1984 Thomas Cup group stage

The 1984 Thomas Cup group stage was held at Stadium Negara in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 7 to 12 May 1984.

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 original draw for the tournament was conducted on 4 April 1984. The 8 teams will be drawn into two groups each containing four teams.

Group composition

Group
Group A	Group B
England Indonesia Japan Malaysia (Host)	China Denmark South Korea Sweden

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Indonesia	3	3	0	26	7	+19	471	292	+179	3	Advance to semi-finals
2	England	3	2	1	19	16	+3	450	435	+15	2
3	Malaysia	3	1	2	17	19	−2	455	441	+14	1
4	Japan	3	0	3	6	26	−20	245	453	−208	0

Source: The Straits Times

Malaysia vs Japan

Malaysia 5	Stadium Negara 7 May 1984, 18:30 UTC+8		Japan 0
1 2 3 1 Misbun Sidek Hiroyuki Hasegawa 8 15 15 6 15 10   2 Ong Beng Teong Shinji Matsuura 6 15 15 6 15 12   3 Razif Sidek Hiroshi Nishiyama 15 5 15 3     4 Jalani Sidek / Razif Sidek Shuji Matsuno / Shinji Matsuura 15 3 15 0     5 Misbun Sidek / Soh Goon Chup Tetsuaki Inoue / Shōkichi Miyamori 15 10 15 10

Indonesia vs England

Indonesia 3	Stadium Negara 8 May 1984, 18:30 UTC+8		England 2
1 2 3 1 Liem Swie King Steve Baddeley 15 2 15 7     2 Hastomo Arbi Nick Yates 15 7 15 8     3 Icuk Sugiarto Steve Butler 15 12 14 15 12 15   4 Rudy Heryanto / Hariamanto Kartono Steve Baddeley / Martin Dew 15 9 11 15 9 15   5 Hadibowo / Christian Hadinata Mike Tredgett / Dipak Tailor 15 6 15 9

England vs Japan

England 4	Stadium Negara 9 May 1984, 18:30 UTC+8		Japan 1
1 2 3 1 Steve Baddeley Hiroyuki Hasegawa 15 18 12 15     2 Nick Yates Shinji Matsuura 15 8 15 2     3 Steve Butler Hiroshi Nishiyama 15 3 15 9     4 Martin Dew / Mike Tredgett Shuji Matsuno / Shinji Matsuura 15 3 13 18 15 4   5 Chris Dobson / Dipak Tailor Tetsuaki Inoue / Shōkichi Miyamori 15 9 15 12

Indonesia vs Malaysia

Indonesia 5	Stadium Negara 10 May 1984, 18:30 UTC+8		Malaysia 0
1 2 3 1 Liem Swie King Misbun Sidek 15 11 15 4     2 Hastomo Arbi Ong Beng Teong 15 9 11 15 15 8   3 Icuk Sugiarto Razif Sidek 15 4 15 9     4 Rudy Heryanto / Hariamanto Kartono Jalani Sidek / Razif Sidek 12 15 15 9 15 10   5 Hadibowo / Christian Hadinata Misbun Sidek / Soh Goon Chup 15 13 18 16

Indonesia vs Japan

Indonesia 4	Stadium Negara 11 May 1984, 18:30 UTC+8		Japan 1
1 2 3 1 Liem Swie King Hiroyuki Hasegawa 15 6 15 8     2 Hastomo Arbi Shinji Matsuura 15 3 15 2     3 Icuk Sugiarto Hiroshi Nishiyama 15 1 15 3     4 Rudy Heryanto / Hariamanto Kartono Shuji Matsuno / Shinji Matsuura 12 15     retired   5 Hadibowo / Christian Hadinata Tetsuaki Inoue / Shōkichi Miyamori 15 7 15 4

England vs Malaysia

England 3	Stadium Negara 12 May 1984, 18:30 UTC+8		Malaysia 2
1 2 3 1 Steve Baddeley Misbun Sidek 15 12 15 11     2 Nick Yates Ong Beng Teong 15 17 18 17 10 15   3 Steve Butler Razif Sidek 9 15 15 11 15 12   4 Steve Baddeley / Martin Dew Jalani Sidek / Razif Sidek 9 15 16 18     5 Andy Goode / Mike Tredgett Misbun Sidek / Soh Goon Chup 18 13 15 12

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	China	3	3	0	26	11	+15	494	367	+127	3	Advance to semi-finals
2	South Korea	3	2	1	21	16	+5	472	412	+60	2
3	Denmark	3	1	2	20	17	+3	452	412	+40	1
4	Sweden	3	0	3	6	29	−23	284	511	−227	0

Source: The Straits Times

Denmark vs Sweden

Denmark 4	Stadium Negara 7 May 1984, 18:30 UTC+8		Sweden 1
1 2 3 1 Morten Frost Ulf Johansson 15 2 15 3     2 Jens Peter Nierhoff Göran Carlsson 15 4 15 6     3 Steen Fladberg Torbjörn Pettersson 16 18 15 7 15 3   4 Morten Frost / Jens Peter Nierhoff Stefan Karlsson / Thomas Kihlström 8 15 15 10 11 15   5 Steen Fladberg / Jesper Helledie Ulf Johansson / Lars Wengberg 15 3 15 11

China vs South Korea

China 4	Stadium Negara 8 May 1984, 18:30 UTC+8		South Korea 1
1 2 3 1 Luan Jin Park Joo-bong 15 6 15 10     2 Han Jian Sung Han-kook 7 15 15 0 15 6   3 Yang Yang Choi Byung-hak 15 11 15 8     4 He Shangquan / Jiang Guoliang Kim Moon-soo / Park Joo-bong 15 10 16 17 2 15   5 Sun Zhian / Tian Bingyi Lee Deuk-choon / Sung Han-kook 15 12 13 15 15 12

China vs Denmark

China 3	Stadium Negara 9 May 1984, 18:30 UTC+8		Denmark 2
1 2 3 1 Luan Jin Morten Frost 3 15 7 15     2 Han Jian Jens Peter Nierhoff 15 5 15 8     3 Yang Yang Claus Andersen 15 7 15 3     4 He Shangquan / Jiang Guoliang Steen Fladberg / Jesper Helledie 17 14 9 15 10 15   5 Sun Zhian / Tian Bingyi Morten Frost / Michael Kjeldsen 9 15 15 9 15 6

South Korea vs Sweden

South Korea 5	Stadium Negara 10 May 1984, 18:30 UTC+8		Sweden 0
1 2 3 1 Park Joo-bong Ulf Johansson 15 5 15 2     2 Sung Han-kook Göran Carlsson 11 15 15 1 15 7   3 Choi Byung-hak Torbjörn Pettersson 17 14 15 6     4 Kim Moon-soo / Park Joo-bong Stefan Karlsson / Thomas Kihlström 15 8 15 7     5 Lee Deuk-choon / Sung Han-kook Göran Carlsson / Lars Wengberg 15 3 17 16

Denmark vs South Korea

Denmark 2	Stadium Negara 11 May 1984, 18:30 UTC+8		South Korea 3
1 2 3 1 Morten Frost Park Joo-bong 15 11 4 15 15 7   2 Jens Peter Nierhoff Sung Han-kook 15 5 15 11     3 Steen Fladberg Choi Byung-hak 18 16 10 15 11 15   4 Morten Frost / Jens Peter Nierhoff Kim Moon-soo / Park Joo-bong 15 12 10 15 10 15   5 Steen Fladberg / Jesper Helledie Lee Deuk-choon / Sung Han-kook 13 18 4 15

China vs Sweden

China 5	Stadium Negara 12 May 1984, 18:30 UTC+8		Sweden 0
1 2 3 1 Luan Jin Stefan Karlsson 15 17 15 2 15 3   2 Yang Yang Ulf Johansson 15 11 15 4     3 Chen Changjie Torbjörn Pettersson 15 5 15 12     4 He Shangquan / Jiang Guoliang Stefan Karlsson / Thomas Kihlström 11 15 15 9 15 10   5 Sun Zhian / Tian Bingyi Göran Carlsson / Lars Wengberg 15 8 15 7