# 1998 Thomas & Uber Cup

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.

## Host city selection

China was originally selected as the host, with Shanghai as the competition site. IBF later moved the competition to Hong Kong due to sponsorship issues which preferred Hong Kong over Shanghai.

## Qualification

Hong Kong qualified automatically as hosts. Indonesia qualified as title holders of the Thomas Cup and the Uber Cup.

### Thomas Cup

| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Slot | Qualified teams |
| Host country | 11 December 1996 | Hong Kong | 1 | Hong Kong |
| 1996 Thomas Cup | 16 – 25 May 1996 | Hong Kong | 1 | Indonesia |
| European Zone | 14 – 21 February 1998 | Sandefjord | 3 | Denmark |
| European Zone | 14 – 21 February 1998 | Sandefjord | 3 | Netherlands |
| European Zone | 14 – 21 February 1998 | Sandefjord | 3 | Sweden |
| Asian Zone | 15 – 22 February 1998 | Manila | 3 | China |
| Asian Zone | 15 – 22 February 1998 | Manila | 3 | Malaysia |
| Asian Zone | 15 – 22 February 1998 | Manila | 3 | South Korea |
| Total | Total | Total | 8 | |

### Uber Cup

| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Slot | Qualified teams |
| Host country | 11 December 1996 | Hong Kong | 1 | Hong Kong |
| 1996 Uber Cup | 16 – 25 May 1996 | Hong Kong | 1 | Indonesia |
| European Zone | 14 – 21 February 1998 | Sandefjord | 3 | Denmark |
| European Zone | 14 – 21 February 1998 | Sandefjord | 3 | England |
| European Zone | 14 – 21 February 1998 | Sandefjord | 3 | Netherlands |
| Asian Zone | 15 – 22 February 1998 | Manila | 3 | China |
| Asian Zone | 15 – 22 February 1998 | Manila | 3 | Japan |
| Asian Zone | 15 – 22 February 1998 | Manila | 3 | South Korea |
| Total | Total | Total | 8 | |

## Medal summary
### Medalists

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Thomas Cup | Indonesia Hariyanto Arbi Hendrawan Marleve Mainaky Indra Wijaya Joko Supriyanto Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja Sigit Budiarto Candra Wijaya | Malaysia Ong Ewe Hock Yong Hock Kin Roslin Hashim Wong Choong Hann Cheah Soon Kit Choong Tan Fook Yap Kim Hock Lee Wan Wah Tan Kim Her | China Sun Jun Luo Yigang Dong Jiong Chen Gang Liu Yong Yu Jinhao Zhang Jun Zhang Wei Yang Ming |
| Thomas Cup | Denmark Peter Gade Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen Peter Rasmussen Kenneth Jonassen Jon Holst-Christensen Michael Søgaard Jens Eriksen Jesper Larsen Jim Laugesen Thomas Stavngaard |
| Uber Cup | China Ye Zhaoying Gong Zhichao Dai Yun Han Jingna Ge Fei Gu Jun Qin Yiyuan Tang Yongshu Liu Lu Qian Hong | Indonesia Susi Susanti Mia Audina Meiluawati Ellen Angelina Cindana Hartono Eliza Nathanael Zelin Resiana Indarti Issolina Deyana Lomban Finarsih | South Korea Kim Ji-hyun Lee Joo-hyun Lee Kyung-won Lee Soon-deuk Jang Hye-ock Ra Kyung-min Kim Mee-hyang Kim Shin-young Chung Jae-hee |
| Uber Cup | Denmark Camilla Martin Mette Pedersen Mette Sørensen Anne Søndergaard Rikke Olsen Marlene Thomsen Ann Jørgensen Majken Vange Pernille Harder Helene Kirkegaard |

### Medal table

* Host nation (Hong Kong)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Indonesia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | China | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Malaysia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Denmark | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | South Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | Totals (5 entries) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |

## Thomas Cup
### Group stage
#### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Denmark | 3 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 9 | +17 | 503 | 330 | +173 | 3 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 2 | China | 3 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 473 | 337 | +136 | 2 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 3 | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 23 | −10 | 345 | 472 | −127 | 1 | |
| 4 | Hong Kong (H) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 28 | −22 | 308 | 490 | −182 | 0 | |
* 16 May 1998 (1998-05-16) 18:30 UTC+8
| China | 5–0 | Sweden |
| Report |||
* Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Hong Kong
* 16 May 1998 (1998-05-16) 18:30 UTC+8
| Denmark | 4–1 | Hong Kong |
| Report |||
* Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Hong Kong
* 18 May 1998 (1998-05-18) 18:30 UTC+8
| China | 5–0 | Hong Kong |
| Report |||
* Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Hong Kong
* 18 May 1998 (1998-05-18) 18:30 UTC+8
| Denmark | 4–1 | Sweden |
| Report |||
* Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Hong Kong
* 20 May 1998 (1998-05-20) 18:30 UTC+8
| Sweden | 4–1 | Hong Kong |
| Report |||
* Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Hong Kong
* 20 May 1998 (1998-05-20) 18:30 UTC+8
| China | 2–3 | Sweden |
| Report |||
* Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Hong Kong

#### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Indonesia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 5 | +22 | 457 | 234 | +223 | 3 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 2 | Malaysia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 11 | +10 | 402 | 333 | +69 | 2 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 3 | South Korea | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 21 | −9 | 327 | 415 | −88 | 1 | |
| 4 | Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 27 | −23 | 234 | 438 | −204 | 0 | |
* 16 May 1998 (1998-05-16) 12:00 UTC+8
| Indonesia | 5–0 | Netherlands |
| Report |||
* Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Hong Kong
* 16 May 1998 (1998-05-16) 12:00 UTC+8
| Malaysia | 4–1 | South Korea |
| Report |||
* Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Hong Kong
* 18 May 1998 (1998-05-18) 12:00 UTC+8
| Indonesia | 4–1 | South Korea |
| Report |||
* Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Hong Kong
* 18 May 1998 (1998-05-18) 12:00 UTC+8
| Malaysia | 5–0 | Netherlands |
| Report |||
* Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Hong Kong
* 20 May 1998 (1998-05-20) 12:00 UTC+8
| Indonesia | 4–1 | Malaysia |
| Report |||
* Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Hong Kong
* 20 May 1998 (1998-05-20) 12:00 UTC+8
| South Korea | 3–2 | Netherlands |
| Report |||
* Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Hong Kong

### Knockout stage
#### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Denmark | 2 |
| Malaysia | 3 | | |
| Malaysia | 3 | Malaysia | 2 |
| | | Indonesia | 3 |
| China | 2 | Indonesia | 3 |
| Indonesia | 3 | | |

#### Semi-finals

* 22 May 1998 (1998-05-22) 12:30 UTC+8
| Denmark | 2–3 | Malaysia |
| Report |||
* Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Hong Kong
* 22 May 1998 (1998-05-22) 19:00 UTC+8
| Indonesia | 3–2 | China |
| Report |||
* Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Hong Kong

#### Final

* 24 May 1998 (1998-05-24) 19:00 UTC+8
| Indonesia | 3–2 | Malaysia |
| Report |||
* Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Hong Kong
* 1998 Thomas Cup winner
* Indonesia Eleventh title

## Uber Cup
### Group stage
#### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 2 | +27 | 371 | 141 | +230 | 3 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 2 | Denmark | 3 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 303 | 281 | +22 | 2 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 3 | Japan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 22 | −9 | 293 | 357 | −64 | 1 | |
| 4 | Hong Kong (H) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 29 | −24 | 226 | 414 | −188 | 0 | |
* 15 May 1998 (1998-05-15) 18:30 UTC+8
| China | 5–0 | Hong Kong |
| Report |||
* Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Hong Kong
* 15 May 1998 (1998-05-15) 18:30 UTC+8
| Denmark | 5–0 | Japan |
| Report |||
* Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Hong Kong
* 17 May 1998 (1998-05-17) 18:30 UTC+8
| China | 4–1 | Japan |
| Report |||
* Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Hong Kong
* 17 May 1998 (1998-05-17) 18:30 UTC+8
| Denmark | 4–1 | Hong Kong |
| Report |||
* Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Hong Kong
* 19 May 1998 (1998-05-19) 18:30 UTC+8
| China | 5–0 | Denmark |
| Report |||
* Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Hong Kong
* 19 May 1998 (1998-05-19) 18:30 UTC+8
| Japan | 5–0 | Hong Kong |
| Report |||
* Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Hong Kong

#### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Indonesia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 11 | +13 | 389 | 275 | +114 | 3 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 2 | South Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 10 | +14 | 370 | 279 | +91 | 2 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 3 | England | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 22 | −10 | 280 | 371 | −91 | 1 | |
| 4 | Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 26 | −17 | 293 | 407 | −114 | 0 | |
* 15 May 1998 (1998-05-15) 12:30 UTC+8
| Indonesia | 5–0 | England |
| Report |||
* Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Hong Kong
* 15 May 1998 (1998-05-15) 12:30 UTC+8
| South Korea | 5–0 | Netherlands |
| Report |||
* Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Hong Kong
* 17 May 1998 (1998-05-17) 12:30 UTC+8
| Indonesia | 3–2 | Netherlands |
| Report |||
* Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Hong Kong
* 17 May 1998 (1998-05-17) 12:30 UTC+8
| South Korea | 4–1 | England |
| Report |||
* Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Hong Kong
* 19 May 1998 (1998-05-19) 12:30 UTC+8
| Indonesia | 3–2 | South Korea |
| Report |||
* Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Hong Kong
* 19 May 1998 (1998-05-19) 12:30 UTC+8
| England | 5–0 | Netherlands |
| Report |||
* Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Hong Kong

### Knockout stage
#### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| China | 5 |
| South Korea | 0 | | |
| South Korea | 0 | China | 4 |
| | | Indonesia | 1 |
| Denmark | 1 | Indonesia | 1 |
| Indonesia | 4 | | |

#### Semi-finals

* 21 May 1998 (1998-05-21) 12:30 UTC+8
| Indonesia | 4–1 | Denmark |
| Report |||
* Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Hong Kong
* 21 May 1998 (1998-05-21) 19:00 UTC+8
| China | 5–0 | South Korea |
| Report |||
* Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Hong Kong

#### Final

* 23 May 1998 (1998-05-23) 19:00 UTC+8
| Indonesia | 1–4 | China |
| Report |||
* Queen Elizabeth Stadium, Hong Kong
* 1998 Uber Cup winner
* China Sixth title