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.
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]
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.
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]
Referencesedit
^"Transcorps Pegang Hak Komersial Piala Thomas dan Uber 2008". antaranews.com. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
^"New scoring format for Thomas Cup". thestar.com.my. Retrieved 8 April 2017.
^"TUC 2008 – Final Seedings". Badzine.net. 11 March 2008. Retrieved 18 May 2017.
^"Easy for China, early test for Malaysia". BWF. 2008-03-12. Retrieved 2008-03-13.
^. The Star. 2008-05-11. Archived from the original on 2008-06-14. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
^. AFP. 2008-05-12. Archived from the original on 2008-05-17. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
^. The Star. 2008-05-13. Archived from the original on 2008-05-13. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
^"Rules to be reassessed after KOR". Reuters. 2008-05-12. Retrieved 2008-05-13.
External linksedit
Thomas and Uber Cup 2008 at tournamentsoftware.com
April 10, 2024
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The 2008 Thomas amp 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 2008 Thomas amp Uber CupPiala Thomas amp Uber 2008Tournament detailsDates11 18 MayEdition25th Thomas Cup 22nd Uber Cup LevelInternationalVenueIstora Gelora Bung KarnoLocationJakarta Indonesia 2006 Sendai Tokyo 2010 Kuala Lumpur Contents 1 Host city selection 2 Qualification 3 Seedings 4 Squads 5 Thomas Cup 5 1 Groups 5 1 1 Group A 5 1 2 Group B 5 1 3 Group C 5 1 4 Group D 5 2 Knockout stage 6 Uber Cup 6 1 Groups 6 1 1 Group W 6 1 2 Group X 6 1 3 Group Y 6 1 4 Group Z 6 2 Knockout stage 7 Controversies 8 References 9 External linksHost city selection editChina 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 editMain article 2008 Thomas amp Uber Cup qualification nbsp Qualifying countriesConfederation Qualifier s Thomas Cup Uber CupAsia nbsp Malaysia nbsp Thailand nbsp Japan nbsp South Korea nbsp South Korea nbsp Japan nbsp Malaysia nbsp Hong KongAfrica nbsp Nigeria nbsp South AfricaEurope nbsp Denmark nbsp England nbsp Germany nbsp Denmark nbsp Netherlands nbsp GermanyOceania nbsp New Zealand nbsp New ZealandAmericas nbsp Canada nbsp United StatesDefending Champions nbsp China nbsp ChinaHost nation nbsp Indonesia nbsp IndonesiaSeedings editAll 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 Thomas Cup nbsp China nbsp Indonesia nbsp Malaysia nbsp Denmark nbsp South Korea nbsp Japan nbsp Canada nbsp Germany nbsp Thailand nbsp England nbsp New Zealand nbsp Nigeria Uber Cup nbsp China nbsp Japan nbsp South Korea nbsp Malaysia nbsp Indonesia nbsp Germany nbsp Denmark nbsp Hong Kong nbsp Netherlands nbsp New Zealand nbsp United States nbsp South AfricaSquads editFurther information 2008 Thomas amp Uber Cup squadsThomas Cup editGroups edit Main article 2008 Thomas Cup group stage Group A edit Team Pts Pld W L nbsp China 2 2 2 0 nbsp Canada 1 2 1 1 nbsp Nigeria 0 2 0 2 2008 05 11China nbsp 5 0 nbsp NigeriaCanada nbsp 5 0 nbsp Nigeria2008 05 12China nbsp 5 0 nbsp Canada Group B edit Team Pts Pld W L nbsp Malaysia 2 2 2 0 nbsp England 1 2 1 1 nbsp South Korea 0 2 0 2 2008 05 11Malaysia nbsp 5 0 nbsp England2008 05 12South Korea nbsp 1 4 nbsp EnglandMalaysia nbsp 4 1 nbsp South Korea Group C edit Team Pts Pld W L nbsp Denmark 2 2 2 0 nbsp Japan 1 2 1 1 nbsp New Zealand 0 2 0 2 2008 05 11Denmark nbsp 5 0 nbsp New Zealand2008 05 12Japan nbsp 5 0 nbsp New ZealandDenmark nbsp 3 2 nbsp Japan Group D edit Team Pts Pld W L nbsp Indonesia 2 2 2 0 nbsp Thailand 1 2 1 1 nbsp Germany 0 2 0 2 2008 05 11Germany nbsp 2 3 nbsp ThailandIndonesia nbsp 3 2 nbsp Thailand2008 05 12Indonesia nbsp 5 0 nbsp Germany Knockout stage edit This section is transcluded from 2008 Thomas Cup knockout stage edit history Wild Card13 May 2022Quarterfinals14 May 2022Semifinals16 May 2022Final18 May 2022 nbsp China3 nbsp New Zealand0 nbsp Thailand0 nbsp Thailand3 nbsp China3 nbsp Malaysia2 nbsp Malaysia3 nbsp Japan3 nbsp Japan0 nbsp Germany2 nbsp China3 nbsp South Korea1 nbsp Denmark2 nbsp Canada0 nbsp South Korea3 nbsp South Korea3 nbsp South Korea3 nbsp Indonesia0 nbsp Indonesia3 nbsp England3 nbsp England0 nbsp Nigeria0 2008 Thomas Cup champion nbsp ChinaSeventh titleUber Cup editGroups edit Main article 2008 Uber Cup group stage Group W edit Team Pts Pld W L nbsp China 2 2 2 0 nbsp Germany 1 2 1 1 nbsp United States 0 2 0 2 2008 05 11China nbsp 5 0 nbsp United StatesGermany nbsp 5 0 nbsp United States2008 05 12China nbsp 4 1 nbsp Germany Group X edit Team Pts Pld W L nbsp South Korea 2 2 2 0 nbsp Hong Kong 1 2 1 1 nbsp South Africa 0 2 0 2 2008 05 11South Korea nbsp 5 0 nbsp South Africa2008 05 12Hong Kong nbsp 5 0 nbsp South AfricaSouth Korea nbsp 5 0 nbsp Hong Kong Group Y edit Team Pts Pld W L nbsp Denmark 2 2 2 0 nbsp Malaysia 1 2 1 1 nbsp New Zealand 0 2 0 2 2008 05 11Malaysia nbsp 5 0 nbsp New ZealandDenmark nbsp 4 1 nbsp New Zealand2008 05 12Malaysia nbsp 2 3 nbsp Denmark Group Z edit Team Pts Pld W L nbsp Indonesia 2 2 2 0 nbsp Netherlands 1 2 1 1 nbsp Japan 0 2 0 2 2008 05 11Japan nbsp 1 4 nbsp Indonesia2008 05 12Japan nbsp 2 3 nbsp NetherlandsIndonesia nbsp 5 0 nbsp Netherlands Knockout stage edit This section is transcluded from 2008 Uber Cup knockout stage edit history Wild Card13 May 2022Quarterfinals14 May 2022Semifinals15 May 2022Final17 May 2022 nbsp China3 nbsp New Zealand0 nbsp Netherlands2 nbsp Netherlands3 nbsp China3 nbsp South Korea1 nbsp South Korea3 nbsp Malaysia3 nbsp Malaysia1 nbsp Japan0 nbsp China3 nbsp Indonesia0 nbsp Denmark0 nbsp Germany3 nbsp Germany3 nbsp South Africa0 nbsp Germany1 nbsp Indonesia3 nbsp Indonesia3 nbsp Hong Kong3 nbsp Hong Kong0 nbsp United States0 2008 Uber Cup champion nbsp ChinaEleventh titleControversies editThe 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 edit Transcorps Pegang Hak Komersial Piala Thomas dan Uber 2008 antaranews com Retrieved 8 April 2017 New scoring format for Thomas Cup thestar com my Retrieved 8 April 2017 TUC 2008 Final Seedings Badzine net 11 March 2008 Retrieved 18 May 2017 Easy for China early test for Malaysia BWF 2008 03 12 Retrieved 2008 03 13 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 Controversy as Koreans admit throwing badminton match AFP 2008 05 12 Archived from the original on 2008 05 17 Retrieved 2008 05 13 KOR Reuters 2008 05 12 Retrieved 2008 05 13 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 Rules to be reassessed after KOR Reuters 2008 05 12 Retrieved 2008 05 13 External links editThomas and Uber Cup 2008 at tournamentsoftware com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2008 Thomas 26 Uber Cup amp oldid 1155860411, wikipedia, 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