Thomas Cup 2008

The 25th edition of the Thomas Cup , the world championship for men's badminton teams , took place together with the Uber Cup 2008 from May 11th to 18th, 2008 in Jakarta , Indonesia . The winner was the team from China , which beat South Korea 3-1.

venue

• Istora Senayan , Jakarta

qualification

confederacy	Qualified
Asia	Malaysia Thailand Japan South Korea
Africa	Nigeria
Europe	Denmark England Germany
Oceania	New Zealand
America	Canada
Defending champion	People's Republic of China
host	Indonesia

Team lineups

People's Republic of China Lin Dan Bao Chunlai Chen Jin Chen Yu Cai Yun Fu Haifeng Xie Zhongbo Guo Zhendong Hey Hanbin Shen Ye  Denmark Kenneth Jonassen Peter Gade Joachim Persson Jan Ø. Jørgensen Jonas Rasmussen Lars Paaske Jens Eriksen Martin Lundgaard Hansen Carsten Mogensen Mathias Boe  Germany Marc Zwiebler Roman Spitko Dieter Domke Sven Eric Kastens Marcel Reuter Michael Fuchs Ingo child father Kristof Hopp Tim Dettmann Johannes Schöttler  Japan Shoji Sato Sho Sasaki Kenichi Tago Hiroyuki Endo Keita Masuda Tadashi Ohtsuka Shuichi Sakamoto Shintaro Ikeda Keishi Kawaguchi Naoki Kawamae  South Korea Sung-hwan Park Lee Hyun-il Shon Seung-mo Hong Ji-hoon Lee Jae-jin Jung Jae-sung Hwang Ji-man Lee Yong-dae  New Zealand John Moody Joe Wu Kevin Dennerly-Minturn Craig Cooper Henry Tam Nathan Hannam

Indonesia Sony Dwi Kuncoro Taufik Hidayat Simon Santoso Tommy Sugiarto Marki's Kido Hendra Setiawan Joko Riyadi Hendra Gunawan Candra Wijaya Nova Widianto  Malaysia Lee Chong Wei Wong Choong Hann Muhammad Hafiz Hashim Arif Abdul Latif Choong Tan Fook Lee Wan Wah Koo Kien Keat Tan Boon Heong Fairuzizuan Tazari Zakry Abdul Latif  Canada Andrew Dabeka Bobby Milroy Stephan Wojcikiewicz David Snider Mike Beres William Milroy Toby Ng Alvin Lau  England Andrew Smith Rajiv Ouseph Nathan Rice Ben Beckman Dean George Chris Adcock Robert Adcock Chris Langridge Robin Middleton Andrew Ellis  Nigeria Greg Orobosa Okuonghae Akeem Ogunseye Ibrahim Adamu Ola Fagbemi Paul Fagbemi Jinkan Ifraimu  Thailand Boonsak Ponsana Poompat Sapkulchananart Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk Pakkawat Vilailak Sudket Prapakamol Nuttaphone Narkthong Songphon Anugritayawon Tesana Panvisavas Nitipong Saengsila

Seeding list

1.  People's Republic of China
2.  Indonesia
3.  Malaysia
4.  Denmark
5.  South Korea
6.  Japan
7.  Canada
8.  Germany
9.  Thailand
10.  England
11.  New Zealand
12. Nigeria

Group A

team Pts Pld W. L.  People's Republic of China 2 2 2 0  Canada 1 2 1 1  Nigeria 0 2 0 2

2008-05-11  People's Republic of China 5 - 0  Nigeria  Canada 5 - 0  Nigeria 2008-05-12  People's Republic of China 5 - 0  Canada

China versus Nigeria

China 5	2008-05-11 08:00	Nigeria 0
1 2 3 1 Lin Dan Greg Orobosa Okuonghae 21 6 21 11     2 Bao Chunlai Akeem Ogunseye 21 9 21 3     3 Chen Yu Jinkan Ifraimu 21 7 21 6     4th Cai Yun / Fu Haifeng Greg Orobosa Okuonghae / Akeem Ogunseye 21 4 21 3     5 He Hanbin / Shen Ye Jinkan Ifraimu / Ola Fagbemi 21 8 21 11

Canada versus Nigeria

Canada 5	2008-05-11 18:00	Nigeria 0
1 2 3 1 Bobby Milroy Greg Orobosa Okuonghae 21 19 21 17     2 Stephan Wojcikiewicz Jinkan Ifraimu 21 8 21 17     3 David Snider Ola Fagbemi 21 15 21 19     4th William Milroy / Mike Beres Ola Fagbemi / Jinkan Ifraimu 21 16 21 7     5 Toby Ng / Alvin Lau Greg Orobosa Okuonghae / Akeem Ogunseye 21 10 21 11

China versus Canada

China 5	2008-05-12 13:00	Canada 0
1 2 3 1 Lin Dan Andrew Dabeka 21 11 21 15     2 Cai Yun / Fu Haifeng Mike Beres / William Milroy 21 11 21 10     3 Bao Chunlai Bobby Milroy 21 14 21 8     4th Xie Zhongbo / Guo Zhendong Toby Ng / Alvin Lau 21 8 21 8     5 Chen Jin Stephan Wojcikiewicz 21 17 21 10

Group B

team Pts Pld W. L.  Malaysia 2 2 2 0  England 1 2 1 1  South Korea 0 2 0 2

2008-05-11  Malaysia 5 - 0  England 2008-05-12  South Korea 1 - 4  England  Malaysia 4 - 1  South Korea

Malaysia versus England

Malaysia 5	2008-05-11 13:00	England 0
1 2 3 1 Lee Chong Wei Andrew Smith 21 17 21 15     2 Lee Wan Wah / Choong Tan Fook Robert Adcock / Robin Middleton 21 19 21 16     3 Wong Choong Hann Rajiv Ouseph 22 20 21 16     4th Koo Kien Keat / Tan Boon Heong Chris Adcock / Chris Langridge 21 12 21 12     5 Muhammad Hafiz Hashim Ben Beckman 21 15 21 14

South Korea versus England

South Korea 1	2008-05-12 08:00	England 4
1 2 3 1 Hong Ji-hoon Andrew Smith 19 21 21 18 16 21   2 Lee Yong-dae / Shon Seung-mo Robert Adcock / Robin Middleton 21 19 21 15     3 Lee Jae-jin Rajiv Ouseph 11 21 19 21     4th Park Sung-hwan / Lee Hyun-il Chris Langridge / Chris Adcock 16 21 12 21     5 Hwang Ji-man Nathan Rice 11 21 18 21

Malaysia versus South Korea

Malaysia 4	2008-05-12 18:00	South Korea 1
1 2 3 1 Lee Chong Wei Shon Seung-mo 21 14 21 14     2 Wong Choong Hann Hong Ji-hoon 21 14 21 10     3 Lee Wan Wah / Choong Tan Fook Jung Jae-sung / Lee Jae-jin 22 20 10 21 16 21   4th Muhammad Hafiz Hashim Hwang Ji-man 21 5 21 11     5 Koo Kien Keat / Tan Boon Heong Lee Yong-dae / Hong Ji-hoon 23 21 21 19

Group C

team Pts Pld W. L.  Denmark 2 2 2 0  Japan 1 2 1 1  New Zealand 0 2 0 2

2008-05-11  Denmark 5 - 0  New Zealand 2008-05-12  Japan 5 - 0  New Zealand  Denmark 3 - 2  Japan

Denmark versus New Zealand

Denmark 5	2008-05-11 13:00	New Zealand 0
1 2 3 1 Kenneth Jonassen John Moody 21 8 21 13     2 Lars Paaske / Jonas Rasmussen Henry Tam / Nathan Hannam 21 9 21 10     3 Peter Gade Joe Wu 21 4 21 11     4th Jens Eriksen / Martin Lundgaard Hansen Craig Cooper / John Moody 21 12 21 12     5 Joachim Persson Kevin Dennerly-Minturn 21 7 21 5

Japan versus New Zealand

Japan 5	2008-05-12 08:00	New Zealand 0
1 2 3 1 Shoji Sato John Moody 21 17 21 18     2 Keita Masuda / Tadashi Ohtsuka Nathan Hannam / Henry Tam 21 9 21 9     3 Sho Sasaki Joe Wu 21 4 21 12     4th Keishi Kawaguchi / Naoki Kawamae Craig Cooper / John Moody 21 16 21 14     5 Hiroyuki Endo Kevin Dennerly-Minturn 21 6 21 16

Denmark versus Japan

Denmark 3	2008-05-12 18:00	Japan 2
1 2 3 1 Peter Gade Shoji Sato 21 19 14 21 20 22   2 Lars Paaske / Jonas Rasmussen Shintaro Ikeda / Shuichi Sakamoto 16 21 21 17 21 18   3 Joachim Persson Sho Sasaki 21 14 21 17     4th Martin Lundgaard Hansen / Jens Eriksen Keita Masuda / Tadashi Ohtsuka 17 21 22 20 23 21   5 Jan Ø. Jørgensen Kenichi Tago 21 13 0 21 0 21

Group D

team Pts Pld W. L.  Indonesia 2 2 2 0  Thailand 1 2 1 1  Germany 0 2 0 2

2008-05-11  Germany 2 - 3  Thailand  Indonesia 3 - 2  Thailand 2008-05-12  Indonesia 5 - 0  Germany

Germany versus Thailand

Germany 2	2008-05-11 08:00	Thailand 3
1 2 3 1 Marc Zwiebler Boonsak Ponsana 17 21 19 21     2 Ingo Kindervater / Kristof Hopp Sudket Prapakamol / Tesana Panvisavas 22 20 21 17     3 Dieter Domke Poompat Sapkulchananart 12 21 21 19 21 16   4th Roman Spitko / Michael Fuchs Songphon Anugritayawon / Nuttaphon Narkthong 19 21 21 23     5 Marcel Reuter Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk 14 21 19 21

Indonesia versus Thailand

Indonesia 3	2008-05-11 18:00	Thailand 2
1 2 3 1 Sony Dwi Kuncoro Boonsak Ponsana 17 21 15 21     2 Hendra Setiawan / Markis Kido Tesana Panvisavas / Nuttaphon Narkthong 21 11 21 16     3 Taufik Hidayat Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk 21 23 18 21     4th Joko Riyadi / Hendra Gunawan Sudket Prapakamol / Songphon Anugritayawon 17 21 21 8 21 12   5 Simon Santoso Pakkawat Vilailak 21 11 21 9

Indonesia versus Germany

Indonesia 5	2008-05-12 13:00	Germany 0
1 2 3 1 Sony Dwi Kuncoro Marc Zwiebler 21 10 21 11     2 Markis Kido / Hendra Setiawan Roman Spitko / Michael Fuchs 18 21 21 12 21 7   3 Taufik Hidayat Dieter Domke 21 10 21 16     4th Candra Wijaya / Nova Widianto Tim Dettmann / Johannes Schöttler 21 17 21 17     5 Simon Santoso Sven Eric box 21 14 21 11

Finals

Round of 16

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

May 14th

May 13th

People's Republic of China

3

New Zealand

0

May 16

Thailand

0

Thailand

3

People's Republic of China

3

May 14th

May 13th

Malaysia

2

Malaysia

3

Japan

3

May 18

Japan

0

Germany

2

People's Republic of China

3

May 14th

May 13th

South Korea

1

Denmark

2

Canada

0

May 16

South Korea

3

South Korea

3

South Korea

3

May 14th

May 13th

Indonesia

0

Indonesia

3

England

3

England

0

Nigeria

0

Round of 16

New Zealand versus Thailand

New Zealand 0	2008-05-13 13:00	Thailand 3
1 2 3 1 John Moody Boonsak Ponsana 11 21 11 21     2 Kevin Dennerly-Minturn Poompat Sapkulchananart 6 21 3 21     3 Craig Cooper Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk 19 21 9 21     4th Henry Tam / Nathan Hannam Tesana Panvisavas / Nuttaphon Narkthong       not played 5 Craig Cooper / John Moody Sudket Prapakamol / Songphon Anugritayawon       not played

Japan versus Germany

Japan 3	2008-05-13 13:00	Germany 2
1 2 3 1 Shoji Sato Marc Zwiebler 19 21 21 17 21 5   2 Shintaro Ikeda / Shuichi Sakamoto Ingo Kindervater / Kristof Hopp 19 21 21 17 16 21   3 Sho Sasaki Dieter Domke 12 21 16 21     4th Keita Masuda / Tadashi Ohtsuka Roman Spitko / Michael Fuchs 22 20 21 18     5 Kenichi Tago Marcel Reuter 21 19 21 15

Canada versus Korea

Canada 0	2008-05-13 18:00	South Korea 3
1 2 3 1 Andrew Dabeka Park Sung-hwan 11 21 11 21     2 William Milroy / Mike Beres Jung Jae-sung / Lee Yong-dae 18 21 12 21     3 Bobby Milroy Lee Hyun-il 15 21 8 21     4th Alvin Lau / Toby Ng Lee Jae-jin / Hwang Ji-man       not played 5 Stephan Wojcikiewicz Hong Ji-hoon       not played

England versus Nigeria

England 3	2008-05-13 18:00	Nigeria 0
1 2 3 1 Rajiv Ouseph Ibrahim Adamu 21 9 21 8     2 Nathan Rice Jinkan Ifraimu 21 17 21 16     3 Ben Beckman Ola Fagbemi 19 21 21 15 21 16   4th Chris Langridge / Robin Middleton Akeem Ogunseye / Paul Fagbemi       not played 5 Dean George / Chris Adcock Jinkan Ifraimu / Ola Fagbemi       not played

Quarter finals

China versus Thailand

China 3	2008-05-14 13:00	Thailand 0
1 2 3 1 Lin Dan Boonsak Ponsana 21 15 21 14     2 Cai Yun / Fu Haifeng Tesana Panvisavas / Nuttaphon Narkthong 21 12 21 17     3 Bao Chunlai Poompat Sapkulchananart 21 14 21 11     4th Xie Zhongbo / Guo Zhendong Sudket Prapakamol / Songphon Anugritayawon       not played 5 Chen Jin Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk       not played

Malaysia versus Japan

Malaysia 3	2008-05-14 13:00	Japan 0
1 2 3 1 Lee Chong Wei Shoji Sato 21 10 21 16     2 Koo Kien Keat / Choong Tan Fook Shintaro Ikeda / Shuichi Sakamoto 21 13 21 11     3 Wong Choong Hann Kenichi Tago 21 13 21 18     4th Tan Boon Heong / Zakry Abdul Latif Keita Masuda / Tadashi Ohtsuka       not played 5 Muhammad Hafiz Hashim Hiroyuki Endo       not played

Denmark versus Korea

Denmark 2	2008-05-14 18:00	South Korea 3
1 2 3 1 Peter Gade Park Sung-hwan 24 26 22 20 21 19   2 Lars Paaske / Jonas Rasmussen Jung Jae-sung / Lee Yong-dae 21 18 10 21 21 19   3 Joachim Persson Lee Hyun-il 10 21 14 21     4th Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen Lee Jae-jin / Hwang Ji-man 19 21 18 21     5 Jan Ø. Jørgensen Shon Seung-mo 11 21 9 21

Indonesia versus England

Indonesia 3	2008-05-14 18:00	England 0
1 2 3 1 Sony Dwi Kuncoro Andrew Smith 23 25 21 19 21 5   2 Markis Kido / Hendra Setiawan Robert Adcock / Robin Middleton 21 12 21 10     3 Taufik Hidayat Rajiv Ouseph 21 17 21 16     4th Joko Riyadi / Hendra Gunawan Chris Langridge / Dean George       not played 5 Simon Santoso Ben Beckman       not played

Semifinals

China versus Malaysia

China 3	2008-05-16 13:00	Malaysia 2
1 2 3 1 Lin Dan Lee Chong Wei 12 21 14 21     2 Cai Yun / Fu Haifeng Koo Kien Keat / Tan Boon Heong 21 16 21 17     3 Bao Chunlai Wong Choong Hann 21 18 21 7     4th Xie Zhongbo / Guo Zhendong Zakry Abdul Latif / Fairuzizuan Tazari 17 21 16 21     5 Chen Jin Muhammad Hafiz Hashim 21 12 21 16

Korea versus Indonesia

South Korea 3	2008-05-16 18:00	Indonesia 0
1 2 3 1 Park Sung-hwan Sony Dwi Kuncoro 21 12 12 21 21 18   2 Jung Jae-sung / Lee Yong-dae Markis Kido / Hendra Setiawan 21 19 18 21 21 10   3 Lee Hyun-il Taufik Hidayat 21 13 21 14     4th Lee Jae-jin / Hwang Ji-man Candra Wijaya / Nova Widianto       not played 5 Shon Seung-mo Simon Santoso       not played

final

China versus South Korea

China 3	2008-05-18 18:00	South Korea 1
1 2 3 1 Lin Dan Park Sung-hwan 10 21 21 18 21 8   2 Cai Yun / Fu Haifeng Jung Jae-sung / Lee Yong-dae 23 25 16 21     3 Bao Chunlai Lee Hyun-il 28 26 21 11     4th Xie Zhongbo / Guo Zhendong Lee Jae-jin / Hwang Ji-man 21 12 19 21 21 12   5 Chen Yu Shon Seung-mo       not played

Web links

• http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/tournament.aspx?id=20003