1978 WBF World Invitational Championships
# 1978 WBF World Invitational Championships

The 1978 WBF World Invitational Badminton Championships sanctioned by former governing body World Badminton Federation (WBF) took place in the month of February in Hong Kong. This invitational tournament was held prior to the first official WBF World Championships which was held in Bangkok later in that year. The individual competitions were conducted. At the end of day, China won all the disciplines except Mixed doubles which was won by host Hong Kong.

## Medalists

| Discipline | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| Men's singles | Chen Tianlung | Yu Yaodong | Yan Yujiang |
| Men's singles | Chen Tianlung | Yu Yaodong | Zhao Xinhua |
| Women's singles | Liang Qiuxia | Xu Jung | Li Fang |
| Women's singles | Liang Qiuxia | Xu Jung | Xie Loping |
| Men's doubles | Lin Shiquan Tang Xianhu | Hou Jiachang Yu Yaodong | Hassan Shaheed Tariq Wadood |
| Men's doubles | Lin Shiquan Tang Xianhu | Hou Jiachang Yu Yaodong | Kok Peng Hon Tan Eng Han |
| Women's doubles | Li Fang Liang Qiuxia | Han Aiping Xu Jung | Kao Huilan Xie Loping |
| Women's doubles | Li Fang Liang Qiuxia | Han Aiping Xu Jung | Li Kumwah Lo Waitun |
| Mixed doubles | Fu Hon Ping Amy Chan | Chen Tianlung Kao Huilan | J. Tikersa Christine Nyahoda |
| Mixed doubles | Fu Hon Ping Amy Chan | Chen Tianlung Kao Huilan | Tan Eng Han Leong Kaye Sine |

## Semifinal results

| Discipline | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
| - | - | - | - |
| Men's singles | Yu Yaodong | Zhao Xinhua | 15–13, 15–3 |
| Men's singles | Chen Tianlung | Yan Yujiang | 15–11 retired |
| Women's singles | Liang Qiuxia | Li Fang | 11–6, 11–6 |
| Women's singles | Xu Jung | Xie Loping | 11–2, 11–2 |
| Men's doubles | Hou Jiachang Yu Yaodong | Hassan Shaheed Tariq Wadood | 15–6, 15–4 |
| Men's doubles | Lin Shiquan Tang Xianhu | Kok Peng Hon Tan Eng Han | 15–6, 15–7 |
| Women's doubles | Li Fang Liang Qiuxia | Lo Waitun Li Kumwah | 15–3, 15–5 |
| Women's doubles | Han Aiping Xu Jung | Kao Huilan Xie Loping | 17–14, 15–6 |
| Mixed doubles | Chen Tianlung Kao Huilan | J. Tikersa Christine Nyahoda | Walkover |
| Mixed doubles | Fu Hon Ping Amy Chan | Tan Eng Han Leong Kaye Sine | 15–10, 15–12 |

## Final results

| Discipline | Winner | Finalist | Score |
| - | - | - | - |
| Men's singles | Chen Tianlung | Yu Yaodong | 18–13, 15–8 |
| Women's singles | Liang Qiuxia | Xu Jung | 10–12, 11–8, 11–2 |
| Men's doubles | Lin Shiquan Tang Xianhu | Hou Jiachang Yu Yaodong | 15–7, 15–1 |
| Women's doubles | Li Fang Liang Qiuxia | Han Aiping Xu Jung | 15–5, 15–7 |
| Mixed doubles | Fu Hon Ping Amy Chan | Chen Tianlung Kao Huilan | 18–15, 15–11 |
