1988 Thomas Cup group stage

Badminton team Tournament in Kuala Lumpur The 1988 Thomas Cup group stage was held at Stadium Negara in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 23 to 28 May 1988. The group stage was first stage of the tournament where only the two highest-placing teams in each of the two groups advanced to the knockout stage. Draw The original draw for the tournament was conducted on 18 March 1988. The 8 teams will be drawn into two groups each containing four teams.1988-03-20 Draw favours China https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19880320-1.2.43.12 2024-08-15 The Straits Times 25 NewspaperSG Group composition GroupGroup AGroup BCHN ENG IND MAS (Host)DEN INA KOR 1984 SWE Group A main Badminton team The Straits Times no Group A CHN CHN MAS MAS ENG ENG IND IND complete 3 0 15 0 30 3 481 236 2 1 9 6 20 14 426 372 1 2 5 10 11 20 313 389 0 3 1 14 5 29 251 474 CHN, MAS, ENG, IND Q QF QF green1 Advance to semi-finals China vs England China England Stadium Negara 23 May 1988, 19:30 81988-05-24 Champs China's show of power https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19880524-1.2.47.21 limited 2024-08-15 The Straits Times 31 NewspaperSG 5 0 Yang Yang 15 15 Nick Yates 11 9 Xiong Guobao 15 15 Steve Baddeley 10 6 Zhao Jianhua 15 15 Steve Butler 2 3 Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi 15 15 Mike Brown Richard Outterside 5 5 Chen Hongyong Chen Kang 15 18 Andy Goode Dave Wright 0 8 Malaysia vs India Malaysia India Stadium Negara 24 May 1988, 19:30 81988-05-25 A sharper Misbun blunts his critics https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19880525-1.2.59.16 2024-08-15 The Straits Times 35 NewspaperSG 5 0 Misbun Sidek 15 15 Prakash Padukone 13 6 Foo Kok Keong 15 15 Syed Modi 3 7 Rashid Sidek 12 15 15 U. Vimal Kumar 15 4 5 Jalani Sidek Razif Sidek 15 15 Partho Ganguli Vikram Singh 5 4 Cheah Soon Kit Ong Beng Teong 15 10 15 Prakash Padukone Uday Pawar 9 15 6 China vs India China India Stadium Negara 25 May 1988, 19:30 81988-05-26 THOMAS CUP RESULTS https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19880526-1.2.47.38 2024-08-15 The Straits Times 31 NewspaperSG 5 0 Yang Yang 7 15 15 Prakash Padukone 15 5 1 Xiong Guobao 15 15 U. Vimal Kumar 5 4 Zhao Jianhua 15 15 Harjeet Singh 10 2 Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi 15 15 Ravi Kunte Uday Pawar 6 7 Chen Hongyong Chen Kang 15 15 Partho Ganguli Vikram Singh 8 3 Malaysia vs England Malaysia England Stadium Negara 26 May 1988, 19:30 81988-05-27 Singles-minded Danes power into semi-finals https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19880527-1.2.60.24 limited 2024-08-15 The Straits Times 47 NewspaperSG 4 1 Misbun Sidek 11 7 Steve Baddeley 15 15 Foo Kok Keong 18 15 Steve Butler 17 13 Rashid Sidek 15 17 Matthew Smith 9 14 Ong Beng Teong Razif Sidek 15 15 Mike Brown Richard Outterside 7 10 Cheah Soon Kit Jalani Sidek 15 15 Andy Goode Dave Wright 5 4 England vs India England India Stadium Negara 27 May 1988, 19:30 81988-05-28 Indonesia demolishes Denmark in two singles https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/biztimes19880528-1.2.22.6.3 2024-08-15 The Business Times 12 NewspaperSG 4 1 Nick Yates 15 5 5 Prakash Padukone 12 15 15 Steve Baddeley 15 15 U. Vimal Kumar 5 1 Steve Butler 15 15 Harjeet Singh 3 1 Mike Brown Richard Outterside 15 15 Partho Ganguli Vikram Singh 9 10 Andy Goode Dave Wright 15 15 Prakash Padukone Uday Pawar 13 9 China vs Malaysia China Malaysia Stadium Negara 28 May 1988, 19:30 81988-05-29 Malaysian pairs give China run for their money https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19880529-1.2.42 2024-08-15 The Straits Times 26 NewspaperSG 5 0 Yang Yang 15 15 Misbun Sidek 10 3 Xiong Guobao 15 15 Foo Kok Keong 9 9 Zhao Jianhua 15 15 Lee Fook Heng 10 4 Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi 11 15 18 Jalani Sidek Razif Sidek 15 5 15 Chen Hongyong Chen Kang 7 15 15 Cheah Soon Kit Soo Beng Kiang 15 4 12 Group B main Badminton team The Straits Times no Group B INA INA DEN DEN KOR 1984 KOR 1984 SWE SWE complete 3 0 12 3 25 7 437 287 2 1 10 5 21 12 415 374 1 2 5 10 13 21 364 433 0 3 3 12 7 26 338 460 INA, DEN, KOR, SWE Q QF QF green1 Advance to semi-finals Indonesia vs Sweden Indonesia Sweden Stadium Negara 23 May 1988, 19:30 8 5 0 Icuk Sugiarto 15 15 Jens Olsson 5 0 Eddy Kurniawan 15 15 Jörgen Tuvesson 8 2 Alan Budikusuma 15 15 Jonas Herrgårdh 10 7 Gunawan Eddy Hartono 15 15 Jan-Eric Antonsson Pär-Gunnar Jönsson 9 11 Bobby Ertanto Liem Swie King 15 15 Peter Axelsson Stefan Karlsson 4 7 Denmark vs Sweden Denmark Sweden Stadium Negara 24 May 1988, 19:30 8 4 1 Morten Frost 15 15 Jens Olsson 6 4 Ib Frederiksen 18 18 Jörgen Tuvesson 15 14 Torben Carlsen 17 15 Jonas Herrgårdh 14 6 Steen Fladberg Jan Paulsen 15 5 13 Jan-Eric Antonsson Pär-Gunnar Jönsson 11 15 15 Max Gandrup Thomas Lund 15 17 Peter Axelsson Stefan Karlsson 12 15 Indonesia vs South Korea Indonesia South Korea 1984 Stadium Negara 25 May 1988, 19:30 8 4 1 Icuk Sugiarto 17 15 Sung Han-kook 16 3 Eddy Kurniawan 15 15 Park Sung-bae 3 10 Ardy Wiranata 15 15 Park Joo-bong 3 6 Gunawan Eddy Hartono 8 7 Park Joo-bong Sung Han-kook 15 15 Bobby Ertanto Liem Swie King 15 9 17 Lee Deuk-choon Kim Moon-soo 7 15 16 Denmark vs South Korea Denmark South Korea 1984 Stadium Negara 26 May 1988, 19:30 8 4 1 Morten Frost 4 15 15 Sung Han-kook 15 11 10 Jens Peter Nierhoff 15 15 Park Sung-bae 7 3 Ib Frederiksen 15 15 Lee Gwang-jin 7 5 Steen Fladberg Jan Paulsen 4 6 Kim Moon-soo Park Joo-bong 15 15 Max Gandrup Thomas Lund 15 18 Lee Deuk-choon Sung Han-kook 3 17 Indonesia vs Denmark Indonesia Denmark Stadium Negara 27 May 1988, 19:30 8 3 2 Icuk Sugiarto 15 15 Morten Frost 8 3 Eddy Kurniawan 15 15 Jens Peter Nierhoff 8 11 Alan Budikusuma 15 12 7 Ib Frederiksen 9 15 15 Bobby Ertanto Liem Swie King 15 15 Max Gandrup Thomas Lund 10 6 Hadibowo Susanto Eddy Hartono 7 8 Mark Christiansen Michael Kjeldsen 15 15 South Korea vs Sweden South Korea 1984 Sweden Stadium Negara 28 May 1988, 19:30 8 3 2 Lee Gwang-jin 15 17 Jens Olsson 10 15 Choi Sang-bum 13 8 Jörgen Tuvesson 15 15 Ahn Jae-chang 1 15 8 Jonas Herrgårdh 15 8 15 Park Joo-bong Shon Jin-hwan 15 5 15 Jan-Eric Antonsson Pär-Gunnar Jönsson 6 15 6 Choi Sang-bum Lee Gwang-jin 18 17 Peter Axelsson Stefan Karlsson 13 15 References Category:Thomas & Uber Cup Category:1988 in badminton