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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 →

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. The tournament was held from 23 May to 4 June 1988 at Stadium Negara in 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.

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. 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.

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

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

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	19 – 22 February 1986	San Jose	1	South Korea
Total			8

Squads

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

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

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

Indonesia	5–0	Denmark
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Final

China	4–1	Malaysia
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1988 Thomas Cup winner
China Third title

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

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

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

Indonesia	5–0	Japan
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Final

China	5–0	South Korea
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1988 Uber Cup winner
China Third title

References

1. "THOMAS CUP". tangkis.tripod.com. Archived from the original on 2006-12-14. Retrieved 2024-08-17.
2. "1988 THOMAS CUP". tangkis.tripod.com. Archived from the original on 2006-12-14. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
3. Omar, Fauzi (1987-01-09). "Now for the big one". The Straits Times. p. 11. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
4. Devaraj, A. (1987-08-14). "BAM sweep out sweeping sum". The Straits Times. p. 10. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
5. Devaraj, A. (1987-10-06). "Sealed: Deal to host finals". The Straits Times. p. 10. Retrieved 2024-08-18.

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