Thomas Cup 2012

The 27th edition of the Thomas Cup , the world championship for men's badminton teams , took place together with the Uber Cup 2012 from May 20th to 27th, 2012 in Wuhan . The winner was the team from China.

qualification

The continental associations of Asia, Africa, America and Oceania hosted separate qualifying rounds for the Thomas Cup in the third and fourth weeks of February 2012. The European association combined the qualification in the same period with the determination of the European team champions 2012 .

Qualifying rounds

• Africa : 22.-29. February 2012 in Addis Ababa
• America : 17-19 February 2012 in El Monte
• Asia : 13-19 February 2012 in Macau
• Europe : 14.-19. February 2012 in Amsterdam
• Oceania : 18.-19. February 2012 in Ballarat

Finals

Group A

team	Pts	Pld	W.	L.
People's Republic of China	2	2	2	0
Indonesia	1	2	1	1
England	0	2	0	2

May 20, 2012
People's Republic of China	5–0	England
May 21, 2012
Indonesia	4–1	England
May 22, 2012
People's Republic of China	5–0	Indonesia

China versus England

China 5	Wuhan Sports Gymnasium Center Court 1 May 20, 2012 7:00 p.m.	England 0
1 2 3 1 Lin Dan Rajiv Ouseph 21 14 21 10     2 Cai Yun  /  Fu Haifeng Chris Adcock  /  Andrew Ellis 21 11 22 20     3 Chen Long Ben Beckman 21 5 21 5     4th Chai Biao  /  Guo Zhendong Chris Langridge  /  Peter Mills 21 10 21 12     5 You Pengyu Toby Penty 21 7 21 11

Indonesia versus England

Indonesia 4	Wuhan Sports Gymnasium Center Court 1 May 21, 2012 7:00 p.m.	England 1
1 2 3 1 Simon Santoso Rajiv Ouseph 21 19 21 9     2 Markis Kido  /  Hendra Setiawan Chris Adcock  /  Andrew Ellis 19 21 21 14 17 21   3 Taufik Hidayat Carl Baxter 21 12 21 16     4th Mohammad Ahsan  /  Alvent Yulianto Chris Langridge  /  Nathan Robertson 19 21 21 12 21 19   5 Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka Ben Beckman 21 11 21 13

China versus Indonesia

China 5	Wuhan Sports Gymnasium Center Court 1 May 22, 2012 7:00 p.m.	Indonesia 0
1 2 3 1 Lin Dan Simon Santoso 21 10 21 17     2 Cai Yun / Fu Haifeng Markis Kido / Bona Septano 21 14 21 8     3 Chen Long Tommy Sugiarto 21 12 21 16     4th Shen Ye / Hong Wei Hendra Setiawan / Ryan Agung Saputra 16 21 21 10 21 9   5 Chen Jin Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka 21 7 21 10

Group B

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

May 20, 2012
Japan	5–0	New Zealand
May 21, 2012
Russia	5–0	New Zealand
May 22, 2012
Japan	5–0	Russia

Japan versus New Zealand

Japan 5	Wuhan Sports Gymnasium Center Court 3 May 20, 2012 7:00 p.m.	New Zealand 0
1 2 3 1 Sho Sasaki James Eunson 21 13 21 6     2 Kenichi Tago Michael Fowke 21 12 21 9     3 Shoji Sato  /  Naoki Kawamae Kevin Dennerly-Minturn  /  Oliver Leydon-Davis 21 7 21 9     4th Takuma Ueda Luke Charlesworth 21 6 21 4     5 Hirokatsu Hashimoto  /  Noriyasu Hirata James Eunson  /  Michael Fowke 21 5 21 10

Russia versus New Zealand

Russia 5	Wuhan Sports Gymnasium Center Court 3 May 21, 2012 7:00 p.m.	New Zealand 0
1 2 3 1 Vladimir Ivanov James Eunson 21 16 21 18     2 Ivan Sozonov Michael Fowke 21 8 10 21 21 18   3 Vitalij Durkin  /  Alexandr Nikolaenko Kevin Dennerly-Minturn  /  Oliver Leydon-Davis 21 12 21 8     4th Vladimir Malkov Luke Charlesworth 21 13 21 11     5 Evgenij Dremin  /  Sergey Lunev James Eunson  /  Michael Fowke 21 12 21 10

Japan versus Russia

Japan 5	Wuhan Sports Gymnasium Center Court 3 May 22, 2012 7:00 p.m.	Russia 0
1 2 3 1 Sho Sasaki Vladimir Ivanov 21 14 21 15     2 Hiroyuki Endo / Kenichi Hayakawa Vitalij Durkin / Alexandr Nikolaenko 21 17 23 21     3 Kenichi Tago Vladimir Malkov 21 14 21 6     4th Shoji Sato / Naoki Kawamae Vladimir Ivanov / Ivan Sozonov 21 18 21 12     5 Takuma Ueda Anatoliy Yartsev 21 9 21 13

Group C

team	Pts	Pld	W.	L.
Denmark	2	2	2	0
Malaysia	1	2	1	1
South Africa	0	2	0	2

May 20, 2012
Denmark	5–0	South Africa
May 21, 2012
Malaysia	5–0	South Africa
May 22, 2012
Denmark	3–2	Malaysia

Denmark versus South Africa

Denmark 5	Wuhan Sports High School Center Court 4 May 20, 2012 1 p.m.	South Africa 0
1 2 3 1 Peter Gade Jacob Maliekal 21 7 21 6     2 Jan Ø. Jørgensen Willem Viljoen 21 7 21 11     3 Viktor Axelsen Prakash Viyajanath 21 4 21 5     4th Mathias Boe  /  Carsten Mogensen Dorian James  /  Willem Viljoen 21 12 21 14     5 Jonas Rasmussen  /  Mads Conrad-Petersen Prakash Viyajanath  /  Jacob Maliekal 21 5 21 5

Malaysia versus South Africa

Malaysia 5	Wuhan Sports Gymnasium Center Court 2 May 21, 2012 1:00 p.m.	South Africa 0
1 2 3 1 Lee Chong Wei Jacob Maliekal 21 13 21 10     2 Daren Liew Willem Viljoen 21 11 21 9     3 Muhammad Hafiz Hashim Prakash Viyajanath 21 10 21 8     4th Tan Boon Heong  /  Koo Kien Keat Dorian James  /  Willem Viljoen 21 8 21 12     5 Goh Wei Shem  /  Lim Khim Wah Prakash Viyajanath  /  Jacob Maliekal 21 11 21 14

Denmark versus Malaysia

Denmark 3	Wuhan Sports Gymnasium Center Court 1 May 22, 2012 1:00 p.m.	Malaysia 2
1 2 3 1 Peter Gade Lee Chong Wei 1 2       back pulled 2 Carsten Mogensen / Mathias Boe Tan Boon Heong / Hoon Thien How 21 17 21 23 21 11   3 Jan Ø. Jørgensen Daren Liew 15 21 13 21     4th Jonas Rasmussen / Joachim Fischer Nielsen Koo Kien Keat / Goh Wei Shem 21 18 21 15     5 Hans-Kristian Vittinghus Muhammad Hafiz Hashim 21 17 17 21 19 21

Group D

team	Pts	Pld	W.	L.
South Korea	2	2	2	0
Germany	1	2	1	1
United States	0	2	0	2

May 20, 2012
South Korea	5–0	United States
May 21, 2012
Germany	5–0	United States
May 22, 2012
South Korea	3–2	Germany

South Korea versus USA

South Korea 5	Wuhan Sports Gymnasium Center Court 2 May 20, 2012 1 p.m.	USA 0
1 2 3 1 Shon Wan-ho Sattawat Pongnairat 21 7 21 6     2 Yoo Yeon-seong  /  Ko Sung-hyun Howard Bach  /  Tony Gunawan 21 8 17 21 21 13   3 Hong Ji-hoon Howard Shu 21 6 21 11     4th Kim Sa-rang  /  Kim Ki-jung Phillip Chew  /  Sattawat Pongnairat 21 9 21 6     5 Lee Dong-keun Nicholas Jinadasa 21 8 21 9

Germany versus USA

Germany 5	Wuhan Sports Gymnasium Center Court 4 May 21, 2012 1:00 p.m.	USA 0
1 2 3 1 Marc Zwiebler Sattawat Pongnairat 21 15 21 18     2 Ingo Kindervater  /  Johannes Schöttler Howard Bach  /  Tony Gunawan 21 19 17 21 21 11   3 Dieter Domke Howard Shu 21 16 21 11     4th Michael Fuchs  /  Oliver Roth Phillip Chew  /  Sattawat Pongnairat 21 13 21 10     5 Marcel Reuter Nicholas Jinadasa 21 11 21 11

South Korea versus Germany

South Korea 3	Wuhan Sports High School Center Court 3 May 22, 2012 1 p.m.	Germany 2
1 2 3 1 Lee Hyun-il Marc Zwiebler 21 19 21 8     2 Ko Sung-hyun / Lee Yong-dae Ingo Kindervater / Johannes Schöttler 22 20 21 12     3 Shon Wan-ho Dieter Domke 17 21 21 15 11 21   4th Kim Sa-rang / Kim Ki-jung Michael Fuchs / Oliver Roth 21 13 21 13     5 Hong Ji-hoon Lukas Schmidt 17 21 21 9 18 21

Final round

Overview

	Quarter finals				Semifinals				final
	May 23, 2012
	People's Republic of China	3
					May 25, 2012
	Malaysia	0
					People's Republic of China	3
	May 23, 2012
					Japan	0
	Japan	3
									May 27, 2012
	Indonesia	2
									People's Republic of China	3
	May 23, 2012
									South Korea	0
	Russia	0
					May 25, 2012
	Denmark	3
					Denmark	1
	May 23, 2012
					South Korea	3
	Germany	0
	South Korea	3

Quarter finals

Japan 3	Wuhan Sports Gymnasium Center Court 2 May 23, 2012 1:00 p.m.	Indonesia 2
1 2 3 1 Sho Sasaki Simon Santoso 20 22 14 21     2 Noriyasu Hirata  /  Hirokatsu Hashimoto Markis Kido  /  Hendra Setiawan 21 16 21 18     3 Kenichi Tago Taufik Hidayat 21 12 21 17     4th Hiroyuki Endo  /  Kenichi Hayakawa Mohammad Ahsan  /  Alvent Yulianto 17 21 13 21     5 Takuma Ueda Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka 21 14 21 19

Russia 0	Wuhan Sports Gymnasium Center Court 4 May 23, 2012 1 p.m.	Denmark 3
1 2 3 1 Vladimir Ivanov Peter Gade 18 21 13 21     2 Ivan Sozonov Jan Ø. Jørgensen 13 21 11 21     3 Evgenij Dremin  /  Sergey Lunev Jonas Rasmussen  /  Mads Conrad-Petersen 12 21 21 17 18 21   4th Denis Grachev Viktor Axelsen       not played 5 Vladimir Ivanov  /  Ivan Sozonov Mathias Boe  /  Carsten Mogensen       not played

China 3	Wuhan Sports Gymnasium Center Court 1 May 23, 2012 7:00 p.m.	Malaysia 0
1 2 3 1 Lin Dan Daren Liew 17 21 21 9 21 5   2 Cai Yun  /  Fu Haifeng Koo Kien Keat  /  Tan Boon Heong 21 17 21 18     3 Chen Long Muhammad Hafiz Hashim 21 10 21 11     4th Shen Ye  /  Hong Wei Lim Khim Wah  /  Goh Wei Shem       not played 5 Chen Jin Chong Wei Feng       not played

Germany 0	Wuhan Sports Gymnasium Center Court 3 May 23, 2012 7:00 p.m.	South Korea 3
1 2 3 1 Marc Zwiebler Lee Hyun-il 16 21 21 18 14 21   2 Ingo Kindervater  /  Johannes Schöttler Yoo Yeon-seong  /  Ko Sung-hyun 19 21 11 21     3 Dieter Domke Shon Wan-ho 20 22 19 21     4th Michael Fuchs  /  Oliver Roth Lee Yong-dae  /  Kim Sa-rang       not played 5 Lukas Schmidt Lee Dong-keun       not played

Semifinals

Denmark 1	Wuhan Sports Gymnasium Center Court 1 May 25, 2012 1 p.m.	South Korea 3
1 2 3 1 Peter Gade Lee Hyun-il 21 17 14 21 10 21   2 Carsten Mogensen  /  Mathias Boe Yoo Yeon-seong  /  Ko Sung-hyun 21 10 21 12     3 Jan Ø. Jørgensen Shon Wan-ho 13 21 21 14 16 21   4th Jonas Rasmussen  /  Joachim Fischer Nielsen Lee Yong-dae  /  Kim Sa-rang 21 11 19 21 15 21   5 Viktor Axelsen Lee Dong-keun       not played

China 3	Wuhan Sports Gymnasium Center Court 1 May 25, 2012 7:00 p.m.	Japan 0
1 2 3 1 Lin Dan Sho Sasaki 23 21 21 17     2 Cai Yun  /  Fu Haifeng Shoji Sato  /  Naoki Kawamae 25 23 21 18     3 Chen Long Kenichi Tago 21 13 21 16     4th Shen Ye  /  Hong Wei Noriyasu Hirata  /  Hirokatsu Hashimoto       not played 5 Chen Jin Takuma Ueda       not played

final

China 3	Wuhan Sports Gymnasium Center Court 1 May 27, 2012 2:00 PM	South Korea 0
1 2 3 1 Lin Dan Lee Hyun-il 21 14 21 17     2 Cai Yun  /  Fu Haifeng Lee Yong-dae  /  Kim Sa-rang 21 16 25 23     3 Chen Long Shon Wan-ho 21 9 21 13     4th Shen Ye  /  Hong Wei Yoo Yeon-seong  /  Kim Ki-jung       not played 5 Chen Jin Lee Dong-keun       not played

Web links

• http://www.badminton.de/Thomas-Uber-Cup.187.0.html

credentials

1. ↑ China versus England
2. ↑ Indonesia versus England
3. ↑ China versus Indonesia
4. ↑ Japan versus New Zealand
5. ↑ Russia versus New Zealand
6. ↑ Japan versus Russia
7. ^ Denmark versus South Africa
8. ↑ Malaysia versus South Africa
9. ^ Denmark versus Malaysia
10. ^ South Korea versus USA
11. ↑ Germany versus USA
12. ↑ Korea versus Germany