1996 Thomas Cup group stage

The 1996 Thomas Cup group stage was held at Queen Elizabeth Stadium in Hong Kong from 17 to 21 May 1996. ^[1]

The group stage was first stage of the tournament where only the two highest-placing teams in each of the two groups advanced to the knockout stage.

Draw

The 8 teams were drawn into two groups each containing four teams.

Group composition

Group
Group A	Group B
China   England   Indonesia   Sweden	Denmark   Hong Kong (Host)   South Korea   Malaysia

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Indonesia	3	3	0	28	8	+20	504	303	+201	3	Advance to semi-finals
2	China	3	2	1	25	11	+14	483	352	+131	2
3	Sweden	3	1	2	13	24	−11	363	488	−125	1
4	England	3	0	3	6	29	−23	298	505	−207	0

Source: The Straits Times

Indonesia vs China

Indonesia 3	Queen Elizabeth Stadium 17 May 1996, 12:00  UTC+8 [2]		China 2
1 2 3 1 Joko Suprianto Dong Jiong 15 10 7 15 8 15   2 Rexy Mainaky  /  Ricky Subagja Huang Zhanzhong  /  Jiang Xin 15 6 15 5     3 Hariyanto Arbi Sun Jun 15 8 7 15 5 15   4 Antonius Ariantho  /  Denny Kantono Liu Jianjun  /  Liu Yong 15 7 15 11     5 Alan Budikusuma Lin Liwen 14 17 15 3 18 15

Sweden vs England

Sweden 4	Queen Elizabeth Stadium 17 May 1996, 12:00  UTC+8 [2]		England 1
1 2 3 1 Jens Olsson Darren Hall 15 10 15 9     2 Peter Axelsson  /  Pär-Gunnar Jönsson Julian Robertson  /  Nathan Robertson 13 15 15 8 15 6   3 Rickard Magnusson Peter Knowles 15 5 15 4     4 Henrik Andersson  /  Johan Tholinsson James Anderson  /  Chris Hunt 15 8 12 15 5 15   5 Jesper Olsson Peter Bush 17 15 10 15 15 10

Indonesia vs Sweden

Indonesia 5	Queen Elizabeth Stadium 19 May 1996, 12:00  UTC+8 [3]		Sweden 0
1 2 3 1 Joko Suprianto Jens Olsson 16 17 15 3 15 7   2 Rexy Mainaky  /  Ricky Subagja Peter Axelsson  /  Pär-Gunnar Jönsson 15 7 15 3     3 Alan Budikusuma Tomas Johansson 12 15 15 5 15 2   4 Rudy Gunawan  /  Bambang Suprianto Henrik Andersson  /  Johan Tholinsson 15 4 15 3     5 Ardy Wiranata Rickard Magnusson 15 5 15 12

China vs England

China 5	Queen Elizabeth Stadium 19 May 1996, 18:30  UTC+8 [3]		England 0
1 2 3 1 Dong Jiong Darren Hall 15 5 15 6     2 Ge Cheng  /  Tao Xiaoqiang John Robertson  /  Nathan Robertson 15 6 15 2     3 Lin Liwen Peter Knowles 15 11 15 8     4 Huang Zhanzhong  /  Liu Yong James Anderson  /  Chris Hunt 16 17 15 4 15 8   5 Chen Gang Colin Haughton 15 11 15 7

Indonesia vs England

Indonesia 5	Queen Elizabeth Stadium 21 May 1996, 12:00  UTC+8 [4]		England 0
1 2 3 1 Hariyanto Arbi Darren Hall 15 8 15 2     2 Rexy Mainaky  /  Ricky Subagja Julian Robertson  /  Nathan Robertson 15 6 15 6     3 Alan Budikusuma Peter Bush 15 12 15 5     4 Antonius Ariantho  /  Denny Kantono James Anderson  /  Chris Hunt 15 5 15 10     5 Ardy Wiranata Colin Haughton 12 15 15 3 15 6

China vs Sweden

China 5	Queen Elizabeth Stadium 21 May 1996, 12:00  UTC+8 [4]		Sweden 0
1 2 3 1 Dong Jiong Jens Olsson 15 4 14 17 15 9   2 Huang Zhanzhong  /  Jiang Xin Peter Axelsson  /  Pär-Gunnar Jönsson 15 8 11 15 15 7   3 Sun Jun Tomas Johansson 15 9 15 9     4 Ge Cheng  /  Tao Xiaoqiang Henrik Andersson  /  Johan Tholinsson 15 11 15 3     5 Lin Liwen Rickard Magnusson 15 2 15 9

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Denmark	3	3	0	25	11	+14	481	364	+117	3	Advance to semi-finals
2	South Korea	3	2	1	23	10	+13	433	335	+98	2
3	Malaysia	3	1	2	18	17	+1	437	376	+61	1
4	Hong Kong (H)	3	0	3	2	30	−28	198	474	−276	0

Source: The Straits Times
(H) Host

Malaysia vs South Korea

Malaysia 2	Queen Elizabeth Stadium 17 May 1996, 18:30  UTC+8 [2] [5]		South Korea 3
1 2 3 1 Rashid Sidek Park Sung-woo 10 15 9 15     2 Cheah Soon Kit  /  Yap Kim Hock Kim Dong-moon  /  Park Joo-bong 11 15 9 15     3 Ong Ewe Hock Lee Gwang-jin 12 15 15 7 17 15   4 Soo Beng Kiang  /  Tan Kim Her Ha Tae-kwon  /  Yoo Yong-sung 15 7 11 15 15 9   5 Pang Chen Ahn Jae-chang 9 15 5 15

Denmark vs Hong Kong

Denmark 5	Queen Elizabeth Stadium 17 May 1996, 18:30  UTC+8 [2]		Hong Kong 0
1 2 3 1 Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen Tam Kai Chuen 14 18 15 9 15 6   2 Michael Søgaard  /  Henrik Svarrer Chan Siu Kwong  /  Tim He 15 4 15 7     3 Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen Tam Lok Tin 15 6 15 4     4 Jon Holst-Christensen  /  Thomas Stavngaard Chow Kin Man  /  Ma Che Kwong 15 5 15 10     5 Peter Rasmussen Liu Kwok Wa 15 5 10 15 15 1

South Korea vs Denmark

South Korea 2	Queen Elizabeth Stadium 19 May 1996, 12:00  UTC+8 [3]		Denmark 3
1 2 3 1 Park Sung-woo Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen 8 15 5 15     2 Ha Tae-kwon  /  Kang Kyung-jin Jon Holst-Christensen  /  Jim Laugesen 15 10 15 5     3 Lee Gwang-jin Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen 15 11 11 15 2 15   4 Kim Dong-moon  /  Park Joo-bong Michael Søgaard  /  Henrik Svarrer 15 9 15 11     5 Ahn Jae-chang Peter Rasmussen 9 15 15 18

Malaysia vs Hong Kong

Malaysia 5	Queen Elizabeth Stadium 19 May 1996, 18:30  UTC+8 [3]		Hong Kong 0
1 2 3 1 Rashid Sidek Tam Kai Chuen 15 4 15 2     2 Cheah Soon Kit  /  Yap Kim Hock Chan Siu Kwong  /  Tim He 15 5 15 4     3 Ong Ewe Hock Tam Lok Tin 15 6 15 6     4 Soo Beng Kiang  /  Tan Kim Her Chow Kin Man  /  Ma Che Kwong 15 7 15 5     5 Pang Chen Liu Kwok Wa 15 4 15 7

Malaysia vs Denmark

Malaysia 2	Queen Elizabeth Stadium 21 May 1996, 18:30  UTC+8 [4] [6]		Denmark 3
1 2 3 1 Rashid Sidek Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen 18 16 13 15 6 15   2 Cheah Soon Kit  /  Yap Kim Hock Jon Holst-Christensen  /  Jim Laugesen 15 0 12 15 15 7   3 Ong Ewe Hock Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen 12 15 6 15     4 Soo Beng Kiang  /  Tan Kim Her Michael Søgaard  /  Henrik Svarrer 13 18 15 7 1 15   5 Pang Chen Peter Rasmussen 12 15 11 15

South Korea vs Hong Kong

South Korea 5	Queen Elizabeth Stadium 21 May 1996, 18:30  UTC+8 [4]		Hong Kong 0
1 2 3 1 Park Sung-woo Tam Kai Chuen 15 11 15 8     2 Kim Dong-moon  /  Park Joo-bong Chan Siu Kwong  /  Tim He 15 7 15 4     3 Lee Gwang-jin Ng Wei 15 7 15 1     4 Ha Tae-kwon  /  Yoo Yong-sung Chow Kin Man  /  Ma Che Kwong 15 5 15 3     5 Ahn Jae-chang Liu Kwok Wa 15 7 15 5

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