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.^[1] The tournament was held from 23 May to 4 June 1988 at Stadium Negara in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

1988 Thomas & Uber Cup
Piala Thomas dan Uber 1988

Tournament details
Dates	23 May – 4 June 1988
Edition	15th (Thomas Cup) 12th (Uber Cup)
Level	International
Nations	8 (Thomas Cup) 8 (Uber Cup)
Venue	Stadium Negara
Location	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Official website	bwfthomasubercups.com
← 1986 Jakarta 1990 Nagoya–Tokyo →

China won its third title in the Thomas Cup and in the Uber Cup, after beating in the final round Malaysia and Korea, respectively.^[2]

Host selection

In January 1987, Malaysia submitted their bid to host the Thomas and Uber Cup to the IBF following their success of hosting the World Badminton Grand Prix Finals in December 1986.^[3][4] The bid was later finalized on 6 October 1987 after IBF president Ian Palmer agreed to accept a flat US$75,000 and drop their demand on a 50-50 split on gate collection.^[5]

Kuala Lumpur was chosen as the host city for the tournament and Stadium Negara was chosen as the tournament venue.

Qualification

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

Thomas Cup

Main article: 1988 Thomas Cup qualification

Means of qualification	Date	Venue	Slot	Qualified teams
Host country	6 October 1987	Kuala Lumpur	1	Malaysia
1986 Thomas Cup	22 April – 4 May 1986	Jakarta	1	China
Asian Zone	23 – 27 February 1988	New Delhi	1	India
European Zone	24 – 28 February 1988	Amsterdam	3	Denmark
				England
				Sweden
Oceania Zone	26 – 28 February 1988	Melbourne	1	Indonesia
Pan American Zone	23 – 27 February 1988	San Jose	1	South Korea
Total			8

Uber Cup

Main article: 1988 Uber Cup qualification

Means of qualification	Date	Venue	Slot	Qualified teams
Host country	6 October 1987	Kuala Lumpur	1	Malaysia
1986 Uber Cup	22 April – 4 May 1986	Jakarta	1	China
Asian Zone	23 – 27 February 1988	New Delhi	1	Japan
European Zone	24 – 28 February 1988	Amsterdam	3	Denmark
				England
				Netherlands
Oceania Zone	26 – 28 February 1988	Melbourne	1	Indonesia
Pan American Zone	23 – 27 February 1988	San Jose	1	South Korea
Total			8

Squads

Further information: 1988 Thomas & Uber Cup squads

Medal summary

Medalists

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

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Malaysia)

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

Thomas Cup

Group stage

Main article: 1988 Thomas Cup group stage

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	China	3	3	0	30	3	+27	481	236	+245	3	Advance to semi-finals
2	Malaysia	3	2	1	20	14	+6	426	372	+54	2
3	England	3	1	2	11	20	−9	313	389	−76	1
4	India	3	0	3	5	29	−24	251	474	−223	0

Source: The Straits Times

China  v  England

23 May 1988 (1988-05-23) 19:30 UTC+8

China	5–0	England
Report

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia  v  India

24 May 1988 (1988-05-24) 19:30 UTC+8

Malaysia	5–0	India
Report

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

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China  v  India

25 May 1988 (1988-05-25) 19:30 UTC+8

China	5–0	India
Report

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia  v  England

26 May 1988 (1988-05-26) 19:30 UTC+8

Malaysia	4–1	England
Report

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

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England  v  India

27 May 1988 (1988-05-27) 19:30 UTC+8

England	4–1	India
Report

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

China  v  Malaysia

28 May 1988 (1988-05-28) 19:30 UTC+8

China	5–0	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	Indonesia	3	3	0	25	7	+18	437	287	+150	3	Advance to semi-finals
2	Denmark	3	2	1	21	12	+9	415	374	+41	2
3	South Korea	3	1	2	13	21	−8	364	433	−69	1
4	Sweden	3	0	3	7	26	−19	338	460	−122	0

Source: The Straits Times

Indonesia  v  Sweden

23 May 1988 (1988-05-23) 19:30 UTC+8

Indonesia	5–0	Sweden
Report

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

Denmark  v  Sweden

24 May 1988 (1988-05-24) 19:30 UTC+8

Denmark	4–1	Sweden
Report

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

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Indonesia  v  South Korea

25 May 1988 (1988-05-25) 19:30 UTC+8

Indonesia	4–1	South Korea
Report

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

Denmark  v  South Korea

26 May 1988 (1988-05-26) 19:30 UTC+8

Denmark	4–1	South Korea
Report

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

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Indonesia  v  Denmark

27 May 1988 (1988-05-27) 19:30 UTC+8

Indonesia	3–2	Denmark
Report

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

South Korea  v  Sweden

28 May 1988 (1988-05-28) 19:30 UTC+8

South Korea	3–2	Sweden
Report

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

Knockout stage

Main article: 1988 Thomas Cup knockout stage

Bracket

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

Semi-finals

China  v  Denmark

30 May 1988 (1988-05-30) 19:30 UTC+8

China	5–0	Denmark
Report

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

Indonesia  v  Malaysia

31 May 1988 (1988-05-31) 19:30 UTC+8

Indonesia	2–3	Malaysia
Report

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

Third place

Indonesia  v  Denmark

2 June 1988 (1988-06-02) 19:30 UTC+8

Indonesia	5–0	Denmark
Report

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

Final

China  v  Malaysia

4 June 1988 (1988-06-04) 19:30 UTC+8

China	4–1	Malaysia
Report

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

1988 Thomas Cup winner
China Third title

Uber Cup

Group stage

Main article: 1988 Uber Cup group stage

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	China	3	3	0	28	2	+26	374	137	+237	3	Advance to semi-finals
2	Japan	3	1	2	14	20	−6	308	355	−47	1
3	Denmark	3	1	2	11	22	−11	280	347	−67	1
4	Netherlands	3	1	2	13	22	−9	260	383	−123	1

Source: The Straits Times

Denmark  v  Netherlands

23 May 1988 (1988-05-23) 19:30 UTC+8

Denmark	3–2	Netherlands
Report

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

China  v  Japan

24 May 1988 (1988-05-24) 19:30 UTC+8

China	5–0	Japan
Report

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

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Japan  v  Denmark

25 May 1988 (1988-05-25) 19:30 UTC+8

Japan	3–2	Denmark
Report

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

China  v  Netherlands

26 May 1988 (1988-05-26) 19:30 UTC+8

China	5–0	Netherlands
Report

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

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Japan  v  Netherlands

27 May 1988 (1988-05-27) 19:30 UTC+8

Japan	2–3	Netherlands
Report

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

China  v  Denmark

28 May 1988 (1988-05-28) 19:30 UTC+8

China	5–0	Denmark
Report

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Korea	3	3	0	29	6	+23	408	224	+184	3	Advance to semi-finals
2	Indonesia	3	2	1	20	15	+5	345	264	+81	2
3	England	3	1	2	17	18	−1	307	308	−1	1
4	Malaysia	3	0	3	3	30	−27	145	409	−264	0

Source: The Straits Times

Indonesia  v  Malaysia

23 May 1988 (1988-05-23) 19:30 UTC+8

Indonesia	5–0	Malaysia
Report

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

South Korea  v  England

24 May 1988 (1988-05-24) 19:30 UTC+8

South Korea	5–0	England
Report

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

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South Korea  v  Malaysia

25 May 1988 (1988-05-25) 19:30 UTC+8

South Korea	5–0	Malaysia
Report

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

Indonesia  v  England

26 May 1988 (1988-05-26) 19:30 UTC+8

Indonesia	3–2	England
Report

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

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England  v  Malaysia

27 May 1988 (1988-05-27) 19:30 UTC+8

England	5–0	Malaysia
Report

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

Indonesia  v  South Korea

28 May 1988 (1988-05-28) 19:30 UTC+8

Indonesia	1–4	South Korea
Report

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

Knockout stage

Main article: 1988 Uber Cup knockout stage

Bracket

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

Semi-finals

China  v  Indonesia

30 May 1988 (1988-05-30) 19:30 UTC+8

China	5–0	Indonesia
Report

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

South Korea  v  Japan

31 May 1988 (1988-05-31) 19:30 UTC+8

South Korea	5–0	Japan
Report

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

Third place

Indonesia  v  Japan

2 June 1988 (1988-06-02) 19:30 UTC+8

Indonesia	5–0	Japan
Report

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

Final

China  v  South Korea

3 June 1988 (1988-06-03) 19:30 UTC+8

China	5–0	South Korea
Report

Stadium Negara, Kuala Lumpur

1988 Uber Cup winner
China Third title