2006 Thomas Cup group stage

The 2006 Thomas Cup group stage was held at Sendai Gymnasium in Sendai, Japan, from 28 to 30 April 2006.

The group stage was first stage of the tournament where the group winner advanced to the quarter-finals while the remaining teams advanced to the round of 16 in the knockout stages.

Draw

The original draw for the tournament was conducted in 26 February 2006. The 12 teams will be drawn into four groups each containing three teams. ^{[1] [2]}

Group composition

Group
Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
China   Germany   India	Indonesia   South Korea   New Zealand	Denmark   Japan (Host)   South Africa	England   Malaysia   United States

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	China	2	2	0	10	0	+10	20	2	+18	459	271	+188	2	Quarter-finals
2	India	2	1	1	3	7	−4	7	16	−9	340	443	−103	1	Round of 16
3	Germany	2	0	2	2	8	−6	7	16	−9	355	440	−85	0

Source: BadmintonCN

China vs India

China 5	Sendai Gymnasium, Court 2 28 April 2006, 14:00  UTC+9 [3]		India 0
1 2 3 1 Lin Dan Chetan Anand 21 8 21 23 21 11   2 Cai Yun  /  Fu Haifeng Valiyaveetil Diju  /  Rupesh Kumar K. T. 21 5 21 16     3 Chen Jin Anup Sridhar 21 14 21 10     4 Guo Zhendong  /  Zheng Bo Thomas Kurian  /  Jaseel P. Ismail 21 6 21 10     5 Xia Xuanze Arvind Bhat 21 15 21 10

Germany vs India

Germany 2	Sendai Gymnasium, Court 2 29 April 2006, 14:00  UTC+9 [4]		India 3
1 2 3 1 Björn Joppien Chetan Anand 21 17 21 12     2 Conrad Hückstädt Anup Sridhar 20 22 21 14 6 21   3 Roman Spitko Arvind Bhat 14 21 21 17 16 21   4 Kristof Hopp  /  Ingo Kindervater Thomas Kurian  /  Jaseel P. Ismail 21 9 21 16     5 Michael Fuchs  /  Roman Spitko Valiyaveetil Diju  /  Rupesh Kumar K. T. 18 21 12 21

China vs Germany

China 5	Sendai Gymnasium, Court 2 30 April 2006, 14:00  UTC+9 [5]		Germany 0
1 2 3 1 Lin Dan Björn Joppien 22 20 21 7     2 Cai Yun  /  Fu Haifeng Kristof Hopp  /  Ingo Kindervater 21 8 21 13     3 Bao Chunlai Roman Spitko 22 20 21 18     4 Guo Zhendong  /  Xie Zhongbo Tim Dettmann  /  Michael Fuchs 21 12 21 12     5 Chen Jin Marcel Reuter 16 21 21 7 21 5

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Indonesia	2	2	0	8	2	+6	16	5	+11	406	313	+93	2	Quarter-finals
2	South Korea	2	1	1	7	3	+4	15	7	+8	423	323	+100	1	Round of 16
3	New Zealand	2	0	2	0	10	−10	0	19	−19	206	399	−193	0

Source: BadmintonCN.com

South Korea vs New Zealand

South Korea 5	Sendai Gymnasium, Court 4 28 April 2006, 14:00  UTC+9 [3]		New Zealand 0
1 2 3 1 Lee Hyun-il John Moody 21 16 21 13     2 Shon Seung-mo Henry Tam 21 10 21 7     3 Park Sung-hwan Craig Cooper 21 10 21 7     4 Jung Jae-sung  /  Lee Yong-dae John Moody  /  Henry Tam 21 9 21 6     5 Han Sang-hoon  /  Hwang Ji-man Craig Cooper  /  Daniel Shirley 21 12 21 16

Indonesia vs New Zealand

Indonesia 5	Sendai Gymnasium, Court 2 29 April 2006, 17:00  UTC+9 [4]		New Zealand 0
1 2 3 1 Taufik Hidayat John Moody 21 19 21 15     2 Sony Dwi Kuncoro Henry Tam 21 10 21 1     3 Simon Santoso Craig Cooper 21 11 21 7     4 Luluk Hadiyanto  /  Alvent Yulianto John Moody  /  Henry Tam 21 12 21 7     5 Sigit Budiarto  /  Candra Wijaya Craig Cooper  /  Daniel Shirley 21 18       retired

South Korea vs Indonesia

South Korea 2	Sendai Gymnasium, Court 2 30 April 2006, 17:00  UTC+9 [5]		Indonesia 3
1 2 3 1 Lee Hyun-il Taufik Hidayat 16 21 21 10 21 8   2 Jung Jae-sung  /  Lee Yong-dae Sigit Budiarto  /  Candra Wijaya 21 16 21 14     3 Shon Seung-mo Sony Dwi Kuncoro 9 21 15 21     4 Han Sang-hoon  /  Hwang Ji-man Luluk Hadiyanto  /  Alvent Yulianto 24 22 17 21 14 21   5 Park Sung-hwan Simon Santoso 18 21 16 21

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Denmark	2	2	0	10	0	+10	20	2	+18	451	285	+166	2	Quarter-finals
2	Japan (H)	2	1	1	5	5	0	12	10	+2	403	339	+64	1	Round of 16
3	South Africa	2	0	2	0	10	−10	0	20	−20	190	420	−230	0

Source: BadmintonCN.com
(H) Host

Denmark vs South Africa

Denmark 5	Sendai Gymnasium, Court 4 28 April 2006, 17:00  UTC+9 [3]		South Africa 0
1 2 3 1 Peter Gade Chris Dednam 21 6 21 9     2 Niels Christian Kaldau Roelof Dednam 21 5 21 12     3 Joachim Persson Willem Viljoen 21 7 21 12     4 Jens Eriksen  /  Martin Lundgaard Chris Dednam  /  Roelof Dednam 21 12 21 13     5 Mathias Boe  /  Carsten Mogensen Dorian James  /  Willem Viljoen 21 5 21 11

Japan vs South Africa

Japan 5	Sendai Gymnasium, Court 3 29 April 2006, 14:00  UTC+9 [4]		South Africa 0
1 2 3 1 Shōji Satō Chris Dednam 21 7 21 11     2 Yousuke Nakanishi Roelof Dednam 21 13 21 11     3 Sho Sasaki Willem Viljoen 21 5 21 10     4 Keita Masuda  /  Tadashi Ōtsuka Chris Dednam  /  Roelof Dednam 21 16 21 10     5 Keishi Kawaguchi  /  Shuichi Nakao Dorian James  /  Willem Viljoen 21 7 21 8

Denmark vs Japan

Denmark 5	Sendai Gymnasium, Court 3 30 April 2006, 17:00  UTC+9 [5]		Japan 0
1 2 3 1 Peter Gade Shōji Satō 21 9 21 11     2 Jens Eriksen  /  Martin Lundgaard Hansen Shintaro Ikeda  /  Shuichi Sakamoto 21 14 14 21 21 18   3 Kenneth Jonassen Yousuke Nakanishi 21 17 21 19     4 Lars Paaske  /  Jonas Rasmussen Keishi Kawaguchi  /  Shuichi Nakao 21 16 17 21 21 17   5 Niels Christian Kaldau Koichi Saeki 21 14 21 16

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Malaysia	2	2	0	10	0	+10	20	2	+18	462	298	+164	2	Quarter-finals
2	England	2	1	1	3	7	−4	8	14	−6	383	435	−52	1	Round of 16
3	United States	2	0	2	2	8	−6	5	17	−12	337	449	−112	0

Source: BadmintonCN.com

Malaysia vs United States

Malaysia 5	Sendai Gymnasium, Court 2 28 April 2006, 17:00  UTC+9 [3]		United States 0
1 2 3 1 Lee Chong Wei Raju Rai 21 9 21 11     2 Wong Choong Hann Eric Go 21 14 21 9     3 Muhammad Hafiz Hashim Howard Shu 21 3 21 7     4 Choong Tan Fook  /  Lee Wan Wah Howard Bach  /  Tony Gunawan 23 21 22 24 21 17   5 Koo Kien Keat  /  Tan Boon Heong Eric Go  /  Ronald Sou 21 8 21 7

England vs United States

England 3	Sendai Gymnasium, Court 3 29 April 2006, 17:00  UTC+9 [4]		United States 2
1 2 3 1 Andrew Smith Raju Rai 21 23 9 21     2 Nicholas Kidd Eric Go 21 18 21 15     3 Rajiv Ouseph Khan Malaythong 21 13 21 15     4 Ian Palethorpe  /  Kristian Roebuck Howard Bach  /  Tony Gunawan 29 27 13 21 17 21   5 Chris Langridge  /  David Lindley Khan Malaythong  /  Raju Rai 21 17 21 16

Malaysia vs England

Malaysia 5	Sendai Gymnasium, Court 4 30 April 2006, 14:00  UTC+9 [5]		England 0
1 2 3 1 Wong Choong Hann Shōji Satō 21 16 21 10     2 Chan Chong Ming  /  Koo Kien Keat Ian Palethorpe  /  Kristian Roebuck 21 5 21 17     3 Muhammad Hafiz Hashim Nicholas Kidd 24 22 21 14     4 Chew Choon Eng  /  Tan Boon Heong Chris Langridge  /  David Lindley 21 16 21 13     5 Kuan Beng Hong Rajiv Ouseph 21 18 15 21 21 16

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