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1998 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. Host city selection China was originally selected as the host, with Shanghai as the competition site. IBF later moved the competition to Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt ... due to sponsorship issues which preferred Hong Kong over Shanghai. Thomas Cup Teams 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. F ...
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Queen Elizabeth Stadium
The Queen Elizabeth Stadium is an indoor sport facility on the Morrison Hill in Wan Chai, on the Hong Kong Island of Hong Kong. First opened in 1980, it has a 3,500-seat arena, gymnasia, squash and badminton courts, and a multi-purpose hall. It was built by the Urban Council, and is now managed by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department of the Hong Kong Government. It hosted the official 1983 Asian Basketball Championship. History Queen Elizabeth II made her first visit to Hong Kong, then a British colony, in May 1975. This Royal Visit became the namesake of the stadium. The construction was funded by various means including donations from local philanthropists such as Sir Tang Shiu-kin, and the Royal Hong Kong Jockey Club. The foundation stone was laid by the Acting Governor Sir Denys Roberts on 21 December 1977. The stadium was opened by the Governor Sir Murray MacLehose on 27 August 1980. Since then the stadium has become one of the major venues for cultural and ...
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Yang Ming (badminton)
Yang Ming may refer to: *Mat Yeung or Yang Ming (born 1981), Hong Kong television actor *Yang Ming (kickboxer), Chinese kickboxer *National Yang-Ming University, university in Taipei, Taiwan *Wang Yangming, Ming dynasty neo-Confucian and bureaucrat *Yang Ming Marine Transport Corporation, Taiwanese shipping company *Yangmingshan Yangmingshan National Park is one of the nine national parks in Taiwan, located in both Taipei and New Taipei City. The districts that are partially in the park include Taipei's Beitou and Shilin Districts; and New Taipei's Wanli, Jinshan, ...
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Ng Wei
Ng Wei (; born 14 July 1981) is a former Hong Kong badminton player from Jiangsu. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics in 2000, 2004 and 2008. Ng was the bronze medalist at the 1999 Asian Junior Championships, also at the 2003 File:2003 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The crew of STS-107 perished when the Space Shuttle Columbia disintegrated during reentry into Earth's atmosphere; SARS became an epidemic in China, and was a precursor to SARS-CoV-2; A des ... and 2005 Asian Championships. Ng retired from the international badminton in 2010, and now works as a badminton coach. Achievements Asian Championships ''Men's singles'' Asian Junior Championships ''Boys' singles'' IBF World Grand Prix (1 runner-up) The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983. ''Men's singles'' IBF International (5 titles, 1 runner-up) ''Men's singles'' References External links * * 1981 births Living ...
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Ma Che Kong
Ma Che Kong (; also known as Edwin Ma Che Kong; born 25 May 1974) is a retired badminton player from Hong Kong. Kong won most of the finals he contested in, which includes his victories in Poland, New Zealand, Australia, Chile, Canada, Mexico, Peru, Argentina, and Brazil. In 2000, Hong Kong hosted its first-ever National Badminton Championships and he won the title in men's doubles with partner Yau Kwun Yuen. He was one of the most dominating players of his country in the late '90s. He has represented Hong Kong in major events such as Thomas Cup, Asian Games, World Championships and Commonwealth Games. He was also a team member in Asia Cup badminton 2001. After his sporting career, he started a career as a coach in badminton for disabled people. Achievements IBF Grand Prix The World Badminton Grand Prix has been sanctioned by the International Badminton Federation since 1983. ''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' IBF International ''Men's doubles'' ''Mixed doubles'' ...
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Liu Kwok Wa
Liu Kwok Wa (; born 15 February 1978) is a retired badminton player from Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China ( abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delt .... Achievements Asian Championships ''Mixed doubles'' IBF International ''Men's doubles'' References External links {{DEFAULTSORT:Liu, Kwok Wa Hong Kong male badminton players 1978 births Living people ...
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Jon-Holst Christensen
Jon Holst-Christensen (born 16 June 1968) is a retired male badminton player from Denmark. Career Summer Olympics Jon Holst-Christensen competed in badminton at the 1992 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with Thomas Lund. In the first round they defeated Dean Galt and Kerrin Harrison of New Zealand and in second round they were beaten by Razif Sidek and Jalani Sidek of Malaysia. He also competed in badminton at the 1996 Summer Olympics in men's doubles with the same partner. They had a bye in the first round and lost against Ha Tae-kwon and Kang Kyung-jin Kang Kyung-jin (Hangul: 강경진; Hanja: 姜京珍; born 24 March 1973) is a former badminton player and coach from South Korea. He was the men's doubles champion at the 1997 All England Open and 1998 Asian Championships. He competed at the 1 ... of Korea in the second round. Achievements World Championships ''Men's doubles'' European Championships ''Men's doubles'' IBF World Grand Prix The World Badminton Gran ...
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Michael Sogaard
Michael may refer to: People * Michael (given name), a given name * Michael (surname), including a list of people with the surname Michael Given name "Michael" * Michael (archangel), ''first'' of God's archangels in the Jewish, Christian and Islamic religions * Michael (bishop elect), English 13th-century Bishop of Hereford elect * Michael (Khoroshy) (1885–1977), cleric of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of Canada * Michael Donnellan (1915–1985), Irish-born London fashion designer, often referred to simply as "Michael" * Michael (footballer, born 1982), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1983), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1993), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born February 1996), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born March 1996), Brazilian footballer * Michael (footballer, born 1999), Brazilian footballer Rulers =Byzantine emperors= *Michael I Rangabe (d. 844), married the daughter of Emperor Nikephoros I *Mich ...
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Tam Kai Chuen
Tam Kai Chuen (; born 6 September 1976) is a badminton player from Hong Kong. He represented Hong Kong at the 2000 Summer Olympics, 1998 Asian Games, 1997 East Asian Games, and 1994 Commonwealth Games The 1994 Commonwealth Games ( French: ''XVéme Jeux du Commonwealth'') were held in Victoria, British Columbia, from 18 to 28 August 1994. Ten types of sports were featured at the Victoria Games: athletics, aquatics, badminton, boxing, cycling, .... Achievements IBF World Grand Prix The World Badminton Grand Prix sanctioned by International Badminton Federation (IBF) since 1983. ''Men's singles'' IBF International ''Men's singles'' ''Mixed doubles'' References External links * * 1976 births Living people Hong Kong male badminton players Olympic badminton players for Hong Kong Badminton players at the 2000 Summer Olympics Badminton players at the 1998 Asian Games Badminton players at the 1994 Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Hong ...
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Peter Gade
} Peter Høeg Gade (born 14 December 1976 in Aalborg, Denmark)BWF World Ranking
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is a Danish former professional player. He currently resides in Holte in . He has two children with the former handball player Camilla Høeg. Gade made his mark in badminton history through his singles title in 1999 and his five
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Daniel Eriksson (badminton)
Daniel Eriksson (born 20 October 1974) is a Swedish retired bandy player. Career Club career Eriksson is a youth product of Sandviken and has represented their senior team, Vodnik and Dynamo Moscow. International career Eriksson has played for the Swedish national bandy team making his debut in the 2000–01 season. Eriksson was part of Swedish World Champions teams of 2003 and 2005 Honours Country ; Sweden: * Bandy World Championship The Bandy World Championship is a competition between bandy-playing nations' men's teams. The tournament is administrated by the Federation of International Bandy. It is distinct from the Bandy World Cup, a club competition, and from the Wome ...: 2003, 2005 References External links * * 1974 births Living people Swedish bandy players Expatriate bandy players in Russia Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Russia Sandvikens AIK players Vodnik Arkhangelsk players Dynamo Kazan players Sweden international bandy players Bandy ...
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Dong Jiong
Dong Jiong (; born 20 August 1973) is a Chinese badminton player who ranked among the world's men's singles elite in the mid and late 1990s. Career In a relatively short career at the top level, Dong won some of badminton's biggest events, including the prestigious All England and Denmark Open titles in 1997. He was a silver medalist at the 1996 Olympic Games in Atlanta, losing the final in two close games to Denmark's Poul-Erik Hoyer Larsen. Among Dong's badminton achievements were victories at the Thailand Open (1995, 1996), China Open (1995, 1997, 1999), Swiss Open (1997), World Cup (1996), and quadrennial Asian Games (1998). The successes of Dong and his contemporary and rival Sun Jun marked the ''start'' of a revival in men's badminton fortunes for China, which, after dominating in the 1980s, had lost the initiative to Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. ...
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