Uber Cup 2006
The 21st edition of the Uber Cup , the world championship for women's badminton teams , took place together with the Thomas Cup 2006 from April 28 to May 6, 2006 in Sendai and Tokyo . The winner was the team from China , which beat the Netherlands 3-1.
qualification
| confederacy | Qualified |
|---|---|
| Asia |
 South Korea Chinese Taipei Singapore Hong Kong  
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| Africa |
 South Africa
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| Europe |
 Netherlands Germany England 
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| Oceania |
 New Zealand
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| America |
 United States
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| Defending champion |
 People's Republic of China
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| host |
 Japan
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Finals
venue
Group W
| team | Pts | Pld | W. | L. | MF | MA | MD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
China
|
4th | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 |
 Taiwan
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
|
United States
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | −10 |
All times local ( UTC + 9 )
| April 28, 2006 | ||
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China
|
5–0 |
United States
|
| April 29, 2006 | ||
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Chinese Taipei
|
5–0 |
United States
|
| April 30, 2006 | ||
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China
|
5–0 |
Chinese Taipei
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Group X
| team | Pts | Pld | W. | L. | MF | MA | MD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Hong Kong
|
4th | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6th | 4th | +2 |
|
Netherlands
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7th | 3 | +4 |
|
England
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8th | −6 |
All times ( UTC + 9 )
| April 28, 2006 | ||
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Netherlands
|
2-3 |
Hong Kong
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| April 29, 2006 | ||
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England
|
2-3 |
Hong Kong
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| April 30, 2006 | ||
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Netherlands
|
5–0 |
England
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Group Y
| team | Pts | Pld | W. | L. | MF | MA | MD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
South Korea
|
4th | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8th | 2 | +6 |
|
Germany
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4th | 6th | −2 |
|
Singapore
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2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7th | −4 |
All times ( UTC + 9 )
| April 28, 2006 | ||
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South Korea
|
4–1 |
Singapore
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| April 29, 2006 | ||
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Germany
|
3–2 |
Singapore
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| April 30, 2006 | ||
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South Korea
|
4–1 |
Germany
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Group Z
| team | Pts | Pld | W. | L. | MF | MA | MD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Japan
|
4th | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 |
|
New Zealand
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3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
|
South Africa
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | −10 |
All times ( UTC + 9 )
| April 28, 2006 | ||
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Japan
|
5–0 |
South Africa
|
| April 29, 2006 | ||
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New Zealand
|
5–0 |
South Africa
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| April 30, 2006 | ||
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Japan
|
5–0 |
New Zealand
|
Knockout round
| Round of 16 | Quarter finals | Semifinals | final | |||||||||||
| May 3, 2006 | ||||||||||||||
| May 1, 2006 | ||||||||||||||
| China
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3 | |||||||||||||
| Singapore
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3 | May 4, 2006 | ||||||||||||
| Singapore
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0 | |||||||||||||
| New Zealand
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0 | China
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3 | |||||||||||
| Germany
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0 | |||||||||||||
| Hong Kong
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2 | |||||||||||||
| Germany
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3 | May 6, 2006 | ||||||||||||
| Germany
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3 | |||||||||||||
| South Africa
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0 | China
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3 | |||||||||||
| Netherlands
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0 | |||||||||||||
| South Korea
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2 | |||||||||||||
| Chinese Taipei
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3 | |||||||||||||
| Chinese Taipei
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3 | |||||||||||||
| England
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0 | Chinese Taipei
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0 | |||||||||||
| Netherlands
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3 | |||||||||||||
| Japan
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2 | |||||||||||||
| Netherlands
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3 | |||||||||||||
| Netherlands
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3 | |||||||||||||
| United States
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0 | |||||||||||||
Semifinals
| China 3 |
May 4, 2006 |
Germany 0 |
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| Taiwan 0 |
May 4, 2006 |
Netherlands 3 |
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final
| China 3 |
May 6, 2006 |
Netherlands 0 |
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