2018 Thomas & Uber Cup

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.[1]

2018 Thomas & Uber Cup
โทมัสและอูเบอร์คัพ 2018
Tournament details
Dates20–27 May
Edition30th (Thomas Cup)
27th (Uber Cup)
LevelInternational
Nations16 (Thomas Cup)
16 (Uber Cup)
VenueIMPACT Arena
LocationBangkok, Thailand
Official websitebwfthomasubercups.com
2016 2020

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 qualification DateVenueVacanciesQualified
Host Country18 March 2017 Kuala Lumpur1 Thailand
2016 Thomas Cup22 May 2016 Kunshan1 Denmark
2018 Oceania Championships6–11 February 2018 Hamilton1 Australia
2018 Asia Team Championships6–11 February 2018 Alor Setar4 Indonesia
 China
 South Korea
 Malaysia
2018 All Africa Team Championships12–15 February 2018 Algiers1 Algeria
2018 European Team Championships13–18 February 2018 Kazan4–1 England2
 Germany
 France
 Russia1
2018 Pan Am Championships15–18 February 2018 Tacarigua1 Canada
Best world team rankings18 February 2018 Kuala Lumpur3+1 Chinese Taipei
 Japan
 India
 Hong Kong2
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 qualification DateVenueVacanciesQualified
Host Country18 March 2017 Kuala Lumpur1 Thailand
2016 Uber Cup22 May 2016 Kunshan1 China
2018 Oceania Championships6–11 February 2018 Hamilton1 Australia
2018 Asia Team Championships6–11 February 2018 Alor Setar4 Japan
 South Korea
 Indonesia
 Chinese Taipei3
2018 All Africa Team Championships12–15 February 2018 Algiers1 Mauritius
2018 European Team Championships13–18 February 2018 Kazan4–1 Denmark
 Germany
 Russia
 Spain4
2018 Pan Am Championships15–18 February 2018 Tacarigua1 Canada
Best world team rankings18 February 2018 Kuala Lumpur3+1 India
 Malaysia
 Hong Kong
 France4
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 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

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.

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
20 May 2018 (2018-05-20)
9:00
India  1–4  France
Result
20 May 2018 (2018-05-20)
19:00
China  5–0  Australia
Result

21 May 2018 (2018-05-21)
19:00
China  5–0  France
Result
21 May 2018 (2018-05-21)
19:00
India  5–0  Australia
Result

22 May 2018 (2018-05-22)
19:00
China  5–0  India
Result
22 May 2018 (2018-05-22)
19:00
France  5–0  Australia
Result

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 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
20 May 2018 (2018-05-20)
9:00
Indonesia  5–0  Canada
Result
20 May 2018 (2018-05-20)
19:00
South Korea  3–2  Thailand
Result

21 May 2018 (2018-05-21)
14:00
South Korea  4–1  Canada
Result

22 May 2018 (2018-05-22)
19:00
Indonesia  4–1  Thailand
Result

23 May 2018 (2018-05-23)
14:00
Indonesia  3–2  South Korea
Result
23 May 2018 (2018-05-23)
14:00
Thailand  5–0  Canada
Result

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
20 May 2018 (2018-05-20)
14:00
Japan  4–1  Hong Kong
Result
20 May 2018 (2018-05-20)
19:00
Chinese Taipei  5–0  Germany
Result

22 May 2018 (2018-05-22)
9:00
Japan  4–1  Germany
Result
22 May 2018 (2018-05-22)
14:00
Chinese Taipei  4–1  Hong Kong
Result

23 May 2018 (2018-05-23)
9:00
Chinese Taipei  0–5  Japan
Result
23 May 2018 (2018-05-23)
9:00
Hong Kong  3–2  Germany
Result

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
21 May 2018 (2018-05-21)
9:00
Malaysia  5–0  Russia
Result
21 May 2018 (2018-05-21)
9:00
Denmark  5–0  Algeria
Result

22 May 2018 (2018-05-22)
9:00
Denmark  5–0  Russia
Result
22 May 2018 (2018-05-22)
14:00
Malaysia  5–0  Algeria
Result

23 May 2018 (2018-05-23)
19:00
Denmark  3–2  Malaysia
Result
23 May 2018 (2018-05-23)
19:00
Russia  5–0  Algeria
Result

Knockout stage

Bracket

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

Quarter-finals

24 May 2010 (2010-05-24)
14:00
China  3–0  Chinese Taipei
Result
24 May 2018 (2018-05-24)
19:00
Indonesia  3–1  Malaysia
Result
24 May 2018 (2018-05-24)
19:00
France  1–3  Japan
Result
24 May 2018 (2018-05-24)
19:00
South Korea  0–3  Denmark
Result

Semi-finals

25 May 2018 (2018-05-25)
18:00
China  3–1  Indonesia
Result
25 May 2018 (2018-05-25)
18:00
Japan  3–2  Denmark
Result

Final

27 May 2018 (2018-05-27)
13:00
China  3–1  Japan
Result
 2018 Thomas Cup Champion 

China
Tenth title

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
20 May 2018 (2018-05-20)
9:00
Japan  5–0  Australia
Result
20 May 2018 (2018-05-20)
14:00
India  1–4  Canada
Result

21 May 2018 (2018-05-21)
9:00
Japan  5–0  Canada
Result
21 May 2018 (2018-05-21)
14:00
India  4–1  Australia
Result

23 May 2018 (2018-05-23)
14:00
Japan  5–0  India
Result
23 May 2018 (2018-05-23)
14:00
Canada  4–1  Australia
Result

Group B

Pos Team Pld W L MF MA MD GF GA GD PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Thailand 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
20 May 2018 (2018-05-20)
9:00
Chinese Taipei  4–1  Hong Kong
Result
20 May 2018 (2018-05-20)
14:00
Thailand  5–0  Germany
Result

21 May 2018 (2018-05-21)
19:00
Thailand  5–0  Hong Kong
Result

22 May 2018 (2018-05-22)
19:00
Chinese Taipei  5–0  Germany
Result

23 May 2018 (2018-05-23)
19:00
Thailand  3–2  Chinese Taipei
Result
23 May 2018 (2018-05-23)
19:00
Hong Kong  4–1  Germany
Result

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
20 May 2018 (2018-05-20)
14:00
South Korea  5–0  Mauritius
Result
20 May 2018 (2018-05-20)
19:00
Denmark  4–1  Russia
Result

21 May 2018 (2018-05-21)
14:00
Denmark  5–0  Mauritius
Result
21 May 2018 (2018-05-21)
19:00
South Korea  5–0  Russia
Result

22 May 2018 (2018-05-22)
14:00
South Korea  3–2  Denmark
Result
22 May 2018 (2018-05-22)
14:00
Russia  5–0  Mauritius
Result

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
21 May 2018 (2018-05-21)
9:00
China  5–0  France
Result
21 May 2018 (2018-05-21)
14:00
Indonesia  3–2  Malaysia
Result

22 May 2018 (2018-05-22)
9:00
China  4–1  Malaysia
Result
22 May 2018 (2018-05-22)
9:00
Indonesia  5–0  France
Result

23 May 2018 (2018-05-23)
9:00
China  3–2  Indonesia
Result
23 May 2018 (2018-05-23)
9:00
Malaysia  5–0  France
Result

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

24 May 2018 (2018-05-24)
14:00
Japan  3–1  Chinese Taipei
Result
24 May 2018 (2018-05-24)
9:00
South Korea  3–1  Canada
Result
24 May 2018 (2018-05-24)
14:00
Indonesia  2–3  Thailand
Result
24 May 2018 (2018-05-24)
9:00
Denmark  1–3  China
Result

Semi-finals

25 May 2018 (2018-05-25)
12:00
Japan  3–1  South Korea
Result
25 May 2018 (2018-05-25)
12:00
Thailand  3–2  China
Result

Final

26 May 2018 (2018-05-26)
13:00
Japan  3–0  Thailand
Result
 2018 Uber Cup Champion 

Japan
Sixth title

International Broadcasters

Country/Region Broadcaster Ref
 Thailand (host) True Corporation [5]
International (unsold markets only) YouTube [6]
 China CCTV
 Denmark TV2 Sport [7]
 Hong Kong I-Cable
 India Star Sports [8]
 Indonesia TVRI [9]
iNews [10]
K-Vision [11]
SportsFix [12]
 Malaysia RTM [13]
Astro [14]
 Singapore StarHub [15]

See also

References

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  8. "Cricket Tournaments, Series & Tours only on Hotstar". Hotstar. Retrieved 2018-11-25.
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  10. "iNews Siarkan Langsung Piala Thomas dan Uber 2018". iNews.ID. Retrieved 2018-11-25.
  11. "KVision on Twitter". Twitter. Retrieved 2018-11-25.
  12. "SportsFix Indonesia – Tonton LIVE Streaming GRATIS BWF Badminton". indonesia.sportsfix.tv. Retrieved 2018-11-25.
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