1980 Asian Invitational Badminton Championships Explained

1980 Asian Invitational Badminton Championships
Dates:	10 – 14 December
Number Edition:	4
Location:	Bangkok, Thailand
Previous:	1978 Peking
Next:	1988 Bandar Lampung

The 1980 Asian Invitational Badminton Championships which was the fourth edition of Asian Invitational Championships took place in the month of December in Bangkok, Thailand.

About

This tourney was hosted by Badminton Association of Thailand, which was the member of now defunct World Badminton Federation (WBF). A total of 12 countries participated, which were Sri Lanka, Singapore, China, Brunei, South Korea, Thailand, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Hong Kong, Burma, Philippines and Nepal. Due to orders from International Badminton Federation (IBF), Asian countries which were members of IBF like Malaysia, Japan, India & Indonesia declined the participation as IBF and WBF were rival organisations at that time period.^{[1] [2]}

There was a controversy when Malaysian players Ho Khim Soon & Teh Kew San competed in this tournament, without prior permission from Badminton Association of Malaysia even when Malaysian team didn't opt to participate in this tournament.^[3] As a result, both the players along with Ng Mei Ling were banned for one month by Penang Badminton Association from competing in any tournament.^[4]

Tournament didn't feature Mixed doubles event. China was dominant all through in the competition, with Thailand having two of its doubles combinations in finals.^[5] At the end China registered a clean sweep by winning all four individual titles.^{[6] [7]}

Medalists

Men's singles	Han Jian	Chen Changjie	Li Zhifeng
			Yang Kesen
Women's singles	Song Youping	Sang Yanqin	Chen Ruizhen
			Li Lingwei
Men's doubles	Li Zhifeng & Yang Kesen		Sawei Chanseorasmee & Sarit Pisudchaikul
			Chen Changjie & Wang Yueping
Women's doubles	Li Lingwei & Sang Yanqin	Jutatip Banjongsilp & Suleeporn Jittariyakul	Chen Ruizhen & Song Youping
			Phanwad Jinasuyanont & Kanitta Mansamuth

Semifinal results

Discipline	Winner	Runner-up	Score
Men's singles	Han Jian	Yang Kesen	15–12, 15–8
	Chen Changjie	Li Zhifeng	15–11, 15–7
Women's singles	Sang Yanqin	Chen Ruizhen	6–11, 11–7, 11–7
	Song Youping	Li Lingwei	12–9, 11–6
Men's doubles	Bandid Jaiyen & Preecha Sopajaree	Chen Changjie & Wang Yueping	15–1, 15–9
	Li Zhifeng & Yang Kesen	Sawei Chanseorasmee & Sarit Pisudchaikul	17–15, 15–2
Women's doubles	Jutatip Banjongsilp & Suleeporn Jittariyakul	Chen Ruizhen & Song Youping	17–14, 15–7
	Li Lingwei & Sang Yanqin	Phanwad Jinasuyanont & Kanitta Mansamuth	15–8, 15–5

Final results

Discipline	Winner	Finalist	Score
Men's singles	Han Jian	Chen Changjie	15–11, 15–8
Women's singles	Song Youping	Sang Yanqin	11–6, 11–8
Men's doubles	Li Zhifeng & Yang Kesen	Bandid Jaiyen & Preecha Sopajaree	15–10, 15–6
Women's doubles	Li Lingwei & Sang Yanqin	Jutatip Banjongsilp & Suleeporn Jittariyakul	15–10, 15–6

Notes and References

1. Web site: Shirley. Tan. S'pore in semis?. 5 December 1980. The Straits Times. 31. 27 December 2022. NewspaperSG.
2. Web site: Han Jian wins Opening match. 11 December 1980. New Nation. 19. 27 December 2022. NewspaperSG.
3. Web site: Ho has to explain when he returns. 12 December 1980. The Straits Times. 38. 27 December 2022. NewspaperSG.
4. Web site: One-month ban for Ho, Teh and Mei Ling Malaysian Round-up. 23 December 1980. The Straits Times. 31. 27 December 2022. NewspaperSG.
5. Web site: Thailand broke Chinese hold of Asian meet. 14 December 1980. The Straits Times. 40. 27 December 2022. NewspaperSG.
6. Web site: Badminton Asia Ke-4: China bolot 4 kejuaraan. 15 December 1980. Berita Harian. ms. 7. 27 December 2022. NewspaperSG.
7. Web site: Chinese emerge undisputed champions. 15 December 1980. The Straits Times. 39. 27 December 2022. NewspaperSG.