2002 Thomas & Uber Cup

The 2002 Thomas & Uber Cup was held in Guangzhou, China from May 9 to May 19, 2002. It was the 22nd tournament of World Men's Team Badminton Championships of Thomas Cup and 19th tournament of World Women's Team Badminton Championships of Uber Cup.

2002 Thomas & Uber Cup
Tournament details
Dates9 May – 19 May
Edition22nd (Thomas Cup)
19th (Uber Cup)
LevelInternational
LocationGuangzhou, China
2000 2004

It is the only Thomas & Uber Cup that was played in a 7 points / 5 sets scoring system.

Indonesia won the Thomas Cup for the fifth time in a row and China won the Uber Cup for the third time in a row.

Host city selection

Hong Kong, Bangkok, Singapore, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, New Delhi and Tokyo were among the cities interested to host the events.[1] However, after a long discussion with Chinese Badminton Association,[2] Guangzhou was confirmed as host in January 2002.[3]

Teams

The following nations from 2 continents, shown by region, qualified for the 2002 Thomas & Uber Cup. Of the 11 nations, defending champions of Thomas Cup, Indonesia, and host nation as well as defending champion of Uber Cup, China and its Thomas Cup team qualified automatically and did not play the qualification round.

Thomas Cup

Group A

Team Pts Pld W L MF MA MD
China 6330123+9
Denmark 5321105+5
Korea 431287+1
Sweden 330301515

May 9, 2002

China 50 Sweden
Denmark 32 Korea

May 11, 2002

China 32 Denmark
Korea 50 Sweden

May 14, 2002

Denmark 50 Sweden
China 41 Korea

Group B

Team Pts Pld W L MF MA MD
Indonesia 6330141+13
Malaysia 5321114+7
Thailand 43124117
Germany 330311413

May 10, 2002

Malaysia 50 Germany
Indonesia 50 Thailand

May 12, 2002

Malaysia 14 Indonesia
Thailand 41 Germany

May 14, 2002

Malaysia 50 Thailand
Indonesia 50 Germany

Knockout stages

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
May 16, 2002
 
 
China1
 
May 19, 2002
 
Malaysia3
 
Malaysia2
 
May 17, 2002
 
Indonesia3
 
Indonesia3
 
 
Denmark0
 

Semi Finals

Final

 2002 Thomas Cup Champion 

Indonesia
Thirteenth title

Uber Cup

Group A

Team Pts Pld W L MF MA MD
Netherlands 633096+3
Hong Kong 532187+1
Indonesia 431287+1
Denmark 33035105

May 9, 2002

Hong Kong 32 Indonesia
Denmark 23 Netherlands

May 11, 2002

Denmark 23 Hong Kong
Indonesia 23 Netherlands

May 13, 2002

Hong Kong 23 Netherlands
Denmark 14 Indonesia

Group B

Team Pts Pld W L MF MA MD
China 6330141+13
Korea 532196+3
Japan 43124117
Germany 33033129

May 10, 2002

China 50 Germany
Korea 41 Japan

May 12, 2002

China 41 Korea
Japan 32 Germany

May 13, 2002

Korea 41 Germany
China 50 Japan

Semi Finals

Final

2002 Uber Cup Champions

China
Eighth title

References

  1. "Korn Dabbaransi new IBF President". Utusan Online. p. 4 June 2001. Archived from the original on 10 April 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  2. "China to host its first ever Thomas & Uber Cup Finals?". World Badminton. 24 October 2001. Archived from the original on 6 June 2002. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
  3. "Guangzhou to Host Thomas and Uber Badminton Cup Finals". en.people.cn. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
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