2012 Thomas & Uber Cup

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.[1]

Qualifiers

Date Confederation event Location Qualifier
Thomas Cup Uber Cup
February 13–19, 2012 Asia[2]  Macau  Japan
 Indonesia
 Malaysia
 South Korea 		 Japan
 Thailand
 Chinese Taipei
 Indonesia
February 14–19, 2012 Europe[3] Netherlands Amsterdam, Netherlands  Denmark
 Germany
 England
 Russia 		 Germany
 Denmark
 Netherlands
February 17–19, 2012 Pan Am[4] United States California, United States  United States  United States
February 18–19, 2012 Oceania[5] Australia Ballarat, Australia  New Zealand  Australia
February 22–29, 2012 Africa[6] 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.[7][8] 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.

Squads

Thomas Cup

Groups

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

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

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

  1. ^ Guanqun, Wang (3 June 2011). "China's Wuhan to host 2012 Thomas Cup, Uber Cup". Xinhua. Archived from the original on 31 March 2017. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
  2. ^ "Badminton Asia 2012 Thomas & Uber Cup preliminaries". tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2012-05-21.
  3. ^ "European Men's & Women's Team Championships 2012". tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2012-05-21.
  4. ^ "2012 TUC Pan Am Preliminary". tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2012-05-21.
  5. ^ "2012 Thomas & Uber Cup Preliminaries - Oceania". tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2012-05-21.
  6. ^ "Badminton Africa 2012 Thomas & Uber Cup preliminaries". tournamentsoftware.com. Retrieved 2012-05-21.
  7. ^ "Thomas Cup and Uber Cup team seeding and qualifiers". BWF. 2012-03-01. Retrieved 2012-05-24.[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ "DRAWS: 2012 Thomas and Uber Cups Finals". BWF. 2012-04-15. Archived from the original on 2012-05-12. Retrieved 2012-05-24.

External links

  • 2012 Thomas and Uber Cups Archived 2011-02-08 at the Wayback Machine at Badminton World Federation
  • 2012 Thomas & Uber Cup Finals at tournamentsoftware.com
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