2018 Thomas & Uber Cup

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2018 Thomas & Uber Cup
โธมัส-อูเบอร์ คัพ 2018
2018 Thomas & Uber Cup logo.svg
Tournament details
Dates20–27 May 2018
Edition30th (Thomas Cup)
27th (Uber Cup)
LevelInternational
Nations16 (Thomas Cup)
16 (Uber Cup)
Venue IMPACT Arena
Location Bangkok, Thailand
Official website bwfthomasubercups.com
2016 Kunshan 2020 Aarhus

The 2018 Thomas & Uber Cup (officially known as the 2018 BWF Thomas & Uber Cup) was the 30th edition of the Thomas Cup and the 27th edition of the Uber Cup, the biennial international badminton championship contested by the men and women's national teams of the member associations of Badminton World Federation (BWF). The tournament was hosted by Bangkok, Thailand 20–27 May 2018. [1]

Contents

The matches were played at IMPACT Arena. It was the second time that Thailand hosted the Thomas Cup and the first time hosted the Uber Cup tournament and the first time this event was held in Southeast Asia since 2010 in Malaysia.

Denmark were the defending men's champions, and China were the defending women's champions.

Host selection

Bangkok and New Delhi submitted bids for this championships. [2] Bangkok was named as the host in March 2017 during BWF Council meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, [1] where BWF also decided the host for 2018 BWF World Championships, 2019 Sudirman Cup and 2019 BWF World Championships.

Qualification

Thomas Cup

Means of qualificationDateVenueVacanciesQualified
Host Country18 March 2017 Flag of Malaysia.svg Kuala Lumpur 1Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
2016 Thomas Cup 22 May 2016 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Kunshan 1Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
2018 Oceania Championships 6–11 February 2018 Flag of New Zealand.svg Hamilton 1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
2018 Asia Team Championships 6–11 February 2018 Flag of Malaysia.svg Alor Setar 4Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
2018 All Africa Team Championships 12–15 February 2018 Flag of Algeria.svg Algiers 1Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
2018 European Team Championships 13–18 February 2018 Flag of Russia.svg Kazan 4–1Flag of England.svg  England 2
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of France.svg  France
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 1
2018 Pan Am Championships 15–18 February 2018 Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Tacarigua 1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Best world team rankings18 February 2018 Flag of Malaysia.svg Kuala Lumpur 3+1Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of India.svg  India
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 2
Total16
Note

^1 Best ranked team from Europe
^2 England withdrew, and replaced by Hong Kong as the next highest ranked team

Uber Cup

Means of qualificationDateVenueVacanciesQualified
Host Country18 March 2017 Flag of Malaysia.svg Kuala Lumpur 1Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
2016 Uber Cup 22 May 2016 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Kunshan 1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
2018 Oceania Championships 6–11 February 2018 Flag of New Zealand.svg Hamilton 1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
2018 Asia Team Championships 6–11 February 2018 Flag of Malaysia.svg Alor Setar 4Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 3
2018 All Africa Team Championships 12–15 February 2018 Flag of Algeria.svg Algiers 1Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius
2018 European Team Championships 13–18 February 2018 Flag of Russia.svg Kazan 4–1Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 4
2018 Pan Am Championships 15–18 February 2018 Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Tacarigua 1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Best world team rankings18 February 2018 Flag of Malaysia.svg Kuala Lumpur 3+1Flag of India.svg  India
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Flag of France.svg  France 4
Total16
Note

^3 Best ranked team from Asia
^4 Spain withdrew and replaced by France as the next highest ranked team

Draw

The draw for the tournament was conducted on 22 March 2018, at 18:00 ICT, at Arnoma Grand Hotel in Bangkok. [3] The 16 men and 16 women teams were drawn into four groups of four.

For the Thomas Cup draw, the teams were allocated to three pots based on the World Team Rankings of 22 February 2018. Pot 1 contained the top seed China (which were assigned to position A1), the second seed Denmark (which were assigned to position D1) and the next two best teams, Indonesia and Chinese Taipei. Pot 2 contained the next best four teams, and Pot 3 was for the ninth to sixteenth seeds.

A similar procedure was applied for Uber Cup draw, where top seed Japan (which were assigned to position A1), the second seed China (which were assigned to position D1), Korea and Thailand were in Pot 1.

Thomas Cup
Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3

Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei

Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of India.svg  India
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea

Uber Cup
Pot 1Pot 2Pot 3

Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand

Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
Flag of India.svg  India
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark

Squads

Tiebreakers

The rankings of teams in each group were determined as follows (regulations Chapter 5 Section 5.2.1. Article 12): [4]

  1. Points
  2. Results between tied teams
  3. Match difference
  4. Game difference
  5. Point difference

Teams that won 3 match first win the tie: 1 point for the winner, 0 match points for the loser.

Medalists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Thomas CupFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Chen Long
Shi Yuqi
Lin Dan
Qiao Bin
Liu Cheng
Zhang Nan
Li Junhui
Liu Yuchen
Wang Yilü
Zheng Siwei
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Kento Momota
Kenta Nishimoto
Kazumasa Sakai
Kanta Tsuneyama
Takeshi Kamura
Keigo Sonoda
Takuto Inoue
Yuki Kaneko
Hiroyuki Endo
Yuta Watanabe
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Viktor Axelsen
Anders Antonsen
Hans-Kristian Vittinghus
Jan Ø. Jørgensen
Mathias Boe
Mads Conrad-Petersen
Mads Pieler Kolding
Kim Astrup
Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Anthony Sinisuka Ginting
Jonatan Christie
Ihsan Maulana Mustofa
Firman Abdul Kholik
Marcus Fernaldi Gideon
Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
Fajar Alfian
Muhammad Rian Ardianto
Mohammad Ahsan
Hendra Setiawan
Uber CupFlag of Japan.svg  Japan
Akane Yamaguchi
Nozomi Okuhara
Sayaka Sato
Sayaka Takahashi
Yuki Fukushima
Sayaka Hirota
Misaki Matsutomo
Ayaka Takahashi
Shiho Tanaka
Koharu Yonemoto
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Ratchanok Intanon
Nitchaon Jindapol
Busanan Ongbamrungphan
Pornpawee Chochuwong
Jongkolphan Kititharakul
Rawinda Prajongjai
Phataimas Muenwong
Chayanit Chaladchalam
Puttita Supajirakul
Sapsiree Taerattanachai
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Sung Ji-hyun
Lee Jang-mi
Lee Se-yeon
An Se-young
Shin Seung-chan
Kim So-yeong
Kim Hye-rin
Kong Hee-yong
Baek Ha-na
Lee Yu-lim
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Chen Yufei
He Bingjiao
Gao Fangjie
Li Xuerui
Chen Qingchen
Jia Yifan
Huang Yaqiong
Huang Dongping
Tang Jinhua
Zheng Yu

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Thailand)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1102
2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1012
3Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand*0101
4Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 0011
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 0011
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 0011
Totals (6 entries)2248

Thomas Cup

Group stage

Group A

PosTeamPldWLMFMAMDGFGAGDPFPAPDPtsQualificationFlag of the People's Republic of China.svgFlag of France.svgFlag of India.svgFlag of Australia (converted).svg
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 330150+15303+27681416+2653Advance to Quarter-finals 5–0 5–0 5–0
2Flag of France.svg  France 32196+31814+4566532+342 4–1 5–0
3Flag of India.svg  India 31269317192618632141 5–0
4Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 30301515130293656502850
Source: BWF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
20 May 2018 (2018-05-20)
9:00
India  Flag of India.svg1–4Flag of France.svg  France
Result
20 May 2018 (2018-05-20)
19:00
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg5–0Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Result

21 May 2018 (2018-05-21)
19:00
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg5–0Flag of France.svg  France
Result
21 May 2018 (2018-05-21)
19:00
India  Flag of India.svg5–0Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Result

22 May 2018 (2018-05-22)
19:00
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg5–0Flag of India.svg  India
Result
22 May 2018 (2018-05-22)
19:00
France  Flag of France.svg5–0Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Result

Group B

PosTeamPldWLMFMAMDGFGAGDPFPAPDPtsQualificationFlag of Indonesia.svgFlag of South Korea.svgFlag of Thailand.svgFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg
1Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 330123+92510+15700532+1683Advance to Quarter-finals 3–2 4–1 5–0
2Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 32196+32215+7685644+412 3–2 4–1
3Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand (H)31287+12015+5645641+41 5–0
4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 30311413229274146272130
Source: BWF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host
20 May 2018 (2018-05-20)
9:00
Indonesia  Flag of Indonesia.svg5–0Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Result
20 May 2018 (2018-05-20)
19:00
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg3–2Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Result

21 May 2018 (2018-05-21)
14:00
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg4–1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Result

22 May 2018 (2018-05-22)
19:00
Indonesia  Flag of Indonesia.svg4–1Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Result

23 May 2018 (2018-05-23)
14:00
Indonesia  Flag of Indonesia.svg3–2Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Result
23 May 2018 (2018-05-23)
14:00
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg5–0Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Result

Group C

PosTeamPldWLMFMAMDGFGAGDPFPAPDPtsQualificationFlag of Japan.svgFlag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svgFlag of Hong Kong.svgFlag of Germany.svg
1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 330132+112710+17730621+1093Advance to Quarter-finals 5–0 4–1 4–1
2Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 32196+32013+7642611+312 4–1 5–0
3Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 312510513229629655261 3–2
4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 30331291126156237371140
Source: BWF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
20 May 2018 (2018-05-20)
14:00
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg4–1Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Result
20 May 2018 (2018-05-20)
19:00
Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg5–0Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Result

22 May 2018 (2018-05-22)
9:00
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg4–1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Result
22 May 2018 (2018-05-22)
14:00
Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg4–1Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Result

23 May 2018 (2018-05-23)
9:00
Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg0–5Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Result
23 May 2018 (2018-05-23)
9:00
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg3–2Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Result

Group D

PosTeamPldWLMFMAMDGFGAGDPFPAPDPtsQualificationFlag of Denmark.svgFlag of Malaysia.svgFlag of Russia.svgFlag of Algeria.svg
1Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 330132+11267+19667416+2513Advance to Quarter-finals 3–2 5–0 5–0
2Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 321123+9276+21659478+1812 5–0 5–0
3Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 3125105102010446505591 5–0
4Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 30301515030302576303730
Source: BWF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
21 May 2018 (2018-05-21)
9:00
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg5–0Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Result
21 May 2018 (2018-05-21)
9:00
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg5–0Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Result

22 May 2018 (2018-05-22)
9:00
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg5–0Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Result
22 May 2018 (2018-05-22)
14:00
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg5–0Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Result

23 May 2018 (2018-05-23)
19:00
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg3–2Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Result
23 May 2018 (2018-05-23)
19:00
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg5–0Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Result

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
 
          
 
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 3
 
 
 
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 0
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 3
 
 
 
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 1
 
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 3
 
 
 
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 1
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 3
 
 
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1
 
Flag of France.svg  France 1
 
 
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3
 
 
 
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 0
 
 
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 3
 

Quarter-finals

24 May 2010 (2010-05-24)
14:00
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg3–0Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
Result
24 May 2018 (2018-05-24)
19:00
Indonesia  Flag of Indonesia.svg3–1Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Result

24 May 2018 (2018-05-24)
19:00
France  Flag of France.svg1–3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Result
24 May 2018 (2018-05-24)
19:00
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg0–3Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Result

Semi-finals

25 May 2018 (2018-05-25)
18:00
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg3–1Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Result

25 May 2018 (2018-05-25)
18:00
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg3–2Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Result

Final

27 May 2018 (2018-05-27)
13:00
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg3–1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
Result
 2018 Thomas Cup champion 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
China
Tenth title

Final ranking

Uber Cup

Group stage

Group A

PosTeamPldWLMFMAMDGFGAGDPFPAPDPtsQualificationFlag of Japan.svgFlag of Canada (Pantone).svgFlag of India.svgFlag of Australia (converted).svg
1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 330150+15301+29643363+2803Advance to Quarter-finals 5–0 5–0 5–0
2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 32187+116160566556+102 4–1 4–1
3Flag of India.svg  India 312510512208521585641 4–1
4Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 30321311526214106362260
Source: BWF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
20 May 2018 (2018-05-20)
9:00
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg5–0Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Result
20 May 2018 (2018-05-20)
14:00
India  Flag of India.svg1–4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Result

21 May 2018 (2018-05-21)
9:00
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg5–0Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Result
21 May 2018 (2018-05-21)
14:00
India  Flag of India.svg4–1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Result

23 May 2018 (2018-05-23)
14:00
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg5–0Flag of India.svg  India
Result
23 May 2018 (2018-05-23)
14:00
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg4–1Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Result

Group B

PosTeamPldWLMFMAMDGFGAGDPFPAPDPtsQualificationFlag of Thailand.svgFlag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svgFlag of Hong Kong.svgFlag of Germany.svg
1Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand (H)330132+11276+21650481+1693Advance to Quarter-finals 3–2 5–0 5–0
2Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 321114+72412+12695604+912 4–1 5–0
3Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 3125105122311580667871 4–1
4Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 30311413628225126851730
Source: BWF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host
20 May 2018 (2018-05-20)
9:00
Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg4–1Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Result
20 May 2018 (2018-05-20)
14:00
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg5–0Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Result

21 May 2018 (2018-05-21)
19:00
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg5–0Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong
Result

22 May 2018 (2018-05-22)
19:00
Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg5–0Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Result

23 May 2018 (2018-05-23)
19:00
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg3–2Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
Result
23 May 2018 (2018-05-23)
19:00
Hong Kong  Flag of Hong Kong.svg4–1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Result

Group C

PosTeamPldWLMFMAMDGFGAGDPFPAPDPtsQualificationFlag of South Korea.svgFlag of Denmark.svgFlag of Russia.svgFlag of Mauritius.svg
1Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 330132+11265+21635374+2613Advance to Quarter-finals 3–2 5–0 5–0
2Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 321114+72311+12650486+1642 4–1 5–0
3Flag of Russia.svg  Russia 31269316193593613201 5–0
4Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 30301515030302256304050
Source: BWF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
20 May 2018 (2018-05-20)
14:00
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg5–0Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius
Result
20 May 2018 (2018-05-20)
19:00
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg4–1Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Result

21 May 2018 (2018-05-21)
14:00
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg5–0Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius
Result
21 May 2018 (2018-05-21)
19:00
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg5–0Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Result

22 May 2018 (2018-05-22)
14:00
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg3–2Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Result
22 May 2018 (2018-05-22)
14:00
Russia  Flag of Russia.svg5–0Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius
Result

Group D

PosTeamPldWLMFMAMDGFGAGDPFPAPDPtsQualificationFlag of the People's Republic of China.svgFlag of Indonesia.svgFlag of Malaysia.svgFlag of France.svg
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 330123+9267+19661507+1543Advance to Quarter-finals 3–2 4–1 5–0
2Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 321105+52213+9675619+562 3–2 5–0
3Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 31287+118202700679+211 5–0
4Flag of France.svg  France 30301515430264697002310
Source: BWF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
21 May 2018 (2018-05-21)
9:00
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg5–0Flag of France.svg  France
Result
21 May 2018 (2018-05-21)
14:00
Indonesia  Flag of Indonesia.svg3–2Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Result

22 May 2018 (2018-05-22)
9:00
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg4–1Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
Result
22 May 2018 (2018-05-22)
9:00
Indonesia  Flag of Indonesia.svg5–0Flag of France.svg  France
Result

23 May 2018 (2018-05-23)
9:00
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg3–2Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
Result
23 May 2018 (2018-05-23)
9:00
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg5–0Flag of France.svg  France
Result

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
 
          
 
 
 
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3
 
 
 
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 1
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3
 
 
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 1
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 3
 
 
 
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 1
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3
 
 
 
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 0
 
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 2
 
 
 
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 3
 
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 3
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 2
 
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 3
 

Quarter-finals

24 May 2018 (2018-05-24)
14:00
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg3–1Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei
Result
24 May 2018 (2018-05-24)
9:00
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg3–1Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Result
24 May 2018 (2018-05-24)
14:00
Indonesia  Flag of Indonesia.svg2–3Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Result
24 May 2018 (2018-05-24)
9:00
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg1–3Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Result

Semi-finals

25 May 2018 (2018-05-25)
12:00
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg3–1Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
Result
25 May 2018 (2018-05-25)
12:00
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg3–2Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China
Result

Final

26 May 2018 (2018-05-26)
13:00
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg3–0Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
Result
 2018 Uber Cup champion 
Flag of Japan.svg
Japan
Sixth title

Final ranking

International Broadcasters

Country/RegionBroadcasterRef
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand (host) True Corporation [5]
International (unsold markets only) YouTube [6]
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China CCTV
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark TV2 Sport [7]
Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong I-Cable
Flag of India.svg  India Star Sports [8]
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia TVRI [9]
iNews [10]
K-Vision [11]
SportsFix [12]
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia RTM [13]
Astro [14]
Flag of Singapore.svg  Singapore StarHub [15]

See also

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">2020 Badminton Asia Team Championships</span> Badminton championships

The 2020 Badminton Asia Team Championships was the third edition of Badminton Asia Team Championships, staged at the Rizal Memorial Coliseum in Manila, Philippines, from 11 to 16 February 2020. This championships was organized by the Badminton Asia with Philippine Badminton Association as host organiser and sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation. This tournament served as the Asian qualifiers for the 2020 Thomas & Uber Cup in Denmark. Competitors could also accumulate points as part of qualification process for 2020 Summer Olympics badminton tournament in Tokyo. Indonesia and Japan were the defending champions on men's and women's category respectively. They both successfully defended their title.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021 Sudirman Cup</span> World mixed team badminton championships

The 2021 Sudirman Cup was the 17th edition of the Sudirman Cup, the biennial international badminton championship contested by the mixed national teams of the member associations of Badminton World Federation (BWF), since its inception in 1989. The tournament was played in Vantaa, Finland, between 26 September and 3 October 2021. China were the defending champions. They successfully defended their title, lifting the trophy for a record-extending 12th time.

The 2021 Sudirman Cup group stage was held at the Energia Areena in Vantaa, Finland, from 26 to 30 September 2021.

The 2020 Uber Cup group stage was held at the Ceres Arena in Aarhus, Denmark, from 9 to 13 October 2021.

The 2020 Thomas Cup group stage was held at the Ceres Arena in Aarhus, Denmark, from 9 to 14 October 2021.

The 2022 Badminton Asia Team Championships was the fourth edition of Badminton Asia Team Championships, held at Setia City Convention Centre in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia, from 15 to 20 February 2022. This championships was organised by the Badminton Asia with Badminton Association of Malaysia as the host organiser. It was sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation. It served as the Asian qualifiers for the 2022 Thomas & Uber Cup in Thailand. Indonesia, the three-time champions, and Japan were the defending champions of the men's and women's category respectively.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2022 Thomas & Uber Cup</span> Biennial international badminton team championship

The 2022 Thomas & Uber Cup was the 32nd edition of the Thomas Cup and the 29th edition of the Uber Cup, the biennial international badminton championship contested by the men and women's national teams of the member associations of Badminton World Federation (BWF). The tournament was hosted at Bangkok, Thailand in the Impact Arena from 8 to 15 May 2022. This marks the third time Thailand has hosted the Thomas Cup, and second time for the Uber Cup.

The 2022 Thomas Cup group stage was held at the Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand, from 8 to 11 May 2022.

The 2022 Uber Cup group stage was held at the Impact Arena in Bangkok, Thailand, from 8 to 11 May 2022.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2023 Sudirman Cup</span> World mixed team badminton championships

The 2023 Sudirman Cup was the 18th edition of the Sudirman Cup, the biennial international badminton championship contested by the mixed national teams of the member associations of Badminton World Federation (BWF), since its inception in 1989. The tournament was played in Suzhou, China, between 14 and 21 May 2023. China were the defending champions. They successfully defended their title, lifting the trophy for a record-extending 13th time.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2024 Thomas & Uber Cup</span> Biennial international badminton team championship

The 2024 Thomas & Uber Cup was the 33rd edition of the Thomas Cup and the 30th edition of the Uber Cup, the biennial international badminton championship contested by the men and women's national teams of the member associations of Badminton World Federation (BWF). The tournaments were held at Chengdu, China, from 27 April to 5 May 2024.

The 2024 Thomas Cup group stage was held at the Chengdu High-tech Zone Sports Center Gymnasium in Chengdu, China, from 28 April to 1 May 2024. The top two teams from each group advanced to the knockout stage.

The 2024 Uber Cup group stage was held at the Chengdu High-tech Zone Sports Center Gymnasium in Chengdu, China, from 28 to 30 April 2024. The top two teams from each group advanced to the knockout stage.

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