1988 Thomas & Uber Cup squads

This article lists the squads for the 1988 Thomas & Uber Cup participating teams. The age listed for each player is on 23 May 1988 which was the first day of the tournament.

Thomas Cup

Group A

China

Nine players represented China in the 1988 Thomas Cup. ^[1]

Name	DoB/Age
Yang Yang	(1963-12-08)8 December 1963 (aged 24)
Xiong Guobao	(1962-11-01)1 November 1962 (aged 25)
Zhao Jianhua	(1965-04-21)21 April 1965 (aged 23)
Zhang Qingwu	(1964-01-05)5 January 1964 (aged 24)
Li Yongbo	(1962-09-18)18 September 1962 (aged 25)
Tian Bingyi	(1963-07-30)30 July 1963 (aged 24)
Zhou Jincan	1961 (aged 26–27)
Chen Kang	(1965-11-24)24 November 1965 (aged 22)
Chen Hongyong	(1966-05-01)1 May 1966 (aged 22)

England

Nine players represented England in the 1988 Thomas Cup. ^[2]

Name	DoB/Age
Nick Yates	1962 (aged 25–26)
Steve Baddeley	(1961-03-28)28 March 1961 (aged 27)
Steve Butler	(1963-09-27)27 September 1963 (aged 24)
Mike Brown	(1957-03-13)13 March 1957 (aged 31)
Richard Outterside	1962 (aged 25–26)
Andy Goode	(1960-01-30)30 January 1960 (aged 28)
Matthew Smith	(1967-04-04)4 April 1967 (aged 21)
Dave Wright	(1965-04-10)10 April 1965 (aged 23)
Darren Hall	(1965-10-25)25 October 1965 (aged 22)

India

Eight players represented India in the 1988 Thomas Cup. ^[3]

Name	DoB/Age
Syed Modi	(1962-12-31)31 December 1962 (aged 25)
U. Vimal Kumar	(1962-11-19)19 November 1962 (aged 25)
Prakash Padukone	(1955-06-10)10 June 1955 (aged 32)
Uday Pawar	(1956-03-25)25 March 1956 (aged 32)
Ravi Kunte	1960 (aged 27–28)
Partho Ganguli	(1953-03-00)March 1953 (aged 35)
Vikram Singh	1955 (aged 32–33)
Harjeet Singh	1970 (aged 17–18)

Malaysia

Nine players represented Malaysia in the 1988 Thomas Cup. ^[4]

Name	DoB/Age
Misbun Sidek	(1960-02-17)17 February 1960 (aged 28)
Ong Beng Teong	(1962-05-29)29 May 1962 (aged 25)
Razif Sidek	(1962-05-29)29 May 1962 (aged 25)
Foo Kok Keong	(1963-01-08)8 January 1963 (aged 25)
Cheah Soon Kit	(1968-01-09)9 January 1968 (aged 20)
Jalani Sidek	(1963-11-10)10 November 1963 (aged 24)
Soo Beng Kiang	(1968-03-19)19 March 1968 (aged 20)
Rashid Sidek	(1968-07-08)8 July 1968 (aged 19)
Lee Fook Heng	1970 (aged 17–18)

Group B

Denmark

Nine players represented Denmark in the 1988 Thomas Cup. ^[5]

Name	DoB/Age
Morten Frost	(1958-04-04)4 April 1958 (aged 30)
Jens Peter Nierhoff	(1960-09-02)2 September 1960 (aged 27)
Ib Frederiksen	(1964-05-07)7 May 1964 (aged 24)
Torben Carlsen	(1962-04-17)17 April 1962 (aged 26)
Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen	(1965-09-20)20 September 1965 (aged 20)
Steen Fladberg	(1956-10-11)11 October 1956 (aged 31)
Jan Paulsen	(1967-02-12)12 February 1967 (aged 21)
Max Gandrup	(1967-08-23)23 August 1967 (aged 20)
Thomas Lund	(1968-08-02)2 August 1968 (aged 19)
Henrik Svarrer	(1964-06-22)22 June 1964 (aged 23)

Indonesia

Nine players represented Indonesia in the 1988 Thomas Cup. ^[6]

Name	DoB/Age
Icuk Sugiarto	(1962-10-04)4 October 1962 (aged 25)
Eddy Kurniawan	(1962-07-02)2 July 1962 (aged 25)
Alan Budikusuma	(1968-03-29)29 March 1968 (aged 20)
Ardy Wiranata	(1970-02-10)10 February 1970 (aged 18)
Liem Swie King	(1956-02-28)28 February 1956 (aged 32)
Eddy Hartono	(1964-07-19)19 July 1964 (aged 23)
Bobby Ertanto	(1960-08-02)2 August 1960 (aged 27)
Gunawan	(1966-12-31)31 December 1966 (aged 21)
Hadibowo Susanto	(1958-07-04)4 July 1958 (aged 29)

South Korea

Nine players represented South Korea in the 1988 Thomas Cup. ^[7]

Name	DoB/Age
Park Joo-bong	(1964-12-05)5 December 1964 (aged 23)
Kim Moon-soo	(1963-12-29)29 December 1963 (aged 24)
Sung Han-kook	(1963-11-19)19 November 1963 (aged 24)
Ahn Jae-chang	(1972-10-01)1 October 1972 (aged 15)
Lee Deuk-choon	(1962-07-16)16 July 1962 (aged 25)
Park Sung-bae	(1969-01-11)11 January 1969 (aged 19)
Lee Gwang-jin	(1970-12-05)5 December 1970 (aged 17)
Choi Sang-bum	(1971-07-10)10 July 1971 (aged 16)
Shon Jin-hwan	(1968-09-30)30 September 1968 (aged 19)

Sweden

Nine players represented Sweden in the 1988 Thomas Cup. ^[8]

Name	DoB/Age
Jens Olsson	(1964-12-15)15 December 1964 (aged 23)
Jörgen Tuvesson	(1967-09-25)25 September 1967 (aged 20)
Jonas Herrgårdh	(1963-09-01)1 September 1963 (aged 24)
Patrik Andreasson	(1966-08-20)20 August 1966 (aged 21)
Stellan Österberg	(1965-01-17)17 January 1965 (aged 23)
Jan-Eric Antonsson	(1961-09-09)9 September 1961 (aged 26)
Pär-Gunnar Jönsson	(1963-08-06)6 August 1963 (aged 24)
Stefan Karlsson	(1955-11-05)5 November 1955 (aged 32)
Peter Axelsson	(1967-06-22)22 June 1967 (aged 20)

Uber Cup

Group A

China

Nine players represented China in the 1988 Uber Cup. ^[1]

Name	DoB/Age
Li Lingwei	(1964-01-04)4 January 1964 (aged 24)
Han Aiping	(1962-04-22)22 April 1962 (aged 26)
Zheng Yuli	1963 (aged 24–25)
Lin Ying	(1963-10-10)10 October 1963 (aged 24)
Shi Wen	1963 (aged 24–25)
Gu Jiaming	1964 (aged 23–24)
Guan Weizhen	(1964-06-15)15 June 1964 (aged 23)
Lao Yujing	1966 (aged 21–22)
Shang Fumei	1964 (aged 23–24)

Denmark

Ten players represented Denmark in the 1988 Uber Cup. ^[9]

Name	DoB/Age
Kirsten Larsen	(1962-03-14)14 March 1962 (aged 26)
Christina Bostofte	1971 (aged 16–17)
Dorte Kjær	(1964-02-06)6 February 1964 (aged 24)
Grete Mogensen	(1963-05-15)15 May 1963 (aged 25)
Charlotte Hattens	(1964-08-29)29 August 1964 (aged 23)
Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen	(1968-09-22)22 September 1968 (aged 19)
Gitte Paulsen	(1965-12-04)4 December 1965 (aged 22)
Nettie Nielsen	(1964-07-23)23 July 1964 (aged 23)
Pernille Nedergaard	(1967-12-05)5 December 1967 (aged 20)
Lotte Olsen	(1966-11-23)23 November 1966 (aged 21)

Japan

Six players represented Japan in the 1988 Uber Cup. ^[10]

Name	DoB/Age
Sumiko Kitada	(1962-03-31)31 March 1962 (aged 26)
Kimiko Jinnai	(1964-03-12)12 March 1964 (aged 24)
Yoko Koizumi	1962 (aged 25–26)
Kumiko Kitamoto	(1965-06-13)13 June 1965 (aged 22)
Hisako Takamine	(1964-04-30)30 April 1964 (aged 24)
Hideyo Noguchi	(1961-04-08)8 April 1961 (aged 27)

Netherlands

Six players represented the Netherlands in the 1988 Uber Cup. ^[9]

Name	DoB/Age
Eline Coene	(1964-04-11)11 April 1964 (aged 24)
Astrid van der Knaap	(1964-10-08)8 October 1964 (aged 23)
Monique Hoogland	(1967-08-25)25 August 1967 (aged 20)
Erica van Dijck	(1966-06-12)12 June 1966 (aged 21)
Maaike de Boer	1963 (aged 24–25)
Paula Rip	1961 (aged 26–27)

Group B

England

Nine players represented England in the 1988 Uber Cup. ^[11]

Name	DoB/Age
Helen Troke	(1964-11-07)7 November 1964 (aged 23)
Fiona Elliott	(1963-11-13)13 November 1963 (aged 24)
Gillian Clark	(1961-09-02)2 September 1961 (aged 26)
Gillian Gowers	(1964-04-09)9 April 1964 (aged 24)
Claire Palmer	1966 (aged 21–22)
Sara Sankey	(1967-09-29)29 September 1967 (aged 20)
Julie Munday	1967 (aged 20–21)
Sally Podger	(1962-02-08)8 February 1962 (aged 26)
Cheryl Johnson	1967 (aged 20–21)

Indonesia

Nine players represented Indonesia in the 1988 Uber Cup. ^[11]

Name	DoB/Age
Elizabeth Latief	(1963-03-27)27 March 1963 (aged 25)
Sarwendah Kusumawardhani	(1967-08-22)22 August 1967 (aged 20)
Susi Susanti	(1971-02-11)11 February 1971 (aged 17)
Kho Mei Hwa	1966 (aged 21–22)
Verawaty Fadjrin	(1957-10-01)1 October 1957 (aged 30)
Yanti Kusmiati	(1962-12-22)22 December 1962 (aged 25)
Erma Sulistianingsih	(1965-11-05)5 November 1965 (aged 22)
Dwi Elmyati	1964 (aged 23–24)
Lilik Sudarwati	(1970-10-04)4 October 1970 (aged 17)

Malaysia

Nine players represented Malaysia in the 1988 Uber Cup. ^[11]

Name	DoB/Age
Kok Chan Fong	1968 (aged 19–20)
Tan Mei Chuan	(1963-11-01)1 November 1963 (aged 24)
Juliet Poon	1958 (aged 29–30)
Lee Wai Leng	(1969-11-11)11 November 1969 (aged 18)
Lim Siew Choon	(1965-01-01)1 January 1965 (aged 23)
Tan Saik Khim	1973 (aged 14–15)
Tan Lee Wai	(1970-07-20)20 July 1970 (aged 17)
Tan Sui Hoon	(1963-12-05)5 December 1963 (aged 24)
Lee Ying Lin	1970 (aged 17–18)

South Korea

Nine players represented South Korea in the 1988 Uber Cup. ^[11]

Name	DoB/Age
Kim Yun-ja	(1963-05-15)15 May 1963 (aged 25)
Yoo Sang-hee	1964 (aged 23–24)
Hwang Hye-young	(1966-07-16)16 July 1966 (aged 21)
Chung So-young	(1967-02-20)20 February 1967 (aged 21)
Lee Young-suk	(1970-05-09)9 May 1970 (aged 18)
Lee Heung-soon	(1971-11-19)19 November 1971 (aged 16)
Chung Myung-hee	(1964-01-27)27 January 1964 (aged 24)
Cho Young-suk	(1970-06-10)10 June 1970 (aged 17)
Chun Sung-suk	1966 (aged 21–22)

References

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2. Rajendran, J. (1988-05-12). "Ill wind blowing England no good". The Straits Times . p. 33. Retrieved 2025-07-26– via NewspaperSG.
3. Rajendran, J. (1988-05-14). "Age and limited successes relegate Prakash to No. 3". The Straits Times . p. 45. Retrieved 2025-07-26– via NewspaperSG.
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8. Rajendran, J. (1988-05-18). "Sweden harbour no great hopes". The Straits Times . p. 32. Retrieved 2025-07-26– via NewspaperSG.
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