1988 Badminton World Cup

1988 Badminton World Cup

Tournament details
Dates	September 1988
Edition	10th
Total prize money	US$130,000
Venue	National Stadium
Location	Bangkok, Thailand
← 1987 Kuala Lumpur 1989 Guangzhou →

The 1988 Badminton World Cup was the tenth edition of an international tournament Badminton World Cup. The event was held in September 1988. China won titles in all 5 disciplines. ^[1]

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Men's singles	Yang Yang	Zhao Jianhua	Xiong Guobao
			Eddy Kurniawan
Women's singles	Han Aiping	Li Lingwei	Hwang Hye-young
			Huang Hua
Men's doubles	Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi	Jalani Sidek Razif Sidek	Eddy Hartono Rudy Gunawan
			Jens Peter Nierhoff Michael Kjeldsen
Women's doubles	Guan Weizhen Lin Ying	Chung So-young Kim Yun-ja	Dorte Kjær Nettie Nielsen
			Verawaty Fajrin Yanti Kusmiati
Mixed doubles	Wang Pengren Shi Fangjing	Park Joo-bong Chung Myung-hee	Jan-Eric Antonsson Maria Bengtsson
			Andy Goode Gillian Gowers

Men's singles

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	Yang Yang		15	15
	Eddy Kurniawan		13	6
								Yang Yang [2]		15	15
								Zhao Jianhua		5	6
	Xiong Guobao		9	15	9
	Zhao Jianhua		15	12	15

Women's singles

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	Li Lingwei		11	11
	Huang Hua		7	8
								Li Lingwei		11	6	0
								Han Aiping		5	11	11
	Hwang Hye-young		11	1	1
	Han Aiping		4	11	11

Men's doubles

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi		8	15	15
	Eddy Hartono Rudy Gunawan		15	5	11
								Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi
								Jalani Sidek Razif Sidek		w	/	o
	Jens Peter Nierhoff Michael Kjeldsen		6	7
	Jalani Sidek Razif Sidek		15	15

Women's doubles

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	Guan Weizhen Lin Ying		12	15	15
	Dorte Kjær Nettie Nielsen		15	1	5
								Guan Weizhen Lin Ying		15	15
								Chung So-young Kim Yun-ja		3	7
	Verawaty Fajrin Yanti Kusmiati		15	8	5
	Chung So-young Kim Yun-ja		9	15	15

Mixed doubles

Finals

	Semi-finals							Final
	Wang Pengren Shi Fangjing		15	15
	Andy Goode Gillian Gowers		6	12
								Wang Pengren Shi Fangjing		15	18	15
								Park Joo-bong Chung Myung-hee		17	13	8
	Jan-Eric Antonsson Maria Bengtsson		6	12
	Park Joo-bong Chung Myung-hee		15	15

References

1. Yang Yang wants World Cup title in his collection
2. Yang Yang's crown in only 35 minutes

• https://web.archive.org/web/20061214225019/http://tangkis.tripod.com/world/1988.htm
• "Sideks alive with style". New Straits Times. 4 September 1988.
• China set their sights on Seoul