1982 Thomas Cup
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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.[1]
Host selection
On 24 July 1981, the International Badminton Federation announced that England was chosen to host the 1982 Thomas Cup after a badminton showcase. Throughout the competition, five venues in five respective cities staged the matches for the first round, the second round and the challenge round.[2]
Qualification
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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.
| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Slot | Qualified teams |
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| Host country | 24 July 1981 | England | 1 | File:Flag of England.svg England |
| 1979 Thomas Cup | 24 May – 2 June 1979 | Jakarta | 1 | File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia |
| Asian Zone | 2 October 1981 – 5 March 1982 | Bangkok Beijing Hyderabad Taipei |
1 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China |
| American Zone | 24 October 1981 – 4 April 1982 | Claremont Lima Kitchener Pomona San Diego |
1 | File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan |
| European Zone | 30 October 1981 – 18 February 1982 | Copenhagen Duisburg Grangemouth Haarlem Pressbaum |
1 | File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark |
| Australasian Zone | 4–8 August 1981 | Hamilton | 1 | File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia |
| Total | 6 | |||
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Squads
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Venues
Five venues in five cities were selected to host the tournament. The first two matches in the first round were staged in Huddersfield and Gloucester.[3] The second round matches were hosted in Birmingham and Preston, Lancashire.[4] The Challenge round was staged at the Royal Albert Hall in London.
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| Denmark File:Flag of Denmark.svg vs File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan | Indonesia File:Flag of Indonesia.svg vs File:Flag of England.svg England | ||||
| Huddersfield | Birmingham | ||||
| Huddersfield Sports Centre | Aston Villa Leisure and Sports Centre | ||||
| Malaysia File:Flag of Malaysia.svg vs File:Flag of England.svg England | Denmark File:Flag of Denmark.svg vs File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | ||||
| Gloucester | Preston | ||||
| Gloucester Leisure Centre | Preston Guild Hall | ||||
| Challenge round | |||||
| Indonesia File:Flag of Indonesia.svg vs File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | |||||
| London | |||||
| Royal Albert Hall | |||||
Knockout stage
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The following teams, shown by region, qualified for the 1982 Thomas Cup. Defending champion Indonesia automatically qualified to defend their title.
Bracket
1982 Thomas Cup knockout stage
First round
Second round
Final
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References
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