2006 Thomas & Uber Cup

The 2006 Thomas & Uber Cup 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 was first time the Thomas & Uber Cup was played with a three-game 21-point scoring system.

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

Contents 1 Venues 2 Teams 3 Thomas Cup 3.1 Group stage 3.1.1 Group A 3.1.2 Group B 3.1.3 Group C 3.1.4 Group D 3.2 Knockout stage 3.2.1 Semi finals 3.2.2 Final 4 Uber Cup 4.1 Group stage 4.1.1 Group W 4.1.2 Group X 4.1.3 Group Y 4.1.4 Group Z 4.2 Knockout stage 4.2.1 Semi finals 4.2.2 Final 5 External links

Venues

• Sendai Gymnasium
• Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium

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.

Thomas & Uber Cup China England Germany Japan Korea New Zealand United States South Africa

Thomas Cup Denmark India Indonesia Malaysia

Uber Cup Chinese Taipei Hong Kong Netherlands Singapore

Thomas Cup

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD
China	4	2	2	0	10	0	+10
India	3	2	1	1	3	7	−4
Germany	2	2	0	2	2	8	−6

All times local (UTC +9)

April 28, 2006
China	5–0	India
April 29, 2006
Germany	2–3	India
April 30, 2006
China	5–0	Germany

Group B

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

All times local (UTC +9)

April 28, 2006
Korea	5–0	New Zealand
April 29, 2006
Indonesia	5–0	New Zealand
April 30, 2006
Korea	2–3	Indonesia

Group C

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

All times local (UTC +9)

April 28, 2006
Denmark	5–0	South Africa
April 29, 2006
Japan	5–0	South Africa
April 30, 2006
Denmark	5–0	Japan

Group D

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

All times local (UTC +9)

April 28, 2006
Malaysia	5–0	United States
April 29, 2006
England	3–2	United States
April 30, 2006
Malaysia	5–0	England

Knockout stage

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

Semi finals

China 3	May 5, 2006		Indonesia 0
1 2 3 1 Lin Dan Taufik Hidayat 21 16 21 8     2 Cai Yun / Fu Haifeng Luluk Hadiyanto / Alvent Yulianto 24 22 21 17     3 Bao Chunlai Sony Dwi Kuncoro 21 17 24 22

Denmark 3	May 5, 2006		Malaysia 2
1 2 3 1 Peter Gade Lee Chong Wei 21 19 21 18     2 Jens Eriksen / Martin Lundgaard Hansen Koo Kien Keat / Chan Chong Ming 17 21 30 28 6 21   3 Kenneth Jonassen Muhammad Hafiz Hashim 20 22 21 12 21 17   4 Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen Choong Tan Fook / Lee Wan Wah 13 21 21 15 19 21   5 Joachim Persson Kuan Beng Hong 21 12 21 19

Final

China 3	May 7, 2006		Denmark 0
1 2 3 1 Lin Dan Peter Gade 21 19 21 19     2 Cai Yun / Fu Haifeng Jens Eriksen / Martin Lundgaard Hansen 19 21 21 11 21 18   3 Bao Chunlai Kenneth Jonassen 21 12 12 21 21 12

2006 Thomas Cup Champions
China Sixth title

Uber Cup

Group stage

Group W

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD
China	4	2	2	0	10	0	+10
Chinese Taipei	3	2	1	1	5	5	0
United States	2	2	0	2	0	10	−10

All times local (UTC +9)

April 28, 2006
China	5–0	United States
April 29, 2006
Chinese Taipei	5–0	United States
April 30, 2006
China	5–0	Chinese Taipei

Group X

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

All times local (UTC +9)

April 28, 2006
Netherlands	2–3	Hong Kong
April 29, 2006
England	2–3	Hong Kong
April 30, 2006
Netherlands	5–0	England

Group Y

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

All times local (UTC +9)

April 28, 2006
Korea	4–1	Singapore
April 29, 2006
Germany	3–2	Singapore
April 30, 2006
Korea	4–1	Germany

Group Z

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

All times local (UTC +9)

April 28, 2006
Japan	5–0	South Africa
April 29, 2006
New Zealand	5–0	South Africa
April 30, 2006
Japan	5–0	New Zealand

Knockout stage

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

Semi finals

China 3	May 4, 2006		Germany 0
1 2 3 1 Zhang Ning Xu Huaiwen 21 17 21 14     2 Xie Xingfang Juliane Schenk 21 17 21 16     3 Yang Wei / Zhang Jiewen Michaela Peiffer / Sandra Marinello 21 9 21 4

Chinese Taipei 0	May 4, 2006		Netherlands 3
1 2 3 1 Cheng Shao-chieh Mia Audina 19 21 17 21     2 Chien Yu Chin Judith Meulendijks 20 22 17 21     3 Pai Min-Jie Karina de Wit 16 21 21 14 15 21

Final

China 3	May 6, 2006		Netherlands 0
1 2 3 1 Zhang Ning Mia Audina 21 18 19 21 21 18   2 Xie Xingfang Judith Meulendijks 21 17 21 18     3 Jiang Yanjiao Rachel van Cutsen 21 9 21 7

2006 Uber Cup Champions
China Tenth title

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