The 1981 Badminton World Cup was the third edition of an international tournament
Badminton World Cup The World Cup in badminton was an annual tournament organized by the International Management Group (IMG). It was held from 1979 to 1997. After the tournament ceased for seven years, Badminton World Federation decided to bring it back as invitationa ...
. The event was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 7 October to 11 October 1981. Competitions for doubles were not conducted. India won men's singles event while China won women's singles event.
Medalists
Men's singles
Women's singles
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Chen Ruizhen
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Ivana Lie
Ivana Lie Ing Hoa (; born March 7, 1960) is an Indonesian former badminton player who played at the world level from the late 1970s to the late 1980s.
Early life
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Wendy Carter
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Li Lingwei
Li Lingwei (, born January 4, 1964) is a Chinese badminton player of the 1980s. She was elected as a member of the International Olympic Committee in 2012, and in December 2016, she was elected Vice President of the Chinese Olympic Committee. L ...
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Chen Ruizhen
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Li Lingwei
Li Lingwei (, born January 4, 1964) is a Chinese badminton player of the 1980s. She was elected as a member of the International Olympic Committee in 2012, and in December 2016, she was elected Vice President of the Chinese Olympic Committee. L ...
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Ivana Lie
Ivana Lie Ing Hoa (; born March 7, 1960) is an Indonesian former badminton player who played at the world level from the late 1970s to the late 1980s.
Early life
She was born in Bandung, Indonesia on 7 March 1960. She came from a poor family; ...
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Wendy Carter
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References
* https://web.archive.org/web/20061214225106/http://tangkis.tripod.com/world/1981.htm
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Badminton World Cup
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