The 1996 Thomas & Uber Cup was the 19th tournament of the Thomas Cup

Thomas Cup

The Thomas Cup, sometimes called the World Men's Team Championships, is an international badminton competition among teams representing member nations of the Badminton World Federation , the sport's global governing body...

, and the 16th tournament of the Uber Cup

Uber Cup

The Uber Cup, sometimes called the World Team Championships for Women, is a major international badminton competition contested by women's national badminton teams. First held in 1956-1957 and contested at three year intervals, it has been contested every two years since 1984 when its scheduled...

, which are the major international team competitions in world badminton

Badminton

Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...

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Teams

56 teams took part in the competition, and 8 teams were qualyfied to the Final Stage, including Indonesia, as defending champion, and Hong Kong, as host team.

Group A

EWLINE Team Pld W L 3 3 0 3 2 1 3 1 2 3 0 3

EWLINE 5–0 3–2 5–0 5–0 5–0 4–1

Group B

EWLINE Team Pld W L 3 3 0 3 2 1 3 1 2 3 0 3

EWLINE 3–2 4–1 5–0 5–0 3–2 5–0

Knockout stage

Final round

1996 Thomas Cup Champions
Tenth title

Knockout stage

Final round

1996 Uber Cup Champions
Third title

External links

• Mike's Badminton Populorum - Uber Cup
• Mike's Badminton Populorum - Thomas Cup