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

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

  Thailand
  England
  Germany
  Canada

  France
  Netherlands
  Tahiti
  Algeria

Group composition

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

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	Advance to quarter-finals
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

Chinese Taipei
2

Ceres Arena Court 1
9 October 2021, 8:30 UTC+2
^[4]

Thailand
3

		1	2	3
1	Chou Tien-chen Kantaphon Wangcharoen	21 18	22 20
2	Lee Yang / Wang Chi-lin Supak Jomkoh / Tanupat Viriyangkura	21 15	21 12
3	Wang Tzu-wei Kunlavut Vitidsarn	22 24	17 21
4	Lee Jhe-huei / Yang Po-hsuan Kittinupong Kedren / Dechapol Puavaranukroh	18 21	17 21
5	Chi Yu-jen Suppanyu Avihingsanon	21 11	23 25	12 21

Indonesia vs Algeria

Indonesia
5

Ceres Arena Court 3
9 October 2021, 19:00 UTC+2
^[5]

Algeria
0

		1	2
1	Jonatan Christie Youcef Sabri Medel	21 8	21 8
2	Shesar Hiren Rhustavito Mohamed Abderrahime Belarbi	21 6	21 12
3	Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo Adel Hamek	21 11	21 6
4	Mohammad Ahsan / Hendra Setiawan Koceila Mammeri / Youcef Sabri Medel	21 9	21 15
5	Leo Rolly Carnando / Daniel Marthin Mohamed Abderrahime Belarbi / Adel Hamek	21 3	21 11

Indonesia vs Thailand

Indonesia
3

Ceres Arena Court 1
11 October 2021, 13:30 UTC+2
^[6]

Thailand
2

		1	2	3
1	Anthony Sinisuka Ginting Kantaphon Wangcharoen	21 16	22 24	23 25
2	Marcus Fernaldi Gideon / Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Supak Jomkoh / Kittinupong Kedren	19 21	21 18	21 13
3	Jonatan Christie Kunlavut Vitidsarn	10 21	14 21
4	Fajar Alfian / Muhammad Rian Ardianto Natthapat Trinkajee / Tanupat Viriyangkura	21 9	21 12
5	Shesar Hiren Rhustavito Adulrach Namkul	23 21	10 21	21 8

Chinese Taipei vs Algeria

Chinese Taipei
5

Ceres Arena Court 3
11 October 2021, 13:30 UTC+2
^[7]

Algeria
0

		1	2
1	Wang Tzu-wei Youcef Sabri Medel	21 17	21 7
2	Chi Yu-jen Mohamed Abderrahime Belarbi	21 12	21 17
3	Liao Jhuo-fu Adel Hamek	21 12	21 19
4	Lee Yang / Wang Chi-lin Koceila Mammeri / Youcef Sabri Medel	21 7	21 11
5	Lu Ching-yao / Yang Po-han Mohamed Abderrahime Belarbi / Adel Hamek	21 13	21 7

Indonesia vs Chinese Taipei

Indonesia
3

Ceres Arena Court 1
13 October 2021, 8:30 UTC+2
^[8]

Chinese Taipei
2

		1	2	3
1	Anthony Sinisuka Ginting Chou Tien-chen	22 20	21 16
2	Fajar Alfian / Muhammad Rian Ardianto Lee Yang / Wang Chi-lin	26 28	21 16	14 21
3	Jonatan Christie Wang Tzu-wei	21 17	21 13
4	Mohammad Ahsan / Daniel Marthin Lu Ching-yao / Yang Po-han	20 22	21 17	21 23
5	Shesar Hiren Rhustavito Chi Yu-jen	16 21	21 18	21 19

Thailand vs Algeria

Thailand
5

Ceres Arena Court 3
13 October 2021, 13:30 UTC+2
^[9]

Algeria
0

		1	2
1	Kantaphon Wangcharoen Youcef Sabri Medel	21 5	21 11
2	Kunlavut Vitidsarn Mohamed Abderrahime Belarbi	21 7	21 10
3	Adulrach Namkul Adel Hamek	21 8	21 8
4	Supak Jomkoh / Kittinupong Kedren Koceila Mammeri / Youcef Sabri Medel	21 11	21 10
5	Dechapol Puavaranukroh / Natthapat Trinkajee Mohamed Abderrahime Belarbi / Adel Hamek	21 9	21 8

Group B

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	Advance to quarter-finals
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

Korea
4

Ceres Arena Court 1
9 October 2021, 19:00 UTC+2
^[10]

Germany
1

		1	2	3
1	Heo Kwang-hee Max Weißkirchen	21 15	21 13
2	Choi Sol-gyu / Seo Seung-jae Jones Ralfy Jansen / Marvin Seidel	21 13	21 17
3	Kim Dong-hun Fabian Roth	17 21	21 18	23 25
4	Kang Min-hyuk / Kim Won-ho Daniel Hess / Jan Colin Völker	21 8	21 13
5	Jeon Hyeok-jin Matthias Kicklitz	21 18	21 7

Denmark vs France

Denmark
5

Ceres Arena Court 2
9 October 2021, 19:00 UTC+2
^[11]

France
0

		1	2	3
1	Viktor Axelsen Christo Popov	21 13	20 22	21 8
2	Anders Antonsen Arnaud Merklé	21 11	21 7
3	Mads Pieler Kolding / Frederik Søgaard Fabien Delrue / William Villeger	19 21	21 14	21 15
4	Rasmus Gemke Alex Lanier	21 15	16 21	22 20
5	Kim Astrup / Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Christo Popov / Toma Junior Popov	21 15	22 20

Korea vs France

Korea
4

Ceres Arena Court 1
11 October 2021, 19:00 UTC+2
^[12]

France
1

		1	2	3
1	Heo Kwang-hee Toma Junior Popov	21 13	13 21	21 14
2	Kim Dong-hun Arnaud Merklé	12 21	11 21
3	Kang Min-hyuk / Kim Won-ho Fabien Delrue / William Villeger	21 8	21 8
4	Jeon Hyeok-jin Alex Lanier	21 12	21 9
5	Choi Sol-gyu / Seo Seung-jae Christo Popov / Toma Junior Popov	21 16	21 13

Denmark vs Germany

Denmark
3

Ceres Arena Court 2
11 October 2021, 19:00 UTC+2
^[13]

Germany
2

		1	2
1	Viktor Axelsen Samuel Hsiao	21 9	21 8
2	Kim Astrup / Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Mark Lamsfuß / Marvin Seidel	20 22	24 26
3	Rasmus Gemke Fabian Roth	19 21	24 26
4	Mathias Christiansen / Frederik Søgaard Daniel Hess / Jan Colin Völker	21 12	21 11
5	Hans-Kristian Vittinghus Matthias Kicklitz	21 15	21 8

Denmark vs Korea

Denmark
4

Ceres Arena Court 1
13 October 2021, 19:00 UTC+2
^[14]

Korea
1

		1	2
1	Viktor Axelsen Heo Kwang-hee	21 12	21 14
2	Kim Astrup / Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Jin Yong / Seo Seung-jae	21 19	21 8
3	Anders Antonsen Jeon Hyeok-jin	21 15	21 14
4	Mathias Christiansen / Frederik Søgaard Kang Min-hyuk / Kim Won-ho	19 21	20 22
5	Rasmus Gemke Cho Geon-yeop	21 9	22 20

Germany vs France

Germany
3

Ceres Arena Court 2
13 October 2021, 19:00 UTC+2
^[15]

France
2

		1	2	3
1	Max Weißkirchen Toma Junior Popov	21 13	21 15
2	Samuel Hsiao Christo Popov	12 21	17 21
3	Fabian Roth Arnaud Merklé	21 17	19 21	14 21
4	Marvin Seidel / Jan Colin Völker Fabien Delrue / William Villeger	22 20	15 21	21 15
5	Jones Ralfy Jansen / Mark Lamsfuß Christo Popov / Toma Junior Popov	21 18	21 13

Group C

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	Advance to quarter-finals
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

India
5

Ceres Arena Court 1
10 October 2021, 19:00 UTC+2
^[16]

Netherlands
0

		1	2
1	Srikanth Kidambi Joran Kweekel	21 12	21 14
2	Satwiksairaj Rankireddy / Chirag Shetty Ruben Jille / Ties van der Lecq	21 19	21 12
3	B. Sai Praneeth Robin Mesman	21 4	21 12
4	Arjun M.R. / Dhruv Kapila Andy Buijk / Brian Wassink	21 12	21 13
5	Sameer Verma Gijs Duijs	21 6	21 11

China vs Tahiti

China
5

Ceres Arena Court 3
10 October 2021, 19:00 UTC+2
^[17]

Tahiti
0

		1	2
1	Lu Guangzu Louis Beaubois	21 4	21 5
2	Li Shifeng Rémi Rossi	21 4	21 10
3	Weng Hongyang Glen Lefoll	21 4	21 4
4	He Jiting / Tan Qiang Elias Maublanc / Heiva Yvonet	21 8	21 2
5	Di Zijian / Wang Chang Glen Lefoll / Rémi Rossi	21 3	21 12

China vs Netherlands

China
5

Ceres Arena Court 1
12 October 2021, 13:30 UTC+2
^[18]

Netherlands
0

		1	2
1	Lu Guangzu Joran Kweekel	21 15	21 19
2	He Jiting / Zhou Haodong Ruben Jille / Ties van der Lecq	21 11	21 7
3	Li Shifeng Robin Mesman	21 7	21 8
4	Liu Cheng / Wang Yilyu Andy Buijk / Brian Wassink	21 14	21 10
5	Weng Hongyang Gijs Duijs	21 10	21 6

India vs Tahiti

India
5

Ceres Arena Court 3
12 October 2021, 19:00 UTC+2
^[19]

Tahiti
0

		1	2
1	B. Sai Praneeth Louis Beaubois	21 5	21 6
2	Sameer Verma Rémi Rossi	21 12	21 12
3	Kiran George Elias Maublanc	21 4	21 2
4	Krishna Prasad Garaga / Vishnu Vardhan Glen Lefoll / Rémi Rossi	21 8	21 7
5	Satwiksairaj Rankireddy / Chirag Shetty Elias Maublanc / Heiva Yvonet	21 5	21 3

Netherlands vs Tahiti

Netherlands
4

Ceres Arena Court 3
13 October 2021, 19:00 UTC+2
^[20]

Tahiti
1

		1	2
1	Joran Kweekel Louis Beaubois	21 6	21 9
2	Robin Mesman Rémi Rossi	16 21	23 25
3	Gijs Duijs Heiva Yvonet	21 3	21 4
4	Andy Buijk / Brian Wassink Glen Lefoll / Rémi Rossi	21 10	21 10
5	Ruben Jille / Ties van der Lecq Elias Maublanc / Heiva Yvonet	21 4	21 4

China vs India

China
4

Ceres Arena Court 1
14 October 2021, 8:30 UTC+2
^[21]

India
1

		1	2	3
1	Shi Yuqi Srikanth Kidambi	21 12	21 16
2	He Jiting / Zhou Haodong Satwiksairaj Rankireddy / Chirag Shetty	14 21	14 21
3	Lu Guangzu Sameer Verma	14 21	21 9	24 22
4	Liu Cheng / Wang Yilyu Arjun M.R. / Dhruv Kapila	26 24	21 19
5	Li Shifeng Kiran George	21 15	21 17

Group D

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	Advance to quarter-finals
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:

^ 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

Japan
4

Ceres Arena Court 3
10 October 2021, 13:30 UTC+2
^[23]

Canada
1

		1	2	3
1	Kanta Tsuneyama Brian Yang	18 21	21 19	13 21
2	Kenta Nishimoto Jason Ho-Shue	21 14	21 6
3	Takuro Hoki / Taichi Saito Phillipe Charron / Maxima Tétreault	21 9	21 2
4	Kodai Naraoka B. R. Sankeerth	21 8	21 14
5	Akira Koga / Yuta Watanabe Jason Ho-shue / Nyl Yakura	21 3	21 12

Malaysia vs Canada

Malaysia
5

Ceres Arena Court 2
12 October 2021, 19:00 UTC+2
^[24]

Canada
0

		1	2
1	Lee Zii Jia Brian Yang	21 18	21 13
2	Cheam June Wei Jason Ho-Shue	21 14	21 14
3	Ng Tze Yong B. R. Sankeerth	21 7	21 19
4	Nur Izzuddin / Soh Wooi Yik Phillipe Charron / Maxime Tétreault	21 7	21 10
5	Aaron Chia / Goh Sze Fei B. R. Sankeerth / Nyl Yakura	21 14	21 13

Japan vs Malaysia

Japan
4

Ceres Arena Court 2
14 October 2021, 8:30 UTC+2
^[25]

Malaysia
1

		1	2	3
1	Kento Momota Lee Zii Jia	15 21	21 12	23 21
2	Takuro Hoki / Yugo Kobayashi Aaron Chia / Soh Wooi Yik	21 13	21 13
3	Kanta Tsuneyama Cheam June Wei	22 20	21 13
4	Akira Koga / Yuta Watanabe Goh Sze Fei / Nur Izzuddin	21 10	21 16
5	Kenta Nishimoto Leong Jun Hao	19 21	18 21

References

^ "THOMAS & UBER CUP FINALS - 2020 - SCHEDULE OF PLAY" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
^ "Indonesia, Japan Top-Seeded for TUC". bwfthomasubercups.bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 4 March 2020.
^ "Seeding List" (PDF). bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
^ Chinese Taipei vs Thailand
^ Indonesia vs Algeria
^ Indonesia vs Thailand
^ Chinese Taipei vs Algeria
^ Indonesia vs Chinese Taipei
^ Thailand vs Algeria
^ Korea vs Germany
^ Denmark vs France
^ Korea vs France
^ Denmark vs Germany
^ Denmark vs Korea
^ Germany vs France
^ India vs Netherlands
^ China vs Tahiti
^ China vs Netherlands
^ India vs Tahiti
^ Netherlands vs Tahiti
^ China vs India
^ "Injury-Hit England Withdraw From Thomas Cup". badmintonengland.co.uk. Badminton England. 4 October 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
^ Japan vs Canada
^ Malaysia vs Canada
^ Japan vs Malaysia

[table_note_res_WD0.71989019667725-23] 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]

[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.

[24] Japan vs Canada

[25] Malaysia vs Canada

[26] Japan vs Malaysia

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