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1998 Thomas and Uber Cup
1998年湯姆斯盃和尤伯盃

Tournament details
Dates	17–24 May 1998
Edition	20th (Thomas Cup) 17th (Uber Cup)
Level	International
Nations	8 (Thomas Cup) 8 (Uber Cup)
Venue	Queen Elizabeth Stadium
Location	Hong Kong
Official website	bwfthomasubercups.com
← 1996 Hong Kong 2000 Kuala Lumpur →

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.

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.

Qualification

Hong Kong qualified automatically as hosts. Indonesia qualified as title holders of the Thomas Cup and the Uber Cup.

Thomas Cup

Means of qualification	Date	Venue	Slot	Qualified teams
Host country	11 December 1996	Hong Kong	1	Hong Kong
1996 Thomas Cup	16 – 25 May 1996	Hong Kong	1	Indonesia
European Zone	14 – 21 February 1998	Sandefjord	3	Denmark
				Netherlands
				Sweden
Asian Zone	15 – 22 February 1998	Manila	3	China
				Malaysia
				South Korea
Total			8

Uber Cup

Means of qualification	Date	Venue	Slot	Qualified teams
Host country	11 December 1996	Hong Kong	1	Hong Kong
1996 Uber Cup	16 – 25 May 1996	Hong Kong	1	Indonesia
European Zone	14 – 21 February 1998	Sandefjord	3	Denmark
				England
				Netherlands
Asian Zone	15 – 22 February 1998	Manila	3	China
				Japan
				South Korea
Total			8

Squads

Medalists

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

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Hong Kong)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Indonesia	1	1	0	2
2	China	1	0	1	2
3	Malaysia	0	1	0	1
4	Denmark	0	0	2	2
5	South Korea	0	0	1	1
Totals (5 entries)		2	2	4	8

Thomas Cup

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Denmark	3	3	0	26	9	+17	503	330	+173	3	Advance to semi-finals
2	China	3	2	1	25	10	+15	473	337	+136	2
3	Sweden	3	1	2	13	23	−10	345	472	−127	1
4	Hong Kong (H)	3	0	3	6	28	−22	308	490	−182	0

China	5–0	Sweden
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Denmark	4–1	Hong Kong
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China	5–0	Hong Kong
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Denmark	4–1	Sweden
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Sweden	4–1	Hong Kong
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China	2–3	Sweden
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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	27	5	+22	457	234	+223	3	Advance to semi-finals
2	Malaysia	3	2	1	21	11	+10	402	333	+69	2
3	South Korea	3	1	2	12	21	−9	327	415	−88	1
4	Netherlands	3	0	3	4	27	−23	234	438	−204	0

Indonesia	5–0	Netherlands
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Malaysia	4–1	South Korea
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Indonesia	4–1	South Korea
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Malaysia	5–0	Netherlands
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Indonesia	4–1	Malaysia
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South Korea	3–2	Netherlands
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Knockout stage

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	Denmark	2
	Malaysia	3
					Malaysia	2
					Indonesia	3
	China	2
	Indonesia	3

Semi-finals

Denmark	2–3	Malaysia
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Indonesia	3–2	China
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Final

Indonesia	3–2	Malaysia
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1998 Thomas Cup winner
Indonesia Eleventh 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	29	2	+27	371	141	+230	3	Advance to semi-finals
2	Denmark	3	2	1	19	13	+6	303	281	+22	2
3	Japan	3	1	2	13	22	−9	293	357	−64	1
4	Hong Kong (H)	3	0	3	5	29	−24	226	414	−188	0

China	5–0	Hong Kong
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Denmark	5–0	Japan
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China	4–1	Japan
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Denmark	4–1	Hong Kong
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China	5–0	Denmark
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Japan	5–0	Hong Kong
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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	24	11	+13	389	275	+114	3	Advance to semi-finals
2	South Korea	3	2	1	24	10	+14	370	279	+91	2
3	England	3	1	2	12	22	−10	280	371	−91	1
4	Netherlands	3	0	3	9	26	−17	293	407	−114	0

Indonesia	5–0	England
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South Korea	5–0	Netherlands
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Indonesia	3–2	Netherlands
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South Korea	4–1	England
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Indonesia	3–2	South Korea
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England	5–0	Netherlands
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Knockout stage

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	China	5
	South Korea	0
					China	4
					Indonesia	1
	Denmark	1
	Indonesia	4

Semi-finals

Indonesia	4–1	Denmark
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China	5–0	South Korea
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Final

Indonesia	1–4	China
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1998 Uber Cup winner
China Sixth title

References

1. "1998 THOMAS AND UBER CUPS Finals SLATED FOR HONG KONG". worldbadminton.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
2. "Smash: 1998 Thomas Cup - Final Round". tangkis.tripod.com. Archived from the original on 2006-12-14. Retrieved 2024-08-24.
3. "Smash: 1998 Uber Cup - Final Round". tangkis.tripod.com. Archived from the original on 2006-12-14. Retrieved 2024-08-24.
4. 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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