The 1998 Thomas & Uber Cup was the 20th 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 17th 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

49 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. 1998 Thomas Cup is considered one of the greatest Thomas Cup competitions because the score difference of the games is very close and the games are played tightly.

Group A

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

EWLINE 3–2 report 4–1 4–1 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 4–1 4–1 5–0 4–1 5–0 3–2

Knockout stage

Final round

1998 Thomas Cup Champions
Eleventh title

Knockout stage

Final round

1998 Uber Cup Champions
Sixth title