1984 Thomas & Uber Cup

The 1984 Thomas Cup & Uber Cup was the 13th tournament of Thomas Cup and the tenth tournament of Uber Cup, the most important badminton team competitions in the world.^[1]

1984 Thomas & Uber Cup
Piala Thomas dan Uber 1984

Tournament details
Dates	7 – 18 May 1984
Edition	13th (Thomas Cup) 10th (Uber Cup)
Level	International
Nations	8 (Thomas Cup) 8 (Uber Cup)
Venue	Stadium Negara
Location	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Official website	bwfthomasubercups.com
← 1982 England (TC) 1981 Tokyo (UC) 1986 Jakarta →

On 4 May 1983, the International Badminton Federation announced that both the Thomas Cup and the Uber Cup will be combined and held simultaneously starting from 1984.^[2] The International Badminton Federation also announced that the Cup qualifiers and the final tournament will be played in a best-of-5 format as opposed to the previous best-of-9 format.^[3]

Indonesia won its eighth title in the Thomas Cup, after beating China in the final round; and China won its first title in the Uber Cup, after beating England in the final.^[4]

Host selection

Kuala Lumpur was named as the host on 8 March 1983 by the IBF after defending Thomas Cup champions China declined the offer to host the tournament. Stadium Negara was the venue chosen to host the tournament.^[5]

Qualification

Malaysia qualified automatically for both the Thomas Cup and the Uber Cup as hosts. China and Japan qualified for the Thomas Cup and the Uber Cup respectively as trophy holders.

Thomas Cup

Main article: 1984 Thomas Cup qualification

Means of qualification	Date	Venue	Slot	Qualified teams
Host country	8 March 1983	Kuala Lumpur	1	Malaysia
1982 Thomas Cup	10 – 21 May 1982	England	1	China
Asian Zone	20 – 25 February 1984	Hong Kong	2	Indonesia
	22 – 26 February 1984	New Delhi		South Korea
European Zone	23 – 26 February 1984	Ostend	3	Denmark
				England
				Sweden
Pan American Zone	22 – 25 February 1984	Toronto	1	Japan
Total			8

Uber Cup

Main article: 1984 Uber Cup qualification

Means of qualification	Date	Venue	Slot	Qualified teams
Host country	8 March 1983	Kuala Lumpur	1	Malaysia
1981 Uber Cup	22 – 31 May 1981	Tokyo	1	Japan
Asian Zone	20 – 25 February 1984	Hong Kong	3	China
	22 – 26 February 1984	New Delhi		Indonesia
				South Korea
European Zone	23 – 26 February 1984	Ostend	2	Denmark
				England
Pan American Zone	22 – 25 February 1984	Toronto	1	Canada
Total			8

Squads

Further information: 1984 Thomas & Uber Cup squads

Medal summary

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Thomas Cup	Indonesia	China	England
Uber Cup	China	England	South Korea

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Malaysia)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China	1	1	0	2
2	Indonesia	1	0	0	1
3	England	0	1	1	2
4	South Korea	0	0	1	1
Totals (4 entries)		2	2	2	6

Thomas Cup

Group stage

Main article: 1984 Thomas Cup group stage

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Indonesia	3	3	0	26	7	+19	471	292	+179	3	Advance to semi-finals
2	England	3	2	1	19	16	+3	450	435	+15	2
3	Malaysia	3	1	2	17	19	−2	455	441	+14	1
4	Japan	3	0	3	6	26	−20	245	453	−208	0

Source: The Straits Times

Malaysia  v  Japan

7 May 1984 (1984-05-07) 18:30 UTC+8

Malaysia	5–0	Japan
Report

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

Indonesia  v  England

8 May 1984 (1984-05-08) 18:30 UTC+8

Indonesia	3–2	England
Report

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

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England  v  Japan

9 May 1984 (1984-05-09) 18:30 UTC+8

England	4–1	Japan
Report

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

Indonesia  v  Malaysia

10 May 1984 (1984-05-10) 18:30 UTC+8

Indonesia	5–0	Malaysia
Report

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

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Indonesia  v  Japan

11 May 1984 (1984-05-11) 18:30 UTC+8

Indonesia	4–1	Japan
Report

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

England  v  Malaysia

12 May 1984 (1984-05-12) 18:30 UTC+8

England	3–2	Malaysia
Report

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	China	3	3	0	26	11	+15	494	367	+127	3	Advance to semi-finals
2	South Korea	3	2	1	21	16	+5	472	412	+60	2
3	Denmark	3	1	2	20	17	+3	452	412	+40	1
4	Sweden	3	0	3	6	29	−23	284	511	−227	0

Source: The Straits Times

Denmark  v  Sweden

7 May 1984 (1984-05-07) 18:30 UTC+8

Denmark	4–1	Sweden
Report

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

China  v  South Korea

8 May 1984 (1984-05-08) 18:30 UTC+8

China	4–1	South Korea
Report

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

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China  v  Denmark

9 May 1984 (1984-05-09) 18:30 UTC+8

China	3–2	Denmark
Report

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

South Korea  v  Sweden

10 May 1984 (1984-05-10) 18:30 UTC+8

South Korea	5–0	Sweden
Report

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

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Denmark  v  South Korea

11 May 1984 (1984-05-11) 18:30 UTC+8

Denmark	2–3	South Korea
Report

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

China  v  Sweden

12 May 1984 (1984-05-12) 18:30 UTC+8

China	5–0	Sweden
Report

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

Knockout stage

Main article: 1984 Thomas Cup knockout stage

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	Indonesia	4
	South Korea	1
					Indonesia	3
					China	2
	England	1
	China	4
					Third place
					England	3
					South Korea	2

Semi-finals

Indonesia  v  South Korea

14 May 1984 (1984-05-14) 19:00 UTC+8

Indonesia	4–1	South Korea
Report

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

China  v  England

15 May 1984 (1984-05-15) 19:00 UTC+8

China	4–1	England
Report

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

Third place

England  v  South Korea

16 May 1984 (1984-05-16) 19:00 UTC+8

England	3–2	South Korea
Report

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

Final

China  v  Indonesia

18 May 1984 (1984-05-18) 19:00 UTC+8

China	2–3	Indonesia
Report

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

1984 Thomas Cup winner
Indonesia Eighth title

Uber Cup

Group stage

Main article: 1984 Uber Cup group stage

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	England	3	3	0	26	8	+18	372	249	+123	3	Advance to semi-finals
2	South Korea	3	2	1	25	8	+17	380	217	+163	2
3	Canada	3	1	2	9	23	−14	234	328	−94	1
4	Malaysia	3	0	3	6	27	−21	193	385	−192	0

Source: The Straits Times

England  v  Canada

7 May 1984 (1984-05-07) 18:30 UTC+8

England	4–1	Canada
Report

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

South Korea  v  Malaysia

8 May 1984 (1984-05-08) 18:30 UTC+8

South Korea	5–0	Malaysia
Report

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

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England  v  Malaysia

9 May 1984 (1984-05-09) 18:30 UTC+8

England	4–1	Malaysia
Report

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

South Korea  v  Canada

10 May 1984 (1984-05-10) 18:30 UTC+8

South Korea	5–0	Canada
Report

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

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Canada  v  Malaysia

11 May 1984 (1984-05-11) 18:30 UTC+8

Canada	3–2	Malaysia
Report

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

England  v  South Korea

12 May 1984 (1984-05-12) 18:30 UTC+8

England	3–2	South Korea
Report

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	China	3	3	0	30	3	+27	412	203	+209	3	Advance to semi-finals
2	Denmark	3	2	1	15	20	−5	316	358	−42	2
3	Japan	3	1	2	13	22	−9	296	377	−81	1
4	Indonesia	3	0	3	12	25	−13	324	410	−86	0

Source: The Straits Times

China  v  Indonesia

7 May 1984 (1984-05-07) 18:30 UTC+8

China	5–0	Indonesia
Report

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

Japan  v  Denmark

8 May 1984 (1984-05-08) 18:30 UTC+8

Japan	2–3	Denmark
Report

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

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Japan  v  Indonesia

9 May 1984 (1984-05-09) 18:30 UTC+8

Japan	3–2	Indonesia
Report

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

China  v  Denmark

10 May 1984 (1984-05-10) 18:30 UTC+8

China	5–0	Denmark
Report

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

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China  v  Japan

11 May 1984 (1984-05-11) 18:30 UTC+8

China	5–0	Japan
Report

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

Indonesia  v  Denmark

12 May 1984 (1984-05-12) 18:30 UTC+8

Indonesia	2–3	Denmark
Report

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

Knockout stage

Main article: 1984 Uber Cup knockout stage

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	China	5
	South Korea	0
					China	5
					England	0
	Denmark	1
	England	4
					Third place
					South Korea	5
					Denmark	0

Semi-finals

China  v  South Korea

14 May 1984 (1984-05-14) 19:00 UTC+8

China	5–0	South Korea
Report

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

England  v  Denmark

15 May 1984 (1984-05-15) 19:00 UTC+8

England	3–2	Denmark
Report

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

Third place

South Korea  v  Denmark

16 May 1984 (1984-05-16) 19:00 UTC+8

South Korea	5–0	Denmark
Report

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

Final

China  v  England

17 May 1984 (1984-05-17) 19:00 UTC+8

China	5–0	England
Report

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

1984 Uber Cup winner
China First title