1976 Asian Badminton Championships

Not to be confused with 1976 Asian Invitational Badminton Championships.

1976 Asian Badminton Championships

Tournament details
Dates	30 October – 7 November
Edition	5
Venue	Fateh Maidan Indoor Stadium
Location	Hyderabad, India
← 1971 1983 →

The Asian Badminton Championships 1976 took place from 30 October- 7 November in Hyderabad India.^[1] Indonesia won the men's team competition after beating China 3–2 in the final.^[2] The match for third place between Japan and Malaysia also ended 3–2.^[3]

Medalists

Discipline	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's singles	Hou Jiachang	Liem Swie King	Luan Jin
			Prakash Padukone
Women's singles	Liang Qiuxia	Liu Xia	Li Fang
			Saori Kondo
Men's doubles	Tjun Tjun Ade Chandra	Yao Ximing Sun Zhi’an	Jiamsak Panitchaikul Surapong Suharitdamrong
			Shoichi Toganoo Nobutaka Ikeda
Women's doubles	Theresia Widiastuti Regina Masli	Liang Qiuxia He Cuiling	Liu Xia Zhang Ailing
			Verawaty Wiharjo Holly Tanjung
Mixed doubles	Fang Kaixiang He Cuiling	Shoichi Toganoo Etsuko Toganoo	Sun Zhian Li Fang
			Masao Tsuchida Mika Ikeda
Men's team details	Indonesia Liem Swie King Tjun Tjun Ade Chandra Iie Sumirat	China Luan Jin Fang Kaixiang Sun Zhi’an Chen Tianxiang	Japan Shoichi Toganoo Kinji Zeniya Masao Tsuchida Yoshitaka Iino

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China	3	4	4	11
2	Indonesia	3	1	1	5
3	Japan	0	1	4	5
4	India	0	0	1	1
	Thailand	0	0	1	1
Totals (5 entries)		6	6	11	23

Semifinal results

• Source^[4]

Discipline	Winner	Runner-up	Score
Men's singles	Hou Jiachang	Luan Jin	Walkover
	Liem Swie King	Prakash Padukone	15–8, 15–3
Women's singles	Liang Qiuxia	Li Fang	11–4, 11–4
	Liu Xia	Saori Kondo	11–4, 11–4
Men's doubles	Ade Chandra Tjun Tjun	Jiamsak Panitchaikul Surapong Suharitdamrong	15–12, 15–7
	Sun Zhian Yao Ximing	Shoichi Toganoo Nobutake Ikeda	15–8, 15–9
Women's doubles	Theresia Widiastuti Regina Masli	Liu Xia Zhang Ailing	15–9, 15–8
	Liang Qiuxia He Cuiling	Verawaty Wiharjo Holly Tanjung	15–1, 15–4
Mixed doubles	Fang Kaixiang He Cuiling	Masao Tsuchida Mika Ikeda	15–18, 15–8, 15–6
	Shoichi Toganoo Etsuko Toganoo	Sun Zhian Li Fang	15–11, 6–12 retired

Final results

Discipline	Winner	Finalist	Score
Men's singles	Hou Jiachang	Liem Swie King	17–16, 15–9
Women's singles	Liang Qiuxia	Liu Xia	11–6, 11–6
Men's doubles	Ade Chandra Tjun Tjun	Yao Ximing Sun Zhian	Walkover
Women's doubles	Regina Masli Theresia Widiastuti	He Cuiling Liang Qiuxia	13–18, 18–17, 15–6
Mixed doubles[5]	Fang Kaixiang He Cuiling	Shoichi Toganoo Etsuko Toganoo	15–12, 15–12

Sources

• World Badminton (1976)

References

1. "Indonesia rebut lagi juara Badminton Asia". Berita Harian. 4 November 1976. p. 7. Retrieved 20 November 2020 – via NewspaperSG.
2. "Indonesia jadi pilihan tumpaskan Cina dim final Badminton Asia". Berita Harian. 3 November 1976. p. 7. Retrieved 20 November 2020 – via NewspaperSG.
3. "Empat negara handal bertemu dalam semi-final Badminton Asia". Berita Harian. 2 November 1976. p. 7. Retrieved 20 November 2020 – via NewspaperSG.
4. World badminton, volume 28, page 2, S. R. Chadha, February 1977
5. "Chinese equal the 1971 shuttle feat of Indonesia". New Nation. 8 November 1976. p. 17. Retrieved 28 December 2022.