1982 Thomas Cup

1982 Thomas Cup
VenueRoyal Albert Hall
LocationEngland London, England
End date20–21 May
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The 1982 Thomas Cup was the 12th tournament of Thomas Cup, the most important men's badminton team competition in the world. The final round was held in London, England.

China won its first title after beating Indonesia in the final round.

Teams

26 teams from 4 regions took part in the competition. As defending champion, Indonesia skipped the Qualifications and the first round, and played directly in the second round at the Inter-Zone Ties.

Australasian zone
Asian zone
Western section
Eastern section
European zone
Panamerican zone

Qualification ties

Australasian zone

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Malaysia9
 
 
 
 Australia0
 
 Malaysia7
 
 
 
 New Zealand2
 
bye
 
 
 New Zealand
 

Asian zone

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 China9
 
 
 
 Pakistan0
 
 China9
 
 
 
 India0
 
 India9
 
 
 
 Sri Lanka0
 
 China7
 
 
 
 Thailand2
 
 South Korea6
 
 
 
 Chinese Taipei3
 
 South Korea2
 
 
 
 Thailand7
 
 Thailand8
 
 
 Singapore1
 

European zone

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
 Scotland
 
 
 
bye
 
 Scotland9
 
 
 
 Netherlands0
 
 Austria0
 
 
 
 Netherlands9
 
 Scotland0
 
 
 
 Denmark9
 
bye
 
 
 
bye
 
bye
 
 
 
 Denmark
 
bye
 
 
 
 Denmark
 
 Denmark8
 
 
 
 Sweden1
 
 FR Germany
 
 
 
bye
 
 FR Germany6
 
 
 
 Soviet Union3
 
bye
 
 
 
 Soviet Union
 
 FR Germany0
 
 
 
 Sweden9
 
bye
 
 
 
bye
 
bye
 
 
 
 Sweden
 
bye
 
 
 Sweden
 

Panamerican zone

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Nigeria0
 
 
 
 United States9
 
 United States6
 
 
 
 Mexico3
 
bye
 
 
 
 Mexico
 
 United States1
 
 
 
 Japan8
 
 Japan9
 
 
 
 Peru0
 
 Japan8
 
 
 
 Canada1
 
bye
 
 
 Canada
 

Inter-zone ties

The Inter-Zone Ties were played between May 10 and May 21, 1982, in England.

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Indonesia
 
 
 
bye
 
 Indonesia8
 
 
 
 England1
 
 England5
 
 
 
 Malaysia4
 
 Indonesia4
 
 
 
 China5
 
 Denmark5
 
 
 
 Japan4
 
 Denmark1
 
 
 
 China8
 
bye
 
 
 China
 

First round


England
5

Malaysia
4
1 2 3
1 England
Malaysia 		Nick Yates
Misbun Sidek 		15
8 		13
15 		9
15 		 
2 England
Malaysia 		Nick Yates
Saw See Leong 		15
9 		15
5 		   
3 England
Malaysia 		Steve Baddeley
Saw See Leong 		15
6 		15
10 		   
4 England
Malaysia		 Steve Baddeley
Misbun Sidek 		15
7 		15
0 		   
5 England
Malaysia		 Ray Stevens
Razif Sidek 		15
9 		11
15 		16
18 		 
6 England
Malaysia		 Ray Stevens / Mike Tredgett
Misbun Sidek / Ong Beng Teong 		15
12 		15
7 		   
7 England
Malaysia		 Ray Stevens / Mike Tredgett
Razif Sidek / Jalani Sidek 		15
12 		11
15 		6
15 		 
8 England
Malaysia		 Martin Dew / Duncan Bridge
Razif Sidek / Jalani Sidek 		15
12 		11
15 		6
15 		 
9 England
Malaysia		 Martin Dew / Duncan Bridge
Misbun Sidek / Ong Beng Teong 		15
12 		15
7 		   

Denmark
5

Japan
4
1 2 3
1 Denmark
Japan 		Steen Fladberg
Kinji Zeniya 		15
1 		9
15 		5
15 		 
2 Denmark
Japan 		Steen Fladberg
Hiroyuki Hasegawa 		15
5 		17
18 		15
5 		 
3 Denmark
Japan 		Claus Andersen
Hiroyuki Hasegawa 		15
9 		15
2 		   
4 Denmark
Japan		 Claus Andersen
Kinji Zeniya 		15
11 		13
15 		12
15 		 
5 Denmark
Japan		 Flemming Delfs
Masao Tsuchida 		15
11 		15
8 		   
6 Denmark
Japan		 Steen Skovgaard / Flemming Delfs
Masao Tsuchida / Shōkichi Miyamori 		10
15 		8
15 		   
7 Denmark
Japan		 Steen Skovgaard / Flemming Delfs
Nobutaka Ikeda / Toshihiro Tsuji 		15
5 		15
6 		   
8 Denmark
Japan		 Jesper Helledie / Steen Fladberg
Nobutaka Ikeda / Toshihiro Tsuji 		12
15 		15
8 		15
11 		 
9 Denmark
Japan		 Jesper Helledie / Steen Fladberg
Masao Tsuchida / Shōkichi Miyamori 		11
15 		11
15 		   

Semi-finals


Indonesia
8

England
1
1 2 3
1 Indonesia
England 		Liem Swie King
Steve Baddeley 		11
15 		15
0 		15
9 		 
2 Indonesia
England 		Liem Swie King
Nick Yates 		15
2 		15
5 		   
3 Indonesia
England 		Lius Pongoh
Steve Baddeley 		15
12 		15
8 		   
4 Indonesia
England		 Lius Pongoh
Nick Yates 		18
17 		15
7 		   
5 Indonesia
England		 Rudy Hartono
Andy Goode 		15
4 		18
14 		   
6 Indonesia
England		 Christian Hadinata / Liem Swie King
Mike Tredgett / Martin Dew 		15
10 		15
5 		   
7 Indonesia
England		 Christian Hadinata / Liem Swie King
Nick Yates / Andy Goode 		17
18 		15
11 		15
6 		 
8 Indonesia
England		 Kartono / Rudy Heryanto
Ray Stevens / Andy Goode 		15
2 		2
15 		15
5 		 
9 Indonesia
England		 Kartono / Rudy Heryanto
Mike Tredgett / Martin Dew 		10
15 		1
15 		   

Denmark
1

China
8
1 2 3
1 Denmark
China 		Steen Fladberg
Han Jian 		12
15 		1
15 		   
2 Denmark
China 		Claus Andersen
Han Jian 		3
15 		7
15 		   
3 Denmark
China 		Claus Andersen
Chen Changjie 		8
15 		16
17 		   
4 Denmark
China		 Steen Fladberg
Chen Changjie 		5
15 		15
12 		8
15 		 
5 Denmark
China		 Flemming Delfs
Luan Jin 		7
15 		4
15 		   
6 Denmark
China		 Steen Skovgaard / Flemming Delfs
Sun Zhian / Yao Ximing 		15
9 		6
15 		15
9 		 
7 Denmark
China		 Jesper Helledie / Steen Fladberg
Sun Zhian / Yao Ximing 		6
15 		1
15 		   
8 Denmark
China		 Jesper Helledie / Steen Fladberg
Luan Jin / Lin Jiangli 		5
15 		16
18 		   
9 Denmark
China		 Steen Skovgaard / Flemming Delfs
Luan Jin / Lin Jiangli 		9
15 		4
15 		   

Final


China
5 		London, England
May 20 & May 21, 1982
Indonesia
4
1 2 3
1 China
Indonesia 		Chen Changjie
Liem Swie King 		8
15 		13
15 		   
2 China
Indonesia 		Han Jian
Lius Pongoh 		15
5 		15
7 		   
3 China
Indonesia 		Luan Jin / Lin Jiangli
Hariamanto Kartono / Rudy Heryanto 		8
15 		15
13 		9
15 		 
4 China
Indonesia		 Sun Zhian / Yao Ximing
Christian Hadinata / Liem Swie King 		10
15 		15
12 		8
15 		 
5 China
Indonesia		 Luan Jin
Rudy Hartono 		15
9 		1
15 		15
9 		 
6 China
Indonesia		 Han Jian
Liem Swie King 		15
12 		11
15 		17
14 		 
7 China
Indonesia		 Chen Changjie
Lius Pongoh 		18
17 		15
12 		   
8 China
Indonesia		 Sun Zhian / Yao Ximing
Hariamanto Kartono / Rudy Heryanto 		17
14 		3
15 		15
1 		 
9 China
Indonesia		 Luan Jin / Lin Jiangli
Christian Hadinata / Liem Swie King 		4
15 		11
15 		   


1982 Thomas Cup Champions

China
First title

References

  • "Ergebnisse im Thomas-Cup-Wettbewerb 1981/1982" (in German). Badminton-Sport. July 1982. p. 9.

External links

  • tangkis.tripod.com
  • Mike's Badminton Populorum Archived 2016-03-30 at the Wayback Machine
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