1998 Thomas & Uber Cup

The 1998 Thomas & Uber Cup was the 20th tournament of the Thomas Cup, and the 17th tournament of the Uber Cup, which are the major international team competitions in world badminton.

1998 Thomas and Uber Cup
VenueQueen Elizabeth Stadium
Location Hong Kong
Dates17 - 24 May 1998[1]

Host city selection

China was originally selected as the host, with Shanghai as the competition site. IBF later moved the competition to Hong Kong due to sponsorship issues which preferred Hong Kong over Shanghai. [2]

Thomas Cup

Teams

49 teams took part in the competition, and eight teams qualified for the Final Stage, including Indonesia, as defending champion, and Hong Kong, as host team. 1998 Thomas Cup is considered one of the greatest Thomas Cup competitions because the score difference of the games is very close and the games are played tightly.

Group A

Team Pld W L
 Denmark330
 China321
 Sweden312
 Hong Kong303
Denmark  32  China
Denmark  41  Hong Kong
Denmark  41  Sweden
China  50  Hong Kong
China  50  Sweden
Sweden  41  Hong Kong

Group B

Team Pld W L
 Indonesia330
 Malaysia321
 South Korea312
 Netherlands303
Indonesia  41  South Korea
Indonesia  41  Malaysia
Indonesia  50  Netherlands
Malaysia  41  South Korea
Malaysia  50  Netherlands
South Korea  32  Netherlands

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Denmark2
 
 
 
 Malaysia3
 
 Indonesia3
 
 
 
 Malaysia2
 
 China2
 
 
 Indonesia3
 

Semi Final

Final


1998 Thomas Cup Champions

Indonesia

Eleventh title


Uber Cup

Teams

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

Group A

Team Pld W L
 China330
 Denmark321
 Japan312
 Hong Kong303
China  50  Denmark
China  50  Hong Kong
China  41  Japan
Denmark  41  Hong Kong
Denmark  50  Japan
Japan  50  Hong Kong

Group B

Team Pld W L
 Indonesia330
 South Korea321
 England312
 Netherlands303
Indonesia  50  England
Indonesia  32  South Korea
Indonesia  32  Netherlands
South Korea  41  England
South Korea  50  Netherlands
England  41  Netherlands

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Indonesia4
 
 
 
 Denmark1
 
 Indonesia1
 
 
 
 China4
 
 China5
 
 
 South Korea0
 

Semi Finals

Final


1998 Uber Cup Champions

China

Sixth title

References

  1. "1998 THOMAS AND UBER CUPS FINALS SLATED FOR HONG KONG". worldbadminton.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  2. Grossman, Mike (11 December 1996). "1998 THOMAS AND UBER CUPS FINALS SLATED FOR HONG KONG". World Badminton. Retrieved 19 February 2018.
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