There were no Championships in 1987, as no host country was forthcoming; the World's were in Delhi, where Wales agreed to host the 1989 Championships in Cardiff, in the same venue as in 1973.
England entered their strongest players, and retained the Men's Team title, with Nigeria, Hong Kong and India taking the next 3 places. In the Women's Team event, Hong Kong introduced two new young women who won the title, dropping only one individual tie when Chai Po Wa lost -19, -18 in the final to England's Lisa Lomas.
England's Desmond Douglas and Carl Prean did not stay for the individual events, which left the way clear for Alan Cooke, Silver medallist in Douglas 1985, to win the Gold in the Men's Singles from Atanda Musa of Nigeria, in the final.
The Hong Kong ladies contested the Women's Singles final, with Chai Po Wa beating Chan Tan Lui, and together they won the Ladies Doubles; Chan Tan Lui with Liu Fuk Man took the Mixed Doubles Gold. England's Skylet Andrew and Nicky Mason won the Men's Doubles.
Kamlesh Mehta won the COMTAB Fair Play Trophy (presented by the Swaythling Club of India) for his sportsmanship in the Championships.
Results at a Glance:
Men's Team Champion - England
Women's Team Champion - Hong Kong
Men's Singles Champion - Alan Cooke (England)
Women's Singles Champion - Chai Po Wa (Hong Kong)
Men's Doubles Champion - Skylet Andrew / Nicky Mason (England)
Women's Doubles Champion - Chai Po Wa / Chan Tan Lui (Hong Kong)
Mixed Doubles Champion - Lui Fuk Man / Chan Tan Lui (Hong Kong)
Hong Kong - 4 titles
England - 3 titles
Chai Po Wa (Hong Kong) - 3 titles (Women's Team, Women's Singles, Women's Doubles)
Chan Tan Lui (Hong Kong) - 3 titles (Women's Team, Women's Doubles, Mixed Doubles)
Alan Cooke (England) - 2 titles (Men's Team, Men's Singles)
Skylet Andrew (England) - 2 titles (Men's Team, Men's Doubles)
Nicky Mason (England) - 2 titles (Men's Team, Men's Doubles)
In 1991, the Championships went to Africa for the first time, hosted by Kenya. Despite the problems with altitude which affect the flight and bounce of the ball, a very successful event was staged, and everyone enjoyed the experience.
The new format fir the Team events, in accordance with the criteria decided in 1989, enabled England, defeated by Canada and Nigeria, the controversial comeback with wins in the 'cross-overs' to retain the Men's title, whilst Hong Kong's Chai Po Wa and Chan Tan Lui won the Women's Team event once again. India's men and women did exceptionally well to earn Silver in both Team events.
Neo-Canadian Johnny Huang won the Men's Singles with Kamlesh Mehta taking the Silver. In the Women's Singles, Hong Kong girls beat the English girls in the semi-finals and Chai Po Wa retaining her title from Chan Tan Lui.
They also retained the Women's Doubles title from India's M. Gosh and B. Bhuvaneswari, and Chan Tan Lui retained the Mixed Doubles title with a different partner, Chan Chi Ming. England's only individual title was the Men's Doubles with Chris Oldfield and Michael O'Driscoll beating fellow teammates, Skylet Andrew and Nicky Mason (winners in 1989).
Results at a Glance:
Men's Team Champion - England
Women's Team Champion - Hong Kong
Men's Singles Champion - Johnny Huang (Canada)
Women's Singles Champion - Chai Po Wa (Hong Kong)
Men's Doubles Champion - Michael O'Driscoll / Chris Oldfield (England)
Women's Doubles Champion - Chai Po Wa / Chan Tan Lui (Hong Kong)
Mixed Doubles Champion - Chan Chi Ming / Chan Tan Lui (Hong Kong)
Hong Kong - 4 titles
England - 2 titles
Canada - 1 title
Chai Po Wa (Hong Kong) - 3 titles (Women's Team, Women's Singles, Women's Doubles)
Chan Tan Lui (Hong Kong) - 3 titles (Women's Team, Women's Doubles, Mixed Doubles)
Michael O'Driscoll (England) - 2 titles (Men's Team, Men's Doubles)
Chris Oldfield (England) - 2 titles (Men's Team, Men's Doubles)