1990 Thomas & Uber Cup

1990 Thomas & Uber Cup
トマス杯&ユーバー杯1990
Tournament details
Dates	25 May – 3 June 1990
Edition	16th (Thomas Cup); 13th (Uber Cup)
Level	International
Nations	8 (Thomas Cup); 8 (Uber Cup)
Venue	Nagoya Tsuyuhashi Sports Center [ja]; Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
Location	Nagoya and Tokyo, Japan
Official website	bwfthomasubercups.com
← 1988 Kuala Lumpur	1992 Kuala Lumpur →

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.^[1]

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.^[2] At the general meeting, Tokyo, Japan, was selected to host the tournament.^[3]

Qualification

Japan qualified automatically for both the Thomas Cup and the Uber Cup as hosts. China also qualified for both the Thomas Cup and the Uber Cup as trophy holders.

Thomas Cup

Means of qualification	Date	Venue	Slot	Qualified teams
Host country	28 November 1988	Tokyo	1	Japan
1988 Thomas Cup	23 May – 4 June 1988	Kuala Lumpur	1	China
Asian Zone	18 – 25 February 1990	Kuala Lumpur	3	Indonesia
				Malaysia
				South Korea
European Zone	21 – 25 February 1990	Villach	3	Denmark
				England
				Sweden
Total			8

Uber Cup

Means of qualification	Date	Venue	Slot	Qualified teams
Host country	28 November 1988	Tokyo	1	Japan
1988 Uber Cup	23 May – 4 June 1988	Kuala Lumpur	1	China
Australasian-American Zone	18 – 25 February 1990	Kuala Lumpur	2	Indonesia
Australasian-American Zone	18 – 25 February 1990	Kuala Lumpur	2	South Korea
European Zone	21 – 25 February 1990	Villach	4	Denmark
				England
				Netherlands
				Sweden
Total			8

Squads

Venues

There were two venues used to host the 1990 Thomas and Uber Cup. In the group stage, all matches were played at the Nagoya Tsuyuhashi Sports Center [ja] in Nagoya. Matches for the knockout stage were played at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo.

Group stage	Knockout stage	Tokyo Nagoya

Nagoya	Tokyo
Nagoya Tsuyuhashi Sports Center [ja]	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium

Medal summary

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Thomas Cup	China	Malaysia	Denmark
Thomas Cup	Indonesia
Uber Cup	China	South Korea	Indonesia
Uber Cup	Japan

Medal table

* Host nation (Japan)

Thomas Cup

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	China	3	3	0	30	2	+28	470	271	+199	3	Advance to semi-finals
2	Malaysia	3	2	1	19	15	+4	414	382	+32	2	Advance to semi-finals
3	South Korea	3	1	2	11	22	−11	361	429	−68	1
4	Sweden	3	0	3	6	27	−21	308	471	−163	0

Source: The Straits Times

25 May 1990
11:00 UTC+9

China	5–0	Sweden
Report

Tsuyuhashi Sports Center, Nagoya

25 May 1990
16:00 UTC+9

Malaysia	4–1	South Korea
Report

Tsuyuhashi Sports Center, Nagoya

26 May 1990
11:00 UTC+9

China	5–0	South Korea
Report

Tsuyuhashi Sports Center, Nagoya

26 May 1990
16:00 UTC+9

Malaysia	5–0	Sweden
Report

Tsuyuhashi Sports Center, Nagoya

27 May 1990
11:00 UTC+9

South Korea	3–2	Sweden
Report

Tsuyuhashi Sports Center, Nagoya

27 May 1990
16:00 UTC+9

China	5–0	Malaysia
Report

Tsuyuhashi Sports Center, Nagoya

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Indonesia	3	3	0	28	6	+22	486	278	+208	3	Advance to semi-finals
2	Denmark	3	2	1	19	14	+5	417	373	+44	2	Advance to semi-finals
3	Japan	3	1	2	12	23	−11	358	466	−108	1
4	England	3	0	3	9	25	−16	324	468	−144	0

Source: The Straits Times

25 May 1990
11:00 UTC+9

Indonesia	5–0	England
Report

Tsuyuhashi Sports Center, Nagoya

25 May 1990
16:00 UTC+9

Denmark	4–1	Japan
Report

Tsuyuhashi Sports Center, Nagoya

26 May 1990
11:00 UTC+9

Denmark	4–1	England
Report

Tsuyuhashi Sports Center, Nagoya

26 May 1990
16:00 UTC+9

Indonesia	5–0	Japan
Report

Tsuyuhashi Sports Center, Nagoya

27 May 1990
11:00 UTC+9

Indonesia	4–1	Denmark
Report

Tsuyuhashi Sports Center, Nagoya

27 May 1990
16:00 UTC+9

England	2–3	Japan
Report

Tsuyuhashi Sports Center, Nagoya

Knockout stage

Bracket

Semi-finals		Final



China	5

Denmark	0
		China	4

		Malaysia	1
Malaysia	3

Indonesia	2

Semi-finals

30 May 1990
16:00 UTC+9

China	5–0	Denmark
Report

Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo

31 May 1990
16:00 UTC+9

Malaysia	3–2	Indonesia
Report

Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo

Final

3 June 1990
16:00 UTC+9

China	4–1	Malaysia
Report

Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo

1990 Thomas Cup winner
China Fourth title

Uber Cup

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Indonesia	3	3	0	30	5	+25	427	259	+168	3	Advance to semi-finals
2	Japan	3	2	1	20	16	+4	388	317	+71	2	Advance to semi-finals
3	England	3	1	2	12	24	−12	319	407	−88	1
4	Denmark	3	0	3	8	25	−17	243	394	−151	0

Source: The Straits Times

25 May 1990
11:00 UTC+9

Japan	4–1	Denmark
Report

Tsuyuhashi Sports Center, Nagoya

25 May 1990
16:00 UTC+9

Indonesia	5–0	England
Report

Tsuyuhashi Sports Center, Nagoya

26 May 1990
11:00 UTC+9

Denmark	3–2	England
Report

Tsuyuhashi Sports Center, Nagoya

26 May 1990
16:00 UTC+9

Indonesia	5–0	Japan
Report

Tsuyuhashi Sports Center, Nagoya

27 May 1990
11:00 UTC+9

Indonesia	5–0	Denmark
Report

Tsuyuhashi Sports Center, Nagoya

27 May 1990
16:00 UTC+9

Japan	5–0	England
Report

Tsuyuhashi Sports Center, Nagoya

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Korea	3	3	0	28	6	+22	397	210	+187	3	Advance to semi-finals
2	China	3	2	1	25	9	+16	379	218	+161	2	Advance to semi-finals
3	Netherlands	3	1	2	8	24	−16	222	357	−135	1
4	Sweden	3	0	3	5	27	−22	177	390	−213	0

Source: The Straits Times

25 May 1990
11:00 UTC+9

China	5–0	Sweden
Report

Tsuyuhashi Sports Center, Nagoya

25 May 1990
16:00 UTC+9

South Korea	5–0	Netherlands
Report

Tsuyuhashi Sports Center, Nagoya

26 May 1990
11:00 UTC+9

South Korea	5–0	Sweden
Report

Tsuyuhashi Sports Center, Nagoya

26 May 1990
16:00 UTC+9

China	5–0	Netherlands
Report

Tsuyuhashi Sports Center, Nagoya

27 May 1990
11:00 UTC+9

Netherlands	3–2	Sweden
Report

Tsuyuhashi Sports Center, Nagoya

27 May 1990
16:00 UTC+9

China	1–4	South Korea
Report

Tsuyuhashi Sports Center, Nagoya

Knockout stage

Bracket

Semi-finals		Final



Indonesia	0

China	5
		China	3

		South Korea	2
Japan	1

South Korea	4

Semi-finals

30 May 1990
11:00 UTC+9

China	5–0	Indonesia
Report

Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo

31 May 1990
11:00 UTC+9

South Korea	4–1	Japan
Report

Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo

Final

2 June 1990
11:00 UTC+9

China	3–2	South Korea
Report

Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Tokyo

1990 Uber Cup winner
China Fourth title

References

↑ "Smash: 1990 Thomas Cup - Challenge Round". tangkis.tripod.com. Archived from the original on 2006-12-14. Retrieved 2024-08-18.
↑ Mohd Sani Ali (10 November 1987). "Belum ada kepastian". nlb.gov.sg (in Malay). Berita Harian. Retrieved 10 May 2019.
↑ "Tokyo tuan rumah". nlb.gov.sg (in Malay). Berita Harian. 28 November 1988. Retrieved 10 May 2019.

External links

Mike's Badminton Populorum - Uber Cup
Mike's Badminton Populorum - Thomas Cup Archived 2016-03-30 at the Wayback Machine

[1] "Smash: 1990 Thomas Cup - Challenge Round". tangkis.tripod.com. Archived from the original on 2006-12-14. Retrieved 2024-08-18.

[2] Mohd Sani Ali (10 November 1987). "Belum ada kepastian". nlb.gov.sg (in Malay). Berita Harian. Retrieved 10 May 2019.

[3] "Tokyo tuan rumah". nlb.gov.sg (in Malay). Berita Harian. 28 November 1988. Retrieved 10 May 2019.

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