2002 Thomas & Uber Cup

2002 Thomas & Uber Cup
Tournament details
Dates	9 May – 19 May
Edition	22nd (Thomas Cup); 19th (Uber Cup)
Level	International
Location	Guangzhou, China
← 2000 Kuala Lumpur	2004 Jakarta →

The 2002 Thomas & Uber Cup was held in Guangzhou, China from May 9 to May 19, 2002. It was the 22nd tournament of World Men's Team Badminton Championships of Thomas Cup and 19th tournament of World Women's Team Badminton Championships of Uber Cup.

It is the only Thomas & Uber Cup that was played in a 7 points / 5 sets scoring system.

Indonesia won the Thomas Cup for the fifth time in a row and China won the Uber Cup for the third time in a row.

Host city selection[]

Hong Kong, Bangkok, Singapore, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, New Delhi and Tokyo were among the cities interested to host the events.^[1] However, after a long discussion with Chinese Badminton Association,^[2] Guangzhou was confirmed as host in January 2002.^[3]

Teams[]

The following nations from 2 continents, shown by region, qualified for the 2002 Thomas & Uber Cup. Of the 11 nations, defending champions of Thomas Cup, Indonesia, and host nation as well as defending champion of Uber Cup, China and its Thomas Cup team qualified automatically and did not play the qualification round.

Thomas & Uber Cup

China
Denmark
Germany
Indonesia
Korea

Thomas Cup

Uber Cup

Hong Kong
Japan
Netherlands

Thomas Cup[]

Groups[]

Group A[]

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD
China	6	3	3	0	12	3	+9
Denmark	5	3	2	1	10	5	+5
Korea	4	3	1	2	8	7	+1
Sweden	3	3	0	3	0	15	−15

May 9, 2002


China	5–0	Sweden
Denmark	3–2	Korea

May 11, 2002


China	3–2	Denmark
Korea	5–0	Sweden

May 14, 2002


Denmark	5–0	Sweden
China	4–1	Korea

Group B[]

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD
Indonesia	6	3	3	0	14	1	+13
Malaysia	5	3	2	1	11	4	+7
Thailand	4	3	1	2	4	11	−7
Germany	3	3	0	3	1	14	−13

May 10, 2002


Malaysia	5–0	Germany
Indonesia	5–0	Thailand

May 12, 2002


Malaysia	1–4	Indonesia
Thailand	4–1	Germany

May 14, 2002


Malaysia	5–0	Thailand
Indonesia	5–0	Germany

Knockout stages[]

Semi-finals		Final

May 16, 2002

China	1
		May 19, 2002
Malaysia	3
		Malaysia	2
May 17, 2002
		Indonesia	3
Indonesia	3

Denmark	0

Semi Finals[]

China
1

May 16, 2002

Malaysia
3

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Xia Xuanze Wong Choong Hann	6 8	8 6	7 5	8 6
2	Bao Chunlai Muhammad Hafiz Hashim	7 1	4 7	5 7	7 1	5 7
3	Zhang Wei / Chen Qiqiu Choong Tan Fook / Lee Wan Wah	7 1	8 6	1 7	3 7	3 7
4	Zhang Jun / Wang Wei Chan Chong Ming / Chew Choon Eng	4 7	5 7	2 7
5	Lin Dan Lee Tsuen Seng not played

Indonesia
3

May 17, 2002

Denmark
0

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Marleve Mainaky Kenneth Jonassen	3 7	6 8	7 5	7 0	7 2
2	Candra Wijaya / Sigit Budiarto Jens Eriksen / Martin Lundgaard Hansen	7 1	7 2	6 8	7 4
3	Taufik Hidayat Anders Boesen	6 8	3 7	7 5	7 3	7 1
4	Halim Haryanto / Tri Kusharyanto Lars Paaske / Jonas Rasmussen not played
5	Hendrawan Peter Rasmussen not played

Final[]

Indonesia
3

Guangzhou, China
May 19, 2002

Malaysia
2

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Marleve Mainaky Wong Choong Hann	5 7	5 7	1 7
2	Candra Wijaya / Sigit Budiarto Chan Chong Ming / Chew Choon Eng	7 3	7 4	7 2
3	Taufik Hidayat Lee Tsuen Seng	7 1	5 7	2 7	7 2	3 7
4	Halim Haryanto / Tri Kusharyanto Choong Tan Fook / Lee Wan Wah	8 7	7 8	7 1	7 3
5	Hendrawan Roslin Hashim	8 7	7 2	7 1

2002 Thomas Cup Champion
Indonesia Thirteenth title

Uber Cup[]

Groups[]

Group A[]

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD
Netherlands	6	3	3	0	9	6	+3
Hong Kong	5	3	2	1	8	7	+1
Indonesia	4	3	1	2	8	7	+1
Denmark	3	3	0	3	5	10	−5

May 9, 2002


Hong Kong	3–2	Indonesia
Denmark	2–3	Netherlands

May 11, 2002


Denmark	2–3	Hong Kong
Indonesia	2–3	Netherlands

May 13, 2002


Hong Kong	2–3	Netherlands
Denmark	1–4	Indonesia

Group B[]

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD
China	6	3	3	0	14	1	+13
Korea	5	3	2	1	9	6	+3
Japan	4	3	1	2	4	11	−7
Germany	3	3	0	3	3	12	−9

May 10, 2002


China	5–0	Germany
Korea	4–1	Japan

May 12, 2002


China	4–1	Korea
Japan	3–2	Germany

May 13, 2002


Korea	4–1	Germany
China	5–0	Japan

Knockout stages[]

Semi Finals[]

Netherlands
2

May 15, 2002

South Korea
3

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Mia Audina	4 7	5 7	7 3	7 0	7 0
2	Judith Meulendijks Lee Kyung-won	2 7	7 2	2 7	3 7
3	Mia Audina / Lotte Jonathans Ra Kyung-min /	7 3	7 5	6 8	7 5
4	Brenda Beenhakker	5 7	4 7	7 4	3 7
5	Judith Meulendijks / Lee Hyo-jung / Hwang Yu-mi	5 7	0 7	6 8

China
3

May 15, 2002

Hong Kong
0

		1	2	3	4
1	Zhou Mi Wang Chen	7 0	7 2	7 5
2	Gong Ruina Ling Wan Ting	7 0	7 0	4 7	7 1
3	Dai Yun Louisa Koon Wai Chee	7 2	7 0	7 2

Final[]

China
3

May 18, 2002

South Korea
1

		1	2	3	4	5
1	Zhou Mi	4 7	3 7	7 3	7 3	5 7
2	Gao Ling / Huang Sui Lee Kyung-won / Ra Kyung-min	7 4	2 7	7 2	5 7	7 1
3	Gong Ruina	7 3	7 4	5 7	7 3
4	Yang Wei / Huang Nanyan Lee Hyo-jung / Hwang Yu-mi	7 0	7 2	7 3
5	Dai Yun not played

2002 Uber Cup Champions
China Eighth title

References[]

^ "Korn Dabbaransi new IBF President". Utusan Online. p. 4 June 2001. Archived from the original on 10 April 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
^ "China to host its first ever Thomas & Uber Cup Finals?". World Badminton. 24 October 2001. Archived from the original on 6 June 2002. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
^ "Guangzhou to Host Thomas and Uber Badminton Cup Finals". en.people.cn. Retrieved 10 April 2017.

Smash: 2002 Thomas Cup - Final Round

External links[]

[1] "Korn Dabbaransi new IBF President". Utusan Online. p. 4 June 2001. Archived from the original on 10 April 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.

[2] "China to host its first ever Thomas & Uber Cup Finals?". World Badminton. 24 October 2001. Archived from the original on 6 June 2002. Retrieved 10 April 2017.

[3] "Guangzhou to Host Thomas and Uber Badminton Cup Finals". en.people.cn. Retrieved 10 April 2017.

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