2024 Thomas & Uber Cup

The 2024 Thomas & Uber Cup (officially known as the TotalEnergies BWF Thomas & Uber Cup Finals 2024 for sponsorship reasons) will be 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 tournament will be hosted at Chengdu, China from 27 April to 5 May 2024.[1]

Thomas and Uber Cup (2024)
Tournament details
Dates27 April – 5 May 2024
Edition33rd (Thomas Cup)
30th (Uber Cup)
LevelInternational
Nations16 (Thomas Cup)
16 (Uber Cup)
VenueHi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium
LocationChengdu, China
Official websitebwfthomasubercups.com
2022 Bangkok 2026

India are the defending champions for the men's team, and South Korea for the women's team.

Qualification edit

China qualified automatically as hosts, while India and South Korea qualified as the trophy holders for Thomas Cup and Uber Cup respectively.

Thomas Cup edit

Means of qualification Date Venue Slot Qualified teams
Host country 28 February 2021 Chengdu 1   China
2022 Thomas Cup Champion 5–15 May 2022 Bangkok 1   India
2024 All Africa Team Championships 12–15 February 2024 Cairo 1   Algeria
2024 Asia Team Championships 13–18 February 2024 Shah Alam 3   Malaysia
  South Korea
  Japan
2024 Pan Am Male & Female Cup 15–18 February 2024 São Paulo 1   Canada
2024 European Team Championships 14–18 February 2024 Łódź 4   Denmark
  France 2
  England
  Germany
  Czech Republic
2024 Oceania Team Championships 16–18 February 2024 Geelong 1   Australia
World Team Rankings 20 February 2024 Kuala Lumpur 4   Indonesia 1
  Chinese Taipei
  Thailand
  Hong Kong
Total 16
  • ^1 Since China, winner for Asian qualification tournament had already qualified as host, the spot is given to Indonesia as the best Asian team from World Team Ranking.
  • ^2 On the day of the official draw, it is revealed that France declined their spot for the final tournament. Therefore, the quota was given to Czechia as the next team available from Europe.

Uber Cup edit

Means of qualification Date Venue Slot Qualified teams
Host country 28 February 2021 Chengdu 1   China
2022 Uber Cup Champion 5–15 May 2022 Bangkok 1   South Korea
2024 All Africa Team Championships 12–15 February 2024 Cairo 1   South Africa3
  Uganda3
2024 Asia Team Championships 13–18 February 2024 Shah Alam 4   India
  Indonesia
  Japan
  Thailand
2024 Pan Am Male & Female Cup 15–18 February 2024 São Paulo 1   Canada
2024 European Team Championships 14–18 February 2024 Łódź 4 - 3   Denmark
  France3
  Scotland3
  Spain3
2024 Oceania Team Championships 16–18 February 2024 Geelong 1   Australia
World Team Rankings 20 February 2024 Kuala Lumpur 3 + 3   Chinese Taipei
  United States
  Malaysia
  Hong Kong3
  Singapore3
  Mexico3
Total 16
Note
  • ^3 On the day of the official draw, it is revealed that South Africa, France, Scotland and Spain declined their spot for the final tournament. Therefore, the quota was given to Uganda as the next highest ranked team for Africa and filled Hong Kong, Singapore, and Mexico as per world team ranking.

Draw edit

The draw for the tournament was conducted on 22 March at 15:00 CSTT, at Chengdu, China. The 16 men and 16 women teams were drawn into four groups of four.

For the Thomas Cup draw, the teams were allocated to four pots based on the World Team Rankings of 20 February 2024. 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 Japan. Pot 2 contained the next best four teams, Pot 3 contained the ninth to twelfth seeds, and Pot 4 for the thirteenth to sixteenth seeds.

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

Thomas Cup
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

  China
  Denmark
  Indonesia
  Japan

  Malaysia
  India
  Chinese Taipei
  South Korea

  Thailand
  Canada
  Hong Kong
  Germany

  England
  Czech Republic
  Algeria
  Australia

Uber Cup
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

  China
  South Korea
  Japan
  Thailand

  Indonesia
  Chinese Taipei
  India
  Denmark

  United States
  Malaysia
  Canada
  Hong Kong

  Singapore
  Australia
  Mexico
  Uganda

Squads edit

Tiebreakers edit

The rankings of teams in each group were determined per BWF Statutes Section 5.1, Article 16.3:[2]

  1. Number of matches won;
  2. Match result between the teams in question;
  3. Match difference in all group matches;
  4. Game difference in all group matches;
  5. Point difference in all group matches.

Thomas Cup edit

Group stage edit

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   China 2 2 0 20 0 +20 420 203 +217 2 Advance to quarter-finals
2   South Korea 2 2 0 20 0 +20 420 220 +200 2
3   Canada 2 0 2 0 20 −20 220 420 −200 0
4   Australia 2 0 2 0 20 −20 203 420 −217 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Tournament software
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
27 April 2024 (2024-04-27)
8:30 UTC+8
South Korea   5–0   Canada
Report
Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium Court 3, Chengdu
27 April 2024 (2024-04-27)
13:00 UTC+8
China   5–0   Australia
Report
Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium Court 1, Chengdu

28 April 2024 (2024-04-28)
13:00 UTC+8
South Korea   5–0   Australia
Report
Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium Court 4, Chengdu
28 April 2024 (2024-04-28)
18:00 UTC+8
China   5–0   Canada
Report
Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium Court 1, Chengdu

30 April 2024 (2024-04-30)
9:30 UTC+8
Canada     Australia
Report
Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium Court , Chengdu
April 2024 (2024-04)
17:00 UTC+8
China     South Korea
Report
Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium Court , Chengdu

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Japan 1 1 0 10 1 +9 230 140 +90 1 Advance to quarter-finals
2   Chinese Taipei 1 1 0 8 5 +3 261 233 +28 1
3   Germany 1 0 1 5 8 −3 233 261 −28 0
4   Czech Republic 1 0 1 1 10 −9 140 230 −90 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Tournament software
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
28 April 2024 (2024-04-28)
8:30 UTC+8
Japan   5–0   Czech Republic
Report
Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium Court 2, Chengdu
28 April 2024 (2024-04-28)
13:00 UTC+8
Chinese Taipei   4–1   Germany
Report
Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium Court 3, Chengdu

29 April 2024 (2024-04-29)
17:00 UTC+8
Japan     Germany
Report
Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium Court 1, Chengdu
29 April 2024 (2024-04-29)
17:00 UTC+8
Chinese Taipei     Czech Republic
Report
Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium Court 3, Chengdu

1 May 2024 (2024-05-01)
17:00 UTC+8
Japan     Chinese Taipei
Report
Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium Court 2, Chengdu
1 May 2024 (2024-05-01)
17:00 UTC+8
Germany     Czech Republic
Report
Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium Court 4, Chengdu

Group C edit

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Indonesia 1 1 0 10 1 +9 226 156 +70 1 Advance to quarter-finals
2   India 1 1 0 8 4 +4 240 192 +48 1
3   Thailand 1 0 1 4 8 −4 192 240 −48 0
4   England 1 0 1 1 10 −9 156 226 −70 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Tournament software
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
27 April 2024 (2024-04-27)
18:00 UTC+8
Indonesia   5–0   England
Report
Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium Court 1, Chengdu
27 April 2024 (2024-04-27)
13:00 UTC+8
India   4–1   Thailand
Report
Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium Court 2, Chengdu

29 April 2024 (2024-04-29)
9:30 UTC+8
Indonesia     Thailand
Report
Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium Court 2, Chengdu
29 April 2024 (2024-04-29)
9:30 UTC+8
India     England
Report
Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium Court 3, Chengdu

1 May 2024 (2024-05-01)
17:00 UTC+8
Indonesia     India
Report
Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium Court 1, Chengdu
1 May 2024 (2024-05-01)
17:00 UTC+8
Thailand     England
Report
Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium Court 3, Chengdu

Group D edit

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Denmark 2 2 0 20 2 +18 457 256 +201 2 Advance to quarter-finals
2   Malaysia 2 2 0 20 2 +18 456 268 +188 2
3   Hong Kong 2 0 2 4 20 −16 381 493 −112 0
4   Algeria 2 0 2 0 20 −20 173 420 −247 0
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2024. Source: Tournament software
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
27 April 2024 (2024-04-27)
08:30 UTC+8
Malaysia   5–0   Hong Kong
Report
Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium Court 2, Chengdu
27 April 2024 (2024-04-27)
13:00 UTC+8
Denmark   5–0   Algeria
Report
Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium Court 3, Chengdu

28 April 2024 (2024-04-28)
13:00 UTC+8
Denmark   5–0   Hong Kong
Report
Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium Court 1, Chengdu
28 April 2024 (2024-04-28)
18:00 UTC+8
Malaysia   5–0   Algeria
Report
Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium Court 4, Chengdu

30 April 2024 (2024-04-30)
9:30 UTC+8
Hong Kong     Algeria
Report
Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium Court 4, Chengdu
30 April 2024 (2024-04-30)
17:00 UTC+8
Denmark     Malaysia
Report
Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium Court 2, Chengdu

Uber Cup edit

Group stage edit

Group A edit

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   China 2 2 0 20 0 +20 420 206 +214 2 Advance to quarter-finals
2   India 2 2 0 16 4 +12 411 310 +101 2
3   Canada 2 0 2 2 18 −16 274 420 −146 0
4   Singapore 2 0 2 2 18 −16 242 411 −169 0
Updated to match(es) played on 28 April 2024. Source: Tournament software
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
27 April 2024 (2024-04-27)
08:30 UTC+8
China   5–0   Singapore
Report
Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium Court 1, Chengdu
27 April 2024 (2024-04-27)
13:00 UTC+8
India   4–1   Canada
Report
Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium Court 4, Chengdu

28 April 2024 (2024-04-28)
08:30 UTC+8
India   4–1   Singapore
Report
Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium Court 3, Chengdu
28 April 2024 (2024-04-28)
13:00 UTC+8
China   5–0   Canada
Report
Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium Court 2, Chengdu

30 April 2024 (2024-04-30)
09:30 UTC+8
China     India
Report
30 April 2024 (2024-04-30)
17:00 UTC+8
Canada     Singapore
Report

Group B edit

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Thailand 1 1 0 10 0 +10 210 102 +108 1 Advance to quarter-finals
2   Chinese Taipei 1 1 0 8 3 +5 219 200 +19 1
3   Malaysia 1 0 1 3 8 −5 200 219 −19 0
4   Australia 1 0 1 0 10 −10 102 210 −108 0
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: Tournament software
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
28 April 2024 (2024-04-28)
08:30 UTC+8
Chinese Taipei   4–1   Malaysia
Report
Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium Court 1, Chengdu
28 April 2024 (2024-04-28)
08:30 UTC+8
Thailand   5–0   Australia
Report
Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium Court 4, Chengdu

29 April 2024 (2024-04-29)
09:30 UTC+8
Chinese Taipei     Australia
Report
29 April 2024 (2024-04-29)
17:00 UTC+8
Thailand     Malaysia
Report

1 May 2024 (2024-05-01)
09:30 UTC+8
Thailand     Chinese Taipei
Report
1 May 2024 (2024-05-01)
09:30 UTC+8
Malaysia     Australia
Report

Group C edit

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Japan 1 1 0 10 0 +10 210 43 +167 1 Advance to quarter-finals
2   Indonesia 1 1 0 10 2 +8 240 189 +51 1
3   Hong Kong 1 0 1 2 10 −8 189 240 −51 0
4   Uganda 1 0 1 0 10 −10 43 210 −167 0
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2024. Source: Tournament software
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
27 April 2024 (2024-04-27)
08:30 UTC+8
Japan   5–0   Uganda
Report
Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium Court 4, Chengdu
27 April 2024 (2024-04-27)
13:00 UTC+8
Indonesia   5–0   Hong Kong
Report
Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium Court 2, Chengdu

Group D edit

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   South Korea 2 2 0 20 0 +20 420 212 +208 2 Advance to quarter-finals
2   Denmark 2 2 0 20 3 +17 472 280 +192 2
3   United States 2 0 2 3 20 −17 316 472 −156 0
4   Mexico 2 0 2 0 20 −20 176 420 −244 0
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2024. Source: Tournament software
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
27 April 2024 (2024-04-27)
18:00 UTC+8
South Korea   5–0   Mexico
Report
Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium Court 3, Chengdu
27 April 2024 (2024-04-27)
18:00 UTC+8
Denmark   5–0   United States
Report
Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium Court 4, Chengdu

28 April 2024 (2024-04-28)
18:00 UTC+8
Denmark     Mexico
Report
Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium Court 2, Chengdu
28 April 2024 (2024-04-28)
18:00 UTC+8
South Korea     United States
Report
Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium Court 3, Chengdu

References edit

  1. ^ "Chengdu Ready for TUC 2024".
  2. ^ "BWF Statutes, Section 5.1: General Competition Regulations" (PDF). bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 25 February 2022.

External links edit