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2018 Thomas & Uber Cup
โธมัส-อูเบอร์ คัพ 2018
Tournament details
Dates20–27 May 2018
Edition30th (Thomas Cup)
27th (Uber Cup)
LevelInternational
Nations16 (Thomas Cup)
16 (Uber Cup)
VenueIMPACT Arena
LocationBangkok, Thailand
Official websitebwfthomasubercups.com
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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.

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. Bangkok was named as the host in March 2017 during BWF Council meeting in Kuala Lumpur, "Malaysia," where BWF also decided the host for 2018 BWF World Championships, 2019 Sudirman Cup and 2019 BWF World Championships.

Qualification※

Thomas Cup※

Main article: 2018 Thomas Cup qualification
Means of qualification Date Venue Vacancies Qualified
Host Country 18 March 2017 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 1  Thailand
2016 Thomas Cup 22 May 2016 China Kunshan 1  Denmark
2018 Oceania Championships 6–11 February 2018 New Zealand Hamilton 1  Australia
2018 Asia Team Championships 6–11 February 2018 Malaysia Alor Setar 4  Indonesia
 China
 South Korea
 Malaysia
2018 All Africa Team Championships 12–15 February 2018 Algeria Algiers 1  Algeria
2018 European Team Championships 13–18 February 2018 Russia Kazan 4–1  England
 Germany
 France
 Russia
2018 Pan Am Championships 15–18 February 2018 Trinidad and Tobago Tacarigua 1  Canada
Best world team rankings 18 February 2018 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 3+1  Chinese Taipei
 Japan
 India
 Hong Kong
Total 16
Note

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

Uber Cup※

Main article: 2018 Uber Cup qualification
Means of qualification Date Venue Vacancies Qualified
Host Country 18 March 2017 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 1  Thailand
2016 Uber Cup 22 May 2016 China Kunshan 1  China
2018 Oceania Championships 6–11 February 2018 New Zealand Hamilton 1  Australia
2018 Asia Team Championships 6–11 February 2018 Malaysia Alor Setar 4  Japan
 South Korea
 Indonesia
 Chinese Taipei
2018 All Africa Team Championships 12–15 February 2018 Algeria Algiers 1  Mauritius
2018 European Team Championships 13–18 February 2018 Russia Kazan 4–1  Denmark
 Germany
 Russia
 Spain
2018 Pan Am Championships 15–18 February 2018 Trinidad and Tobago Tacarigua 1  Canada
Best world team rankings 18 February 2018 Malaysia Kuala Lumpur 3+1  India
 Malaysia
 Hong Kong
 France
Total 16
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. 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 1 Pot 2 Pot 3

 China
 Denmark
 Indonesia
 Chinese Taipei

 Japan
 India
 Malaysia
 South Korea

Uber Cup
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3

 Japan
 China
 South Korea
 Thailand

 Chinese Taipei
 India
 Indonesia
 Denmark

Squads※

Further information: 2018 Thomas & Uber Cup squads

Tiebreakers※

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

  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※

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Thomas Cup  China
Chen Long
Shi Yuqi
Lin Dan
Qiao Bin
Liu Cheng
Zhang Nan
Li Junhui
Liu Yuchen
Wang Yilü
Zheng Siwei 		 Japan
Kento Momota
Kenta Nishimoto
Kazumasa Sakai
Kanta Tsuneyama
Takeshi Kamura
Keigo Sonoda
Takuto Inoue
Yuki Kaneko
Hiroyuki Endo
Yuta Watanabe 		 Denmark
Viktor Axelsen
Anders Antonsen
Hans-Kristian Vittinghus
Jan Ø. Jørgensen
Mathias Boe
Mads Conrad-Petersen
Mads Pieler Kolding
Kim Astrup
Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
 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 Cup  Japan
Akane Yamaguchi
Nozomi Okuhara
Sayaka Sato
Sayaka Takahashi
Yuki Fukushima
Sayaka Hirota
Misaki Matsutomo
Ayaka Takahashi
Shiho Tanaka
Koharu Yonemoto 		 Thailand
Ratchanok Intanon
Nitchaon Jindapol
Busanan Ongbamrungphan
Pornpawee Chochuwong
Jongkolphan Kititharakul
Rawinda Prajongjai
Phataimas Muenwong
Chayanit Chaladchalam
Puttita Supajirakul
Sapsiree Taerattanachai 		 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
 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
1 Japan1102
2 China1012
3 Thailand*0101
4 Denmark0011
 Indonesia0011
 South Korea0011
Totals (6 entries)2248

Thomas Cup※

Group stage※

Main article: 2018 Thomas Cup group stage

Group A※

Main article: 2018 Thomas Cup group stage § Group A
Pos Team
 Pld W L MF MA MD GF GA GD PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  China 3 3 0 15 0 +15 30 3 +27 681 416 +265 3 Advance to Quarter-finals — 5–0 5–0 5–0
2  France 3 2 1 9 6 +3 18 14 +4 566 532 +34 2 — 4–1 5–0
3  India 3 1 2 6 9 −3 17 19 −2 618 632 −14 1 — 5–0
4  Australia 3 0 3 0 15 −15 1 30 −29 365 650 −285 0 —
Source: BWF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
India  v  France
20 May 2018 (2018-05-20)
9:00
India  1–4  France
Result
China  v  Australia
20 May 2018 (2018-05-20)
19:00
China  5–0  Australia
Result
China  v  France
21 May 2018 (2018-05-21)
19:00
China  5–0  France
Result
India  v  Australia
21 May 2018 (2018-05-21)
19:00
India  5–0  Australia
Result
China  v  India
22 May 2018 (2018-05-22)
19:00
China  5–0  India
Result
France  v  Australia
22 May 2018 (2018-05-22)
19:00
France  5–0  Australia
Result
Group B※
Main article: 2018 Thomas Cup group stage § Group B
Pos Team
 Pld W L MF MA MD GF GA GD PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Indonesia 3 3 0 12 3 +9 25 10 +15 700 532 +168 3 Advance to Quarter-finals — 3–2 4–1 5–0
2  South Korea 3 2 1 9 6 +3 22 15 +7 685 644 +41 2 — 3–2 4–1
3  Thailand (H) 3 1 2 8 7 +1 20 15 +5 645 641 +4 1 — 5–0
4  Canada 3 0 3 1 14 −13 2 29 −27 414 627 −213 0 —
Source: BWF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host
Indonesia  v  Canada
20 May 2018 (2018-05-20)
9:00
Indonesia  5–0  Canada
Result
South Korea  v  Thailand
20 May 2018 (2018-05-20)
19:00
South Korea  3–2  Thailand
Result
South Korea  v  Canada
21 May 2018 (2018-05-21)
14:00
South Korea  4–1  Canada
Result
Indonesia  v  Thailand
22 May 2018 (2018-05-22)
19:00
Indonesia  4–1  Thailand
Result
Indonesia  v  South Korea
23 May 2018 (2018-05-23)
14:00
Indonesia  3–2  South Korea
Result
Thailand  v  Canada
23 May 2018 (2018-05-23)
14:00
Thailand  5–0  Canada
Result
Group C※
Main article: 2018 Thomas Cup group stage § Group C
Pos Team
 Pld W L MF MA MD GF GA GD PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 3 3 0 13 2 +11 27 10 +17 730 621 +109 3 Advance to Quarter-finals — 5–0 4–1 4–1
2  Chinese Taipei 3 2 1 9 6 +3 20 13 +7 642 611 +31 2 — 4–1 5–0
3  Hong Kong 3 1 2 5 10 −5 13 22 −9 629 655 −26 1 — 3–2
4  Germany 3 0 3 3 12 −9 11 26 −15 623 737 −114 0 —
Source: BWF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Japan  v  Hong Kong
20 May 2018 (2018-05-20)
14:00
Japan  4–1  Hong Kong
Result
Chinese Taipei  v  Germany
20 May 2018 (2018-05-20)
19:00
Chinese Taipei  5–0  Germany
Result
Japan  v  Germany
22 May 2018 (2018-05-22)
9:00
Japan  4–1  Germany
Result
Chinese Taipei  v  Hong Kong
22 May 2018 (2018-05-22)
14:00
Chinese Taipei  4–1  Hong Kong
Result
Chinese Taipei  v  Japan
23 May 2018 (2018-05-23)
9:00
Chinese Taipei  0–5  Japan
Result
Hong Kong  v  Germany
23 May 2018 (2018-05-23)
9:00
Hong Kong  3–2  Germany
Result
Group D※
Main article: 2018 Thomas Cup group stage § Group D
Pos Team
 Pld W L MF MA MD GF GA GD PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Denmark 3 3 0 13 2 +11 26 7 +19 667 416 +251 3 Advance to Quarter-finals — 3–2 5–0 5–0
2  Malaysia 3 2 1 12 3 +9 27 6 +21 659 478 +181 2 — 5–0 5–0
3  Russia 3 1 2 5 10 −5 10 20 −10 446 505 −59 1 — 5–0
4  Algeria 3 0 3 0 15 −15 0 30 −30 257 630 −373 0 —
Source: BWF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Malaysia  v  Russia
21 May 2018 (2018-05-21)
9:00
Malaysia  5–0  Russia
Result
Denmark  v  Algeria
21 May 2018 (2018-05-21)
9:00
Denmark  5–0  Algeria
Result
Denmark  v  Russia
22 May 2018 (2018-05-22)
9:00
Denmark  5–0  Russia
Result
Malaysia  v  Algeria
22 May 2018 (2018-05-22)
14:00
Malaysia  5–0  Algeria
Result
Denmark  v  Malaysia
23 May 2018 (2018-05-23)
19:00
Denmark  3–2  Malaysia
Result
Russia  v  Algeria
23 May 2018 (2018-05-23)
19:00
Russia  5–0  Algeria
Result
Knockout stage※
Main article: 2018 Thomas Cup knockout stage

Bracket※

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 China3
 
 
 
 Chinese Taipei0
 
 China3
 
 
 
 Indonesia1
 
 Indonesia3
 
 
 
 Malaysia1
 
 China3
 
 
 
 Japan1
 
 France1
 
 
 
 Japan3
 
 Japan3
 
 
 
 Denmark2
 
 South Korea0
 
 
 Denmark3
 

Quarter-finals※

China  v  Chinese Taipei
24 May 2010 (2010-05-24)
14:00
China  3–0  Chinese Taipei
Result
Indonesia  v  Malaysia
24 May 2018 (2018-05-24)
19:00
Indonesia  3–1  Malaysia
Result
France  v  Japan
24 May 2018 (2018-05-24)
19:00
France  1–3  Japan
Result
South Korea  v  Denmark
24 May 2018 (2018-05-24)
19:00
South Korea  0–3  Denmark
Result
Semi-finals※
China  v  Indonesia
25 May 2018 (2018-05-25)
18:00
China  3–1  Indonesia
Result
Japan  v  Denmark
25 May 2018 (2018-05-25)
18:00
Japan  3–2  Denmark
Result
Final※
China  v  Japan
27 May 2018 (2018-05-27)
13:00
China  3–1  Japan
Result
 2018 Thomas Cup champion 
China
Tenth title

Final ranking※

Uber Cup※

Group stage※

Main article: 2018 Uber Cup group stage

Group A※

Main article: 2018 Uber Cup group stage § Group A
Pos Team
 Pld W L MF MA MD GF GA GD PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 3 3 0 15 0 +15 30 1 +29 643 363 +280 3 Advance to Quarter-finals — 5–0 5–0 5–0
2  Canada 3 2 1 8 7 +1 16 16 0 566 556 +10 2 — 4–1 4–1
3  India 3 1 2 5 10 −5 12 20 −8 521 585 −64 1 — 4–1
4  Australia 3 0 3 2 13 −11 5 26 −21 410 636 −226 0 —
Source: BWF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Japan  v  Australia
20 May 2018 (2018-05-20)
9:00
Japan  5–0  Australia
Result
India  v  Canada
20 May 2018 (2018-05-20)
14:00
India  1–4  Canada
Result
Japan  v  Canada
21 May 2018 (2018-05-21)
9:00
Japan  5–0  Canada
Result
India  v  Australia
21 May 2018 (2018-05-21)
14:00
India  4–1  Australia
Result
Japan  v  India
23 May 2018 (2018-05-23)
14:00
Japan  5–0  India
Result
Canada  v  Australia
23 May 2018 (2018-05-23)
14:00
Canada  4–1  Australia
Result
Group B※
Main article: 2018 Uber Cup group stage § Group B
Pos Team
 Pld W L MF MA MD GF GA GD PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Thailand (H) 3 3 0 13 2 +11 27 6 +21 650 481 +169 3 Advance to Quarter-finals — 3–2 5–0 5–0
2  Chinese Taipei 3 2 1 11 4 +7 24 12 +12 695 604 +91 2 — 4–1 5–0
3  Hong Kong 3 1 2 5 10 −5 12 23 −11 580 667 −87 1 — 4–1
4  Germany 3 0 3 1 14 −13 6 28 −22 512 685 −173 0 —
Source: BWF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host
Chinese Taipei  v  Hong Kong
20 May 2018 (2018-05-20)
9:00
Chinese Taipei  4–1  Hong Kong
Result
Thailand  v  Germany
20 May 2018 (2018-05-20)
14:00
Thailand  5–0  Germany
Result
Thailand  v  Hong Kong
21 May 2018 (2018-05-21)
19:00
Thailand  5–0  Hong Kong
Result
Chinese Taipei  v  Germany
22 May 2018 (2018-05-22)
19:00
Chinese Taipei  5–0  Germany
Result
Thailand  v  Chinese Taipei
23 May 2018 (2018-05-23)
19:00
Thailand  3–2  Chinese Taipei
Result
Hong Kong  v  Germany
23 May 2018 (2018-05-23)
19:00
Hong Kong  4–1  Germany
Result
Group C※
Main article: 2018 Uber Cup group stage § Group C
Pos Team
 Pld W L MF MA MD GF GA GD PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 3 3 0 13 2 +11 26 5 +21 635 374 +261 3 Advance to Quarter-finals — 3–2 5–0 5–0
2  Denmark 3 2 1 11 4 +7 23 11 +12 650 486 +164 2 — 4–1 5–0
3  Russia 3 1 2 6 9 −3 16 19 −3 593 613 −20 1 — 5–0
4  Mauritius 3 0 3 0 15 −15 0 30 −30 225 630 −405 0 —
Source: BWF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
South Korea  v  Mauritius
20 May 2018 (2018-05-20)
14:00
South Korea  5–0  Mauritius
Result
Denmark  v  Russia
20 May 2018 (2018-05-20)
19:00
Denmark  4–1  Russia
Result
Denmark  v  Mauritius
21 May 2018 (2018-05-21)
14:00
Denmark  5–0  Mauritius
Result
South Korea  v  Russia
21 May 2018 (2018-05-21)
19:00
South Korea  5–0  Russia
Result
South Korea  v  Denmark
22 May 2018 (2018-05-22)
14:00
South Korea  3–2  Denmark
Result
Russia  v  Mauritius
22 May 2018 (2018-05-22)
14:00
Russia  5–0  Mauritius
Result
Group D※
Main article: 2018 Uber Cup group stage § Group D
Pos Team
 Pld W L MF MA MD GF GA GD PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  China 3 3 0 12 3 +9 26 7 +19 661 507 +154 3 Advance to Quarter-finals — 3–2 4–1 5–0
2  Indonesia 3 2 1 10 5 +5 22 13 +9 675 619 +56 2 — 3–2 5–0
3  Malaysia 3 1 2 8 7 +1 18 20 −2 700 679 +21 1 — 5–0
4  France 3 0 3 0 15 −15 4 30 −26 469 700 −231 0 —
Source: BWF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
China  v  France
21 May 2018 (2018-05-21)
9:00
China  5–0  France
Result
Indonesia  v  Malaysia
21 May 2018 (2018-05-21)
14:00
Indonesia  3–2  Malaysia
Result
China  v  Malaysia
22 May 2018 (2018-05-22)
9:00
China  4–1  Malaysia
Result
Indonesia  v  France
22 May 2018 (2018-05-22)
9:00
Indonesia  5–0  France
Result
China  v  Indonesia
23 May 2018 (2018-05-23)
9:00
China  3–2  Indonesia
Result
Malaysia  v  France
23 May 2018 (2018-05-23)
9:00
Malaysia  5–0  France
Result
Knockout stage※
Main article: 2018 Uber Cup knockout stage

Bracket※

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Japan3
 
 
 
 Chinese Taipei1
 
 Japan3
 
 
 
 South Korea1
 
 South Korea3
 
 
 
 Canada1
 
 Japan3
 
 
 
 Thailand0
 
 Indonesia2
 
 
 
 Thailand3
 
 Thailand3
 
 
 
 China2
 
 Denmark1
 
 
 China3
 

Quarter-finals※

Japan  v  Chinese Taipei
24 May 2018 (2018-05-24)
14:00
Japan  3–1  Chinese Taipei
Result
South Korea  v  Canada
24 May 2018 (2018-05-24)
9:00
South Korea  3–1  Canada
Result
Indonesia  v  Thailand
24 May 2018 (2018-05-24)
14:00
Indonesia  2–3  Thailand
Result
Denmark  v  China
24 May 2018 (2018-05-24)
9:00
Denmark  1–3  China
Result
Semi-finals※
Japan  v  South Korea
25 May 2018 (2018-05-25)
12:00
Japan  3–1  South Korea
Result
Thailand  v  China
25 May 2018 (2018-05-25)
12:00
Thailand  3–2  China
Result
Final※
Japan  v  Thailand
26 May 2018 (2018-05-26)
13:00
Japan  3–0  Thailand
Result
 2018 Uber Cup champion 
Japan
Sixth title

Final ranking※

International Broadcasters※

Country/Region Broadcaster Ref
 Thailand (host) True Corporation
International (unsold markets only) YouTube
 China CCTV
 Denmark TV2 Sport
 Hong Kong I-Cable
 India Star Sports
 Indonesia TVRI
iNews
K-Vision
SportsFix
 Malaysia RTM
Astro
 Singapore StarHub

See also※

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