1998 Uber Cup group stage

The 1998 Uber Cup group stage was held at Queen Elizabeth Stadium in Hong Kong from 15 to 19 May 1998. ^[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 will be drawn into two groups each containing four teams.

Group composition

Group
Group A	Group B
China   Denmark   Hong Kong (Host)   Japan	England   Indonesia   South Korea   Netherlands

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	China	3	3	0	29	2	+27	371	141	+230	3	Advance to semi-finals
2	Denmark	3	2	1	19	13	+6	303	281	+22	2
3	Japan	3	1	2	13	22	−9	293	357	−64	1
4	Hong Kong (H)	3	0	3	5	29	−24	226	414	−188	0

Source: The Straits Times
(H) Host

China vs Hong Kong

China 5	Queen Elizabeth Stadium 15 May 1998, 18:30  UTC+8 [2]		Hong Kong 0
1 2 3 1 Gong Zhichao Koon Wai Chee 11 1 11 2     2 Qin Yiyuan  /  Tang Yongshu Koon Wai Chee  /  Tung Chau Man 15 8 15 10     3 Dai Yun Ling Wan Ting 11 6 11 4     4 Liu Lu  /  Qiang Hong Chan Mei Mei  /  Ling Wan Ting 15 6 15 0     5 Han Jingna Ng Ching 11 3 11 1

Denmark vs Japan

Denmark 5	Queen Elizabeth Stadium 15 May 1998, 18:30  UTC+8 [2]		Japan 0
1 2 3 1 Camilla Martin Kanako Yonekura 12 10 11 12 11 7   2 Rikke Olsen  /  Marlene Thomsen Yoshiko Iwata  /  Haruko Matsuda 15 6 15 9     3 Mette Pedersen Yasuko Mizui 11 4 11 6     4 Ann Jørgensen  /  Camilla Martin Chihiro Ōsaka  /  Kanako Yonekura 15 3 15 8     5 Mette Sørensen Hiroko Nagamine 11 4 11 1

China vs Japan

China 4	Queen Elizabeth Stadium 17 May 1998, 18:30  UTC+8 [3]		Japan 1
1 2 3 1 Ye Zhaoying Kanako Yonekura 11 5 11 7     2 Ge Fei  /  Gu Jun Yoshiko Iwata  /  Haruko Matsuda 15 2 15 6     3 Gong Zhichao Yasuko Mizui 11 4 1 11 3 11   4 Liu Lu  /  Qiang Hong Satomi Igawa  /  Hiroko Nagamine 15 5 15 10     5 Han Jingna Chihiro Ōsaka 11 4 11 0

Denmark vs Hong Kong

Denmark 4	Queen Elizabeth Stadium 17 May 1998, 18:30  UTC+8 [3]		Hong Kong 1
1 2 3 1 Camilla Martin Koon Wai Chee 11 1 11 8     2 Mette Pedersen Ling Wan Ting 11 6 9 12 3 11   3 Rikke Olsen  /  Marlene Thomsen Koon Wai Chee  /  Tung Chau Man 15 10 15 7     4 Mette Sørensen Ng Ching 11 5 11 3     5 Ann Jørgensen  /  Majken Vange Chan Mei Mei  /  Ling Wan Ting 18 13 15 9

China vs Denmark

China 5	Queen Elizabeth Stadium 19 May 1998, 18:30  UTC+8 [4]		Denmark 0
1 2 3 1 Ye Zhaoying Mette Pedersen 11 2 11 1     2 Ge Fei  /  Gu Jun Ann Jørgensen  /  Majken Vange 15 4 15 2     3 Gong Zhichao Mette Sørensen 11 3 11 5     4 Qin Yiyuan  /  Tang Yongshu Pernille Harder  /  Helene Kirkegaard 15 7 15 3     5 Dai Yun Anne Søndergaard 11 2 11 6

Japan vs Hong Kong

Japan 5	Queen Elizabeth Stadium 19 May 1998, 18:30  UTC+8 [4]		Hong Kong 0
1 2 3 1 Kanako Yonekura Koon Wai Chee 11 7 11 3     2 Yoshiko Iwata  /  Haruko Matsuda Koon Wai Chee  /  Tung Chau Man 15 3 15 3     3 Yasuko Mizui Ling Wan Ting 11 7 5 11 11 1   4 Akiko Nakajima  /  Chihiro Ōsaka Chan Mei Mei  /  Ling Wan Ting 17 18 15 8 17 14   5 Hiroko Nagamine Ng Ching 11 9 8 11 11 5

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Indonesia	3	3	0	24	11	+13	389	275	+114	3	Advance to semi-finals
2	South Korea	3	2	1	24	10	+14	370	279	+91	2
3	England	3	1	2	12	22	−10	280	371	−91	1
4	Netherlands	3	0	3	9	26	−17	293	407	−114	0

Source: The Straits Times

Indonesia vs England

Indonesia 5	Queen Elizabeth Stadium 15 May 1998, 12:30  UTC+8 [2]		England 0
1 2 3 1 Susi Susanti Julia Mann 11 0 11 1     2 Eliza Nathanael  /  Zelin Resiana Joanne Goode  /  Donna Kellogg 15 10 9 15 18 17   3 Meiluawati Rebecca Pantaney 11 2 11 0     4 Indarti Issolina  /  Deyana Lomban Joanne Davies  /  Sarah Hardaker 15 8 15 4     5 Cindana Hartono Tracey Hallam 11 1 11 0

South Korea vs Netherlands

South Korea 5	Queen Elizabeth Stadium 15 May 1998, 12:30  UTC+8 [2]		Netherlands 0
1 2 3 1 Kim Ji-hyun Judith Meulendijks 12 10 12 10     2 Jang Hye-ock  /  Ra Kyung-min Monique Hoogland  /  Erica van den Heuvel 15 8 15 4     3 Lee Joo-hyun Brenda Beenhakker 11 3 11 5     4 Kim Mee-hyang  /  Kim Shin-young Lotte Jonathans  /  Nicole van Hooren 10 15 15 1 15 9   5 Lee Kyung-won Carolien Glebbeek 11 5 11 5

Indonesia vs Netherlands

Indonesia 3	Queen Elizabeth Stadium 17 May 1998, 12:30  UTC+8 [3]		Netherlands 2
1 2 3 1 Mia Audina Judith Meulendijks 11 2 11 7     2 Deyana Lomban  /  Eliza Nathanael Monique Hoogland  /  Erica van den Heuvel 15 7 17 15     3 Meiluawati Brenda Beenhakker 12 9 5 11 7 11   4 Finarsih  /  Indarti Issolina Lotte Jonathans  /  Nicole van Hooren 15 18 15 3 9 15   5 Ellen Angelina Lonneke Janssen 11 2 11 7

South Korea vs England

South Korea 4	Queen Elizabeth Stadium 17 May 1998, 12:30  UTC+8 [3]		England 1
1 2 3 1 Kim Ji-hyun Julia Mann 11 2 11 2     2 Jang Hye-ock  /  Ra Kyung-min Joanne Goode  /  Donna Kellogg 15 9 15 7     3 Lee Joo-hyun Tracey Hallam 11 2 8 11 12 10   4 Chung Jae-hee  /  Kim Shin-young Joanne Davies  /  Sarah Hardaker 14 17 2 15     5 Lee Soon-deuk Tracy Dineen 12 10 11 7

Indonesia vs South Korea

Indonesia 3	Queen Elizabeth Stadium 19 May 1998, 12:30  UTC+8 [4]		South Korea 2
1 2 3 1 Susi Susanti Kim Ji-hyun 11 2 11 3     2 Eliza Nathanael  /  Zelin Resiana Jang Hye-ock  /  Ra Kyung-min 9 15 10 15     3 Mia Audina Lee Joo-hyun 11 5 3 11 11 5   4 Indarti Issolina  /  Deyana Lomban Kim Mee-hyang  /  Kim Shin-young 15 10 7 15 15 7   5 Cindana Hartono Lee Kyung-won 6 11 3 11

England vs Netherlands

England 4	Queen Elizabeth Stadium 19 May 1998, 12:30  UTC+8 [4]		Netherlands 1
1 2 3 1 Julia Mann Judith Meulendijks 12 11 11 8     2 Donna Kellogg Brenda Beenhakker 3 11 7 11     3 Joanne Davies  /  Sarah Hardaker Lotte Jonathans  /  Nicole van Hooren 17 16 15 11     4 Tracey Hallam Lonneke Janssen 11 3 3 11 11 7   5 Joanne Goode  /  Donna Kellogg Erica van den Heuvel  /  Monique Hoogland 15 1 10 15 15 6

References

1. "Malaysia gets easy draw in Cup tie" . The Straits Times . 1998-04-02. p. 45. Retrieved 2024-08-19– via NewspaperSG.
2. "Country needs me more, says Susanti". The Straits Times . 1998-05-16. p. 52. Retrieved 2024-08-19– via NewspaperSG.
3. "Dutch surprise" . The New Paper . 1998-05-18. p. 48. Retrieved 2024-08-19– via NewspaperSG.
4. "SCORES & STATISTICS" . The Straits Times . 1998-05-20. p. 46. Retrieved 2024-08-19– via NewspaperSG.