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2014 Thomas & Uber Cup
2014 थॉमस एंड उबेर कप
File:2014 Thomas Uber Cup logo.png
Tournament details
Dates18–25 May 2014
Edition28th (Thomas Cup)
25th (Uber Cup)
LevelInternational
VenueSiri Fort Sports Complex
LocationNew Delhi, India
← 2012 Wuhan 2016 Kunshan →

The 2014 Thomas & Uber Cup was the 28th tournament of the Thomas Cup and 25th tournament of the Uber Cup, the badminton team championships for men and women respectively. It was held on 18–25 May 2014 at the Siri Fort Sports Complex in New Delhi, India. This is the first time India hosted the two cups.[1] The Thomas Cup final featured two teams not expected to make it there as Japan faced Malaysia. In a back-and-forth contest, Japan came out on top by a score of 3 matches to 2, winning their first Thomas Cup.[2] The Uber Cup final featured the top two teams, China and Japan. Backed by wins from the world's top two singles players, China came out on top by a 3–1 score. It was their 13th title overall.[3]

Host city selection

New Delhi was awarded with this event by Badminton World Federation in April 2013.[4] This event marked the first time India hosted the Thomas and Uber Cup finals after hosting 2009 BWF World Championships in Hyderabad.

Qualifiers

Main article: 2014 Thomas & Uber Cup qualification
Confederation Qualifier
Thomas Cup Uber Cup
Asia File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia
File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia
File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan
File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea
File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand
File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei
File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong
File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore 		File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia
File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia
File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan
File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea
File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand
File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei
File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong
File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore
Europe File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark
File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany
File:Flag of England.svg England
File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia
File:Flag of France.svg France 		File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark
File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany
File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia
File:Flag of England.svg England
Pan Am — File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
Oceania — File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
Africa File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria —
Defending Champions File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
Host File:Flag of India.svg India File:Flag of India.svg India

Seedings

The seeding list was based on 6 March 2014 world rankings as the draw was conducted on 30 March 2014.[5][6][7] The top four seeded teams were in the first pot, followed by the next four teams in the second pot, the next four teams in the third pot, and the last four teams were in the fourth pot. The knock out draw was held immediately after the group stage was completed.

Squads

Further information: 2014 Thomas & Uber Cup squads

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Thomas Cup File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan
Kenichi Tago
Kento Momota
Sho Sasaki
Takuma Ueda
Hiroyuki Endo
Kenichi Hayakawa
Takeshi Kamura
Keigo Sonoda
Hirokatsu Hashimoto
Noriyasu Hirata 		File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia
Lee Chong Wei
Chong Wei Feng
Daren Liew
Goh Soon Huat
Hoon Thien How
Tan Wee Kiong
Goh V Shem
Lim Khim Wah
Tan Boon Heong
Chan Peng Soon 		File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
Chen Long
Du Pengyu
Tian Houwei
Lin Dan
Liu Xiaolong
Qiu Zihan
Chai Biao
Hong Wei
Fu Haifeng
Zhang Nan
File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia
Tommy Sugiarto
Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka
Simon Santoso
Ihsan Maulana Mustofa
Mohammad Ahsan
Hendra Setiawan
Angga Pratama
Rian Agung Saputro
Berry Angriawan
Ricky Karanda Suwardi
Uber Cup File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China
Li Xuerui
Wang Shixian
Wang Yihan
Sun Yu
Wang Xiaoli
Bao Yixin
Tang Jinhua
Tian Qing
Zhao Yunlei
Ma Jin 		File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan
Minatsu Mitani
Sayaka Takahashi
Eriko Hirose
Akane Yamaguchi
Misaki Matsutomo
Ayaka Takahashi
Reika Kakiiwa
Miyuki Maeda
Shizuka Matsuo
Mami Naito 		File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea
Sung Ji-hyun
Bae Yeon-ju
Kim Hyo-min
Lee Min-ji
Chang Ye-na
Kim So-yeong
Jung Kyung-eun
Kim Ha-na
Go Ah-ra
Yoo Hae-won
File:Flag of India.svg India
Saina Nehwal
P. V. Sindhu
Tanvi Lad
P. C. Thulasi
Sayali Gokhale
Jwala Gutta
Ashwini Ponnappa
Pradnya Gadre
N. Sikki Reddy
Aparna Balan

Medal table

  *   Host nation (India)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan1102
2File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China1012
3File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia0101
4File:Flag of India.svg India*0011
File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia0011
File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea0011
Totals (6 entries)2248

Thomas Cup

Groups

Main article: 2014 Thomas Cup group stage

Knockout stage

All times are India Standard Time (UTC+05:30).

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
22 May 2014
 
 
File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China3
 
23 May 2014
 
File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand0
 
File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China0
 
22 May 2014
 
File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan3
 
File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan3
 
25 May 2014
 
File:Flag of France.svg France1
 
File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan3
 
22 May 2014
 
File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia2
 
File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark1
 
23 May 2014
 
File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia3
 
File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia3
 
22 May 2014
 
File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia0
 
File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea2
 
 
File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia3
 

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

The top four teams in the semi-final were the top four seeded teams in this competition. They also won their respective groups.

Final

Both Japan and Malaysia arrived in the final having already surpassed expectations by defeating traditional powerhouses China and Indonesia in the semi-final, both with 3–0 scores. In the first singles matches, Malaysia's world number one Lee Chong Wei defeated Japan's Kenichi Tago in straight sets. In the next match, Malaysia's scratch combination of Hoon Thien How and Tan Boon Heong won the first set, but Japan's world number three pair of Kenichi Hayakawa and Hiroyuki Endo stayed close and pipped their opponent to win the match. In the second singles match, upcoming Japanese player Kento Momota bested Chong Wei Feng in straight sets. The second doubles match was perhaps the most explosive, with quick volleys, many powerful smashes, and several diving saves. In the end, Malaysia's doubles team of Goh V Shem and Tan Wee Kiong stayed unbeaten during the tournament and leveled the best of five contest by defeating Japan's Keigo Sonoda and Takeshi Kamura in three sets. Thus, the hopes of both countries fell to the third singles players. Malaysia's Daren Liew got out to an early lead, but as the game progressed he made a couple of errors, misjudging the shuttle. Japan's Takuma Ueda won the match in three sets, giving Japan their first title.[2][8]

 2014 Thomas Cup champion 
File:Flag of Japan.svg
Japan
First title

Uber Cup

Groups

Main article: 2014 Uber Cup group stage

Knockout stage

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
22 May 2014
 
 
File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China3
 
23 May 2014
 
File:Flag of England.svg England0
 
File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China3
 
22 May 2014
 
File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea0
 
File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea3
 
24 May 2014
 
File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand1
 
File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China3
 
22 May 2014
 
File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan1
 
File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia0
 
23 May 2014
 
File:Flag of India.svg India3
 
File:Flag of India.svg India2
 
22 May 2014
 
File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan3
 
File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark0
 
 
File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan3
 

Quarterfinals

Semifinals

Three of the teams in the semi-final were among the top four seeded teams in this competition. The other team is host India. All four teams won their respective groups.

Final

China and Japan were the top two seeded teams in the Uber Cup and faced each other in the final. Olympic champion and world number one Li Xuerui quickly defeated her Japanese opponent Minatsu Mitani in straight sets. Japan evened the contest in the first doubles when Misaki Matsutomo and Ayaka Takahashi stopped China's top women pair, Bao Yixin and Tang Jinhua, in straight sets. World number two Wang Shixian put China back in front when she beat Japan's Sayaka Takahashi in another match that ended in straight sets. China clinched the title in the second doubles when Wang Xiaoli and Zhao Yunlei bested Miyuki Maeda and Reika Kakiiwa. China thus won the tie three matches to one.[3][9]

 2014 Uber Cup champion 
File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
China
Thirteenth title

References

  1. ↑ Sandip Sikdar (20 May 2014). "India's growing stature in badminton world". The Hindu. Retrieved 27 May 2014.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Dev Sukumar (25 May 2014). "Li-Ning BWF Thomas & Uber Cup Finals 2014 – Day 8: Japan's Historic Triumph". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 29 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 Dev Sukumar (24 May 2014). "Li-Ning BWF Thomas & Uber Cup Finals – Day 7: China Retain Uber Cup". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 28 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  4. ↑ "India to host 2014 Thomas, Uber Cup finals". The Hindu. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  5. ↑ "Thomas Cup and Uber Cup team seeding and qualifiers". BWF. 1 March 2014. Archived from the original on 1 May 2014. Retrieved 24 May 2012.
  6. ↑ "DRAWS: 2014 Thomas Cup Finals". BWF. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  7. ↑ "DRAWS: 2014 Uber Cup Finals". BWF. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  8. ↑ "So near yet so far". New Straits Times. 26 May 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2014.
  9. ↑ Amlan Chakraborty (25 May 2014). "China defend Uber Cup title after Thomas Cup heartbreak". Reuters. Retrieved 26 May 2014.[dead link‍]

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