2006 Thomas & Uber Cup
Badminton tournament
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The 2006 Thomas & Uber Cup was held from 28 April to 7 May in Sendai and Tokyo, Japan. It was the 24th tournament of Thomas Cup and 21st tournament of Uber Cup, men's and women's badminton tournaments.
21st (Uber Cup)
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| Dates | 28 April – 7 May | ||
| Edition | 24th (Thomas Cup) 21st (Uber Cup) | ||
| Level | International | ||
| Venue | Sendai Gymnasium Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium | ||
| Location | Sendai and Tokyo, Japan | ||
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Sendai hosted all of the group stage and play-off matches while Tokyo hosted the event starting from the quarter-finals until the final.
This was first time the Thomas & Uber Cup was played with a three-game 21-point scoring system.
China emerged as champions of both tournaments after beating Denmark and Netherlands in the men's and women's competitions respectively.
Host city selection
Japan, which was competing with Indonesia and the United States for hosting the 2004 Thomas and Uber Cup finals, was awarded with this event.[1]
Venues
Teams
The following nations from five continents, shown by region, qualified for the 2006 Thomas & Uber Cup. Of the sixteen nations, defending champion of both tournaments China and host Japan qualified automatically and did not play the qualification round.
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Medal summary
Medalists
Medal table
* Host nation (Japan)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  China | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  Denmark | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 |  Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Indonesia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Malaysia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 entries) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
Thomas Cup
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | China |
2 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 2 | +18 | 459 | 271 | +188 | 2 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 |  India |
2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 340 | 443 | −103 | 1 | Round of 16 |
| 3 | Germany |
2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 355 | 440 | −85 | 0 |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia |
2 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 406 | 313 | +93 | 2 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 |  South Korea |
2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 423 | 323 | +100 | 1 | Round of 16 |
| 3 |  New Zealand |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | −19 | 206 | 399 | −193 | 0 |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Denmark |
2 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 2 | +18 | 451 | 285 | +166 | 2 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 |  Japan (H) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 403 | 339 | +64 | 1 | Round of 16 |
| 3 |  South Africa |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | −20 | 190 | 420 | −230 | 0 |
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Malaysia |
2 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 2 | +18 | 462 | 298 | +164 | 2 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 |  England |
2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 383 | 435 | −52 | 1 | Round of 16 |
| 3 |  United States |
2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 17 | −12 | 337 | 449 | −112 | 0 |
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
| China | ||||||||||||||
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| China | 3 | |||||||||||||
| England | 0 | |||||||||||||
| South Africa | 0 | |||||||||||||
| England | 3 | |||||||||||||
| China | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Indonesia | 0 | |||||||||||||
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| Bye | ||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Japan | 1 | |||||||||||||
| Japan | 3 | |||||||||||||
| United States | 0 | |||||||||||||
| China | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Denmark | 0 | |||||||||||||
| India | 3 | |||||||||||||
| New Zealand | 0 | |||||||||||||
| India | 0 | |||||||||||||
| Denmark | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Bye | ||||||||||||||
| Denmark | ||||||||||||||
| Denmark | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Malaysia | 2 | |||||||||||||
| South Korea | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Germany | 0 | |||||||||||||
| South Korea | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Malaysia | 3 | |||||||||||||
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Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
| 2006 Thomas Cup winner |
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 China Sixth title |
Uber Cup
Group stage
Group W
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | China |
2 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 1 | +19 | 444 | 193 | +251 | 2 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Chinese Taipei |
2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 347 | 337 | +10 | 1 | Round of 16 |
| 3 | United States |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | −20 | 159 | 420 | −261 | 0 |
Group X
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Hong Kong |
2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 377 | 329 | +48 | 2 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Netherlands |
2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 454 | 412 | +42 | 1 | Round of 16 |
| 3 | England |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 306 | 396 | −90 | 0 |
Group Y
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  South Korea |
2 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 425 | 317 | +108 | 2 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Germany |
2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 357 | 383 | −26 | 1 | Round of 16 |
| 3 |  Singapore |
2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 325 | 407 | −82 | 0 |
Group Z
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Japan (H) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | +20 | 420 | 145 | +275 | 2 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | New Zealand |
2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 306 | 332 | −26 | 1 | Round of 16 |
| 3 | South Africa |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | −20 | 171 | 420 | −249 | 0 |
Knockout stage
Bracket
Round of 16
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
| 2006 Uber Cup winner |
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China Tenth title |