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1998 Thomas and Uber Cup
LocationHong Kong Hong Kong
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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.

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.

Final stage

Team Pld W L
 Denmark 3 3 0
 China 3 2 1
 Sweden 3 1 2
 Hong Kong 3 0 3
Denmark  3–2  China
Denmark  4–1  Hong Kong
Denmark  4–1  Sweden
China  5–0  Hong Kong
China  5–0  Sweden
Sweden  4–1  Hong Kong

Group B

Team Pld W L
 Indonesia 3 3 0
 Malaysia 3 2 1
 South Korea 3 1 2
 Netherlands 3 0 3
Indonesia  4–1  South Korea
Indonesia  4–1  Malaysia
Indonesia  5–0  Netherlands
Malaysia  4–1  South Korea
Malaysia  5–0  Netherlands
South Korea  3–2  Netherlands

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Denmark2
 
 
 
 Malaysia3
 
 Indonesia3
 
 
 
 Malaysia2
 
 China2
 
 
 Indonesia3
 

Semi Final

Final


1998 Thomas Cup Champions

Indonesia

Eleventh title


Uber Cup

Teams

40 teams took part in the competition, and eight teams qualified for the Final Stage.

Final stage

Group A

Team Pld W L
 China 3 3 0
 Denmark 3 2 1
 Japan 3 1 2
 Hong Kong 3 0 3
China  5–0  Denmark
China  5–0  Hong Kong
China  4–1  Japan
Denmark  4–1  Hong Kong
Denmark  5–0  Japan
Japan  5–0  Hong Kong

Group B

Team Pld W L
 Indonesia 3 3 0
 South Korea 3 2 1
 England 3 1 2
 Netherlands 3 0 3
Indonesia  5–0  England
Indonesia  3–2  South Korea
Indonesia  3–2  Netherlands
South Korea  4–1  England
South Korea  5–0  Netherlands
England  4–1  Netherlands

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Indonesia4
 
 
 
 South Korea1
 
 Indonesia1
 
 
 
 China4
 
 China5
 
 
 Denmark0
 


Semi Finals

Final


1998 Uber Cup Champions

China

Sixth title

References