1998 Uber Cup qualification

1998 Uber Cup qualification 14–22 February 1998 Asian zone:Manila European zone:Sandefjord 1996 2000 The qualifying process for the 1998 Uber Cup took place from 14 to 22 February 1998 to decide the final teams which would play in the final tournament. Qualification process The qualification process was divided into two regions, the Asian Zone and the European Zone. Seeded teams received a bye into the second round while unseeded teams competed in the first round for a place in the second round. The first two rounds were played in a round-robin format. Teams in the second round competed for a place in the knockout stages. Semi-final winners in each zone were guaranteed qualification for the final tournament to be held in Hong Kong while the remaining teams competed in a third place playoff match for a place in the final tournament.Mike's Badminton Populorum http://www2.sbg.ac.at/populorum/badminton/archiv_thomascup.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160330231130/http://www2.sbg.ac.at/populorum/badminton/archiv_thomascup.htm 2016-03-30 2011-06-05 Indonesia qualified for the final tournament as defending champions while Hong Kong qualified as hosts. Qualified teams Country Qualified as Qualified on Final appearanceHKG1998 Uber Cup hostsDecember 19962ndINA1996 Uber Cup winners24 May 199615thCHNAsian Zone winners22 February 19988thKOR 1997Asian Zone runners-up22 February 19988thJPN 1870Third place in Asian Zone22 February 199813thDENEuropean Zone winners21 February 199811thENGEuropean Zone runners-up21 February 199812th NEDThird place in European Zone21 February 19984th Asian Zone The qualification rounds for the Asian Zone were held from 15 to 22 February at the PhilSports Arena in Manila, Philippines. Thirteen teams took part in qualifying for the final tournament. First round Group A main Custom 7 pld win loss MF Matches for MA Matches against MD Match difference points 0 0 diff_col4_col5 yes 0 1 0 SGP AUS PHI 1986 MRI MAC municipal International Badminton Federation complete 3 3 0 13 2 3 3 2 1 9 6 2 3 1 2 7 8 1 3 0 3 1 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 SGP AUS PHI MRI MAC Q green1 Advance to second round black1 Withdrew QF WDN Australia Singapore PhilSports Arena 15 February 19981998-02-16 Double joy for Singapore in Manila https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19980216-1.2.49.1 2026-06-17 The Straits Times 35 en NewspaperSG 1 4 Rhonda Cator 1 Wu Wenjing 2 (11–8, 7–11, 10–12) Michaela Smith 0 Zhou Qianmin 2 (7–11, 4–11) Kellie Lucas 0 Zarinah Abdullah 2 (4–11, 0–11) Rhonda Cator Kate Wilson-Smith 2 Wu Wenjing Zarinah Abdullah 1 (7–15, 1–15) Kellie Lucas Michaela Smith 2 Foo Shui Yen Zhou Qianmin 0 (15–9, 15–5) Philippines 1986 Mauritius PhilSports Arena 15 February 1998THOMAS CUP RESULTS http://www.intbadfed.org/tcup.html https://web.archive.org/web/20000824020502/http://www.intbadfed.org/tcup.html#1996 2000-08-24 2025-10-16 intbadfed.org 4 1 Amparo Lim 2 Vandanah Seesurun 0 (11–2, 11–4) Kennie Asuncion 2 Amrita Sawaram 0 (11–1, 11–0) Alma Ledesma 2 Marie-Hélène Pierre 0 (12–10, 11–1) Maria Elena Garcia Mylene Delgado 1 Selvon Marudamuthu Amrita Sawaram 2 (15–12, 11–15, 8–15) Kennie Asuncion Amparo Lim 2 Marie-Hélène Pierre Vandanah Seesurun 0 (15–5, 15–3) Australia Mauritius PhilSports Arena 16 February 1998 3 2 Rhonda Cator 2 Vandanah Seesurun 0 Michaela Smith 2 Amrita Sawaram 0 Kellie Lucas 2 Marie-Hélène Pierre 0 Rhonda Cator Kate Wilson-Smith 2 Selvon Marudamuthu Amrita Sawaram 0 Kellie Lucas Michaela Smith 2 Marie-Hélène Pierre Vandanah Seesurun 0 Philippines 1986 Singapore PhilSports Arena 16 February 19981998-02-17 Singapore teams remain on course for round two https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19980217-1.2.52.1 2026-06-17 The Straits Times 37 en NewspaperSG 1 4 Amparo Lim 0 Zarinah Abdullah 2 (5–11, 1–11) Kennie Asuncion 1 Wu Wenjing 2 (11–4, 1–11, 5–11) Alma Ledesma 0 Zhou Qianmin 2 (5–11, 6–11) Kennie Asuncion Amparo Lim 2 Foo Shui Yen Zarinah Abdullah 0 (15–3, 15–7) Maria Elena Garcia Mylene Delgado 0 Wu Wenjing Zhou Qianmin 2 (4–15, 1–15) Australia Philippines 1986 PhilSports Arena 17 February 19981998-02-18 RESULTS https://books.google.com.my/books?id=Ux4iAAAAIBAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_all_issues_r&cad=1#v=onepage&q&f=false 2026-06-17 Manila Standard en 3 2 Rhonda Cator 2 Amparo Lim 0 Michaela Smith 0 Kennie Asuncion 2 Kellie Lucas 2 Alma Ledesma 0 Rhonda Cator Kate Wilson-Smith 2 Maria Elena Garcia Mylene Delgado 0 Kellie Lucas Michaela Smith 1 Kennie Asuncion Amparo Lim 2 Singapore Mauritius PhilSports Arena 17 February 19981998-02-18 Singapore teams cruise into tough second round https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19980218-1.2.50.8 2026-06-17 The Straits Times 39 en NewspaperSG 5 0 Zarinah Abdullah 2 Vandanah Seesurun 0 (11–0, 11–2) Wu Wenjing 2 Amrita Sawaram 0 (11–1, 11–1) Foo Shui Yen 2 Marie-Hélène Pierre 0 (11–2, 11–4) Zarinah Abdullah Zhou Qianmin 2 Marie-Hélène Pierre Vandanah Seesurun 0 (15–8, 15–1) Toh Sock Hui Wu Wenjing 2 Selvon Marudamuthu Amrita Sawaram 0 (15–2, 15–3) Group B main Custom 7 pld win loss MF Matches for MA Matches against MD Match difference points 0 0 diff_col4_col5 yes 0 1 0 MAS IND SRI NGR PAK THA International Badminton Federation complete 2 2 0 9 1 2 2 1 1 6 4 1 2 0 2 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 MAS IND SRI NGR PAK THA Q green1 Advance to second round black1 Withdrew QF WDN WDN WDN India Sri Lanka PhilSports Arena 15 February 1998 5 0 Aparna Popat 2 Chandrika de Silva 0 K. Neelima Chowdary 2 Dilhani de Silva 0 Manjusha Kanwar 2 Pameesha Dishanthi 0 Madhumita Bisht P. V. V. Lakshmi 2 Chandrika de Silva Inoka Rohini 0 Archana Deodhar Manjusha Kanwar 2 Dilhani de Silva Pameesha Dishanthi 0 Malaysia Sri Lanka PhilSports Arena 15 February 1998 5 0 Lee Yin Yin 2 Chandrika de Silva 0 Ishwarii Boopathy 2 Dilhani de Silva 0 Law Pei Pei 2 Pameesha Dishanthi 0 Chor Hooi Yee Lim Pek Siah 2 Chandrika de Silva Inoka Rohini 0 Norhasikin Amin Joanne Quay 2 Dilhani de Silva Pameesha Dishanthi 0 India Malaysia PhilSports Arena 16 February 19981998-02-17 SCORES AND STATISTICS https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19980217-1.2.52.3 2026-06-18 The Straits Times 37 en NewspaperSG 1 4 Aparna Popat 2 Lee Yin Yin 0 (12–10, 11–3) K. Neelima Chowdary 1 Law Pei Pei 2 (4–11, 12–9, 4–11) Manjusha Kanwar 0 Woon Sze Mei 2 (2–11, 5–11) Madhumita Bisht Sindhu Gulati 0 Chor Hooi Yee Lim Pek Siah 2 (12–15, 11–15) Archana Deodhar Manjusha Kanwar 0 Law Pei Pei Norhasikin Amin 2 (11–15, 14–18) Second round Group X main Custom 7 pld win loss MF Matches for MA Matches against MD Match difference points 0 0 diff_col4_col5 yes 0 1 0 CHN JPN 1870 NZL MAS International Badminton Federation complete 3 3 0 15 0 3 3 2 1 9 6 2 3 1 2 4 11 1 3 0 3 2 13 0 CHN JPN NZL MAS Q green1 Advance to knockout stage QF QF China Malaysia PhilSports Arena 18 February 19981998-02-19 Korea, China rout foes, share lead Atencio Peter https://books.google.com.my/books?id=Ux4iAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA104&article_id=2757,2336774&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi2udGCiJGVAxXHsFYBHS1eM8YQ6AF6BAgHEAM#v=onepage&q&f=false 2026-06-18 Manila Standard en 5 0 Gong Zhichao 2 Lee Yin Yin 0 Dai Yun 2 Ishwarii Boopathy 0 Wang Chen 2 Woon Sze Mei 0 Ge Fei Gu Jun 2 Chor Hooi Yee Lim Pek Siah 0 Qin Yiyuan Tang Yongshu 2 Norhasikin Amin Joanne Quay 0 Japan 1870 New Zealand PhilSports Arena 18 February 1998 4 1 Kanako Yonekura 2 Li Feng 0 Yasuko Mizui 1 Rhona Robertson 2 Takako Ida 2 Rebecca Gordon 0 Yoshiko Iwata Haruko Matsuda 2 Tammy Jenkins Rhona Robertson 1 Saori Itō Shizuka Yamamoto 2 Li Feng Sheree Jefferson 0 China New Zealand PhilSports Arena 19 February 19981998-02-20 SCORES AND STATISTICS https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19980220-1.2.55.8 2026-06-18 The Straits Times 40 en NewspaperSG 5 0 Gong Zhichao 2 Rhona Robertson 0 Dai Yun 2 Rebecca Gordon 0 Wang Chen 2 Lianne Shirley 0 Ge Fei Gu Jun 2 Tammy Jenkins Rhona Robertson 0 Qin Yiyuan Tang Yongshu 2 Rebecca Gordon Lianne Shirley 0 Japan 1870 Malaysia PhilSports Arena 19 February 1998 3 2 Kanako Yonekura 2 Lee Yin Yin 0 Yasuko Mizui 2 Ishwarii Boopathy 0 Takako Ida 2 Law Pei Pei 0 Yoshiko Iwata Haruko Matsuda 2 Chor Hooi Yee Lim Pek Siah 1 Saori Itō Shizuka Yamamoto 2 Norhasikin Amin Joanne Quay 0 China Japan 1870 PhilSports Arena 20 February 1998THOMAS and UBER CUPS: CHINA HEADS MANILA SEMIFINALISTS https://www.worldbadminton.com/shuttlenws/19980221a.html 2026-08-30 worldbadminton.com 5 0 Gong Zhichao 2 Yasuko Mizui 0 (11–3, 11–7) Dai Yun 2 Takako Ida 0 (11–2, 12–10) Wang Chen 2 Miho Tanaka 0 (11–7, 11–8) Ge Fei Gu Jun 2 Yoshiko Iwata Haruko Matsuda 0 (15–3, 15–2) Qin Yiyuan Tang Yongshu 2 Shizuka Yamamoto Kanako Yonekura 0 (15–4, 15–4) New Zealand Malaysia PhilSports Arena 20 February 19981998-02-21 Badminton https://books.google.com.my/books?id=VB4iAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA13&article_id=1661,2535874&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiovbfdg5GVAxVcm1YBHQfvHAAQ6AF6BAgIEAM#v=onepage&q&f=false 2026-06-18 Manila Standard en 3 2 Li Feng 2 Lee Yin Yin 0 Rhona Robertson 2 Ishwarii Boopathy 0 Rebecca Gordon 2 Law Pei Pei 1 Tammy Jenkins Rhona Robertson 1 Chor Hooi Yee Lim Pek Siah 2 Li Feng Sheree Jefferson 0 Norhasikin Amin Joanne Quay 2 Group Y main Custom 7 pld win loss MF Matches for MA Matches against MD Match difference points 0 0 diff_col4_col5 yes 0 1 0 KOR 1997 TPE CAN SGP International Badminton Federation complete 3 3 0 15 0 3 3 2 1 10 5 2 3 1 2 3 12 1 3 0 3 2 13 0 KOR TPE CAN SGP Q green1 Advance to knockout stage QF QF South Korea 1997 Singapore PhilSports Arena 18 February 19981998-02-19 Brilliant Zhao fails to stop Singapore falling to Japan https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19980219-1.2.56.3.1 2026-06-18 The Straits Times 43 en NewspaperSG 5 0 Kim Ji-hyun 2 Zarinah Abdullah 0 (11–5, 11–1) Lee Joo-hyun 2 Wu Wenjing 1 (1–11, 11–2, 11–5) Lee Kyung-won 2 Foo Shui Yen 0 (11–3, 11–1) Chung Jae-hee Yim Kyung-jin 2 Foo Shui Yen Zhou Qianmin 0 (15–3, 15–2) Jang Hye-ock Ra Kyung-min 2 Tan Siew Lian Toh Sock Hui 0 (15–0, 15–0) Chinese Taipei Canada PhilSports Arena 18 February 19981998-02-19 SCORES AND STATISTICS https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19980219-1.2.56.6 2026-06-18 The Straits Times 43 en NewspaperSG 5 0 Chan Ya-lin 2 Denyse Julien 0 Jeng Shwu-jen 2 Charmaine Reid 0 Kuo Ling-yan 2 Julia Chen 0 Chen Li-chin Tsai Hui-min 2 Milaine Cloutier Robbyn Hermitage 0 Chen Mei-jun Chen Wan-ju 2 Denyse Julien Charmaine Reid 0 South Korea 1997 Canada PhilSports Arena 19 February 19981998-02-21 SCORES AND STATISTICS https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19980221-1.2.66.4 2026-06-18 The Straits Times 51 en NewspaperSG 5 0 Kim Ji-hyun 2 Denyse Julien 0 Lee Joo-hyun 2 Charmaine Reid 0 Lee Kyung-won 2 Julia Chen 0 Chung Jae-hee Yim Kyung-jin 2 Milaine Cloutier Robbyn Hermitage 0 Jang Hye-ock Ra Kyung-min 2 Denyse Julien Charmaine Reid 0 Chinese Taipei Singapore PhilSports Arena 19 February 19981998-02-20 Singapore fails to make semis https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19980220-1.2.55.5 2026-06-18 The Straits Times 40 en NewspaperSG 5 0 Chan Ya-lin 2 Zarinah Abdullah 0 (12–10, 12–10) Jeng Shwu-jen 2 Wu Wenjing 1 (11–7, 6–11, 11–7) Kuo Ling-yan 2 Zhou Qianmin 0 (11–3, 11–0) Chen Li-chin Tsai Hui-min 2 Wu Wenjing Zarinah Abdullah 0 (15–5, 15–6) Chen Mei-jun Chen Wan-ju 2 Foo Shui Yen Zhou Qianmin 0 (15–5, 15–0) South Korea 1997 Chinese Taipei PhilSports Arena 20 February 19981998-02-21 China, Malaysia score big semis wins https://books.google.com.my/books?id=kUsbAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA12&article_id=3455,2431436&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjeyNrr_pCVAxVSSmwGHcYUFfw4ChDoAXoECA0QAw#v=onepage&q&f=false 2026-06-18 Manila Standard en 5 0 Kim Ji-hyun 2 Chan Ya-lin 0 Lee Joo-hyun 2 Jeng Shwu-jen 0 Lee Kyung-won 2 Kuo Ling-yan 0 Chung Jae-hee Yim Kyung-jin 2 Chen Li-chin Tsai Hui-min 0 Jang Hye-ock Ra Kyung-min 2 Chen Mei-jun Chen Wan-ju 0 Canada Singapore PhilSports Arena 20 February 19981998-02-21 Singapore ends campaign on low note https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19980221-1.2.66.6 2026-06-19 The Straits Times 51 en NewspaperSG 3 2 Denyse Julien 0 Zarinah Abdullah 2 (7–11, 1–11) Charmaine Reid 2 Foo Shui Yen 0 (11–1, 11–3)q Julia Chen 0 Zhou Qianmin 2 (6–11, 4–11) Milaine Cloutier Denyse Julien 2 Toh Sock Hui Zarinah Abdullah 0 (15–3, 15–3) Julia Chen Charmaine Reid 2 Foo Shui Yen Zhou Qianmin 0 (15–11, 15–4) Knockout stage N4 white-space:nowrap yes high yes Semi-finals Final Third place CHN 5 TPE 0 JPN 1870 1 KOR 1997 4 CHN 3 KOR 1997 2 TPE 1 JPN 1870 4 Semi-finals China Chinese Taipei PhilSports Arena 21 February 1998THOMAS and UBER CUPS: CHINA, KOREA WIN BERTHS IN UBER FINALS https://www.worldbadminton.com/shuttlenws/19980221b.html 2026-08-30 worldbadminton.com 5 0 Gong Zhichao 2 Chen Wan-ju 0 (11–1, 11–1) Dai Yun 2 Lin Chiu-yin 0 (11–5, 11–1) Zhang Ning 2 Kuo Ling-yan 0 (11–7, 11–0) Ge Fei Gu Jun 2 Tsai Hui-min Chen Li-chin 0 (15–4, 15–2) Qin Yiyuan Tang Yongshu 2 Chen Mei-jun Chen Wan-ju 0 (15–2, 15–4) South Korea 1997 Japan 1870 PhilSports Arena 21 February 1998 4 1 Kim Ji-hyun 2 Kanako Yonekura 0 (11–0, 12–9) Lee Joo-hyun 2 Yasuko Mizui 0 (11–7, 11–8) Lee Kyung-won 1 Takako Ida 2 (3–11, 11–8, 11–8) Jang Hye-ock Ra Kyung-min 2 Yoshiko Iwata Haruko Matsuda 0 (15–12, 15–4) Chung Jae-hee Kim Kyung-ran 2 Saori Itō Shizuka Yamamoto 0 (15–7, 15–8) Third place Japan Chinese Taipei PhilSports Arena 21 February 1998THOMAS and UBER CUPS: JAPANESE LADIES, KOREAN MEN WIN LAST FINALS SPOTS https://www.worldbadminton.com/shuttlenws/19980222a.html 2026-08-30 worldbadminton.com 4 1 Kanako Yonekura 2 Chan Ya-lin 0 (11–5, 11–1) Yasuko Mizui 2 Jeng Shwu-jen 0 (12–10, 11–3) Takako Ida 2 Kuo Ling-yan 0 (12–10, 11–3) Yoshiko Iwata Haruko Matsuda 1 Chen Li-chin Tsai Hui-min 2 (14–18, 15–12, 10–15) Shizuka Yamamoto Kanako Yonekura 2 Chen Mei-jun Chen Wan-ju 0 (18–14, 15–3) Final China South Korea 1997 PhilSports Arena 22 February 1998 3 2 Gong Zhichao 1 Kim Ji-hyun 2 (11–4, 11–12, 8–11) Dai Yun 2 Lee Joo-hyun 0 (11–5, 11–2) Wang Chen 2 Lee Soon-deuk 0 (11–5, 11–1) Ge Fei Gu Jun 2 Chung Jae-hee Yim Kyung-jin 0 (15–5, 15–4) Qin Yiyuan Tang Yongshu 1 Jang Hye-ock Ra Kyung-min 2 (9–15, 15–4, 12–15) European Zone The European qualifying rounds were held in the Slagenhallen for first round matches and in the Jotunhallen starting from the second round in Sandefjord, Norway. First round Group A main Custom 7 pld win loss MF Matches for MA Matches against MD Match difference points 0 0 diff_col4_col5 yes 0 1 0 NOR BLR CZE BEL HUN International Badminton Federation complete 3 3 0 11 4 3 3 2 1 12 3 2 3 1 2 5 10 1 3 0 3 2 13 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 NOR BLR CZE BEL HUN Q green1 Advance to second round black1 Withdrew QF WDN Belarus Czech Republic Slagenhallen 14 February 19981998-02-17 欧洲区预赛 https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/lhwb19980217-1.2.28.9.4 2026-07-03 registration Lianhe Wanbao 19 en British Newspaper Archive 5 0 Vlada Chernyavskaya 2 Markéta Koudelková 0 Maria Kizil 2 Regina Rašková 0 Tatiana Gerassimovitch 2 Diana Stádníková 0 Vlada Chernyavskaya Tatiana Gerassimovitch 2 Markéta Koudelková Diana Stádníková 0 Maria Kizil Nadezhda Kostioutchik 2 Eva Brožová Regina Rašková 0 Belgium Norway Slagenhallen 14 February 19981998-02-16 Sperre ville ha match - og det fikk han https://www.nb.no/items/8e75677c3b56e5d61fb141ee7d974bdd?page=13 2026-08-27 Sandefjords Blad 13 no National Library of Norway 0 5 Mallory Gosset 1 Tove Hol 2 (8–11, 11–3, 8–11) Peggy Mampaey 0 Sissel Linderoth 2 (5–11, 2–11) Nathalie Descamps 0 Monica Halvorsen 2 (11–12, 7–11) Manon Albinus Mallory Gosset 0 Sissel Linderoth Camilla Wright 2 (1–15, 6–15) Katrien Claes Peggy Mampaey 1 Monica Halvorsen Tove Hol 2 (11–15, 15–9, 5–15) Belarus Norway Slagenhallen 15 February 1998 2 3 Vlada Chernyavskaya 2 Tove Hol 0 (11–4, 12–10) Maria Kizil 0 Sissel Linderoth 2 (9–12, 1–11) Tatiana Gerassimovitch 2 Monica Halvorsen 1 (11–1, 11–12, 11–7) Vlada Chernyavskaya Tatiana Gerassimovitch 1 Sissel Linderoth Camilla Wright 2 (15–17, 17–15, 14–17) Maria Kizil Nadezhda Kostioutchik 0 Monica Halvorsen Tove Hol 2 (4–15, 15–17) Belgium Czech Republic Slagenhallen 15 February 1998 3 2 Mallory Gosset 1 Markéta Koudelková 2 Peggy Mampaey 2 Regina Rašková 0 Nathalie Descamps 2 Diana Stádníková 0 Manon Albinus Mallory Gosset 1 Markéta Koudelková Diana Stádníková 2 Katrien Claes Peggy Mampaey 2 Eva Brožová Regina Rašková 0 Belarus Belgium Slagenhallen 16 February 19981998-02-18 SCORES AND STATISTICS https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19980218-1.2.50.10 2026-07-03 The Straits Times 39 en NewspaperSG 5 0 Vlada Chernyavskaya 2 Mallory Gosset 0 Maria Kizil 2 Peggy Mampaey 1 Tatiana Gerassimovitch 2 Nathalie Descamps 0 Vlada Chernyavskaya Tatiana Gerassimovitch 2 Manon Albinus Mallory Gosset 0 Maria Kizil Nadezhda Kostioutchik 2 Katrien Claes Peggy Mampaey 0 Czech Republic Norway Slagenhallen 16 February 19981998-02-17 BADMINTON THOMAS/UBER CUP, Norway: Gruppe A, Norge - Tsjekkia https://www.nb.no/items/08a1778c5c9d9b2297ae3706a3a57744?page=47 2026-08-31 VG 47 no National Library of Norway 2 3 Markéta Koudelková 0 Tove Hol 2 (3–11, 2–11) Regina Rašková 0 Sissel Linderoth 2 (1–11, 8–11) Diana Stádníková 2 Monica Halvorsen 1 (7–11, 12–9, 11–8) Markéta Koudelková Diana Stádníková 0 Sissel Linderoth Camilla Wright 2 (7–15, 8–15) Eva Brožová Regina Rašková 2 Monica Halvorsen Tove Hol 1 (14–18, 18–15, 15–9) Group B main Custom 7 pld win loss MF Matches for MA Matches against MD Match difference points 0 0 diff_col4_col5 yes 0 1 0 UKR FIN AUT LAT SVK International Badminton Federation complete 3 3 0 14 1 3 3 2 1 10 5 2 3 1 2 5 10 1 3 0 3 1 14 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 UKR FIN AUT LAT SVK Q green1 Advance to second round black1 Withdrew QF WDN Ukraine Latvia Slagenhallen 14 February 1998 5 0 Elena Nozdran 2 Kristīne Šefere 0 Natalia Golovkina 2 Dace Šneidere 0 Natalia Esipenko 2 Kristīne Tīruma 0 Victoria Evtoushenko Elena Nozdran 2 Margarita Miķelsone Kristīne Šefere 0 Natalia Esipenko Natalia Golovkina 2 Dace Šneidere Kristīne Tīruma 0 Finland Austria Slagenhallen 14 February 1998 5 0 Anu Weckström 2 Elke Lengauer 0 (11–0, 11–1) Malin Virta 2 Tina Riedl 0 (11–8, 11–4) Saara Hynninen 2 Sabine Franz 0 (11–5, 11–6) Marjaana Moilanen Malin Virta 2 Sabine Franz Simone Prutsch 0 (15–5, 15–3) Leena Löytömäki Anu Weckström 2 Elke Lengauer Tina Riedl 0 (15–6, 15–8) Ukraine Austria Slagenhallen 15 February 1998 5 0 Elena Nozdran 2 Elke Lengauer 0 Natalia Golovkina 2 Tina Riedl 0 Natalia Esipenko 2 Sabine Franz 0 Victoria Evtoushenko Elena Nozdran 2 Sabine Franz Simone Prutsch 0 Natalia Esipenko Natalia Golovkina 2 Elke Lengauer Tina Riedl 0 Finland Latvia Slagenhallen 15 February 1998 5 0 Anu Weckström 2 Kristīne Šefere 0 Malin Virta 2 Dace Šneidere 0 Saara Hynninen 2 Kristīne Tīruma 0 Marjaana Moilanen Malin Virta 2 Margarita Miķelsone Kristīne Šefere 0 Leena Löytömäki Anu Weckström 2 Dace Šneidere Kristīne Tīruma 0 Ukraine Finland Slagenhallen 16 February 19981998-02-17 Sigur og tap í jöfnum leikjum https://timarit.is/page/2965667?iabr=on#page/n17/mode/2up 2026-07-03 Dagblaðið Vísir 18 is Timarit.is 4 1 Elena Nozdran 2 Anu Weckström 1 Natalia Golovkina 2 Malin Virta 0 Natalia Esipenko 1 Saara Hynninen 2 Victoria Evtoushenko Elena Nozdran 2 Marjaana Moilanen Malin Virta 0 Natalia Esipenko Natalia Golovkina 2 Leena Löytömäki Anu Weckström 0 Austria Latvia Slagenhallen 16 February 1998 5 0 Elke Lengauer 2 Kristīne Šefere 0 Tina Riedl 2 Dace Šneidere 0 Sabine Franz 2 Kristīne Tīruma 0 Sabine Franz Simone Prutsch 2 Margarita Miķelsone Kristīne Šefere 0 Elke Lengauer Tina Riedl 2 Dace Šneidere Kristīne Tīruma 0 Group C main Custom 7 pld win loss MF Matches for MA Matches against MD Match difference points 0 0 diff_col4_col5 yes 0 1 0 WAL LTU CYP MEX International Badminton Federation complete 3 3 0 15 0 3 3 2 1 7 8 2 3 1 2 7 8 1 3 0 3 1 14 0 WAL LTU CYP MEX Q green1 Advance to second round QF Wales Mexico Slagenhallen 14 February 1998 5 0 Kelly Morgan 2 Verónica Estrada 0 Gail Osborne 2 Ana Laura de la Torre 0 Katie Howell 2 Gabriella Rodríguez 0 Natasha Groves-Burke Sarah Williams 2 Laura Amaya Verónica Estrada 0 Katie Howell Gail Osborne 2 Gabriella Rodríguez Aurora Salazar 0 Cyprus Lithuania Slagenhallen 14 February 1998 2 3 Diana Knekna 2 Neringa Karosaitė 1 Elena Iasonos 1 Aina Kravtienė 2 Evi Kyprianou 1 Erika Milikauskaitė 2 Elena Iasonos Diana Knekna 2 Rasa Mikšytė Jūratė Prevelienė 0 Evi Kyprianou Maria Ioannou 1 Neringa Karosaitė Aina Kravtienė 2 Wales Lithuania Slagenhallen 15 February 1998 5 0 Kelly Morgan 2 Neringa Karosaitė 0 Gail Osborne 2 Aina Kravtienė 0 Katie Howell 2 Erika Milikauskaitė 0 Natasha Groves-Burke Sarah Williams 2 Rasa Mikšytė Jūratė Prevelienė 0 Katie Howell Gail Osborne 2 Neringa Karosaitė Erika Milikauskaitė 0 Cyprus Mexico Slagenhallen 15 February 1998 5 0 Diana Knekna 2 Verónica Estrada 0 Elena Iasonos 2 Ana Laura de la Torre 1 Maria Ioannou 2 Gabriella Rodríguez 1 Elena Iasonos Diana Knekna 2 Laura Amaya Verónica Estrada 0 Evi Kyprianou Maria Ioannou 2 Gabriella Rodríguez Aurora Salazar 0 Wales Cyprus Slagenhallen 16 February 1998 5 0 Kelly Morgan 2 Diana Knekna 0 Gail Osborne 2 Elena Iasonos 0 Katie Howell 2 Maria Ioannou 0 Natasha Groves-Burke Sarah Williams 2 Elena Iasonos Diana Knekna 0 Katie Howell Gail Osborne 2 Evi Kyprianou Maria Ioannou 0 Lithuania Mexico Slagenhallen 16 February 1998 4 1 Neringa Karosaitė 2 Verónica Estrada 1 Aina Kravtienė 1 Ana Laura de la Torre 2 Erika Milikauskaitė 2 Gabriella Rodríguez 0 Rasa Mikšytė Jūratė Prevelienė 2 Laura Amaya Verónica Estrada 0 Neringa Karosaitė Aina Kravtienė 2 Gabriella Rodríguez Aurora Salazar 1 Group D main Custom 7 pld win loss MF Matches for MA Matches against MD Match difference points 0 0 diff_col4_col5 yes 0 1 0 SUI PER ARM GEO 1990 International Badminton Federation complete 3 3 0 15 0 3 3 2 1 10 5 2 3 1 2 5 10 1 3 0 3 1 14 0 SUI PER ARM GEO Q green1 Advance to second round black1 Withdrew QF WDN Switzerland Peru Slagenhallen 14 February 19981998-02-16 Badminton : gelungener Auftakt für die Schweizer https://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=FZG19980216-01.2.137&e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN--------0----- 2026-08-27 Freiburger Nachrichten 16 de e-newspaperarchives.ch 5 0 Santi Wibowo 2 Lorena Blanco 0 (11–4, 11–4) Judith Baumeyer 2 Ximena Bellido 1 (8–11, 11–0, 11–0) Silvia Albrecht 2 Sandra Jimeno 0 (12–10, 11–2) Judith Baumeyer Santi Wibowo 2 Sandra Jimeno Doriana Rivera 0 (15–2, 15–11) Silvia Albrecht Fabienne Baumeyer 2 Ximena Bellido Lorena Blanco 0 (17–14, 15–9) Georgia 1990 Armenia Slagenhallen 14 February 1998 1 4 Ia Khartonishvili 1 Alvard Hovsepyan 2 Gaiane Chakhoian 2 Ruzanna Hakobyan 1 Khatuna Khelidze 0 Mariam Muradyan 2 Gaiane Chakhoian Ia Khartonishvili 0 Ruzanna Hakobyan Alvard Hovsepyan 2 Khatuna Khelidze Irena Kirakosian 0 Arpine Hayrapetyan Mariam Muradyan 2 Switzerland Armenia Slagenhallen 15 February 1998 5 0 Santi Wibowo 2 Alvard Hovsepyan 0 (11–0, 11–1) Jennifer Bauer 2 Ruzanna Hakobyan 0 (11–1, 11–1) Silvia Albrecht 2 Mariam Muradyan 0 (11–1, 11–2) Judith Baumeyer Santi Wibowo 2 Ruzanna Hakobyan Alvard Hovsepyan 0 (15–5, 15–1) Jennifer Bauer Fabienne Baumeyer 2 Arpine Hayrapetyan Mariam Muradyan 0 (15–2, 15–3) Georgia 1990 Peru Slagenhallen 15 February 1998 0 5 Ia Khartonishvili 0 Lorena Blanco 2 Gaiane Chakhoian 0 Ximena Bellido 2 Khatuna Khelidze 0 Sandra Jimeno 2 Gaiane Chakhoian Ia Khartonishvili 0 Sandra Jimeno Doriana Rivera 2 Khatuna Khelidze Irena Kirakosian 0 Ximena Bellido Lorena Blanco 2 Switzerland Georgia 1990 Slagenhallen 16 February 19981998-02-17 Beide Schweizer Teams in der Hauptrunde https://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=NZZ19980217-01.2.70.13.1&e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN--------0----- 2026-08-27 Neue Zürcher Zeitung 59 de e-newspaperarchives.ch 5 0 Santi Wibowo 2 Ia Khartonishvili 0 (11–0, 11–0) Jennifer Bauer 2 Gaiane Chakhoian 0 (11–2, 11–1) Silvia Albrecht 2 Khatuna Khelidze 0 (11–0, 11–0) Judith Baumeyer Santi Wibowo 2 Gaiane Chakhoian Ia Khartonishvili 0 (15–0, 15–1) Jennifer Bauer Fabienne Baumeyer 2 Khatuna Khelidze Irena Kirakosian 0 (15–1, 15–0) Peru Armenia Slagenhallen 16 February 1998 5 0 Lorena Blanco 2 Alvard Hovsepyan 0 Ximena Bellido 2 Ruzanna Hakobyan 0 Sandra Jimeno 2 Mariam Muradyan 0 Sandra Jimeno Doriana Rivera 2 Ruzanna Hakobyan Alvard Hovsepyan 0 Ximena Bellido Lorena Blanco 2 Arpine Hayrapetyan Mariam Muradyan 0 Group E main Custom 7 pld win loss MF Matches for MA Matches against MD Match difference points 0 0 diff_col4_col5 yes 0 1 0 POL ISL RSA EST International Badminton Federation complete 3 3 0 11 4 3 3 2 1 10 5 2 3 1 2 6 9 1 3 0 3 3 12 0 POL ISL RSA EST Q green1 Advance to second round black1 Withdrew QF WDN Poland South Africa Slagenhallen 14 February 1998 3 2 Katarzyna Krasowska 2 Lina Fourie 0 Joanna Szleszyńska 1 Michelle Edwards 2 Dorota Grzejdak 1 Monique Ric-Hansen 2 Dorota Grzejdak Kinga Rudolf 2 Lina Fourie Michelle Edwards 1 Katarzyna Krasowska Joanna Szleszyńska 2 Meagen Burnett Monique Ric-Hansen 0 Iceland Estonia Slagenhallen 14 February 1998 4 1 Elsa Nielsen 2 Kelli Vilu 1 Vigdís Ásgeirsdóttir 1 Kairi Saks 2 Brynja Pétursdóttir 2 Piret Hamer 0 Vigdís Ásgeirsdóttir Elsa Nielsen 2 Kati Kraaving Kelli Vilu 1 Katrín Atladóttir Birna Petersen 2 Eve Jugandi Kelli Vilu 0 Poland Estonia Slagenhallen 15 February 1998 5 0 Katarzyna Krasowska 2 Kelli Vilu 0 Kinga Rudolf 2 Kairi Saks 1 Joanna Szleszyńska 2 Piret Hamer 1 Dorota Grzejdak Kinga Rudolf 2 Kati Kraaving Kelli Vilu 0 Katarzyna Krasowska Joanna Szleszyńska 2 Eve Jugandi Kelli Vilu 0 Iceland South Africa Slagenhallen 15 February 1998 4 1 Vigdís Ásgeirsdóttir 2 Lina Fourie 1 Elsa Nielsen 2 Michelle Edwards 1 Brynja Pétursdóttir 2 Monique Ric-Hansen 1 Vigdís Ásgeirsdóttir Elsa Nielsen 0 Lina Fourie Tracey Thompson 2 Katrín Atladóttir Birna Petersen 2 Meagen Burnett Michelle Edwards 1 Poland Iceland Slagenhallen 16 February 19981998-02-17 Sigur og tap í jöfnum leikjum https://timarit.is/page/2965667?iabr=on#page/n17/mode/2up 2026-07-03 Dagblaðið Vísir 18 is Timarit.is 3 2 Katarzyna Krasowska 2 Vigdís Ásgeirsdóttir 0 (12–10, 11–2) Kinga Rudolf 2 Elsa Nielsen 1 (11–6, 10–12, 12–11) Joanna Szleszyńska 2 Brynja Pétursdóttir 1 (1–11, 11–7, 11–4) Dorota Grzejdak Kinga Rudolf 1 Vigdís Ásgeirsdóttir Elsa Nielsen 2 (15–13, 2–15, 6–15) Katarzyna Krasowska Joanna Szleszyńska 0 Brynja Pétursdóttir Drífa Harðardóttir 2 (5–15, 5–15) South Africa Estonia Slagenhallen 16 February 1998 3 2 Lina Fourie 2 Kelli Vilu 0 Michelle Edwards 1 Kairi Saks 2 Monique Ric-Hansen 2 Piret Hamer 0 Lina Fourie Tracey Thompson 2 Eve Jugandi Kairi Saks 0 Meagen Burnett Michelle Edwards 1 Kati Kraaving Kelli Vilu 2 Group F main Custom 7 pld win loss MF Matches for MA Matches against MD Match difference points 0 0 diff_col4_col5 yes 0 1 0 IRL POR ESP AZE 1991 International Badminton Federation complete 3 3 0 15 0 3 3 2 1 8 7 2 3 1 2 7 8 1 3 0 3 0 15 0 IRL POR ESP AZE Q green1 Advance to second round QF Ireland Azerbaijan 1991 Slagenhallen 14 February 19981998-02-15 Azerbaijan no match for Irish https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.com/image-viewer?issue=BL/0002324/19980215&page=0060&article=544 2026-09-03 subscription Sunday Independent (Ireland) 60 en British Newspaper Archive 5 0 Sonya McGinn 2 Sabina Akhundova 0 (11–1, 11–0) Elaine Kiely 2 Nargiz Mehdieva 0 (11–5, 11–1) Claire Henderson 2 Natavan Aliyeva 0 (11–2, 11–1) Elaine Kiely Sonya McGinn 2 Natavan Aliyeva Nargiz Mehdieva 0 (15–3, 15–1) Claire Henderson Jayne Plunkett 2 Sabina Akhundova Alla Vlasyuk 0 (15–1, 15–0) Portugal Spain Slagenhallen 14 February 1998 3 2 Filipa Lamy 1 Dolores Marco 2 Ana Ferreira 1 Ana Ferrer 2 Helena Berimbau 2 Yoana Martínez 0 Ana Ferreira Filipa Lamy 2 Dolores Marco Lucía Tavera 0 Helena Berimbau Sonia Lopes 2 Mercedes Cuenca Yoana Martínez 1 Ireland Spain Slagenhallen 15 February 19981998-02-16 WORLD TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS: THOMAS CUP https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.com/image-viewer?issue=BL/0001715/19980216&page=0032&article=435 2026-08-27 subscription Irish Independent 32 en British Newspaper Archive 5 0 Sonya McGinn 2 Dolores Marco 0 (11–1, 11–8) Elaine Kiely 2 Ana Ferrer 0 (11–7, 12–9) Claire Henderson 2 Yoana Martínez 0 (12–11, 11–1) Elaine Kiely Sonya McGinn 2 Dolores Marco Lucía Tavera 0 (15–7, 15–4) Claire Henderson Jayne Plunkett 2 Mercedes Cuenca Yoana Martínez 0 (15–3, 15–4) Portugal Azerbaijan 1991 Slagenhallen 15 February 1998 5 0 Filipa Lamy 2 Sabina Akhundova 0 Ana Ferreira 2 Nargiz Mehdieva 0 Helena Berimbau 2 Natavan Aliyeva 0 Ana Ferreira Filipa Lamy 2 Natavan Aliyeva Nargiz Mehdieva 0 Helena Berimbau Sonia Lopes 2 Sabina Akhundova Alla Vlasyuk 0 Ireland Portugal Slagenhallen 16 February 19981998-02-18 Irish crash in Oslo tie https://irishnewsarchive.com/?a=d&d=IND19980218.1.22&srpos=1&e=18-02-1998-22-02-1998 2026-09-03 subscription Irish Independent 23 en Irish Newspaper Archives 5 0 Sonya McGinn 2 Filipa Lamy 0 (11–4, 11–0) Elaine Kiely 2 Ana Ferreira 0 (11–6, 11–7) Claire Henderson 2 Helena Berimbau 1 (7–11, 11–7, 11–7) Elaine Kiely Sonya McGinn 2 Ana Ferreira Filipa Lamy 0 (15–6, 18–16) Claire Henderson Jayne Plunkett 2 Helena Berimbau Sonia Lopes 0 (15–4, 15–4) Spain Azerbaijan 1991 Slagenhallen 16 February 1998 5 0 Dolores Marco 2 Sabina Akhundova 0 Ana Ferrer 2 Nargiz Mehdieva 0 Yoana Martínez 2 Natavan Aliyeva 0 Dolores Marco Lucía Tavera 2 Natavan Aliyeva Nargiz Mehdieva 0 Mercedes Cuenca Yoana Martínez 2 Sabina Akhundova Alla Vlasyuk 0 Group G main Custom 7 pld win loss MF Matches for MA Matches against MD Match difference points 0 0 diff_col4_col5 yes 0 1 0 USA ITA KAZ SLO International Badminton Federation complete 3 3 0 10 5 3 3 2 1 8 7 2 3 1 2 7 8 1 3 0 3 5 10 0 USA ITA KAZ SLO Q green1 Advance to second round QF Kazakhstan United States Slagenhallen 14 February 1998https://www.worldbadminton.com/museum/USA/publications/BadmintonUSA/documents/v58_n01_1998spring.pdf Badminton U.S.A. USA Badminton 1998 58 9 en 2 3 Irina Gritsenko 2 Kathy Zimmerman 0 (11–6, 11–5) Saule Kustavletova 2 Becky Wu 0 (11–4, 11–7) Olga Gafarova 0 Yeping Tang 2 (2–11, 2–11) Olga Gafarova Irina Gritsenko 1 Eileen Tang Becky Wu 2 (8–15, 15–8, 14–17) Saule Kustavletova Ludmila Okuneva 1 Yeping Tang Kathy Zimmerman 2 (15–12, 5–15, 11–15) Slovenia Italy Slagenhallen 14 February 1998 2 3 Maja Pohar 2 Monica Memoli 0 Mateja Slatnar 1 Maria Luisa Mur 2 Darja Kranjc 1 Petra Schrott 2 Darja Kranjc Mateja Slatnar 1 Monica Memoli Maria Luisa Mur 2 Tinka Pelhan Maja Pohar 2 Maria Grazia Italiano Petra Schrott 1 Kazakhstan Italy Slagenhallen 15 February 19981998-02-16 COURIER SCOREBOARD https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.com/image-viewer?issue=BL/0000564/19980216&page=0016&article=205 2026-08-27 subscription Dundee Courier 16 en British Newspaper Archive 2 3 Irina Gritsenko 2 Monica Memoli 0 Saule Kustavletova 1 Maria Luisa Mur 2 Olga Gafarova 0 Petra Schrott 2 Irina Gritsenko Olga Gafarova 1 Monica Memoli Maria Luisa Mur 2 Ludmila Okuneva Saule Kustavletova 2 Maria Grazia Italiano Petra Schrott 0 Slovenia United States Slagenhallen 15 February 1998 1 4 Maja Pohar 2 Kathy Zimmerman 0 (11–3, 11–8) Mateja Slatnar 0 Becky Wu 2 (3–11, 5–11) Darja Kranjc 0 Yeping Tang 2 (2–11, 3–11) Darja Kranjc Mateja Slatnar 0 Eileen Tang Becky Wu 2 (9–15, 8–15) Tinka Pelhan Maja Pohar 0 Yeping Tang Kathy Zimmerman 2 (5–15, 7–15) Kazakhstan Slovenia Slagenhallen 16 February 19981998-02-17 SPORTS ROUND-UP https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.com/image-viewer?issue=BL/0000564/19980217&page=0016&article=246 2026-08-27 subscription Dundee Courier 16 en British Newspaper Archive 3 2 Irina Gritsenko 1 Maja Pohar 2 Saule Kustavletova 2 Mateja Slatnar 0 Olga Gafarova 1 Darja Kranjc 2 Irina Gritsenko Olga Gafarova 2 Darja Kranjc Mateja Slatnar 0 Ludmila Okuneva Saule Kustavletova 2 Tinka Pelhan Maja Pohar 1 United States Italy Slagenhallen 16 February 1998 3 2 Kathy Zimmerman 2 Monica Memoli 1 Becky Wu 0 Maria Luisa Mur 2 Yeping Tang 0 Maria Grazia Italiano 0r Retired 2 Eileen Tang Becky Wu 1 Monica Memoli Maria Luisa Mur 2 Yeping Tang Kathy Zimmerman 2 Maria Grazia Italiano Petra Schrott 1 Second round Group W main Custom 7 pld win loss MF Matches for MA Matches against MD Match difference points 0 0 diff_col4_col5 yes 0 1 0 DEN BUL FRA NOR International Badminton Federation complete 3 3 0 15 0 3 3 2 1 6 9 2 3 1 2 5 10 1 3 0 3 4 11 0 DEN BUL FRA NOR Q green1 Advance to knockout stage QF Denmark France 1974 Jotunhallen 17 February 19981998-02-18 Badminton https://www.nb.no/items/03ace20c1c5a0ff0fe17a2f2ec426afd?page=43 2026-08-27 Dagsavisen Arbeiderbladet 43 no National Library of Norway 5 0 Mette Pedersen 2 Sandra Dimbour 0 (11–4, 11–2) Mette Sørensen 2 Tatiana Vattier 0 (11–0, 11–1) Christina Sørensen 2 Lilas Lefort 0 (11–5, 11–4) Rikke Olsen Marlene Thomsen 2 Sandra Dimbour Sandrine Lefèvre 0 (15–5, 15–8) Helene Kirkegaard Pernille Harder 2 Christelle Vallet Tatiana Vattier 0 (15–5, 15–5) Bulgaria Norway Jotunhallen 17 February 19981998-02-18 Badminton https://www.nb.no/items/03ace20c1c5a0ff0fe17a2f2ec426afd?page=43 2026-08-27 Dagsavisen Arbeiderbladet 43 no National Library of Norway 3 2 Dobrinka Smilianova 1 Tove Hol 2 (6–11, 11–8, 8–11) Victoria Hristova 2 Sissel Linderoth 1 (6–11, 11–4, 11–8) Neli Nedyalkova 2 Anita Elson 0 (11–4, 11–0) Dimitriyka Dimitrova Dobrinka Smilianova 1 Sissel Linderoth Camilla Wright 2 (15–11, 8–15, 5–15) Diana Koleva Neli Nedyalkova 2 Monica Halvorsen Tove Hol 0 (15–5, 15–1) Denmark Norway Jotunhallen 18 February 19981998-02-19 Badminton https://www.nb.no/items/1e3f10be9d08b08bbf52a57a01d53909?page=13 2026-08-27 Sandefjords Blad 13 no National Library of Norway 5 0 Mette Pedersen 2 Tove Hol 0 (11–4, 11–3) Mette Sørensen 2 Sissel Linderoth 0 (11–2, 11–0) Christina Sørensen 2 Anita Elson 0 (11–1, 11–0) Rikke Olsen Marlene Thomsen 2 Sissel Linderoth Camilla Wright 0 (15–4, 15–2) Helene Kirkegaard Pernille Harder 2 Helene Abusdal Anita Elson 0 (15–3, 15–1) Bulgaria France 1974 Jotunhallen 18 February 19981998-02-19 SPORTS ROUND-UP https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.com/image-viewer?issue=BL/0000564/19980219&page=0024&article=286 2026-08-27 subscription Dundee Courier 24 en British Newspaper Archive 3 2 Dobrinka Smilianova 1 Sandra Dimbour 2 Victoria Hristova 2 Tatiana Vattier 0 Neli Nedyalkova 2 Lilas Lefort 0 Dimitriyka Dimitrova Dobrinka Smilianova 1 Sandra Dimbour Sandrine Lefèvre 2 Diana Koleva Neli Nedyalkova 2 Christelle Vallet Tatiana Vattier 0 Denmark Bulgaria Jotunhallen 19 February 19981998-02-20 BADMINTON https://nordjyske-avisarkiv.dk/laes/148874/26 2026-08-27 limited Vendsyssel Tidende 26 da 5 0 Camilla Martin 2 Dobrinka Smilianova 0 (11–0, 11–2) Mette Sørensen 2 Victoria Hristova 0 (11–5, 11–3) Christina Sørensen 2 Dimitriyka Dimitrova 0 (11–3, 11–6) Rikke Olsen Marlene Thomsen 2 Diana Koleva Neli Nedyalkova 0 (15–1, 15–5) Ann Jørgensen Majken Vange 2 Dimitriyka Dimitrova Dobrinka Smilianova 0 (15–7, 15–3) France 1974 Norway Jotunhallen 19 February 19981998-02-21 Badminton https://www.nb.no/items/9207ed553a8fa04d6f0944c11bf9e202?page=51 2026-08-27 Dagsavisen Arbeiderbladet 51 no National Library of Norway 3 2 Sandra Dimbour 2 Tove Hol 1 (7–11, 11–2, 12–10) Sandrine Lefèvre 1 Sissel Linderoth 2 (11–3, 4–11, 1–11) Lilas Lefort 2 Anita Elson 0 (12–9, 12–11) Sandra Dimbour Sandrine Lefèvre 1 Sissel Linderoth Camilla Wright 2 (15–7, 6–15, 7–15) Christelle Vallet Tatiana Vattier 2 Helene Abusdal Tove Hol 1 (12–15, 15–5, 15–5) Group X main Custom 7 pld win loss MF Matches for MA Matches against MD Match difference points 0 0 diff_col4_col5 yes 0 1 0 NED UKR RUS SUI International Badminton Federation complete 3 3 0 13 2 3 3 2 1 7 8 2 3 1 2 10 5 1 3 0 3 1 14 0 NED UKR RUS SUI Q green1 Advance to knockout stage QF Russia Switzerland Jotunhallen 17 February 19981998-02-18 Niederlagen der Schweizer Badminton-Teams https://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=NZZ19980218-01.2.72.14.1&e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN--------0----- 2026-08-27 Neue Zürcher Zeitung 58 de e-newspaperarchives.ch 5 0 Ella Karachkova 2 Santi Wibowo 1 (10–12, 11–5, 11–3) Elena Sukhareva 2 Judith Baumeyer 0 (11–5, 11–3) Natalia Gorodnicheva 2 Jennifer Bauer 0 (11–1, 11–2) Nadezhda Chervyakova Ella Karachkova 2 Judith Baumeyer Santi Wibowo 0 (15–12, 15–4) Svetlana Alferova Irina Yakusheva 2 Silvia Albrecht Fabienne Baumeyer 1 (12–15, 15–7, 15–7) Netherlands Ukraine Jotunhallen 17 February 19981998-02-18 UITSLAGEN https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?coll=ddd&identifier=KBPERS01:003155015:mpeg21:a00213 2026-08-28 Algemeen Dagblad 24 nl Delpher 4 1 Judith Meulendijks 2 Elena Nozdran 0 (12–10, 11–1) Brenda Beenhakker 2 Natalia Golovkina 0 (11–5, 11–4) Lonneke Janssen 2 Natalia Esipenko 0 (11–5, 11–3) Monique Hoogland Erica van den Heuvel 2 Victoria Evtoushenko Elena Nozdran 0 (15–11, 15–7) Lotte Jonathans Nicole van Hooren 2 Natalia Esipenko Natalia Golovkina 0 (15–4, 15–4) Russia Ukraine Jotunhallen 18 February 19981998-02-19 Schweizer waren gegen England chancenlos https://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=TTB19980219-01.2.31.20.1&e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN--------0----- 2026-08-27 Thuner Tagblatt 19 de e-newspaperarchives.ch 2 3 Ella Karachkova 1 Elena Nozdran 2 Elena Sukhareva 2 Natalia Golovkina 1 Natalia Gorodnicheva 1 Natalia Esipenko 2 Nadezhda Chervyakova Ella Karachkova 0 Victoria Evtoushenko Elena Nozdran 2 Svetlana Alferova Irina Yakusheva 2 Natalia Esipenko Natalia Golovkina 0 Netherlands Switzerland Jotunhallen 18 February 19981998-02-19 UITSLAGEN https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?coll=ddd&identifier=KBPERS01:003155016:mpeg21:a00181 2026-08-28 Algemeen Dagblad 16 nl Delpher 4 1 Judith Meulendijks 2 Santi Wibowo 1 (4–11, 11–3, 11–0) Brenda Beenhakker 2 Judith Baumeyer 0 (11–1, 11–1) Lonneke Janssen 2 Jennifer Bauer 0 (11–0, 11–0) Monique Hoogland Erica van den Heuvel 2 Judith Baumeyer Santi Wibowo 0 (15–6, 15–5) Lotte Jonathans Nicole van Hooren 2 Silvia Albrecht Fabienne Baumeyer 0 (15–2, 15–2) Russia Netherlands Jotunhallen 19 February 19981998-02-20 UITSLAGEN https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?coll=ddd&identifier=KBPERS01:003155017:mpeg21:a00196 2026-08-28 Algemeen Dagblad 20 nl Delpher 2 3 Ella Karachkova 2 Judith Meulendijks 0 (11–9, 11–6) Elena Sukhareva 1 Brenda Beenhakker 2 (6–11, 11–7, 10–12) Irina Yakusheva 2 Lonneke Janssen 0 (11–6, 11–5) Ella Karachkova Elena Sukhareva 1 Monique Hoogland Erica van den Heuvel 2 (15–9, 2–15, 5–15) Svetlana Alferova Irina Yakusheva 0 Lotte Jonathans Nicole van Hooren 2 (8–15, 15–17) Ukraine Switzerland Jotunhallen 19 February 19981998-02-20 Schweizer Niederlagen https://www.e-newspaperarchives.ch/?a=d&d=FZG19980220-01.2.84&e=-------en-20--1--img-txIN--------0----- 2026-08-27 Freiburger Nachrichten 12 de e-newspaperarchives.ch 4 1 Elena Nozdran 2 Santi Wibowo 0 (11–4, 11–7) Natalia Golovkina 2 Judith Baumeyer 0 (11–2, 11–6) Natalia Esipenko 2 Silvia Albrecht 1 (11–7, 8–11, 11–4) Victoria Evtoushenko Elena Nozdran 2 Fabienne Baumeyer Judith Baumeyer 0 (15–8, 15–4) Natalia Esipenko Natalia Golovkina 0 Silvia Albrecht Santi Wibowo 2 (6–15, 7–15) Group Y main Custom 7 pld win loss MF Matches for MA Matches against MD Match difference points 0 0 diff_col4_col5 yes 0 1 0 ENG SCO POL WAL International Badminton Federation complete 3 3 0 14 1 3 3 2 1 8 7 2 3 1 2 4 11 1 3 0 3 4 11 0 ENG SCO POL WAL Q green1 Advance to knockout stage QF England Wales Jotunhallen 17 February 19981998-02-20 BADMINTON https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.com/image-viewer?issue=BL/0002139/19980220&page=0093&article=093 2026-08-27 subscription Birmingham Mail 93 en British Newspaper Archive 4 1 Julia Mann 0 Kelly Morgan 2 Rebecca Pantaney 2 Gail Osborne 0 Tracey Hallam 2 Katie Howell 0 Ella Miles Sara Sankey 2 Natasha Groves-Burke Sarah Williams 0 Joanne Goode Donna Kellogg 1 Katie Howell Gail Osborne 2 Scotland Poland Jotunhallen 17 February 19981998-02-19 SPORTS ROUND-UP https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.com/image-viewer?issue=BL/0000564/19980219&page=0024&article=286 2026-08-27 subscription Dundee Courier 24 en British Newspaper Archive 4 1 Anne Gibson 2 Katarzyna Krasowska 0 (11–5, 11–9) Gillian Martin 2 Kinga Rudolf 1 (11–3, 5–11, 12–11) Fiona Sneddon 0 Joanna Szleszyńska 2 (9–12, 10–12) Elinor Middlemiss Sandra Watt 0 Dorota Grzejdak Kinga Rudolf 2 (15–8, 15–3) Kirsteen McEwan Pam Whiteford 2 Katarzyna Krasowska Joanna Szleszyńska 0 (15–11, 15–8) England Poland Jotunhallen 18 February 1998https://stelterbadminton.wordpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/badmintonpolska-nr-111998.pdf Badminton Polska Polski Związek Badmintona 1998 11 9 pl 5 0 Julia Mann 2 Katarzyna Krasowska 1 (7–11, 11–8, 11–4) Rebecca Pantaney 2 Kinga Rudolf 0 (11–2, 11–4) Tracey Hallam 2 Joanna Szleszyńska 0 (12–10, 11–8) Ella Miles Sara Sankey 2 Dorota Grzejdak Kinga Rudolf 1 (14–18, 15–7, 15–7) Joanne Goode Donna Kellogg 2 Katarzyna Krasowska Joanna Szleszyńska 0 (15–2, 15–5) Scotland Wales Jotunhallen 18 February 1998 4 1 Anne Gibson 1 Kelly Morgan 2 (4–11, 11–8, 7–11) Gillian Martin 2 Gail Osborne 0 (11–7, 11–2) Fiona Sneddon 2 Katie Howell 1 (9–12, 12–9, 11–4) Elinor Middlemiss Sandra Watt 2 Natasha Groves-Burke Katie Howell 0 (15–1, 15–7) Kirsteen McEwan Pam Whiteford 2 Kelly Morgan Gail Osborne 0 (17–15, 15–7) England Scotland Jotunhallen 19 February 19981998-02-20 Sport digest https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/12307287.sport-digest/ 2026-09-04 subscription The Glasgow Herald en 5 0 Julia Mann 2 Anne Gibson 0 (11–8, 11–1) Rebecca Pantaney 2 Sandra Watt 1 (10–12, 11–9, 11–7) Tracey Hallam 2 Gillian Martin 1 (2–11, 11–9, 11–3) Nichola Beck Joanne Davies 2 Elinor Middlemiss Sandra Watt 0 (15–12, 15–11) Joanne Goode Donna Kellogg 2 Kirsteen McEwan Pam Whiteford 0 (15–1, 15–5) Wales Poland Jotunhallen 19 February 1998 2 3 Kelly Morgan 2 Katarzyna Krasowska 0 Gail Osborne 0 Kinga Rudolf 2 Katie Howell 0 Joanna Szleszyńska 2 Natasha Groves-Burke Kelly Morgan 2 Katarzyna Krasowska Kinga Rudolf 1 Katie Howell Gail Osborne 0 Dorota Grzejdak Joanna Szleszyńska 2 Group Z main Custom 7 pld win loss MF Matches for MA Matches against MD Match difference points 0 0 diff_col4_col5 yes 0 1 0 SWE GER IRL USA International Badminton Federation complete 3 3 0 13 2 3 3 2 1 11 4 2 3 1 2 3 12 1 3 0 3 3 12 0 SWE GER IRL USA Q green1 Advance to knockout stage QF Sweden Ireland Jotunhallen 17 February 1998 5 0 Marina Andrievskaya 2 Sonya McGinn 0 (12–9, 11–4) Margit Borg 2 Elaine Kiely 0 (11–1, 11–1) Karolina Ericsson 2 Claire Henderson 0 (11–1, 11–2) Marina Andrievskaya Catrine Bengtsson 2 Elaine Kiely Sonya McGinn 0 (15–3, 15–7) Margit Borg Kristin Evernäs 2 Claire Henderson Jayne Plunkett 0 (15–2, 15–1) Germany United States Jotunhallen 17 February 1998 4 1 Katja Michalowsky 2 Kathy Zimmerman 0 Nicole Grether 2 Becky Wu 0 Stefanie Müller 1 Yeping Tang 2 Karen Stechmann Kerstin Ubben 2 Eileen Tang Becky Wu 0 Nicol Pitro Anika Sietz 2 Yeping Tang Kathy Zimmerman 0 Sweden United States Jotunhallen 18 February 19981998-02-20 BADMINTON Thomas Uber Cup kval damer grupp Z Sverige-USA Svenska Dagbladet 41 sv National Library of Sweden 5 0 Marina Andrievskaya 2 Kathy Zimmerman 0 (11–2, 11–2) Margit Borg 2 Yeping Tang 0 (11–2, 11–0) Karolina Ericsson 2 Eileen Tang 0 (11–0, 11–0) Marina Andrievskaya Catrine Bengtsson 2 Eileen Tang Yeping Tang 0 (15–7, 15–4) Margit Borg Kristin Evernäs 2 Linda French Kathy Zimmerman 0 (15–8, 15–2) Germany Ireland Jotunhallen 18 February 19981998-02-19 BADMINTON https://irishnewsarchive.com/?a=d&d=IND19980218.1.22&srpos=1&e=18-02-1998-22-02-1998 2026-09-04 subscription Belfast Telegraph 33 en Irish Newspaper Archives 5 0 Katja Michalowsky 2 Sonya McGinn 0 (11–1, 11–2) Nicole Grether 2 Elaine Kiely 0 (11–3, 11–4) Stefanie Müller 2 Claire Henderson 0 (11–3, 11–1) Karen Stechmann Kerstin Ubben 2 Elaine Kiely Sonya McGinn 0 (15–10, 15–7) Nicol Pitro Anika Sietz 2 Claire Henderson Jayne Plunkett 0 (15–5, 15–7) Sweden Germany Jotunhallen 19 February 19981998-02-20 BADMINTON Thomas Uber Cup kval damer grupp Z Sverige-Tyskland Svenska Dagbladet 40 sv National Library of Sweden 3 2 Marina Andrievskaya 2 Katja Michalowsky 0 (11–6, 11–3) Margit Borg 2 Nicole Grether 0 (11–3, 11–3) Karolina Ericsson 1 Stefanie Müller 2 (7–11, 11–6, 9–12) Marina Andrievskaya Catrine Bengtsson 2 Elaine Kiely Sonya McGinn 1 (18–14, 15–18, 15–10) Margit Borg Kristin Evernäs 0 Claire Henderson Jayne Plunkett 2 (1–15, 3–15) Ireland United States Jotunhallen 19 February 19981998-02-19 Irish win https://irishnewsarchive.com/?a=d&d=EHD19980219.1.127&srpos=1&e=18-02-1998-22-02-1998 2026-09-04 subscription Evening Herald 127 en Irish Newspaper Archives 3 2 Sonya McGinn 2 Kathy Zimmerman 0 (11–5, 11–1) Elaine Kiely 0 Yeping Tang 2 (3–11, 1–11) Claire Henderson 2 Eileen Tang 0 (11–3, 11–2) Elaine Kiely Sonya McGinn 0 Eileen Tang Yeping Tang 2 (7–15, 14–18) Claire Henderson Jayne Plunkett 2 Linda French Kathy Zimmerman 0 (15–12, 15–12) Knockout stage N4 white-space:nowrap yes high yes Semi-finals Final Third place DEN 5 NED 0 ENG 3 SWE 2 DEN 5 ENG 0 NED 3 SWE 2 Semi-finals Denmark Netherlands Jotunhallen 20 February 19981998 Badmintonbladet https://badmintonmuseet.dk/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/1997-1998_15.pdf 2026-08-28 Badminton Denmark 9 5 0 Camilla Martin 2 Judith Meulendijks 1 (11–1, 8–11, 11–3) Mette Pedersen 2 Brenda Beenhakker 0 (11–5, 11–6) Mette Sørensen 2 Lonneke Janssen 0 (11–0, 12–10) Ann Jørgensen Majken Vange 2 Monique Hoogland Erica van den Heuvel 0 (17–14, 15–8) Rikke Olsen Marlene Thomsen 2 Lotte Jonathans Nicole van Hooren 0 (15–10, 15–12) England Sweden Jotunhallen 20 February 19981998-02-21 BADMINTON Uber Cup semifinal, damer: England-Sverige 3-2 Dagens Nyheter 51 sv National Library of Sweden 3 2 Donna Kellogg 1 Marina Andrievskaya 0 (11–5, 6–2r Retired) 2 Julia Mann 1 Margit Borg 2 (11–6, 5–11, 5–11) Tracey Hallam 0 Karolina Ericsson 2 (8–11, 8–11) Nichola Beck Joanne Davies 2 Catrine Bengtsson Jenny Karlsson 0 (15–3, 15–10) Joanne Goode Donna Kellogg 2 Margit Borg Kristin Evernäs 0 (15–10, 15–12) Third place Sweden Netherlands Jotunhallen 21 February 19981998-02-23 UITSLAGEN https://www.delpher.nl/nl/kranten/view?coll=ddd&identifier=KBPERS01:003155019:mpeg21:a00159 2026-09-04 Algemeen Dagblad 18 nl Delpher 2 3 Margit Borg 0 Judith Meulendijks 2 (2–11, 7–11) Karolina Ericsson 2 Brenda Beenhakker 1 (9–12, 11–5, 12–10) Catrine Bengtsson 2 Lonneke Janssen 1 (8–11, 11–3, 11–4) Johanna Holgersson Jenny Karlsson 1 Monique Hoogland Erica van den Heuvel 2 (6–15, 15–8, 12–15) Catrine Bengtsson Kristin Evernäs 0 Lotte Jonathans Nicole van Hooren 2 (10–15, 12–15) Final Denmark Netherlands Jotunhallen 21 February 1998 5 0 Camilla Martin 2 Julia Mann 0 (11–2, 11–7) Mette Pedersen 2 Rebecca Pantaney 0 (11–7, 12–10) Mette Sørensen 2 Sarah Hardaker 0 (11–1, 12–10) Ann Jørgensen Majken Vange 2 Nichola Beck Joanne Davies 1 (12–15, 15–9, 15–2) Rikke Olsen Marlene Thomsen 2 Joanne Goode Donna Kellogg 0 (15–5, 15–7) References Category:1998 in badminton Category:Thomas & Uber Cup