2000 Thomas & Uber Cup

The 2000 Thomas & Uber Cup was the 21st tournament of the Thomas Cup, and the 18th tournament of the Uber Cup, which are the major international team competitions in world badminton.

2000 Thomas & Uber Cup
Piala Thomas dan Uber 2000

Tournament details
Dates	11–21 May 2000
Edition	21st (Thomas Cup) 18th (Uber Cup)
Level	International
Nations	8 (Thomas Cup) 8 (Uber Cup)
Venue	Putra Stadium
Location	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
Official website	bwfthomasubercups.com
← 1998 Hong Kong 2002 Guangzhou →

Host city selection

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia was the only city to submit a bid. International Badminton Federation accepted the bid during a meeting in Copenhagen.^[1] The Indoor Putra Stadium was chosen as the venue for the tournament.

Qualification

Malaysia qualified automatically as hosts. Indonesia and China qualified for the Thomas Cup and the Uber Cup respectively as title holders.

Thomas Cup

Main article: 2000 Thomas Cup qualification

Means of qualification	Date	Venue	Slot	Qualified teams
Host country	23 May 1998	Copenhagen	1	Malaysia
1998 Thomas Cup	17 – 24 May 1998	Hong Kong	1	Indonesia
European Zone	13 – 20 February 2000	Sofia	3	Denmark
				England
				Sweden
Asian Zone	13 – 20 February 2000	New Delhi	3	China
				India
				South Korea
Total			8

Uber Cup

Main article: 2000 Uber Cup qualification

Means of qualification	Date	Venue	Slot	Qualified teams
Host country	23 May 1998	Copenhagen	1	Malaysia
1998 Uber Cup	17 – 24 May 1998	Hong Kong	1	China
European Zone	13 – 20 February 2000	Sofia	3	Denmark
				Netherlands
				Sweden
Asian Zone	13 – 20 February 2000	New Delhi	3	Indonesia
				Japan
				South Korea
Total			8

Squads

Further information: 2000 Thomas & Uber Cup squads

Medal summary

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Thomas Cup	Indonesia	China	Denmark
	South Korea
Uber Cup	China	Denmark	Indonesia
	South Korea

Medal table

  *   Host nation (Malaysia)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China	1	1	0	2
2	Indonesia	1	0	1	2
3	Denmark	0	1	1	2
4	South Korea	0	0	2	2
Totals (4 entries)		2	2	4	8

Thomas Cup

Group stage

Main article: 2000 Thomas Cup group stage

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Korea	3	3	0	21	12	+9	416	364	+52	3	Advance to semi-finals
2	Denmark	3	2	1	23	10	+13	446	323	+123	2
3	Malaysia	3	1	2	18	18	0	443	421	+22	1
4	India	3	0	3	5	27	−22	263	460	−197	0

Source: The Straits Times

Malaysia  v  South Korea

12 May 2000 (2000-05-12) 18:30 UTC+8

Malaysia	2–3	South Korea
Report

Putra Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Denmark  v  India

12 May 2000 (2000-05-12) 18:30 UTC+8

Denmark	5–0	India
Report

Putra Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

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Denmark  v  South Korea

14 May 2000 (2000-05-14) 18:30 UTC+8

Denmark	2–3	South Korea
Report

Putra Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Malaysia  v  India

14 May 2000 (2000-05-14) 18:30 UTC+8

Malaysia	4–1	India
Report

Putra Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

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South Korea  v  India

16 May 2000 (2000-05-16) 18:30 UTC+8

South Korea	4–1	India
Report

Putra Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Denmark  v  Malaysia

16 May 2000 (2000-05-16) 18:30 UTC+8

Denmark	1–4	Malaysia
Report

Putra Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Indonesia	3	3	0	28	3	+25	444	231	+213	3	Advance to semi-finals
2	China	3	2	1	22	10	+12	424	294	+130	2
3	England	3	1	2	10	22	−12	310	438	−128	1
4	Sweden	3	0	3	3	28	−25	245	460	−215	0

Source: The Straits Times

Indonesia  v  Sweden

11 May 2000 (2000-05-11) 18:30 UTC+8

Indonesia	5–0	Sweden
Report

Putra Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

China  v  England

11 May 2000 (2000-05-11) 18:30 UTC+8

China	4–1	England
Report

Putra Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

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China  v  Sweden

13 May 2000 (2000-05-13) 18:30 UTC+8

China	5–0	Sweden
Report

Putra Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Indonesia  v  England

13 May 2000 (2000-05-13) 18:30 UTC+8

Indonesia	5–0	England
Report

Putra Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

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Sweden  v  England

16 May 2000 (2000-05-16) 18:30 UTC+8

Sweden	1–4	England
Report

Putra Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Indonesia  v  China

16 May 2000 (2000-05-16) 18:30 UTC+8

Indonesia	4–1	China
Report

Putra Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Knockout stage

Main article: 2000 Thomas Cup knockout stage

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	South Korea	1
	China	3
					China	0
					Indonesia	3
	Denmark	2
	Indonesia	3

Semi-finals

China  v  South Korea

18 May 2000 (2000-05-18) 18:30 UTC+8

China	3–1	South Korea
Report

Putra Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Indonesia  v  Denmark

19 May 2000 (2000-05-19) 18:30 UTC+8

Indonesia	3–2	Denmark
Report

Putra Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Final

Indonesia  v  China

21 May 2000 (2000-05-21) 18:30 UTC+8

Indonesia	3–0	China
Report

Putra Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

2000 Thomas Cup winner
Indonesia Twelfth title

Uber Cup

Group stage

Main article: 2000 Uber Cup group stage

Group A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Denmark	3	3	0	24	10	+14	375	254	+121	3	Advance to semi-finals
2	Indonesia	3	2	1	20	14	+6	344	299	+45	2
3	Japan	3	1	2	15	17	−2	295	330	−35	1
4	Malaysia	3	0	3	7	25	−18	240	371	−131	0

Source: The Straits Times

Indonesia  v  Japan

11 May 2000 (2000-05-11) 18:30 UTC+8

Indonesia	3–2	Japan
Report

Putra Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Denmark  v  Malaysia

11 May 2000 (2000-05-11) 18:30 UTC+8

Denmark	4–1	Malaysia
Report

Putra Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

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Indonesia  v  Denmark

13 May 2000 (2000-05-13) 18:30 UTC+8

Indonesia	1–4	Denmark
Report

Putra Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Japan  v  Malaysia

13 May 2000 (2000-05-13) 18:30 UTC+8

Japan	3–2	Malaysia
Report

Putra Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

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Denmark  v  Japan

15 May 2000 (2000-05-15) 18:30 UTC+8

Denmark	3–2	Japan
Report

Putra Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Indonesia  v  Malaysia

15 May 2000 (2000-05-15) 18:30 UTC+8

Indonesia	5–0	Malaysia
Report

Putra Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Group B

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	China	3	3	0	30	1	+29	385	94	+291	3	Advance to semi-finals
2	South Korea	3	2	1	20	12	+8	302	255	+47	2
3	Netherlands	3	1	2	9	25	−16	218	378	−160	1
4	Sweden	3	0	3	6	27	−21	212	390	−178	0

Source: The Straits Times

China  v  Sweden

12 May 2000 (2000-05-12) 18:30 UTC+8

China	5–0	Sweden
Report

Putra Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

South Korea  v  Netherlands

12 May 2000 (2000-05-12) 18:30 UTC+8

South Korea	4–1	Netherlands
Report

Putra Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

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China  v  Netherlands

14 May 2000 (2000-05-14) 18:30 UTC+8

China	5–0	Netherlands
Report

Putra Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

South Korea  v  Sweden

14 May 2000 (2000-05-14) 18:30 UTC+8

South Korea	3–2	Sweden
Report

Putra Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

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China  v  South Korea

15 May 2000 (2000-05-15) 18:30 UTC+8

China	5–0	South Korea
Report

Putra Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Netherlands  v  Sweden

15 May 2000 (2000-05-15) 18:30 UTC+8

Netherlands	3–2	Sweden
Report

Putra Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Knockout stage

Main article: 2000 Uber Cup knockout stage

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	Denmark	3
	South Korea	0
					Denmark	0
					China	3
	Indonesia	0
	China	3

Semi-finals

South Korea  v  Denmark

17 May 2000 (2000-05-17) 18:30 UTC+8

South Korea	0–3	Denmark
Report

Putra Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

China  v  Indonesia

17 May 2000 (2000-05-17) 18:30 UTC+8

China	3–0	Indonesia
Report

Putra Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

Final

China  v  Denmark

20 May 2000 (2000-05-20) 18:30 UTC+8

China	3–0	Denmark
Report

Putra Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

2000 Uber Cup winner
China Seventh title