The 1982 Badminton World Cup was the fourth edition of an international tournament Badminton World Cup. The event was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 15 September to 19 September 1982. Competitions for doubles were not conducted. Indonesia won men's singles event while Denmark won women's singles event.

Medalists Men's singles Liem Swie King Misbun Sidek Han Jian Women's singles Lene Køppen Verawaty Fajrin Zheng Yuli

Men's singles

Women's singles

References https://web.archive.org/web/20061214225151/http://tangkis.tripod.com/world/1982.htm

Swie King Reigns Prakash submits to Misbun magic