1990 Thomas & Uber Cup

The 1990 Thomas & Uber Cup was the 16th tournament of the Thomas Cup, and the 13th tournament of the Uber Cup, which are the major international team competitions in world badminton. The 1990 final stage was held in Tokyo, Japan, in May 1990.^[1]

1990 Thomas & Uber Cup
トマス杯&ユーバー杯1990

Tournament details
Dates	25 May – 3 June 1990
Edition	16th (Thomas Cup) 13th (Uber Cup)
Level	International
Nations	8 (Thomas Cup) 8 (Uber Cup)
Venue	Nagoya Tsuyuhashi Sports Center [ja] Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
Location	Nagoya and Tokyo, Japan
Official website	bwfthomasubercups.com
← 1988 Kuala Lumpur 1992 Kuala Lumpur →

Host city selection

Singapore, Japan and South Korea submitted bids to host the tournament. The host selection was decided in May 1988, in Kuala Lumpur, at the same time with the 1988 Thomas & Uber Cup.^[2] At the general meeting, Tokyo, Japan, was selected to host the tournament.^[3]

Qualification

Japan 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: 1990 Thomas Cup qualification

Means of qualification	Date	Venue	Slot	Qualified teams
Host country	28 November 1988	Tokyo	1	Japan
1988 Thomas Cup	23 May – 4 June 1988	Kuala Lumpur	1	China
Asian Zone	18 – 25 February 1990	Kuala Lumpur	3	Indonesia
				Malaysia
				South Korea
European Zone	21 – 25 February 1990	Villach	3	Denmark
				England
				Sweden
Total			8

Uber Cup

Main article: 1990 Uber Cup qualification

Means of qualification	Date	Venue	Slot	Qualified teams
Host country	28 November 1988	Tokyo	1	Japan
1988 Uber Cup	23 May – 4 June 1988	Kuala Lumpur	1	China
Australasian-American Zone	18 – 25 February 1990	Kuala Lumpur	2	Indonesia
				South Korea
European Zone	21 – 25 February 1990	Villach	4	Denmark
				England
				Netherlands
				Sweden
Total			8

Squads

Further information: 1990 Thomas & Uber Cup squads

Venues

There were two venues used to host the 1990 Thomas and Uber Cup. In the group stage, all matches were played at the Nagoya Tsuyuhashi Sports Center [ja] in Nagoya. Matches for the knockout stage were played at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo.

Group stage		Knockout stage	Tokyo Nagoya
Nagoya		Tokyo
Nagoya Tsuyuhashi Sports Center [ja]		Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium

Medal summary

Medalists

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

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Japan)

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
5	Denmark	0	0	1	1
	Japan*	0	0	1	1
Totals (6 entries)		2	2	4	8

Thomas Cup

Group stage

Main article: 1990 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	2	+28	470	271	+199	3	Advance to semi-finals
2	Malaysia	3	2	1	19	15	+4	414	382	+32	2
3	South Korea	3	1	2	11	22	−11	361	429	−68	1
4	Sweden	3	0	3	6	27	−21	308	471	−163	0

Source: The Straits Times

China  v  Sweden

25 May 1990 (1990-05-25) 11:00 UTC+9

China	5–0	Sweden
Report

Tsuyuhashi Sports Center, Nagoya

Malaysia  v  South Korea

25 May 1990 (1990-05-25) 16:00 UTC+9

Malaysia	4–1	South Korea
Report

Tsuyuhashi Sports Center, Nagoya

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China  v  South Korea

26 May 1990 (1990-05-26) 11:00 UTC+9

China	5–0	South Korea
Report

Tsuyuhashi Sports Center, Nagoya

Malaysia  v  Sweden

26 May 1990 (1990-05-26) 16:00 UTC+9

Malaysia	5–0	Sweden
Report

Tsuyuhashi Sports Center, Nagoya

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South Korea  v  Sweden

27 May 1990 (1990-05-27) 11:00 UTC+9

South Korea	3–2	Sweden
Report

Tsuyuhashi Sports Center, Nagoya

China  v  Malaysia

27 May 1990 (1990-05-27) 16:00 UTC+9

China	5–0	Malaysia
Report

Tsuyuhashi Sports Center, Nagoya

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Indonesia	3	3	0	28	6	+22	486	278	+208	3	Advance to semi-finals
2	Denmark	3	2	1	19	14	+5	417	373	+44	2
3	Japan	3	1	2	12	23	−11	358	466	−108	1
4	England	3	0	3	9	25	−16	324	468	−144	0

Source: The Straits Times

Indonesia  v  England

25 May 1990 (1990-05-25) 11:00 UTC+9

Indonesia	5–0	England
Report

Tsuyuhashi Sports Center, Nagoya

Denmark  v  Japan

25 May 1990 (1990-05-25) 16:00 UTC+9

Denmark	4–1	Japan
Report

Tsuyuhashi Sports Center, Nagoya

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Denmark  v  England

26 May 1990 (1990-05-26) 11:00 UTC+9

Denmark	4–1	England
Report

Tsuyuhashi Sports Center, Nagoya

Indonesia  v  Japan

26 May 1990 (1990-05-26) 16:00 UTC+9

Indonesia	5–0	Japan
Report

Tsuyuhashi Sports Center, Nagoya

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Indonesia  v  Denmark

27 May 1990 (1990-05-27) 11:00 UTC+9

Indonesia	4–1	Denmark
Report

Tsuyuhashi Sports Center, Nagoya

England  v  Japan

27 May 1990 (1990-05-27) 16:00 UTC+9

England	2–3	Japan
Report

Tsuyuhashi Sports Center, Nagoya

Knockout stage

Main article: 1990 Thomas Cup knockout stage

Bracket

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

Semi-finals

China  v  Denmark

30 May 1990 (1990-05-30) 16:00 UTC+9

China	5–0	Denmark
Report

Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo

Malaysia  v  Indonesia

31 May 1990 (1990-05-31) 16:00 UTC+9

Malaysia	3–2	Indonesia
Report

Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo

Final

China  v  Malaysia

3 June 1990 (1990-06-03) 16:00 UTC+9

China	4–1	Malaysia
Report

Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo

1990 Thomas Cup winner
China Fourth title

Uber Cup

Group stage

Main article: 1990 Uber 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	30	5	+25	427	259	+168	3	Advance to semi-finals
2	Japan	3	2	1	20	16	+4	388	317	+71	2
3	England	3	1	2	12	24	−12	319	407	−88	1
4	Denmark	3	0	3	8	25	−17	243	394	−151	0

Source: The Straits Times

Japan  v  Denmark

25 May 1990 (1990-05-25) 11:00 UTC+9

Japan	4–1	Denmark
Report

Tsuyuhashi Sports Center, Nagoya

Indonesia  v  England

25 May 1990 (1990-05-25) 16:00 UTC+9

Indonesia	5–0	England
Report

Tsuyuhashi Sports Center, Nagoya

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Denmark  v  England

26 May 1990 (1990-05-26) 11:00 UTC+9

Denmark	3–2	England
Report

Tsuyuhashi Sports Center, Nagoya

Indonesia  v  Japan

26 May 1990 (1990-05-26) 16:00 UTC+9

Indonesia	5–0	Japan
Report

Tsuyuhashi Sports Center, Nagoya

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Indonesia  v  Denmark

27 May 1990 (1990-05-27) 11:00 UTC+9

Indonesia	5–0	Denmark
Report

Tsuyuhashi Sports Center, Nagoya

Japan  v  England

27 May 1990 (1990-05-27) 16:00 UTC+9

Japan	5–0	England
Report

Tsuyuhashi Sports Center, Nagoya

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Korea	3	3	0	28	6	+22	397	210	+187	3	Advance to semi-finals
2	China	3	2	1	25	9	+16	379	218	+161	2
3	Netherlands	3	1	2	8	24	−16	222	357	−135	1
4	Sweden	3	0	3	5	27	−22	177	390	−213	0

Source: The Straits Times

China  v  Sweden

25 May 1990 (1990-05-25) 11:00 UTC+9

China	5–0	Sweden
Report

Tsuyuhashi Sports Center, Nagoya

South Korea  v  Netherlands

25 May 1990 (1990-05-25) 16:00 UTC+9

South Korea	5–0	Netherlands
Report

Tsuyuhashi Sports Center, Nagoya

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South Korea  v  Sweden

26 May 1990 (1990-05-26) 11:00 UTC+9

South Korea	5–0	Sweden
Report

Tsuyuhashi Sports Center, Nagoya

China  v  Netherlands

26 May 1990 (1990-05-26) 16:00 UTC+9

China	5–0	Netherlands
Report

Tsuyuhashi Sports Center, Nagoya

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Netherlands  v  Sweden

27 May 1990 (1990-05-27) 11:00 UTC+9

Netherlands	3–2	Sweden
Report

Tsuyuhashi Sports Center, Nagoya

China  v  South Korea

27 May 1990 (1990-05-27) 16:00 UTC+9

China	1–4	South Korea
Report

Tsuyuhashi Sports Center, Nagoya

Knockout stage

Main article: 1990 Uber Cup knockout stage

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	Indonesia	0
	China	5
					China	3
					South Korea	2
	Japan	1
	South Korea	4

Semi-finals

China  v  Indonesia

30 May 1990 (1990-05-30) 11:00 UTC+9

China	5–0	Indonesia
Report

Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo

South Korea  v  Japan

31 May 1990 (1990-05-31) 11:00 UTC+9

South Korea	4–1	Japan
Report

Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo

Final

China  v  South Korea

2 June 1990 (1990-06-02) 11:00 UTC+9

China	3–2	South Korea
Report

Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo

1990 Uber Cup winner
China Fourth title