Badminton at the 1978 Commonwealth Games

Badminton
at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
VenueUniversity of Alberta Arena
Dates03-12 August 1978
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The badminton competition at the 1978 Commonwealth Games took place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada from 3 August until 12 August 1978.[1]

Final results

Category Winners Runners-up Score
Men's singles India Prakash Padukone England Derek Talbot 15–9, 15–8
Women's singles Malaysia Sylvia Ng Malaysia Katherine Swee Phek Teh 11–5, 11–3
Men's doubles England Ray Stevens & Mike Tredgett Malaysia Moo Foot Lian & Ong Teong Boon 15-10, 15–5
Women's doubles England Nora Perry & Anne Statt Canada Claire Backhouse & Jane Youngberg 10-15, 15–2, 15–12
Mixed doubles England Mike Tredgett & Nora Perry Scotland Billy Gilliland & Joanna Flockhart 15-7, 15-7
Mixed team England England Canada Canada 4-1

Results

[2]

Men's singles

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
1 India Prakash Padukone 15 15
16 Malaysia Moo Foot Lian 3 6 India Padukone 15 15
8 New Zealand Richard Purser 15 15 New Zealand Purser 1 8
9 Canada Keith Priestman 13 4 India Padukone 15 15
5 England Ray Stevens 15 18 England Stevens 0 7
12 Canada Lucio Fabris 5 14 England Stevens 15 15
4 India Syed Modi 15 15 India Modi 5 12
13 Malaysia James Selvaraj 7 9 India Padukone 15 15
6 England Derek Talbot 15 15 England Talbot 9 8
11 Northern Ireland William Thompson 5 2 England Talbot 18 3 15
3 India Partho Ganguli 15 15 India Ganguli 13 15 10
14 Malaysia Abu Bakar Sufian 6 10 England Talbot 15 13 15 Third place
7 Malaysia Saw Swee Leong 17 15 Malaysia Leong 5 15 8
10 India Uday Pawar 16 6 Malaysia Leong 15 15 England Stevens 15 15
2 New Zealand Ross Livingston 18 15 New Zealand Livingston 7 2 Malaysia Leong 4 11
15 England Kevin Jolly 16 11

Women's singles

Round of 16 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
1 Malaysia Sylvia Ng 11 11
16 Australia Audrey Swaby 2 4 Malaysia Ng 11 11
8 England Nora Perry 11 11 England Perry 0 8
9 Canada Johanne Falardeau 1 6 Malaysia Ng 11 11
5 England Jane Webster 11 11 England Webster 8 2
12 Australia Susan Daly 7 8 England Webster 11 11
4 Canada Jane Youngberg 12 11 Canada Youngberg 9 3
13 India Kanwal Thakur Singh 10 5 Malaysia Ng 11 11
6 Malaysia Katherine Swee Phek Teh 11 1 11 Malaysia Phek Teh 5 3
11 Scotland Pamela Hamilton 1 11 2 Malaysia Phek Teh 11 11
3 England Karen Bridge 11 11 England Bridge 6 8
14 New Zealand Alison Branfield 3 3 Malaysia Phek Teh 11 9 11 Third place
7 Canada Wendy Clarkson 11 11 Canada Clarkson 7 12 9
10 Scotland Anne Johnstone 2 3 Canada Clarkson 11 11 Canada Clarkson 11 11
2 Northern Ireland Barbara Beckett 11 11 Northern Ireland Beckett 5 1 England Webster 1 3
15 New Zealand Mary Livingston 7 6

Men's doubles

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
  England Ray Stevens
England Mike Tredgett 		15 15
  Australia Peter Cooper
Australia Paul Kong 		7 6
England Stevens
England Tredgett 		15 15
New Zealand Purser
New Zealand Purser 		5 8
  New Zealand Bryan Purser
New Zealand Richard Purser 		15 15
  Malaysia Abu Bakar Sufian
Malaysia James Selvaraj 		9 8
England Stevens
England Tredgett 		15 15
Malaysia Lian
Malaysia Teong 		10 5
  Malaysia Moo Foot Lian
Malaysia Ong Teong Boon 		17 12 15
  India Prakash Padukone
India Uday Pawar 		16 15 8
Malaysia Lian
Malaysia Teong 		15 11 15 Third place
England Talbot
England Jolly 		5 15 2
  England Derek Talbot
England Kevin Jolly 		15 5 15 New Zealand Purser
New Zealand Purser 		15 11 15
  Canada Keith Priestman
Canada Greg Carter 		9 15 12 England Talbot
England Jolly 		10 15 1

Women's doubles

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
  England Nora Perry
England Anne Statt 		15 15
  Scotland Anne Johnstone
Scotland Pamela Hamilton 		2 9
England Perry
England Statt 		15 15
India Ghia
India Singh 		5 4
  India Ami Ghia
India Kanwal Thakur Singh 		15 13 15
  Malaysia Sylvia Ng
Malaysia Katherine Swee Phek Teh 		6 18 8
England Perry
England Statt 		10 15 15
Canada Backhouse
Canada Youngberg 		15 5 12
  Canada Claire Backhouse
Canada Jane Youngberg 		17 15
  Northern Ireland Barbara Beckett
Northern Ireland Dorothy Cunningham 		14 10
Canada Backhouse
Canada Youngberg 		15 17 Third place
England Sutton
England Webster 		7 16
  England Barbara Sutton
England Jane Webster 		15 15 India Ghia
India Singh 		15 9 15
  Scotland Christine Stewart
Scotland Joanna Flockhart 		8 3 England Sutton
England Webster 		7 15 5

Mixed doubles

Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals
               
  England Mike Tredgett
England Nora Perry 		17 15
  Scotland Fraser Gow
Scotland Christine Stewart 		15 11
England Tredgett
England Perry 		15 15
New Zealand Purser
New Zealand Branfield 		5 2
  New Zealand Richard Purser
New Zealand Alison Branfield 		15 15
  Canada Greg Carter
Canada Wendy Clarkson 		7 12
England Tredgett
England Perry 		15 15
Scotland Gilliland
Scotland Flockhart 		7 7
  Scotland Billy Gilliland
Scotland Joanna Flockhart 		15 15
  England Kevin Jolly
England Karen Bridge 		10 4
Scotland Gilliland
Scotland Flockhart 		15 15 Third place
England Talbot
England Sutton 		4 5
  England Derek Talbot
England Barbara Sutton 		15 17 England Talbot
England Sutton 		15 15
  Australia Peter Cooper
Australia Joan Jones 		13 16 New Zealand Purser
New Zealand Branfield 		9 9

Mixed Team

Semi-finals

Team One Team Two Score
England England Malaysia Malaysia 4-1
Canada Canada New Zealand New Zealand 4-1

Bronze Medal Play off

Final

References

  1. ^ "Results". Commonwealth Games Federation. Archived from the original on 2013-02-15. Retrieved 2016-01-14.
  2. ^ "Times Archives". Oxfordshire Libraries.