Thomas Cup 1998

The 20th edition of the Thomas Cup , the world championship for men's badminton teams , took place together with the Uber Cup 1998 from May 15 to 24, 1998 in Hong Kong . The winner was the team from Indonesia , which won the final against Malaysia 3-2.

qualification

Qualifying round	Qualified
Asia	People's Republic of China South Korea Malaysia
Europe	Denmark Sweden Netherlands
Defending champion	Indonesia
host	Hong Kong

Results

Group A

China 5	May 16, 1998	Sweden 0
1 2 3 1 Sun Jun Henrik Bengtsson 15 7 15 0     2 Luo Yigang Tomas Johansson 15 11 15 10     3 Dong Jiong Daniel Eriksson 15 10 12 15 15 10   4th Liu Yong / Zhang Wei Peter Axelsson / Henrik Bengtsson 15 4 15 9     5 Yang Ming / Zhang Jun Jens Olsson / Fredrik Bergström 15 2 11 15 15 3

Denmark 4	May 16, 1998	Hong Kong 1
1 2 3 1 Peter Gade Tam Kai Chuen 15 2 18 13     2 Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen Ng Wei 15 9 15 7     3 Peter Rasmussen Liu Kwok Wa 14 18 15 6 10 15   4th Michael Søgaard / Jon Holst-Christensen Liu Kwok Wa / Ma Che Kong 15 10 17 14     5 Jens Eriksen / Jesper Larsen Yau Kwun Yuen / Chow Kin Man 15 2 15 7

China 5	May 18, 1998	Hong Kong 0
1 2 3 1 Luo Yigang Tam Kai Chuen 15 6 15 4     2 Dong Jiong Ng Wei 15 9 15 6     3 Chen Gang Liu Kwok Wa 15 2 15 9     4th Liu Yong / Yu Jinhao Ma Che Kong / Chow Kin Man 15 9 15 6     5 Zhang Jun / Zhang Wei Tam Lok Tin / Yau Kwun Yuen 15 2 15 9

Denmark 4	May 18, 1998	Sweden 1
1 2 3 1 Peter Gade Henrik Bengtsson 15 4 15 5     2 Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen Tomas Johansson 15 5 14 17 6 15   3 Kenneth Jonassen Daniel Eriksson 15 6 15 3     4th Jon Holst-Christensen / Michael Søgaard Fredrik Bergström / Henrik Andersson 15 3 15 4     5 Jim Laugesen / Thomas Stavngaard Jens Olsson / Rikard Magnusson 15 6 15 7

China 2	May 20, 1998	Denmark 3
1 2 3 1 Sun Jun Peter Gade 3 15 16 17     2 Luo Yigang Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen 6 15 17 16 15 10   3 Dong Jiong Kenneth Jonassen 6 15 15 2 8 15   4th Liu Yong / Yu Jinhao Jon Holst-Christensen / Michael Søgaard 18 16 15 11     5 Zhang Jun / Zhang Wei Jens Eriksen / Jesper Larsen 2 15 18 15 14 17

Sweden 4	May 20, 1998	Hong Kong 1
1 2 3 1 Tomas Johansson Tam Kai Chuen 15 8 15 10     2 Rikard Magnusson Ng Wei 9 15 15 4 15 8   3 Daniel Eriksson Liu Kwok Wa 13 15 15 9 15 6   4th Fredrik Bergström / Henrik Andersson Liu Kwok Wa / Ma Che Kong 17 14 11 15 4 15   5 Henrik Bengtsson / Jens Olsson Yau Kwun Yuen / Chow Kin Man 15 7 17 16

team Pld W. L.  Denmark 3 3 0  People's Republic of China 3 2 1  Sweden 3 1 2  Hong Kong 3 0 3

Denmark 3–2  People's Republic of China  Denmark 4–1  Hong Kong  Denmark 4–1  Sweden  People's Republic of China 5–0  Hong Kong  People's Republic of China 5–0  Sweden  Sweden 4–1  Hong Kong

Group B

Indonesia 5	May 16, 1998	Netherlands 0
1 2 3 1 Heryanto Arbi Jeroen van Dijk 15 10 15 10     2 Hendrawan Gerben Bruijstens 15 5 15 3     3 Indra Wijaya Joris van Soerland 15 5 15 6     4th Ricky Subagja / Rexy Mainaky Quinten van Dalm / Dennis Lens 15 7 15 1     5 Candra Wijaya / Sigit Budiarto Jurgen van Leeuwen / Norbert van Barneveld 15 5 15 3

Malaysia 4	May 16, 1998	South Korea 1
1 2 3 1 Ong Ewe Hock Hwang Sun-ho 15 6 15 10     2 Yong Hock Kin Ahn Jae-chang 15 9 15 7     3 Roslin Hashim Kim Dong-moon 15 13 15 4     4th Cheah Soon Kit / Yap Kim Hock Lee Dong-soo / Yoo Yong-sung 14 18 15 8 15 12   5 Lee Wan Wah / Choong Tan Fook Ha Tae-kwon / Kang Kyung-jin 5 15 6 15

Indonesia 4	May 18, 1998	South Korea 1
1 2 3 1 Heryanto Arbi Hwang Sun-ho 17 14 15 0     2 Marleve Mainaky Jang Chun-woong 15 2 15 1     3 Joko Suprianto Jun Jong-bae 15 2 15 1     4th Ricky Subagja / Rexy Mainaky Lee Dong-soo / Yoo Yong-sung 15 9 15 4     5 Candra Wijaya / Sigit Budiarto Ha Tae-kwon / Kang Kyung-jin 15 6 9 15 15 18

Malaysia 5	May 18, 1998	Netherlands 0
1 2 3 1 Ong Ewe Hock Jeroen van Dijk 15 3 15 6     2 Yong Hock Kin Dicky Palyama 15 6 15 6     3 Wong Choong Hann Gerben Bruijstens 15 4 15 12     4th Cheah Soon Kit / Yap Kim Hock Quinten van Dalm / Dennis Lens 15 5 15 9     5 Choong Tan Fook / Tan Kim Her Norbert van Barneveld / Joris van Soerland 15 7 15 12

Indonesia 4	May 20, 1998	Malaysia 1
1 2 3 1 Hendrawan Yong Hock Kin 9 15 15 7 15 2   2 Marleve Mainaky Roslin Hashim 11 15 6 15     3 Indra Wijaya Wong Choong Hann 15 10 15 10     4th Ricky Subagja / Rexy Mainaky Cheah Soon Kit / Choong Tan Fook 15 7 15 13     5 Candra Wijaya / Sigit Budiarto Lee Wan Wah / Tan Kim Her 15 6 15 7

South Korea 3	May 20, 1998	Netherlands 2
1 2 3 1 Hwang Sun-ho Jeroen van Dijk 15 3 6 15 5 15   2 Jang Chun-woong Dicky Palyama 13 15 9 15     3 Ahn Jae-chang tanning Bruijstens 15 7 15 10     4th Yoo Yong-sung / Lee Dong-soo Quinten van Dalm / Dennis Lens 15 5 15 9     5 Ha Tae-kwon / Kang Kyung-jin Norbert van Barneveld / Joris van Soerland 15 6 15 9

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

KO round

	Semifinals				final
	Denmark	2
	Malaysia	3
					Indonesia	3
					Malaysia	2
	People's Republic of China	2
	Indonesia	3

Semifinals

Malaysia 3	May 22, 1998	Denmark 2
1 2 3 1 Ong Ewe Hock Peter Gade 7 15 10 15     2 Yong Hock Kin Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen 15 11 14 18 15 11   3 Roslin Hashim Kenneth Jonassen 15 18 15 5 15 8   4th Cheah Soon Kit / Choong Tan Fook Jon Holst-Christensen / Michael Søgaard 15 11 12 15 18 14   5 Yap Kim Hock / Tan Kim Her Jens Eriksen / Jesper Larsen 16 17 12 15

Indonesia 3	May 22, 1998	China 2
1 2 3 1 Heryanto Arbi Sun Jun 18 17 4 15 1 15   2 Hendrawan Luo Yigang 15 9 15 4     3 Indra Wijaya Dong Jiong 10 15 15 17     4th Ricky Subagja / Rexy Mainaky Liu Yong / Zhang Wei 15 6 15 2     5 Candra Wijaya / Sigit Budiarto Yang Ming / Yu Jinhao 15 3 15 6

final

Indonesia 3	Hong Kong May 24, 1998	Malaysia 2
1 2 3 1 Heryanto Arbi Ong Ewe Hock 14 18 7 15     2 Ricky Subagja  /  Rexy Mainaky Cheah Soon Kit  /  Yap Kim Hock 15 3 18 15     3 Hendrawan Yong Hock Kin 18 14 10 15 15 5   4th Candra Wijaya  /  Sigit Budiarto Lee Wan Wah  /  Choong Tan Fook 15 11 15 12     5 Joko Suprianto Roslin Hashim 10 15 15 11 2 15

credentials

• Pages from tangkis.tripod.com ( Memento from December 14, 2006 in the Internet Archive )
• Mike's Badminton Populorum