1988 Thomas & Uber Cup

1988 Thomas and Uber Cup
Location Malaysia Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

The 1988 Thomas Cup & Uber Cup was the 15th tournament of Thomas Cup and the 12th tournament of Uber Cup, the most important badminton team competitions in the world.

China won its third title in the Thomas Cup and in the Uber Cup, after beating in the final round Malaysia and Korea, respectively.

Thomas Cup

Teams

35 teams took part in the competition. China, as defending champion, and Malaysia, as host team, skipped the Qualifications and played directly at the Final Stage.

Qualification groups

Qualifying venue: Amsterdam
  •  Denmark
  •  Belgium
  •  Spain
  •  Wales
  •  Sweden
  •  Iceland
  •  Finland
  •  Austria

Qualifying venue: Melbourne

Qualifying venue: New Delhi

Qualifying venue: San Jose

Final stage

Group A

Team Pld W L
 China330
 Malaysia321
 England312
 India303
China  41  England
China  50  India
China  32  Malaysia
Malaysia  50  India
Malaysia  41  England
England  41  India

Group B

Team Pld W L
 Indonesia330
 Denmark321
 Korea312
 Sweden303
Indonesia  50  Sweden
Indonesia  41  Korea
Indonesia  32  Denmark
Denmark  41  Sweden
Denmark  41  Korea
Korea  32  Sweden

Knockout stage

Semi-finals Final
  Malaysia  3  
  Indonesia  2  
 
      Malaysia  1
    China  4
Third place
  Denmark  0   Indonesia  5
  China  5     Denmark  0

Final

1988 Thomas Cup Champions

China

Third title

Uber Cup

Teams

31 teams took part in the competition, and eight teams qualified for the Final Stage.

Final stage

Group A

Team Pld W L
 China330
 Japan312
 Netherlands312
 Denmark312
China  41  Japan
China  50  Netherlands
China  50  Denmark
Japan  32  Denmark
Denmark  32  Netherlands
Netherlands  32  Japan

Group B

Team Pld W L
 Korea330
 Indonesia321
 England312
 Malaysia303
Korea  50  England
Korea  50  Malaysia
Korea  41  Indonesia
Indonesia  50  Malaysia
Indonesia  32  England
England  50  Malaysia

Knockout stage

Semi-finals Final
  China  5  
  Indonesia  0  
 
      China  5
    Korea  0
Third place
  Japan  0   Indonesia  5
  Korea  5     Japan  0

Final

1988 Uber Cup Champions

China

Third title

References

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