2024 Thomas & Uber Cup

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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

The 2024 Thomas & Uber Cup (officially known as the TotalEnergies BWF Thomas & Uber Cup Finals 2024 for sponsorship reasons) is 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 tournaments are currently being held at Chengdu, China, from 27 April to 5 May 2024.[1]

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 3 3 0 28 5 +23 671 415 +256 3 Advance to quarter-finals
2  South Korea 3 2 1 25 8 +17 632 471 +161 2
3  Canada 3 1 2 8 24 −16 449 621 −172 1
4  Australia 3 0 3 4 28 −24 404 649 −245 0
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  3–2  Australia
Report
Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium Court 3, Chengdu
30 April 2024 (2024-04-30)
17:00 UTC+8
China  3–2  South Korea
Report
Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium Court 1, Chengdu

Group B[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 3 3 0 30 4 +26 700 511 +189 3 Advance to quarter-finals
2  Chinese Taipei 3 2 1 20 17 +3 720 646 +74 2
3  Germany 3 1 2 12 23 −11 604 687 −83 1
4  Czech Republic 3 0 3 8 26 −18 509 689 −180 0
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  5–0  Germany
Report
Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium Court 1, Chengdu
29 April 2024 (2024-04-29)
17:00 UTC+8
Chinese Taipei  4–1  Czech Republic
Report
Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium Court 3, Chengdu

1 May 2024 (2024-05-01)
17:00 UTC+8
Japan  5–0  Chinese Taipei
Report
Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium Court 2, Chengdu
1 May 2024 (2024-05-01)
17:00 UTC+8
Germany  3–2  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 3 3 0 28 9 +19 735 598 +137 3 Advance to quarter-finals
2  India 3 2 1 23 14 +9 733 645 +88 2
3  Thailand 3 1 2 15 20 −5 595 670 −75 1
4  England 3 0 3 5 28 −23 530 680 −150 0
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  4–1  Thailand
Report
Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium Court 2, Chengdu
29 April 2024 (2024-04-29)
9:30 UTC+8
India  5–0  England
Report
Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium Court 3, Chengdu

1 May 2024 (2024-05-01)
17:00 UTC+8
Indonesia  4–1  India
Report
Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium Court 1, Chengdu
1 May 2024 (2024-05-01)
17:00 UTC+8
Thailand  4–1  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 3 3 0 27 7 +20 700 469 +231 3 Advance to quarter-finals
2  Malaysia 3 2 1 25 9 +16 669 541 +128 2
3  Hong Kong 3 1 2 14 20 −6 591 599 −8 1
4  Algeria 3 0 3 0 30 −30 279 630 −351 0
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  5–0  Algeria
Report
Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium Court 4, Chengdu
30 April 2024 (2024-04-30)
17:00 UTC+8
Denmark  3–2  Malaysia
Report
Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium Court 2, Chengdu

Knockout stage[edit]

The knockout stage of the tournament started from 2 May 2024 on which the quarter-finals were held. Semi-finals were held on 4 May 2024 while the finals was held on 5 May 2024. Below is the bracket for the knockout round of the tournament, teams in bold denote match winners.

The draw was conducted on 1 May 2024, after the last match of the group stage.[3]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 China
 
 
 
 India
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Japan
 
 
 
 Malaysia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 South Korea
 
 
 
 Indonesia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Chinese Taipei
 
 
 Denmark
 

Quarter-finals[edit]

2 May 2024 (2024-05-02)
17:00 UTC+8
China   India
Report
Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium Court 1, Chengdu

2 May 2024 (2024-05-02)
17:00 UTC+8
Japan   Malaysia
Report
Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium Court 2, Chengdu

3 May 2024 (2024-05-03)
17:00 UTC+8
Chinese Taipei   Denmark
Report
Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium Court 1, Chengdu

3 May 2024 (2024-05-03)
17:00 UTC+8
South Korea   Indonesia
Report
Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium Court 2, Chengdu

Semi-finals[edit]

4 May 2024 (2024-05-04)
--:-- UTC+8
[[national badminton team|]]   [[national badminton team|]]
Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium Court 1, Chengdu
4 May 2024 (2024-05-04)
--:-- UTC+8
[[national badminton team|]]   [[national badminton team|]]
Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium Court 2, Chengdu

Final[edit]

5 May 2024 (2024-05-05)
--:-- UTC+8
[[national badminton team|]]   [[national badminton team|]]
Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium Court 1, Chengdu
 2024 Thomas Cup champions 

[[national badminton team|]]

Final ranking[edit]

Uber Cup[edit]

Group stage[edit]

Group A[edit]

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 0 +30 630 305 +325 3 Advance to quarter-finals
2  India 3 2 1 8 7 +1 16 14 +2 510 520 −10 2
3  Canada 3 1 2 6 9 −3 12 18 −6 496 602 −106 1
4  Singapore 3 0 3 1 14 −13 2 28 −26 424 633 −209 0
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  5–0  India
Report
Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium Court 1, Chengdu
30 April 2024 (2024-04-30)
17:00 UTC+8
Canada  5–0  Singapore
Report
Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium Court 3, Chengdu

Group B[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L MF MA MD GF GA GD PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Thailand 3 3 0 15 0 +15 30 1 +29 650 368 +282 3 Advance to quarter-finals
2  Chinese Taipei 3 2 1 8 7 +1 17 15 +2 584 565 +19 2
3  Malaysia 3 1 2 5 10 −5 11 21 −10 519 571 −52 1
4  Australia 3 0 3 2 13 −11 5 26 −21 379 628 −249 0
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  4–1  Australia
Report
Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium Court 4, Chengdu
29 April 2024 (2024-04-29)
17:00 UTC+8
Thailand  5–0  Malaysia
Report
Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium Court 2, Chengdu

1 May 2024 (2024-05-01)
09:30 UTC+8
Thailand  5–0  Chinese Taipei
Report
Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium Court 2, Chengdu
1 May 2024 (2024-05-01)
09:30 UTC+8
Malaysia  4–1  Australia
Report
Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium Court 3, Chengdu

Group C[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L MF MA MD GF GA GD PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Japan 3 3 0 13 2 +11 28 8 +20 705 453 +252 3 Advance to quarter-finals
2  Indonesia 3 2 1 12 3 +9 26 10 +16 695 533 +162 2
3  Hong Kong 3 1 2 5 10 −5 14 20 −6 564 558 +6 1
4  Uganda 3 0 3 0 15 −15 0 30 −30 210 630 −420 0
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

29 April 2024 (2024-04-29)
09:30 UTC+8
Japan  5–0  Hong Kong
Report
Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium Court 1, Chengdu
29 April 2024 (2024-04-29)
17:00 UTC+8
Indonesia  5–0  Uganda
Report
Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium Court 4, Chengdu

1 May 2024 (2024-05-01)
09:30 UTC+8
Japan  3–2  Indonesia
Report
Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium Court 1, Chengdu
1 May 2024 (2024-05-01)
09:30 UTC+8
Hong Kong  5–0  Uganda
Report
Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium Court 4, Chengdu

Group D[edit]

Pos Team Pld W L MF MA MD GF GA GD PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  South Korea 3 3 0 15 0 +15 30 1 +29 651 395 +256 3 Advance to quarter-finals
2  Denmark 3 2 1 10 5 +5 21 13 +8 655 511 +144 2
3  United States 3 1 2 5 10 −5 13 20 −7 526 558 −32 1
4  Mexico 3 0 3 0 15 −15 0 30 −30 262 630 −368 0
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  5–0  Mexico
Report
Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium Court 2, Chengdu
28 April 2024 (2024-04-28)
18:00 UTC+8
South Korea  5–0  United States
Report
Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium Court 3, Chengdu

30 April 2024 (2024-04-30)
09:30 UTC+8
South Korea  5–0  Denmark
Report
Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium Court 2, Chengdu
30 April 2024 (2024-04-30)
17:00 UTC+8
United States  5–0  Mexico
Report
Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium Court 4, Chengdu

Knockout stage[edit]

The knockout stage of the tournament started from 2 May 2024 on which the quarter-finals were held. Semi-finals were held on 4 May 2024 while the finals was held on 5 May 2024. Below is the bracket for the knockout round of the tournament, teams in bold denote match winners.

The draw was conducted on 1 May 2024, after the last match of the group stage.[4]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 China3
 
 
 
 Denmark0
 
 China
 
 
 
 Japan
 
 Japan3
 
 
 
 India0
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Indonesia
 
 
 
 Thailand
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 Chinese Taipei
 
 
 South Korea
 

Quarter-finals[edit]

2 May 2024 (2024-05-02)
09:30 UTC+8
China  3–0  Denmark
Report
Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium Court 1, Chengdu

2 May 2024 (2024-05-02)
09:30 UTC+8
Japan  3–0  India
Report
Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium Court 2, Chengdu

3 May 2024 (2024-05-03)
09:30 UTC+8
Indonesia   Thailand
Report
Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium Court 1, Chengdu

3 May 2024 (2024-05-03)
09:30 UTC+8
Chinese Taipei   South Korea
Report
Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium Court 2, Chengdu

Semi-finals[edit]

4 May 2024 (2024-05-04)
--:-- UTC+8
[[national badminton team|]]   [[national badminton team|]]
Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium Court 1, Chengdu
4 May 2024 (2024-05-04)
--:-- UTC+8
[[national badminton team|]]   [[national badminton team|]]
Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium Court 2, Chengdu

Final[edit]

5 May 2024 (2024-05-05)
--:-- UTC+8
[[national badminton team|]]   [[national badminton team|]]
Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium Court 1, Chengdu


 2024 Uber Cup champions 

[[national badminton team|]]

Final ranking[edit]

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.
  3. ^ Bracket
  4. ^ Bracket

External links[edit]