1984 Thomas & Uber Cup

1984 Thomas and Uber Cup
Location	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
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The 1984 Thomas Cup & Uber Cup was the 13th tournament of Thomas Cup and the tenth tournament of Uber Cup, the most important badminton team competitions in the world.

Indonesia won its eighth title in the Thomas Cup, after beating China in the final round; and China won its first title in the Uber Cup, after beating England in the final.

Thomas Cup

Teams

34 teams took part in the competition. China, as defending champion, and Malaysia, as host team, skipped the Qualifications and played directly at the Final Stage.

Qualification groups

Final stage

Group A

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

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

Group B

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

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

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	England	1
	China	4
					China	2
					Indonesia	3
	South Korea	1
	Indonesia	4
					Third place
					England	3
					South Korea	2

Semifinals

England 1	Kuala Lumpur		China 4
1 2 3 1 Steve Baddeley Luan Jin 9 15 1 15     2 Andy Goode Han Jian 3 15 7 15     3 Steve Butler Yang Yang 8 15 9 15     4 Martin Dew / Mike Tredgett He Shangquan / Jiang Guoliang 10 15 15 3 15 9   5 Chris Dobson / Dipak Tailor Sun Zhian / Tian Bingyi 8 15 9 15

South Korea 1	Kuala Lumpur		Indonesia 4
1 2 3 1 Park Joo-bong Liem Swie King 4 15 17 18     2 Sung Han-kook Hastomo Arbi 6 15 15 6 9 15   3 Choi Byung-hak Icuk Sugiarto 3 15 6 15     4 Park Joo-bong / Kim Moon-soo Hariamanto Kartono / Rudy Heryanto 17 14 15 9     5 Sung Han-kook / Lee Deuk-choon Christian Hadinata / Hadibowo 6 15 5 15

Bronze medal tie

England 3	Kuala Lumpur		South Korea 2
1 2 3 1 Steve Baddeley Park Joo-bong 6 15 15 8 3 15   2 Steve Butler Sung Han-kook 16 17 17 14 15 1   3 Dipak Tailor Choi Byung-hak 11 15 15 11 15 6   4 Steve Baddeley / Martin Dew Park Joo-bong / Kim Moon-soo 10 15 4 15     5 Mike Tredgett / Andy Goode Sung Han-kook / Lee Deuk-choon 17 15 17 14

Final

Indonesia 3	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia		China 2
1 2 3 1 Liem Swie King Luan Jin 15 7 11 15 10 15   2 Hastomo Arbi Han Jian 14 17 15 6 15 8   3 Icuk Sugiarto Yang Yang 9 15 10 15     4 Christian Hadinata / Hadibowo Susanto He Sangquan / Jiang Guoliang 18 14 15 10     5 Liem Swie King / Hariamanto Kartono Sun Zhian / Tian Bingyi 18 14 15 12

1984 Thomas Cup Champions
Indonesia Eighth title

Uber Cup

Teams

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

Final stage

Group A

Team Pld W L  England 3 3 0  South Korea 3 2 1  Canada 3 1 2  Malaysia 3 0 3

England  4–1  Canada England  3–2  South Korea England  5–0  Malaysia South Korea  5–0  Canada South Korea  5–0  Malaysia Canada  3–2  Malaysia

Group B

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

China  5–0  Indonesia China  5–0  Japan China  5–0  Denmark Denmark  3–2  Indonesia Denmark  3–2  Japan Indonesia  3–2  Japan

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	South Korea	0
	China	5
					China	5
					England	0
	Denmark	2
	England	3
					Third place
					South Korea	5
					Denmark	0

Semifinals

South Korea 0	Kuala Lumpur		China 5
1 2 3 1 Kim Yun-ja Li Lingwei 3 11 2 11     2 Yoo Sang-hee Han Aiping 3 11 1 11     3 Kim Yoon-suk Qian Ping 1 11 5 11     4 Kim Yun-ja / Yoo Sang-hee Lin Ying / Wu Dixi 5 15 9 15     5 Hwang Sun-ai / Chung Myung-hee Xu Rong / Wu Jianqiu 13 18 10 15

Denmark 2	Kuala Lumpur		England 3
1 2 3 1 Kirsten Larsen Helen Troke 11 8 7 11 4 11   2 Rikke V. Sørensen Sally Podger 11 3 11 6     3 Dorte Kjær Jane Webster 11 7 5 11 11 4   4 Kirsten Larsen / Dorte Kjær Gillian Gilks / Karen Beckman 3 15 2 15     5 Liselotte Gøttsche / Grete Mogensen Nora Perry / Jane Webster 10 15 2 15

Bronze medal tie

South Korea 5	Kuala Lumpur		Denmark 0
1 2 3 1 Kim Yun-ja Kirsten Larsen 11 3 7 11 11 2   2 Yoo Sang-hee Rikke V. Sørensen 11 5 11 3     3 Kim Yoon-suk Dorte Kjær 11 5 11 6     4 Hwang Sun-ai / Chung Myung-hee Kirsten Larsen / Liselotte Gøttsche 15 5 15 5     5 Kim Yun-ja / Yoo Sang-hee Dorte Kjær / Grete Mogensen 15 12 15 1

Final

China 5	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 17 May 1984		England 0
1 2 3 1 Li Lingwei Helen Troke 11 2 11 3     2 Lin Ying / Wu Dixi Gillian Gilks / Karen Beckman 15 3 15 12     3 Han Aiping Sally Podger 7 11 11 3 11 6   4 Xu Rong / Wu Jianqiu Nora Perry / Jane Webster 15 1 13 18 15 8   5 Zhang Ailing Gillian Gowers 11 7 11 1

1984 Uber Cup Champions
China First title

References

• tangkis.tripod.com
• Berita Harian 15 May 1984
• Berita Harian 16 May 1984
• Badmintonmuseet.dk