2026 Thomas & Uber Cup

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2026 Thomas & Uber Cup
Thomas og Uber Cup 2026
Tournament details
Dates24 April – 3 May 2026
Edition34th (Thomas Cup)
31st (Uber Cup)
LevelInternational
Nations16 (Thomas Cup)
16 (Uber Cup)
Venue Forum Horsens
Location Horsens, Denmark
Official website bwfthomasubercups.com
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The 2026 Thomas & Uber Cup is the 34th edition of the Thomas Cup and the 31st edition of the Uber Cup, hosted by Badminton Denmark and organised by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The tournaments will be held at Horsens, Denmark, from 24 April to 3 May 2026. [1]

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Background

The Thomas Cup (named after Sir George Thomas) and Uber Cup (named after Betty Uber) are international badminton competitions featuring teams representing member nations of the Badminton World Federation (BWF), the global governing body for the sport and are held biennially since the 1984 edition. These tournaments aim to determine the best national teams in the men's and women's events, respectively. [2] China are the defending champions, having defeated Indonesia in both the men's and women's team events in the previous edition respectively. [3]

Hosting

Denmark will be hosting the Thomas and Uber Cup finals for the second time. The city of Aarhus hosted the postponed 2020 edition in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This time, Horsens has been selected as the host city for the tournament. [4]

Format

The competition begins with a group stage: the sixteen qualified teams are divided into four groups of four teams each. Each team will play each other once, with the top two teams advancing to the knockout stage. The eight qualified teams will be drawn and compete in a knockout format until the final. [5]

Qualification

Denmark automatically qualified as the hosts and China qualified as the defending champions, respectively. [6]

Thomas Cup

Means of qualificationDateVenueSlotQualified teams
Host country1 May 2024N/a1Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
2024 Thomas Cup Champion 27 April – 5 May 2024 Chengdu 1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
2026 Asia Team Championships 3–8 February 2026 Qingdao 4Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
2026 All Africa Team Championships 9–12 February 2026 Gaborone 1Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
2026 European Team Championships 11–15 February 2026 Istanbul 4Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Flag of England.svg  England
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden
2026 Pan Am Male & Female Cup 12–15 February 2026 Guatemala City 1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
2026 Oceania Team Championships 13–15 February 2026 Auckland 1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
World Team Rankings17 February 2026N/a3Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Flag of India.svg  India
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Total16

Uber Cup

Means of qualificationDateVenueSlotQualified teams
Host country1 May 2024N/a1Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
2024 Uber Cup Champion 27 April – 5 May 2024 Chengdu 1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
2026 Asia Team Championships 3–8 February 2026 Qingdao 4Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
2026 All Africa Team Championships 9–12 February 2026 Gaborone 1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
2026 European Team Championships 11–15 February 2026 Istanbul 4Flag of Bulgaria.svg  Bulgaria
Flag of Turkey.svg  Turkey
Flag of Ukraine.svg  Ukraine
Flag of France.svg  France
2026 Pan Am Male & Female Cup 12–15 February 2026 Guatemala City 1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
2026 Oceania Team Championships 13–15 February 2026 Auckland 1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
World Team Rankings17 February 2026N/a3Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Flag of India.svg  India
Total16

Squads

Medal summary

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Denmark)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Totals (0 entries)0000

Medalists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Thomas Cup
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Uber Cup
details

References

  1. ↑ "Prospectus – TotalEnergies BWF Thomas & Uber Cup Finals 2026" (PDF). bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 23 January 2026. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
  2. ↑ "Thomas and Uber Cups | History". Thomas and Uber Cups. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
  3. ↑ "Thomas & Uber Cup 2024: People's Republic of China clinch both men's and women's crowns". Olympics.com . 5 May 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
  4. ↑ "Horsens next for Thomas & Uber Cup Finals". Thomas and Uber Cups. 7 May 2024. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
  5. ↑ "BWF Statutes, Section 5.2.1: Major Events Tournament Regulations Table" (PDF). BWF Corporate. Badminton World Federation. 11 November 2023. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 March 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
  6. ↑ "Part III - Section 2 - Regulations for the Thomas and Uber Cups". Thomas and Uber Cups (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 August 2020. Retrieved 7 June 2022.
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