2016 Thomas & Uber Cup

The 2016 Thomas & Uber Cup was the 29th tournament of the Thomas Cup and 26th tournament of the Uber Cup, the premier badminton team championships for men and women respectively. It was held at the Kunshan Sports Centre in Kunshan, Jiangsu Province, China.^[1]

2016 Thomas & Uber Cup
2016年汤姆斯杯和尤伯杯

Tournament details
Dates	15–22 May
Edition	29th (Thomas Cup) 26th (Uber Cup)
Level	International
Venue	Kunshan Sports Centre
Location	Kunshan, Jiangsu, China
← 2014 New Delhi 2018 Bangkok →

Host city selection

Jakarta and Kunshan submitted bids for this championships, the same situation as the bid for 2015 BWF World Championships.^[1] Kunshan was named as the host in May 2014 during BWF Council meeting in New Delhi, India.

Qualifiers

Main articles: 2016 Thomas Cup qualification and 2016 Uber Cup qualification

Confederation	Qualifiers
	Thomas Cup	Uber Cup
Defending Champions	Japan	China
Host Nation	China
Africa	South Africa	Mauritius
Asia	India  Indonesia  South Korea  Malaysia	India  Japan  South Korea  Thailand
Europe	Denmark  Germany  England  France	Denmark  Germany  Spain  Bulgaria
Oceania	New Zealand	Australia
Pan America	Mexico	United States
By Ranking	Chinese Taipei  Hong Kong  Thailand	Chinese Taipei  Hong Kong  Indonesia  Malaysia

Seedings

The seeding list was based on 3 March 2016 World Rankings.

Thomas Cup  China (Quarterfinal)  Denmark (Champion)  South Korea (Semifinal)  Indonesia (Final)  Japan (Quarterfinal)  Malaysia (Semifinal)  India (Group)  Chinese Taipei (Quarterfinal)  Hong Kong (Quarterfinal)  Thailand (Group)  England (Group)  Germany (Group)  France (Group)  Mexico (Group)  South Africa (Group)  New Zealand (Group)

Uber Cup  China (Champion)  Japan (Semifinal)  South Korea (Final)  Thailand (Quarterfinal)  India (Semifinal)  Indonesia (Quarterfinal)  Chinese Taipei (Quarterfinal)  Denmark (Quarterfinal)  Germany (Group)  Malaysia (Group)  Spain (Group)  Hong Kong (Group)  United States (Group)  Bulgaria (Group)  Australia (Group)  Mauritius (Group)

Squads

Further information: 2016 Thomas & Uber Cup squads

Medal summary

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Thomas Cup	Denmark Viktor Axelsen Jan Ø. Jørgensen Hans-Kristian Vittinghus Emil Holst Mathias Boe Mads Conrad-Petersen Mads Pieler Kolding Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Kim Astrup Mathias Christiansen	Indonesia Tommy Sugiarto Jonatan Christie Anthony Sinisuka Ginting Ihsan Maulana Mustofa Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan Angga Pratama Ricky Karanda Suwardi Marcus Fernaldi Gideon Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo	Malaysia Lee Chong Wei Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin Goh Soon Huat Chong Wei Feng Goh V Shem Tan Wee Kiong Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong Ong Yew Sin Teo Ee Yi
	South Korea Son Wan-ho Lee Dong-keun Jeon Hyeok-jin Heo Kwang-hee Lee Yong-dae Yoo Yeon-seong Kim Gi-jung Kim Sa-rang Ko Sung-hyun Shin Baek-cheol
Uber Cup	China Li Xuerui Wang Yihan Wang Shixian Sun Yu Tang Yuanting Yu Yang Tian Qing Zhao Yunlei Chen Qingchen Tang Jinhua	South Korea Sung Ji-hyun Bae Yeon-ju Kim Hyo-min Lee Jang-mi Jung Kyung-eun Shin Seung-chan Lee So-hee Chang Ye-na Go Ah-ra Yoo Hae-won	Japan Nozomi Okuhara Akane Yamaguchi Sayaka Sato Aya Ohori Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi Naoko Fukuman Kurumi Yonao Shizuka Matsuo Mami Naito
	India Saina Nehwal P. V. Sindhu Tanvi Lad Gadde Ruthvika Shivani P. C. Thulasi Ashwini Ponnappa Jwala Gutta N. Sikki Reddy K. Maneesha

Medal table

  *   Host nation (China)

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China*	1	0	0	1
	Denmark	1	0	0	1
3	South Korea	0	1	1	2
4	Indonesia	0	1	0	1
5	India	0	0	1	1
	Japan	0	0	1	1
	Malaysia	0	0	1	1
Totals (7 entries)		2	2	4	8

Thomas Cup

All times are UTC+08:00

Groups

Main article: 2016 Thomas Cup group stage

Group A Team Pts Pld W L  China 3 3 3 0  Japan 2 3 2 1  France 1 3 1 2  Mexico 0 3 0 3 15 May 2016 China  5–0  Mexico Japan  5–0  France 16 May 2016 Japan  5–0  Mexico China  5–0  France 18 May 2016 France  5–0  Mexico China  5–0  Japan

Group B Team Pts Pld W L  Indonesia 3 3 3 0  Hong Kong 2 3 2 1  Thailand 1 3 1 2  India 0 3 0 3 15 May 2016 India  2–3  Thailand Indonesia  5–0  Hong Kong 17 May 2016 India  2–3  Hong Kong Indonesia  4–1  Thailand 18 May 2016 Indonesia  5–0  India Thailand  1–4  Hong Kong

Group C Team Pts Pld W L  Malaysia 3 3 3 0  South Korea 2 3 2 1  England 1 3 1 2  Germany 0 3 0 3 15 May 2016 South Korea  5–0  Germany Malaysia  4–1  England 16 May 2016 Malaysia  5–0  Germany South Korea  5–0  England 17 May 2016 South Korea  2–3  Malaysia England  4–1  Germany

Group D Team Pts Pld W L  Denmark 3 3 3 0  Chinese Taipei 2 3 2 1  New Zealand 1 3 1 2  South Africa 0 3 0 3 16 May 2016 Denmark  5–0  South Africa Chinese Taipei  5–0  New Zealand 17 May 2016 Denmark  5–0  New Zealand Chinese Taipei  5–0  South Africa 18 May 2016 Denmark  3–2  Chinese Taipei New Zealand  4–1  South Africa

Knockout stage

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	19 May 2016
	China	1
					20 May 2016
	South Korea	3
					South Korea	1
	19 May 2016
					Indonesia	3
	Indonesia	3
									22 May 2016
	Hong Kong	1
									Indonesia	2
	19 May 2016
									Denmark	3
	Chinese Taipei	1
					20 May 2016
	Malaysia	3
					Malaysia	2
	19 May 2016
					Denmark	3
	Japan	2
	Denmark	3

Quarterfinals

Chinese Taipei 1	Kunshan Sports Centre, Court 2 19 May 2016 13:00		Malaysia 3
1 2 3 1 Chou Tien-chen Lee Chong Wei 18 21 18 21     2 Lee Sheng-mu / Tsai Chia-hsin Goh V Shem / Tan Wee Kiong 16 21 21 19 21 19   3 Hsu Jen-hao Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin 8 21 13 21     4 Chen Hung-ling / Wang Chi-lin Koo Kien Keat / Tan Boon Heong 16 21 20 22     5 Wang Tzu-wei Chong Wei Feng       not played

Indonesia 3	Kunshan Sports Centre, Court 3 19 May 2016 13:00		Hong Kong 1
1 2 3 1 Tommy Sugiarto Ng Ka Long 11 21 21 19 21 15   2 Mohammad Ahsan / Hendra Setiawan Or Chin Chung / Tang Chun Man 17 21 19 21     3 Jonatan Christie Hu Yun 21 14 18 21 21 16   4 Angga Pratama / Ricky Karanda Suwardi Law Cheuk Him / Yeung Shing Choi 21 16 21 14     5 Ihsan Maulana Mustofa Wei Nan       not played

China 1	Kunshan Sports Centre, Court 1 19 May 2016 19:00		South Korea 3
1 2 3 1 Chen Long Son Wan-ho 12 21 21 16 15 21   2 Fu Haifeng / Zhang Nan Lee Yong-dae / Yoo Yeon-seong 25 23 21 23 12 21   3 Lin Dan Lee Dong-keun 21 10 21 15     4 Li Junhui / Zheng Siwei Kim Gi-jung / Kim Sa-rang 15 21 18 21     5 Tian Houwei Jeon Hyeok-jin       not played

Japan 2	Kunshan Sports Centre, Court 4 19 May 2016 19:00		Denmark 3
1 2 3 1 Sho Sasaki Viktor Axelsen 13 21 16 21     2 Hiroyuki Endo / Kenichi Hayakawa Mathias Boe / Mads Conrad-Petersen 16 21 17 21     3 Takuma Ueda Jan Ø. Jørgensen 21 13 13 21 21 10   4 Takeshi Kamura / Keigo Sonoda Kim Astrup / Anders Skaarup Rasmussen 21 15 21 17     5 Riichi Takeshita Hans-Kristian Vittinghus 21 23 17 21

Semifinals

South Korea 1	Kunshan Sports Centre, Court 2 20 May 2016 13:00		Indonesia 3
1 2 3 1 Son Wan-ho Jonatan Christie 21 10 21 16     2 Lee Yong-dae / Yoo Yeon-seong Mohammad Ahsan / Hendra Setiawan 15 21 12 21     3 Lee Dong-keun Anthony Sinisuka Ginting 18 21 18 21     4 Kim Gi-jung / Kim Sa-rang Angga Pratama / Ricky Karanda Suwardi 15 21 18 21     5 Jeon Hyeok-jin Ihsan Maulana Mustofa       not played

Malaysia 2	Kunshan Sports Centre, Court 1 20 May 2016 19:00		Denmark 3
1 2 3 1 Lee Chong Wei Viktor Axelsen 23 21 21 18     2 Goh V Shem / Tan Wee Kiong Mathias Boe / Mads Conrad-Petersen 21 18 21 18     3 Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin Hans-Kristian Vittinghus 18 21 18 21     4 Koo Kien Keat / Tan Boon Heong Kim Astrup / Anders Skaarup Rasmussen 21 10 8 21 13 21   5 Chong Wei Feng Emil Holst 15 21 18 21

Final

Indonesia 2	Kunshan Sports Centre, Court 1 22 May 2016 13:00		Denmark 3
1 2 3 1 Tommy Sugiarto Viktor Axelsen 17 21 18 21     2 Mohammad Ahsan / Hendra Setiawan Mads Conrad-Petersen / Mads Pieler Kolding 21 18 21 13     3 Anthony Sinisuka Ginting Jan Ø. Jørgensen 17 21 12 21     4 Angga Pratama / Ricky Karanda Suwardi Kim Astrup / Anders Skaarup Rasmussen 21 16 21 14     5 Ihsan Maulana Mustofa Hans-Kristian Vittinghus 15 21 7 21

2016 Thomas Cup champion
Denmark First title

Final ranking

Pos Team Pld W L Pts MD GD PD Final result  Denmark 6 6 0 6 +14 +29 +263 Champions  Indonesia 6 5 1 5 +16 +17 +148 Runners-up  Malaysia 5 4 1 4 +10 +22 +168 Eliminated in semi-finals  South Korea 5 3 2 3 +9 +16 +152 5  China 4 3 1 3 +13 +24 +235 Eliminated in quarter-finals 6  Chinese Taipei 4 2 2 2 +7 +12 +149 7  Japan 4 2 2 2 +4 +9 +118 8  Hong Kong 4 2 2 2 −3 −4 +30 9  Thailand 3 1 2 1 −5 −9 −67 Eliminated in group stage 10  England 3 1 2 1 −5 −10 −53 11  France 3 1 2 1 −5 −10 −71 12  New Zealand 3 1 2 1 −7 −16 −176 13  India 3 0 3 0 −7 −12 −114 14  South Africa 3 0 3 0 −13 −24 −233 15  Germany 3 0 3 0 −13 −26 −249 16  Mexico 3 0 3 0 −15 −28 −300

Uber Cup

All times are UTC+08:00

Groups

Main article: 2016 Uber Cup group stage

Group A Team Pts Pld W L  China 3 3 3 0  Denmark 2 3 2 1  Malaysia 1 3 1 2  Spain 0 3 0 3 15 May 2016 China  5–0  Malaysia Denmark  4–1  Spain 17 May 2016 Denmark  3–2  Malaysia China  5–0  Spain 18 May 2016 Spain  2–3  Malaysia China  5–0  Denmark

Group B Team Pts Pld W L  South Korea 3 3 3 0  Chinese Taipei 2 3 2 1  United States 1 3 1 2  Mauritius 0 3 0 3 15 May 2016 Chinese Taipei  5–0  Mauritius South Korea  5–0  United States 16 May 2016 South Korea  5–0  Mauritius Chinese Taipei  5–0  United States 18 May 2016 Mauritius  0–5  United States South Korea  4–1  Chinese Taipei

Group C Team Pts Pld W L  Thailand 3 3 3 0  Indonesia 2 3 2 1  Hong Kong 1 3 1 2  Bulgaria 0 3 0 3 15 May 2016 Thailand  4–1  Hong Kong Indonesia  5–0  Bulgaria 16 May 2016 Thailand  5–0  Bulgaria Indonesia  3–2  Hong Kong 17 May 2016 Bulgaria  2–3  Hong Kong Thailand  3–2  Indonesia

Group D Team Pts Pld W L  Japan 3 3 3 0  India 2 3 2 1  Germany 1 3 1 2  Australia 0 3 0 3 16 May 2016 India  5–0  Australia Japan  5–0  Germany 17 May 2016 India  5–0  Germany Japan  5–0  Australia 18 May 2016 Japan  3–2  India Australia  1–4  Germany

Knockout stage

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	19 May 2016
	China	3
					20 May 2016
	Chinese Taipei	0
					China	3
	19 May 2016
					India	0
	Thailand	1
									21 May 2016
	India	3
									China	3
	19 May 2016
									South Korea	1
	Indonesia	0
					20 May 2016
	South Korea	3
					South Korea	3
	19 May 2016
					Japan	1
	Denmark	0
	Japan	3

Quarterfinals

Thailand 1	Kunshan Sports Centre, Court 1 19 May 2016 13:00		India 3
1 2 3 1 Ratchanok Intanon Saina Nehwal 21 12 21 19     2 Busanan Ongbumrungphan Pusarla Venkata Sindhu 18 21 7 21     3 Puttita Supajirakul / Sapsiree Taerattanachai Jwala Gutta / Ashwini Ponnappa 19 21 12 21     4 Nitchaon Jindapol Ruthvika Shivani Gadde 18 21 16 21     5 Jongkolphan Kititharakul / Rawinda Prajongjai Sikki Reddy Nelakurthi / Pusarla Venkata Sindhu       not played

Indonesia 0	Kunshan Sports Centre, Court 4 19 May 2016 13:00		South Korea 3
1 2 3 1 Maria Febe Kusumastuti Sung Ji-hyun 13 21 12 21     2 Anggia Shitta Awanda / Greysia Polii Jung Kyung-eun / Shin Seung-chan 13 21 19 21     3 Fitriani Bae Yeon-ju 13 21 21 14 15 21   4 Della Destiara Haris / Rosyita Eka Putri Sari Chang Ye-na / Lee So-hee       not played 5 Gregoria Mariska Kim Hyo-min       not played

China 3	Kunshan Sports Centre, Court 2 19 May 2016 19:00		Chinese Taipei 0
1 2 3 1 Li Xuerui Pai Yu-po 21 14 21 17     2 Wang Shixian Hsu Ya-ching 21 16 21 12     3 Tian Qing / Zhao Yunlei Hsieh Pei-chen / Wu Ti-jung 21 11 21 14     4 Wang Yihan Chiang Mei-hui       not played 5 Chen Qingchen / Tang Yuanting Chen Hsiao-huan / Hsu Ya-ching       not played

Denmark 0	Kunshan Sports Centre, Court 3 19 May 2016 19:00		Japan 3
1 2 3 1 Line Kjaersfeldt Nozomi Okuhara 11 21 18 21     2 Christinna Pedersen / Kamilla Rytter Juhl Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi 21 23 16 21     3 Mette Poulsen Akane Yamaguchi 15 21 11 21     4 Line Kjaersfeldt / Sara Thygesen Naoko Fukuman / Kurumi Yonao       not played 5 Anna Thea Madsen Sayaka Sato       not played

Semifinals

China 3	Kunshan Sports Centre, Court 1 20 May 2016 13:00		India 0
1 2 3 1 Li Xuerui Saina Nehwal 21 15 12 21 21 17   2 Wang Shixian Pusarla Venkata Sindhu 21 13 23 21     3 Tian Qing / Zhao Yunlei Jwala Gutta / Sikki Reddy Nelakurthi 21 6 21 6     4 Wang Yihan Ruthvika Shivani Gadde       not played 5 Chen Qingchen / Tang Yuanting Ashwini Ponnappa / Pusarla Venkata Sindhu       not played

South Korea 3	Kunshan Sports Centre, Court 2 20 May 2016 19:00		Japan 1
1 2 3 1 Sung Ji-hyun Nozomi Okuhara 21 13 21 13     2 Jung Kyung-eun / Shin Seung-chan Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi 21 19 15 21 21 16   3 Bae Yeon-ju Akane Yamaguchi 17 21 7 9   retired   4 Chang Ye-na / Lee So-hee Naoko Fukuman / Kurumi Yonao 21 15 21 14     5 Kim Hyo-min Sayaka Sato       not played

Final

China 3	Kunshan Sports Centre, Court 1 21 May 2016 13:00		South Korea 1
1 2 3 1 Li Xuerui Sung Ji-hyun 14 21 21 13 21 10   2 Tian Qing / Zhao Yunlei Jung Kyung-eun / Shin Seung-chan 21 16 17 21 23 25   3 Wang Shixian Kim Hyo-min 21 13 21 12     4 Tang Yuanting / Chen Qingchen Chang Ye-na / Lee So-hee 21 14 21 16     5 Wang Yihan Lee Jang-mi       not played

2016 Uber Cup champion
China Fourteenth title

Final ranking

Pos Team Pld W L Pts MD GD PD Final result  China 6 6 0 6 +23 +42 +419 Champions  South Korea 6 5 1 5 +16 +29 +315 Runners-up  Japan 5 4 1 4 +12 +24 +253 Eliminated in semi-finals  India 5 3 2 3 +8 +16 +143 5  Thailand 4 3 1 3 +7 +13 +100 Eliminated in quarter-finals 6  Chinese Taipei 4 2 2 2 +4 +8 +151 7  Indonesia 4 2 2 2 +2 +6 +61 8  Denmark 4 2 2 2 −4 −9 −91 9  Hong Kong 3 1 2 1 −3 −8 −84 Eliminated in group stage 10  Malaysia 3 1 2 1 −5 −7 −71 11  United States 3 1 2 1 −5 −11 −98 12  Germany 3 1 2 1 −7 −14 −157 13  Spain 3 0 3 0 −9 −17 −170 14  Bulgaria 3 0 3 0 −11 −20 −136 15  Australia 3 0 3 0 −13 −24 −231 16  Mauritius 3 0 3 0 −15 −28 −404