The 1988 Thomas Cup & Uber Cup was the 15th tournament of
Thomas Cup
The Thomas Cup, sometimes called the World Men's Team Championships, is an international badminton competition among teams representing member nations of the Badminton World Federation (BWF), the sport's global governing body. The championships h ...
and the 12th tournament of
Uber Cup
The Uber Cup, sometimes called the World Women's Team Championships, is a major international badminton competition contested by women's national badminton teams. First held in 1956–1957 and contested at three year intervals, it has been contes ...
, the most important
badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players pe ...
team competitions in the world.
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
won its third title in the Thomas Cup and in the Uber Cup, after beating in the final round
Malaysia
Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federation, federal constitutional monarchy consists of States and federal territories of Malaysia, thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two r ...
and
Korea
Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) comprising its northern half and South Korea (Republic o ...
, respectively.
Thomas Cup
Teams
35 teams took part in the competition. China, as defending champion, and Malaysia, as host team, skipped the Qualifications and played directly at the Final Stage.
Qualification groups
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Qualifying venue: Amsterdam
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Qualifying venue: Melbourne
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Qualifying venue: New Delhi
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Qualifying venue: San Jose
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Final stage
Group A
Group B
Knockout stage
Final
Uber Cup
Teams
31 teams took part in the competition, and eight teams qualified for the Final Stage.
Final stage
Group A
Group B
Knockout stage
Final
References
Smash: 1988 Thomas Cup - Final Round
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