1996 Thomas & Uber Cup

1996 Thomas and Uber Cup
Location	Hong Kong

The 1996 Thomas & Uber Cup was the 19th tournament of the Thomas Cup, and the 16th tournament of the Uber Cup, which are the major international team competitions in world badminton.

About 1996 Thomas & Uber Cup

Press Conference

The 1996 Thomas Cup press conference was held in Bank Rakyat Indonesia's building in Sentra BRI complex in Sudirman, Central Jakarta. The press conference is led by Putera Sampoerna, the chairman of PT HM Sampoerna Tbk, manufacturer of A Mild, the 5th Indonesian largest cigarette brand. A Mild also as the main sponsor of the 1996 TUC.

Opening and closing ceremony

The opening and closing ceremony of the 1996 TUC also led by Putera Sampoerna, because A Mild was the main sponsor of the 1996 TUC.

Indonesia's double title champion

Indonesia's Thomas & Uber Cup Squads unite the title champion in Thomas Cup (tenth title) and Uber Cup (third title).

Thomas Cup

Teams

56 teams took part in the competition, and eight teams qualified for the Final Stage, including Indonesia, as defending champion, and Hong Kong, as host team.

Final stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	L
Indonesia	3	3	0
China	3	2	1
Sweden	3	1	2
England	3	0	3

Indonesia	5–0	England
Indonesia	3–2	China
Indonesia	5–0	Sweden
China	5–0	England
China	5–0	Sweden
Sweden	4–1	England

Group B

Team	Pld	W	L
Denmark	3	3	0
Korea	3	2	1
Malaysia	3	1	2
Hong Kong	3	0	3

Denmark	3–2	Korea
Denmark	4–1	Malaysia
Denmark	5–0	Hong Kong
Korea	5–0	Hong Kong
Korea	3–2	Malaysia
Malaysia	5–0	Hong Kong

Knockout stage

Semi-finals		Final


Indonesia	3
Korea	2


		Indonesia	5
		Denmark	0




China	2
Denmark	3

Semi Finals

Indonesia
3

24 May 1996

South Korea
2

		1	2
1	Joko Suprianto Park Sung-woo	18 17	15 1
2	Alan Budikusuma Lee Kwang-jin	15 5	15 9
3	Ardy Wiranata Ahn Jae-chang	8 15	3 15
4	Ricky Subagja / Rexy Mainaky Ha Tae-kwon / Kang Kyung-jin	15 10	15 7
5	Denny Kantono / S. Antonius Budi Ariantho Park Joo-bong / Kim Dong-moon	0 15	5 15

Denmark
3

24 May 1996

China
2

		1	2	3
1	Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen Dong Jiong	6 15	18 17	15 11
2	Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen Sun Jun	5 15	8 15
3	Peter Rasmussen Lin Liwen	15 12	15 3
4	Jim Laugesen / Jon Holst-Christensen Jiang Xin / Huang Zhanzhong	12 15	7 15
5	Henrik Svarrer / Michael Søgaard Ge Cheng / Tao Xiaoqiang	15 8	17 15

Final

Indonesia
5

Hong Kong
May 26, 1996

Denmark
0

		1	2	3
1	Joko Suprianto Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen	18 14	15 8
2	Ricky Subagja / Rexy Mainaky Jon Holst-Christensen / Jim Laugesen	15 5	15 7
3	Hariyanto Arbi Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen	15 8	15 8
4	Bambang Suprianto / Rudy Gunawan Henrik Svarrer / Michael Søgaard	15 7	14 18	15 8
5	Alan Budi Kusuma Peter Rasmussen	15 9	15 6

1996 Thomas Cup Champions
Indonesia Tenth title

Uber Cup

Teams

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

Final stage

Group A

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

China	5–0	Japan
China	5–0	Indonesia
China	5–0	Russia
Indonesia	5–0	Japan
Indonesia	5–0	Russia
Japan	5–0	Russia

Group B

Team	Pld	W	L
Denmark	3	3	0
Korea	3	2	1
England	3	1	2
Hong Kong	3	0	3

Denmark	5–0	Hong Kong
Denmark	3–2	Korea
Denmark	4–1	England
Korea	5–0	Hong Kong
Korea	5–0	England
England	3–2	Hong Kong

Knockout stage

Semi-finals		Final


Indonesia	4
Korea	1


		Indonesia	4
		China	1




China	5
Denmark	0

Semi Finals

China
5

23 May 1996

Denmark
0

		1	2
1	Ye Zhaoying Camilla Martin	11 8	11 3
2	Wang Chen Anne Søndergaard	11 0	11 8
3	Zhang Ning Mette Pedersen	11 5	11 2
4	Ge Fei / Gu Jun Helene Kirkegaard / Rikke Olsen	17 14	15 3
5	Qin Yiyuan / Tang Yongshu Lotte Olsen / Ann Jørgensen	15 6	18 15

Indonesia
4

3 May 1996

South Korea
1

		1	2	3
1	Susi Susanti Bang Soo-hyun	11 8	11 3
2	Mia Audina Kim Ji-hyun	11 6	11 12	11 4
3	Yuliani Santosa Ra Kyung-min	4 11	4 11
4	Eliza Nathanael / Zelin Resiana Gil Young-ah / Jang Hye-ock	15 3	17 16
5	Finarsih / Lili Tampi Kim Shin-young / Kim Mee-hyang	10 15	15 6	15 7

Final

Indonesia
4

Hong Kong
May 25, 1996

China
1

		1	2	3
1	Susi Susanti Ye Zhaoying	4 11	11 5	11 5
2	Eliza Nathanael / Zelin Resiana Ge Fei / Gu Jun	15 7	8 15	12 15
3	Mia Audina Wang Chen	11 4	11 6
4	Finarsih / Lili Tampi Qin Yiyuan / Tang Yongshu	15 9	15 10
5	Meluawati Zhang Ning	11 6	11 2

1996 Uber Cup Champions
Indonesia Third title

References

External links

International badminton

BWF Thomas Cup Uber Cup Sudirman Cup World Championships Para World Championships World Junior Championships Olympics World Cup (defunct) World Grand Prix Finals (defunct) World Ranking World Junior Ranking Hall of Fame Teams

Africa	BCA – African Championships

Asia	BAC – Asia Championships Junior Championships

Europe	BE – European Championships Junior Championships

Oceania	BO – Oceania Championships

Americas	BPA – Pan Am Championships Junior Championships

Games	All-Africa Games Asian Games Commonwealth Games Deaflympics East Asian Games Island Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Southeast Asian Games Universiade World Games (defunct)

Thomas Cup & Uber Cup

1949–82

Thomas Cup	Preston 1949 Singapore 1952 Singapore 1955 Singapore 1958 Jakarta 1961 Tokyo 1964 Jakarta 1967 Kuala Lumpur 1970 Jakarta 1973 Bangkok 1976 Jakarta 1979 London 1982

Uber Cup	Lancashire 1957 Philadelphia 1960 Wilmington 1963 Wellington 1966 Tokyo 1969 Tokyo 1972 Jakarta 1975 Auckland 1978 Tokyo 1981

Since 1984

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