 | |||
| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 11–18 May | ||
| Edition | 25th (Thomas Cup) 22nd (Uber Cup) | ||
| Level | International | ||
| Venue | Istora Gelora Bung Karno | ||
| Location | Jakarta, Indonesia | ||
| |||
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]
| 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 |
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.
* Host nation (Indonesia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Indonesia* | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 South Korea | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Malaysia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (5 entries) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 |
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]
Lin Dan is a Chinese former professional badminton player. He is a two-time Olympic champion, five-time World champion, as well as a six-time All England champion. Widely regarded as the greatest badminton player of all time, by the age of 28 Lin had completed the "Super Grand Slam", having won what some consider to be the nine major titles in the badminton world: Olympic Games, World Championships, World Cup, Thomas Cup, Sudirman Cup, Super Series Masters Finals, All England Open, Asian Games, and Asian Championships, becoming the first and only player to achieve this feat. He also became the first men's singles player to retain the Olympic gold medal by winning in 2008 and successfully defending his title in 2012.
The Thomas Cup, sometimes called the World Men's Team Championships, is an international badminton competition among teams representing member nations of the Badminton World Federation (BWF), the sport's global governing body. The championships have been conducted every two years since the 1982, amended from being conducted every three years since the first tournament held in 1948–1949.
The Sudirman Cup is an international badminton mixed team competition contested by member countries of the Badminton World Federation (BWF), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every two years since the inaugural tournament in 1989. It used to be held at the same venue for the World Championships in the same year until the International Badminton Federation decided to split the two tournaments starting from 2003. There are five matches in every Sudirman Cup tie which consists of men and women's singles, men and women's doubles and mixed doubles. The cup is named after Sudirman, a former Indonesian badminton player. The current champion is China, which won its 13th title at the 2023 tournament in China.
Chen Jin is a retired badminton player from China. He is a former world men's singles champion and an Olympic bronze medalist. He also served as women's singles coach of the China national badminton team.
Park Sung-hwan is a badminton player from South Korea. Park is the top-ranked men's singles player in South Korea and has succeeded at an international level, winning individual medals at both the 2010 World Championships and the 2010 Asian Games.
Greysia Polii is an Indonesian former badminton player specializing in doubles. She won gold medals in the women's doubles at the 2014 Asian Games, at the 2019 SEA Games and at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She also won three bronze medals at the World Championships in 2015, 2018, and 2019. Polii is a member of BWF Athletes' Commission to represent the needs and views of athletes to the BWF council and committees from 2013 to 2017 and 2021 to 2025.
The Indonesia National Badminton Team represents Indonesia in international badminton team competitions and is controlled by the Badminton Association of Indonesia, the governing body for badminton in Indonesia. Indonesia is one of the only two countries beside China who has won all badminton discipline in the Olympic Games.
Ha Jung-eun is a women's and mixed doubles badminton player from South Korea. Ha was competed at the 2006, 2010 Asian Games, 2008 and 2012 Summer Olympics. Together with the Korean national women's team, they won the Uber Cup in 2010. At the same year, she won the bronze medal at the World Championships in the mixed doubles event.
The 2010 Thomas & Uber Cup was the 26th tournament of the Thomas Cup and 23rd tournament of the Uber Cup, the most important and most prestigious badminton tournaments in men's and women's team competition, respectively. The 2010 championships marked the Thomas & Uber Cup's 10 year return to Malaysia which has always seen great fan interest in the sport.
The 2011 Sudirman Cup was the twelfth tournament of the Sudirman Cup. It was held from May 22–29, 2011 in Qingdao, China. According to the Badminton World Federation (BWF) 32 teams confirmed their participation, for the first time twelve teams competed in the elite group to battle for the title.
The 2012 Thomas & Uber Cup was the 27th tournament of the Thomas Cup and 24th international badminton tournament of the Uber Cup. It was held from May 20–27, 2012 at the Wuhan Sports Center Stadium in Wuhan, China.
This is a list of the main career statistics of Malaysian professional badminton player, Lee Chong Wei. To date, Lee has won a total of sixty-nine BWF singles titles including a record 42 BWF Super Series singles titles, and a record 4 BWF Super Series Finals. He is the first men's singles player to have won every BWF Super Series Premier title. Lee is also a triple Silver Medalist in men's singles, having reached the finals at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, 2012 London Olympics and 2016 Rio Olympics. He is also a quadruple Silver Medalist at the BWF World Championships. However, he was stripped of his achievement as the runner-up at the 2014 BWF World Championships due to doping violations. Following that matter, he served an 8-month suspension from international competitions.
The 2014 Thomas & Uber Cup was the 28th tournament of the Thomas Cup and 25th tournament of the Uber Cup, the badminton team championships for men and women respectively. It was held on 18–25 May 2014 at the Siri Fort Sports Complex in New Delhi, India. This is the first time India hosted the two cups.
The 2018 Thomas & Uber Cup was the 30th edition of the Thomas Cup and the 27th edition of the Uber Cup, the biennial international badminton championship contested by the men and women's national teams of the member associations of Badminton World Federation (BWF). The tournament was hosted by Bangkok, Thailand 20–27 May 2018.
The 2020 Thomas & Uber Cup was the 31st edition of the Thomas Cup and the 28th edition of the Uber Cup, the biennial international badminton championship contested by the men and women's national teams of the member associations of Badminton World Federation (BWF). The tournament were played at Ceres Arena in Aarhus, Denmark. It is the first time that Denmark hosted the Thomas Cup and Uber Cup tournament and the first time this event was held in Europe since England 1982. It was due to be played on 15–23 August 2020, but on 29 April 2020 it was postponed to the 3–11 October due to the COVID-19 pandemic. On 15 September 2020 it was again postponed and on 21 December 2020 it was announced that it was postponed to 9–17 October 2021.
The 2021 Sudirman Cup was the 17th edition of the Sudirman Cup, the biennial international badminton championship contested by the mixed national teams of the member associations of Badminton World Federation (BWF), since its inception in 1989. The tournament was played in Vantaa, Finland, between 26 September and 3 October 2021. China were the defending champions. They successfully defended their title, lifting the trophy for a record-extending 12th time.
The 2020 Uber Cup group stage was held at the Ceres Arena in Aarhus, Denmark, from 9 to 13 October 2021.
The 2020 Thomas Cup group stage was held at the Ceres Arena in Aarhus, Denmark, from 9 to 14 October 2021.
The 2022 Thomas & Uber Cup was the 32nd edition of the Thomas Cup and the 29th edition of the Uber Cup, the biennial international badminton championship contested by the men and women's national teams of the member associations of Badminton World Federation (BWF). The tournament was hosted at Bangkok, Thailand in the Impact Arena from 8 to 15 May 2022. This marks the third time Thailand has hosted the Thomas Cup, and second time for the Uber Cup.
The 2024 Thomas & Uber Cup was the 33rd edition of the Thomas Cup and the 30th edition of the Uber Cup, the biennial international badminton championship contested by the men and women's national teams of the member associations of Badminton World Federation (BWF). The tournaments were held at Chengdu, China, from 27 April to 5 May 2024.
