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

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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.

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.

Venues

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

Thomas Cup

Uber Cup

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

Play-offs		Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

		3 May 2006
1 May 2006
		China	3
South Africa	0			5 May 2006
		England	0
England	3			China	3

				Indonesia	0
		Indonesia	3
Japan	3					7 May 2006
		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
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 19	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

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

Play-offs		Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

		3 May 2006
1 May 2006
		China	3
Singapore	3			4 May 2006
		Singapore	0
New Zealand	0			China	3

				Germany	0
		Hong Kong	2
Germany	3					6 May 2006
		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
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

International badminton

BWF Thomas Cup Uber Cup Sudirman Cup World Championships World Junior Championships Olympics World Cup World Grand Prix (defunct) World Ranking World Junior Ranking Hall of Fame Teams

Africa	BCA – African Championships

Asia	BAC – Asia Championships Junior Championships

Europe	BE – European Championships Junior Championships

Oceania	BO – Oceania Championships

Americas	BPA – Pan Am Championships Junior Championships

Games	All-Africa Games Asian Games Commonwealth Games Deaflympics East Asian Games Island Games Pan American Games Pan Arab Games Southeast Asian Games Universiade World Games (defunct)

Thomas & Uber Cup

Thomas Cup	Preston 1949 Singapore 1952 Singapore 1955 Singapore 1958 Jakarta 1961 Tokyo 1964 Jakarta 1967 Kuala Lumpur 1970 Jakarta 1973 Bangkok 1976 Jakarta 1979 London 1982

Uber Cup	Lancashire 1957 Philadelphia 1960 Wilmington 1963 Wellington 1966 Tokyo 1969 Tokyo 1972 Jakarta 1975 Auckland 1978 Tokyo 1981

Thomas & Uber Cup	Kuala Lumpur 1984 Jakarta 1986 Kuala Lumpur 1988 Tokyo 1990 Kuala Lumpur 1992 Jakarta 1994 Hong Kong 1996 Hong Kong 1998 Kuala Lumpur 2000 Guangzhou 2002 Jakarta 2004 Sendai/Tokyo 2006 Jakarta 2008 Kuala Lumpur 2010 Wuhan 2012 New Delhi 2014 Kunshan 2016

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