1982 Thomas Cup
Venue	Royal Albert Hall
Location	London, England
End date	20–21 May
←  1979 1984 →

The 1982 Thomas Cup was the 12th tournament of Thomas Cup, the most important men's badminton team competition in the world. The final round was held in London, England.

China won its first title after beating Indonesia in the final round.

Teams

26 teams from 4 regions took part in the competition. As defending champion, Indonesia skipped the Qualifications and the first round, and played directly in the second round at the Inter-Zone Ties.

Qualification ties

Australasian zone

	Semi-finals				Final
	Malaysia	9
	Australia	0
					Malaysia	7
					New Zealand	2
	bye
	New Zealand

Asian zone

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	China	9
	Pakistan	0
					China	9
					India	0
	India	9
	Sri Lanka	0
									China	7
									Thailand	2
	South Korea	6
	Chinese Taipei	3
					South Korea	2
					Thailand	7
	Thailand	8
	Singapore	1

European zone

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Scotland

bye

Scotland

9

Netherlands

0

Austria

0

Netherlands

9

Scotland

0

Denmark

9

bye

bye

bye

Denmark

bye

Denmark

Denmark

8

Sweden

1

FR Germany

bye

FR Germany

6

Soviet Union

3

bye

Soviet Union

FR Germany

0

Sweden

9

bye

bye

bye

Sweden

bye

Sweden

Panamerican zone

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	Nigeria	0
	United States	9
					United States	6
					Mexico	3
	bye
	Mexico
									United States	1
									Japan	8
	Japan	9
	Peru	0
					Japan	8
					Canada	1
	bye
	Canada

Inter-zone ties

The Inter-Zone Ties were played between May 10 and May 21, 1982, in England.

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	Indonesia
	bye
					Indonesia	8
					England	1
	England	5
	Malaysia	4
									Indonesia	4
									China	5
	Denmark	5
	Japan	4
					Denmark	1
					China	8
	bye
	China

First round

England 5			Malaysia 4
1 2 3 1 Nick Yates Misbun Sidek 15 8 13 15 9 15   2 Nick Yates Saw See Leong 15 9 15 5     3 Steve Baddeley Saw See Leong 15 6 15 10     4 Steve Baddeley Misbun Sidek 15 7 15 0     5 Ray Stevens Razif Sidek 15 9 11 15 16 18   6 Ray Stevens /  Mike Tredgett Misbun Sidek /  Ong Beng Teong 15 12 15 7     7 Ray Stevens /  Mike Tredgett Razif Sidek /  Jalani Sidek 15 12 11 15 6 15   8 Martin Dew /  Duncan Bridge Razif Sidek /  Jalani Sidek 15 12 11 15 6 15   9 Martin Dew /  Duncan Bridge Misbun Sidek /  Ong Beng Teong 15 12 15 7

Denmark 5			Japan 4
1 2 3 1 Steen Fladberg Kinji Zeniya 15 1 9 15 5 15   2 Steen Fladberg Hiroyuki Hasegawa 15 5 17 18 15 5   3 Claus Andersen Hiroyuki Hasegawa 15 9 15 2     4 Claus Andersen Kinji Zeniya 15 11 13 15 12 15   5 Flemming Delfs Masao Tsuchida 15 11 15 8     6 Steen Skovgaard /  Flemming Delfs Masao Tsuchida /  Shōkichi Miyamori 10 15 8 15     7 Steen Skovgaard /  Flemming Delfs Nobutaka Ikeda /  Toshihiro Tsuji 15 5 15 6     8 Jesper Helledie /  Steen Fladberg Nobutaka Ikeda /  Toshihiro Tsuji 12 15 15 8 15 11   9 Jesper Helledie /  Steen Fladberg Masao Tsuchida /  Shōkichi Miyamori 11 15 11 15

Semi-finals

Indonesia 8			England 1
1 2 3 1 Liem Swie King Steve Baddeley 11 15 15 0 15 9   2 Liem Swie King Nick Yates 15 2 15 5     3 Lius Pongoh Steve Baddeley 15 12 15 8     4 Lius Pongoh Nick Yates 18 17 15 7     5 Rudy Hartono Andy Goode 15 4 18 14     6 Christian Hadinata /  Liem Swie King Mike Tredgett /  Martin Dew 15 10 15 5     7 Christian Hadinata /  Liem Swie King Nick Yates /  Andy Goode 17 18 15 11 15 6   8 Kartono /  Rudy Heryanto Ray Stevens /  Andy Goode 15 2 2 15 15 5   9 Kartono /  Rudy Heryanto Mike Tredgett /  Martin Dew 10 15 1 15

Denmark 1			China 8
1 2 3 1 Steen Fladberg Han Jian 12 15 1 15     2 Claus Andersen Han Jian 3 15 7 15     3 Claus Andersen Chen Changjie 8 15 16 17     4 Steen Fladberg Chen Changjie 5 15 15 12 8 15   5 Flemming Delfs Luan Jin 7 15 4 15     6 Steen Skovgaard /  Flemming Delfs Sun Zhian /  Yao Ximing 15 9 6 15 15 9   7 Jesper Helledie /  Steen Fladberg Sun Zhian /  Yao Ximing 6 15 1 15     8 Jesper Helledie /  Steen Fladberg Luan Jin /  Lin Jiangli 5 15 16 18     9 Steen Skovgaard /  Flemming Delfs Luan Jin /  Lin Jiangli 9 15 4 15

Final

China 5	London, England May 20 & May 21, 1982		Indonesia 4
1 2 3 1 Chen Changjie Liem Swie King 8 15 13 15     2 Han Jian Lius Pongoh 15 5 15 7     3 Luan Jin /  Lin Jiangli Hariamanto Kartono /  Rudy Heryanto 8 15 15 13 9 15   4 Sun Zhian /  Yao Ximing Christian Hadinata /  Liem Swie King 10 15 15 12 8 15   5 Luan Jin Rudy Hartono 15 9 1 15 15 9   6 Han Jian Liem Swie King 15 12 11 15 17 14   7 Chen Changjie Lius Pongoh 18 17 15 12     8 Sun Zhian /  Yao Ximing Hariamanto Kartono /  Rudy Heryanto 17 14 3 15 15 1   9 Luan Jin /  Lin Jiangli Christian Hadinata /  Liem Swie King 4 15 11 15

1982 Thomas Cup Champions
China First title

References

• "Ergebnisse im Thomas-Cup-Wettbewerb 1981/1982" (in German). Badminton-Sport. July 1982. p. 9.

External links

• tangkis.tripod.com
• Mike's Badminton Populorum Archived 2016-03-30 at the Wayback Machine