2020 Thomas & Uber Cup
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| Tournament details | |||
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| Dates | 9–17 October 2021 | ||
| Edition | 31st (Thomas Cup) 28th (Uber Cup) | ||
| Level | International | ||
| Nations | 16 (Thomas Cup) 16 (Uber Cup) | ||
| Venue | Ceres Arena | ||
| Location | Aarhus, Denmark | ||
| Official website | bwfthomasubercups | ||
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The 2020 Thomas & Uber Cup (officially known as the TotalEnergies BWF Thomas & Uber Cup Finals 2020 for sponsorship reasons) will be the 31st edition of the Thomas Cup and the 28th 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 played in Aarhus, Denmark.[1]
The matches will be played at Ceres Arena. It is the first time that Denmark hosted the Thomas Cup and Uber Cup tournament and the first time this event was held in Europe since 1982 in England. It was due to played from the 15–23 August, but on 29 April 2020 it was postponed to the 3–11 October instead due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[2] On the 15 September it was again postponed[3][4] and on 21 December it was announced that it will take place on 9–17 October 2021.[5]
China are the defending men's champions, and Japan are the defending women's champions.
Host selection
Aarhus was named as the host in November 2018 during BWF Council meeting in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,[6] where BWF also decided the host for 18 major events, including Thomas and Uber Cup, Sudirman Cup, BWF World Championships, BWF World Junior Championships, and BWF World Senior Championships in 2019 through 2025.
Qualification
Thomas Cup
| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Slot | Qualified teams |
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| Host country | 29 November 2018 | Kuala Lumpur | 1 |  Denmark
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| 2018 Thomas Cup | 20–27 May 2018 | Bangkok | 1 |  China
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| 2020 All Africa Team Championships | 10–13 February 2020 | Cairo | 1 |  Algeria
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| 2020 Asia Team Championships | 11–16 February 2020 | Manila | 4 |  India
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 Indonesia
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 Japan
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 Malaysia
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| 2020 European Team Championships | 11–16 February 2020 | Liévin | 3-1 |  France
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 Netherlands
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 Russia | ||||
| 2020 Oceania Championships | 13–15 February 2020 | Ballarat | 1 |  Australia |
 Tahiti
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| 2020 Pan Am Championships | 13–16 February 2020 | Salvador | 1 |  Canada
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| World Team Rankings | 18 February 2020 | Kuala Lumpur | 3 |  Chinese Taipei
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 South Korea
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 Thailand
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| World Team Rankings for Europe | 1+1 |  EnglandA
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 GermanyB
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| Total | 16 | |||
- Note
- ^A Denmark qualified both as host and continental semifinalists, therefore that quota is added to the world team rankings for Europe.
- ^B Russia withdrew, and replaced by Germany as the next highest ranked team from Europe.[7]
- ^C Australia withdrew and was replaced by Tahiti as the next highest-ranked team from Oceania because New Zealand declined the offer.[8]
Uber Cup
| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Slot | Qualified teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host country | 29 November 2018 | Kuala Lumpur | 1 | Denmark
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| 2018 Uber Cup | 20–27 May 2018 | Bangkok | 1 | Japan
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| 2020 All Africa Team Championships | 10–13 February 2020 | Cairo | 1 |  Egypt
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| 2020 Asia Team Championships | 11–16 February 2020 | Manila | 3 | Malaysia
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| South Korea
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| Thailand
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| 2020 European Team Championships | 11–16 February 2020 | Liévin | 3 | France
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| Germany
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 Scotland
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| 2020 Oceania Championships | 13–15 February 2020 | Ballarat | 1 | Australia |
| Tahiti
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| 2020 Pan Am Championships | 13–16 February 2020 | Salvador | 1 | Canada
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| World Team Rankings | 18 February 2020 | Kuala Lumpur | 3 | Indonesia
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| Chinese Taipei
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| India
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| World Team Rankings for Asia | 1 | China 1
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| World Team Rankings for Europe | 1 | Russia | ||
 Spain 3
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| Total | 16 | |||
- Note
- ^1 Japan qualified both as defending champions and continental semifinalists, therefore that quota is added to the best world team rankings for Asia.
- ^2 Denmark qualified both as host and continental semifinalists, therefore that quota is added to the best world team rankings for Europe.
- ^3 Russia withdrew, Turkey which is next in line declined invitation, thus replaced by Spain as the next highest ranked team from Europe.[8]
- ^4 Australia withdrew, and replaced by Tahiti as the next highest ranked team from Oceania because New Zealand declined the offer.[8]
Draw
The original draw for the tournament was conducted on 3 August 2020, at 15:00 MST, at BWF Headquarters in Kuala Lumpur. BWF then decided to redraw the tournament after the postponement from 2020 to 2021 this time to be conducted on 18 August 2021, at 15:00 MST also at the BWF headquarters in Kuala Lumpur. The 16 men and 16 women teams will be 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 18 February 2021.[9][10] Pot 1 contained the top seed Indonesia (which were assigned to position A1), the second seed Japan (which were assigned to position D1) and the next two best teams, China and Denmark. Pot 2 contained the next best four teams, and Pot 3 was for the ninth to sixteenth seeds.
A similar procedure will be applied for the 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 | |
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- Uber Cup
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | |
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Squads
Tiebreakers
The rankings of teams in each group were determined as follows (regulations Chapter 5 Section 5.2.1. Article 12):[11]
- Points
- Results between tied teams
- Match difference
- Game difference
- 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
Template:2020 Thomas Cup Group A standings
Group B
Template:2020 Thomas Cup Group B standings
Group C
Template:2020 Thomas Cup Group C standings
Group D
Template:2020 Thomas Cup Group D standings
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Uber Cup
Group stage
Group A
Template:2020 Uber Cup Group A standings
Group B
Template:2020 Uber Cup Group B standings
Group C
Template:2020 Uber Cup Group C standings
Group D
Template:2020 Uber Cup Group D standings
Knockout stage
Bracket
The draw was conducted on 13 October 2021, after the last match of the group stage.
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Japan | 3 | |||||||||
| India | 0 | |||||||||
| Japan | 3 | |||||||||
| Korea | 1 | |||||||||
| Korea | 3 | |||||||||
| Denmark | 0 | |||||||||
| Japan | 1 | |||||||||
| China | 3 | |||||||||
| Indonesia | 2 | |||||||||
| Thailand | 3 | |||||||||
| Thailand | 0 | |||||||||
| China | 3 | |||||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | |||||||||
| China | 3 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
References
- ^ Harmundal, Cecilie (15 May 2019). "Denmark will host the greatest badminton events". Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ "New Dates for TOTAL BWF Thomas and Uber Finals 2020". bwfthomasubercups.bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 29 April 2020.
- ^ "TUC 2020 Postponed; Denmark Open to Proceed". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 15 September 2020.
- ^ Cooper, Ann (14 September 2020). "The 2020 Thomas and Uber Cup Finals Cancelled". BadmintonPlanet.com.
- ^ "Thomas and Uber Cup Finals 2020". Denmark2020.dk (in Danish).
- ^ Green, Lloyd (29 November 2018). "BWF Major Event Hosts 2019-2025 Awarded". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
- ^ "Russia's TUC Withdrawal Opens Door for Germany, Spain". bwfthomasubercups.bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 2 March 2020.
- ^ a b c "Tahiti to compete in TotalEnergies BWF Sudirman Cup, Thomas Cup and Uber Cup Finals 2021". Badminton Oceania. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
- ^ "Indonesia, Japan Top-Seeded for TUC". bwfthomasubercups.bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 4 March 2020.
- ^ "Seeding List" (PDF). bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
- ^ "regulations Chapter 5 Section 5.2.1" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 May 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
