The 1978 WBF World Invitational Badminton Championships sanctioned by former governing body
World Badminton Federation (WBF) took place in the month of February in
Hong Kong.[1] This invitational tournament was held prior to the first official
WBF World Championships which was held in Bangkok later in that year. The individual competitions were conducted.[2] At the end of day, China won all the disciplines except Mixed doubles which was won by host Hong Kong.[3][4]