Badminton was introduced and only played at the 1981 World Games. The badminton events of World Games I were held on July 25–28, 1981, at the San Jose Civic AuditoriuminSan Jose, California, in the United States. These were the first World Games, an international quadrennial multi-sport event, and were hosted by the city of Santa Clara. China, in its first summer multi-sport event since the 1936 Summer Olympics, competed in badminton only, winning four of the five gold medals.[1] Seventeen of the countries at these Games participated in badminton, making it one of the most represented sports. The players executive of the International Badminton Federation, Ciro Ciniglio, expressed disappointment at the lack of media coverage of badminton, saying, "We have many world champions competing here and ... were hoping all these great players would draw crowds. ... The United States over the years has had very good players, some of the finest. It was our hope to help the sport gain popularity in the United states by showcasing all this fine talent."[2]
Sources:[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | |||
| Singles |  Chen Changjie (CHN)
|
 Morten Frost (DEN)
|
 Prakash Padukone (IND) Liem Swie King (INA)
|
| Doubles | Sun Zhian Yao Ximing (CHN) |
 Thomas KihlströmStefan Karlsson (SWE) |
 Billy GillilandDan Travers (SCO) Hariamanto KartonoRudy Heryanto (INA) |
| Women | |||
| Singles | Zhang Ailing (CHN)
|
 Hwang Sun-ai (KOR)
|
Lene Køppen (DEN) Fumiko Tohkairin (JPN)
|
| Doubles | Zhang Ailing Liu Xia (CHN) |
 Nora PerryJane Webster (ENG) |
Hwang Sun-ai Kim Yun-ja (KOR) Fumiko TohkairinSonoe Otsuka (JPN) |
| Mixed | |||
| Doubles | Gillian Gilks (ENG) Thomas Kihlström (SWE)
|
Nora Perry Mike Tredgett (ENG) |
Imelda Wiguna Christian Hadinata (INA) Lene KøppenSteen Skovgaard (DEN) |
First round
Liem Swie King (Indonesia), bye; S. Egbeyemi (Nigeria) def. K. Zeniya (Japan), 15-1, 15-4; S. Modi (India) won by default over J. Sidek (Malaysia); R. Stevens (England) def. A. Salazar (Peru), 15-4, 15-7; Morten Frost Hansen (Denmark) def. P. Johnson (Canada), 15-3, 15-4; G. Valdez (Peru) won by default over M. Sidek (Malaysia); Stephen Baddeley (England) def. G. Higgins (USA) 15-7, 15-8; M. Hadiyanto (Indonesia) won by default over J. P. Baudoin (Belgium)
Second round
M. Hadiyanto (Indonesia) d. Stephen Baddeley (England); plus other matches
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| Liem Swie King
| 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ray Stevens
| 3 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Liem Swie King
| 14 | 15 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Morten Frost
| 18 | 11 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| Hadiyanto
| 10 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Morten Frost
| 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Morten Frost
| 15 | 7 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| Chen Changjie
| 9 | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| Chen Changjie
| 18 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Kevin Jolly
| 14 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Chen Changjie
| 18 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Prakash Padukone
| 14 | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Pat Tryon
| 5 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Prakash Padukone
| 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
First round
Jane Webster (England) d. U. Kinard (USA), 11-7, 11-6; A. Tokuda (sic) (Tōkairin[10]) (Japan) won by default over J. Youngberg (Canada); Yun Ja Kim (South Korea[9]) won by default over L. I. Ivana (Indonesia); C. Carton (USA), d. C. Blackhouse (Canada), 11-7, 11-12, 11-7; Y. Yonekura (Japan) won by default over A. Ghia (India)
Second round
Sun Ai Hwang (South Korea[9]) d. G. Edwards (Nigeria), 11-0, 11-1; L. Blumer (Switzerland) won by default over W. Carter (Canada); L. S. Yeng[12] (Chinese Taipei[9]) won by default over V. Wiharjo (Indonesia); Tōkairin[10] (Japan) d. Webster (England), 11-7, 11-6; Kim (South Korea[9]) d. Carton (USA), 12-11, 11-1; Lene Koppen, (Denmark), d. Yonekura, 11-3, 11-3; Gillian Gilks (England), won by default over T. Sumirah (Indonesia); Zhang Ailing (China[9]), won by default over S. Skillings (Canada).
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hwang Sun-ai
| 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Liselotte Blumer
| 3 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hwang Sun-ai
| 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fumiko Tōkairin
| 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Fumiko Tōkairin
| 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Liu Xia[12]
| 7 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hwang Sun-ai
| 11 | 9 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Zhang Ailing
| 7 | 11 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lene Køppen
| 11 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| Kim Yun-ja
| 4 | 12 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| Lene Køppen
| 4 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Zhang Ailing
| 11 | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Gillian Gilks
| 1 | 12 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Zhang Ailing
| 11 | 11 | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rudy Heryanto Kartono
| 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Steve Baddeley Kevin Jolly
| 9 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rudy Heryanto Kartono
| 15 | 11 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sun Zhian Yao Ximing
| 3 | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sun Zhian Yao Ximing[a]
| 17 | 2 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| Ade Chandra Christian Hadinata
| 14 | 15 | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sun Zhian Yao Ximing
| 12 | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| Stefan Karlsson Thomas Kihlström
| 15 | 4 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||
| Stefan Karlsson Thomas Kihlström
| 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ray Stevens Mike Tredgett
| 12 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Stefan Karlsson Thomas Kihlström
| 10 | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| Billy Gilliland Dan Travers
| 15 | 0 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
 Babatunde Badru Samson Egbeyemi
| 6 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Billy Gilliland Dan Travers
| 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nora Perry Jane Webster
| 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
 Judianne Kelly Vicki Toutz
| 4 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Nora Perry Jane Webster
| 8 | 17 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| Hwang Sun-ai Kim Yun-ja
| 15 | 14 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| Imelda Wiguna Yoshiko Yonekura
| 4 | 18 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
| Hwang Sun-ai Kim Yun-ja
| 15 | 14 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nora Perry Jane Webster
| 15 | 4 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Liu Xia Zhang Ailing
| 11 | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sonoe Ōtsuka Fumiko Tōkairin
| w | / | o | |||||||||||||||||
| Wendy Carter Sandra Skillings
| ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sonoe Ōtsuka Fumiko Tōkairin
| 4 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Liu Xia Zhang Ailing
| 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Oby Edoga Grace Edward
| ||||||||||||||||||||
| Liu Xia Zhang Ailing
| w | / | o | |||||||||||||||||
| Quarter-finals[a] | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mike Tredgett Nora Perry
| 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Li Mao Song Youping
| 11 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mike Tredgett Nora Perry
| 11 | 15 | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
| Steen Skovgaard Lene Køppen
| 15 | 4 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Babatunde Badiru Grace Edwards
| 5 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Steen Skovgaard Lene Køppen
| 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mike Tredgett Nora Perry
| 6 | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Kihlström Gillian Gilks
| 15 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Christian Hadinata Imelda Wiguna
| 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Bob Gilmour Vicki Toutz
| 2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Christian Hadinata Imelda Wiguna
| 8 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Kihlström Gillian Gilks
| 15 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Billy Gilliland Karen Chapman
| 15 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Thomas Kihlström Gillian Gilks
| 17 | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||
[I]n women's singles, which progressed through two rounds, Korea had two winners while Taipei and the [People's] Republic of China had one each.
|
| |
|---|---|
| Official sports |
|
| Past sports |
|
| Demonstration sports |
|
