Badminton at the 1978 Commonwealth Games

The badminton competition at the 1978 Commonwealth Games took place in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada from 3 August until 12 August 1978.

Badminton
at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
VenueUniversity of Alberta Arena
Dates03-12 August 1978
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Final results

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

Results

Men's singles

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

Women's singles

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

Men's doubles

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

Women's doubles

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

Mixed doubles

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

Mixed Team

Semi-finals

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

Bronze Medal Play off

Final

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