2008 Thomas & Uber Cup

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2008 Thomas & Uber Cup
Piala Thomas & Uber 2008
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Tournament details
Dates11–18 May
Edition25th (Thomas Cup)
22nd (Uber Cup)
LevelInternational
Venue Istora Gelora Bung Karno
Location Jakarta, Indonesia
2006 Sendai-Tokyo
2010 Kuala Lumpur

The 2008 Thomas & Uber Cup was the 25th tournament of the Thomas Cup and 22nd tournament of the Uber Cup, the men's and women's team competition in badminton, respectively. It was held in Jakarta, Indonesia, from May 11 to May 18, 2008.

Contents

Host city selection

China, Indonesia, and the United States submitted a bid for the event. [1] International Badminton Federation selected Indonesia as the host for the event during a council meeting in December 2005. [2]

Qualification

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Qualifying countries
ConfederationQualifier(s)
Thomas CupUber Cup
Asia Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Flag of South Korea (1997-2011).svg  South Korea
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Africa Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Europe Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Flag of England.svg  England
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Oceania Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Americas Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Defending ChampionsFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Host nationFlag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia

Seedings

All the seeding list based on February 28, 2008 world rankings as the draw was conducted on March 11, 2008. [3] [4] The top four seeding teams is in first pot, follow by next four teams in the second pot and the bottom four teams was put in the third pot.

Squads

Medal summary

Medalists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Thomas CupFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Lin Dan
Bao Chunlai
Chen Jin
Chen Yu
Cai Yun
Fu Haifeng
Xie Zhongbo
Guo Zhendong
He Hanbin
Shen Ye
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Park Sung-hwan
Lee Hyun-il
Shon Seung-mo
Hong Ji-hoon
Lee Jae-jin
Jung Jae-sung
Hwang Ji-man
Lee Yong-dae
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Lee Chong Wei
Wong Choong Hann
Muhammad Hafiz Hashim
Mohd Arif Abdul Latif
Choong Tan Fook
Lee Wan Wah
Koo Kien Keat
Tan Boon Heong
Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari
Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Sony Dwi Kuncoro
Taufik Hidayat
Simon Santoso
Tommy Sugiarto
Markis Kido
Hendra Setiawan
Joko Riyadi
Hendra Aprida Gunawan
Candra Wijaya
Nova Widianto
Uber CupFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Xie Xingfang
Lu Lan
Zhu Lin
Jiang Yanjiao
Yang Wei
Zhang Jiewen
Wei Yili
Zhang Yawen
Gao Ling
Zhao Tingting
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Maria Kristin Yulianti
Adriyanti Firdasari
Pia Zebadiah
Fransisca Ratnasari
Lilyana Natsir
Vita Marissa
Greysia Polii
Jo Novita
Rani Mundiasti
Endang Nursugianti
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Hwang Hye-youn
Lee Yun-hwa
Jang Soo-young
Bae Youn-joo
Lee Kyung-won
Lee Hyo-jung
Kim Min-jung
Ha Jung-eun
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Xu Huaiwen
Juliane Schenk
Janet Köhler
Carola Bott
Karin Schnaase
Nicole Grether
Carina Mette
Birgit Overzier
Michaela Peiffer
Kathrin Piotrowski

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Indonesia)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2002
2Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia*0112
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 0112
4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 0011
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 0011
Totals (5 entries)2248

Thomas Cup

Groups

Group A

Group B

Group C

Group D

Knockout stage

Wild-Card
13 May 2022
Quarterfinals
14 May 2022
Semifinals
16 May 2022
Final
18 May 2022
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 3
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 0 Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 0
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 3
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 2
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 3
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3 Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 0
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 2 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 3
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 1
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 0 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 3
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 3 Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 3
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 0
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 3
Flag of England.svg  England 3 Flag of England.svg  England 0
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 0
 2008 Thomas Cup champion 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
China
Seventh title

Uber Cup

Groups

Group W

Group X

Group Y

Group Z

Knockout stage

Wild-Card
13 May 2008
Quarterfinals
14 May 2008
Semifinals
15 May 2008
Final
17 May 2008
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 3
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 0 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 2
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 3 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 3
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 1
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 3
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 3 Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 1
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 0 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 3
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 0
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 0
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 3 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 3
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 0 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 1
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 3
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 3
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 3 Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 0
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 0
 2008 Uber Cup champion 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
China
Eleventh title

Controversies

The controversy arose when an unfair scheduling forced some of the teams to play twice a day. Most of the teams were unhappy with the Badminton World Federation decision, including the Indonesia Uber Cup team who threatened to pull out from the tournament due to the scheduling affair, forcing organisers to amend the schedule. [5]

Another controversy cropped up in the tournament was the decision of Korea Thomas Cup team to throw both of their group matches to get a better opposition in the knockout stage. They lost 4–1 in both group matches against England and Malaysia and soon admitted they played to lose the game. [6] [7] However, Korean manager denied any fault on them and blamed on the format. [8] This controversy forced the BWF to reexamine the rules and format for future tournaments. [9]

References

  1. "Transcorps Pegang Hak Komersial Piala Thomas dan Uber 2008". antaranews.com. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  2. "New scoring format for Thomas Cup". thestar.com.my. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  3. "TUC 2008 – Final Seedings". Badzine.net. 11 March 2008. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  4. "Easy for China, early test for Malaysia". BWF. 2008-03-12. Retrieved 2008-03-13.
  5. "Be fair to everyone, team managers tell world body". The Star. 2008-05-11. Archived from the original on 2008-06-14. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
  6. "Controversy as Koreans admit throwing badminton match". AFP. 2008-05-12. Archived from the original on 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
  7. "KOR". Reuters. 2008-05-12. Archived from the original on May 17, 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
  8. "Badminton: Blame it on the format, says Korean manager". The Star. 2008-05-13. Archived from the original on 2008-05-13. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
  9. "Rules to be reassessed after KOR". Reuters. 2008-05-12. Archived from the original on May 18, 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-13.