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2008 Thomas & Uber Cup
Piala Thomas & Uber 2008
Tournament details
Dates11–18 May
Edition25th (Thomas Cup)
22nd (Uber Cup)
LevelInternational
VenueIstora Gelora Bung Karno
LocationJakarta, Indonesia
2006 Sendai-Tokyo
2010 Kuala Lumpur

The 2008 Thomas & Uber Cup was the 25th tournament of the Thomas Cup and 22nd tournament of the Uber Cup, the men's and women's team competition in badminton, respectively. It was held in Jakarta, Indonesia, from May 11 to May 18, 2008.

Host city selection

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China, Indonesia, and the United States submitted a bid for the event.[1] International Badminton Federation selected Indonesia as the host for the event during a council meeting in December 2005.[2]

Qualification

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Qualifying countries
Confederation Qualifier(s)
Thomas Cup Uber Cup
Asia  Malaysia
 Thailand
 Japan
 South Korea
 South Korea
 Japan
 Malaysia
 Hong Kong
Africa  Nigeria  South Africa
Europe  Denmark
 England
 Germany
 Denmark
 Netherlands
 Germany
Oceania  New Zealand  New Zealand
Americas  Canada  United States
Defending Champions  China  China
Host nation  Indonesia  Indonesia

Seedings

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All the seeding list based on February 28, 2008 world rankings as the draw was conducted on March 11, 2008.[3][4] The top four seeding teams is in first pot, follow by next four teams in the second pot and the bottom four teams was put in the third pot.

Squads

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Medalists

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
Thomas Cup  China
Lin Dan
Bao Chunlai
Chen Jin
Chen Yu
Cai Yun
Fu Haifeng
Xie Zhongbo
Guo Zhendong
He Hanbin
Shen Ye
 South Korea
Park Sung-hwan
Lee Hyun-il
Shon Seung-mo
Hong Ji-hoon
Lee Jae-jin
Jung Jae-sung
Hwang Ji-man
Lee Yong-dae
 Malaysia
Lee Chong Wei
Wong Choong Hann
Muhammad Hafiz Hashim
Mohd Arif Abdul Latif
Choong Tan Fook
Lee Wan Wah
Koo Kien Keat
Tan Boon Heong
Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari
Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif
 Indonesia
Sony Dwi Kuncoro
Taufik Hidayat
Simon Santoso
Tommy Sugiarto
Markis Kido
Hendra Setiawan
Joko Riyadi
Hendra Aprida Gunawan
Candra Wijaya
Nova Widianto
Uber Cup  China
Xie Xingfang
Lu Lan
Zhu Lin
Jiang Yanjiao
Yang Wei
Zhang Jiewen
Wei Yili
Zhang Yawen
Gao Ling
Zhao Tingting
 Indonesia
Maria Kristin Yulianti
Adriyanti Firdasari
Pia Zebadiah
Fransisca Ratnasari
Lilyana Natsir
Vita Marissa
Greysia Polii
Jo Novita
Rani Mundiasti
Endang Nursugianti
 South Korea
Hwang Hye-youn
Lee Yun-hwa
Jang Soo-young
Bae Youn-joo
Lee Kyung-won
Lee Hyo-jung
Kim Min-jung
Ha Jung-eun
 Germany
Xu Huaiwen
Juliane Schenk
Janet Köhler
Carola Bott
Karin Schnaase
Nicole Grether
Carina Mette
Birgit Overzier
Michaela Peiffer
Kathrin Piotrowski

Medal table

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  *   Host nation (Indonesia)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China2002
2 Indonesia*0112
 South Korea0112
4 Germany0011
 Malaysia0011
Totals (5 entries)2248

Thomas Cup

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Groups

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Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Group D

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Knockout stage

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Wild-Card
13 May 2022
Quarterfinals
14 May 2022
Semifinals
16 May 2022
Final
18 May 2022
 China 3
 New Zealand 0  Thailand 0
 Thailand 3  China 3
 Malaysia 2
 Malaysia 3
 Japan 3  Japan 0
 Germany 2  China 3
 South Korea 1
 Denmark 2
 Canada 0  South Korea 3
 South Korea 3  South Korea 3
 Indonesia 0
 Indonesia 3
 England 3  England 0
 Nigeria 0


 2008 Thomas Cup champion 

China
Seventh title

Uber Cup

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Groups

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Group W

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Group X

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Group Y

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Group Z

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Knockout stage

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Wild-Card
13 May 2008
Quarterfinals
14 May 2008
Semifinals
15 May 2008
Final
17 May 2008
 China 3
 New Zealand 0  Netherlands 2
 Netherlands 3  China 3
 South Korea 1
 South Korea 3
 Malaysia 3  Malaysia 1
 Japan 0  China 3
 Indonesia 0
 Denmark 0
 Germany 3  Germany 3
 South Africa 0  Germany 1
 Indonesia 3
 Indonesia 3
 Hong Kong 3  Hong Kong 0
 United States 0


 2008 Uber Cup champion 

China
Eleventh title

Controversies

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The controversy arose when an unfair scheduling forced some of the teams to play twice a day. Most of the teams were unhappy with the Badminton World Federation decision, including the Indonesia Uber Cup team who threatened to pull out from the tournament due to the scheduling affair, forcing organisers to amend the schedule.[5]

Another controversy cropped up in the tournament was the decision of Korea Thomas Cup team to throw both of their group matches to get a better opposition in the knockout stage. They lost 4–1 in both group matches against England and Malaysia and soon admitted they played to lose the game.[6][7] However, Korean manager denied any fault on them and blamed on the format.[8] This controversy forced the BWF to reexamine the rules and format for future tournaments.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Transcorps Pegang Hak Komersial Piala Thomas dan Uber 2008". antaranews.com. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  2. ^ "New scoring format for Thomas Cup". thestar.com.my. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
  3. ^ "TUC 2008 – Final Seedings". Badzine.net. 11 March 2008. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
  4. ^ "Easy for China, early test for Malaysia". BWF. 2008-03-12. Retrieved 2008-03-13.
  5. ^ "Be fair to everyone, team managers tell world body". The Star. 2008-05-11. Archived from the original on 2008-06-14. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
  6. ^ "Controversy as Koreans admit throwing badminton match". AFP. 2008-05-12. Archived from the original on 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
  7. ^ "KOR". Reuters. 2008-05-12. Archived from the original on May 17, 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
  8. ^ "Badminton: Blame it on the format, says Korean manager". The Star. 2008-05-13. Archived from the original on 2008-05-13. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
  9. ^ "Rules to be reassessed after KOR". Reuters. 2008-05-12. Archived from the original on May 18, 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
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