| 1987 Badminton World Cup | |
| Dates: | 30 September – 4 October 1987 |
| Number Edition: | 9th |
| Prize Money: | 122,000 |
| Venue: | Stadium Negara |
| Location: | Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |
| Previous: | 1986 Bandung & Jakarta |
| Next: | 1988 Bangkok |
The 1987 Badminton World Cup was the ninth edition of an international tournament Badminton World Cup. The event was held in 1987. China won titles in all disciplines except men's doubles event, which was secured by South Korea.
| Men's singles |  Zhao Jianhua | Yang Yang | Xiong Guobao |
| Alan Budikusuma | |||
| Women's singles | Li Lingwei | Han Aiping | Elizabeth Latief |
| Zheng Yuli | |||
| Men's doubles |  Kim Moon-soo Park Joo-bong | Li Yongbo Tian Bingyi | Eddy Hartono Liem Swie King |
| Jalani Sidek Razif Sidek | |||
| Women's doubles | Han Aiping Li Lingwei | Guan Weizhen Lin Ying | Chung Myung-hee Hwang Hye-young |
| Rosiana Tendean Verawaty Fajrin | |||
| Mixed doubles | Wang Pengren Shi Fangjing | Steen Fladberg Gillian Clark | Lee Deuk-choon Chung Myung-hee |
| Jan Paulsen Gillian Gowers |