1990 Thomas & Uber Cup

1990 Thomas and Uber Cup
Location	Nagoya & Tokyo, Japan
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The 1990 Thomas & Uber Cup was the 16th tournament of the Thomas Cup, and the 13th tournament of the Uber Cup, which are the major international team competitions in world badminton. The 1990 final stage was held in Tokyo, Japan, in May 1990.

Host city selection[]

Singapore, Japan and South Korea submitted bids to host the tournament. The host selection was decided in May 1988, in Kuala Lumpur, at the same time with the 1988 Thomas & Uber Cup.^[1] At the general meeting, Tokyo, Japan, was selected to host the tournament.^[2]

Thomas Cup[]

Teams[]

53 teams took part in the competition, and eight teams qualified for the Final Stage, including China, as defending champions, and Japan, as the host team.

Final stage[]

Group A[]

Team Pld W L  China 3 3 0  Malaysia 3 2 1  South Korea 3 1 2  Sweden 3 0 3

China  5–0  Malaysia China  5–0  South Korea China  5–0  Sweden Malaysia  4–1  South Korea Malaysia  5–0  Sweden South Korea  3–2  Sweden

Group B[]

Team Pld W L  Indonesia 3 3 0  Denmark 3 2 1  Japan 3 1 2  England 3 0 3

Indonesia  4–1  Denmark Indonesia  5–0  Japan Indonesia  5–0  England Denmark  4–1  Japan Denmark  4–1  England Japan  3–2  England

Knockout stage[]

	Semi-finals				Final
	China	5
	Denmark	0
					China	4
					Malaysia	1
	Malaysia	3
	Indonesia	2

Final round[]

China 4	Tokyo, Japan May, 1990		Malaysia 1
1 2 3 1 Yang Yang Rashid Sidek 15 10 15 10     2 Xiong Guobao Foo Kok Keong 15 6 15 4     3 Zhao Jianhua Kwan Yoke Meng 15 10 15 6     4 Tian Bingyi / Li Yongbo Razif Sidek / Jalani Sidek 8 15 6 15     5 Chen Kang / Chen Hongyong Cheah Soon Kit / Soo Beng Kiang 15 7 15 12

1990 Thomas Cup Champions
China Fourth title

Uber Cup[]

Teams[]

42 teams took part in the competition, and eight teams qualified for the Final Stage.

Final stage[]

Group A[]

Team Pld W L  Indonesia 3 3 0  Japan 3 2 1  England 3 1 2  Denmark 3 0 3

Indonesia  5–0  Japan Indonesia  5–0  England Indonesia  5–0  Denmark Japan  5–0  England Japan  4–1  Denmark England  3–2  Denmark

Group B[]

Team Pld W L  South Korea 3 3 0  China 3 2 1  Netherlands 3 1 2  Sweden 3 0 3

South Korea  5–0  Sweden South Korea  5–0  Netherlands South Korea  4–1  China China  5–0  Netherlands China  5–0  Sweden Netherlands  3–2  Sweden

Knockout stage[]

	Semi-finals				Final
	China	5
	Indonesia	0
					China	3
					South Korea	2
	Japan	0
	South Korea	5
					Third place
					Indonesia	5
					Japan	0

Final[]

China 3	2 June 1990		South Korea 2
1 2 3 1 Tang Jiuhong Hwang Hye-young 11 4 11 0     2 Huang Hua Lee Young-suk 11 5 11 7     3 Zhou Lei Lee Heung-soon 11 5 11 6     4 Yao Fen / Lai Caiqin Chung Myung-hee / Chung So-young 17 16 5 15 9 15   5 Guan Weizhen / Shi Fangjing Hwang Hye-young / Gil Young-ah 16 17 13 15

1990 Uber Cup Champions
China Fourth title

References[]

• Smash: 1990 Thomas Cup - Challenge Round

External links[]

• Mike's Badminton Populorum - Uber Cup
• Mike's Badminton Populorum - Thomas Cup