2008 Thomas & Uber Cup
Badminton tournament
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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.
22nd (Uber Cup)
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| Dates | 11–18 May | ||
| Edition | 25th (Thomas Cup) 22nd (Uber Cup) | ||
| Level | International | ||
| Venue | Istora Gelora Bung Karno | ||
| Location | Jakarta, Indonesia | ||
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Host city selection
China, Indonesia, and the United States submitted a bid for the event.[1] International Badminton Federation selected Indonesia as the host for the event during a council meeting in December 2005.[2]
Qualification
| Confederation | Qualifier(s) | |
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| Thomas Cup | Uber Cup | |
| Asia |  Malaysia Thailand Japan South Korea |
South Korea Japan Malaysia Hong Kong |
| Africa |  Nigeria |
 South Africa |
| Europe |  Denmark England Germany |
Denmark Netherlands Germany |
| Oceania |  New Zealand |
New Zealand |
| Americas |  Canada |
 United States |
| Defending Champions |  China |
China |
| Host nation |  Indonesia |
Indonesia |
Seedings
Squads
Medal summary
Medalists
Medal table
* Host nation (Indonesia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | China | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Indonesia* | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 South Korea | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Malaysia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (5 entries) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
Thomas Cup
Groups
Group A
Group B
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Group C
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Group D
Knockout stage
| Wild-Card 13 May 2022 | Quarterfinals 14 May 2022 | Semifinals 16 May 2022 | Final 18 May 2022 | ||||||||||||||||
| China
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| New Zealand
| 0 | Thailand
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| Thailand
| 3 | China
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| Malaysia
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Japan
| 3 | Japan
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| Germany
| 2 | China
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Denmark
| 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Canada
| 0 | South Korea
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea
| 3 | South Korea
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| England
| 3 | England
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 Thomas Cup champion |
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 China Seventh title |
Uber Cup
Groups
Group W
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Group X
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Group Y
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Group Z
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Knockout stage
| Wild-Card 13 May 2008 | Quarterfinals 14 May 2008 | Semifinals 15 May 2008 | Final 17 May 2008 | ||||||||||||||||
| China
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| New Zealand
| 0 | Netherlands
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| Netherlands
| 3 | China
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| South Korea
| 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| South Korea
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Malaysia
| 3 | Malaysia
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| Japan
| 0 | China
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| Indonesia
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Denmark
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Germany
| 3 | Germany
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| South Africa
| 0 | Germany
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| Indonesia
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia
| 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hong Kong
| 3 | Hong Kong
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| United States
| 0 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2008 Uber Cup champion |
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China Eleventh title |
Controversies
The controversy arose when an unfair scheduling forced some of the teams to play 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.[5]
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.[6][7] However, Korean manager denied any fault on them and blamed on the format.[8] This controversy forced the BWF to reexamine the rules and format for future tournaments.[9]