Qualified teams
The top two placed teams from each of the two groups qualified for this stage.
| Group | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| A |  Indonesia |  China |
| B |  Denmark |  South Korea |
The knockout stage for the 1996 Thomas Cup in Hong Kong began on 24 May 1996 with the semi-finals and ended on 26 May 1996 with the final. [1]
The top two placed teams from each of the two groups qualified for this stage.
| Group | Winners | Runners-up |
|---|---|---|
| A | Indonesia | China |
| B | Denmark | South Korea |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| Indonesia | 3 | |||||
| South Korea | 2 | |||||
| Indonesia | 5 | |||||
| Denmark | 0 | |||||
| China | 2 | |||||
| Denmark | 3 | |||||
 China 2 | Queen Elizabeth Stadium 24 May 1996, 12:00 UTC+8 [2] |  Denmark 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Indonesia 3 | Queen Elizabeth Stadium 24 May 1996, 18:30 UTC+8 [3] |  South Korea 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Indonesia 5 | Queen Elizabeth Stadium 26 May 1996, 18:30 UTC+8 [4] | Denmark 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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