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

Semifinals

China 5	Tokyo, Japan 30 May 1990		Denmark 0
1 2 3 1 Yang Yang Morten Frost 7 15 15 12 15 11   2 Xiong Guobao Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen 15 17 15 1 15 8   3 Zhao Jianhua Jens Peter Nierhoff 15 8 15 9     4 Li Yongbo / Tian Bingyi Jan Paulsen / Henrik Svarrer 16 18 15 7 15 2   5 Chen Kang / Chen Hongyong Max Gandrup / Thomas Lund 15 5 15 5

Malaysia 3	Tokyo, Japan 1 June 1990		Indonesia 2
1 2 3 1 Rashid Sidek Alan Budikusuma 6 15 7 15     2 Foo Kok Keong Joko Suprianto 15 8 17 18 15 9   3 Kwan Yoke Meng Ardy Wiranata 15 11 14 15 8 15   4 Razif Sidek / Jalani Sidek Eddy Hartono / Rudy Gunawan 15 8 15 4     5 Cheah Soon Kit / Soo Beng Kiang Icuk Sugiarto / Richard Mainaky 15 8 15 11

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

Semifinals

China 5	Tokyo, Japan 30 May 1990		Indonesia 0
1 2 3 1 Tang Jiuhong Susi Susanti 11 7 6 11 11 6   2 Huang Hua Minarti Timur 12 10 11 2     3 Zhou Lei Sarwendah Kusumawardhani 12 10 12 10     4 Lai Caiqin / Yao Fen Erma Sulistianingsih / Rosiana Tendean 15 8 9 15 15 7   5 Shi Fangjing / Guan Weizhen Verawaty Fadjrin / Yanti Kusmiati 9 15 15 12 15 9

South Korea 4	Tokyo, Japan 31 May 1990		Japan 1
1 2 3 1 Lee Young-suk Aiko Miyamura 8 11 5 11     2 Lee Heung-soon Harumi Kohara 12 9 11 0     3 Lee Jung-mi Hisako Mizui 12 9 11 9     4 Chung Myung-hee / Chung So-young Kimiko Jinnai / Takako Shinki 15 1 15 10     5 Hwang Hye-young / Gil Young-ah Kyoko Sasage / Tomomi Matsuo 15 10 15 9

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 Archived 2016-03-30 at the Wayback Machine