The
2008 Thomas & Uber Cup was the 25th tournament of the
Thomas CupThe Thomas Cup, sometimes called the World Men's Team Championships, is an international badminton competition among teams representing member nations of the Badminton World Federation , the sport's global governing body...
and 22nd tournament of the
Uber CupThe Uber Cup, sometimes called the World Team Championships for Women, is a major international badminton competition contested by women's national badminton teams. First held in 1956-1957 and contested at three year intervals, it has been contested every two years since 1984 when its scheduled...
, the men's and women's team competition in
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, respectively. It was held in
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,
IndonesiaIndonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...
from May 11 to May 18, 2008.
Qualification
| Confederation |
Qualifier(s) |
| Thomas Cup |
Uber Cup |
| Asia |
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| Africa |
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| Europe |
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| Oceania |
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| Americas |
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| Defending Champions |
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| Host nation |
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Seedings
All the seeding list based on February 28, 2008 world rankings as the draw was conducted on March 11, 2008. 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.
Thomas Cup
Uber Cup
Group A
| Team |
Pts |
Pld |
W |
L |
|
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
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0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| 2008-05-11 |
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5 – 0 |
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5 – 0 |
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| 2008-05-12 |
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5 – 0 |
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Group B
| Team |
Pts |
Pld |
W |
L |
|
2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
|
1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
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0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| 2008-05-11 |
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5 – 0 |
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| 2008-05-12 |
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1 – 4 |
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4 – 1 |
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Group C
| Team |
Pts |
Pld |
W |
L |
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2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
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1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
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0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| 2008-05-11 |
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5 – 0 |
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| 2008-05-12 |
|
5 – 0 |
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3 – 2 |
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Group D
| Team |
Pts |
Pld |
W |
L |
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2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
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1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
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0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| 2008-05-11 |
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2 – 3 |
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3 – 2 |
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| 2008-05-12 |
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5 – 0 |
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Knockout stage
Group W
| Team |
Pts |
Pld |
W |
L |
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2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
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1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
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0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| 2008-05-11 |
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5 – 0 |
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5 – 0 |
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| 2008-05-12 |
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4 – 1 |
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Group X
| Team |
Pts |
Pld |
W |
L |
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2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
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1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
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0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| 2008-05-11 |
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5 – 0 |
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| 2008-05-12 |
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5 – 0 |
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|
5 – 0 |
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Group Y
| Team |
Pts |
Pld |
W |
L |
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2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
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1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
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0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| 2008-05-11 |
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5 – 0 |
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4 – 1 |
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| 2008-05-12 |
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2 – 3 |
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Group Z
| Team |
Pts |
Pld |
W |
L |
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2 |
2 |
2 |
0 |
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1 |
2 |
1 |
1 |
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0 |
2 |
0 |
2 |
| 2008-05-11 |
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1 – 4 |
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| 2008-05-12 |
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2 – 3 |
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5 – 0 |
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Knockout stage
Controversies
The 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 teamThe Indonesia national badminton team represents Indonesia in international badminton team competitions and is controlled by the Persatuan Bulutangkis Seluruh Indonesia, PBSI , the governing body for badminton in Indonesia...
who threatened to pull out from the tournament due to the scheduling affair, forcing organisers to amend the schedule.
Another controversy cropped up in the tournament was the decision of
Korea Thomas Cup teamThe Korea national badminton team represents South Korea in international badminton team competitions.-Participation in BWF competitions:Thomas Cup *1984 - Fourth place*1992 - Semi-finalist*1996 - Semi-finalist*2000 - Semi-finalist*2004 - Semi-finalist...
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
EnglandThe England national badminton team represents England in international badminton team competitions and is controlled by Badminton England, the governing body for badminton in England.-Participation in BWF competitions:Thomas Cup *1984 - Third Place...
and
MalaysiaThe Malaysia national badminton team is a badminton team that plays for Malaysia in international competitions. The men's team has enjoyed immense success, having won the Thomas Cup five times, most recently in 1992...
and soon admitted they played to lose the game. However, Korean manager denied any fault on them and blamed on the format. This controversy forced the BWF to reexamine the rules and format for future tournaments.
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