 June 1979 lists the present gold and silver medalists, New Nation 20 June 1979 ranks the below quarterfinal results involving Singapore in the semifinals. Thus, according to this source, Han Aiping and He Cuiling against Khin Khin Aye and Mya Lay Sein made the final and Singapore won both bronze medals. Sina (cn) again lists Sirisriro Patama and Suleeporn Jittariyakul as title holders according to the first source.