1982 Thomas Cup

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.

1982 Thomas Cup
Location 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-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Malaysia9
 
 
 
 Australia0
 
 Malaysia7
 
 
 
 New Zealand2
 
bye
 
 
 New Zealand
 

Asian zone

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 China9
 
 
 
 Pakistan0
 
 China9
 
 
 
 India0
 
 India9
 
 
 
 Sri Lanka0
 
 China7
 
 
 
 Thailand2
 
 South Korea6
 
 
 
 Chinese Taipei3
 
 South Korea2
 
 
 
 Thailand7
 
 Thailand8
 
 
 Singapore1
 

European zone

 
Round of 16Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
 Scotland
 
 
 
bye
 
 Scotland9
 
 
 
 Netherlands0
 
 Austria0
 
 
 
 Netherlands9
 
 Scotland0
 
 
 
 Denmark9
 
bye
 
 
 
bye
 
bye
 
 
 
 Denmark
 
bye
 
 
 
 Denmark
 
 Denmark8
 
 
 
 Sweden1
 
 FR Germany
 
 
 
bye
 
 FR Germany6
 
 
 
 Soviet Union3
 
bye
 
 
 
 Soviet Union
 
 FR Germany0
 
 
 
 Sweden9
 
bye
 
 
 
bye
 
bye
 
 
 
 Sweden
 
bye
 
 
 Sweden
 

Panamerican zone

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Nigeria0
 
 
 
 United States9
 
 United States6
 
 
 
 Mexico3
 
bye
 
 
 
 Mexico
 
 United States1
 
 
 
 Japan8
 
 Japan9
 
 
 
 Peru0
 
 Japan8
 
 
 
 Canada1
 
bye
 
 
 Canada
 

Inter-zone ties

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

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Indonesia
 
 
 
bye
 
 Indonesia8
 
 
 
 England1
 
 England5
 
 
 
 Malaysia4
 
 Indonesia4
 
 
 
 China5
 
 Denmark5
 
 
 
 Japan4
 
 Denmark1
 
 
 
 China8
 
bye
 
 
 China
 

First round

Semi Finals

Final


1982 Thomas Cup Champions

China

First title

References

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