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
August 25, 2023
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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 Qualifying countriesConfederation Qualifier s Thomas Cup Uber CupAsia Malaysia Thailand Japan South Korea South Korea Japan Malaysia Hong KongAfrica Nigeria South AfricaEurope Denmark England Germany Denmark Netherlands GermanyOceania New Zealand New ZealandAmericas Canada United StatesDefending Champions China ChinaHost nation Indonesia 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 China Indonesia Malaysia Denmark South Korea Japan Canada Germany Thailand England New Zealand Nigeria Uber Cup China Japan South Korea Malaysia Indonesia Germany Denmark Hong Kong Netherlands New Zealand United States 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 China 2 2 2 0 Canada 1 2 1 1 Nigeria 0 2 0 2 2008 05 11China 5 0 NigeriaCanada 5 0 Nigeria2008 05 12China 5 0 Canada Group B Edit Team Pts Pld W L Malaysia 2 2 2 0 England 1 2 1 1 South Korea 0 2 0 2 2008 05 11Malaysia 5 0 England2008 05 12South Korea 1 4 EnglandMalaysia 4 1 South Korea Group C Edit Team Pts Pld W L Denmark 2 2 2 0 Japan 1 2 1 1 New Zealand 0 2 0 2 2008 05 11Denmark 5 0 New Zealand2008 05 12Japan 5 0 New ZealandDenmark 3 2 Japan Group D Edit Team Pts Pld W L Indonesia 2 2 2 0 Thailand 1 2 1 1 Germany 0 2 0 2 2008 05 11Germany 2 3 ThailandIndonesia 3 2 Thailand2008 05 12Indonesia 5 0 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 China3 New Zealand0 Thailand0 Thailand3 China3 Malaysia2 Malaysia3 Japan3 Japan0 Germany2 China3 South Korea1 Denmark2 Canada0 South Korea3 South Korea3 South Korea3 Indonesia0 Indonesia3 England3 England0 Nigeria0 2008 Thomas Cup champion ChinaSeventh titleUber Cup EditGroups Edit Main article 2008 Uber Cup group stage Group W Edit Team Pts Pld W L China 2 2 2 0 Germany 1 2 1 1 United States 0 2 0 2 2008 05 11China 5 0 United StatesGermany 5 0 United States2008 05 12China 4 1 Germany Group X Edit Team Pts Pld W L South Korea 2 2 2 0 Hong Kong 1 2 1 1 South Africa 0 2 0 2 2008 05 11South Korea 5 0 South Africa2008 05 12Hong Kong 5 0 South AfricaSouth Korea 5 0 Hong Kong Group Y Edit Team Pts Pld W L Denmark 2 2 2 0 Malaysia 1 2 1 1 New Zealand 0 2 0 2 2008 05 11Malaysia 5 0 New ZealandDenmark 4 1 New Zealand2008 05 12Malaysia 2 3 Denmark Group Z Edit Team Pts Pld W L Indonesia 2 2 2 0 Netherlands 1 2 1 1 Japan 0 2 0 2 2008 05 11Japan 1 4 Indonesia2008 05 12Japan 2 3 NetherlandsIndonesia 5 0 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 China3 New Zealand0 Netherlands2 Netherlands3 China3 South Korea1 South Korea3 Malaysia3 Malaysia1 Japan0 China3 Indonesia0 Denmark0 Germany3 Germany3 South Africa0 Germany1 Indonesia3 Indonesia3 Hong Kong3 Hong Kong0 United States0 2008 Uber Cup champion 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 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