1996 Thomas & Uber Cup

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.

1996 Thomas and Uber Cup
Venue	Queen Elizabeth Stadium[1]
Location	Hong Kong
Dates	16–25 May 1996

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).

Squads

There were eight teams competed for Thomas and Uber Cups respectively.[2][3]

Country	Thomas Cup	Uber Cup	Total athletes
China	Chen Gang Dong Jiong Ge Cheng Huang Zhanzhong Jiang Xin Lin Liwen Liu Jianjun Liu Yong Sun Jun Tao Xiaoqiang	Chen Ying Ge Fei Gu Jun Han Jingna Peng Xinyong Qin Yiyuan Tang Yongshu Wang Chen Ye Zhaoying Zhang Ning	20
Denmark	Peter Gade Jon Holst-Christensen Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen Jim Laugesen Thomas Lund Peter Rasmussen Michael Søgaard Thomas Stavngaard Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen Henrik Svarrer	Ann Jørgensen Helene Kirkegaard Camilla Martin Lotte Olsen Rikke Olsen Mette Pedersen Anne Søndergaard Lisbeth Stuer-Lauridsen Lotte Thomsen Marlene Thomsen	20
England	James Anderson Peter Bush Darren Hall Colin Haughton Chris Hunt Peter Knowles Julian Robertson Nathan Robertson	Emma Chaffin Joanne Davies Sara Hardaker Alison Humby Gillian Gowers Tanya Groves Julia Mann Joanne Muggeridge	16
Hong Kong	Chan Siu Kwong Chow Kin Man He Yiming Liu Kwok Wa Ma Che Kong Ma Chi Wai Ng Wei Tam Lok Tin Tam Kai Chuen Wong Kwok Wai	Chan Hui Fung Chan Mei Mei Chan Oi Ni Cheng Fai Yin Koon Wai Chee Ng Ching Tung Chau Man Yeung Chin Zhou Xin	19
Indonesia	Hariyanto Arbi Antonius Ariantho Alan Budikusuma Rudy Gunawan Denny Kantono Rexy Mainaky Ricky Subagja Bambang Suprianto Joko Suprianto Ardy Wiranata	Mia Audina Lidya Djaelawijaya Finarsih Deyana Lomban Meiluawati Eliza Nathanael Zelin Resiana Yuliani Sentosa Susi Susanti Lili Tampi	20
Japan	–	Takako Ida Tomomi Matsuo Aiko Miyamura Akiko Miyamura Hisako Mizui Yasuko Mizui Masako Sakamoto	7
Malaysia	Cheah Soon Kit Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah Ong Ewe Hock Pang Chen Rashid Sidek Soo Beng Kiang Tan Kim Her Yap Kim Hock Yong Hock Kin	–	10
Russia	–	Irina Chernikova Nadezhda Chervjakova Natalia Gorodnicheva Ella Karachkova Elena Rybkina Elena Sukhareva Irina Yakusheva Marina Yakusheva	8
South Korea	Ahn Jae-chang Ha Tae-kwon Jang Chun-woong Kang Kyung-jin Kim Dong-moon Lee Dong-soo Lee Kwang-jin Park Joo-bong Park Sung-woo Yoo Yong-sung	Bang Soo-hyun Chung Jae-hee Gil Young-ah Jang Hye-ock Kim Ji-hyun Kim Mee-hyang Kim Shin-young Lee Joo-hyun Park Soo-yun Ra Kyung-min	20
Sweden	Henrik Andersson Peter Axelsson Daniel Eriksson Tomas Johansson Pär-Gunnar Jönsson Rikard Magnusson Jens Olsson Jesper Olsson Johan Tholinsson	–	9

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.

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  South Korea 3 2 1  Malaysia 3 1 2  Hong Kong 3 0 3

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

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	Indonesia	3
	South Korea	2
					Indonesia	5
					Denmark	0
	China	2
	Denmark	3

Semi Finals

Indonesia 3	24 May 1996		South Korea 2
1 2 3 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 9   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.

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  South Korea 3 2 1  England 3 1 2  Hong Kong 3 0 3

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

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	Indonesia	4
	South Korea	1
					Indonesia	4
					China	1
	China	5
	Denmark	0

Semi Finals

China 5	23 May 1996		Denmark 0
1 2 3 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

1. "THOMAS AND UBER CUPS START TODAY". worldbadminton.com. 16 May 1996. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
2. "Nominasi Tim Final Piala Thomas dan Uber". Kompas (in Indonesian). 8 May 1996. p. 16. Retrieved 1 August 2020.
3. "England to field weak team at Thomas and Uber Cups". www.worldbadminton.com. 7 May 1996. Retrieved 1 August 2020.

• Smash: 1996 Thomas Cup - Final Round
• Smash: 1996 Uber Cup - Final Round

External links

• Mike's Badminton Populorum - Uber Cup
• Mike's Badminton Populorum - Thomas Cup
• Semi Final Results