1982 Thomas Cup

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.

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

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

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