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{{infobox badminton event
|name           = 2008 Thomas & Uber Cup<br/>Piala Thomas & Uber 2008
|image          = Thomasuber08.png
|size           = 200px
|caption        = Official logo of the tournament
|dates          = 11–18 May 
|number_edition = 25th (Thomas Cup)<br />22nd (Uber Cup)
|level          = 1
|prize_money    = 
|other          = 
|venue          = [[Istora Gelora Bung Karno]]
|location       = [[Jakarta]], [[Indonesia]]
|previous       = [[2006 Thomas & Uber Cup|2006 Sendai-Tokyo]]
|next           = <br />[[2010 Thomas & Uber Cup|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==
[[China]], [[Indonesia]], and the [[United States]] submitted a bid for the event.<ref>{{cite web|title=Transcorps Pegang Hak Komersial Piala Thomas dan Uber 2008|url=http://www.antaranews.com/berita/78980/transcorps-pegang-hak-komersial-piala-thomas-dan-uber-2008|website=antaranews.com|access-date=8 April 2017}}</ref> International Badminton Federation selected Indonesia as the host for the event during a council meeting in December 2005.<ref>{{cite web|title=New scoring format for Thomas Cup|url=http://www.thestar.com.my/sport/other-sport/2005/12/10/new-scoring-format-for-thomas-cup/|website=thestar.com.my|access-date=8 April 2017}}</ref>

==Qualification==
{{main|2008 Thomas & Uber Cup qualification}}
[[Image:2008 TUC.png|thumb|400px|Qualifying countries]]
{| class=wikitable
!rowspan=2|Confederation
!colspan=2|Qualifier(s)
|-
!Thomas Cup
!Uber Cup
|-
|[[Badminton Asia Confederation|Asia]]
|{{Bd|Malaysia}}<br />{{Bd|Thailand}}<br />{{Bd|Japan}}<br />{{Bd|KOR|1997}}
|{{Bd|KOR|1997}}<br />{{Bd|Japan}}<br />{{Bd|Malaysia}}<br />{{Bd|Hong Kong}}
|-
|[[Badminton Confederation of Africa|Africa]]
|{{Bd|Nigeria}}
|{{Bd|South Africa}}
|-
|[[Badminton Europe|Europe]]
|{{Bd|Denmark}}<br />{{Bd|England}}<br />{{Bd|Germany}}
|{{Bd|Denmark}}<br />{{Bd|Netherlands}}<br />{{Bd|Germany}}
|-
|[[Badminton Oceania|Oceania]]
|{{Bd|New Zealand}}
|{{Bd|New Zealand}}
|-
|[[Badminton Pan Am|Americas]]
|{{Bd|Canada}}
|{{Bd|United States}}
|-
|Defending Champions
|{{Bd|China}}
|{{Bd|China}}
|-
|Host nation
|{{Bd|Indonesia}}
|{{Bd|Indonesia}}
|}

==Seedings==
All the seeding list based on February 28, 2008 world rankings as the draw was conducted on March 11, 2008.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.badzine.net/2008/03/thomas-and-uber-cup-final-seedings/ |title=TUC 2008 – Final Seedings |publisher=Badzine.net |access-date=18 May 2017|date=11 March 2008}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://sites.google.com/site/sportsworld365/thomas%26ubercup%3Aeasyforchina%2Cearlytestfor|title=Easy for China, early test for Malaysia |publisher=[[Badminton World Federation|BWF]] |date=2008-03-12 |access-date=2008-03-13}}</ref> 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.
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
;Thomas Cup
#{{Bd|China}}
#{{Bd|Indonesia}}
#{{Bd|Malaysia}}
#{{Bd|Denmark}}
#{{Bd|KOR|1997}}
#{{Bd|Japan}}
#{{Bd|Canada}}
#{{Bd|Germany}}
#{{Bd|Thailand}}
#{{Bd|England}}
#{{Bd|New Zealand}}
#{{Bd|Nigeria}}
{{col-2}}
;Uber Cup
#{{Bd|China}}
#{{Bd|Japan}}
#{{Bd|KOR|1997}}
#{{Bd|Malaysia}}
#{{Bd|Indonesia}}
#{{Bd|Germany}}
#{{Bd|Denmark}}
#{{Bd|Hong Kong}}
#{{Bd|Netherlands}}
#{{Bd|New Zealand}}
#{{Bd|United States}}
#{{Bd|South Africa}}
{{col-end}}

==Squads==
{{details|2008 Thomas & Uber Cup squads}}

==Medalists==
{| {{MedalistTable|type=Event}}
|-
| rowspan="2" | Thomas Cup
| rowspan=2;align="left" | {{bd|CHN}}<br />[[Lin Dan]] <br />[[Bao Chunlai]]<br />[[Chen Jin (badminton)|Chen Jin]]<br />[[Chen Yu (badminton)|Chen Yu]]<br />[[Cai Yun]]<br />[[Fu Haifeng]]<br />[[Xie Zhongbo]]<br />[[Guo Zhendong]]<br />[[He Hanbin]]<br />[[Shen Ye]]
| rowspan=2;align="left" | {{bd|KOR}}<br />[[Park Sung-hwan]] <br />[[Lee Hyun-il]]<br />[[Shon Seung-mo]]<br />[[Hong Ji-hoon]]<br />[[Lee Jae-jin (badminton)|Lee Jae-jin]]<br />[[Jung Jae-sung]]<br />[[Hwang Ji-man]]<br />[[Lee Yong-dae]]
| align="left" | {{bd|MAS}}<br />[[Lee Chong Wei]] <br />[[Wong Choong Hann]]<br />[[Muhammad Hafiz Hashim]]<br />[[Mohd Arif Abdul Latif]]<br />[[Choong Tan Fook]]<br />[[Lee Wan Wah]]<br />[[Koo Kien Keat]]<br />[[Tan Boon Heong]]<br />[[Mohd Fairuzizuan Mohd Tazari]]<br />[[Mohd Zakry Abdul Latif]]
|-
| align="left" | {{bd|INA}}<br />[[Sony Dwi Kuncoro]] <br />[[Taufik Hidayat]]<br />[[Simon Santoso]]<br />[[Tommy Sugiarto]]<br />[[Markis Kido]]<br />[[Hendra Setiawan]]<br />[[Joko Riyadi]]<br />[[Hendra Aprida Gunawan]]<br />[[Candra Wijaya]]<br />[[Nova Widianto]]
|-
| rowspan="2" | Uber Cup
| rowspan=2;align="left" | {{bd|CHN}}<br />[[Xie Xingfang]] <br />[[Lu Lan]]<br />[[Zhu Lin (badminton)|Zhu Lin]]<br />[[Jiang Yanjiao]]<br />[[Yang Wei (badminton)|Yang Wei]]<br />[[Zhang Jiewen]]<br />[[Wei Yili]]<br />[[Zhang Yawen]]<br />[[Gao Ling]]<br />[[Zhao Tingting]]
| rowspan=2;align="left" | {{bd|INA}}<br />[[Maria Kristin Yulianti]] <br />[[Adriyanti Firdasari]]<br />[[Pia Zebadiah]]<br />[[Fransisca Ratnasari]]<br />[[Lilyana Natsir]]<br />[[Vita Marissa]]<br />[[Greysia Polii]]<br />[[Jo Novita]]<br />[[Rani Mundiasti]]<br />[[Endang Nursugianti]]
| align="left" | {{bd|KOR}}<br />[[Hwang Hye-youn]] <br />[[Lee Yun-hwa]]<br />[[Jang Soo-young]]<br />[[Bae Youn-joo]]<br />[[Lee Kyung-won]]<br />[[Lee Hyo-jung (badminton)|Lee Hyo-jung]]<br />[[Kim Min-jung (badminton)|Kim Min-jung]]<br />[[Ha Jung-eun]]
|-
| align="left" | {{bd|GER}}<br />[[Xu Huaiwen]] <br />[[Juliane Schenk]]<br />[[Janet Köhler]]<br />[[Carola Bott]]<br />[[Karin Schnaase]]<br />[[Nicole Grether]]<br />[[Carina Mette]]<br />[[Birgit Overzier]]<br />[[Michaela Peiffer]]<br />[[Kathrin Piotrowski]]
|}
===Medal table===
{{Medals table
 | caption        =
 | host           = Indonesia
 | flag_template  = bd
 | event          =
 | team           =
 | gold_CHN = 2 | silver_CHN = 0 | bronze_CHN = 0 
 | gold_INA = 0 | silver_INA = 1 | bronze_INA = 1 |host_INA= yes
 | gold_GER = 0 | silver_GER = 0 | bronze_GER = 1
 | gold_MAS= 0 | silver_MAS = 0 | bronze_MAS = 1 
 | gold_KOR = 0 | silver_KOR = 1 | bronze_KOR = 1 
}}

==Thomas Cup==

===Groups===
{{main|2008 Thomas Cup group stage}}

====Group A====
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{{col-2}}
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
!width=175|Team
!width=20|Pts
!width=20|Pld
!width=20|W
!width=20|L
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{Bd|China}}||'''2'''||2||2||0
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{Bd|Canada}}||'''1'''||2||1||1
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{Bd|Nigeria}}||'''0'''||2||0||2
|}
{{col-2}}
{| style="font-size:90%"
!width=200|
!width=100|
!width=200|
|-
|colspan=3|2008-05-11
|-
|align=right|{{Bd-rt|China}}
|align=center|5–0
|{{Bd|Nigeria}}
|-
|align=right|{{Bd-rt|Canada}}
|align=center|5–0
|{{Bd|Nigeria}}
|-
|colspan=3|2008-05-12
|-
|align=right|{{Bd-rt|China}}
|align=center|5–0
|{{Bd|Canada}}
|}
{{col-end}}

====Group B====
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
!width=175|Team
!width=20|Pts
!width=20|Pld
!width=20|W
!width=20|L
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{Bd|Malaysia}}||'''2'''||2||2||0
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{Bd|England}}||'''1'''||2||1||1
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{Bd|KOR|1997}}||'''0'''||2||0||2
|}
{{col-2}}
{| style="font-size:90%"
!width=200|
!width=100|
!width=200|
|-
|colspan=3|2008-05-11
|-
|align=right|{{Bd-rt|Malaysia}}
|align=center|5–0
|{{Bd|England}}
|-
|colspan=3|2008-05-12
|-
|align=right|{{Bd-rt|KOR|1997}}
|align=center|1–4
|{{Bd|England}}
|-
|align=right|{{Bd-rt|Malaysia}}
|align=center|4–1
|{{Bd|KOR|1997}}
|}
{{col-end}}

====Group C====
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
!width=175|Team
!width=20|Pts
!width=20|Pld
!width=20|W
!width=20|L
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{Bd|Denmark}}||'''2'''||2||2||0
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{Bd|Japan}}||'''1'''||2||1||1
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{Bd|New Zealand}}||'''0'''||2||0||2
|}
{{col-2}}
{| style="font-size:90%"
!width=200|
!width=100|
!width=200|
|-
|colspan=3|2008-05-11
|-
|align=right|{{Bd-rt|Denmark}}
|align=center|5–0
|{{Bd|New Zealand}}
|-
|colspan=3|2008-05-12
|-
|align=right|{{Bd-rt|Japan}}
|align=center|5–0
|{{Bd|New Zealand}}
|-
|align=right|{{Bd-rt|Denmark}}
|align=center|3–2
|{{Bd|Japan}}
|}
{{col-end}}

====Group D====
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
!width=175|Team
!width=20|Pts
!width=20|Pld
!width=20|W
!width=20|L
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{Bd|Indonesia}}||'''2'''||2||2||0
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{Bd|Thailand}}||'''1'''||2||1||1
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{Bd|Germany}}||'''0'''||2||0||2
|}
{{col-2}}
{| style="font-size:90%"
!width=200|
!width=100|
!width=200|
|-
|colspan=3|2008-05-11
|-
|align=right|{{Bd-rt|Germany}}
|align=center|2–3
|{{Bd|Thailand}}
|-
|align=right|{{Bd-rt|Indonesia}}
|align=center|3–2
|{{Bd|Thailand}}
|-
|colspan=3|2008-05-12
|-
|align=right|{{Bd-rt|Indonesia}}
|align=center|5–0
|{{Bd|Germany}}
|}
{{col-end}}

===Knockout stage===
{{transcluded section|2008 Thomas Cup knockout stage}}
{{#section-h:2008 Thomas Cup knockout stage|Bracket}}

{{Winners|bd|2008 Thomas Cup champion|China|Seventh}}

==Uber Cup==

===Groups===
{{main|2008 Uber Cup group stage}}

====Group W====
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
!width=175|Team
!width=20|Pts
!width=20|Pld
!width=20|W
!width=20|L
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{Bd|China}}||'''2'''||2||2||0
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{Bd|Germany}}||'''1'''||2||1||1
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{Bd|United States}}||'''0'''||2||0||2
|}
{{col-2}}
{| style="font-size:90%"
!width=200|
!width=100|
!width=200|
|-
|colspan=3|2008-05-11
|-
|align=right|{{Bd-rt|China}}
|align=center|5–0
|{{Bd|United States}}
|-
|align=right|{{Bd-rt|Germany}}
|align=center|5–0
|{{Bd|United States}}
|-
|colspan=3|2008-05-12
|-
|align=right|{{Bd-rt|China}}
|align=center|4–1
|{{Bd|Germany}}
|}
{{col-end}}

====Group X====
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
!width=175|Team
!width=20|Pts
!width=20|Pld
!width=20|W
!width=20|L
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{Bd|KOR|1997}}||'''2'''||2||2||0
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{Bd|Hong Kong}}||'''1'''||2||1||1
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{Bd|South Africa}}||'''0'''||2||0||2
|}
{{col-2}}
{| style="font-size:90%"
!width=200|
!width=100|
!width=200|
|-
|colspan=3|2008-05-11
|-
|align=right|{{Bd-rt|KOR|1997}}
|align=center|5–0
|{{Bd|South Africa}}
|-
|colspan=3|2008-05-12
|-
|align=right|{{Bd-rt|Hong Kong}}
|align=center|5–0
|{{Bd|South Africa}}
|-
|align=right|{{Bd-rt|KOR|1997}}
|align=center|5–0
|{{Bd|Hong Kong}}
|}
{{col-end}}

====Group Y====
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
!width=175|Team
!width=20|Pts
!width=20|Pld
!width=20|W
!width=20|L
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{Bd|Denmark}}||'''2'''||2||2||0
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{Bd|Malaysia}}||'''1'''||2||1||1
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{Bd|New Zealand}}||'''0'''||2||0||2
|}
{{col-2}}
{| style="font-size:90%"
!width=200|
!width=100|
!width=200|
|-
|colspan=3|2008-05-11
|-
|align=right|{{Bd-rt|Malaysia}}
|align=center|5–0
|{{Bd|New Zealand}}
|-
|align=right|{{Bd-rt|Denmark}}
|align=center|4–1
|{{Bd|New Zealand}}
|-
|colspan=3|2008-05-12
|-
|align=right|{{Bd-rt|Malaysia}}
|align=center|2–3
|{{Bd|Denmark}}
|}
{{col-end}}

====Group Z====
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center"
!width=175|Team
!width=20|Pts
!width=20|Pld
!width=20|W
!width=20|L
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{Bd|Indonesia}}||'''2'''||2||2||0
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{Bd|Netherlands}}||'''1'''||2||1||1
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{Bd|Japan}}||'''0'''||2||0||2
|}
{{col-2}}
{| style="font-size:90%"
!width=200|
!width=100|
!width=200|
|-
|colspan=3|2008-05-11
|-
|align=right|{{Bd-rt|Japan}}
|align=center|1–4
|{{Bd|Indonesia}}
|-
|colspan=3|2008-05-12
|-
|align=right|{{Bd-rt|Japan}}
|align=center|2–3
|{{Bd|Netherlands}}
|-
|align=right|{{Bd-rt|Indonesia}}
|align=center|5–0
|{{Bd|Netherlands}}
|}
{{col-end}}

===Knockout stage===
{{transcluded section|2008 Uber Cup knockout stage}}
{{#section-h:2008 Uber Cup knockout stage|Bracket}}

{{Winners|bd|2008 Uber Cup champion|China|Eleventh}}

==Controversies==
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 national badminton team|Indonesia Uber Cup team]] who threatened to pull out from the tournament due to the scheduling affair, forcing organisers to amend the schedule.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2008/5/11/sports/21219002&sec=sports|title=Be fair to everyone, team managers tell world body|work=The Star|date=2008-05-11|access-date=2008-05-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080614005959/http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=%2F2008%2F5%2F11%2Fsports%2F21219002&sec=sports|archive-date=2008-06-14|url-status=dead}}</ref>

Another controversy cropped up in the tournament was the decision of [[Korea national badminton team|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 national badminton team|England]] and [[Malaysia national badminton team|Malaysia]] and soon admitted they played to lose the game.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gWQaWArVDofdTMIwGvZwiuTyQ9Ng|title=Controversy as Koreans admit throwing badminton match|publisher=AFP|date=2008-05-12|access-date=2008-05-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517112955/http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gWQaWArVDofdTMIwGvZwiuTyQ9Ng|archive-date=2008-05-17|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://ca.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idCAL1786543720080512|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080517062302/http://ca.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idCAL1786543720080512|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 17, 2008|title=KOR|publisher=[[Reuters]]|date=2008-05-12|access-date=2008-05-13}}</ref> However, Korean manager denied any fault on them and blamed on the format.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2008/5/13/sports/21226123&sec=sports|title=Badminton: Blame it on the format, says Korean manager|work=The Star|date=2008-05-13|access-date=2008-05-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080513232429/http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=%2F2008%2F5%2F13%2Fsports%2F21226123&sec=sports|archive-date=2008-05-13|url-status=dead}}</ref> This controversy forced the BWF to reexamine the rules and format for future tournaments.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://ca.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idCASP28378820080513|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080518052758/http://ca.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idCASP28378820080513|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 18, 2008|title=Rules to be reassessed after KOR|publisher=[[Reuters]]|date=2008-05-12|access-date=2008-05-13}}</ref>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/tournament.aspx?id=3464C5B3-4DF7-4C6B-A7BA-CDAA0B13C064 Thomas and Uber Cup 2008] at ''tournamentsoftware.com''

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