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| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 17–24 May 1998 | ||
| Edition | 20th (Thomas Cup) 17th (Uber Cup) | ||
| Level | International | ||
| Nations | 8 (Thomas Cup) 8 (Uber Cup) | ||
| Venue | Queen Elizabeth Stadium | ||
| Location | Hong Kong | ||
| Official website | bwfthomasubercups | ||
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The1998 Thomas & Uber Cup was the 20th tournament of theThomas Cup, and the 17th tournament of theUber Cup, which are the major international team competitions in worldbadminton.[1][2][3]
China was originally selected as the host, withShanghai as the competition site. IBF later moved the competition toHong Kong due to sponsorship issues which preferred Hong Kong over Shanghai.[4]
Hong Kong qualified automatically as hosts.Indonesia qualified as title holders of the Thomas Cup and the Uber 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 |
 Netherlands | ||||
 Sweden | ||||
| Asian Zone | 15 – 22 February 1998 | Manila | 3 |  China |
 Malaysia | ||||
 South Korea | ||||
| Total | 8 | |||
| 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 |
 England | ||||
| Netherlands | ||||
| Asian Zone | 15 – 22 February 1998 | Manila | 3 | China |
 Japan | ||||
| South Korea | ||||
| Total | 8 | |||
* 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) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Denmark | 3 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 9 | +17 | 503 | 330 | +173 | 3 | Advance tosemi-finals |
| 2 | China | 3 | 2 | 1 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 473 | 337 | +136 | 2 | |
| 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 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 5 | +22 | 457 | 234 | +223 | 3 | Advance tosemi-finals |
| 2 | Malaysia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 11 | +10 | 402 | 333 | +69 | 2 | |
| 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 |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| Denmark | 2 | |||||
| Malaysia | 3 | |||||
| Malaysia | 2 | |||||
| Indonesia | 3 | |||||
| China | 2 | |||||
| Indonesia | 3 | |||||
| 1998 Thomas Cup winner |
|---|
 Indonesia Eleventh title |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 2 | +27 | 371 | 141 | +230 | 3 | Advance tosemi-finals |
| 2 | Denmark | 3 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 303 | 281 | +22 | 2 | |
| 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 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 11 | +13 | 389 | 275 | +114 | 3 | Advance tosemi-finals |
| 2 |  South Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 10 | +14 | 370 | 279 | +91 | 2 | |
| 3 | England | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 22 | −10 | 280 | 371 | −91 | 1 | |
| 4 | Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 26 | −17 | 293 | 407 | −114 | 0 |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| China | 5 | |||||
| South Korea | 0 | |||||
| China | 4 | |||||
| Indonesia | 1 | |||||
| Denmark | 1 | |||||
| Indonesia | 4 | |||||
| 1998 Uber Cup winner |
|---|
 China Sixth title |
