1984 Thomas Cup group stage

The 1984 Thomas Cup group stage was held at Stadium Negara in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 7 to 12 May 1984.

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 4 April 1984. The 8 teams will be drawn into two groups each containing four teams.^[1]

Group composition

Group
Group A	Group B
England Indonesia Japan Malaysia (Host)	China Denmark South Korea Sweden

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Indonesia	3	3	0	26	7	+19	471	292	+179	3	Advance to semi-finals
2	England	3	2	1	19	16	+3	450	435	+15	2	Advance to semi-finals
3	Malaysia	3	1	2	17	19	−2	455	441	+14	1
4	Japan	3	0	3	6	26	−20	245	453	−208	0

Source: The Straits Times

Malaysia vs Japan

Malaysia
5

Stadium Negara
7 May 1984, 18:30 UTC+8
^[2]

Japan
0

		1	2	3
1	Misbun Sidek Hiroyuki Hasegawa	8 15	15 6	15 10
2	Ong Beng Teong Shinji Matsuura	6 15	15 6	15 12
3	Razif Sidek Hiroshi Nishiyama	15 5	15 3
4	Jalani Sidek / Razif Sidek Shuji Matsuno / Shinji Matsuura	15 3	15 0
5	Misbun Sidek / Soh Goon Chup Tetsuaki Inoue / Shōkichi Miyamori	15 10	15 10

Indonesia vs England

Indonesia
3

Stadium Negara
8 May 1984, 18:30 UTC+8
^[3]

England
2

		1	2	3
1	Liem Swie King Steve Baddeley	15 2	15 7
2	Hastomo Arbi Nick Yates	15 7	15 8
3	Icuk Sugiarto Steve Butler	15 12	14 15	12 15
4	Rudy Heryanto / Hariamanto Kartono Steve Baddeley / Martin Dew	15 9	11 15	9 15
5	Hadibowo / Christian Hadinata Mike Tredgett / Dipak Tailor	15 6	15 9

England vs Japan

England
4

Stadium Negara
9 May 1984, 18:30 UTC+8
^[4]

Japan
1

		1	2	3
1	Steve Baddeley Hiroyuki Hasegawa	15 18	12 15
2	Nick Yates Shinji Matsuura	15 8	15 2
3	Steve Butler Hiroshi Nishiyama	15 3	15 9
4	Martin Dew / Mike Tredgett Shuji Matsuno / Shinji Matsuura	15 3	13 18	15 4
5	Chris Dobson / Dipak Tailor Tetsuaki Inoue / Shōkichi Miyamori	15 9	15 12

Indonesia vs Malaysia

Indonesia
5

Stadium Negara
10 May 1984, 18:30 UTC+8
^[5]

Malaysia
0

		1	2	3
1	Liem Swie King Misbun Sidek	15 11	15 4
2	Hastomo Arbi Ong Beng Teong	15 9	11 15	15 8
3	Icuk Sugiarto Razif Sidek	15 4	15 9
4	Rudy Heryanto / Hariamanto Kartono Jalani Sidek / Razif Sidek	12 15	15 9	15 10
5	Hadibowo / Christian Hadinata Misbun Sidek / Soh Goon Chup	15 13	18 16

Indonesia vs Japan

Indonesia
4

Stadium Negara
11 May 1984, 18:30 UTC+8
^[6]

Japan
1

		1	2
1	Liem Swie King Hiroyuki Hasegawa	15 6	15 8
2	Hastomo Arbi Shinji Matsuura	15 3	15 2
3	Icuk Sugiarto Hiroshi Nishiyama	15 1	15 3
4	Rudy Heryanto / Hariamanto Kartono Shuji Matsuno / Shinji Matsuura	12 15		retired
5	Hadibowo / Christian Hadinata Tetsuaki Inoue / Shōkichi Miyamori	15 7	15 4

England vs Malaysia

England
3

Stadium Negara
12 May 1984, 18:30 UTC+8
^[7]

Malaysia
2

		1	2	3
1	Steve Baddeley Misbun Sidek	15 12	15 11
2	Nick Yates Ong Beng Teong	15 17	18 17	10 15
3	Steve Butler Razif Sidek	9 15	15 11	15 12
4	Steve Baddeley / Martin Dew Jalani Sidek / Razif Sidek	9 15	16 18
5	Andy Goode / Mike Tredgett Misbun Sidek / Soh Goon Chup	18 13	15 12

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	China	3	3	0	26	11	+15	494	367	+127	3	Advance to semi-finals
2	South Korea	3	2	1	21	16	+5	472	412	+60	2	Advance to semi-finals
3	Denmark	3	1	2	20	17	+3	452	412	+40	1
4	Sweden	3	0	3	6	29	−23	284	511	−227	0

Source: The Straits Times

Denmark vs Sweden

Denmark
4

Stadium Negara
7 May 1984, 18:30 UTC+8
^[2]

Sweden
1

		1	2	3
1	Morten Frost Ulf Johansson	15 2	15 3
2	Jens Peter Nierhoff Göran Carlsson	15 4	15 6
3	Steen Fladberg Torbjörn Pettersson	16 18	15 7	15 3
4	Morten Frost / Jens Peter Nierhoff Stefan Karlsson / Thomas Kihlström	8 15	15 10	11 15
5	Steen Fladberg / Jesper Helledie Ulf Johansson / Lars Wengberg	15 3	15 11

China vs South Korea

China
4

Stadium Negara
8 May 1984, 18:30 UTC+8
^[3]

South Korea
1

		1	2	3
1	Luan Jin Park Joo-bong	15 6	15 10
2	Han Jian Sung Han-kook	7 15	15 0	15 6
3	Yang Yang Choi Byung-hak	15 11	15 8
4	He Shangquan / Jiang Guoliang Kim Moon-soo / Park Joo-bong	15 10	16 17	2 15
5	Sun Zhian / Tian Bingyi Lee Deuk-choon / Sung Han-kook	15 12	13 15	15 12

China vs Denmark

China
3

Stadium Negara
9 May 1984, 18:30 UTC+8
^[4]

Denmark
2

		1	2	3
1	Luan Jin Morten Frost	3 15	7 15
2	Han Jian Jens Peter Nierhoff	15 5	15 8
3	Yang Yang Claus Andersen	15 7	15 3
4	He Shangquan / Jiang Guoliang Steen Fladberg / Jesper Helledie	17 14	9 15	10 15
5	Sun Zhian / Tian Bingyi Morten Frost / Michael Kjeldsen	9 15	15 9	15 6

South Korea vs Sweden

South Korea
5

Stadium Negara
10 May 1984, 18:30 UTC+8
^[5]

Sweden
0

		1	2	3
1	Park Joo-bong Ulf Johansson	15 5	15 2
2	Sung Han-kook Göran Carlsson	11 15	15 1	15 7
3	Choi Byung-hak Torbjörn Pettersson	17 14	15 6
4	Kim Moon-soo / Park Joo-bong Stefan Karlsson / Thomas Kihlström	15 8	15 7
5	Lee Deuk-choon / Sung Han-kook Göran Carlsson / Lars Wengberg	15 3	17 16

Denmark vs South Korea

Denmark
2

Stadium Negara
11 May 1984, 18:30 UTC+8
^[6]

South Korea
3

		1	2	3
1	Morten Frost Park Joo-bong	15 11	4 15	15 7
2	Jens Peter Nierhoff Sung Han-kook	15 5	15 11
3	Steen Fladberg Choi Byung-hak	18 16	10 15	11 15
4	Morten Frost / Jens Peter Nierhoff Kim Moon-soo / Park Joo-bong	15 12	10 15	10 15
5	Steen Fladberg / Jesper Helledie Lee Deuk-choon / Sung Han-kook	13 18	4 15

China vs Sweden

China
5

Stadium Negara
12 May 1984, 18:30 UTC+8
^[7]

Sweden
0

		1	2	3
1	Luan Jin Stefan Karlsson	15 17	15 2	15 3
2	Yang Yang Ulf Johansson	15 11	15 4
3	Chen Changjie Torbjörn Pettersson	15 5	15 12
4	He Shangquan / Jiang Guoliang Stefan Karlsson / Thomas Kihlström	11 15	15 9	15 10
5	Sun Zhian / Tian Bingyi Göran Carlsson / Lars Wengberg	15 8	15 7

References

^ "Malaysia to meet England in last game". Singapore Monitor. 1984-04-06. p. 39. Retrieved 2024-08-13 – via NewspaperSG.
^ ^a ^b "ALL THE RESULTS". Singapore Monitor. 1984-05-08. p. 30. Retrieved 2024-08-13 – via NewspaperSG.
^ ^a ^b "Yesterday's results". The Straits Times. 1984-05-09. p. 47. Retrieved 2024-08-13 – via NewspaperSG.
^ ^a ^b "LAST NIGHT RESULTS". Singapore Monitor. 1984-05-10. p. 30. Retrieved 2024-08-13 – via NewspaperSG.
^ ^a ^b "LAST NIGHT'S RESULTS". Singapore Monitor. 1984-05-11. p. 32. Retrieved 2024-08-13 – via NewspaperSG.
^ ^a ^b "LAST NIGHT'S RESULTS". Singapore Monitor. 1984-05-12. p. 30. Retrieved 2024-08-13 – via NewspaperSG.
^ ^a ^b "LAST NIGHT'S RESULTS". The Straits Times. 1984-05-13. p. 32. Retrieved 2024-08-13 – via NewspaperSG.

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[:0-2] "ALL THE RESULTS". Singapore Monitor. 1984-05-08. p. 30. Retrieved 2024-08-13 – via NewspaperSG.

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[:2-4] "LAST NIGHT RESULTS". Singapore Monitor. 1984-05-10. p. 30. Retrieved 2024-08-13 – via NewspaperSG.

[:3-5] "LAST NIGHT'S RESULTS". Singapore Monitor. 1984-05-11. p. 32. Retrieved 2024-08-13 – via NewspaperSG.

[:4-6] "LAST NIGHT'S RESULTS". Singapore Monitor. 1984-05-12. p. 30. Retrieved 2024-08-13 – via NewspaperSG.

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