2020 Thomas Cup group stage

The 2020 Thomas Cup group stage was held at the Ceres Arena in Aarhus, Denmark, from 9 to 14 October 2021.[1]

The group stage was the first stage of the 2020 Thomas Cup. The two highest-placing teams in each group advanced to the knockout stage.

Draw

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The original draw for the tournament was conducted on 3 August 2020, at 15:00 MST, at BWF Headquarters in Kuala Lumpur. BWF then decided to redraw the tournament after the postponement from 2020 to 2021 this time to be conducted on 18 August 2021, at 15:00 MST also at the BWF headquarters in Kuala Lumpur. The 16 teams were drawn to four groups of four and were allocated to three pots based on the World Team Rankings of 18 February 2021.[2][3]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3

  Indonesia
  Japan
  China
  Denmark

  Chinese Taipei
  India
  Malaysia
  South Korea

Group composition

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Group
Group A Group B Group C Group D

  Indonesia
  Chinese Taipei
  Algeria
  Thailand

  Denmark (Host)
  South Korea
  France
  Germany

  China
  India
  Netherlands
  Tahiti

  Japan
  Malaysia
  Canada
  England

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Indonesia 3 3 0 25 11 +14 723 570 +153 3 Advance to quarter-finals
2   Thailand 3 2 1 22 12 +10 649 549 +100 2
3   Chinese Taipei 3 1 2 20 14 +6 676 597 +79 1
4   Algeria 3 0 3 0 30 −30 298 630 −332 0
Source: Tournament Software
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Chinese Taipei vs Thailand

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Indonesia vs Algeria

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Indonesia vs Thailand

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Chinese Taipei vs Algeria

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Indonesia vs Chinese Taipei

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Thailand vs Algeria

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Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Denmark (H) 3 3 0 24 9 +15 688 514 +174 3 Advance to quarter-finals
2   Korea 3 2 1 19 13 +6 587 532 +55 2
3   Germany 3 1 2 13 20 −7 551 658 −107 1
4   France 3 0 3 11 25 −14 574 696 −122 0
Source: Tournament Software
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host

Korea vs Germany

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Denmark vs France

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Korea vs France

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Denmark vs Germany

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Denmark vs Korea

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Germany vs France

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Group C

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Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   China 3 3 0 28 3 +25 638 360 +278 3 Advance to quarter-finals
2   India 3 2 1 23 8 +15 617 397 +220 2
3   Netherlands 3 1 2 8 22 −14 429 516 −87 1
4   Tahiti 3 0 3 2 28 −26 216 627 −411 0
Source: Tournament Software
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

India vs Netherlands

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China vs Tahiti

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China vs Netherlands

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India vs Tahiti

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Netherlands vs Tahiti

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China vs India

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Group D

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Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Japan 2 2 0 17 5 +12 443 310 +133 2 Advance to quarter-finals
2   Malaysia 2 1 1 13 8 +5 391 352 +39 1
3   Canada 2 0 2 2 19 −17 258 430 −172 0
4   England 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew[a]
Source: Tournament Software
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ England withdrew from the tournament a few days before the competition began, after three of their four selected single players got injured. They were unable to field a competitive team due to those injuries on the top-ranked players.[22]

Japan vs Canada

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Malaysia vs Canada

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Japan vs Malaysia

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References

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  1. ^ "THOMAS & UBER CUP FINALS - 2020 - SCHEDULE OF PLAY" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
  2. ^ "Indonesia, Japan Top-Seeded for TUC". bwfthomasubercups.bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 4 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Seeding List" (PDF). bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
  4. ^ Chinese Taipei vs Thailand
  5. ^ Indonesia vs Algeria
  6. ^ Indonesia vs Thailand
  7. ^ Chinese Taipei vs Algeria
  8. ^ Indonesia vs Chinese Taipei
  9. ^ Thailand vs Algeria
  10. ^ Korea vs Germany
  11. ^ Denmark vs France
  12. ^ Korea vs France
  13. ^ Denmark vs Germany
  14. ^ Denmark vs Korea
  15. ^ Germany vs France
  16. ^ India vs Netherlands
  17. ^ China vs Tahiti
  18. ^ China vs Netherlands
  19. ^ India vs Tahiti
  20. ^ Netherlands vs Tahiti
  21. ^ China vs India
  22. ^ "Injury-Hit England Withdraw From Thomas Cup". badmintonengland.co.uk. Badminton England. 4 October 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
  23. ^ Japan vs Canada
  24. ^ Malaysia vs Canada
  25. ^ Japan vs Malaysia