1990 Thomas & Uber Cup
トマス杯&ユーバー杯1990

Tournament details
Dates	23 May – 3 June 1990
Edition	16th (Thomas Cup) 13th (Uber Cup)
Level	International
Nations	8 (Thomas Cup) 8 (Uber Cup)
Venue	Tsuyuhashi Sports Center Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
Location	Nagoya & Tokyo, Japan
Official website	bwfthomasubercups.com
← 1988 Kuala Lumpur 1992 Kuala Lumpur →

The 1990 Thomas & Uber Cup was the 16th tournament of the Thomas Cup, and the 13th tournament of the Uber Cup, which are the major international team competitions in world badminton. The 1990 final stage was held in Tokyo, Japan, in May 1990.^[1]

Singapore, Japan and South Korea submitted bids to host the tournament. The host selection was decided in May 1988, in Kuala Lumpur, at the same time with the 1988 Thomas & Uber Cup.^[2] At the general meeting, Tokyo, Japan, was selected to host the tournament.^[3]

Japan qualified automatically for both the Thomas Cup and the Uber Cup as hosts. China also qualified for both the Thomas Cup and the Uber Cup as trophy holders.

Means of qualification	Date	Venue	Slot	Qualified teams
Host country	28 November 1988	Tokyo	1	Japan
1988 Thomas Cup	23 May – 4 June 1988	Kuala Lumpur	1	China
Asian Zone	18 – 25 February 1990	Kuala Lumpur	3	Indonesia
				Malaysia
				South Korea
European Zone	21 – 25 February 1990	Villach	3	Denmark
				England
				Sweden
Total			8

Means of qualification	Date	Venue	Slot	Qualified teams
Host country	28 November 1988	Tokyo	1	Japan
1988 Uber Cup	23 May – 4 June 1988	Kuala Lumpur	1	China
Australasian-American Zone	18 – 25 February 1990	Kuala Lumpur	2	Indonesia
				South Korea
European Zone	21 – 25 February 1990	Villach	4	Denmark
				England
				Netherlands
				Sweden
Total			8

There were two venues used to host the 1990 Thomas and Uber Cup. In the group stage, all matches were played at the Tsuyuhashi Sports Center in Nagoya. Matches for the knockout stage were played at the Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium in Tokyo.

Group stage		Knockout stage	Tokyo Nagoya
Nagoya		Tokyo
Tsuyuhashi Sports Center		Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	China	3	3	0	30	2	+28	470	271	+199	3	Advance to semi-finals
2	Malaysia	3	2	1	19	15	+4	414	382	+32	2
3	South Korea	3	1	2	11	22	−11	361	429	−68	1
4	Sweden	3	0	3	6	27	−21	308	471	−163	0

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Indonesia	3	3	0	28	6	+22	486	278	+208	3	Advance to semi-finals
2	Denmark	3	2	1	19	14	+5	417	373	+44	2
3	Japan	3	1	2	12	23	−11	358	466	−108	1
4	England	3	0	3	9	25	−16	324	468	−144	0

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	Semi-finals				Final
	China	5
	Denmark	0
					China	4
					Malaysia	1
	Malaysia	3
	Indonesia	2

1990 Thomas Cup winner
China Fourth title

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Indonesia	3	3	0	30	5	+25	427	259	+168	3	Advance to semi-finals
2	Japan	3	2	1	20	16	+4	388	317	+71	2
3	England	3	1	2	12	24	−12	319	407	−88	1
4	Denmark	3	0	3	8	25	−17	243	394	−151	0

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Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Korea	3	3	0	28	6	+22	397	210	+187	3	Advance to semi-finals
2	China	3	2	1	25	9	+16	379	218	+161	2
3	Netherlands	3	1	2	8	24	−16	222	357	−135	1
4	Sweden	3	0	3	5	27	−22	177	390	−213	0

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	Semi-finals				Final
	Indonesia	0
	China	5
					China	3
					South Korea	2
	Japan	1
	South Korea	4

1990 Uber Cup winner
China Fourth title

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