# 1979 All England Open Badminton Championships

The 1979 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at Wembley Arena, London, England in March 1979.

## Final results

| Category | Winners | Runners-up | Score |
| Men's singles | Liem Swie King | Flemming Delfs | 15–7, 15–8 |
| Women's singles | Lene Køppen | Saori Kondo | 13–9, 1–11, 11–8 |
| Men's doubles | Tjun Tjun & Johan Wahjudi | Stefan Karlsson & Claes Nordin | 17–16, 15–3 |
| Women's doubles | Verawaty Wiharjo & Imelda Wiguna | Atsuko Tokuda & Mikiko Takada | 15-3, 10-15, 15-5 |
| Mixed doubles | Christian Hadinata & Imelda Wiguna | Mike Tredgett & Nora Perry | 15-1, 18–17 |

## Men's singles
### Seeds

* Liem Swie King
* Prakash Padukone - withdrew injured
* Flemming Delfs
* Morten Frost
* Kinji Zeniya
* Svend Pri
* Thomas Kihlström

### Section 1

| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals |
| Liem Swie King | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Swie King | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| Mogens Neergaard | Neergaard | 1 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Swie King | 15 | 15 | | | | |
| Steen Fladberg | | | | | Fladberg | 8 | 5 | | | | |
| | Fladberg | 15 | 2 | 17 | | | | | | | |
| Thomas Kihlström | Kihlström | 12 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Swie King | 15 | 18 |
| Morten Frost Hansen | | | | | | | | | Frost | 4 | 15 |
| | Frost | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| Brian Wallwork | Wallwork | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Frost | 14 | 15 | 15 | | | |
| Dhany Sartika | | | | | Sartika | 17 | 13 | 12 | | | |
| | Sartika | 15 | 18 | | | | | | | | |
| Kinji Zeniya | Zeniya | 11 | 16 | | | | | | | | |

### Section 2

| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals |
| Flemming Delfs | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Delfs | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| Philip Sutton | Sutton | 5 | 0 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Delfs | 15 | 12 | 15 | | | |
| Sture Johnsson | | | | | Johnsson | 8 | 15 | 5 | | | |
| | Johnsson | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| Masao Tsuchida | Tsuchida | 7 | 7 | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | Delfs | 17 | 17 |
| Svend Pri | | | | | | | | | Pri | 14 | 16 |
| | Pri | 12 | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | |
| Kevin Jolly | Jolly | 15 | 0 | 9 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | Pri | 15 | 15 | | | | |
| Lius Pongoh | | | | | Pongoh | 4 | 6 | | | | |
| | Pongoh | 15 | 15 | | | | | | | | |
| Yoshitaka Iino | Iino | 10 | 11 | | | | | | | | |

## Women's singles
### Seeds

* Lene Køppen
* Hiroe Yuki
* Verawaty Wiharjo
* Gillian Gilks
* Wendy Carter
* Nora Perry
* Jane Webster
* Atsuko Tokuda

### Section 1

| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals |
| Lene Køppen | | | | | | | |
| | Køppen | | | | | | |
| | | | | Køppen | 11 | 11 | |
| Atsuko Tokuda | | | | Tokuda | 2 | 4 | |
| | Tokuda | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Køppen |
| Gillian Gilks | | | | | | | Gilks |
| | Gilks | 11 | 11 | | | | |
| Yoshiko Yonekura | Yonekura | 0 | 1 | | | | |
| | | | | Gilks | 12 | 11 | |
| Wendy Carter | | | | Carter | 11 | 8 | |
| | Carter | 12 | 11 | | | | |
| Hitomi Isheda | Isheda | 10 | 6 | | | | |

### Section 2

| Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals |
| Saori Kondo | | | | | | | | |
| | Kondo | 11 | 11 | | | | | |
| Verawaty Wiharjo | Verawaty | 6 | 3 | | | | | |
| | | | | Kondo | 11 | 11 | | |
| Mikiko Takada | | | | Takada | 3 | 4 | | |
| | Takada | w/o | | | | | | |
| Pia Nielsen | Nielsen | scr | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Kondo |
| Jane Webster | | | | | | | | Webster |
| | Webster | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Webster | 8 | 12 | 11 | |
| Hiroe Yuki | | | | Yuki | 11 | 9 | 2 | |
| | Yuki | | | | | | | |