1988 Uber Cup qualification

1988 Uber Cup qualification

Tournament details
Dates	23 – 28 February 1988
Location	Asian zone: New Delhi American zone: San Jose European zone: Amsterdam Oceania zone: Melbourne
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The qualifying process for the 1988 Uber Cup took place from 23 to 28 February 1988 to decide the final teams which will play in the final tournament.

Qualification process

The qualification process will be divided into four regions, the Asian Zone, the European Zone, the Oceania Zone and the Pan American Zone. Teams in their respective zone will first compete in a round-robin elimination format. The top two teams will advance to the knockout stages to compete for a place in the final tournament to be held in Kuala Lumpur. ^[1]

China qualified for the final tournament as defending champions while Malaysia qualified as hosts. ^[1]

Qualified teams

Country	Qualified as	Qualified on	Final appearance
Malaysia	1988 Uber Cup hosts	6 October 1987	4th
China	1986 Uber Cup winners	4 May 1986	3rd
Japan	Asian Zone winners	27 February 1988	8th
Denmark	European Zone winners	28 February 1988	7th
England	European Zone runners-up	28 February 1988	8th
Netherlands	Third place in European Zone	28 February 1988	1st
Indonesia	Oceania Zone winners	28 February 1988	10th
South Korea	American Zone winners	27 February 1988	3rd

Asian Zone

The qualification rounds for the Asian Zone were held from 23 to 27 February at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi, India. Five teams took part in qualifying for the final tournament.

Round robin

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	Pts	Qualification
1	Japan	4	4	0	19	1	+18	4	Final tournament
2	India	4	3	1	13	7	+6	3
3	Thailand	4	2	2	13	7	+6	2
4	Sri Lanka	4	1	3	5	15	−10	1
5	Nepal	4	0	4	0	20	−20	0

Source: The Straits Times

Thailand 5	Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium 23 February 1988 [2]	Nepal 0
Result 1 Darunee Lertvoralak 2 – 0 (11–0, 11–4) Subha Shrestha 2 Piyathip Sansaniyakulvilai 2 – 0 (11–3, 11–1) Rajni Joshi 3 Somharuthai Jaroensiri 2 – 0 (11–0, 11–0) Seema Rijal 4 Chen Ruizhen Amporn Kaitpituk 2 – 0 (15–1, 15–2) Reema Shrestha Subha Shrestha 5 Somharuthai Jaroensiri Ladawan Mulasartsatorn 2 – 0 (15–0, 15–1) Rajni Joshi Rekha Malhotra

India 5	Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium 23 February 1988 [2]	Sri Lanka 0
Result 1 Madhumita Bisht 2 – 0 (11–2, 11–1) Sriyani Deepika 2 Seema Bhandari 2 – 0 (11–1, 11–0) Kaushalya Dissanayake 3 Archana Deodhar 2 – 0 (11–2, 11–3) Samanthi Rodrigo 4 Madhumita Bisht Ami Ghia 2 – 0 (15–1, 15–2) Sriyani Deepika Kaushalya Dissanayake 5 Mallika Barua Sudha Padmanabhan 2 – 0 (15–2, 15–4) Yasintha Liyanage Samanthi Rodrigo

Japan 5	Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium 24 February 1988 [3]	Sri Lanka 0
Result 1 Sumiko Kitada 2 – 0 (11–3, 11–0) Sriyani Deepika 2 Kimiko Jinnai 2 – 0 (11–2, 11–0) Kaushalya Dissanayake 3 Yoko Koizumi 2 – 0 (11–3, 11–2) Samanthi Rodrigo 4 Sumiko Kitada Yoko Koizumi 2 – 0 (15–2, 15–4) Sriyani Deepika Kaushalya Dissanayake 5 Kimiko Jinnai Hisako Takamine 2 – 0 (15–1, 15–1) Yasintha Liyanage Samanthi Rodrigo

India 5	Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium 24 February 1988 [3]	Nepal 0
Result 1 Madhumita Bisht 2 – 0 (11–0, 11–0) Subha Shrestha 2 Seema Bhandari 2 – 0 (11–0, 11–0) Reema Shrestha 3 Ami Ghia 2 – 0 (11–1, 11–4) Rajni Joshi 4 Madhumita Bisht Ami Ghia 2 – 0 (15–4, 15–0) Reema Shrestha Subha Shrestha 5 Mallika Barua Sudha Padmanabhan 2 – 0 (15–3, 15–1) Rajni Joshi Rekha Malhotra

Thailand 2	Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium 25 February 1988 [4]	India 3
Result 1 Darunee Lertvoralak 0 – 2 (5–11, 3–11) Madhumita Bisht 2 Chen Ruizhen 0 – 2 (9–11, 8–11) Seema Bhandari 3 Somharuthai Jaroensiri 2 – 0 (11–3, 11–5) Archana Deodhar 4 Chen Ruizhen Amporn Kaitpituk 1 – 2 (15–11, 9–15, 7–15) Madhumita Bisht Ami Ghia 5 Penpan Klangthamniem Piyathip Sansaniyakulvilai 2 – 0 (15–10, 15–5) Mallika Barua Sudha Padmanabhan

Sri Lanka 5	Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium 25 February 1988 [4]	Nepal 0
Result 1 Sriyani Deepika 2 – 0 (11–3, 11–2) Subha Shrestha 2 Kaushalya Dissanayake 2 – 0 (11–2, 11–0) Reema Shrestha 3 Samanthi Rodrigo 2 – 0 (11–4, 11–8) Rajni Joshi 4 Sriyani Deepika Kaushalya Dissanayake 2 – 0 (15–6, 15–3) Rajni Joshi Kalpana Rana Shrestha 5 Yasintha Liyanage Samanthi Rodrigo 2 – 0 (15–3, 15–5) Reema Shrestha Subha Shrestha

Japan 4	Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium 26 February 1988 [5]	Thailand 1
Result 1 Sumiko Kitada 2 – 0 (11–1, 11–2) Piyathip Sansaniyakulvilai 2 Kimiko Jinnai 2 – 0 (11–4, 11–6) Chen Ruizhen 3 Kumiko Kitamoto 0 – 2 (10–12, 7–11) Somharuthai Jaroensiri 4 Sumiko Kitada Yoko Koizumi 2 – 0 (15–10, 15–9) Amporn Kaitpituk Penpan Klangthamniem 5 Kimiko Jinnai Hisako Takamine 2 – 0 (15–6, 15–10) Somharuthai Jaroensiri Piyathip Sansaniyakulvilai

Japan 5	Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium 26 February 1988 [5]	Nepal 0
Result 1 Sumiko Kitada 2 – 0 (11–0, 11–1) Subha Shrestha 2 Kimiko Jinnai 2 – 0 (11–1, 11–0) Reema Shrestha 3 Yoko Koizumi 2 – 0 (11–1, 11–0) Rajni Joshi 4 Kimiko Jinnai Hisako Takamine 2 – 0 (15–1, 15–0) Reema Shrestha Subha Shrestha 5 Hideyo Noguchi Kumiko Kitamoto 2 – 0 (15–0, 15–2) Rajni Joshi Rekha Malhotra

Japan 5	Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium 27 February 1988 [6]	India 0
Result 1 Sumiko Kitada 2 – 1 (8–11, 12–10, 11–4) Madhumita Bisht 2 Kimiko Jinnai 2 – 0 (11–7, 11–2) Seema Bhandari 3 Hideyo Noguchi 2 – 0 (11–8, 11–2) Ami Ghia 4 Sumiko Kitada Yoko Koizumi 2 – 0 (15–2, 15–1) Mallika Barua Sudha Padmanabhan 5 Kimiko Jinnai Hisako Takamine 2 – 0 (15–7, 15–2) Seema Bhandari Madhumita Bisht

Thailand 5	Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium 27 February 1988 [6]	Sri Lanka 0
Result 1 Darunee Lertvoralak 2 – 0 Sriyani Deepika 2 Chen Ruizhen 2 – 0 Kaushalya Dissanayake 3 Somharuthai Jaroensiri 2 – 0 Samanthi Rodrigo 4 Chen Ruizhen Amporn Kaitpituk 2 – 0 Sriyani Deepika Kaushalya Dissanayake 5 Penpan Klangthamniem Piyathip Sansaniyakulvilai 2 – 0 Yasintha Liyanage Samanthi Rodrigo

European Zone

The European qualifying rounds were held in Sporthallen Zuid in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Eighteen teams took part in the qualifiers with Spain making their debut in the competition.

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	Pts	Qualification
1	Denmark	3	3	0	15	0	+15	3	Advance to knockout stage
2	West Germany	3	2	1	10	5	+5	2
3	Switzerland	3	1	2	5	10	−5	1
4	Spain	3	0	3	0	15	−15	0

Source: The Straits Times

West Germany 5	Sporthallen Zuid 24 February 1988 [7]	Spain 0
Result 1 Katrin Schmidt 2 – 0 Aída Rodríguez 2 Kirsten Schmieder 2 – 0 Leonor Gallardo 3 Nicole Baldewein 2 – 0 Maria Emilia Gómez 4 Katrin Schmidt Kirsten Schmieder 2 – 0 Leonor Gallardo Maria Emilia Gómez 5 Mechtild Hagemann Cathrin Hoppe 2 – 0 Nuria García Aída Rodríguez

Denmark 5	Sporthallen Zuid 24 February 1988 [4]	Switzerland 0
Result 1 Kirsten Larsen 2 – 0 Bettina Villars 2 Pernille Nedergaard 2 – 0 Nicole Zahno 3 Charlotte Hattens 2 – 0 Charlotte Pedersen 4 Dorte Kjær Nettie Nielsen 2 – 0 Charlotte Pedersen Nicole Zahno 5 Grete Mogensen Gitte Paulsen 2 – 0 Silvia Albrecht Charlotte Pedersen

West Germany 5	Sporthallen Zuid 25 February 1988 [4]	Switzerland 0
Result 1 Katrin Schmidt 2 – 0 Bettina Villars 2 Kirsten Schmieder 2 – 0 Nicole Zahno 3 Mechtild Hagemann 2 – 0 Charlotte Pedersen 4 Katrin Schmidt Kirsten Schmieder 2 – 0 Charlotte Pedersen Nicole Zahno 5 Nicole Baldewein Cathrin Hoppe 2 – 0 Silvia Albrecht Bettina Villars

Denmark 5	Sporthallen Zuid 25 February 1988 [5]	Spain 0
Result 1 Kirsten Larsen 2 – 0 Aída Rodríguez 2 Christina Bostofte 2 – 0 Leonor Gallardo 3 Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen 2 – 0 Maria Emilia Gómez 4 Dorte Kjær Nettie Nielsen 2 – 0 Leonor Gallardo Maria Emilia Gómez 5 Grete Mogensen Cathrin Hoppe 2 – 0 Nuria García Aída Rodríguez

Denmark 5	Sporthallen Zuid 26 February 1988 [8]	West Germany 0
Result 1 Kirsten Larsen 2 – 0 Katrin Schmidt 2 Pernille Nedergaard 2 – 0 Kirsten Schmieder 3 Charlotte Hattens 2 – 0 Nicole Baldewein 4 Dorte Kjær Nettie Nielsen 2 – 0 Katrin Schmidt Kirsten Schmieder 5 Grete Mogensen Gitte Paulsen 2 – 0 Mechtild Hagemann Cathrin Hoppe

Switzerland 5	Sporthallen Zuid 26 February 1988 [6]	Spain 0
Result 1 Bettina Villars 2 – 0 Aída Rodríguez 2 Nicole Zahno 2 – 0 Leonor Gallardo 3 Charlotte Pedersen 2 – 0 Maria Emilia Gómez 4 Charlotte Pedersen Nicole Zahno 2 – 0 Leonor Gallardo Maria Emilia Gómez 5 Silvia Albrecht Bettina Villars 2 – 0 Nuria García Aída Rodríguez

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	4	4	0	19	1	+18	4	Advance to knockout stage
2	Soviet Union	4	3	1	16	4	+12	3
3	Finland	4	2	2	7	13	−6	2
4	Norway	4	1	3	6	14	−8	1
5	Austria	4	0	4	2	18	−16	0

Source: The Straits Times

Netherlands 5	Sporthallen Zuid 24 February 1988 [9]	Finland 0
Result 1 Eline Coene 2 – 0 (11–2, 11–1) Nina Sundberg 2 Astrid van der Knaap 2 – 0 (11–2, 11–1) Ulrika von Pfaler 3 Monique Hoogland 2 – 0 (11–4, 11–2) Christina von Pfaler 4 Eline Coene Erica van Dijck 2 – 0 (15–0, 15–1) Kristiina Tainio Ulrika von Pfaler 5 Monique Hoogland Astrid van der Knaap 2 – 0 (15–3, 15–8) Marja Rydman Christina von Pfaler

Soviet Union 5	Sporthallen Zuid 24 February 1988 [9]	Norway 0
Result 1 Vlada Beljutina 2 – 1 Ellen Berg 2 Elena Rybkina 2 – 0 Marianne Wikdal 3 Svetlana Beliasova 2 – 0 Gry Kirsti Solberg 4 Svetlana Beliasova Elena Rybkina 2 – 0 Kari Johansen Marianne Wikdal 5 Vlada Beljutina Viktoria Pron 2 – 0 Ellen Berg Gro Storvik

Netherlands 5	Sporthallen Zuid 24 February 1988 [9]	Austria 0
Result 1 Astrid van der Knaap 2 – 0 (11–3, 11–0) Brigitte Lackner 2 Monique Hoogland 2 – 0 (11–2, 11–4) Sabine Ploner 3 Erica van Dijck 2 – 0 (11–2, 11–5) Gabriele Kumpfmüller 4 Eline Coene Erica van Dijck 2 – 0 (15–2, 15–2) Gabriele Kumpfmüller Sabine Ploner 5 Maaike de Boer Paula Rip 2 – 0 (15–1, 15–3) Birgit Gruber Manuela Lassinger

Soviet Union 5	Sporthallen Zuid 24 February 1988 [9]	Finland 0
Result 1 Irina Serova 2 – 0 Nina Sundberg 2 Vlada Beljutina 2 – 0 Ulrika von Pfaler 3 Elena Rybkina 2 – 0 Christina von Pfaler 4 Svetlana Beliasova Elena Rybkina 2 – 0 Kristiina Tainio Ulrika von Pfaler 5 Vlada Beljutina Viktoria Pron 2 – 0 Marja Rydman Christina von Pfaler

Norway 2	Sporthallen Zuid 25 February 1988 [10]	Finland 3
Result 1 Ellen Berg 0 – 2 (2–11, 4–11) Nina Sundberg 2 Marianne Wikdal 2 – 0 (11–1, 11–4) Kristiina Tainio 3 Gry Kirsti Solberg 0 – 2 (11–4, 11–2) Christina von Pfaler 4 Kari Johansen Marianne Wikdal 1 – 2 (15–18, 17–16, 5–15) Kristiina Tainio Ulrika von Pfaler 5 Ellen Berg Gro Storvik 2 – 1 (13–15, 15–12, 15–9) Nina Sundberg Christina von Pfaler

Soviet Union 5	Sporthallen Zuid 25 February 1988 [4]	Austria 0
Result 1 Irina Serova 2 – 0 Brigitte Lackner 2 Vlada Beljutina 2 – 0 Sabine Ploner 3 Elena Rybkina 2 – 0 Gabriele Kumpfmüller 4 Svetlana Beliasova Elena Rybkina 2 – 0 Gabriele Kumpfmüller Sabine Ploner 5 Vlada Beljutina Viktoria Pron 2 – 0 Birgit Gruber Manuela Lassinger

Netherlands 5	Sporthallen Zuid 25 February 1988 [11]	Norway 0
Result 1 Eline Coene 2 – 0 (11–1, 11–2) Ellen Berg 2 Astrid van der Knaap 2 – 0 (11–0, 11–3) Gry Kirsti Solberg 3 Monique Hoogland 2 – 0 (11–0, 11–3) Gro Storvik 4 Eline Coene Erica van Dijck 2 – 0 (15–0, 15–2) Kari Johansen Marianne Wikdal 5 Monique Hoogland Astrid van der Knaap 2 – 0 (15–1, 15–0) Ellen Berg Gro Storvik

Austria 1	Sporthallen Zuid 26 February 1988 [11]	Finland 4
Result 1 Brigitte Lackner 1 – 2 Nina Sundberg 2 Sabine Ploner 0 – 2 Ulrika von Pfaler 3 Gabriele Kumpfmüller 0 – 2 Christina von Pfaler 4 Gabriele Kumpfmüller Sabine Ploner 2 – 1 Kristiina Tainio Ulrika von Pfaler 5 Birgit Gruber Manuela Lassinger 0 – 2 Marja Rydman Christina von Pfaler

Netherlands 5	Sporthallen Zuid 27 February 1988 [12]	Soviet Union 0
Result 1 Eline Coene 2 – 0 (11–0, 11–3) Irina Serova 2 Astrid van der Knaap 2 – 0 (11–5, 11–7) Vlada Beljutina 3 Monique Hoogland 2 – 0 (11–8, 3–11, 8–11) Elena Rybkina 4 Eline Coene Erica van Dijck 2 – 0 (15–7, 15–9) Kristiina Tainio Ulrika von Pfaler 5 Monique Hoogland Astrid van der Knaap 2 – 1 (15–7, 5–15, 15–13) Vlada Beljutina Viktoria Pron

Norway 4	Sporthallen Zuid 27 February 1988 [13]	Austria 1
Result 1 Ellen Berg 2 – 0 (11–3, 11–5) Brigitte Lackner 2 Marianne Wikdal 2 – 0 (11–2, 11–1) Sabine Ploner 3 Gro Storvik 0 – 2 (4–11, 6–11) Gabriele Kumpfmüller 4 Kari Johansen Marianne Wikdal 2 – 1 (8–15, 15–7, 15–4) Gabriele Kumpfmüller Sabine Ploner 5 Ellen Berg Gro Storvik 2 – 0 (15–7, 15–8) Birgit Gruber Manuela Lassinger

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sweden	4	4	0	19	1	+18	4	Advance to knockout stage
2	Scotland	4	3	1	16	4	+12	3
3	France	4	2	2	9	11	−2	2
4	Belgium	4	1	3	6	14	−8	1
5	Kenya	4	0	4	0	20	−20	0

Source: The Straits Times

Sweden 5	Sporthallen Zuid 24 February 1988 [14]	Kenya 0
Result 1 Charlotta Wihlborg 2 – 0 (11–0, 11–0) Christine Joshi 2 Margit Borg 2 – 0 (11–0, 11–0) Shamin Noormohamed 3 Maria Henning 2 – 0 (11–0, 11–0) Sheetal Dhanani 4 Maria Bengtsson Christine Magnusson 2 – 0 (15–3, 15–0) Christine Joshi Fatma Juma 5 Karin Eriksson Charlotta Wihlborg 2 – 0 (15–2, 15–0) Sheetal Dhanani Shamin Noormohamed

Scotland 5	Sporthallen Zuid 24 February 1988 [15]	Belgium 0
Result 1 Gillian Martin 2 – 0 (11–1, 11–3) Marie-Christine Donnay 2 Anne Gibson 2 – 0 (11–3, 11–2) Christine Jacobs 3 Elinor Allen 2 – 0 (11–3, 11–3) Ingrid Rogiers 4 Elinor Allen Jennifer Allen 2 – 0 (15–7, 15–6) Marie-Christine Donnay Christine Jacobs 5 Alison Fulton Pamela Wyatt 2 – 0 (15–6, 15–7) Fabienne Ringoot Ingrid Rogiers

Sweden 5	Sporthallen Zuid 24 February 1988 [14]	France 0
Result 1 Christine Magnusson 2 – 0 (11–3, 11–1) Rosita Rios 2 Margit Borg 2 – 0 (11–0, 11–2) Élodie Mansuy 3 Maria Henning 2 – 0 (11–0, 11–2) Christelle Szynal 4 Maria Bengtsson Christine Magnusson 2 – 0 (15–1, 15–7) Élodie Mansuy Rosita Rios 5 Lilian Johansson Charlotta Wihlborg 2 – 0 (15–3, 15–10) Anne Méniane Christelle Szynal

Scotland 5	Sporthallen Zuid 24 February 1988 [15]	Kenya 0
Result 1 Gillian Martin 2 – 0 (11–0, 11–2) Shamin Noormohamed 2 Anne Gibson 2 – 0 (11–0, 11–0) Fatma Juma 3 Elinor Allen 2 – 0 (11–0, 11–0) Sheetal Dhanani 4 Elinor Allen Jennifer Allen 2 – 0 (15–6, 15–0) Fatma Juma Shamin Noormohamed 5 Alison Fulton Pamela Wyatt – (Walkover) Sheetal Dhanani Christine Joshi

Belgium 5	Sporthallen Zuid 25 February 1988 [4]	Kenya 0
Result 1 Marie-Christine Donnay 2 – 0 Shamin Noormohamed 2 Christine Jacobs 2 – 0 Fatma Juma 3 Ingrid Rogiers 2 – 0 Sheetal Dhanani 4 Marie-Christine Donnay Christine Jacobs 2 – 0 Shamin Noormohamed Fatma Juma 5 Fabienne Ringoot Ingrid Rogiers – (Walkover) Sheetal Dhanani Christine Joshi

Scotland 5	Sporthallen Zuid 25 February 1988 [16]	France 0
Result 1 Gillian Martin 2 – 0 (11–1, 11–1) Rosita Rios 2 Anne Gibson 2 – 0 (11–0, 11–5) Élodie Mansuy 3 Jennifer Allen 2 – 0 (11–3, 11–7) Christelle Szynal 4 Elinor Allen Jennifer Allen 2 – 0 (15–3, 15–5) Élodie Mansuy Rosita Rios 5 Alison Fulton Pamela Wyatt 2 – 0 (15–7, 15–3) Cécilia Brun Christelle Szynal

France 5	Sporthallen Zuid 25 February 1988 [4]	Kenya 0
Result 1 Rosita Rios 2 – 0 Shamin Noormohamed 2 Élodie Mansuy 2 – 0 Fatma Juma 3 Christelle Szynal 2 – 0 Sheetal Dhanani 4 Élodie Mansuy Rosita Rios 2 – 0 Shamin Noormohamed Fatma Juma 5 Anne Méniane Christelle Szynal – (Walkover) Sheetal Dhanani Christine Joshi

Sweden 5	Sporthallen Zuid 25 February 1988 [17]	Belgium 0
Result 1 Charlotta Wihlborg 2 – 0 (11–1, 11–2) Marie-Christine Donnay 2 Margit Borg 2 – 0 (11–2, 11–5) Christine Jacobs 3 Maria Henning 2 – 0 (11–1, 11–2) Fabienne Ringoot 4 Maria Bengtsson Christine Magnusson 2 – 0 (15–0, 15–4) Marie-Christine Donnay Christine Jacobs 5 Lilian Johansson Charlotta Wihlborg 2 – 0 (15–1, 15–2) Fabienne Ringoot Ingrid Rogiers

Sweden 4	Sporthallen Zuid 26 February 1988 [18]	Scotland 1
Result 1 Christine Magnusson 2 – 0 (11–3, 11–3) Gillian Martin 2 Charlotta Wihlborg 2 – 0 (11–6, 12–10) Anne Gibson 3 Margit Borg 1 – 2 (11–4, 4–11, 11–3) Jennifer Allen 4 Maria Bengtsson Christine Magnusson 2 – 1 (12–15, 15–2, 15–7) Elinor Allen Jennifer Allen 5 Karin Eriksson Charlotta Wihlborg 2 – 0 (18–16, 15–9) Alison Fulton Pamela Wyatt

Belgium 1	Sporthallen Zuid 26 February 1988 [12]	France 4
Result 1 Marie-Christine Donnay 1 – 2 Rosita Rios 2 Christine Jacobs 0 – 2 Élodie Mansuy 3 Ingrid Rogiers 1 – 2 Christelle Szynal 4 Marie-Christine Donnay Christine Jacobs 2 – 1 Élodie Mansuy Rosita Rios 5 Fabienne Ringoot Ingrid Rogiers 1 – 2 Anne Méniane Christelle Szynal

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	Pts	Qualification
1	England	3	3	0	15	0	+15	3	Advance to knockout stage
2	Ireland	3	2	1	10	5	+5	2
3	Iceland	3	1	2	3	12	−9	1
4	Wales	3	0	3	2	13	−11	0

Source: The Straits Times

Ireland 5	Sporthallen Zuid 24 February 1988 [19]	Wales 0
Result 1 Maeve Moynihan 2 – 0 (11–8, 11–4) Cathy Vigar 2 Holly Lane 2 – 0 (11–4, 11–4) Gail Davies 3 Ann O'Sullivan 2 – 0 (11–2, 11–2) Sarah Doody 4 Holly Lane Ann O'Sullivan 2 – 0 (15–8, 15–11) Sarah Doody Caroline Watson 5 Maeve Moynihan Ann Stephens 2 – 0 (17–16, 15–12) Claire Hybart Lisa Rees

England 5	Sporthallen Zuid 24 February 1988 [3]	Iceland 0
Result 1 Fiona Elliott 2 – 0 Þórdís Edwald 2 Helen Troke 2 – 0 Guðrún Júlíusdóttir 3 Julie Munday 2 – 0 Elisabet Þórðardóttir 4 Gillian Clark Sara Halsall 2 – 0 Þórdís Edwald Elisabet Þórðardóttir 5 Cheryl Johnson Claire Palmer 2 – 0 Guðrún Júlíusdóttir Kristín Magnúsdóttir

England 5	Sporthallen Zuid 25 February 1988 [20]	Wales 0
Result 1 Fiona Elliott 2 – 0 (11–1, 11–3) Cathy Vigar 2 Helen Troke 2 – 0 (11–0, 11–3) Gail Davies 3 Julie Munday 2 – 0 (11–4, 11–0) Claire Hybart 4 Gillian Clark Sara Halsall 2 – 0 (15–6, 15–6) Sarah Doody Caroline Watson 5 Gillian Gowers Cheryl Johnson 2 – 0 (15–1, 15–3) Claire Hybart Lisa Rees

Ireland 5	Sporthallen Zuid 25 February 1988 [4]	Iceland 0
Result 1 Maeve Moynihan 2 – 0 Þórdís Edwald 2 Holly Lane 2 – 0 Guðrún Júlíusdóttir 3 Ann O'Sullivan 2 – 0 Elisabet Þórðardóttir 4 Holly Lane Ann O'Sullivan 2 – 0 Þórdís Edwald Elisabet Þórðardóttir 5 Maeve Moynihan Ann Stephens 2 – 0 Guðrún Júlíusdóttir Kristín Magnúsdóttir

England 4	Sporthallen Zuid 26 February 1988 [21]	Ireland 1
Result 1 Fiona Elliott 2 – 0 (11–0, 11–0) Maeve Moynihan 2 Helen Troke 2 – 0 (11–0, 11–3) Holly Lane 3 Sally Podger 2 – 0 (11–1, 11–2) Ann O'Sullivan 4 Gillian Clark Gillian Gowers 2 – 0 (15–2, 15–1) Holly Lane Ann O'Sullivan 5 Fiona Elliott Sara Halsall 2 – 0 (15–0, 15–3) Maeve Moynihan Ann Stephens

Iceland 3	Sporthallen Zuid 26 February 1988 [22]	Wales 2
Result 1 Þórdís Edwald 2 – 1 (8–11, 11–7, 11–6) Cathy Vigar 2 Guðrún Júlíusdóttir 2 – 0 (11–6, 11–3) Sarah Doody 3 Elisabet Þórðardóttir 1 – 2 (11–6, 4–11, 10–12) Gail Davies 4 Kristín Kristjánsdóttir Kristín Magnúsdóttir 2 – 0 (15–11, 15–8) Claire Hybart Lisa Rees 5 Þórdís Edwald Elisabet Þórðardóttir 0 – 2 (15–17, 4–15) Sarah Doody Caroline Watson

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	Denmark	4
	Netherlands	1
					Denmark	3
					England	2
	Sweden	0
	England	5
					Third place
					Netherlands	3
					Sweden	2

Semi-finals

Denmark 4	Sporthallen Zuid 27 February 1988 [5]	Netherlands 1
Result 1 Kirsten Larsen 2 – 0 (11–3, 12–10) Eline Coene 2 Christina Bostofte 0 – 2 (6–11, 11–12) Astrid van der Knaap 3 Charlotte Hattens 2 – 0 (11–7, 11–8) Monique Hoogland 4 Dorte Kjær Nettie Nielsen 2 – 0 (15–6, 15–8) Eline Coene Erica van Dijck 5 Grete Mogensen Gitte Paulsen 2 – 0 (15–6, 15–9) Monique Hoogland Astrid van der Knaap

England 5	Sporthallen Zuid 27 February 1988 [5]	Sweden 0
Result 1 Fiona Elliott 2 – 0 (11–7, 11–9) Christine Magnusson 2 Helen Troke 2 – 0 (11–1, 11–2) Charlotta Wihlborg 3 Sally Podger 2 – 1 (11–3, 7–11, 11–5) Maria Henning 4 Gillian Clark Gillian Gowers 2 – 0 (15–9, 15–8) Maria Bengtsson Christine Magnusson 5 Fiona Elliott Sara Halsall 2 – 0 (15–2, 15–5) Karin Eriksson Lilian Johansson

Third place

Sweden 2	Sporthallen Zuid 28 February 1988 [23]	Netherlands 3
Result 1 Christine Magnusson 0 – 2 (6–11, 9–12) Eline Coene 2 Charlotta Wihlborg 0 – 2 (2–11, 7–11) Astrid van der Knaap 3 Maria Henning 2 – 0 (11–7, 11–7) Monique Hoogland 4 Maria Bengtsson Christine Magnusson 2 – 1 (6–15, 17–15, 13–15) Eline Coene Erica van Dijck 5 Karin Eriksson Charlotta Wihlborg 0 – 2 (14–18, 17–18) Monique Hoogland Astrid van der Knaap

Final

Denmark 3	Sporthallen Zuid 28 February 1988 [24]	England 2
Result 1 Kirsten Larsen 2 – 0 (11–2, 11–1) Fiona Elliott 2 Pernille Nedergaard 2 – 1 (11–4, 9–12, 11–4) Helen Troke 3 Charlotte Hattens 0 – 2 (8–11, 8–11) Sally Podger 4 Dorte Kjær Nettie Nielsen 2 – 0 (15–10, 17–14) Gillian Clark Gillian Gowers 5 Grete Mogensen Gitte Paulsen 0 – 2 (12–15, 4–15) Fiona Elliott Sara Halsall

Oceania Zone

The qualification rounds for the Oceania Zone were held from 26 to 28 February at the Altona Hall in Melbourne, Australia. Three teams took part in qualifying for the final tournament.

Round robin

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	Pts	Qualification
1	Indonesia	2	2	0	10	0	+10	2	Final tournament
2	Australia	2	1	1	4	6	−2	1
3	New Zealand	2	0	2	1	9	−8	0

Source: The Straits Times

Indonesia 5	Altona Hall 26 February 1988 [5]	New Zealand 0
Result 1 Elizabeth Latief 2 – 0 (11–4, 11–1) Lynne Bignell 2 Susi Susanti 2 – 0 (11–2, 11–1) Katrin Lockey 3 Kho Mei Hwa 2 – 0 (11–8, 11–6) Julie Still 4 Verawaty Fadjrin Rosiana Tendean 2 – 0 (15–3, 15–3) Lynne Bignell Katrin Lockey 5 Erma Sulistianingsih Susi Susanti 2 – 0 (15–3, 15–4) Jane Clarke Rhona Robertson

New Zealand 1	Altona Hall 27 February 1988 [25]	Australia 4
Result 1 Lynne Bignell 0 – 2 (5–11, 5–11) Rhonda Cator 2 Katrin Lockey 0 – 2 (7–11, 8–11) Lisa Bryant 3 Julie Still 0 – 2 (9–12, 3–11) Linda Best 4 Lynne Bignell Katrin Lockey 2 – 0 (15–9, 17–14) Rhonda Cator Julie McDonald 5 Jane Clarke Rhona Robertson 1 – 2 (12–15, 18–17, 5–15) Lisa Bryant Tracey Small

Indonesia 5	Altona Hall 28 February 1988 [26]	Australia 0
Result 1 Sarwendah Kusumawardhani 2 – 0 (11–6, 11–4) Rhonda Cator 2 Susi Susanti 2 – 0 (11–3, 11–1) Lisa Bryant 3 Kho Mei Hwa 2 – 0 (11–3, 11–2) Linda Best 4 Verawaty Fadjrin Rosiana Tendean 2 – 0 (15–1, 15–6) Rhonda Cator Julie McDonald 5 Yanti Kusmiati Erma Sulistianingsih 2 – 0 (15–7, 15–7) Lisa Bryant Tracey Small

Pan American Zone

The qualifying rounds for the Pan American zone were held at the San Jose Convention and Cultural Center in San Jose, United States. Five teams competed in qualifying for the final tournament.

Round robin

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Korea	4	4	0	20	0	+20	4	Final tournament
2	Canada	4	3	1	14	6	+8	3
3	Chinese Taipei	4	2	2	10	10	0	2
4	Hong Kong	4	1	3	6	14	−8	1
5	United States	4	0	4	0	20	−20	0

Source: The Straits Times

South Korea 5	San Jose Convention and Cultural Center 23 February 1988 [27]	United States 0
Result 1 Hwang Hye-young 2 – 0 Joy Kitzmiller 2 Lee Young-suk 2 – 0 Linda Safarik-Tong 3 Chung So-young 2 – 0 Liz Aronsohn 4 Chung Myung-hee Hwang Hye-young 2 – 0 Judianne Kelly Nina Loik 5 Cho Young-suk Chung So-young 2 – 0 Ann French Pam Owens

Canada 4	San Jose Convention and Cultural Center 23 February 1988 [3]	Chinese Taipei 1
Result 1 Denyse Julien 2 – 0 (11–6, 11–4) Feng Mei-ying 2 Claire Sharpe 2 – 0 (11–8, 11–5) Lee Chien-mei 3 Doris Piché 2 – 0 (11–6, 11–2) Sun Tsai-ching 4 Johanne Falardeau Denyse Julien 2 – 0 (15–7, 15–12) Feng Mei-ying Lin Hui-hsu 5 Linda Cloutier Claire Sharpe 1 – 2 (10–15, 15–6, 11–15) Kang Chia-i Lee Chien-mei

Canada 5	San Jose Convention and Cultural Center 24 February 1988 [4]	United States 0
Result 1 Denyse Julien 2 – 0 Joy Kitzmiller 2 Claire Sharpe 2 – 0 Linda Safarik-Tong 3 Doris Piché 2 – 0 Liz Aronsohn 4 Johanne Falardeau Denyse Julien 2 – 0 Judianne Kelly Nina Loik 5 Linda Cloutier Claire Sharpe 2 – 0 Ann French Pam Owens

Chinese Taipei 4	San Jose Convention and Cultural Center 24 February 1988 [4]	Hong Kong 1
Result 1 Feng Mei-ying 2 – 0 Amy Chan 2 Chu Shao-chun 1 – 2 Tong Chun Mui 3 Wu Ching-chie 2 – 0 Chan Siu Chun 4 Feng Mei-ying Lin Hui-hsu 2 – 0 Tong Chun Mui Wong Har Ping 5 Kang Chia-i Lee Chien-mei 2 – 0 Amy Chan Chan Siu Chun

South Korea 5	San Jose Convention and Cultural Center 25 February 1988 [4]	Chinese Taipei 0
Result 1 Hwang Hye-young 2 – 0 (11–3, 11–5) Feng Mei-ying 2 Lee Young-suk 2 – 0 (11–0, 11–1) Chu Shao-chun 3 Chung So-young 2 – 0 (11–7, 11–8) Wu Ching-chie 4 Chung Myung-hee Hwang Hye-young 2 – 0 (15–4, 15–3) Feng Mei-ying Lin Hui-hsu 5 Cho Young-suk Chung So-young 2 – 0 (15–6, 15–5) Kang Chia-i Lee Chien-mei

Hong Kong 5	San Jose Convention and Cultural Center 25 February 1988 [4]	United States 0
Result 1 Amy Chan 2 – 0 (11–4, 11–9) Joy Kitzmiller 2 Tong Chun Mui 2 – 0 (11–7, 11–3) Linda Safarik-Tong 3 Chan Siu Chun 2 – 0 (11–5, 11–6) Liz Aronsohn 4 Tong Chun Mui Wong Har Ping 2 – 1 (12–15, 15–1, 15–11) Judianne Kelly Nina Loik 5 Amy Chan Chan Siu Chun 2 – 1 (15–8, 13–15, 15–4) Ann French Pam Owens

South Korea 5	San Jose Convention and Cultural Center 26 February 1988 [5]	Hong Kong 0
Result 1 Hwang Hye-young 2 – 0 (11–4, 11–1) Amy Chan 2 Lee Young-suk 2 – 0 (11–2, 11–0) Cheng Yin Sat 3 Chung So-young 2 – 0 (11–1, 11–3) Chan Siu Chun 4 Chun Sung-suk Chung Myung-hee 2 – 0 (15–4, 15–0) Tong Chun Mui Wong Har Ping 5 Cho Young-suk Chung So-young 2 – 0 (15–2, 15–10) Amy Chan Chan Siu Chun

Chinese Taipei 5	San Jose Convention and Cultural Center 26 February 1988 [5]	United States 0
Result 1 Feng Mei-ying 2 – 0 (11–4, 11–1) Joy Kitzmiller 2 Wu Ching-chie 2 – 0 (11–9, 11–8) Linda Safarik-Tong 3 Chen Yu-jen 2 – 1 (11–7, 10–12, 11–7) Liz Aronsohn 4 Kang Chia-i Lee Chien-mei 2 – 0 (15–3, 15–4) Judianne Kelly Nina Loik 5 Feng Mei-ying Lin Hui-hsu 2 – 0 (15–7, 15–9) Ann French Pam Owens

South Korea 5	San Jose Convention and Cultural Center 27 February 1988 [28]	Canada 0
Result 1 Hwang Hye-young 2 – 0 (11–4, 11–7) Denyse Julien 2 Lee Young-suk 2 – 0 (11–7, 11–6) Claire Sharpe 3 Chung So-young 2 – 0 (11–5, 11–4) Doris Piché 4 Chung Myung-hee Hwang Hye-young 2 – 0 (15–9, 15–10) Johanne Falardeau Claire Sharpe 5 Cho Young-suk Chun Sung-suk 2 – 0 (15–2, 15–11) Linda Cloutier Denyse Julien

Canada 5	San Jose Convention and Cultural Center 27 February 1988 [28]	Hong Kong 0
Result 1 Denyse Julien 2 – 1 Amy Chan 2 Claire Sharpe 2 – 0 Tong Chun Mui 3 Doris Piché 2 – 0 Chan Siu Chun 4 Johanne Falardeau Denyse Julien 2 – 0 Tong Chun Mui Wong Har Ping 5 Linda Cloutier Claire Sharpe 2 – 0 Amy Chan Chan Siu Chun

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