2008 Thomas & Uber Cup

The 2008 Thomas & Uber Cup was the 25th tournament of the Thomas Cup and 22nd tournament of the Uber Cup, the men's and women's team competition in badminton, respectively. It was held in Jakarta, Indonesia from May 11 to May 18, 2008.

Venue

*Senayan Sports Complex, Senayan, Jakarta

Qualification

Group B

Group D

Group X

Group Z

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bd|Netherlands
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Knockout stage

Round16-with play-offs
May 13 |bd|New Zealand |0 |bd|Netherlands |3
May 13 |bd|Malaysia |3 |bd|Japan |0
May 13 |bd|Germany |3 |bd|South Africa |0
May 13 |bd|Hong Kong |3 |bd|USA|0
May 14 |bd|China |3 |bd|Netherlands |2
May 14 |bd|South Korea |3 |bd|Malaysia |1
May 14 |bd|Denmark |0 |bd|Germany |3
May 14 |bd|Indonesia |3 |bd|Hong Kong |0
May 15 |bd|China |3 |bd|South Korea |1
May 15 |bd|Germany |1 |bd|Indonesia |3
May 17 |bd|China |3 |bd|Indonesia |0

Controversies

The controversy arose when an unfair scheduling forced some of the teams to played twice a day. Most of the teams were unhappy with the Badminton World Federation decision, including the Indonesia Uber Cup team who threatened to pull out from the tournament due to the scheduling affair, forcing organisers to amend the schedule. [cite news|url=http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2008/5/11/sports/21219002&sec=sports |title=Be fair to everyone, team managers tell world body |publisher=The Star |date=2008-05-11 |accessdate=2008-05-13]

Another controversy cropped up in the tournament was the decision of Korea Thomas Cup team to throw both of their group matches to get a better opposition in the knockout stage. They lost 4–1 in both group matches against England and Malaysia and soon admitted they played to lose the game. [cite news|url=http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5gWQaWArVDofdTMIwGvZwiuTyQ9Ng |title=Controversy as Koreans admit throwing badminton match |publisher=AFP |date=2008-05-12 |accessdate=2008-05-13] [cite news|url=http://ca.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idCAL1786543720080512 |title=South Korea in losing ploy at Thomas Cup |publisher=Reuters |date=2008-05-12 |accessdate=2008-05-13] However, Korean manager denied any fault on them and blamed on the format. [cite news|url=http://thestar.com.my/sports/story.asp?file=/2008/5/13/sports/21226123&sec=sports |title=Badminton: Blame it on the format, says Korean manager |publisher=The Star |date=2008-05-13 |accessdate=2008-05-13] This controversy forced the BWF to reexamine the rules and format for future tournaments. [cite news|url=http://ca.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idCASP28378820080513 |title=Rules to be reassessed after South Korea throws matches |publisher=Reuters |date=2008-05-12 |accessdate=2008-05-13]

References

External links

* [http://www.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/tournament.aspx?id=20003 Thomas and Uber Cup 2008] at "tournamentsoftware.com"