2006 Thomas & Uber Cup

The 2006 Thomas & Uber Cup was held from 28 April to 7 May in Sendai and Tokyo, Japan. It was the 24th tournament of Thomas Cup and 21st tournament of Uber Cup, men's and women's badminton tournaments.

2006 Thomas & Uber Cup

Tournament details
Dates	28 April – 7 May
Edition	24th (Thomas Cup) 21st (Uber Cup)
Level	International
Venue	Sendai Gymnasium Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
Location	Sendai and Tokyo, Japan
← 2004 Jakarta 2008 Jakarta →

Sendai hosted all of the group stage and play-off matches while Tokyo hosted the event starting from the quarter-finals until the final.

This was first time the Thomas & Uber Cup was played with a three-game 21-point scoring system.

China emerged as champions of both tournaments after beating Denmark and Netherlands in the men's and women's competitions respectively.

Host city selection

Japan, which was competing with Indonesia and the United States for hosting the 2004 Thomas and Uber Cup finals, was awarded with this event.

Venues

• Sendai Gymnasium
• Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium

Teams

The following nations from five continents, shown by region, qualified for the 2006 Thomas & Uber Cup. Of the sixteen nations, defending champion of both tournaments China and host Japan qualified automatically and did not play the qualification round.

Thomas & Uber Cup

• China
• England
• Germany
• Japan
• Korea
• New Zealand
• United States
• South Africa

Thomas Cup

• Denmark
• India
• Indonesia
• Malaysia

Uber Cup

• Chinese Taipei
• Hong Kong
• Netherlands
• Singapore

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Thomas Cup	China Lin Dan Chen Hong Bao Chunlai Chen Jin Xia Xuanze Cai Yun Fu Haifeng Xie Zhongbo Guo Zhendong Zheng Bo	Denmark Peter Gade Kenneth Jonassen Niels Christian Kaldau Joachim Persson Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen Jonas Rasmussen Lars Paaske Mathias Boe Carsten Mogensen	Indonesia Taufik Hidayat Sony Dwi Kuncoro Simon Santoso Markus Wijanu Candra Wijaya Sigit Budiarto Alven Yulianto Luluk Hadiyanto Markis Kido Hendra Setiawan
	Malaysia Lee Chong Wei Wong Choong Hann Muhammad Hafiz Hashim Kuan Beng Hong Chan Chong Ming Koo Kien Keat Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah Chew Choon Eng Tan Boon Heong
Uber Cup	China Zhang Ning Xie Xingfang Jiang Yanjiao Lu Lan Gao Ling Huang Sui Yang Wei Zhang Jiewen Yu Yang Du Jing	Netherlands Mia Audina Yao Jie Judith Meulendijks Rachel van Cutsen Karina de Wit Paulien van Dooremalen Ginny Severien	Germany Xu Huaiwen Juliane Schenk Petra Overzier Nicole Grether Carina Mette Birgit Overzier Kathrin Piotrowski Sandra Marinello Michaela Peiffer
	Chinese Taipei Cheng Shao-chieh Chien Yu-chin Huang Chia-hsin Pai Min-jie Hung Shih-chieh Chou Chia-chi Cheng Wen-hsing Ku Pei-ting

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Japan)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China	2	0	0	2
2	Denmark	0	1	0	1
	Netherlands	0	1	0	1
4	Chinese Taipei	0	0	1	1
	Germany	0	0	1	1
	Indonesia	0	0	1	1
	Malaysia	0	0	1	1
Totals (7 entries)		2	2	4	8

Thomas Cup

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD
China	4	2	2	0	10	0	+10
India	3	2	1	1	3	7	−4
Germany	2	2	0	2	2	8	−6

All times local (UTC +9)

28 April 2006
China	5–0	India
29 April 2006
Germany	2–3	India
30 April 2006
China	5–0	Germany

Group B

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD
Indonesia	4	2	2	0	8	2	+6
Korea	3	2	1	1	7	3	+4
New Zealand	2	2	0	2	0	10	−10

All times local (UTC +9)

28 April 2006
Korea	5–0	New Zealand
29 April 2006
Indonesia	5–0	New Zealand
30 April 2006
Korea	2–3	Indonesia

Group C

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD
Denmark	4	2	2	0	10	0	+10
Japan	3	2	1	1	5	5	0
South Africa	2	2	0	2	0	10	–10

All times local (UTC +9)

28 April 2006
Denmark	5–0	South Africa
29 April 2006
Japan	5–0	South Africa
30 April 2006
Denmark	5–0	Japan

Group D

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD
Malaysia	4	2	2	0	10	0	+10
England	3	2	1	1	3	7	–4
United States	2	2	0	2	2	8	–6

All times local (UTC +9)

28 April 2006
Malaysia	5–0	United States
29 April 2006
England	3–2	United States
30 April 2006
Malaysia	5–0	England

Knockout stage

	Wild-Card 1 May 2006					Quarterfinals 3 May 2006					Semifinals 5 May 2006					Final 7 May 2006
						China		3
	South Africa		0			England		0
	England		3								China		3
											Indonesia		0
						Indonesia		3
	Japan		3			Japan		1
	United States		0													China		3
																Denmark		0
						Denmark		3
	India		3			India		0
	New Zealand		0								Denmark		3
											Malaysia		2
						Malaysia		3
	Korea		3			Korea		2
	Germany		0

Semi finals

China 3	5 May 2006		Indonesia 0
1 2 3 1 Lin Dan Taufik Hidayat 21 16 21 8     2 Cai Yun / Fu Haifeng Luluk Hadiyanto / Alvent Yulianto 24 22 21 17     3 Bao Chunlai Sony Dwi Kuncoro 21 17 24 22

Denmark 3	5 May 2006		Malaysia 2
1 2 3 1 Peter Gade Lee Chong Wei 21 19 21 18     2 Jens Eriksen / Martin Lundgaard Hansen Koo Kien Keat / Chan Chong Ming 17 21 30 28 6 21   3 Kenneth Jonassen Muhammad Hafiz Hashim 20 22 21 12 21 17   4 Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen Choong Tan Fook / Lee Wan Wah 13 21 21 15 19 21   5 Joachim Persson Kuan Beng Hong 21 12 21 19

Final

China 3	7 May 2006		Denmark 0
1 2 3 1 Lin Dan Peter Gade 21 17 21 19     2 Cai Yun / Fu Haifeng Jens Eriksen / Martin Lundgaard Hansen 19 21 21 11 21 18   3 Bao Chunlai Kenneth Jonassen 21 12 12 21 21 12   4 Sang Yang / Zheng Bo Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen       not played 5 Chen Jin Joachim Persson       not played

2006 Thomas Cup Champions
China Sixth title

Uber Cup

Group stage

Group W

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD
China	4	2	2	0	10	0	+10
Chinese Taipei	3	2	1	1	5	5	0
United States	2	2	0	2	0	10	−10

All times local (UTC +9)

28 April 2006
China	5–0	United States
29 April 2006
Chinese Taipei	5–0	United States
30 April 2006
China	5–0	Chinese Taipei

Group X

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD
Hong Kong	4	2	2	0	6	4	+2
Netherlands	3	2	1	1	7	3	+4
England	2	2	0	2	2	8	−6

All times local (UTC +9)

28 April 2006
Netherlands	2–3	Hong Kong
29 April 2006
England	2–3	Hong Kong
30 April 2006
Netherlands	5–0	England

Group Y

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD
Korea	4	2	2	0	8	2	+6
Germany	3	2	1	1	4	6	−2
Singapore	2	2	0	2	3	7	−4

All times local (UTC +9)

28 April 2006
Korea	4–1	Singapore
29 April 2006
Germany	3–2	Singapore
30 April 2006
Korea	4–1	Germany

Group Z

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD
Japan	4	2	2	0	10	0	+10
New Zealand	3	2	1	1	5	5	0
South Africa	2	2	0	2	0	10	−10

All times local (UTC +9)

28 April 2006
Japan	5–0	South Africa
29 April 2006
New Zealand	5–0	South Africa
30 April 2006
Japan	5–0	New Zealand

Knockout stage

	Wild-Card 1 May 2006					Quarterfinals 3 May 2006					Semifinals 4 May 2006					Final 06 May 2006
						China		3
	Singapore		3			Singapore		0
	New Zealand		0								China		3
											Germany		0
						Hong Kong		2
	Germany		3			Germany		3
	South Africa		0													China		3
																Netherlands		0
						Korea		2
	Chinese Taipei		3			Chinese Taipei		3
	England		0								Chinese Taipei		0
											Netherlands		3
						Japan		2
	Netherlands		3			Netherlands		3
	United States		0

Semi finals

China 3	4 May 2006		Germany 0
1 2 3 1 Zhang Ning Xu Huaiwen 21 17 21 14     2 Xie Xingfang Juliane Schenk 21 17 21 16     3 Yang Wei / Zhang Jiewen Michaela Peiffer / Sandra Marinello 21 9 21 4

Chinese Taipei 0	4 May 2006		Netherlands 3
1 2 3 1 Cheng Shao-chieh Mia Audina 19 21 17 21     2 Chien Yu Chin Judith Meulendijks 20 22 17 21     3 Pai Min-Jie Karina de Wit 16 21 21 14 15 21

Final

China 3	6 May 2006		Netherlands 0
1 2 3 1 Zhang Ning Mia Audina 21 18 19 21 21 18   2 Xie Xingfang Judith Meulendijks 21 17 21 18     3 Jiang Yanjiao Rachel van Cutsen 21 9 21 7

2006 Uber Cup Champions
China Tenth title

External links

• Official Website