| 1986 Thomas and Uber Cup | |
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| Venue | Istora Senayan |
| Location |  Jakarta, Indonesia |
| Start date | 22 April 1986 |
| End date | 4 May 1986 |
The 1986 Thomas Cup & Uber Cup was the 14th tournament of Thomas Cup and the 11th tournament of Uber Cup, the most important badminton team competitions in the world.
China won its second title in the Thomas Cup and in the Uber Cup, both after beating Indonesia in the final round.
38 teams took part in the competition.
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 Denmark | 1 | |||||
 China | 4 | |||||
| China | 3 | |||||
| Indonesia | 2 | |||||
 Malaysia | 1 | |||||
| Indonesia | 4 | |||||
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| Denmark | 2 | |||||
| Malaysia | 3 | |||||
 Denmark 1 | Jakarta, Indonesia 29 April 1986 |  China 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Malaysia 1 | Jakarta, Indonesien 30 April 1986 |  Indonesia 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Denmark 2 | Jakarta, Indonesia 2 May 1986 | Malaysia 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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China 3 | Jakarta, Indonesia 5 May 1986 | Indonesia 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1986 Thomas Cup Champions |
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 China Second title |
34 teams took part in the competition, and eight teams qualified for the Final Stage.
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 South Korea | 1 | |||||
| China | 4 | |||||
| China | 3 | |||||
| Indonesia | 2 | |||||
 Japan | 0 | |||||
| Indonesia | 5 | |||||
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| South Korea | 3 | |||||
| Japan | 2 | |||||
 South Korea 1 | Jakarta, Indonesia 29 April 1986 | China 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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South Korea 3 | Jakarta, Indonesia 2 May 1986 | Japan 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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China 3 | Jakarta, Indonesia 4 May 1986 | Indonesia 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1986 Uber Cup Champions |
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China Second title |
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