1988 Thomas Cup qualification

The qualification process will be divided into four regions, the Asian Zone, the European Zone, the Oceania Zone and the Pan American Zone. Teams in their respective zone will first compete in a round-robin elimination format. The top two teams will advance to the knockout stages to compete for a place in the final tournament to be held in Kuala Lumpur.^[1]

China qualified for the final tournament as defending champions while Malaysia qualified as hosts.^[1]

Country	Qualified as	Qualified on	Final appearance
Malaysia	1988 Thomas Cup hosts	6 October 1987	12th
China	1986 Thomas Cup winners	4 May 1986	4th
India	Asian Zone winners	27 February 1988	5th
Denmark	European Zone winners	28 February 1988	15th
England	European Zone runners-up	28 February 1988	4th
Sweden	Third place in European Zone	28 February 1988	3rd
Indonesia	Oceania Zone winners	28 February 1988	12th
South Korea	American Zone winners	27 February 1988	3rd

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The qualification rounds for the Asian Zone were held from 23 to 27 February at the Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium in New Delhi, India. Five teams took part in qualifying for the final tournament.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	Pts	Qualification
1	India	4	4	0	16	4	+12	4	Final tournament
2	Japan	4	3	1	17	3	+14	3
3	Thailand	4	2	2	12	8	+4	2
4	Nepal	4	1	3	3	17	−14	1
5	Sri Lanka	4	0	4	2	20	−18	0

Japan 5	Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium 23 February 1988 [2]	Sri Lanka 0
Result 1 Hiroshi Nishiyama 2 – 0 (15–11, 18–16) Niroshan Wijekoon 2 Shinji Matsuura 2 – 0 (18–15, 15–11) Udaya Weerakoon 3 Hiroki Etō 2 – 0 (15–6, 15–11) Prasanna Gunasekera 4 Shuji Matsuno Shinji Matsuura 2 – 0 (15–5, 15–8) Udaya Weerakoon Niroshan Wijekoon 5 Tetsuaki Inoue Tatsuya Yanagiya 2 – 0 (15–10, 15–2) Duminda Jayakody Nihal Sendanayake

India 5	Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium 23 February 1988 [2]	Nepal 0
Result 1 Syed Modi 2 – 0 (15–9, 15–5) Prakash Rana 2 U. Vimal Kumar 2 – 0 (15–7, 15–2) Ramji Bahadur Shrestha 3 Prakash Padukone 2 – 0 (15–0, 15–1) Naresh Bahadur Singh 4 Ravi Kunte Uday Pawar 2 – 0 (15–5, 15–8) Pratap Adhikari Prakash Rana 5 Partho Ganguli Vikram Singh 2 – 0 (15–1, 15–3) Anoj Basnet Lava Shrestha

Thailand 5	Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium 24 February 1988 [3]	Nepal 0
Result 1 Pramote Teerawiwatana 2 – 0 (15–1, 15–5) Lava Shrestha 2 Karoon Kasayapanan 2 – 0 (15–1, 15–8) Bal Shankar Shrestha 3 Surachai Makkasasithorn 2 – 0 (15–4, 15–2) Anoj Basnet 4 Sawei Chanseorasmee Sakrapee Thongsari 2 – 0 (15–1, 15–7) Ramji Bahadur Shrestha Naresh Bahadur Singh 5 Komchan Promsarin Siripong Siripool 2 – 0 (15–3, 15–3) Pratap Adhikari Prakash Rana

India 5	Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium 24 February 1988 [3]	Sri Lanka 0
Result 1 Syed Modi 2 – 1 (11–15, 15–7, 15–6) Niroshan Wijekoon 2 U. Vimal Kumar 2 – 0 (15–6, 15–4) Udaya Weerakoon 3 Prakash Padukone 2 – 0 (15–3, 15–2) Prasanna Gunasekera 4 Partho Ganguli Vikram Singh 2 – 0 (15–11, 15–9) Udaya Weerakoon Niroshan Wijekoon 5 Prakash Padukone Uday Pawar 2 – 0 (15–3, 15–4) Prasanna Gunasekera Nihal Sendanayake

Japan 2	Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium 25 February 1988 [4]	India 3
Result 1 Hiroshi Nishiyama 0 – 2 (9–15, 3–15) Syed Modi 2 Shinji Matsuura 2 – 0 (15–12, 15–12) U. Vimal Kumar 3 Shuji Matsuno 0 – 2 (3–15, 3–15) Prakash Padukone 4 Shuji Matsuno Shinji Matsuura 2 – 0 (15–0, 15–6) Partho Ganguli Vikram Singh 5 Tetsuaki Inoue Hiroshi Nishiyama 0 – 2 (5–15, 15–17) Prakash Padukone Uday Pawar

Thailand 5	Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium 25 February 1988 [4]	Sri Lanka 0
Result 1 Sompol Kukasemkij 2 – 1 (11–15, 15–12, 15–0) Niroshan Wijekoon 2 Pramote Teerawiwatana 2 – 0 (15–12, 15–9) Udaya Weerakoon 3 Karoon Kasayapanan 2 – 0 (15–7, 15–5) Prasanna Gunasekera 4 Sawei Chanseorasmee Sakrapee Thongsari 2 – 0 (15–4, 15–3) Udaya Weerakoon Niroshan Wijekoon 5 Komchan Promsarin Siripong Siripool 2 – 0 (15–4, 15–3) Prasanna Gunasekera Nihal Sendanayake

Japan 5	Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium 26 February 1988 [5]	Thailand 0
Result 1 Hiroshi Nishiyama 2 – 0 (18–15, 15–10) Sompol Kukasemkij 2 Shinji Matsuura 2 – 0 (15–11, 15–9) Karoon Kasayapanan 3 Shuji Matsuno 2 – 0 (15–4, 15–7) Surachai Makkasasithorn 4 Shuji Matsuno Shinji Matsuura 2 – 1 (13–18, 15–2, 15–8) Sawei Chanseorasmee Sakrapee Thongsari 5 Hiroki Etō Tatsuya Yanagiya 2 – 1 (14–18, 15–5, 18–16) Komchan Promsarin Siripong Siripool

Sri Lanka 2	Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium 26 February 1988 [5]	Nepal 3
Result 1 Niroshan Wijekoon 2 – 0 (15–10, 15–6) Prakash Rana 2 Udaya Weerakoon 1 – 2 (12–15, 15–4, 14–18) Ramji Bahadur Shrestha 3 Prasanna Gunasekera 1 – 2 (15–11, 2–15, 12–15) Pratap Adhikari 4 Udaya Weerakoon Niroshan Wijekoon 2 – 0 (15–7, 15–5) Ramji Bahadur Shrestha Naresh Bahadur Singh 5 Prasanna Gunasekera Duminda Jayakody 0 – 2 (14–18, 6–15) Pratap Adhikari Prakash Rana

India 3	Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium 27 February 1988 [6]	Thailand 2
Result 1 Syed Modi 0 – 2 (4–15, 8–15) Sompol Kukasemkij 2 U. Vimal Kumar 2 – 0 (15–2, 18–17) Pramote Teerawiwatana 3 Prakash Padukone 2 – 0 (15–1, 15–5) Surachai Makkasasithorn 4 Partho Ganguli Vikram Singh 0 – 2 (8–15, 12–15) Sawei Chanseorasmee Sakrapee Thongsari 5 Prakash Padukone Uday Pawar 2 – 1 (10–15, 15–12, 17–15) Komchan Promsarin Siripong Siripool

Japan 5	Indira Gandhi Indoor Stadium 27 February 1988 [6]	Nepal 0
Result 1 Hiroshi Nishiyama 2 – 0 Prakash Rana 2 Shinji Matsuura 2 – 0 Ramji Bahadur Shrestha 3 Hiroki Etō 2 – 0 Pratap Adhikari 4 Shuji Matsuno Shinji Matsuura 2 – 0 Ramji Bahadur Shrestha Naresh Bahadur Singh 5 Tetsuaki Inoue Tatsuya Yanagiya 2 – 0 Pratap Adhikari Prakash Rana

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The European qualifying rounds were held in Sporthallen Zuid in Amsterdam, Netherlands. Seventeen teams took part in the qualifiers with Spain making their debut in the competition.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	Pts	Qualification
1	Denmark	3	3	0	15	0	+15	3	Advance to knockout stage
2	Wales	3	2	1	9	6	+3	2
3	Belgium	3	1	2	6	10	−4	1
4	Spain	3	0	3	0	15	−15	0

Wales 5	Sporthallen Zuid 25 February 1988 [7]	Spain 0
Result 1 Chris Rees 2 – 0 (15–0, 15–1) Ángel Fernández 2 Andrew Spencer 2 – 0 (15–4, 15–9) Juan Amaro 3 Peter Hybart 2 – 0 (15–0, 15–5) Enrique Lago 4 Chris Rees Andrew Spencer 2 – 0 (15–3, 15–5) Pedro Blach Enrique Lago 5 Peter Hybart Giles Pierce 2 – 0 (15–3, 15–6) Ángel Fernández Javier Vidal

Denmark 5	Sporthallen Zuid 25 February 1988 [4]	Belgium 0
Result 1 Morten Frost 2 – 0 Eddy van Herbruggen 2 Ib Frederiksen 2 – 0 Jan de Mulder 3 Torben Carlsen 2 – 0 Christian Bene 4 Steen Fladberg Jan Paulsen 2 – 0 Jan de Mulder Filip Vigneron 5 Mark Christiansen Michael Kjeldsen 2 – 0 Eddy van Herbruggen Dario van Nauw

Denmark 5	Sporthallen Zuid 25 February 1988 [4]	Spain 0
Result 1 Ib Frederiksen 2 – 0 Enrique Ruiz 2 Torben Carlsen 2 – 0 Ángel Fernández 3 Michael Kjeldsen 2 – 0 Enrique Lago 4 Max Gandrup Thomas Lund 2 – 0 Pedro Blach Enrique Lago 5 Mark Christiansen Michael Kjeldsen 2 – 0 Ángel Fernández Enrique Ruiz

Wales 5	Sporthallen Zuid 26 February 1988 [5]	Belgium 0
Result 1 Chris Rees 2 – 0 Eddy van Herbruggen 2 Barry Burns 2 – 0 Alain de Leeuw 3 Andrew Spencer 1 – 2 Jan de Mulder 4 Chris Rees Lyndon Williams 2 – 0 Jan de Mulder Dario van Nauw 5 Barry Burns Andrew Spencer 2 – 0 Alain de Leeuw Eddy van Herbruggen

Denmark 5	Sporthallen Zuid 26 February 1988 [8]	Wales 0
Result 1 Morten Frost 2 – 0 (15–2, 15–0) Chris Rees 2 Ib Frederiksen 2 – 0 (15–3, 15–3) Andrew Spencer 3 Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen 2 – 0 (15–8, 15–5) Peter Hybart 4 Steen Fladberg Jan Paulsen 2 – 0 (15–0, 15–4) Chris Rees Andrew Spencer 5 Mark Christiansen Jens Peter Nierhoff 2 – 0 (15–6, 15–11) Peter Hybart Giles Pierce

Belgium 5	Sporthallen Zuid 26 February 1988 [6]	Spain 0
Result 1 Alain de Leeuw 2 – 0 Ángel Fernández 2 Jan de Mulder 2 – 0 Enrique Lago 3 Christian Bene 2 – 0 Pedro Blach 4 Alain de Leeuw Jan de Mulder 2 – 0 Enrique Lago Enrique Ruiz 5 Christian Bene Filip Vigneron 2 – 0 Pedro Blach Ángel Fernández

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sweden	3	3	0	15	0	+15	3	Advance to knockout stage
2	Iceland	3	2	1	6	9	−3	2
3	Finland	3	1	2	5	10	−5	1
4	Austria	3	0	3	4	11	−7	0

Sweden 5	Sporthallen Zuid 24 February 1988 [9]	Iceland 0
Result 1 Ulf Johansson 2 – 0 (15–4, 15–6) Broddi Kristjánsson 2 Jonas Herrgårdh 2 – 0 (15–4, 15–5) Guðmundur Adolfsson 3 Jörgen Tuvesson 2 – 0 (15–4, 15–6) Þorsteinn Páll Hængsson 4 Jan-Eric Antonsson Pär-Gunnar Jönsson 2 – 0 (15–1, 15–4) Þorsteinn Páll Hængsson Broddi Kristjánsson 5 Peter Axelsson Stefan Karlsson 2 – 0 (15–4, 15–6) Árni Þór Hallgrímsson Ármann Þorvaldsson

Finland 3	Sporthallen Zuid 24 February 1988 [10]	Austria 2
Result 1 Pontus Jäntti 2 – 0 Heinz Fischer 2 Mika Heinonen 1 – 2 Klaus Fischer 3 Tony Tuominen 2 – 1 Tariq Farooq 4 Mika Heinonen Tony Tuominen 0 – 2 Heinz Fischer Klaus Fischer 5 Pontus Jäntti Lasse Lindelöf 2 – 1 Alexander Almer Heimo Götschl

Sweden 5	Sporthallen Zuid 25 February 1988 [11]	Finland 0
Result 1 Ulf Johansson 2 – 1 (9–15, 15–9, 15–7) Pontus Jäntti 2 Jonas Herrgårdh 2 – 0 (15–8, 15–4) Tony Tuominen 3 Jens Olsson 2 – 0 (15–8, 15–0) Jyri Aalto 4 Jan-Eric Antonsson Pär-Gunnar Jönsson 2 – 0 (15–1, 15–11) Mika Heinonen Tony Tuominen 5 Peter Axelsson Stefan Karlsson 2 – 0 (15–5, 15–0) Jyri Aalto Lasse Lindelöf

Austria 2	Sporthallen Zuid 25 February 1988 [12]	Iceland 3
Result 1 Heinz Fischer 0 – 2 (4–15, 8–15) Broddi Kristjánsson 2 Klaus Fischer 2 – 0 (15–3, 15–6) Guðmundur Adolfsson 3 Tariq Farooq 2 – 0 (15–7, 15–3) Þorsteinn Páll Hængsson 4 Heinz Fischer Klaus Fischer 0 – 2 (3–15, 8–15) Þorsteinn Páll Hængsson Broddi Kristjánsson 5 Alexander Almer Tariq Farooq 0 – 2 (8–15, 15–17) Árni Þór Hallgrímsson Ármann Þorvaldsson

Sweden 5	Sporthallen Zuid 26 February 1988 [13]	Austria 0
Result 1 Ulf Johansson 2 – 0 (15–10, 17–15) Heinz Fischer 2 Jonas Herrgårdh 2 – 0 (15–12, 15–0) Klaus Fischer 3 Jens Olsson 2 – 0 (15–2, 15–3) Tariq Farooq 4 Jan-Eric Antonsson Pär-Gunnar Jönsson 2 – 0 (15–2, 15–2) Heinz Fischer Klaus Fischer 5 Peter Axelsson Stefan Karlsson 2 – 0 (15–1, 15–1) Alexander Almer Heimo Götschl

Iceland 3	Sporthallen Zuid 26 February 1988 [14]	Finland 2
Result 1 Broddi Kristjánsson 2 – 1 (15–10, 11–15, 17–14) Pontus Jäntti 2 Árni Þór Hallgrímsson 2 – 1 (12–15, 15–6, 15–4) Mika Heinonen 3 Guðmundur Adolfsson 1 – 2 (15–13, 9–15, 6–15) Tony Tuominen 4 Þorsteinn Páll Hængsson Broddi Kristjánsson 1 – 2 (4–15, 15–6, 15–18) Mika Heinonen Tony Tuominen 5 Árni Þór Hallgrímsson Ármann Þorvaldsson 2 – 0 (15–6, 15–8) Pontus Jäntti Lasse Lindelöf

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	Pts	Qualification
1	Netherlands	4	4	0	18	2	+16	4	Advance to knockout stage
2	Norway	4	3	1	13	7	+6	3
3	West Germany	4	2	2	12	8	+4	2
4	Ireland	4	1	3	7	13	−6	1
5	Mozambique	4	0	4	0	20	−20	0

Netherlands 4	Sporthallen Zuid 24 February 1988 [15]	Norway 1
Result 1 Pierre Pelupessy 2 – 1 (14–18, 15–8, 15–10) Hans Sperre Jr. 2 Lex Coene 2 – 0 (17–14, 15–7) Øyvind Berntsen 3 Uun Santosa 2 – 0 (15–9, 15–5) Erik Lia 4 Alex Meijer Pierre Pelupessy 2 – 0 (15–7, 15–2) Erik Lia Thore Næss 5 Uun Santosa Bas von Barnau Sijthoff 1 – 2 (15–4, 12–15, 10–15) Øyvind Berntsen Hans Sperre Jr.

West Germany 4	Sporthallen Zuid 24 February 1988 [16]	Ireland 1
Result 1 Uwe Scherpen 2 – 0 Michael Watt 2 Guido Schänzler 2 – 0 Liam McKenna 3 Stephan Kuhl 2 – 1 Eugene McKenna 4 Stefan Frey Harald Klauer 2 – 0 Peter Ferguson Rikki Keag 5 Stephan Kuhl Uwe Scherpen 1 – 2 Eugene McKenna Michael Watt

West Germany 2	Sporthallen Zuid 24 February 1988 [17]	Norway 3
Result 1 Harald Klauer 1 – 2 (18–14, 8–15, 10–15) Hans Sperre Jr. 2 Guido Schänzler 2 – 0 (18–17, 15–1) Øyvind Berntsen 3 Stephan Kuhl 0 – 2 (3–15, 5–15) Erik Lia 4 Stefan Frey Harald Klauer 2 – 0 (15–6, 15–0) Erik Lia Thore Næss 5 Volker Eiber Ralf Rausch 0 – 2 (16–17, 5–15) Øyvind Berntsen Hans Sperre Jr.

Netherlands 5	Sporthallen Zuid 24 February 1988 [15]	Mozambique 0
Result 1 Lex Coene 2 – 0 (15–3, 15–3) Luís Antonio Timm 2 Alex Meijer 2 – 1 (15–2, 15–1) Sozinho Guerra 3 Rob Stalenhoef 2 – 0 (15–1, 15–2) Arnaldo Bongo 4 Uun Santosa Bas von Barnau Sijthoff 2 – 0 (15–1, 15–6) Sozinho Guerra Luís Antonio Timm 5 Rob Stalenhoef Randy Trieling 2 – 0 (15–0, 15–2) Arnaldo Bongo Serpa Pinto Horacio

Ireland 1	Sporthallen Zuid 25 February 1988 [17]	Norway 4
Result 1 Michael Watt 0 – 2 (3–15, 10–15) Hans Sperre Jr. 2 Liam McKenna 0 – 2 (11–15, 9–15) Øyvind Berntsen 3 Eugene McKenna 0 – 2 (2–15, 9–15) Erik Lia 4 Peter Ferguson Rikki Keag 2 – 0 (15–6, 15–7) Erik Lia Thore Næss 5 Eugene McKenna Michael Watt 0 – 2 (10–15, 5–15) Øyvind Berntsen Hans Sperre Jr.

West Germany 5	Sporthallen Zuid 25 February 1988 [4]	Mozambique 0
Result 1 Guido Schänzler 2 – 0 Luís Antonio Timm 2 Stephan Kuhl 2 – 0 Sozinho Guerra 3 Michael Keck 2 – 0 Arnaldo Bongo 4 Stefan Frey Guido Schänzler 2 – 0 Sozinho Guerra Luís Antonio Timm 5 Volker Eiber Ralf Rausch 2 – 0 Arnaldo Bongo Serpa Pinto Horacio

Netherlands 5	Sporthallen Zuid 25 February 1988 [18]	Ireland 0
Result 1 Pierre Pelupessy 2 – 0 (15–4, 15–6) Michael Watt 2 Lex Coene 2 – 0 (15–2, 15–5) Liam McKenna 3 Uun Santosa 2 – 0 (15–3, 15–2) Eugene McKenna 4 Alex Meijer Pierre Pelupessy 2 – 1 (12–15, 15–7, 15–6) Peter Ferguson Rikki Keag 5 Uun Santosa Bas von Barnau Sijthoff 2 – 0 (15–10, 15–6) Eugene McKenna Michael Watt

Norway 5	Sporthallen Zuid 26 February 1988 [18]	Mozambique 0
Result 1 Hans Sperre Jr. 2 – 0 Luís Antonio Timm 2 Øyvind Berntsen 2 – 0 Sozinho Guerra 3 Erik Lia 2 – 0 Arnaldo Bongo 4 Erik Lia Thore Næss 2 – 0 Sozinho Guerra Luís Antonio Timm 5 Øyvind Berntsen Hans Sperre Jr. 2 – 0 Arnaldo Bongo Serpa Pinto Horacio

Netherlands 4	Sporthallen Zuid 27 February 1988 [19]	West Germany 1
Result 1 Pierre Pelupessy 2 – 0 (15–10, 15–12) Uwe Scherpen 2 Lex Coene 2 – 0 (18–15, 15–8) Guido Schänzler 3 Uun Santosa 2 – 0 (15–12, 15–2) Michael Keck 4 Alex Meijer Pierre Pelupessy 2 – 1 (17–14, 12–15, 15–11) Stefan Frey Guido Schänzler 5 Uun Santosa Bas von Barnau Sijthoff 0 – 2 (7–15, 8–15) Volker Eiber Ralf Rausch

Ireland 5	Sporthallen Zuid 27 February 1988 [19]	Mozambique 0
Result 1 Michael Watt 2 – 0 Luís Antonio Timm 2 Liam McKenna 2 – 0 Sozinho Guerra 3 Eugene McKenna 2 – 0 Arnaldo Bongo 4 Peter Ferguson Rikki Keag 2 – 0 Sozinho Guerra Luís Antonio Timm 5 Eugene McKenna Michael Watt 2 – 0 Arnaldo Bongo Serpa Pinto Horacio

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	Pts	Qualification
1	England	3	3	0	14	1	+13	3	Advance to knockout stage
2	Scotland	3	2	1	11	4	+7	2
3	Switzerland	3	1	2	3	12	−9	1
4	France	3	0	3	2	13	−11	0

Scotland 5	Sporthallen Zuid 24 February 1988 [20]	France 0
Result 1 Alex White 2 – 0 (15–7, 15–6) Benoît Pitte 2 Anthony Gallagher 2 – 0 (15–8, 15–3) Christophe Jeanjean 3 Kenny Middlemiss 2 – 0 (15–4, 15–5) Cyril Vuillemin 4 Iain Pringle Alex White 2 – 0 (15–5, 15–2) Christophe Jeanjean Benoît Pitte 5 Ross Gladwin Dan Travers 2 – 0 (15–3, 15–8) Franck Panel Stéphane Renault

England 5	Sporthallen Zuid 24 February 1988 [20]	Switzerland 0
Result 1 Steve Baddeley 2 – 0 Thomas Althaus 2 Steve Butler 2 – 0 Pascal Kaul 3 Matthew Smith 2 – 1 Hubert Müller 4 Mike Brown Richard Outterside 2 – 0 Stephan Dietrich Hubert Müller 5 Andy Goode Dave Wright 2 – 0 Pascal Kaul Yvan Philip

Scotland 5	Sporthallen Zuid 25 February 1988 [21]	Switzerland 0
Result 1 Alex White 2 – 0 (15–11, 15–5) Thomas Althaus 2 Kenny Middlemiss 2 – 0 (15–4, 15–10) Pascal Kaul 3 Ross Gladwin 2 – 1 (15–9, 11–15, 15–7) Hubert Müller 4 Iain Pringle Alex White 2 – 0 (15–1, 15–5) Stephan Dietrich Hubert Müller 5 Ross Gladwin Dan Travers 2 – 0 (15–4, 15–0) Pascal Kaul Yvan Philip

England 5	Sporthallen Zuid 25 February 1988 [7]	France 0
Result 1 Steve Baddeley 2 – 0 (15–11, 15–7) Franck Panel 2 Steve Butler 2 – 0 (15–6, 15–1) Stéphane Renault 3 Nick Yates 2 – 0 (15–1, 15–4) Cyril Vuillemin 4 Martin Dew Andy Goode 2 – 0 (15–8, 15–4) Christophe Jeanjean Benoît Pitte 5 Mike Brown Darren Hall 2 – 0 (15–5, 15–3) Franck Panel Stéphane Renault

England 4	Sporthallen Zuid 26 February 1988 [22]	Scotland 1
Result 1 Darren Hall 2 – 0 (15–3, 15–7) Alex White 2 Steve Butler 2 – 0 (17–14, 15–0) Kenny Middlemiss 3 Nick Yates 2 – 0 (15–10, 15–4) Dan Travers 4 Martin Dew Andy Goode 2 – 0 (15–7, 15–10) Iain Pringle Alex White 5 David Brown Steve Baddeley 2 – 0 (15–10, 11–15, 12–15) Ross Gladwin Dan Travers

Switzerland 3	Sporthallen Zuid 26 February 1988 [4]	France 2
Result 1 Thomas Althaus 1 – 2 Benoît Pitte 2 Pascal Kaul 2 – 1 Christophe Jeanjean 3 Hubert Müller 2 – 0 Cyril Vuillemin 4 Stephan Dietrich Hubert Müller 1 – 2 Christophe Jeanjean Benoît Pitte 5 Pascal Kaul Yvan Philip 2 – 1 Franck Panel Stéphane Renault

	Semi-finals				Final
	Denmark	5
	Sweden	0
					Denmark	5
					England	0
	Netherlands	0
	England	5
					Third place
					Sweden	3
					Netherlands	2

Denmark 5	Sporthallen Zuid 27 February 1988 [5]	Sweden 0
Result 1 Morten Frost 2 – 0 (15–4, 15–4) Ulf Johansson 2 Jens Peter Nierhoff 2 – 0 (15–8, 15–11) Jonas Herrgårdh 3 Ib Frederiksen 2 – 0 (15–10, 15–11) Jens Olsson 4 Steen Fladberg Jan Paulsen 2 – 1 (17–18, 15–8, 15–6) Jan-Eric Antonsson Pär-Gunnar Jönsson 5 Mark Christiansen Michael Kjeldsen 2 – 0 (15–13, 17–14) Peter Axelsson Stefan Karlsson

England 5	Sporthallen Zuid 27 February 1988 [5]	Netherlands 0
Result 1 Darren Hall 2 – 0 (15–4, 15–7) Lex Coene 2 Steve Butler 2 – 0 (15–11, 15–1) Rob Stalenhoef 3 Nick Yates 2 – 0 (15–1, 15–2) Randy Trieling 4 Martin Dew Andy Goode 2 – 1 (16–18, 15–9, 15–5) Uun Santosa Randy Trieling 5 Mike Brown Richard Outterside 2 – 0 (15–6, 15–5) Rob Stalenhoef Bas von Barnau Sijthoff

Sweden 3	Sporthallen Zuid 28 February 1988 [23]	Netherlands 2
Result 1 Ulf Johansson 1 – 2 (15–3, 5–15, 10–15) Pierre Pelupessy 2 Jonas Herrgårdh 0 – 2 (5–15, 10–15) Lex Coene 3 Jens Olsson 2 – 0 (18–14, 15–6) Uun Santosa 4 Jan-Eric Antonsson Pär-Gunnar Jönsson 2 – 0 (15–8, 15–13) Alex Meijer Pierre Pelupessy 5 Peter Axelsson Stefan Karlsson 2 – 0 (15–8, 15–2) Uun Santosa Randy Trieling

Denmark 5	Sporthallen Zuid 28 February 1988 [24]	England 0
Result 1 Morten Frost 2 – 0 (15–0, 15–2) Steve Baddeley 2 Michael Kjeldsen 2 – 0 (15–12, 15–7) Darren Hall 3 Ib Frederiksen 2 – 1 (12–15, 15–7, 15–12) Steve Butler 4 Michael Kjeldsen Jens Peter Nierhoff 2 – 1 (5–15, 15–8, 15–13) Martin Dew Andy Goode 5 Steen Fladberg Jan Paulsen 2 – 0 (15–10, 15–10) Mike Brown Richard Outterside