Thomas Cup 1998 / Qualification Europe

The European qualification for the Thomas Cup 1998 , the world championship for men's badminton teams , took place in Sandefjord in Norway . Denmark, Sweden and the Netherlands qualified for the finals of the cup.

1 round

•  Botswana , Hungary and Slovakia reported but not started  

Group A

•  Portugal - Italy 5: 0 
•  Portugal - Kazakhstan 5: 0 
•  Portugal - Georgia 5: 0 
•  Portugal - Zambia 5: 0 
•  Italy - Kazakhstan 4-1 
•  Italy - Zambia 5: 0 
•  Italy - Georgia 5: 0 
•  Kazakhstan - Zambia 4-1 
•  Kazakhstan - Georgia 5-0 
•  Zambia - Georgia 4: 1 

Group B

•  Iceland - Slovenia 5: 0 
•  Iceland - Latvia 5: 0 
•  Iceland - France 3: 2 
•  France - Latvia 5: 0 
•  France - Slovenia 5: 0 
•  Slovenia - Latvia 5: 0 

Group C

•  Poland - Israel 5-0 
•  Poland - Armenia 5-0 
•  Poland - Azerbaijan 5: 0 
•  Poland - South Africa 4-1 
•  South Africa - Israel 4-1 
•  South Africa - Azerbaijan 5: 0 
•  South Africa - Armenia 4-1 
•  Israel - Azerbaijan 5: 0 
•  Israel - Armenia 5: 0 
•  Armenia - Azerbaijan 5: 0 

Group D

•  United States - Belarus 4-1 
•  United States - Peru 5-0 
•  United States - Greece 5-0 
•  Belarus - Greece 5: 0 
•  Belarus - Peru 3: 2 
•  Peru - Greece 5: 0 

Group E

•  Finland - Czech Republic 4-1 
•  Finland - Cyprus 5: 0 
•  Finland - Guatemala 5: 0 
•  Czech Republic - Guatemala 4-1 
•  Czech Republic - Cyprus 5-0 
•  Guatemala - Cyprus 5: 0 

Group F.

•  Norway - Brazil 5: 0 
•  Norway - Estonia 5: 0 
•  Norway - Ireland 5: 0 
•  Ireland - Estonia 5: 0 
•  Ireland - Brazil 5: 0 
•  Estonia - Brazil 3: 2 

Group G

•  Scotland - Wales 3: 2 
•  Scotland - Lithuania 5: 0 
•  Scotland - Belgium 4: 1 
•  Wales - Belgium 3: 2 
•  Wales - Lithuania 5: 0 
•  Belgium - Lithuania 5: 0 

Group H.

•  Switzerland - Austria 3-2 
•  Switzerland - Spain 3: 2 
•  Switzerland - Mexico 5-0 
•  Austria - Mexico 5-0 
•  Austria - Spain 5-0 
•  Spain - Mexico 5-0; 

Semi-final round

Group W

•  Denmark - Norway 5-0 
•  Denmark - Scotland 4-1 
•  Denmark - Russia 5-0 
•  Russia - Scotland 3: 2 
•  Norway - Russia 3: 2 
•  Scotland - Norway 3: 2 

Group X

•  England - Finland 4: 1 
•  England - Germany 4-1 
•  England - Switzerland 5-0 
•  Germany - Switzerland 4: 1 
•  Germany - Finland 4-1 
•  Finland - Switzerland 4-1 

Group Y

•  Netherlands - Portugal 4: 1 
•  Netherlands - Iceland 4: 1 
•  Netherlands - Ukraine 3: 2 
•  Ukraine - Iceland 5: 0 
•  Ukraine - Portugal 3: 2 
•  Portugal - Iceland 3: 2 

Group Z

•  Sweden - Poland 4-1 
•  Sweden - United States 5-0 
•  Sweden - Bulgaria 5-0 
•  Bulgaria - USA 3: 2 
•  Bulgaria - Poland 4-1 
•  United States - Poland 3-2 

Semifinals

•  Denmark - England 5-0 
•  Netherlands - Sweden 4: 1 

3rd place match

•  Sweden - England 3: 2 

final

•  Denmark - Netherlands 5-0 
•  Denmark , Netherlands and Sweden qualified for the finals  

credentials

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