| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 20–22 January | ||
| Edition | 2nd | ||
| Location | Kyoto, Japan | ||
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The 1980 Badminton World Cup was the second edition of an international tournament Badminton World Cup. The event was held in Kyoto, Japan in the month of January. 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
|
 Masao Tsuchida
|
 Prakash Padukone
|
 Flemming Delfs
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| Women's singles | Lene Køppen
|
Hiroe Yuki
|
Yoshiko Yonekura
|
| Kirsten Larsen
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| Men's doubles | Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata
|
Flemming Delfs Steen Skovgaard
|
Mikio Ozaki Nobutake Ikeda
|
| Yoshitaka Iino Masao Tsuchida
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| Women's doubles | Atsuko Tokuda Yoshiko Yonekura
|
Verawaty Wiharjo Imelda Wiguna
|
Saori Kondo Mikiko Takada
|
 Jane Webster Nora Perry
|
Semifinal results
- Below are the semifinal results for the World Cup.
| Discipline | Winner | Runner-up | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Liem Swie King
|
Prakash Padukone
|
15–12, 15–6 |
| Masao Tsuchida
|
Flemming Delfs
|
15–10, 15–13 | |
| Women's singles | Lene Køppen
|
Yoshiko Yonekura
|
11–8, 11–5 |
| Hiroe Yuki
|
Kirsten Larsen
|
11–7, 11–5 | |
| Men's doubles | Ade Chandra & Christian Hadinata |
Mikio Ozaki & Nobutake Ikeda |
15–10, 15–7 |
| Flemming Delfs & Steen Skovgaard |
Yoshitaka Iino & Masao Tsuchida |
15–10, 15–10 | |
| Women's doubles | Verawaty Fadjrin & Imelda Wiguna |
Saori Kondo & Mikiko Takada |
15–9, 11–15, 15–3 |
| Atsuko Tokuda & Yoshiko Yonekura |
Nora Perry & Jane Webster |
15–4, 16–17, 15–5 |
Final results
| Discipline | Winner | Finalist | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Liem Swie King
|
Masao Tsuchida
|
15–6, 15–10 |
| Women's singles | Lene Køppen
|
Hiroe Yuki
|
11–4, 12–10 |
| Men's doubles | Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata
|
Flemming Delfs Steen Skovgaard
|
15–6, 15–3 |
| Women's doubles | Atsuko Tokuda Yoshiko Yonekura
|
Verawaty Wiharjo Imelda Wiguna
|
15–12, 17–14 |
References
- "Ah, So Gwan progresses". The Straits Times. 19 January 1980. p. 29.
- "Liem, Delfs enter semifinals". The Straits Times. 20 January 1980. p. 28.
- "Liem proves too strong for Japan's Tsuchida". The Straits Times. 21 January 1980. p. 32.
- "林水鏡兩局輕取土田 蟬聯世界羽球單打銜, 丹科彭击败日汤木再登女冠军座". 南洋商报 (in Simplified Chinese). 21 January 1980. p. 13. Retrieved 14 September 2023 – via NewspaperSG.