Team event
Thomas Cup 1988
Stadium Negara · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia · 23 May – 4 Jun 1988
- 8
- nations
- 16
- ties
- 80
- matches
Champions
China
Beat Malaysia 4–1 in the final on 4 June.
Semi-finalsbeat Denmark5–0
Finalbeat Malaysia4–1
Knockout
Every tie, every match.
The nation that won each tie is in bold. Open a tie for its matches; every name opens that player's record.
Semi-finals
ChinaCHN5DenmarkDEN030 May5 matches
- MSYang Yang v Morten Frost15–3 15–5
- MSXiong Guobao v Ib Frederiksen15–1 15–10
- MSZhao Jianhua v Torben Carlsen15–11 15–7
- MDLi Yongbo / Tian Bingyi v Max Gandrup / Thomas Lund15–7 15–8
- MDChen Hongyong / Chen Kang v Jan Paulsen / Henrik Svarrer12–15 15–0 15–10
IndonesiaINA2MalaysiaMAS331 May5 matches
- MSIcuk Sugiarto v Misbun Sidek15–3 13–15 15–3
- MSEddy Kurniawan v Foo Kok Keong15–9 15–7
- MSArdy Wiranata v Rashid Sidek18–13 15–9
- MDRudy Gunawan / Eddy Hartono v Jalani Sidek / Razif Sidek9–15 15–6 15–6
- MDBobby Ertanto / Liem Swie King v Cheah Soon Kit / Ong Beng Teong14–17 15–1 15–12
Bronze medal match
IndonesiaINA5DenmarkDEN02 June5 matches
- MSEddy Kurniawan v Jens Peter Nierhoff15–3 15–6
- MSArdy Wiranata v Ib Frederiksen15–2 15–1
- MSAlan Budikusuma v Torben Carlsen15–2 15–4
- MDRudy Gunawan / Eddy Hartono v Jan Paulsen / Henrik Svarrer15–9 15–6
- MDLiem Swie King / Icuk Sugiarto v Morten Frost / Thomas Lund17–15 15–5
Final
ChinaCHN4MalaysiaMAS14 June5 matches
- MSYang Yang v Misbun Sidek15–2 15–2
- MDLi Yongbo / Tian Bingyi v Jalani Sidek / Razif Sidek15–12 15–1
- MSXiong Guobao v Foo Kok Keong15–2 15–11
- MDChen Hongyong / Chen Kang v Cheah Soon Kit / Ong Beng Teong15–12 15–12
- MSZhao Jianhua v Rashid Sidek15–12 15–9
ChampionsChina
Group stage
2 groups, and who went through.
Ties won and lost, then matches won and lost across them.
Group A
| Nation | Ties | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| ChinaCHN | 3–0 | 15–0 |
| MalaysiaMAS | 2–1 | 9–6 |
| EnglandENG | 1–2 | 5–10 |
| IndiaIND | 0–3 | 1–14 |
ChinaCHN5EnglandENG023 May5 matches
- MSYang Yang v Nick Yates15–11 15–9
- MSXiong Guobao v Steve Baddeley15–10 15–6
- MSZhao Jianhua v Steve Butler15–2 15–3
- MDLi Yongbo / Tian Bingyi v Mike Brown / Richard Outterside15–5 15–5
- MDChen Hongyong / Chen Kang v Andy Goode / Dave Wright15–0 18–8
MalaysiaMAS5IndiaIND024 May5 matches
- MSMisbun Sidek v Prakash Padukone15–13 15–6
- MSFoo Kok Keong v Syed Modi15–3 15–7
- MSRashid Sidek v U. Vimal Kumar12–15 15–4 15–5
- MDJalani Sidek / Razif Sidek v Partho Ganguli / Vikram Singh15–5 15–4
- MDCheah Soon Kit / Ong Beng Teong v Prakash Padukone / Uday Pawar15–9 10–15 15–6
ChinaCHN5IndiaIND025 May5 matches
- MSYang Yang v Prakash Padukone7–15 15–5 15–1
- MSXiong Guobao v U. Vimal Kumar15–5 15–4
- MSZhao Jianhua v Harjeet Singh15–10 15–2
- MDLi Yongbo / Tian Bingyi v Ravi Kunte / Uday Pawar15–6 15–7
- MDChen Hongyong / Chen Kang v Partho Ganguli / Vikram Singh15–8 15–3
MalaysiaMAS4EnglandENG126 May5 matches
- MSMisbun Sidek v Steve Baddeley15–11 15–7
- MSFoo Kok Keong v Steve Butler18–17 15–13
- MSRashid Sidek v Matthew Smith15–9 17–14
- MDOng Beng Teong / Razif Sidek v Mike Brown / Richard Outterside15–7 15–10
- MDCheah Soon Kit / Jalani Sidek v Andy Goode / Dave Wright15–5 15–4
EnglandENG4IndiaIND127 May5 matches
- MSNick Yates v Prakash Padukone12–15 15–5 15–5
- MSSteve Baddeley v U. Vimal Kumar15–5 15–1
- MSSteve Butler v Harjeet Singh15–3 15–1
- MDMike Brown / Richard Outterside v Partho Ganguli / Vikram Singh15–9 15–10
- MDAndy Goode / Dave Wright v Prakash Padukone / Uday Pawar15–13 15–9
ChinaCHN5MalaysiaMAS028 May5 matches
- MSYang Yang v Misbun Sidek15–10 15–3
- MSXiong Guobao v Foo Kok Keong15–9 15–9
- MSZhao Jianhua v Lee Fook Heng15–10 15–4
- MDLi Yongbo / Tian Bingyi v Jalani Sidek / Razif Sidek11–15 15–5 18–15
- MDChen Hongyong / Chen Kang v Cheah Soon Kit / Soo Beng Kiang7–15 15–4 15–12
Group B
| Nation | Ties | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| IndonesiaINA | 3–0 | 12–3 |
| DenmarkDEN | 2–1 | 10–5 |
| South KoreaKOR | 1–2 | 5–10 |
| SwedenSWE | 0–3 | 3–12 |
IndonesiaINA5SwedenSWE023 May5 matches
- MSIcuk Sugiarto v Jens Olsson15–5 15–0
- MSEddy Kurniawan v Jorgen Tuvesson15–8 15–2
- MSAlan Budikusuma v Jonas Herrgårdh15–10 15–7
- MDRudy Gunawan / Eddy Hartono v Jan-Eric Antonsson / Pär-Gunnar Jönsson15–9 15–11
- MDBobby Ertanto / Liem Swie King v Peter Axelsson / Stefan Karlsson15–4 15–7
DenmarkDEN4SwedenSWE124 May5 matches
- MSMorten Frost v Jens Olsson15–6 15–4
- MSIb Frederiksen v Jorgen Tuvesson18–15 18–14
- MSTorben Carlsen v Jonas Herrgårdh17–14 15–6
- MDSteen Fladberg / Jan Paulsen v Jan-Eric Antonsson / Pär-Gunnar Jönsson11–15 15–5 15–13
- MDMax Gandrup / Thomas Lund v Peter Axelsson / Stefan Karlsson15–12 17–15
IndonesiaINA4South KoreaKOR125 May5 matches
- MSIcuk Sugiarto v Sung Han-kook17–16 15–3
- MSEddy Kurniawan v Park Sung-bae15–3 15–10
- MSArdy Wiranata v Park Joo-bong15–3 15–6
- MDRudy Gunawan / Eddy Hartono v Park Joo-bong / Sung Han-kook15–8 15–7
- MDBobby Ertanto / Liem Swie King v Lee Deuk-choon / Kim Moon-soo15–7 9–15 17–16
DenmarkDEN4South KoreaKOR126 May5 matches
- MSMorten Frost v Sung Han-kook4–15 15–11 15–10
- MSJens Peter Nierhoff v Park Sung-bae15–7 15–3
- MSIb Frederiksen v Lee Gwang-jin15–7 15–5
- MDSteen Fladberg / Jan Paulsen v Kim Moon-soo / Park Joo-bong15–4 15–6
- MDMax Gandrup / Thomas Lund v Lee Deuk-choon / Sung Han-kook15–3 18–17
IndonesiaINA3DenmarkDEN227 May5 matches
- MSIcuk Sugiarto v Morten Frost15–8 15–3
- MSEddy Kurniawan v Jens Peter Nierhoff15–8 15–11
- MSAlan Budikusuma v Ib Frederiksen9–15 15–12 15–7
- MDBobby Ertanto / Liem Swie King v Max Gandrup / Thomas Lund15–10 15–6
- MDHadibowo Susanto / Eddy Hartono v Mark Christiansen / Michael Kjeldsen15–7 15–8
South KoreaKOR3SwedenSWE228 May5 matches
- MSLee Gwang-jin v Jens Olsson15–10 17–15
- MSChoi Sang-bum v Jorgen Tuvesson15–13 15–8
- MSAhn Jae-chang v Jonas Herrgårdh15–1 8–15 15–8
- MDPark Joo-bong / Shon Jin-hwan v Jan-Eric Antonsson / Pär-Gunnar Jönsson15–6 5–15 15–6
- MDChoi Sang-bum / Lee Gwang-jin v Peter Axelsson / Stefan Karlsson18–13 17–15
Through to the knockout.