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Badminton tournament
2012 Thomas & Uber Cup
2012年托马斯和尤伯杯
Tournament details
Dates20 May – 27 May
Edition27th (Thomas Cup)
24th (Uber Cup)
LevelInternational
VenueWuhan Sports Center Stadium
LocationWuhan, China
2010 Kuala Lumpur 2014 New Delhi

The 2012 Thomas & Uber Cup was the 27th tournament of the Thomas Cup and 24th international badminton tournament of the Uber Cup. It was held from May 20–27, 2012 at the Wuhan Sports Center Stadium in Wuhan, China.

Host city selection

Jakarta (Indonesia) and Wuhan (China) submitted bids for the competition. Wuhan was announced as the host by BWF after a meeting in Qingdao during the 2011 Sudirman Cup.

Qualifiers

Main article: 2012 Thomas & Uber Cup qualification
Date Confederation event Location Qualifier
Thomas Cup Uber Cup
February 13–19, 2012 Asia  Macau  Japan
 Indonesia
 Malaysia
 South Korea
 Japan
 Thailand
 Chinese Taipei
 Indonesia
February 14–19, 2012 Europe Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands  Denmark
 Germany
 England
 Russia
 Germany
 Denmark
 Netherlands
February 17–19, 2012 Pan Am United States California, United States  United States  United States
February 18–19, 2012 Oceania Australia Ballarat, Australia  New Zealand  Australia
February 22–29, 2012 Africa Ethiopia Addis Ababa, Ethiopia  South Africa  South Africa
Defending Champions  China  South Korea
Host  China

Seedings

All the seeding list based on March 1, 2012 world rankings as the draw was conducted on April 15, 2012. The top four seeding teams is in first pot, follow by next four teams in the second pot and the bottom four teams was put in the third pot.

For the knock out draw, to be held immediately after the group stage is completed, the four teams that had topped their group will be ranked according to their world ranking on the 17 May, and the top two seeds would then be separated each into one half. Seeds 3/4 will be drawn into each half, then followed by the remaining 5/8 seeded teams.

Thomas Cup
  1.  China
  2.  South Korea
  3.  Denmark
  4.  Japan
  5.  Indonesia
  6.  Malaysia
  7.  Germany
  8.  Russia
  9.  England
  10.  United States
  11.  New Zealand
  12.  South Africa
Uber Cup
  1.  China
  2.  Japan
  3.  South Korea
  4.  Chinese Taipei
  5.  Thailand
  6.  Denmark
  7.  Indonesia
  8.  Germany
  9.  Netherlands
  10.  United States
  11.  Australia
  12.  South Africa

Squads

Further information: 2012 Thomas & Uber Cup squads

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Thomas Cup  China
Lin Dan
Chen Long
Chen Jin
Du Pengyu
Cai Yun
Fu Haifeng
Shen Ye
Hong Wei
Chai Biao
Guo Zhendong
 South Korea
Lee Hyun-il
Son Wan-ho
Lee Dong-keun
Hong Ji-hoon
Jung Jae-sung
Lee Yong-dae
Ko Sung-Hyun
Kim Ki-jung
Kim Sa-rang
 Japan
Sho Sasaki
Kenichi Tago
Takuma Ueda
Riichi Takeshita
Noriyasu Hirata
Hirokatsu Hashimoto
Hiroyuki Endo
Kenichi Hayakawa
Naoki Kawamae
Shoji Sato
 Denmark
Peter Gade
Jan Ø. Jørgensen
Viktor Axelsen
Hans-Kristian Vittinghus
Mathias Boe
Carsten Mogensen
Jonas Rasmussen
Joachim Fischer Nielsen
Mads Conrad-Petersen
Mads Pieler Kolding
Uber Cup  China
Wang Yihan
Wang Xin
Li Xuerui
Wang Shixian
Yu Yang
Wang Xiaoli
Zhao Yunlei
Tian Qing
Pan Pan
Cheng Shu
 South Korea
Sung Ji-hyun
Bae Youn-joo
Hwang Hye-youn
Kim Soo-jin
Ha Jung-eun
Kim Min-jung
Jung Kyung-eun
Kim Ha-na
Eom Hye-won
Jang Ye-na
 Thailand
Ratchanok Inthanon
Porntip Buranaprasertsuk
Sapsiree Taerattanachai
Nichaon Jindapon
Kunchala Voravichitchaikul
Duanganong Aroonkesorn
Saralee Thoungthongkam
Savitree Amitrapai
 Japan
Sayaka Sato
Eriko Hirose
Minatsu Mitani
Ai Goto
Mizuki Fujii
Reika Kakiiwa
Mami Naito
Shizuka Matsuo
Misaki Matsutomo
Ayaka Takahashi

Medal table

  *   Host nation (China)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China*2002
2 South Korea0202
3 Japan0022
4 Denmark0011
 Thailand0011
Totals (5 entries)2248

Thomas Cup

Groups

Main article: 2012 Thomas Cup group stage

Group A

Team Pts Pld W L
 China 2 2 2 0
 Indonesia 1 2 1 1
 England 0 2 0 2
20 May 2012
China  5–0  England
21 May 2012
Indonesia  4–1  England
22 May 2012
China  5–0  Indonesia

Group B

Team Pts Pld W L
 Japan 2 2 2 0
 Russia 1 2 1 1
 New Zealand 0 2 0 2
20 May 2012
Japan  5–0  New Zealand
21 May 2012
Russia  5–0  New Zealand
22 May 2012
Japan  5–0  Russia

Group C

Team Pts Pld W L
 Denmark 2 2 2 0
 Malaysia 1 2 1 1
 South Africa 0 2 0 2
20 May 2012
Denmark  5–0  South Africa
21 May 2012
Malaysia  5–0  South Africa
22 May 2012
Denmark  3–2  Malaysia

Group D

Team Pts Pld W L
 South Korea 2 2 2 0
 Germany 1 2 1 1
 United States 0 2 0 2
20 May 2012
South Korea  5–0  United States
21 May 2012
Germany  5–0  United States
22 May 2012
South Korea  3–2  Germany

Knockout stage

Main article: 2012 Thomas Cup knockout stage

All times are Chinese Standard Time (UTC+08:00).

 Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
           
 23 May 2012
 
  China3
 25 May 2012
  Malaysia0
  China3
 23 May 2012
  Japan0
  Japan3
 27 May 2012
  Indonesia2
  China3
 23 May 2012
  South Korea0
  Russia0
 25 May 2012
  Denmark3
  Denmark1
 23 May 2012
  South Korea3
  Germany0
 
  South Korea3
 

Quarterfinals


Japan
3
Wuhan Sports Gymnasium Center Court 2
23 May 2012
13:00

Indonesia
2
1 2 3
1 Japan
Indonesia
Sho Sasaki
Simon Santoso
20
22
14
21
   
2 Japan
Indonesia
Noriyasu Hirata / Hirokatsu Hashimoto
Markis Kido / Hendra Setiawan
21
16
21
18
   
3 Japan
Indonesia
Kenichi Tago
Taufik Hidayat
21
12
21
17
   
4 Japan
Indonesia
Hiroyuki Endo / Kenichi Hayakawa
Mohammad Ahsan / Alvent Yulianto
17
21
13
21
   
5 Japan
Indonesia
Takuma Ueda
Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka
21
14
21
19
   

Russia
0
Wuhan Sports Gymnasium Center Court 4
23 May 2012
13:00

Denmark
3
1 2 3
1 Russia
Denmark
Vladimir Ivanov
Peter Gade
18
21
13
21
   
2 Russia
Denmark
Ivan Sozonov
Jan Ø. Jørgensen
13
21
11
21
   
3 Russia
Denmark
Evgenij Dremin / Sergey Lunev
Jonas Rasmussen / Mads Conrad-Petersen
12
21
21
17
18
21
 
4 Russia
Denmark
Denis Grachev
Viktor Axelsen
      not
played
5 Russia
Denmark
Vladimir Ivanov / Ivan Sozonov
Mathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen
      not
played

China
3
Wuhan Sports Gymnasium Center Court 1
23 May 2012
19:00

Malaysia
0
1 2 3
1 China
Malaysia
Lin Dan
Daren Liew
17
21
21
9
21
5
 
2 China
Malaysia
Cai Yun / Fu Haifeng
Koo Kien Keat / Tan Boon Heong
21
17
21
18
   
3 China
Malaysia
Chen Long
Muhammad Hafiz Hashim
21
10
21
11
   
4 China
Malaysia
Shen Ye / Hong Wei
Lim Khim Wah / Goh V Shem
      not
played
5 China
Malaysia
Chen Jin
Chong Wei Feng
      not
played

Germany
0
Wuhan Sports Gymnasium Center Court 3
23 May 2012
19:00

South Korea
3
1 2 3
1 Germany
South Korea
Marc Zwiebler
Lee Hyun-il
16
21
21
18
14
21
 
2 Germany
South Korea
Ingo Kindervater / Johannes Schöttler
Yoo Yeon-seong / Ko Sung-hyun
19
21
11
21
   
3 Germany
South Korea
Dieter Domke
Son Wan-ho
20
22
19
21
   
4 Germany
South Korea
Michael Fuchs / Oliver Roth
Lee Yong-dae / Kim Sa-rang
      not
played
5 Germany
South Korea
Lukas Schmidt
Lee Dong-keun
      not
played

Semifinals


Denmark
1
Wuhan Sports Gymnasium Center Court 1
25 May 2012
13:00

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

China
3
Wuhan Sports Gymnasium Center Court 1
25 May 2012
19:00

Japan
0
1 2 3
1 China
Japan
Lin Dan
Sho Sasaki
23
21
21
17
   
2 China
Japan
Cai Yun / Fu Haifeng
Shoji Sato / Naoki Kawamae
25
23
21
18
   
3 China
Japan
Chen Long
Kenichi Tago
21
13
21
16
   
4 China
Japan
Shen Ye / Hong Wei
Noriyasu Hirata / Hirokatsu Hashimoto
      not
played
5 China
Japan
Chen Jin
Takuma Ueda
      not
played

Final


China
3
Wuhan Sports Gymnasium Center Court 1
27 May 2012
14:00

South Korea
0
1 2 3
1 China
South Korea
Lin Dan
Lee Hyun-il
21
14
21
17
   
2 China
South Korea
Cai Yun / Fu Haifeng
Lee Yong-dae / Kim Sa-rang
21
16
25
23
   
3 China
South Korea
Chen Long
Son Wan-ho
21
9
21
13
   
4 China
South Korea
Shen Ye / Hong Wei
Yoo Yeon-seong / Kim Ki-jung
      not
played
5 China
South Korea
Chen Jin
Lee Dong-keun
      not
played
 2012 Thomas Cup champion 

China
Ninth title

Uber Cup

Groups

Main article: 2012 Uber Cup group stage

Group A

Team Pts Pld W L
 China 2 2 2 0
 Indonesia 1 2 1 1
 South Africa 0 2 0 2
20 May 2012
China  5–0  South Africa
21 May 2012
Indonesia  5–0  South Africa
22 May 2012
China  5–0  Indonesia

Group B

Team Pts Pld W L
 Thailand 1 2 1 1
 Chinese Taipei 1 2 1 1
 Netherlands 1 2 1 1
20 May 2012
Chinese Taipei  2–3  Netherlands
21 May 2012
Thailand  5–0  Netherlands
22 May 2012
Chinese Taipei  3–2  Thailand

Group C

Team Pts Pld W L
 South Korea 2 2 2 0
 Germany 1 2 1 1
 Australia 0 2 0 2
20 May 2012
South Korea  5–0  Australia
21 May 2012
Germany  3–2  Australia
22 May 2012
South Korea  5–0  Germany

Group D

Team Pts Pld W L
 Japan 2 2 2 0
 Denmark 1 2 1 1
 United States 0 2 0 2
20 May 2012
Japan  5–0  United States
21 May 2012
Denmark  4–1  United States
22 May 2012
Japan  3–2  Denmark

Knockout stage

 Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
           
 23 May 2012
 
  China3
 24 May 2012
  Germany0
  China3
 23 May 2012
  Thailand0
  Thailand3
 26 May 2012
  Denmark1
  China3
 23 May 2012
  South Korea0
  Indonesia2
 24 May 2012
  Japan3
  Japan0
 23 May 2012
  South Korea3
  Chinese Taipei2
 
  South Korea3
 

Quarterfinals


China
3
Wuhan Sports Gymnasium Center Court 1
23 May 2012
13:00

Germany
0
1 2 3
1 China
Germany
Wang Yihan
Karin Schnaase
21
15
21
17
   
2 China
Germany
Yu Yang / Wang Xiaoli
Carla Nelte / Isabel Herttrich
21
10
19
21
21
8
 
3 China
Germany
Wang Xin
Carola Bott
21
7
21
7
   
4 China
Germany
Zhao Yunlei / Tian Qing
Johanna Goliszewski / Karin Schnaase
      not
played
5 China
Germany
Li Xuerui
Fabienne Deprez
      not
played

Thailand
3
Wuhan Sports Gymnasium Center Court 3
23 May 2012
13:00

Denmark
1
1 2 3
1 Thailand
Denmark
Ratchanok Inthanon
Tine Baun
18
21
12
21
   
2 Thailand
Denmark
Porntip Buranaprasertsuk
Karina Jørgensen
18
21
21
18
21
12
 
3 Thailand
Denmark
Sapsiree Taerattanachai
Line Kjaersfeldt
21
19
13
21
21
18
 
4 Thailand
Denmark
Saralee Thungthongkam / Kunchala Voravichitchaikul
Marie Roepke / Line Damkjaer Kruse
21
15
21
17
   
5 Thailand
Denmark
Sapsiree Taerattanachai / Duanganong Aroonkesorn
Kamilla Rytter Juhl / Christinna Pedersen
      not
played

Indonesia
2
Wuhan Sports Gymnasium Center Court 2
23 May 2012
19:00

Japan
3
1 2 3
1 Indonesia
Japan
Maria Febe Kusumastuti
Sayaka Sato
14
21
10
21
   
2 Indonesia
Japan
Greysia Polii / Meiliana Jauhari
Mizuki Fujii / Reika Kakiiwa
18
21
21
15
19
21
 
3 Indonesia
Japan
Adriyanti Firdasari
Eriko Hirose
21
13
20
22
21
14
 
4 Indonesia
Japan
Anneke Feinya Agustin / Nitya Krishinda Maheswari
Mami Naito / Shizuka Matsuo
21
11
21
17
   
5 Indonesia
Japan
Lindaweni Fanetri
Minatsu Mitani
21
19
13
21
17
21
 

Chinese Taipei
2
Wuhan Sports Gymnasium Center Court 4
23 May 2012
19:00

South Korea
3
1 2 3
1 Chinese Taipei
South Korea
Tai Tzu-ying
Sung Ji-hyun
21
18
23
25
14
21
 
2 Chinese Taipei
South Korea
Cheng Wen-hsing / Chien Yu-chin
Kim Min-jung / Ha Jung-eun
19
21
21
18
21
17
 
3 Chinese Taipei
South Korea
Pai Hsiao-ma
Bae Youn-joo
14
21
21
18
21
14
 
4 Chinese Taipei
South Korea
Wang Pei-rong / Hsieh Pei-chen
Kim Ha-na / Jung Kyung-eun
14
21
21
18
11
21
 
5 Chinese Taipei
South Korea
Hung Shih-han
Hwang Hye-youn
18
21
23
25
   

Semifinals


South Korea
3
Wuhan Sports Gymnasium Center Court 1
24 May 2012
13:00

Japan
0
1 2 3
1 South Korea
Japan
Sung Ji-hyun
Sayaka Sato
21
15
21
10
   
2 South Korea
Japan
Kim Min-jung / Ha Jung-eun
Mizuki Fujii / Reika Kakiiwa
21
13
17
21
21
14
 
3 South Korea
Japan
Bae Youn-joo
Eriko Hirose
21
15
21
17
   
4 South Korea
Japan
Kim Ha-na / Jung Kyung-eun
Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi
      not
played
5 South Korea
Japan
Hwang Hye-youn
Minatsu Mitani
      not
played

China
3
Wuhan Sports Gymnasium Center Court 1
24 May 2012
19:00

Thailand
0
1 2 3
1 China
Thailand
Wang Yihan
Ratchanok Inthanon
21
18
21
15
   
2 China
Thailand
Yu Yang / Wang Xiaoli
Duanganong Aroonkesorn / Kunchala Voravichitchaikul
21
16
21
12
   
3 China
Thailand
Wang Xin
Porntip Buranaprasertsuk
21
17
21
2
   
4 China
Thailand
Zhao Yunlei / Tian Qing
Saralee Thungthongkam / Sapsiree Taerattanachai
      not
played
5 China
Thailand
Li Xuerui
Nichaon Jindapon
      not
played

Final


China
3
Wuhan Sports Gymnasium Center Court 1
26 May 2012
14:00

South Korea
0
1 2 3
1 China
South Korea
Wang Yihan
Sung Ji-hyun
14
21
22
20
21
13
 
2 China
South Korea
Yu Yang / Wang Xiaoli
Kim Min-jung / Ha Jung-eun
21
15
21
13
   
3 China
South Korea
Wang Xin
Bae Youn-joo
21
10
21
16
   
4 China
South Korea
Zhao Yunlei / Tian Qing
Jung Kyung-eun / Kim Ha-na
      not
played
5 China
South Korea
Li Xuerui
Hwang Hye-youn
      not
played


 2012 Uber Cup champion 

China
Twelfth title

References

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