The1994 Thomas & Uber Cup was the 18th tournament of theThomas Cup, and the 15th tournament of theUber Cup, which are the major international team competitions in worldbadminton.[1]
Jakarta was named as the host in April 1993.[2] Indonesia had previously bid to host the1992 Thomas & Uber Cup. While Malaysia was named host in 1992, Indonesia won the right to host the tournament in 1994.
Indonesia qualified automatically as hosts.Malaysia qualified as title holders of the Thomas Cup whileChina qualified as the title holder of the Uber Cup.
The final of the 1994 Thomas Cup was played on 21 May 1994 between hosts Indonesia and defending champions Malaysia. It was the sixth meeting between the two nations in the Thomas Cup final.Hariyanto Arbi gave Indonesia a 1–0 lead when he defeatedRashid Sidek 15–6, 15–11.Rudy Gunawan andBambang Suprianto expanded the lead after defeating Malaysia'sCheah Soon Kit andSoo Beng Kiang in three games. In the third match, Olympic silver medalistArdy Wiranata defeatedOng Ewe Hock 15–11, 15–5. The next two matches were halted by umpire Roger Johansson due to the crowd in the stadium being too distracting and noisy for the Malaysians. This marked Indonesia's ninth win at the Thomas Cup and their first win since1984.[3]
The final of the 1994 Uber Cup was played on 20 May 1994. Indonesia reached the final after winning 4–1 against South Korea while China had to overcome a grueling battle against Sweden in the semi-finals. The first match went the hosts way withSusi Susanti defeatingYe Zhaoying. In the second match,Finarsih andLili Tampi defeatedChen Ying andWu Yuhong 15–13, 17–16. China then won the next two matches and made the score 2–2. In the final deciding match, 14 year-oldMia Audina won againstZhang Ning 11–7, 10–12, 11–4 to help the host clinch the title.[4][5][6] This marked Indonesia's second win at the Uber Cup and their first win since1975.[7]
Indonesia
Malaysia
Denmark
Finland
Sweden
China
South Korea
Thailand
Russia
Japan
South Korea