The 1996 Thomas & Uber Cup was the 19th tournament of the

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 16th tournament of the

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 ...

, which are the major international team competitions in world

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About 1996 Thomas & Uber Cup

Press Conference

The 1996 Thomas Cup press conference was held in

Bank Rakyat Indonesia PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk ( 'Indonesian People's Bank', commonly known as BRI) is one of the largest banks in Indonesia. It specialises in small scale and microfinance style borrowing from and lending to its approximately 30 mill ...

's building in Sentra BRI complex in Sudirman,

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. The press conference is led by

Putera Sampoerna Putera Sampoerna (; Hokkien: Liem Tien Hie; born 13 October 1947 in Schiedam) is an Indonesian businessman. As of 2016, he had an estimated net worth of US$1.8 billion. Putera Sampoerna gained his wealth as heir to the Sampoerna cigarette ...

, the chairman of PT HM Sampoerna Tbk, manufacturer of A Mild, the 5th

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n largest cigarette brand. A Mild also as the main sponsor of the 1996 TUC.

Opening and closing ceremony

The opening and closing ceremony of the 1996 TUC also led by

, because A Mild was the main sponsor of the 1996 TUC.

Indonesia's double title champion

Indonesia's Thomas & Uber Cup Squads unite the title champion in Thomas Cup (tenth title) and Uber Cup (third title).

Squads

There were eight teams competed for Thomas and Uber Cups respectively.

Thomas Cup

Teams

56 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.

Final stage

Group A

Group B

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Final

Uber Cup

Teams

47 teams took part in the competition, and eight teams qualified for the final Stage.

Final stage

Group A

Group B

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Final

References

Smash: 1996 Thomas Cup - Final Round

External links

Semi-final results
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