2006 Thomas & Uber Cup

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The 2006 Thomas & Uber Cup (official name: トマス杯&ユーバー杯2006) was held from April 28 to May 7 in Sendai and Tokyo, Japan. It was the 24th tournament of Thomas Cup and 21st tournament of Uber Cup, men's and women's badminton tournaments.

Sendai hosted all of the group stage and play-off matches while Tokyo hosted the event starting from the quarter finals until the final.

This is first time the Thomas & Uber Cup to played with a 3 sets 21 points scoring system.

China emerged as champions of both tournaments after beating Denmark and Netherlands in the men's and women's competitions respectively.

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[edit] Venues

[edit] Teams

The following nations from 5 continents, shown by region, qualified for the 2006 Thomas & Uber Cup. Of the 16 nations, defending champion of both tournaments China and host Japan qualified automatically and did not play the qualification round.

Asia (ABC) Europe (EBU) Oceania (OBC) Americas (PABC) Africa (ABF)
People's Republic of China China
Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei #
Hong Kong Hong Kong #
India India *
Indonesia Indonesia *
Japan Japan
Malaysia Malaysia *
Singapore Singapore #
South Korea Korea
Denmark Denmark *
England England
Germany Germany
Netherlands Netherlands #
New Zealand New Zealand United States United States South Africa South Africa

* Thomas Cup only
# Uber Cup only

[edit] Thomas Cup - Group stages

[edit] Group A

Team Pts Pld W L MF MA MD
People's Republic of China China 4 2 2 0 10 0 +10
India India 3 2 1 1 3 7 –4
Germany Germany 2 2 0 2 2 8 –6

All times local (UTC +9)

28 April 2006
14:00
China People's Republic of China 5–0 India India Games played: 11
China: 10
India: 1
Lin Dan
Fu Haifeng - Cai Yun
Chen Jin
Zheng Bo - Guo Zhendong
Xia Xuanze

29 April 2006
14:00
Germany Germany 2–3 India India Games played: 12
Germany: 6
India: 6
Bjoern Joppien
Kristof Hoff - Ingo Kindervater
Anup Sidhar
Arvind Bhat
Rupesh Kumar - V Diju

(Tie progression)

30 April 2006
14:00
China People's Republic of China 5–0 Germany Germany Games played: 11
China: 10
Germany: 1
Lin Dan
Fu Haifeng - Cai Yun
Bao Chunlai
Xie Zhongbo - Guo Zhendong
Chen Jin

[edit] Group B

Team Pts Pld W L MF MA MD
Indonesia Indonesia 4 2 2 0 8 2 +6
South Korea Korea 3 2 1 1 7 3 +4
New Zealand New Zealand 2 2 0 2 0 10 –10

All times local (UTC +9)

28 April 2006
14:00
Korea South Korea 5–0 New Zealand New Zealand Games played: 10
Korea: 10
Lee Hyun-il
Shon Seung-mo
Park Sung-hwan
Jung Jae-sung - Lee Yong-dae
Hwang Ji-man - Han Sang-hoon

29 April 2006
17:00
Indonesia Indonesia 5–0 New Zealand New Zealand Games played: 10
Indonesia: 10
Taufik Hidayat
Sony Dwi Kuncoro
Simon Santoso
Luluk Hadiyanto - Yulianto Alven
Candra Wijaya - Sigit Budiarto

30 April 2006
17:00
Korea South Korea 2–3 Indonesia Indonesia Games played: 12
Korea: 5
Indonesia: 7
Lee Hyun-il
Jung Jae-sung - Lee Yong-dae
Sony Dwi Kuncoro
Luluk Hadiyanto - Yulianto Alven
Simon Santoso

(Tie progression)

[edit] Group C

Team Pts Pld W L MF MA MD
Denmark Denmark 4 2 2 0 10 0 +10
Japan Japan 3 2 1 1 5 5 0
South Africa South Africa 2 2 0 2 0 10 –10

All times local (UTC +9)

28 April 2006
17:00
Denmark Denmark 5–0 South Africa South Africa Games played: 10
Denmark: 10
Peter Gade
Niels Christian Kaldau
Joachim Persson
Jens Eriksen - Martin Lundgaard Hansen
Mathias Boe - Carsten Mogensen

29 April 2006
14:00
Japan Japan 5–0 South Africa South Africa Games played: 10
Japan: 10
Shoji Sato
Yousuke Nakanishi
Sho Sasaki
Keita Masuda - Tadashi Ohtsuka
Suichi Nakao - Keishi Kawaguchi

30 April 2006
17:00
Denmark Denmark 5–0 Japan Japan Games played: 12
Denmark: 10
Japan: 2
Peter Gade
Jens Eriksen - Martin Lundgaard Hansen
Kenneth Jonassen
Lars Paaske - Jonas Rasmussen
Niels Christian Kaldau

[edit] Group D

Team Pts Pld W L MF MA MD
Malaysia Malaysia 4 2 2 0 10 0 +10
England England 3 2 1 1 3 7 –4
United States United States 2 2 0 2 2 8 –6

All times local (UTC +9)

28 April 2006
17:00
Malaysia Malaysia 5–0 United States United States Games played:11
Malaysia: 10
United States: 1
Lee Chong Wei
Wong Choong Hann
Choong Tan Fook - Lee Wan Wah
Muhammad Hafiz Hashim
Koo Kien Keat - Tan Boon Heong

29 April 2006
17:00
England England 3–2 United States United States Games played: 11
England: 7
United States: 4
Nicholas Kidd
Rajiv Ouseph
David Lindley - Chris Langridge
Raju Rai
Tony Gunawan - Eric Go

(Tie progression)

30 April 2006
14:00
Malaysia Malaysia 5–0 England England Games played: 11
Malaysia: 10
England: 1
Wong Choong Hann
Chan Chong Ming - Koo Kien Keat
Muhammad Hafiz Hashim
Chew Choon Eng - Tan Boon Heong
Kuan Beng Hong

[edit] Thomas Cup - Knockout stages

Play-offs Quarter finals Semi finals Final
                           
    3 May 2006        
1 May 2006
 People's Republic of China China  3
 South Africa South Africa  0 5 May 2006
   England England  0  
 England England  3    People's Republic of China China  3
 
   Indonesia Indonesia  0  
 Indonesia Indonesia  3
 Japan Japan  3 7 May 2006
   Japan Japan  1  
 United States United States  0    People's Republic of China China  3
 
   Denmark Denmark  0
 Denmark Denmark  3
 India India  3
   India India  0  
 New Zealand New Zealand  0    Denmark Denmark  3
 
   Malaysia Malaysia  2  
 Malaysia Malaysia  3
 South Korea Korea  3
   South Korea Korea  2  
 Germany Germany  0  

[edit] Play offs

All times local (UTC +9)

1 May 2006
14:00
Japan Japan 3–0 United States United States Games played: 6
Japan: 6
Shoji Sato
Keita Masuda - Tadashi Ohtsuka
Yousuke Nakanishi

1 May 2006
14:00
South Africa South Africa 3–0 England England Games played: 6
England: 6
Andrew Smith
Nicholas Kidd
Rajiv Ouseph

1 May 2006
17:00
Korea South Korea 3–0 Germany Germany Games played: 7
Korea: 6
Germany: 1
Lee Hyun-il
Jung Jae-sung - Lee Yong-dae
Park Sung-hwan

1 May 2006
17:00
India India 3–0 New Zealand New Zealand Games played: 7
India: 6
New Zealand: 1
Anup Sridhar
Arvind Bhat
Nikhil Kanetkar

[edit] Quarter finals

All times local (UTC +9)

3 May 2006
11:00
China People's Republic of China 3–0 England England Games played: 7
China: 6
England: 1
Lin Dan
Cai Yun - Fu Haifeng
Bao Chunlai

3 May 2006
14:00
Indonesia Indonesia 3–1 Japan Japan Games played: 9
Indonesia: 7
Japan: 2
Luluk Hadiyanto - Yulianto Alven
Sony Dwi Kuncoro
Marcos Kidho - Hendra Setiawan
Shoji Sato

(Tie progression)

3 May 2006
14:00
Denmark Denmark 3–0 India India Games played: 6
Denmark: 7
Peter Gade
Kenneth Jonassen
Jens Eriksen - Martin Lundgaard Hansen

3 May 2006
17:00
Malaysia Malaysia 3–2 South Korea Korea Games played: 9
Malaysia: 6
Korea: 3
Lee Chong Wei
Lee Wan Wah - Choong Tan Fook
Muhammad Hafiz Hashim
Jung Jae-sung - Hwang Ji-man
Park Sung-hwan

(Tie progression)

[edit] Semi finals

All times local (UTC +9)

5 May 2006
13:00
China People's Republic of China 3–0 Indonesia Indonesia Games played: 6
China: 6
Lin Dan
Cai Yun - Fu Haifeng
Bao Chunlai

5 May 2006
17:00
Denmark Denmark 3–2 Malaysia Malaysia Games played: 13
Denmark: 8
Malaysia: 5
Peter Gade
Kenneth Jonassen
Joachim Persson
Koo Kien Keat - Chan Chong Ming
Choong Tan Fook - Lee Wan Wah

(Tie progression)

[edit] Final

All times local (UTC +9)

7 May 2006
13:00
China People's Republic of China 3–0 Denmark Denmark Games played: 7
China: 6
Denmark: 1
Lin Dan
Cai Yun - Fu Haifeng
Bao Chunlai

[edit] Uber Cup - Groups stages

[edit] Group W

Team Pts Pld W L MF MA MD
People's Republic of China China 4 2 2 0 10 0 +10
Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei 3 2 1 1 5 5 0
United States United States 2 2 0 2 0 10 -10

All times local (UTC +9)

28 April 2006
14:00
China People's Republic of China 5–0 United States United States Games played:10
China: 10
Zhang Ning
Du Jing - Yu Yang
Xie Xingfang
Gao Ling - Huang Sui
Lu Lan

29 April 2006
14:00
Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei 5–0 United States United States Games played: 10
Chinese Taipei: 10
Cheng Shao-Chieh
Huang Chia-Hsin
Chou Chia-Chi - Ku Pei-Ting
Pai Min-Jie
Chien Yu-Chin - Chen Wen-Hsing

30 April 2006
17:00
China People's Republic of China 5–0 Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei Games played:10
China:10
Chinese Taipei: 1
Zhang Ning
Gao Ling - Huang Sui
Xie Xingfang
Yang Wei - Zhang Jiewen
Jiang Yanjiao

[edit] Group X

Team Pts Pld W L MF MA MD
Hong Kong Hong Kong 4 2 2 0 6 4 +2
Netherlands Netherlands 3 2 1 1 7 3 +4
England England 2 2 0 2 2 8 -6

All times local (UTC +9)

28 April 2006
17:00
Netherlands Netherlands 2–3 Hong Kong Hong Kong Games played: 12
Netherlands: 5
Hong Kong: 7
Rachel Van Cutsen
de Katrina Wit
Wang Chen
Yip Pui Yin
Chau Hoi Wah - Louisa Koon Wai Chee

(Tie progression)

29 April 2006
17:00
England England 2–3 Hong Kong Hong Kong Games played: 8
England: 2
Hong Kong: 6 [1]
Joanne Nicholas - Natalie Munt
Suzanne Rayappan - Jenny Wallwork
Wang Chen
Yip Pui Yin
Wong Sin Yee

(Tie progression)

30 April 2006
14:00
Netherlands Netherlands 5–0 England England Games played: 12
Netherlands: 10
England: 2
Mia Audina
Judith Meulendijks
de Katrina Wit
Judith Meulendijks - Rachel Van Cutsen
Mia Audina - de Katrina Wit

[edit] Group Y

Team Pts Pld W L MF MA MD
South Korea Korea 4 2 2 0 8 2 +6
Germany Germany 3 2 1 1 4 6 -2
Singapore Singapore 2 2 0 2 3 7 -4

All times local (UTC +9)

28 April 2006
17:00
Korea South Korea 4–1 Singapore Singapore Games played: 11
Korea: 8
Singapore: 3
Lee Yun-hwa
Jun Jae-youn
Hwang Yu-mi - Ha Jung-eun
Lee Kyung-won - Lee Hyo-jung
Li Li

(Tie progression)

29 April 2006
17:00
Germany Germany 3–2 Singapore Singapore Games played: 10
Germany: 6
Singapore: 4
Xu Huaiwen
Juliane Schenk
Nicole Grether - Juliane Schenk
Jiang Yanmei
Li Yujia - Shinta Mulia Santi

(Tie progression)

30 April 2006
17:00
Korea South Korea 4–1 Germany Germany Games played: 11
Korea: 8
Germany: 3
Lee Kyung-won - Lee Hyo-jung
Lee Yun-hwa
Hwang Yu-mi - Ha Jung-eun
Jun Jae-youn
Xu Huaiwen

(Tie progression)

[edit] Group Z

Team Pts Pld W L MF MA MD
Japan Japan 4 2 2 0 10 0 +10
New Zealand New Zealand 3 2 1 1 5 5 0
South Africa South Africa 2 2 0 2 0 10 -10

All times local (UTC +9)

28 April 2006
14:00
Japan Japan 5–0 South Africa South Africa Games played: 10
Japan: 10
Kaori Mori
Eriko Hirose
Kanako Yonekura
Kumiko Ogura - Reiko Shiota
Tomomi Matsuda - Aki Akao

29 April 2006
14:00
New Zealand New Zealand 5–0 South Africa South Africa Games played: 10
New Zealand: 10
Rachel Hindley
Renee Flavell
Michelle Chan
Sara Runesten Petersen - Rachel Hindley
Renee Flavell - Donna Cranston

30 April 2006
14:00
Japan Japan 5–0 New Zealand New Zealand Games played: 10
Japan: 10
Kaori Mori
Eriko Hirose
Yu Hirayama
Kumiko Ogura - Reiko Shiota
Miyuki Maeda - Satoko Suetsuna

[edit] Uber Cup - Knockout stages

Play-offs Quarter finals Semi finals Final
                           
    3 May 2006        
1 May 2006
 People's Republic of China China  3
 Singapore Singapore  3 4 May 2006
   Singapore Singapore  0  
 New Zealand New Zealand  0    People's Republic of China China  3
 
   Germany Germany  0  
 Hong Kong Hong Kong  2
 Germany Germany  3 6 May 2006
   Germany Germany  3  
 South Africa South Africa  0    People's Republic of China China  3
 
   Netherlands Netherlands  0
 South Korea Korea  2
 Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei  3
   Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei  3  
 England England  0    Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei  0
 
   Netherlands Netherlands  3  
 Japan Japan  2
 Netherlands Netherlands  3
   Netherlands Netherlands  3  
 United States United States  0  

[edit] Play-offs

All times local (UTC +9)

1 May 2006
14:00
Singapore Singapore 3–0 New Zealand New Zealand Games played: 6
Singapore: 6
Li Li
Xing Aiying
Jiang Yanmei

1 May 2006
14:00
Netherlands Netherlands 3–0 United States United States Games played: 5
Netherlands: 4 +1
+ retired
Judith Meulendijks
Rachel Van Cutsen
de Karina Wit

1 May 2006
17:00
Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei 3–0 England England Games played: 7
Chinese Taipei: 6
England: 1
Cheng Shao-Chieh
Chien Yu-Chin
Chou Chia-Chi - Ku Pei-Ting

1 May 2006
17:00
Germany Germany 3–0 South Africa South Africa Games played: 6
Germany: 6
Juliane Schenk
Petra Overzier
Nicole Grether

[edit] Quarter finals

All times local (UTC +9)

3 May 2006
11:00
China People's Republic of China 3–0 Singapore Singapore Games played: 6
China: 6
Zhang Ning
Jiang Yanjiao
Gao Ling - Huang Sui

3 May 2006
11:00
Hong Kong Hong Kong 2–3 Germany Germany Games played: 11 Hong Kong: 4
Germany: 7
Wang Chen
Louisa Koon Wai Chee - Wang Chen
Juliane Schenk
Petra Overzier
Nicole Grether - Juliane Schenk

(Tie progression)

3 May 2006
15:00
Korea South Korea 2–3 Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei Games played: 12
Korea: 6
Chinese Taipei: 6
Hwang Yu-mi - Ha Jung-eun
Jun Jae-youn
Cheng Shao-Chieh
Chien Yu-Chin
Chien Yu-Chin - Cheng Wen-Hsing

(Tie progression)

3 May 2006
17:00
Japan Japan 2–3 Netherlands Netherlands Games played: 14
Japan: 6
Netherlands: 8
Kaori Mori
Kanako Yonekura
Judith Meulendijks
Mia Audina - Judith Meulendijks
de Karina Wit - Ginny Severien

(Tie progression)

[edit] Semi finals

All times local (UTC +9)

4 May 2006
13:00
China People's Republic of China 3–0 Germany Germany Games played: 6
China: 6
Zhang Ning
Xie Xingfang
Yang Wei - Zhang Jiewen

4 May 2006
17:00
Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei 0–3 Netherlands Netherlands Games played: 7
Chinese Taipei: 1
Netherlands: 6
Mia Audina
Judith Meulendijks
de Karina Wit

[edit] Final

All times local (UTC +9)

6 May 2006
13:00
China People's Republic of China 3–0 Netherlands Netherlands Games played: 7
China: 6
Netherlands: 1
Zhang Ning
Xie Xingfang
Jiang Yanjiao

[edit] Awards

Thomas Cup Winner Uber Cup Winner

China
Sixth title

China
Tenth title

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