2022 Thomas & Uber Cup

The 2022 Thomas & Uber Cup (officially known as the TotalEnergies BWF Thomas & Uber Cup Finals 2022 for sponsorship reasons) was the 32nd edition of the Thomas Cup and the 29th 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 at Bangkok, Thailand in the Impact Arena from 8 to 15 May 2022.[1][2] This marks the third time Thailand has hosted the Thomas Cup, and second time for the Uber Cup.

2022 Thomas & Uber Cup
โธมัส-อูเบอร์ คัพ 2022
Tournament details
Dates8–15 May 2022
Edition32nd (Thomas Cup)
29th (Uber Cup)
LevelInternational
Nations16 (Thomas Cup)
16 (Uber Cup)
VenueImpact Arena
LocationNonthaburi, Thailand
Official websitebwfthomasubercups.com
2020 Aarhus 2024 Chengdu

Indonesia were the defending champions for the men's team, and China for the women's team.

The tournament was contested by 16 nations each in the men's and women's discipline, with a format of group stage from which top two teams qualify for the knockout stage. Denmark, India, Indonesia and Japan reached the semi-finals of the Thomas Cup while China, Japan, South Korea and Thailand were qualified to play the semi-finals of the Uber Cup.

The men's event finals was between Indonesia and India. India won 3–0 for their first title. The women's event finals was between China and South Korea in which the South Korean team won 3–2 for their second title.

Host selection

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Bangkok was named as the host in November 2018 during BWF Council meeting at Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,[3] where the BWF also announced 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 from 2019 to 2025.

Qualification

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Thailand qualified automatically as hosts, while Indonesia qualified as the trophy holder.

Thomas Cup

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Means of qualification Date Venue Slot Qualified teams
Host country 29 November 2018 Bangkok 1   Thailand
2020 Thomas Cup 9–17 October 2021 Aarhus 1   Indonesia
2022 All Africa Team Championships 14–17 February 2022 Kampala 1   Algeria
2022 Asia Team Championships 15–20 February 2022 Shah Alam 3   Malaysia
  South Korea
  Singapore
2022 Pan Am Male & Female Cup 17–20 February 2022 Acapulco 1   Canada
World Team Rankings for Europe 22 February 2022 - 4   Denmark
  France
  England
  Germany
World Team Rankings for Oceania 1   New ZealandB
World Team Rankings for Asia 1   JapanA
World Team Rankings 3   Chinese Taipei
  India
  China
  United StatesB
Total 16
  • ^A Since Indonesia, one of the semifinalists for the Asian qualification tournament had already qualified as the defending champion, the spot was given to the best Asian team from World Team Ranking.
  • ^B New Zealand withdrew from the tournament due to a significant number of their squad being unable to participate after testing positive for COVID-19. They will be replaced by United States as no other Oceanian member association was able to fulfil the continental quota place. Hong Kong and Spain, the next highest ranking member associations (overall), were also unable to participate. [4]

Uber Cup

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Means of qualification Date Venue Slot Qualified teams
Host country 29 November 2018 Kuala Lumpur 1   Thailand
2020 Uber Cup 9–17 October 2021 Aarhus 1   China
2022 All Africa Team Championships 14–17 February 2022 Kampala 1   Egypt
2022 Asia Team Championships 15–20 February 2022 Shah Alam 4   Indonesia
  South Korea
  Japan
  Malaysia
2022 Pan Am Male & Female Cup 17–20 February 2022 Acapulco 1   United States
World Team Rankings for Europe 22 February 2022 Kuala Lumpur 4   Denmark
  Spain
  France
  Russia1
  Germany1
World Team Rankings for Oceania 1   Australia
World Team Rankings 3   India
  Chinese Taipei
  Canada
Total 16
Note
  • ^1 Russia suspended from any BWF events until further notice. Therefore, the quota was given to Germany as the next highest ranked team for Europe. [5][6]

Draw

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The draw for the tournament was conducted on 1 April 2022, at 15:00 ICT, at Arnoma Grand Bangkok in Bangkok, Thailand. 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 22 February 2022. 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, Denmark and Chinese Taipei. 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 Japan (were assigned to position A1), the second seed, South Korea (were assigned to position D1), China and Thailand were in Pot 1.

Thomas Cup
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

  Indonesia
  Japan
  Denmark
  Chinese Taipei

  India
  Malaysia
  China
  South Korea

  Thailand
  France
  England
  Germany

  Canada
  Singapore
  Algeria
  New Zealand

Uber Cup
Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

  Japan
  South Korea
  China
  Thailand

  Indonesia
  Denmark
  India
  Chinese Taipei

  Malaysia
  Spain
  Canada
  France

  Germany
  United States
  Australia
  Egypt

Squads

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Tiebreakers

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The rankings of teams in each group were determined per BWF Statutes Section 5.1, Article 16.3:[7]

  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.

Medalists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Thomas Cup   India
Lakshya Sen
Srikanth Kidambi
Prannoy H. S.
Priyanshu Rajawat
Satwiksairaj Rankireddy
Chirag Shetty
Arjun M. R.
Dhruv Kapila
Krishna Prasad Garaga
Vishnuvardhan Goud Panjala
  Indonesia
Anthony Sinisuka Ginting
Jonatan Christie
Shesar Hiren Rhustavito
Tegar Sulistio
Syabda Perkasa Belawa
Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo
Mohammad Ahsan
Hendra Setiawan
Fajar Alfian
Muhammad Rian Ardianto
Bagas Maulana
Muhammad Shohibul Fikri
  Denmark
Viktor Axelsen
Anders Antonsen
Rasmus Gemke
Hans-Kristian Vittinghus
Victor Svendsen
Kim Astrup
Anders Skaarup Rasmussen
Rasmus Kjær
Lasse Mølhede
Jeppe Bay
Mathias Christiansen
Frederik Søgaard
  Japan
Kento Momota
Kanta Tsuneyama
Kenta Nishimoto
Kodai Naraoka
Riku Hatano
Takuro Hoki
Yugo Kobayashi
Yuta Watanabe
Akira Koga
Taichi Saito
Yoshinori Takeuchi
Keiichiro Matsui
Uber Cup   South Korea
An Se-young
Kim Ga-eun
Sim Yu-jin
Lee Seo-jin
Shin Seung-chan
Kim So-yeong
Kong Hee-yong
Baek Ha-na
Jeong Na-eun
Kim Hye-jeong
Lee Yu-rim
  China
Chen Yufei
He Bingjiao
Wang Zhiyi
Han Yue
Zhang Yiman
Chen Qingchen
Jia Yifan
Zheng Yu
Li Wenmei
Zhang Shuxian
Du Yue
Huang Dongping
  Japan
Akane Yamaguchi
Nozomi Okuhara
Sayaka Takahashi
Saena Kawakami
Riko Gunji
Yuki Fukushima
Sayaka Hirota
Mayu Matsumoto
Wakana Nagahara
Chiharu Shida
Nami Matsuyama
Misaki Matsutomo
  Thailand
Ratchanok Intanon
Pornpawee Chochuwong
Busanan Ongbamrungphan
Phittayaporn Chaiwan
Supanida Katethong
Pitchamon Opatniput
Rawinda Prajongjai
Benyapa Aimsaard
Nuntakarn Aimsaard
Phataimas Muenwong
Laksika Kanlaha

Medal table

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  *   Host nation (Thailand)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  India1001
  South Korea1001
3  China0101
  Indonesia0101
5  Japan0022
6  Denmark0011
  Thailand*0011
Totals (7 entries)2248

Thomas Cup

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Group stage

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In the initial stage of the tournament, the teams were placed in groups of four where they contested against each other. Winning a match nets one point for the team. The top two teams from each of the four groups advanced to the knockout stage. The matches were played from 8 to 11 May 2022.

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Indonesia 3 3 0 25 12 +13 717 629 +88 3 Advance to quarter-finals
2   South Korea 3 2 1 19 18 +1 633 655 −22 2
3   Thailand (H) 3 1 2 14 21 −7 624 650 −26 1
4   Singapore 3 0 3 15 22 −7 650 690 −40 0
Source: Tournament software
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host
8 May 2022 (2022-05-08)
14:00 UTC+7
Indonesia   4–1   Singapore
Report
8 May 2022 (2022-05-08)
19:00 UTC+7
South Korea   3–2   Thailand
Report

9 May 2022 (2022-05-09)
19:00 UTC+7
Indonesia   4–1   Thailand
Report
9 May 2022 (2022-05-09)
19:00 UTC+7
South Korea   3–2   Singapore
Report

11 May 2022 (2022-05-11)
14:00 UTC+7
Indonesia   3–2   South Korea
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11 May 2022 (2022-05-11)
14:00 UTC+7
Thailand   3–2   Singapore
Report

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Denmark 3 3 0 27 6 +21 659 473 +186 3 Advance to quarter-finals
2   China 3 2 1 26 9 +17 698 543 +155 2
3   France 3 1 2 12 20 −8 561 561 0 1
4   Algeria 3 0 3 0 30 −30 289 630 −341 0
Source: Tournament software
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
9 May 2022 (2022-05-09)
09:00 UTC+7
China   5–0   France
Report
9 May 2022 (2022-05-09)
09:00 UTC+7
Denmark   5–0   Algeria
Report

10 May 2022 (2022-05-10)
14:00 UTC+7
Denmark   5–0   France
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10 May 2022 (2022-05-10)
14:00 UTC+7
China   5–0   Algeria
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11 May 2022 (2022-05-11)
19:00 UTC+7
Denmark   3–2   China
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11 May 2022 (2022-05-11)
19:00 UTC+7
France   5–0   Algeria
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Group C

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Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Chinese Taipei 3 3 0 27 11 +16 754 635 +119 3 Advance to quarter-finals
2   India 3 2 1 26 11 +15 737 598 +139 2
3   Germany 3 1 2 14 24 −10 641 719 −78 1
4   Canada 3 0 3 7 28 −21 525 705 −180 0
Source: Tournament software
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
8 May 2022 (2022-05-08)
09:00 UTC+7
India   5–0   Germany
Report
8 May 2022 (2022-05-08)
14:00 UTC+7
Chinese Taipei   5–0   Canada
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9 May 2022 (2022-05-09)
14:00 UTC+7
Chinese Taipei   5–0   Germany
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9 May 2022 (2022-05-09)
14:00 UTC+7
India   5–0   Canada
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11 May 2022 (2022-05-11)
14:00 UTC+7
Chinese Taipei   3–2   India
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11 May 2022 (2022-05-11)
14:00 UTC+7
Germany   3–2   Canada
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Group D

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Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Malaysia 3 3 0 27 6 +21 663 503 +160 3 Advance to quarter-finals
2   Japan 3 2 1 24 9 +15 646 460 +186 2
3   England 3 1 2 13 22 −9 537 626 −89 1
4   United States 3 0 3 2 29 −27 377 634 −257 0
Source: Tournament software
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
9 May 2022 (2022-05-09)
09:00 UTC+7
Malaysia   5–0   England
Report
9 May 2022 (2022-05-09)
09:00 UTC+7
Japan   5–0   United States
Report

10 May 2022 (2022-05-10)
14:00 UTC+7
Japan   5–0   England
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10 May 2022 (2022-05-10)
14:00 UTC+7
Malaysia   5–0   United States
Report

11 May 2022 (2022-05-11)
19:00 UTC+7
Japan   2–3   Malaysia
Report
11 May 2022 (2022-05-11)
19:00 UTC+7
England   4–1   United States
Report

Knockout stage

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The knockout stage of the tournament started from 12 May 2022 on which the quarter-finals were held. Semi-finals were held on 13 May 2022 while the finals was held on 15 May 2022. Below is the bracket for the knockout round of the tournament, teams in bold denote match winners.

The draw was conducted on 11 May 2022, after the last match of the group stage.

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
  Indonesia3
 
 
 
  China0
 
  Indonesia3
 
 
 
  Japan2
 
  Chinese Taipei2
 
 
 
  Japan3
 
  Indonesia0
 
 
 
  India3
 
  India3
 
 
 
  Malaysia2
 
  India3
 
 
 
  Denmark2
 
  South Korea2
 
 
  Denmark3
 

Quarter-finals

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12 May 2022 (2022-05-12)
19:00 UTC+7
Indonesia   3–0   China
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12 May 2022 (2022-05-12)
14:00 UTC+7
Chinese Taipei   2–3   Japan
Report
12 May 2022 (2022-05-12)
19:00 UTC+7
India   3–2   Malaysia
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12 May 2022 (2022-05-12)
19:00 UTC+7
South Korea   2–3   Denmark
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Semi-finals

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13 May 2022 (2022-05-13)
18:00 UTC+7
Indonesia   3–2   Japan
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13 May 2022 (2022-05-13)
18:00 UTC+7
India   3–2   Denmark
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Final

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15 May 2022 (2022-05-15)
13:00 UTC+7
Indonesia   0–3   India
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 2022 Thomas Cup champions 
 
India
First title

Final ranking

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Uber Cup

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Group stage

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Japan 3 3 0 28 3 +25 647 405 +242 3 Advance to quarter-finals
2   Indonesia 3 2 1 23 13 +10 672 594 +78 2
3   Germany 3 1 2 8 25 −17 474 623 −149 1
4   France 3 0 3 8 26 −18 511 682 −171 0
Source: Tournament software
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
8 May 2022 (2022-05-08)
09:00 UTC+7
Indonesia   5–0   France
Report
8 May 2022 (2022-05-08)
19:00 UTC+7
Japan   5–0   Germany
Report

10 May 2022 (2022-05-10)
09:00 UTC+7
Japan   5–0   France
Report
10 May 2022 (2022-05-10)
09:00 UTC+7
Indonesia   5–0   Germany
Report

11 May 2022 (2022-05-11)
09:00 UTC+7
Japan   4–1   Indonesia
Report
11 May 2022 (2022-05-11)
09:00 UTC+7
France   2–3   Germany
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Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   China 3 3 0 30 1 +29 650 357 +293 3 Advance to quarter-finals
2   Chinese Taipei 3 2 1 20 12 +8 594 487 +107 2
3   Spain 3 1 2 10 22 −12 441 609 −168 1
4   Australia 3 0 3 3 28 −25 373 605 −232 0
Source: Tournament software
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
8 May 2022 (2022-05-08)
09:00 UTC+7
Chinese Taipei   4–1   Spain
Report
8 May 2022 (2022-05-08)
19:00 UTC+7
China   5–0   Australia
Report

9 May 2022 (2022-05-09)
19:00 UTC+7
China   5–0   Spain
Report

10 May 2022 (2022-05-10)
19:00 UTC+7
China   5–0   Chinese Taipei
Report
10 May 2022 (2022-05-10)
19:00 UTC+7
Spain   4–1   Australia
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Group C

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Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Thailand (H) 3 3 0 29 7 +22 726 461 +265 3 Advance to quarter-finals
2   Denmark 3 2 1 21 14 +7 627 528 +99 2
3   Malaysia 3 1 2 17 16 +1 565 549 +16 1
4   Egypt 3 0 3 0 30 −30 250 630 −380 0
Source: Tournament software
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host
8 May 2022 (2022-05-08)
14:00 UTC+7
Denmark   3–2   Malaysia
Report
8 May 2022 (2022-05-08)
14:00 UTC+7
Thailand   5–0   Egypt
Report

9 May 2022 (2022-05-09)
14:00 UTC+7
Thailand   4–1   Malaysia
Report
9 May 2022 (2022-05-09)
14:00 UTC+7
Denmark   5–0   Egypt
Report

10 May 2022 (2022-05-10)
19:00 UTC+7
Thailand   5–0   Denmark
Report
10 May 2022 (2022-05-10)
19:00 UTC+7
Malaysia   5–0   Egypt
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Group D

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Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   South Korea 3 3 0 29 4 +25 677 465 +212 3 Advance to quarter-finals
2   India 3 2 1 17 16 +1 577 580 −3 2
3   Canada 3 1 2 16 22 −6 666 727 −61 1
4   United States 3 0 3 7 27 −20 535 683 −148 0
Source: Tournament software
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
8 May 2022 (2022-05-08)
19:00 UTC+7
India   4–1   Canada
Report

10 May 2022 (2022-05-10)
09:00 UTC+7
India   4–1   United States
Report
10 May 2022 (2022-05-10)
09:00 UTC+7
South Korea   4–1   Canada
Report

11 May 2022 (2022-05-11)
09:00 UTC+7
South Korea   5–0   India
Report
11 May 2022 (2022-05-11)
09:00 UTC+7
Canada   3–2   United States
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Knockout stage

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The quarter and semi-finals were held between 12 and 13 May 2022 while the finals was held on 14 May 2022. Below is the bracket for the knockout round of the tournament, teams in bold denote match winners.

The draw was conducted on 11 May 2022, after the last match of the group stage.

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
  Japan3
 
 
 
  Chinese Taipei0
 
  Japan0
 
 
 
  South Korea3
 
  South Korea3
 
 
 
  Denmark0
 
  South Korea3
 
 
 
  China2
 
  India0
 
 
 
  Thailand3
 
  Thailand0
 
 
 
  China3
 
  Indonesia0
 
 
  China3
 

Quarter-finals

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12 May 2022 (2022-05-12)
09:00 UTC+7
Japan   3–0   Chinese Taipei
Report
12 May 2022 (2022-05-12)
14:00 UTC+7
South Korea   3–0   Denmark
Report
12 May 2022 (2022-05-12)
14:00 UTC+7
India   0–3   Thailand
Report
12 May 2022 (2022-05-12)
09:00 UTC+7
Indonesia   0–3   China
Report

Semi-finals

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13 May 2022 (2022-05-13)
12:00 UTC+7
Japan   0–3   South Korea
Report
13 May 2022 (2022-05-13)
12:00 UTC+7
Thailand   0–3   China
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Final

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14 May 2022 (2022-05-14)
13:00 UTC+7
South Korea   3–2   China
Report


 2022 Uber Cup champions 
 
South Korea
Second title

Final ranking

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References

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  1. ^ "Thailand to stage top team events in 2022". Bangkok Post. 18 October 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  2. ^ "TotalEnergies BWF Thomas and Uber Cup Finals 2022" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 January 2022. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  3. ^ Green, Lloyd (29 November 2018). "BWF Major Event Hosts 2019-2025 Awarded". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  4. ^ PTI (2022-05-04). "Thomas Cup Finals 2022: New Zealand Pull Out Due To Multiple COVID Cases Among Players". Outlook. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
  5. ^ "Badminton: World body bans athletes from Russia and Belarus". 1 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  6. ^ Russia and Belarus suspended from any BWF events until further notice
  7. ^ "BWF Statutes, Section 5.1: General Competition Regulations" (PDF). bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
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