1978 All England Open Badminton Championships

1978 All England Championships

Tournament details
Dates	15 March 1978 (1978-03-15)– 18 March 1978 (1978-03-18)
Edition	68th
Venue	Wembley Arena
Location	London
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The 1978 All England Championships was a badminton tournament held at Wembley Arena, London, England, from 15–18 March 1978. The event was sponsored by John Player. [1][2]

Final results

Category	Winners	Runners-up	Score
Men's singles	Liem Swie King	Rudy Hartono	15–10, 15–3
Women's singles	Gillian Gilks	Saori Kondo	11–1, 11–9
Men's doubles	Tjun Tjun & Johan Wahjudi	Christian Hadinata & Ade Chandra	15–12, 15–8
Women's doubles	Atsuko Tokuda & Mikiko Takada	Emiko Ueno & Yoshiko Yonekura	18-16, 15-6
Mixed doubles	Mike Tredgett & Nora Perry	Steen Skovgaard & Lene Køppen	15-7, 15–4

Men's singles

Seeds

1-2 Rudy Hartono
1-2 Svend Pri
3-4 Flemming Delfs
3-4 Thomas Kihlström
5-8 Morten Frost Hansen
5-8 Liem Swie King

Section 1

	Round of 32							Round of 16							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals
		Liem Swie King	15	15
		Elo Hansen	8	5					Swie King	15	15
		Torben Nielsen	9	15	15				Nielsen	4	2
		Yoshitaka Iino	15	9	11											Swie King	15	15
		Svend Pri														Pri	10	5
		Nobutaka Ikeda							Pri	13	15	15
		Bryan Purser	15	15					Purser	15	8	12
		Mike Tredgett	5	10																			Swie King	15	15
		Iie Sumirat	15	15																			Sumirat	11	13
		Kenneth Larsen	5	17					Sumirat	15	15
		Kinji Zeniya	15	15					Zeniya	1	3
		Mark Harry	11	7												Sumirat	6	15	15
		Thomas Kihlström	15	17												Kihlström	15	8	4
		Jesper Helledie	4	15					Kihlström	15	15
		Michael Wilks	15	17					Wilks	9	4
		Richard Purser	6	14

Section 2

	Round of 32							Round of 16							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals
		Rudy Hartono	15	15
		Brian White	9						Hartono	15	10	18
		Sture Johnsson	15	15					Johnsson	9	15	17
		Shoichi Toganoo	3	4												Hartono	15	15
		Morten Frost	15	15												Frost	8	7
		Sanjay Sharma	7	8					Frost	15	15
		Henrik Fahrenholz	15	15					Fahrenholz	8	8
		Johan Croukamp	7	7																			Hartono	15	15
		Flemming Delfs	15	15																			Delfs	7	12
		Gordon McMillan	11	6					Delfs	15	15
		Christian Lundberg	15	15					Lundberg	12	3
		P Lind														Delfs	5	15	15
		Prakash Padukone	15	15												Padukone	15	8	11
		Pat Tyron	5	7					Padukone	15	18
		Masao Tsuchida	15	15					Tsuchida	5	14
		Brian Wallwork	2	8

Women's singles

Seeds

1-2 Gillian Gilks
1-2 Lene Køppen

Section 1

	Round of 32							Round of 16							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals
		Gillian Gilks	11	11
		Lonny Bostofte	0	3					Gilks	11	11
		Yoshiko Yonekura	11	11					Yonekura	5	6
		P Ferrington	3	2												Gilks	11	11
		Atsuko Tokuda	12	11												Tokuda	0	7
		Taty Sumirah	10	2					Tokuda	11	11
		Heather Neilsen	11	12					Nielsen	3	1
		Kirsten Meier	2	10																			Gilks	12	5	11
		Hiroe Yuki	11	11																			Yuki	11	11	3
		Imre Nielsen	4	3					Yuki	11	11
		Eva-Maria Zwiebler	2	11	11				Zwiebler	2	1
		Anette Börjesson	11	8	9											Yuki	11	11
		Mikiko Takada	11	11												Takada	3	3
		Marjan Ridder	6	9					Takada	11	11
		Inge Borgstrøm	13	11					Borgstrøm	3	8
		Verawaty Wiharjo	11	3

Section 2

	Round of 32							Round of 16							Quarter-finals							Semi-finals
		Saori Kondo	11	11
		Marianne Christensen	1	1					Kondo	8	11	11
		Karen Bridge	11	11					Bridge	11	5	4
		Ivana Lie	1	8												Kondo	9	11	11
		Joke van Beusekom	11	8	11											van Beusekom	11	7	2
		Jette Boyer	1	11	6				van Beusekom	11	11
		Pia Nielsen	11	11					Nielsen	7	0
		Ruth Damayanti	4	3																			Kondo	5	11	11
		Wendy Clarkson	11	11																			Clarkson	11	6	7
		Susanne Berg	3	1					Clarkson	11	11
		Emiko Ueno	11	11					Ueno	2	8
		Sue Whittaker	3	3												Clarkson	11	6	11
		Lene Køppen	11	11												Køppen	8	11	8
		Gussie Botes	4	6					Køppen	11	11
		Jane Webster	11	11					Webster	3	5
		Tan Soo Gwan	1	2

References

1. The Times (London)
2. The Straits Times (Singapore)