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.
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| Dates | 8–15 May 2022 | ||
| Edition | 32nd (Thomas Cup) 29th (Uber Cup) | ||
| Level | International | ||
| Nations | 16 (Thomas Cup) 16 (Uber Cup) | ||
| Venue | Impact Arena | ||
| Location | Nonthaburi, Thailand | ||
| Official website | bwfthomasubercups | ||
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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 edit
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 edit
Thailand qualified automatically as hosts, while Indonesia qualified as the trophy holder.
Thomas Cup edit
| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Slot | Qualified teams |
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| Host country | 29 November 2018 | Bangkok | 1 |  Thailand
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| 2020 Thomas Cup | 9–17 October 2021 | Aarhus | 1 |  Indonesia
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| 2022 All Africa Team Championships | 14–17 February 2022 | Kampala | 1 |  Algeria
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| 2022 Asia Team Championships | 15–20 February 2022 | Shah Alam | 3 |  Malaysia
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 South Korea
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 Singapore
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| 2022 Pan Am Male & Female Cup | 17–20 February 2022 | Acapulco | 1 |  Canada
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| World Team Rankings for Europe | 22 February 2022 | - | 4 |  Denmark
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 France
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 England
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 Germany
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| World Team Rankings for Oceania | 1 |  New Zealand | ||
| World Team Rankings for Asia | 1 |  JapanA
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| World Team Rankings | 3 |  Chinese Taipei
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 India
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 China
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 United StatesB
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| 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 edit
| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Slot | Qualified teams |
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| Host country | 29 November 2018 | Kuala Lumpur | 1 | Thailand
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| 2020 Uber Cup | 9–17 October 2021 | Aarhus | 1 | China
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| 2022 All Africa Team Championships | 14–17 February 2022 | Kampala | 1 |  Egypt
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| 2022 Asia Team Championships | 15–20 February 2022 | Shah Alam | 4 | Indonesia
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| South Korea
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| Japan
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| Malaysia
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| 2022 Pan Am Male & Female Cup | 17–20 February 2022 | Acapulco | 1 | United States
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| World Team Rankings for Europe | 22 February 2022 | Kuala Lumpur | 4 | Denmark
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 Spain
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| France
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| Germany1
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| World Team Rankings for Oceania | 1 |  Australia
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| World Team Rankings | 3 | India
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| Chinese Taipei
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| Canada
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| Total | 16 | |||
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Draw edit
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 |
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- Uber Cup
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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Squads edit
Tiebreakers edit
The rankings of teams in each group were determined per BWF Statutes Section 5.1, Article 16.3:[7]
- Number of matches won;
- Match result between the teams in question;
- Match difference in all group matches;
- Game difference in all group matches;
- Point difference in all group matches.
Medalists edit
Medal table edit
* Host nation (Thailand)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | India | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| South Korea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | China | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Indonesia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | Japan | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 6 | Denmark | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Thailand* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 entries) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
Thomas Cup edit
Group stage edit
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 edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Indonesia
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3 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 12 | +13 | 717 | 629 | +88 | 3 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 2 | South Korea
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3 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 18 | +1 | 633 | 655 | −22 | 2 | |
| 3 | Thailand (H)
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3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 21 | −7 | 624 | 650 | −26 | 1 | |
| 4 | Singapore
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3 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 22 | −7 | 650 | 690 | −40 | 0 |
Group B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Denmark
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3 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 6 | +21 | 659 | 473 | +186 | 3 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 2 | China
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3 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 9 | +17 | 698 | 543 | +155 | 2 | |
| 3 | France
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3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 20 | −8 | 561 | 561 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | Algeria
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30 | −30 | 289 | 630 | −341 | 0 |
Group C edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Chinese Taipei
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3 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 11 | +16 | 754 | 635 | +119 | 3 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 2 | India
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3 | 2 | 1 | 26 | 11 | +15 | 737 | 598 | +139 | 2 | |
| 3 | Germany
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3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 24 | −10 | 641 | 719 | −78 | 1 | |
| 4 | Canada
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3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 28 | −21 | 525 | 705 | −180 | 0 |
Group D edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Malaysia
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3 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 6 | +21 | 663 | 503 | +160 | 3 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 2 | Japan
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3 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 9 | +15 | 646 | 460 | +186 | 2 | |
| 3 | England
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3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 22 | −9 | 537 | 626 | −89 | 1 | |
| 4 | United States
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3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 29 | −27 | 377 | 634 | −257 | 0 |
Knockout stage edit
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-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Indonesia | 3 | |||||||||
| China | 0 | |||||||||
| Indonesia | 3 | |||||||||
| Japan | 2 | |||||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 2 | |||||||||
| Japan | 3 | |||||||||
| Indonesia | 0 | |||||||||
| India | 3 | |||||||||
| India | 3 | |||||||||
| Malaysia | 2 | |||||||||
| India | 3 | |||||||||
| Denmark | 2 | |||||||||
| South Korea | 2 | |||||||||
| Denmark | 3 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals edit
Semi-finals edit
Final edit
| 2022 Thomas Cup champions |
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 India First title |
Final ranking edit
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Uber Cup edit
Group stage edit
Group A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Japan
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3 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 3 | +25 | 647 | 405 | +242 | 3 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 2 | Indonesia
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3 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 13 | +10 | 672 | 594 | +78 | 2 | |
| 3 | Germany
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3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 25 | −17 | 474 | 623 | −149 | 1 | |
| 4 | France
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3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 26 | −18 | 511 | 682 | −171 | 0 |
Group B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | China
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3 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 1 | +29 | 650 | 357 | +293 | 3 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 2 | Chinese Taipei
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3 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 12 | +8 | 594 | 487 | +107 | 2 | |
| 3 | Spain
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3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 22 | −12 | 441 | 609 | −168 | 1 | |
| 4 | Australia
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3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 28 | −25 | 373 | 605 | −232 | 0 |
Group C edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Thailand (H)
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3 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 7 | +22 | 726 | 461 | +265 | 3 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 2 | Denmark
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3 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 627 | 528 | +99 | 2 | |
| 3 | Malaysia
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3 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 565 | 549 | +16 | 1 | |
| 4 | Egypt
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30 | −30 | 250 | 630 | −380 | 0 |
Group D edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | South Korea
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3 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 4 | +25 | 677 | 465 | +212 | 3 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 2 | India
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3 | 2 | 1 | 17 | 16 | +1 | 577 | 580 | −3 | 2 | |
| 3 | Canada
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3 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 22 | −6 | 666 | 727 | −61 | 1 | |
| 4 | United States
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3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 27 | −20 | 535 | 683 | −148 | 0 |
Knockout stage edit
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-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| Japan | 3 | |||||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | |||||||||
| Japan | 0 | |||||||||
| South Korea | 3 | |||||||||
| South Korea | 3 | |||||||||
| Denmark | 0 | |||||||||
| South Korea | 3 | |||||||||
| China | 2 | |||||||||
| India | 0 | |||||||||
| Thailand | 3 | |||||||||
| Thailand | 0 | |||||||||
| China | 3 | |||||||||
| Indonesia | 0 | |||||||||
| China | 3 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals edit
Semi-finals edit
Final edit
| 2022 Uber Cup champions |
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 South Korea Second title |
Final ranking edit
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References edit
- ^ "Thailand to stage top team events in 2022". Bangkok Post. 18 October 2021. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Green, Lloyd (29 November 2018). "BWF Major Event Hosts 2019-2025 Awarded". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
- ^ PTI (2022-05-04). "Thomas Cup Finals 2022: New Zealand Pull Out Due To Multiple COVID Cases Among Players". Outlook. Retrieved 2022-05-04.
- ^ "Badminton: World body bans athletes from Russia and Belarus". 1 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
- ^ Russia and Belarus suspended from any BWF events until further notice
- ^ "BWF Statutes, Section 5.1: General Competition Regulations" (PDF). bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 25 February 2022.