2018 Thomas Cup group stage

This article lists the fixtures of the group stage for the 2018 Thomas Cup in Bangkok, Thailand.

All times Thailand Standard Time (UTC+07:00)

Group A

Teams

Draw position	Team	Confederation	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance
A1 (seed)	China	Badminton Asia	2018 Asia Team Championships finalist	9 February 2018	19th	2016	Champions (9 times)
A2	India	Badminton Asia	Best world team rankings	18 February 2018	12th	2016	Quarter-final (2006, 2010)
A3	France	Badminton Europe	Best world team rankings for Europe	18 February 2018	3rd	2016	Quarter-final (2010)
A4	Australia	Badminton Oceania	2018 Oceania Championships winners	7 February 2018	4th	2010	Group stage (2010)

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	China	3	3	0	30	3	+27	681	416	+265	3	Advance to Quarter-finals
2	France	3	2	1	18	14	+4	566	532	+34	2	Advance to Quarter-finals
3	India	3	1	2	17	19	−2	618	632	−14	1
4	Australia	3	0	3	1	30	−29	365	650	−285	0

Source: BWF

Matches

India vs France

India
1

IMPACT Arena Court 1
20 May 2018
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France
4

		1	2	3
1	B. Sai Praneeth Brice Leverdez	21 17	21 18
2	Arjun M.R. / Ramchandran Shlok Bastian Kersaudy / Julien Maio	13 21	16 21
3	Sameer Verma Lucas Corvée	18 21	22 20	18 21
4	Arun George / Sanyam Shukla Thom Gicquel / Ronan Labar	10 21	12 21
5	Lakshya Sen Toma Junior Popov	20 22	21 19	19 21

China vs Australia

China
5

IMPACT Arena Court 4
20 May 2018
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Australia
0

		1	2
1	Chen Long Anthony Joe	21 14	21 11
2	Liu Cheng / Zhang Nan Matthew Chau / Sawan Serasinghe	21 18	21 17
3	Shi Yuqi Ashwant Gobinathan	21 9	21 4
4	Wang Yilü / Zheng Siwei Raymond Tam / Eric Vuong	21 10	21 8
5	Qiao Bin Peter Yan	21 13	21 12

China vs France

China
5

IMPACT Arena Court 1
21 May 2018
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France
0

		1	2
1	Chen Long Brice Leverdez	21 17	21 5
2	Liu Cheng / Zhang Nan Thom Gicquel / Ronan Labar	21 15	21 16
3	Shi Yuqi Lucas Corvée	21 9	21 12
4	Li Junhui / Liu Yuchen Bastian Kersaudy / Toma Junior Popov	21 7	21 12
5	Lin Dan Arnaud Merklé	21 13	21 17

India vs Australia

India
5

IMPACT Arena Court 3
21 May 2018
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Australia
0

		1	2	3
1	Prannoy Kumar Anthony Joe	21 19	21 13
2	Arjun M.R. / Ramchandran Shlok Matthew Chau / Sawan Serasinghe	21 11	21 15
3	B. Sai Praneeth Jacob Schueler	21 9	21 6
4	Arun George / Sanyam Shukla Simon Leung / Raymond Tam	21 16	20 22	21 8
5	Lakshya Sen Kai Chen Teoh	21 5	21 14

China vs India

China
5

IMPACT Arena Court 2
22 May 2018
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India
0

		1	2	3
1	Chen Long H. S. Prannoy	21 9	21 9
2	Liu Cheng / Zhang Nan Arjun M.R. / Ramchandran Shlok	21 12	21 15
3	Shi Yuqi B. Sai Praneeth	21 9	15 21	21 12
4	Li Junhui / Liu Yuchen Arun George / Sanyam Shukla	21 15	20 22	21 15
5	Lin Dan Lakshya Sen	16 21	21 9	21 8

France vs Australia

France
5

IMPACT Arena Court 4
22 May 2018
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Australia
0

		1	2
1	Brice Leverdez Ashwant Gobinathan	21 5	21 7
2	Bastian Kersaudy / Julien Maio Matthew Chau / Sawan Serasinghe	21 17	21 12
3	Lucas Corvée Jacob Schueler	21 14	21 9
4	Thom Gicquel / Ronan Labar Simon Leung / Eric Vuong	21 9	21 16
5	Toma Junior Popov Peter Yan	21 7	21 15

Group B

Teams

Draw position	Team	Confederation	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance
B1 (seed)	Indonesia	Badminton Asia	2018 Asia Team Championships winners	9 February 2018	27th	2016	Champions (13 times)
B2	South Korea	Badminton Asia	2018 Asia Team Championships semi-finalist	9 February 2018	18th	2016	Runners-up (2008, 2012)
B3	Canada	Badminton Pan Am	2018 Pan Am Championships winners	18 February 2018	6th	2008	Group stage (2008)
B4	Thailand	Badminton Asia	Hosts	7 February 2018	13th	2016	Runners-up (1961)

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Indonesia	3	3	0	25	10	+15	700	532	+168	3	Advance to Quarter-finals
2	South Korea	3	2	1	22	15	+7	685	644	+41	2	Advance to Quarter-finals
3	Thailand (H)	3	1	2	20	15	+5	645	641	+4	1
4	Canada	3	0	3	2	29	−27	414	627	−213	0

Source: BWF
(H) Host

Matches

Indonesia vs Canada

Indonesia
5

IMPACT Arena Court 4
20 May 2018
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Canada
0

		1	2
1	Anthony Sinisuka Ginting Jason Ho-Shue	21 11	21 18
2	Mohammad Ahsan / Hendra Setiawan Jonathan Lai / Duncan Yao	21 8	21 15
3	Ihsan Maulana Mustofa Antonio Li	21 6	21 8
4	Fajar Alfian / Muhammad Rian Ardianto Jason Ho-Shue / Nyl Yakura	21 17	21 14
5	Firman Abdul Kholik Paul-Antoine Dostie-Guindon	21 8	21 11

Korea vs Thailand

South Korea
3

IMPACT Arena Court 1
20 May 2018
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Thailand
2

		1	2	3
1	Son Wan-ho Suppanyu Avihingsanon	19 21	21 12	21 16
2	Chung Eui-seok / Kim Duk-young Tinn Isriyanet / Kittisak Namdash	21 18	19 21	21 17
3	Heo Kwang-hee Kantaphon Wangcharoen	19 21	15 21
4	Kang Min-hyuk / Kim Won-ho Kittinupong Kedren / Dechapol Puavaranukroh	18 21	21 19	21 17
5	Ha Young-woong Pannawit Thongnuam	16 21	19 21

Korea vs Canada

South Korea
4

IMPACT Arena Court 4
21 May 2018
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Canada
1

		1	2	3
1	Lee Dong-keun Jason Ho-Shue	21 10	21 10
2	Choi Sol-gyu / Seo Seung-jae Ty Alexander Lindeman / Duncan Yao	21 12	21 10
3	Heo Kwang-hee Antonio Li	21 17	21 13
4	Kang Min-hyuk / Kim Won-ho Jason Ho-Shue / Nyl Yakura	21 16	18 21	0 1	retired
5	Ha Young-woong Paul-Antoine Dostie-Guindon	21 8	21 6

Indonesia vs Thailand

Indonesia
4

IMPACT Arena Court 1
22 May 2018
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Thailand
1

		1	2	3
1	Anthony Sinisuka Ginting Khosit Phetpradab	21 8	21 14
2	Marcus Fernaldi Gideon / Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Kittisak Namdash / Nipitphon Phuangphuapet	16 21	21 13	12 21
3	Ihsan Maulana Mustofa Kantaphon Wangcharoen	16 21	21 8	24 22
4	Fajar Alfian / Muhammad Rian Ardianto Tinn Isriyanet / Dechapol Puavaranukroh	21 10	21 18
5	Firman Abdul Kholik Pannawit Thongnuam	21 19	21 14

Indonesia vs Korea

Indonesia
3

IMPACT Arena Court 2
23 May 2018
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South Korea
2

		1	2	3
1	Anthony Sinisuka Ginting Son Wan-ho	20 22	20 22
2	Marcus Fernaldi Gideon / Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Chung Eui-seok / Kim Won-ho	21 11	14 21	21 10
3	Jonatan Christie Heo Kwang-hee	17 21	19 21
4	Mohammad Ahsan / Hendra Setiawan Choi Sol-gyu / Kim Duk-young	21 14	18 21	21 15
5	Firman Abdul Kholik Ha Young-woong	20 22	21 15	21 12

Thailand vs Canada

Thailand
5

IMPACT Arena Court 4
23 May 2018
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Canada
0

		1	2
1	Khosit Phetpradab Jason Ho-Shue	21 15	21 16
2	Nipitphon Phuangphuapet / Tanupat Viriyangkura Jonathan Lai / Ty Alexander Lindeman	21 13	21 19
3	Suppanyu Avihingsanon Brian Yang	21 17	21 17
4	Kittinupong Kedren / Dechapol Puavaranukroh Jason Ho-Shue / Nyl Yakura	21 17	21 14
5	Pannawit Thongnuam Antonio Li	21 12	21 14

Group C

Teams

Draw position	Team	Confederation	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance
C1 (seed)	Chinese Taipei	Badminton Asia	Best world team rankings	18 February 2018	3rd	2016	Quarter-final (2016)
C2	Japan	Badminton Asia	Best world team rankings	18 February 2018	18th	2016	Champions (2014)
C3	Germany	Badminton Europe	2018 European Team Championships semi-finalists	16 February 2018	8th	2016	Quarter-final (2010, 2012)
C4	Hong Kong	Badminton Asia	Best world team rankings	18 February 2018	5th	2016	Quarter-final (2016)

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Japan	3	3	0	27	10	+17	730	621	+109	3	Advance to Quarter-finals
2	Chinese Taipei	3	2	1	20	13	+7	642	611	+31	2	Advance to Quarter-finals
3	Hong Kong	3	1	2	13	22	−9	629	655	−26	1
4	Germany	3	0	3	11	26	−15	623	737	−114	0

Source: BWF

Matches

Japan vs Hong Kong

Japan
4

IMPACT Arena Court 2
20 May 2018
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Hong Kong
1

		1	2	3
1	Kento Momota Ng Ka Long	15 21	21 16	21 15
2	Takeshi Kamura / Keigo Sonoda Lee Chun Hei / Or Chin Chung	21 15	21 13
3	Kenta Nishimoto Wong Wing Ki	21 18	21 11
4	Takuto Inoue / Yuki Kaneko Mak Hee Chun / Tang Chun Man	21 12	21 15
5	Kazumasa Sakai Lee Cheuk Yiu	15 21	13 21

Chinese Taipei vs Germany

Chinese Taipei
5

IMPACT Arena Court 3
20 May 2018
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Germany
0

		1	2
1	Chou Tien-chen Kai Schäfer	23 21	21 15
2	Lee Jhe-huei / Lee Yang Mark Lamsfuß / Marvin Emil Seidel	21 16	21 14
3	Wang Tzu-wei Lars Schänzler	21 16	21 17
4	Chen Hung-ling / Wang Chi-lin Jones Ralfy Jansen / Josche Zurwonne	21 15	21 18
5	Yang Chih-chieh Marc Zwiebler	21 17	21 17

Japan vs Germany

Japan
4

IMPACT Arena Court 3
22 May 2018
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Germany
1

		1	2	3
1	Kento Momota Alexander Roovers	21 15	21 13
2	Takeshi Kamura / Keigo Sonoda Mark Lamsfuß / Marvin Emil Seidel	15 21	21 13	19 21
3	Kenta Nishimoto Kai Schäfer	21 18	8 21	21 8
4	Hiroyuki Endo / Yuta Watanabe Jones Ralfy Jansen / Josche Zurwonne	16 21	23 21	21 18
5	Kanta Tsuneyama Marc Zwiebler	19 21	21 10	21 15

Chinese Taipei vs Hong Kong

Chinese Taipei
4

IMPACT Arena Court 1
22 May 2018
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Hong Kong
1

		1	2	3
1	Chou Tien-chen Ng Ka Long	15 21	23 25
2	Lee Jhe-huei / Lee Yang Lee Chun Hei / Or Chin Chung	21 14	21 17
3	Wang Tzu-wei Lee Cheuk Yiu	21 13	21 15
4	Lu Ching-yao / Yang Po-han Mak Hee Chun / Tang Chun Man	21 19	17 21	21 18
5	Hsu Jen-hao Hu Yun	21 17	21 14

Chinese Taipei vs Japan

Chinese Taipei
0

IMPACT Arena Court 1
23 May 2018
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Japan
5

		1	2	3
1	Chou Tien-chen Kento Momota	12 21	21 18	16 21
2	Lee Jhe-huei / Lee Yang Takeshi Kamura / Keigo Sonoda	25 23	19 21	16 21
3	Wang Tzu-wei Kenta Nishimoto	18 21	17 21
4	Wang Chi-lin / Yang Po-han Hiroyuki Endo / Yuta Watanabe	19 21	15 21
5	Yang Chih-chieh Kanta Tsuneyama	11 21	18 21

Hong Kong vs Germany

Hong Kong
3

IMPACT Arena Court 3
23 May 2018
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Germany
2

		1	2	3
1	Ng Ka Long Alexander Roovers	21 15	21 7
2	Lee Chun Hei / Or Chin Chung Mark Lamsfuß / Marvin Emil Seidel	18 21	21 15	20 22
3	Wong Wing Ki Kai Schäfer	21 13	20 22	21 15
4	Ho Wai Lun / Yeung Sing Choi Jones Ralfy Jansen / Josche Zurwonne	18 21	19 21
5	Lee Cheuk Yiu Marc Zwiebler	21 13	15 21	21 15

Group D

Teams

Draw position	Team	Confederation	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance
D1 (seed)	Denmark	Badminton Europe	2016 Thomas & Uber Cup winners	22 May 2016	30th	2016	Champions (2016)
D2	Malaysia	Badminton Asia	2018 Asia Team Championships semi-finalist	9 February 2018	27th	2016	Champions (5 times)
D3	Russia	Badminton Europe	2018 European Team Championships best quarterfinalists	16 February 2018	3rd	2014	Group stage (2012,2014)
D4	Algeria	BCA	2018 All Africa Team Championships winners	15 February 2018	1st	Debut	Debut

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Denmark	3	3	0	26	7	+19	667	416	+251	3	Advance to Quarter-finals
2	Malaysia	3	2	1	27	6	+21	659	478	+181	2	Advance to Quarter-finals
3	Russia	3	1	2	10	20	−10	446	505	−59	1
4	Algeria	3	0	3	0	30	−30	257	630	−373	0

Source: BWF

Matches

Malaysia vs Russia

Malaysia
5

IMPACT Arena Court 2
21 May 2018
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Russia
0

		1	2
1	Lee Chong Wei Vladimir Malkov	21 9	21 6
2	Goh V Shem / Tan Wee Kiong Vladimir Ivanov / Ivan Sozonov	21 18	21 19
3	Lee Zii Jia Sergey Sirant	21 13	21 16
4	Aaron Chia / Teo Ee Yi Evgenij Dremin / Denis Grachev	21 6	21 9
5	Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin Rodion Alimov	21 9	21 12

Denmark vs Algeria

Denmark
5

IMPACT Arena Court 3
21 May 2018
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Algeria
0

		1	2
1	Viktor Axelsen Youcef Sabri Medel	21 4	21 8
2	Anders Antonsen Mohamed Abderrahime Belarbi	21 5	21 9
3	Jan Ø. Jørgensen Adel Hamek	21 7	21 10
4	Mathias Boe / Mathias Christiansen Koceila Mammeri / Youcef Sabri Medel	21 6	21 11
5	Mads Conrad-Petersen / Mads Pieler Kolding Mohamed Abderrahime Belarbi / Adel Hamek	21 3	21 5

Denmark vs Russia

Denmark
5

IMPACT Arena Court 2
22 May 2018
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Russia
0

		1	2
1	Viktor Axelsen Vladimir Malkov	21 14	21 3
2	Mads Conrad-Petersen / Mads Pieler Kolding Vladimit Ivanov / Ivan Sozonov	21 17	21 12
3	Hans-Kristian Vittinghus Sergey Sirant	21 17	21 11
4	Kim Astrup / Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Evgenij Dremin / Denis Grachev	21 12	21 12
5	Jan Ø. Jørgensen Rodion Alimov	21 6	21 5

Malaysia vs Algeria

Malaysia
5

IMPACT Arena Court 3
22 May 2018
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Algeria
0

		1	2
1	Lee Zii Jia Youcef Sabri Medel	21 6	21 13
2	Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin Mohamed Abderrahime Belarbi	21 7	21 9
3	Leong Jun Hao Adel Hamek	21 13	21 8
4	Mohamad Arif Abdul Latif / Teo Ee Yi Koceila Mammeri / Youcef Sabri Medel	21 12	21 10
5	Aaron Chia / Soh Wooi Yik Mohamed Abderrahime Belarbi / Adel Hamek	21 11	21 15

Denmark vs Malaysia

Denmark
3

IMPACT Arena Court 1
23 May 2018
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Malaysia
2

		1	2	3
1	Viktor Axelsen Lee Chong Wei	9 21	19 21
2	Mads Conrad-Petersen / Mads Pieler Kolding Goh V Shem / Tan Wee Kiong	22 24	21 15	21 15
3	Hans-Kristian Vittinghus Lee Zii Jia	18 21	18 21
4	Mathias Boe / Mathias Christiansen Aaron Chia / Teo Ee Yi	19 21	21 10	21 18
5	Jan Ø. Jørgensen Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin	16 21	21 17	21 14

Russia vs Algeria

Russia
5

IMPACT Arena Court 3
23 May 2018
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Algeria
0

		1	2
1	Vladimir Malkov Mohamed Abderrahime Belarbi	21 8	21 12
2	Sergey Sirant Adel Hamek	21 5	21 8
3	Rodion Alimov / Ivan Sozonov Majed Yacine Balahoune / Samy Khaldi	21 6	21 10
4	Vladimir Ivanov Koceila Mammeri	21 11	21 11
5	Evgenij Dremin / Denis Grachev Mohamed Abderrahime Belarbi / Adel Hamek	21 4	21 10

References

[1] India vs France

[2] China vs Australia

[3] China vs France

[4] India vs Australia

[5] China vs India

[6] France vs Australia

[7] Indonesia vs Canada

[8] Korea vs Thailand

[9] Korea vs Canada

[10] Indonesia vs Thailand

[11] Indonesia vs Korea

[12] Thailand vs Canada

[13] Japan vs Hong Kong

[14] Chinese Taipei vs Germany

[15] Japan vs Germany

[16] Chinese Taipei vs Hong Kong

[17] Chinese Taipei vs Japan

[18] Hong Kong vs Germany

[19] Malaysia vs Russia

[20] Denmark vs Algeria

[21] Denmark vs Russia

[22] Malaysia vs Algeria

[23] Denmark vs Malaysia

[24] Russia vs Algeria

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