1988 Thomas Cup group stage

The 1988 Thomas Cup group stage was held at Stadium Negara in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 23 to 28 May 1988.

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 18 March 1988. The 8 teams will be drawn into two groups each containing four teams.^[1]

Group composition

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

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	China	3	3	0	30	3	+27	481	236	+245	3	Advance to semi-finals
2	Malaysia	3	2	1	20	14	+6	426	372	+54	2	Advance to semi-finals
3	England	3	1	2	11	20	−9	313	389	−76	1
4	India	3	0	3	5	29	−24	251	474	−223	0

Source: The Straits Times

China vs England

China
5

Stadium Negara
23 May 1988, 19:30 UTC+8
^[2]

England
0

		1	2
1	Yang Yang Nick Yates	15 11	15 9
2	Xiong Guobao Steve Baddeley	15 10	15 6
3	Zhao Jianhua Steve Butler	15 2	15 3
4	Li Yongbo / Tian Bingyi Mike Brown / Richard Outterside	15 5	15 5
5	Chen Hongyong / Chen Kang Andy Goode / Dave Wright	15 0	18 8

Malaysia vs India

Malaysia
5

Stadium Negara
24 May 1988, 19:30 UTC+8
^[3]

India
0

		1	2	3
1	Misbun Sidek Prakash Padukone	15 13	15 6
2	Foo Kok Keong Syed Modi	15 3	15 7
3	Rashid Sidek U. Vimal Kumar	12 15	15 4	15 5
4	Jalani Sidek / Razif Sidek Partho Ganguli / Vikram Singh	15 5	15 4
5	Cheah Soon Kit / Ong Beng Teong Prakash Padukone / Uday Pawar	15 9	10 15	15 6

China vs India

China
5

Stadium Negara
25 May 1988, 19:30 UTC+8
^[4]

India
0

		1	2	3
1	Yang Yang Prakash Padukone	7 15	15 5	15 1
2	Xiong Guobao U. Vimal Kumar	15 5	15 4
3	Zhao Jianhua Harjeet Singh	15 10	15 2
4	Li Yongbo / Tian Bingyi Ravi Kunte / Uday Pawar	15 6	15 7
5	Chen Hongyong / Chen Kang Partho Ganguli / Vikram Singh	15 8	15 3

Malaysia vs England

Malaysia
4

Stadium Negara
26 May 1988, 19:30 UTC+8
^[5]

England
1

		1	2
1	Misbun Sidek Steve Baddeley	11 15	7 15
2	Foo Kok Keong Steve Butler	18 17	15 13
3	Rashid Sidek Matthew Smith	15 9	17 14
4	Ong Beng Teong / Razif Sidek Mike Brown / Richard Outterside	15 7	15 10
5	Cheah Soon Kit / Jalani Sidek Andy Goode / Dave Wright	15 5	15 4

England vs India

England
4

Stadium Negara
27 May 1988, 19:30 UTC+8
^[6]

India
1

		1	2	3
1	Nick Yates Prakash Padukone	15 12	5 15	5 15
2	Steve Baddeley U. Vimal Kumar	15 5	15 1
3	Steve Butler Harjeet Singh	15 3	15 1
4	Mike Brown / Richard Outterside Partho Ganguli / Vikram Singh	15 9	15 10
5	Andy Goode / Dave Wright Prakash Padukone / Uday Pawar	15 13	15 9

China vs Malaysia

China
5

Stadium Negara
28 May 1988, 19:30 UTC+8
^[7]

Malaysia
0

		1	2	3
1	Yang Yang Misbun Sidek	15 10	15 3
2	Xiong Guobao Foo Kok Keong	15 9	15 9
3	Zhao Jianhua Lee Fook Heng	15 10	15 4
4	Li Yongbo / Tian Bingyi Jalani Sidek / Razif Sidek	11 15	15 5	18 15
5	Chen Hongyong / Chen Kang Cheah Soon Kit / Soo Beng Kiang	7 15	15 4	15 12

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Indonesia	3	3	0	25	7	+18	437	287	+150	3	Advance to semi-finals
2	Denmark	3	2	1	21	12	+9	415	374	+41	2	Advance to semi-finals
3	South Korea	3	1	2	13	21	−8	364	433	−69	1
4	Sweden	3	0	3	7	26	−19	338	460	−122	0

Source: The Straits Times

Indonesia vs Sweden

Indonesia
5

Stadium Negara
23 May 1988, 19:30 UTC+8
^[2]

Sweden
0

		1	2
1	Icuk Sugiarto Jens Olsson	15 5	15 0
2	Eddy Kurniawan Jörgen Tuvesson	15 8	15 2
3	Alan Budikusuma Jonas Herrgårdh	15 10	15 7
4	Gunawan / Eddy Hartono Jan-Eric Antonsson / Pär-Gunnar Jönsson	15 9	15 11
5	Bobby Ertanto / Liem Swie King Peter Axelsson / Stefan Karlsson	15 4	15 7

Denmark vs Sweden

Denmark
4

Stadium Negara
24 May 1988, 19:30 UTC+8
^[3]

Sweden
1

		1	2	3
1	Morten Frost Jens Olsson	15 6	15 4
2	Ib Frederiksen Jörgen Tuvesson	18 15	18 14
3	Torben Carlsen Jonas Herrgårdh	17 14	15 6
4	Steen Fladberg / Jan Paulsen Jan-Eric Antonsson / Pär-Gunnar Jönsson	15 11	5 15	13 15
5	Max Gandrup / Thomas Lund Peter Axelsson / Stefan Karlsson	15 12	17 15

Indonesia vs South Korea

Indonesia
4

Stadium Negara
25 May 1988, 19:30 UTC+8
^[4]

South Korea
1

		1	2	3
1	Icuk Sugiarto Sung Han-kook	17 16	15 3
2	Eddy Kurniawan Park Sung-bae	15 3	15 10
3	Ardy Wiranata Park Joo-bong	15 3	15 6
4	Gunawan / Eddy Hartono Park Joo-bong / Sung Han-kook	8 15	7 15
5	Bobby Ertanto / Liem Swie King Lee Deuk-choon / Kim Moon-soo	15 7	9 15	17 16

Denmark vs South Korea

Denmark
4

Stadium Negara
26 May 1988, 19:30 UTC+8
^[5]

South Korea
1

		1	2	3
1	Morten Frost Sung Han-kook	4 15	15 11	15 10
2	Jens Peter Nierhoff Park Sung-bae	15 7	15 3
3	Ib Frederiksen Lee Gwang-jin	15 7	15 5
4	Steen Fladberg / Jan Paulsen Kim Moon-soo / Park Joo-bong	4 15	6 15
5	Max Gandrup / Thomas Lund Lee Deuk-choon / Sung Han-kook	15 3	18 17

Indonesia vs Denmark

Indonesia
3

Stadium Negara
27 May 1988, 19:30 UTC+8
^[6]

Denmark
2

		1	2	3
1	Icuk Sugiarto Morten Frost	15 8	15 3
2	Eddy Kurniawan Jens Peter Nierhoff	15 8	15 11
3	Alan Budikusuma Ib Frederiksen	15 9	12 15	7 15
4	Bobby Ertanto / Liem Swie King Max Gandrup / Thomas Lund	15 10	15 6
5	Hadibowo Susanto / Eddy Hartono Mark Christiansen / Michael Kjeldsen	7 15	8 15

South Korea vs Sweden

South Korea
3

Stadium Negara
28 May 1988, 19:30 UTC+8
^[7]

Sweden
2

		1	2	3
1	Lee Gwang-jin Jens Olsson	15 10	17 15
2	Choi Sang-bum Jörgen Tuvesson	13 15	8 15
3	Ahn Jae-chang Jonas Herrgårdh	1 15	15 8	8 15
4	Park Joo-bong / Shon Jin-hwan Jan-Eric Antonsson / Pär-Gunnar Jönsson	15 6	5 15	15 6
5	Choi Sang-bum / Lee Gwang-jin Peter Axelsson / Stefan Karlsson	18 13	17 15

References

^ "Draw favours China". The Straits Times. 1988-03-20. p. 25. Retrieved 2024-08-15 – via NewspaperSG.
^ ^a ^b "Champs China's show of power". The Straits Times. 1988-05-24. p. 31. Retrieved 2024-08-15 – via NewspaperSG.
^ ^a ^b "A sharper Misbun blunts his critics". The Straits Times. 1988-05-25. p. 35. Retrieved 2024-08-15 – via NewspaperSG.
^ ^a ^b "THOMAS CUP RESULTS". The Straits Times. 1988-05-26. p. 31. Retrieved 2024-08-15 – via NewspaperSG.
^ ^a ^b "Singles-minded Danes power into semi-finals". The Straits Times. 1988-05-27. p. 47. Retrieved 2024-08-15 – via NewspaperSG.
^ ^a ^b "Indonesia demolishes Denmark in two singles". The Business Times. 1988-05-28. p. 12. Retrieved 2024-08-15 – via NewspaperSG.
^ ^a ^b "Malaysian pairs give China run for their money". The Straits Times. 1988-05-29. p. 26. Retrieved 2024-08-15 – via NewspaperSG.

[1] "Draw favours China". The Straits Times. 1988-03-20. p. 25. Retrieved 2024-08-15 – via NewspaperSG.

[:0-2] "Champs China's show of power". The Straits Times. 1988-05-24. p. 31. Retrieved 2024-08-15 – via NewspaperSG.

[:1-3] "A sharper Misbun blunts his critics". The Straits Times. 1988-05-25. p. 35. Retrieved 2024-08-15 – via NewspaperSG.

[:2-4] "THOMAS CUP RESULTS". The Straits Times. 1988-05-26. p. 31. Retrieved 2024-08-15 – via NewspaperSG.

[:3-5] "Singles-minded Danes power into semi-finals". The Straits Times. 1988-05-27. p. 47. Retrieved 2024-08-15 – via NewspaperSG.

[:4-6] "Indonesia demolishes Denmark in two singles". The Business Times. 1988-05-28. p. 12. Retrieved 2024-08-15 – via NewspaperSG.

[:5-7] "Malaysian pairs give China run for their money". The Straits Times. 1988-05-29. p. 26. Retrieved 2024-08-15 – via NewspaperSG.

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