The 2008 Thomas & Uber Cup was the 25th tournament of the Thomas Cup and 22nd tournament of the Uber Cup, the men's and women's team competition in badminton, respectively. It was held in Jakarta, Indonesia, from May 11 to May 18, 2008.
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| Dates | 11–18 May | ||
| Edition | 25th (Thomas Cup) 22nd (Uber Cup) | ||
| Level | International | ||
| Venue | Istora Gelora Bung Karno | ||
| Location | Jakarta, Indonesia | ||
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Host city selection
editChina, Indonesia, and the United States submitted a bid for the event.[1] International Badminton Federation selected Indonesia as the host for the event during a council meeting in December 2005.[2]
Qualification
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| Thomas Cup | Uber Cup | |
| Asia |  Malaysia Thailand Japan South Korea
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South Korea Japan Malaysia Hong Kong
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| Africa |  Nigeria
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 South Africa
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| Europe |  Denmark England Germany
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Denmark Netherlands Germany
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| Oceania |  New Zealand
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New Zealand
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| Americas |  Canada
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 United States
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| Defending Champions |  China
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China
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| Host nation |  Indonesia
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Indonesia
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Seedings
editAll the seeding list based on February 28, 2008 world rankings as the draw was conducted on March 11, 2008.[3][4] The top four seeding teams is in first pot, follow by next four teams in the second pot and the bottom four teams was put in the third pot.
Squads
editMedalists
editMedal table
edit* Host nation (Indonesia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | China | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Indonesia* | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 South Korea | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Malaysia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (5 entries) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
Thomas Cup
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Knockout stage
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| China
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| New Zealand
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| Thailand
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| Malaysia
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| Japan
| 3 | Japan
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| Germany
| 2 | China
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| South Korea
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| Denmark
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| Canada
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| South Korea
| 3 | South Korea
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| Indonesia
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| Indonesia
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| England
| 3 | England
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| Nigeria
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| 2008 Thomas Cup champion |
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 China Seventh title |
Uber Cup
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Group X
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Group Y
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Group Z
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Knockout stage
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| New Zealand
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| Malaysia
| 3 | Malaysia
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| Japan
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| Denmark
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| Germany
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| South Africa
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| Indonesia
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| Hong Kong
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| United States
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| 2008 Uber Cup champion |
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| China Eleventh title |
Controversies
editThe controversy arose when an unfair scheduling forced some of the teams to play twice a day. Most of the teams were unhappy with the Badminton World Federation decision, including the Indonesia Uber Cup team who threatened to pull out from the tournament due to the scheduling affair, forcing organisers to amend the schedule.[5]
Another controversy cropped up in the tournament was the decision of Korea Thomas Cup team to throw both of their group matches to get a better opposition in the knockout stage. They lost 4–1 in both group matches against England and Malaysia and soon admitted they played to lose the game.[6][7] However, Korean manager denied any fault on them and blamed on the format.[8] This controversy forced the BWF to reexamine the rules and format for future tournaments.[9]
References
edit- ^ "Transcorps Pegang Hak Komersial Piala Thomas dan Uber 2008". antaranews.com. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ "New scoring format for Thomas Cup". thestar.com.my. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
- ^ "TUC 2008 – Final Seedings". Badzine.net. 11 March 2008. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
- ^ "Easy for China, early test for Malaysia". BWF. 2008-03-12. Retrieved 2008-03-13.
- ^ "Be fair to everyone, team managers tell world body". The Star. 2008-05-11. Archived from the original on 2008-06-14. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
- ^ "Controversy as Koreans admit throwing badminton match". AFP. 2008-05-12. Archived from the original on 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
- ^ "KOR". Reuters. 2008-05-12. Archived from the original on May 17, 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
- ^ "Badminton: Blame it on the format, says Korean manager". The Star. 2008-05-13. Archived from the original on 2008-05-13. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
- ^ "Rules to be reassessed after KOR". Reuters. 2008-05-12. Archived from the original on May 18, 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
External links
edit- Thomas and Uber Cup 2008 at tournamentsoftware.com