2006_Thomas_&_Uber_Cup
2006 Thomas & Uber Cup
Badminton tournament
The 2006 Thomas & Uber Cup was held from 28 April to 7 May 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.
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| Dates | 28 April – 7 May | ||
| Edition | 24th (Thomas Cup) 21st (Uber Cup) | ||
| Level | International | ||
| Venue | Sendai Gymnasium Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium | ||
| Location | Sendai and Tokyo, Japan | ||
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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.
Japan, which was competing with Indonesia and the United States for hosting the 2004 Thomas and Uber Cup finals, was awarded with this event. [1]
The following nations from five continents, shown by region, qualified for the 2006 Thomas & Uber Cup. Of the sixteen nations, defending champion of both tournaments China and host Japan qualified automatically and did not play the qualification round.
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Group stage
Group A
All times local (UTC +9)
| 28 April 2006 | ||
China  |
5–0 |  India |
| 29 April 2006 | ||
Germany  |
2–3 | India |
| 30 April 2006 | ||
| China |
5–0 | Germany |
Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD |
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 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)
| 28 April 2006 | ||
| Korea |
5–0 | New Zealand |
| 29 April 2006 | ||
| Indonesia |
5–0 | New Zealand |
| 30 April 2006 | ||
| Korea |
2–3 | Indonesia |
Group C
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD |
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 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)
| 28 April 2006 | ||
| Denmark |
5–0 | South Africa |
| 29 April 2006 | ||
| Japan |
5–0 | South Africa |
| 30 April 2006 | ||
| Denmark |
5–0 | Japan |
Group D
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD |
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 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)
| 28 April 2006 | ||
| Malaysia |
5–0 | United States |
| 29 April 2006 | ||
| England |
3–2 | United States |
| 30 April 2006 | ||
| Malaysia |
5–0 | England |
Knockout stage
| Wild-Card 1 May 2006 | Quarterfinals 3 May 2006 | Semifinals 5 May 2006 | Final 7 May 2006 | ||||||||||||||||
| China
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| South Africa
| 0 | England
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| England
| 3 | China
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| Indonesia
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Japan
| 3 | Japan
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| United States
| 0 | China
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| Denmark
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Denmark
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| India
| 3 | India
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand
| 0 | Denmark
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia
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| Korea
| 3 | Korea
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||
| Germany
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Semi finals
 China 3 |
5 May 2006 |
 Indonesia 0 |
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 Denmark 3 |
5 May 2006 |
 Malaysia 2 |
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Final
China 3 |
7 May 2006 |
Denmark 0 |
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| 2006 Thomas Cup Champions |
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| China Sixth title |
Group stage
Group W
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD |
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| 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)
| 28 April 2006 | ||
| China |
5–0 | United States |
| 29 April 2006 | ||
| Chinese Taipei |
5–0 | United States |
| 30 April 2006 | ||
| China |
5–0 | Chinese Taipei |
Group X
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD |
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 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)
| 28 April 2006 | ||
| Netherlands |
2–3 | Hong Kong |
| 29 April 2006 | ||
| England |
2–3 | Hong Kong |
| 30 April 2006 | ||
| Netherlands |
5–0 | England |
Group Y
All times local (UTC +9)
| 28 April 2006 | ||
| Korea |
4–1 |  Singapore |
| 29 April 2006 | ||
| Germany |
3–2 | Singapore |
| 30 April 2006 | ||
| Korea |
4–1 | Germany |
Group Z
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD |
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| 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)
| 28 April 2006 | ||
| Japan |
5–0 | South Africa |
| 29 April 2006 | ||
| New Zealand |
5–0 | South Africa |
| 30 April 2006 | ||
| Japan |
5–0 | New Zealand |
Knockout stage
| Wild-Card 1 May 2006 | Quarterfinals 3 May 2006 | Semifinals 4 May 2006 | Final 06 May 2006 | ||||||||||||||||
| China
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| Singapore
| 3 | Singapore
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| New Zealand
| 0 | China
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| Germany
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| Hong Kong
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| Germany
| 3 | Germany
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| South Africa
| 0 | China
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| Netherlands
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| Korea
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| Chinese Taipei
| 3 | Chinese Taipei
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| England
| 0 | Chinese Taipei
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| Netherlands
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Japan
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| Netherlands
| 3 | Netherlands
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| United States
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
Semi finals
China 3 |
4 May 2006 |
 Germany 0 |
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 Chinese Taipei 0 |
4 May 2006 |
 Netherlands 3 |
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Final
China 3 |
6 May 2006 |
Netherlands 0 |
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| 2006 Uber Cup Champions |
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| China Tenth title |
- "SUKAN TEMPATAN". Utusan Online. 1 August 2003. Archived from the original on 10 April 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.