2014 Thomas & Uber Cup

2014 Thomas & Uber Cup
Tournament details
Dates	18 May – 25 May 2014
Edition	28th (Thomas Cup); 25th (Uber Cup)
Level	International
Venue	Siri Fort Sports Complex
Location	New Delhi, India
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The 2014 Thomas & Uber Cup was the 28th tournament of the Thomas Cup and 25th tournament of the Uber Cup, the premier badminton team championships for men and women respectively. It was held on May 18–25, 2014 at the Siri Fort Sports Complex in New Delhi, India. This is the first time India hosts the two cups.^[1]

Japan won the Thomas Cup for the first time after defeating Malaysia with a 3–2 score.^[2] China defended the Uber Cup after defeating Japan with a 3–1 score, their 13th title overall.^[3]

Qualifiers

Confederation	Qualifier
Confederation	Thomas Cup	Uber Cup
Asia	Indonesia Malaysia Japan South Korea Thailand Chinese Taipei Hong Kong Singapore	Indonesia Malaysia Japan South Korea Thailand Chinese Taipei Hong Kong Singapore
Europe	Denmark Germany England Russia France	Denmark Germany Bulgaria England
Pan Am	-	Canada
Oceania	-	Australia
Africa	Nigeria	-
Defending Champions	China	China
Host	India	India

Seedings

All the seeding list based on March 6, 2014 world rankings as the draw was conducted on March 30, 2014.^[4]^[5]^[6] The top four seeding teams is in first pot, follow by next four teams in the second pot, the next four teams in the third pot, and the last four teams was in the fourth pot.

For the knock out draw, to be held immediately after the group stage is completed.

Thomas Cup

Uber Cup

Squads

Thomas Cup

Groups

Group A

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L
Indonesia	6	3	3	0
Thailand	4	3	2	1
Singapore	2	3	1	2
Nigeria	0	3	0	3

Group B

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L
Japan	6	3	3	0
Denmark	4	3	2	1
Hong Kong	2	3	1	2
England	0	3	0	3

Group C

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L
Malaysia	6	3	3	0
South Korea	4	3	2	1
India	2	3	1	2
Germany	0	3	0	3

Group D

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L
China	6	3	3	0
France	4	3	2	1
Chinese Taipei	2	3	1	2
Russia	0	3	0	3

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

22 May 2014

China	3
		23 May 2014
Thailand	0
		China	0
22 May 2014
		Japan	3
Japan	3
				25 May 2014
France	1
				Japan	3
22 May 2014
				Malaysia	2
Denmark	1
		23 May 2014
Malaysia	3
		Malaysia	3
22 May 2014
		Indonesia	0
South Korea	2

Indonesia	3

Quarterfinals

China
3

Siri Fort Sports Complex Court 1
22 May 2014
12:00

Thailand
0

		1	2
1	Chen Long Boonsak Ponsana	21 16	21 8
2	Chai Biao / Hong Wei Maneepong Jongjit / Nipitphon Puangpuapech	21 18	21 14
3	Du Pengyu Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk	21 14	22 20
4	Fu Haifeng / Zhang Nan Wannawat Ampunsuwan / Patiphat Chalardchaleam			not played
5	Lin Dan Sudket Prapakamol			not played

Japan
3

Siri Fort Sports Complex Court 3
22 May 2014
12:00

France
1

		1	2	3
1	Kenichi Tago Brice Leverdez	14 21	21 15	16 21
2	Sho Sasaki Lucas Corvee	21 12	21 11
3	Takeshi Kamura / Keigo Sonoda Bastian Kersaudy / Gaetan Mittelheisser	21 8	21 13
4	Takuma Ueda Thomas Rouxel	21 13	21 12
5	Hiroyuki Endo / Kenichi Hayakawa Lucas Corvee / Brice Leverdez				not played

Denmark
1

Siri Fort Sports Complex Court 2
22 May 2014
18:00

Malaysia
3

		1	2	3
1	Jan O Jorgensen Lee Chong Wei	22 20	14 21	17 21
2	Mads Conrad-Petersen / Mads Pieler Kolding Hoon Thien How / Tan Boon Heong	21 14	21 18
3	Hans-Kristian Vittinghus Chong Wei Feng	21 19	14 21	8 21
4	Joachim Fischer Nielsen / Carsten Mogensen Goh V Shem / Tan Wee Kiong	19 21	13 21
5	Viktor Axelsen Daren Liew				not played

South Korea
2

Siri Fort Sports Complex Court 4
22 May 2014
18:00

Indonesia
3

		1	2	3
1	Shon Wan-ho Tommy Sugiarto	23 21	24 22
2	Lee Yong-dae / Yoo Yeon-seong Mohammad Ahsan / Hendra Setiawan	15 21	21 17	19 21
3	Lee Dong-keun Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka	17 21	16 21
4	Kim Ki-jung / Kim Sa-rang Ryan Agung Saputra / Angga Pratama	21 14	10 21	21 13
5	Hwang Jong-soo Simon Santoso	12 21	20 22

Semifinals

China
0

Siri Fort Sports Complex Court 1
23 May 2014
12:00

Japan
3

		1	2	3
1	Chen Long Kenichi Tago	13 21	11 21
2	Chai Biao / Hong Wei Hiroyuki Endo / Kenichi Hayakawa	20 22	19 21
3	Du Pengyu Kento Momota	25 23	18 21	14 21
4	Fu Haifeng / Zhang Nan Takeshi Kamura / Keigo Sonoda				not played
5	Lin Dan Sho Sasaki				not played

Malaysia
3

Siri Fort Sports Complex Court 2
23 May 2014
18:00

Indonesia
0

		1	2	3
1	Lee Chong Wei Tommy Sugiarto	21 19	21 13
2	Hoon Thien How / Tan Boon Heong Mohammad Ahsan / Hendra Setiawan	21 19	8 21	23 21
3	Chong Wei Feng Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka	21 10	21 17
4	Goh V Shem / Tan Wee Kiong Angga Pratama / Ryan Agung Saputra				not played
5	Daren Liew Simon Santoso				not played

The top four teams in the semi-final were the top four seeded teams in this competition. They also won their respective groups.

Final

Japan
3

Siri Fort Sports Complex Court 1
25 May 2014
15:00

Malaysia
2

		1	2	3
1	Kenichi Tago Lee Chong Wei	12 21	16 21
2	Kenichi Hayakawa / Hiroyuki Endo Tan Boon Heong / Hoon Thien How	12 21	21 17	21 19
3	Kento Momota Chong Wei Feng	21 15	21 17
4	Keigo Sonoda / Takeshi Kamura Goh V Shem / Tan Wee Kiong	21 19	17 21	12 21
5	Takuma Ueda Daren Liew	21 12	18 21	21 17

2014 Thomas Cup Champion
Japan First title

Both Japan and Malaysia arrived in the final having already surpassed expectations by defeating powerhouse China and Indonesia in the semi-final, both with 3-0 scores.

In the first single, Malaysia's world number one Lee Chong Wei dispatched Japan's Kenichi Tago relatively easy in a straight set. In the next match, Malaysia's scratch combination Hoon Thien How/Tan Boon Heong raced to win the first set, but Japan's world number three pair Kenichi Hayakawa/Hiroyuki Endo stayed close and pip their opponent to win the match. The result of the second single confirms the emergence of Japan's young player Kento Momota, who bested his opponent Chong Wei Feng in a straight set. The second doubles was perhaps the most explosive, featuring leaping smashes, diving retrievals and quick-fire exchanges, but in the end Malaysia's Goh V Shem/Tan Wee Kiong levelled the tie and maintained their unbeaten streak in the tournament by defeating Japan's Keigo Sonoda-Takeshi Kamura in three sets. This means that the hopes of both countries fell to the third single players. Malaysia's Daren Liew took charge initially, but as the game progresses, he made a couple of fatal errors in misjudging the shuttle. Japan's Takuma Ueda was more relaxed to take the match in three sets, giving Japan their first title.^[7]^[2]

Uber Cup

Groups

Group W

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L
China	6	3	3	0
England	4	3	2	1
Chinese Taipei	2	3	1	2
Russia	0	3	0	3

Group X

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L
South Korea	6	3	3	0
Indonesia	4	3	2	1
Singapore	2	3	1	2
Australia	0	3	0	3

Group Y

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L
India	6	3	3	0
Thailand	4	3	2	1
Hong Kong	2	3	1	2
Canada	0	3	0	3

Group Z

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L
Japan	6	3	3	0
Denmark	4	3	2	1
Malaysia	2	3	1	2
Germany	0	3	0	3

Knockout stage

Quarter-finals		Semi-finals		Final

22 May 2014

China	3
		23 May 2014
England	0
		China	3
22 May 2014
		South Korea	0
South Korea	3
				24 May 2014
Thailand	1
				China	3
22 May 2014
				Japan	1
Indonesia	0
		23 May 2014
India	3
		India	2
22 May 2014
		Japan	3
Denmark	0

Japan	3

Quarterfinals

South Korea
3

Siri Fort Sports Complex Court 4
22 May 2014
12:00

Thailand
1

		1	2	3
1	Sung Ji-hyun Ratchanok Intanon	15 21	15 21
2	Jang Ye-na / Kim So-young Sapsiree Taerattanachai / Kunchala Voravichitchaikul	21 19	21 17
3	Bae Youn-joo Nichaon Jindapon	21 8	17 21	21 17
4	Jung Kyung-eun / Kim Ha-na Porntip Buranaprasertsuk / Puttita Supajirakul	21 10	21 19
5	Kim Hyo-min Busanan Ongbumrungpan				not played

Denmark
0

Siri Fort Sports Complex Court 2
22 May 2014
12:00

Japan
3

		1	2	3
1	Line Kjaersfeldt Minatsu Mitani	18 21	21 9	21 23
2	Christinna Pedersen / Kamilla Rytter Juhl Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi	12 21	13 21
3	Anna Thea Madsen Sayaka Takahashi	14 21	17 21
4	Line Damkjaer Kruse / Marie Roepke Reika Kakiiwa / Miyuki Maeda				not played
5	Sandra-Maria Jensen Akane Yamaguchi				not played

China
3

Siri Fort Sports Complex Court 3
22 May 2014
18:00

England
0

		1	2
1	Li Xuerui Fontaine Mica Chapman	21 15	21 9
2	Bao Yixin / Tang Jinhua Gabrielle Adcock / Lauren Smith	22 20	21 10
3	Wang Shixian Sarah Walker	21 7	21 13
4	Wang Xiaoli / Zhao Yunlei Heather Olver / Kate Robertshaw			not played
5	Wang Yihan Panuga Riou			not played

Indonesia
0

Siri Fort Sports Complex Court 1
22 May 2014
18:00

India
3

		1	2	3
1	Lindaweni Fanetri Saina Nehwal	17 21	10 21
2	Bellaetrix Manuputty Pusarla Venkata Sindhu	16 21	21 10	23 25
3	Nitya Krishinda Maheswari / Greysia Polii Jwala Gutta / Ashwini Ponnappa	18 21	18 21
4	Adriyanti Firdasari Puthenpurayil Chandrika Thulasi				not played
5	Suci Rizki Andini / Tiara Rosalia Nuraidah Saina Nehwal / Pusarla Venkata Sindhu				not played

Semifinals

China
3

Siri Fort Sports Complex Court 2
23 May 2014
12:00

South Korea
0

		1	2	3
1	Li Xuerui Sung Ji-hyun	21 11	21 19
2	Bao Yixin / Tang Jinhua Jang Ye-na / Kim So-young	21 11	21 12
3	Wang Shixian Bae Youn-joo	21 13	16 21	21 10
4	Wang Xiaoli / Zhao Yunlei Jung Kyung-eun / Kim Ha-na				not played
5	Wang Yihan Kim Hyo-min				not played

India
2

Siri Fort Sports Complex Court 1
23 May 2014
18:00

Japan
3

		1	2	3
1	Saina Nehwal Minatsu Mitani	21 12	21 13
2	Pusarla Venkata Sindhu Sayaka Takahashi	19 21	21 18	26 24
3	Jwala Gutta / Ashwini Ponnappa Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi	12 21	22 20	16 21
4	Puthenpurayil Chandrika Thulasi Eriko Hirose	14 21	15 21
5	Saina Nehwal / Pusarla Venkata Sindhu Reika Kakiiwa / Miyuki Maeda	14 21	11 21

Three of the teams in the semi-final were among the top four seeded teams in this competition. The other team is host India. All four teams won their respective groups.

Final

China
3

Siri Fort Sports Complex Court 1
24 May 2014
15:00

Japan
1

		1	2
1	Li Xuerui Minatsu Mitani	21 15	21 5
2	Bao Yixin / Tang Jinhua Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi	18 21	9 21
3	Wang Shixian Sayaka Takahashi	21 16	21 12
4	Zhao Yunlei / Wang Xiaoli Miyuki Maeda / Reika Kakiiwa	21 13	21 6
5	Wang Yihan Akane Yamaguchi			not played

2014 Uber Cup Champion
China Thirteenth title

China and Japan were the top two seeded teams in the Uber Cup and face each other after Japan had ended China's decade-old Thomas Cup reign just the day before.

However, China proved to be too strong. Olympic champion and world number one Li Xuerui swiftly defeated her Japanese opponent Minatsu Mitani in a straight set. Unexpectedly, Japan came back in the first doubles when the combative Misaki Matsutomo/Ayaka Takahashi stop China's top women pair in the tournament, Bao Yixin/Tang Jinhua in a straight set. World number two Wang Shixian put China back in front when she beat Japan's Sayaka Takahashi in another straight set. China wrap the title in the second doubles after Japan's pair Miyuki Maeda/Reika Kakiiwa found their opponent Wang Xiaoli/Zhao Yunlei too much to handle.^[8]^[3]

References

^ Sandip Sikdar (20 May 2014). "India's growing stature in badminton world". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
^ ^a ^b Dev Sukumar (25 May 2014). "Li-Ning BWF Thomas & Uber Cup Finals 2014 – Day 8: Japan's Historic Triumph". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
^ ^a ^b Dev Sukumar (24 May 2014). "Li-Ning BWF Thomas & Uber Cup Finals – Day 7: China Retain Uber Cup". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
^ "Thomas Cup and Uber Cup team seeding and qualifiers". BWF. 2014-03-01. Retrieved 2012-05-24.
^ "DRAWS: 2014 Thomas Cup Finals". BWF. Retrieved 2014-03-30.
^ "DRAWS: 2014 Uber Cup Finals". BWF. Retrieved 2014-03-30.
^ "So near yet so far". New Straits Times. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
^ Amlan Chakraborty (25 May 2014). "China defend Uber Cup title after Thomas Cup heartbreak". Reuters. Retrieved 26 May 2014.

External links

BWF Thomas & Uber Cups 2014 at tournamentsoftware.com

[1] Sandip Sikdar (20 May 2014). "India's growing stature in badminton world". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 May 2014.

[BWF84212-2] Dev Sukumar (25 May 2014). "Li-Ning BWF Thomas & Uber Cup Finals 2014 – Day 8: Japan's Historic Triumph". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 26 May 2014.

[BWF84185-3] Dev Sukumar (24 May 2014). "Li-Ning BWF Thomas & Uber Cup Finals – Day 7: China Retain Uber Cup". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 26 May 2014.

[4] "Thomas Cup and Uber Cup team seeding and qualifiers". BWF. 2014-03-01. Retrieved 2012-05-24.

[5] "DRAWS: 2014 Thomas Cup Finals". BWF. Retrieved 2014-03-30.

[6] "DRAWS: 2014 Uber Cup Finals". BWF. Retrieved 2014-03-30.

[7] "So near yet so far". New Straits Times. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.

[8] Amlan Chakraborty (25 May 2014). "China defend Uber Cup title after Thomas Cup heartbreak". Reuters. Retrieved 26 May 2014.

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