1998 Thomas & Uber Cup

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.

Contents

Thomas Cup

Teams

49 teams took part in the competition, and 8 teams were qualyfied to the Final Stage, including Indonesia, as defending champion, and Hong Kong, as host team. 1998 Thomas Cup is considered one of the greatest Thomas Cup competitions because the score difference of the games is very close and the games are played tightly.

Final stage

Group A

Team Pld W L
 Denmark 3 3 0
 China 3 2 1
 Sweden 3 1 2
 Hong Kong 3 0 3
Denmark  3–2
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  China
Denmark  4–1  Hong Kong
Denmark  4–1  Sweden
China  5–0  Hong Kong
China  5–0  Sweden
Sweden  4–1  Hong Kong

Group B

Team Pld W L
 Indonesia 3 3 0
 Malaysia 3 2 1
 Korea 3 1 2
 Netherlands 3 0 3
Indonesia  4–1  Korea
Indonesia  4–1  Malaysia
Indonesia  5–0  Netherlands
Malaysia  4–1  Korea
Malaysia  5–0  Netherlands
Korea  3–2  Netherlands

Knockout stage

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

Final round


Indonesia
3		 Hong Kong
May 24, 1998
Malaysia
2
1998 Thomas Cup Champions

Indonesia
Eleventh title

Uber Cup

Teams

40 teams took part in the competition, and 8 teams were qualyfied to the Final Stage.

Final stage

Knockout stage

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

Final round


China
4		 Hong Kong
May 23, 1998
Indonesia
1
1998 Uber Cup Champions

China
Sixth title

References

International badminton
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World Team Championships
Thomas Cup
Uber Cup
Lancashire 1957 · Philadelphia 1960 · Wilmington 1963 · Wellington 1966 · Tokyo 1969 · Tokyo 1972 · Jakarta 1975 · Auckland 1978 · Tokyo 1981 · 1984–2010 (see below)
Thomas & Uber Cup