1998 Thomas and Uber Cup | |
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Venue | Queen Elizabeth Stadium |
Location | Hong Kong |
Dates | 17–24 May 1998[1] |
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
[edit]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. [2]
Medalists
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Thomas Cup | ![]() |
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Uber Cup | ![]() |
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Medal table
[edit]* Host nation (Hong Kong)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
2 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
3 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
4 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
5 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (5 entries) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
Thomas Cup
[edit]Teams
[edit]49 teams took part in the competition, and eight teams qualified for 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
[edit]Group A
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- Matchday 1
![]() China 5 |
Hong Kong, China May 16, 1998 |
![]() Sweden 0 |
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![]() Denmark 4 |
Hong Kong, China May 16, 1998 |
![]() Hong Kong 1 |
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- Matchday 2
![]() China 5 |
Hong Kong, China May 18, 1998 |
![]() Hong Kong 0 |
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![]() Denmark 4 |
Hong Kong, China May 18, 1998 |
![]() Sweden 1 |
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- Matchday 3
![]() Sweden 4 |
Hong Kong, China May 20, 1998 |
![]() Hong Kong 1 |
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![]() Denmark 3 |
Hong Kong, China May 20, 1998 |
![]() China 2 |
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Group B
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Knockout stage
[edit]Semi-finals | Final | |||||
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Semi-final
[edit]![]() Malaysia 3 |
Hong Kong May 22, 1998 |
![]() Denmark 2 |
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![]() Indonesia 3 |
Hong Kong May 23, 1998 |
![]() China 2 |
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Final
[edit]![]() Indonesia 3 |
Hong Kong May 24, 1998 |
![]() Malaysia 2 |
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1998 Thomas Cup Champions |
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![]() Indonesia Eleventh title |
Uber Cup
[edit]Teams
[edit]40 teams took part in the competition, and eight teams qualified for the final Stage.
Final stage
[edit]Group A
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Group B
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Knockout stage
[edit]Semi-finals | Final | |||||
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Semi-finals
[edit]![]() Indonesia 4 |
21 May 1998 |
![]() Denmark 1 |
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![]() China 5 |
21 May 1998 |
![]() South Korea 0 |
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Final
[edit]![]() China 4 |
Hong Kong May 23, 1998 |
![]() Indonesia 1 |
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1998 Uber Cup Champions |
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![]() China Sixth title |
References
[edit]- ^ "1998 THOMAS AND UBER CUPS Finals SLATED FOR HONG KONG". worldbadminton.com. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
- ^ Grossman, Mike (11 December 1996). "1998 THOMAS AND UBER CUPS Finals SLATED FOR HONG KONG". World Badminton. Retrieved 19 February 2018.