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 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 Kim Kyeung-ran 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 / Kim Kyeung-ran 7 3 7 5 6 8 7 5     4 Brenda Beenhakker Kwon Hee-sook 5 7 4 7 7 4 3 7     5 Judith Meulendijks / Karina de Wit Lee Hyo-jung / Hwang Yu-mi 5 7 0 7 6 8

China 3	May 15, 2002		Hong Kong 0
1 2 3 4 5 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 Kim Kyeung-ran 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 Kwon Hee-sook 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 Lee Jong-boon not played

2002 Uber Cup Champions
China Eighth title

References

• Smash: 2002 Thomas Cup - Final Round

External links

• Mike's Badminton Populorum - Uber Cup
• Mike's Badminton Populorum - Thomas Cup Archived 2016-03-30 at the Wayback Machine

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