Tournament details | |||
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Dates | 10–21 May 1994 | ||
Edition | 18th (Thomas Cup) 15th (Uber Cup) | ||
Level | International | ||
Nations | 8 (Thomas Cup) 8 (Uber Cup) | ||
Venue | Istora Senayan | ||
Location | Jakarta, Indonesia | ||
Official website | bwfthomasubercups | ||
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The 1994 Thomas & Uber Cup was the 18th tournament of the Thomas Cup, and the 15th tournament of the Uber Cup, which are the major international team competitions in world badminton. [1]
Malaysia were the defending champions for the Thomas Cup while China were the defending champions of the Uber Cup. The tournament was held at Istora Senayan in Jakarta.
Jakarta was named as the host in April 1993. [2] Indonesia previously bided to host the 1992 Thomas & Uber Cup. While Malaysia was named host in 1992, Indonesia won the right to host the tournament in 1994.
Indonesia qualified automatically as hosts. Malaysia qualified as title holders of the Thomas Cup while China qualified as the title holder of the Uber Cup.
Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Slot | Qualified teams |
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Host country | 11 April 1993 | Jakarta | 1 | Indonesia |
1992 Thomas Cup | 5 – 16 May 1992 | Kuala Lumpur | 1 | Malaysia |
European Zone | 20 – 27 February 1994 | Glasgow | 3 | Denmark |
Finland | ||||
Sweden | ||||
Asian Zone | 20 – 27 February 1994 | Singapore | 3 | China |
South Korea | ||||
Thailand | ||||
Total | 8 |
Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Slot | Qualified teams |
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Host country | 11 April 1993 | Jakarta | 1 | Indonesia |
1992 Uber Cup | 5 – 16 May 1992 | Kuala Lumpur | 1 | China |
European Zone | 20 – 27 February 1994 | Glasgow | 3 | Denmark |
Russia | ||||
Sweden | ||||
Asian Zone | 20 – 27 February 1994 | Singapore | 3 | Japan |
South Korea | ||||
Thailand | ||||
Total | 8 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Indonesia (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 2 | +28 | 479 | 205 | +274 | 3 | Advance to semi-finals |
2 | China | 3 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 414 | 363 | +51 | 2 | |
3 | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 20 | −7 | 347 | 423 | −76 | 1 | |
4 | Finland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 30 | −25 | 252 | 501 | −249 | 0 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Malaysia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 9 | +16 | 464 | 324 | +140 | 3 | Advance to semi-finals |
2 | South Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 16 | +4 | 447 | 425 | +22 | 2 | |
3 | Denmark | 3 | 1 | 2 | 19 | 12 | +7 | 409 | 393 | +16 | 1 | |
4 | Thailand | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 29 | −26 | 282 | 461 | −179 | 0 |
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
Indonesia | 4 | |||||
South Korea | 1 | |||||
Indonesia | 3 | |||||
Malaysia | 0 | |||||
China | 1 | |||||
Malaysia | 4 | |||||
The final of the 1994 Thomas Cup was played on 21 May 1994 between hosts Indonesia and defending champions Malaysia. It was the sixth meeting between the two nations in the Thomas Cup final. Hariyanto Arbi gave Indonesia a 1–0 lead when he defeated Rashid Sidek 15–6, 15–11. Rudy Gunawan and Bambang Suprianto expanded the lead after defeating Malaysia's Cheah Soon Kit and Soo Beng Kiang in three games. In the third match, Olympic silver medalist Ardy Wiranata defeated Ong Ewe Hock 15–11, 15–5. The next two matches were halted by umpire Roger Johansson due to the crowd in the stadium being too distracting and noisy for the Malaysians. This marked Indonesia's ninth win at the Thomas Cup and their first win since 1984. [3]
1994 Thomas Cup winner |
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Indonesia Ninth title |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 26 | 9 | +17 | 389 | 280 | +109 | 3 | Advance to semi-finals |
2 | South Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 7 | +19 | 404 | 234 | +170 | 2 | |
3 | Japan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 290 | 336 | −46 | 1 | |
4 | Russia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 30 | −29 | 140 | 374 | −234 | 0 |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Indonesia (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 5 | +22 | 392 | 170 | +222 | 3 | Advance to semi-finals |
2 | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 23 | −9 | 336 | 394 | −58 | 2 | |
3 | Denmark | 3 | 1 | 2 | 22 | 15 | +7 | 376 | 357 | +19 | 1 | |
4 | Thailand | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 27 | −20 | 224 | 407 | −183 | 0 |
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
China | 3 | |||||
Sweden | 2 | |||||
China | 2 | |||||
Indonesia | 3 | |||||
South Korea | 1 | |||||
Indonesia | 4 | |||||
The final of the 1994 Uber Cup was played on 20 May 1994. Indonesia reached the final after winning 4–1 against South Korea while China had to overcome a grueling battle against Sweden in the semi-finals. The first match went the hosts way with Susi Susanti defeating Ye Zhaoying. In the second match, Finarsih and Lili Tampi defeated Chen Ying and Wu Yuhong 15–13, 17–16. China then won the next two matches and made the score 2–2. In the final deciding match, 14 year-old Mia Audina won against Zhang Ning 11–7, 10–12, 11–4 to help the host clinch the title. [4] [5] [6] This marked Indonesia's second win at the Uber Cup and their first win since 1975. [7]
1994 Thomas Cup winner |
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Indonesia Second title |
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