The 1981 Badminton World Cup was the third edition of an international tournament Badminton World Cup. 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 Prakash Padukone Han Jian Chen Changjie Women's singles Chen Ruizhen Li Lingwei Ivana Lie
Men's singles
Women's singles
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