2002 Thomas & Uber Cup

The 2002 Thomas & Uber Cup was held in Guangzhou, China from May 9 to May 19, 2002. It was the 22nd tournament of World Men's Team Badminton Championships of Thomas Cup and 19th tournament of World Women's Team Badminton Championships of Uber Cup.

It is the only Thomas & Uber Cup that was played in a 7 points / 5 sets scoring system.

Indonesia won the Thomas Cup for the fifth time in a row and China won the Uber Cup for the third time in a row.

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Teams

The following nations from 2 continents, shown by region, qualified for the 2002 Thomas & Uber Cup. Of the 11 nations, defending champions of Thomas Cup, Indonesia, and host nation as well as defending champion of Uber Cup, China and its Thomas Cup team qualified automatically and did not play the qualification round.

Thomas & Uber Cup
Thomas Cup
Uber Cup

Thomas Cup

Groups

Group A

Team Pts Pld W L MF MA MD
China 6 3 3 0 12 3 +9
Denmark 5 3 2 1 10 5 +5
Korea 4 3 1 2 8 7 +1
Sweden 3 3 0 3 0 15 −15

May 9, 2002

China 5–0 Sweden
Denmark 3–2 Korea

May 11, 2002

China 3–2 Denmark
Korea 5–0 Sweden

May 14, 2002

Denmark 5–0 Sweden
China 4–1 Korea

Group B

Team Pts Pld W L MF MA MD
Indonesia 6 3 3 0 14 1 +13
Malaysia 5 3 2 1 11 4 +7
Thailand 4 3 1 2 4 11 −7
Germany 3 3 0 3 1 14 −13

May 10, 2002

Malaysia 5–0 Germany
Indonesia 5–0 Thailand

May 12, 2002

Malaysia 1–4 Indonesia
Thailand 4–1 Germany

May 14, 2002

Malaysia 5–0 Thailand
Indonesia 5–0 Germany

Knockout stages

  Semi-finals Final
May 16, 2002
  China 1  
  Malaysia 3  
 
May 19, 2002
      Malaysia 2
    Indonesia 3
May 17, 2002
  Indonesia 3
  Denmark 0  
2002 Thomas Cup Champions

Indonesia
Thirteenth title

Uber Cup

Groups

Group A

Team Pts Pld W L MF MA MD
Netherlands 6 3 3 0 9 6 +3
Hong Kong 5 3 2 1 8 7 +1
Indonesia 4 3 1 2 8 7 +1
Denmark 3 3 0 3 5 10 −5

May 9, 2002

Hong Kong 3–2 Indonesia
Denmark 2–3 Netherlands

May 11, 2002

Denmark 2–3 Hong Kong
Indonesia 2–3 Netherlands

May 13, 2002

Hong Kong 2–3 Netherlands
Denmark 1–4 Indonesia

Group B

Team Pts Pld W L MF MA MD
China 6 3 3 0 14 1 +13
Korea 5 3 2 1 9 6 +3
Japan 4 3 1 2 4 11 −7
Germany 3 3 0 3 3 12 −9

May 10, 2002

China 5–0 Germany
Korea 4–1 Japan

May 12, 2002

China 4–1 Korea
Japan 3–2 Germany

May 13, 2002

Korea 4–1 Germany
China 5–0 Japan

Knockout stages

  Semi-finals Final
May 15, 2002
  Netherlands 2  
  Korea 3  
 
May 18, 2002
      Korea 1
    China 3
  China 3
  Hong Kong 0  
2002 Uber Cup Champions

China
Eighth title

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