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The 1990 Thomas & Uber Cup was the 16th tournament of the Thomas Cup

Thomas Cup

The Thomas Cup, sometimes called the World Men's Team Championships, is an international badminton competition among teams representing member nations of the Badminton World Federation , the sport's global governing body...

, and the 13th tournament of the Uber Cup

Uber Cup

The Uber Cup, sometimes called the World Team Championships for Women, is a major international badminton competition contested by women's national badminton teams. First held in 1956-1957 and contested at three year intervals, it has been contested every two years since 1984 when its scheduled...

, which are the major international team competitions in world badminton

Badminton

Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players or two opposing pairs , who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court that is divided by a net. Players score points by striking a shuttlecock with their racquet so that it passes over the net and lands in their...

. The 1990 final stage was held in Tokyo

Tokyo

, ; officially , is one of the 47 prefectures of Japan. Tokyo is the capital of Japan, the center of the Greater Tokyo Area, and the largest metropolitan area of Japan. It is the seat of the Japanese government and the Imperial Palace, and the home of the Japanese Imperial Family...

, Japan

Japan

Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...

, in May 1990.

Teams

53 teams took part in the competition, and 8 teams were qualyfied to the Final Stage, including China, as defending champion, and Japan, as host team.

Group A

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Pld	W	L
3	3	0
3	2	1
3	1	2
3	0	3

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	5–0
	5–0
	5–0
	4–1
	5–0
	3–2

Group B

EWLINE

Pld	W	L
3	3	0
3	2	1
3	1	2
3	0	3

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	4–1
	5–0
	5–0
	4–1
	4–1
	3–2

Knockout stage

Final round

1990 Thomas Cup Champions
Fourth title

Knockout stage

1990 Uber Cup Champions
Fourth title

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