1988 Thomas & Uber Cup

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.

1988 Thomas and Uber Cup
Location	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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
• Netherlands
• Norway
• Mozambique
• Ireland
• FR Germany
• England
• Switzerland
• France
• Scotland

Qualifying venue: Melbourne

• Indonesia
• New Zealand
• Singapore
• Australia

Qualifying venue: New Delhi

• India
• Sri Lanka
• Japan
• Thailand
• Nepal

Qualifying venue: San Jose

• South Korea
• Peru
• Pakistan
• Chinese Taipei
• United States
• Hong Kong
• Canada
• Guatemala

Final stage

Group A

Team Pld W L China 3 3 0 Malaysia 3 2 1 England 3 1 2 India 3 0 3

China 4–1 England China 5–0 India China 3–2 Malaysia Malaysia 5–0 India Malaysia 4–1 England England 4–1 India

Group B

Team Pld W L Indonesia 3 3 0 Denmark 3 2 1 South Korea 3 1 2 Sweden 3 0 3

Indonesia 5–0 Sweden Indonesia 4–1 South Korea Indonesia 3–2 Denmark Denmark 4–1 Sweden Denmark 4–1 South Korea South Korea 3–2 Sweden

Knockout stage

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

China 4–1 Japan China 5–0 Netherlands China 5–0 Denmark Japan 3–2 Denmark Denmark 3–2 Netherlands Netherlands 3–2 Japan

Group B

Team Pld W L South Korea 3 3 0 Indonesia 3 2 1 England 3 1 2 Malaysia 3 0 3

South Korea 5–0 England South Korea 5–0 Malaysia South Korea 4–1 Indonesia Indonesia 5–0 Malaysia Indonesia 3–2 England England 5–0 Malaysia

Knockout stage

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

Final

China 5	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 3 June 1988		South Korea 0
1 2 3 1 Li Lingwei Hwang Hye-young 10 12 11 1 11 3   2 Lin Ying / Guan Weizhen Kim Yun-ja / Chung So-young 5 15 18 13 15 7   3 Han Aiping Lee Young-suk 11 7 11 4     4 Han Aiping / Zheng Yuli Hwang Hye-young / Chung Myung-hee 9 15 15 10 15 9   5 Gu Jiaming Lee Heung-soon 11 7 11 5

1988 Uber Cup Champions
China Third title

References

• Smash: 1988 Thomas Cup - Final Round