2026 Thomas & Uber Cup
Thomas og Uber Cup 2026 |
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| Dates | 24 April – 3 May 2026 |
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| Edition | 34th (Thomas Cup)
31st (Uber Cup) |
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| Level | International |
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| Nations | 16 (Thomas Cup)
16 (Uber Cup) |
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| Venue | Forum Horsens |
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| Location | Horsens, Denmark |
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| Official website | bwfthomasubercups.com |
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The 2026 Thomas & Uber Cup was the 34th edition of the Thomas Cup and the 31st edition of the Uber Cup, hosted by Badminton Denmark and organised by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The tournaments will be held at Horsens, Denmark, from 24 April to 3 May 2026.[1]
China successfully defended the Thomas Cup title after defeating France, bringing their total number of championships to 12. South Korea defeated defending champions China to win the Uber Cup for the third time.
Background
The Thomas Cup (named after Sir George Thomas) and Uber Cup (named after Betty Uber) are international badminton competitions featuring teams representing member nations of the Badminton World Federation (BWF), the global governing body for the sport and are held biennially since the 1984 edition. These tournaments aim to determine the best national teams in the men's and women's events, respectively.[2] China are the defending champions, having defeated Indonesia in both the men's and women's team events in the previous edition respectively.[3]
The competition begins with a group stage: the sixteen qualified teams are divided into four groups of four teams each. Each team will play each other once, with the top two teams advancing to the knockout stage. The eight qualified teams will be drawn and compete in a knockout format until the final.[6]
Qualification
Denmark automatically qualified as the hosts and China qualified as the defending champions, respectively.[7]
Thomas Cup
- ^1 Since Denmark, the runner-up of the European qualification tournament, had already qualified as host, the spot was awarded to Germany as the best European team from World Team Rankings. Germany declined the invitation and Finland as the next team in line accepted the reallocated spot.
Uber Cup
- ^2 Since Denmark, the runner-up of the European qualification tournament, had already qualified as host, the spot was awarded to France as the best European team from World Team Rankings. France and the next highest ranked European team Scotland declined the invitation and Spain as the next team in line accepted the reallocated spot.
Draw
The draw for the tournament was conducted on 18 March at 15:00 CSTT, at Chengdu, China. The 16 men and 16 women teams were drawn into four groups of four.
For the Thomas Cup draw, the teams were allocated to four pots based on the World Team Rankings of 20 February 2024. Pot 1 contained the top seed China (which were assigned to position A1), the second seed Indonesia (which were assigned to position D1) and the next two best teams, Chinese Taipei and Japan. Pot 2 contained the next best four teams, Pot 3 contained the ninth to twelfth seeds, and Pot 4 for the thirteenth to sixteenth seeds.
A similar procedure was applied for the Uber Cup draw, where top seed China (were assigned to position A1), the second seed, South Korea (were assigned to position D1), Japan and Chinese Taipei were in Pot 1.
- Thomas Cup
- Uber Cup
Tiebreakers
The rankings of teams in each group were determined per BWF Statutes Section 5.1, Article 16.3:[8]
- Number of matches won;
- Match result between the teams in question;
- Match difference in all group matches;
- Game difference in all group matches;
- Point difference in all group matches.
Medal summary
Medal table
* Host nation (Denmark)
Thomas Cup
Group stage
Group A
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
L |
MF |
MA |
MD |
GF |
GA |
GD |
PF |
PA |
PD |
Pts |
Qualification |
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| 1 |
 China |
3 |
3 |
0 |
12 |
3 |
+9 |
26 |
9 |
+17 |
653 |
546 |
+107 |
3 |
Advance to quarter-finals |
| 2 |
 India |
3 |
2 |
1 |
11 |
4 |
+7 |
25 |
10 |
+15 |
689 |
539 |
+150 |
2 |
| 3 |
.svg.png) Canada |
3 |
1 |
2 |
7 |
8 |
−1 |
14 |
18 |
−4 |
540 |
520 |
+20 |
1 |
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| 4 |
.svg.png) Australia |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
15 |
−15 |
2 |
30 |
−28 |
385 |
662 |
−277 |
0 |
Updated to match(es) played on 24 April 2026. Source:
DrawRules for classification:
Tiebreakers
Group B
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
L |
MF |
MA |
MD |
GF |
GA |
GD |
PF |
PA |
PD |
Pts |
Qualification |
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| 1 |
 Japan |
3 |
3 |
0 |
13 |
2 |
+11 |
27 |
7 |
+20 |
671 |
507 |
+164 |
3 |
Advance to quarter-finals |
| 2 |
 Malaysia |
3 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
6 |
+3 |
19 |
13 |
+6 |
607 |
539 |
+68 |
2 |
| 3 |
 England |
3 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
9 |
−3 |
13 |
19 |
−6 |
520 |
572 |
−52 |
1 |
|
| 4 |
 Finland |
3 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
13 |
−11 |
6 |
26 |
−20 |
449 |
629 |
−180 |
0 |
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2026. Source:
DrawRules for classification:
Tiebreakers
Group C
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
L |
MF |
MA |
MD |
GF |
GA |
GD |
PF |
PA |
PD |
Pts |
Qualification |
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| 1 |
 Chinese Taipei |
3 |
2 |
1 |
10 |
5 |
+5 |
25 |
13 |
+12 |
752 |
648 |
+104 |
2 |
Advance to quarter-finals |
| 2 |
 Denmark |
3 |
2 |
1 |
10 |
5 |
+5 |
22 |
14 |
+8 |
692 |
632 |
+60 |
2 |
| 3 |
 South Korea |
3 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
6 |
+3 |
21 |
16 |
+5 |
708 |
646 |
+62 |
2 |
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| 4 |
 Sweden |
3 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
14 |
−13 |
3 |
28 |
−25 |
406 |
632 |
−226 |
0 |
Updated to match(es) played on 29 April 2026. Source:
DrawRules for classification:
Tiebreakers
Group D
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
L |
MF |
MA |
MD |
GF |
GA |
GD |
PF |
PA |
PD |
Pts |
Qualification |
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| 1 |
 Thailand |
3 |
2 |
1 |
11 |
4 |
+7 |
23 |
12 |
+11 |
658 |
532 |
+126 |
2 |
Advance to quarter-finals |
| 2 |
 France |
3 |
2 |
1 |
10 |
5 |
+5 |
23 |
11 |
+12 |
652 |
514 |
+138 |
2 |
| 3 |
 Indonesia |
3 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
6 |
+3 |
21 |
14 |
+7 |
695 |
553 |
+142 |
2 |
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| 4 |
 Algeria |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
15 |
−15 |
0 |
30 |
−30 |
224 |
630 |
−406 |
0 |
Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2026. Source:
DrawRules for classification:
Tiebreakers
Knockout stage
The knockout stage of the tournament started from 1 May 2026 on which the quarter-finals were held. Semi-finals were held on 2 May 2026 while the finals was held on 3 May 2026. Below is the bracket for the knockout round of the tournament, teams in bold denote match winners.
The draw was conducted on 30 April 2026, after the last match of the group stage.[9]
Final
| 2026 Thomas Cup champions |
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China
12th title |
Uber Cup
Group stage
Group A
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
L |
MF |
MA |
MD |
GF |
GA |
GD |
PF |
PA |
PD |
Pts |
Qualification |
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| 1 |
China |
3 |
3 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
+15 |
30 |
3 |
+27 |
679 |
426 |
+253 |
3 |
Advance to quarter-finals |
| 2 |
Denmark |
3 |
2 |
1 |
7 |
8 |
−1 |
17 |
18 |
−1 |
597 |
578 |
+19 |
2 |
| 3 |
India |
3 |
1 |
2 |
6 |
9 |
−3 |
17 |
21 |
−4 |
667 |
698 |
−31 |
1 |
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| 4 |
 Ukraine |
3 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
13 |
−11 |
5 |
27 |
−22 |
408 |
649 |
−241 |
0 |
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2026. Source:
DrawRules for classification:
Tiebreakers
Group B
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
L |
MF |
MA |
MD |
GF |
GA |
GD |
PF |
PA |
PD |
Pts |
Qualification |
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| 1 |
Japan |
3 |
3 |
0 |
13 |
2 |
+11 |
28 |
5 |
+23 |
680 |
357 |
+323 |
3 |
Advance to quarter-finals |
| 2 |
Malaysia |
3 |
2 |
1 |
9 |
6 |
+3 |
21 |
14 |
+7 |
626 |
568 |
+58 |
2 |
| 3 |
 Turkey |
3 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
7 |
+1 |
17 |
17 |
0 |
579 |
562 |
+17 |
1 |
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| 4 |
 South Africa |
3 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
15 |
−15 |
0 |
30 |
−30 |
232 |
630 |
−398 |
0 |
Updated to match(es) played on 27 April 2026. Source:
DrawRules for classification:
Tiebreakers
Group C
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
L |
MF |
MA |
MD |
GF |
GA |
GD |
PF |
PA |
PD |
Pts |
Qualification |
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| 1 |
Indonesia |
3 |
3 |
0 |
11 |
4 |
+7 |
24 |
11 |
+13 |
682 |
564 |
+118 |
3 |
Advance to quarter-finals |
| 2 |
Chinese Taipei |
3 |
2 |
1 |
10 |
5 |
+5 |
23 |
11 |
+12 |
676 |
538 |
+138 |
2 |
| 3 |
Canada |
3 |
1 |
2 |
8 |
7 |
+1 |
17 |
17 |
0 |
610 |
573 |
+37 |
1 |
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| 4 |
Australia |
3 |
0 |
3 |
1 |
14 |
−13 |
3 |
28 |
−25 |
343 |
636 |
−293 |
0 |
Updated to match(es) played on 25 April 2026. Source:
DrawRules for classification:
Tiebreakers
Group D
| Pos |
Team |
Pld |
W |
L |
MF |
MA |
MD |
GF |
GA |
GD |
PF |
PA |
PD |
Pts |
Qualification |
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| 1 |
South Korea |
3 |
3 |
0 |
15 |
0 |
+15 |
30 |
1 |
+29 |
650 |
355 |
+295 |
3 |
Advance to quarter-finals |
| 2 |
Thailand |
3 |
2 |
1 |
8 |
7 |
+1 |
19 |
15 |
+4 |
607 |
551 |
+56 |
2 |
| 3 |
 Bulgaria |
3 |
1 |
2 |
5 |
10 |
−5 |
10 |
22 |
−12 |
440 |
595 |
−155 |
1 |
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| 4 |
 Spain |
3 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
13 |
−11 |
5 |
26 |
−21 |
404 |
600 |
−196 |
0 |
Updated to match(es) played on 26 April 2026. Source:
DrawRules for classification:
Tiebreakers
Knockout stage
The knockout stage of the tournament started from 30 April 2026 on which the quarter-finals were held. Semi-finals were held on 2 May 2026 while the finals was held on 3 May 2026. Below is the bracket for the knockout round of the tournament, teams in bold denote match winners.
The draw was conducted on 29 April 2026, after the last match of the group stage.[10]
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