2026 Thomas & Uber Cup
Badminton tournament
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The 2026 Thomas & Uber Cup is the 34th edition of the Thomas Cup and the 31st edition of the Uber Cup, hosted by Badminton Denmark and organised by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The tournaments will be held at Horsens, Denmark, from 24 April to 3 May 2026.[1]
31st (Uber Cup)
16 (Uber Cup)
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| Tournament details | |||
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| Dates | 24 April – 3 May 2026 | ||
| Edition | 34th (Thomas Cup) 31st (Uber Cup) | ||
| Level | International | ||
| Nations | 16 (Thomas Cup) 16 (Uber Cup) | ||
| Venue | Forum Horsens | ||
| Location | Horsens, Denmark | ||
| Official website | bwfthomasubercups | ||
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Background
The Thomas Cup (named after Sir George Thomas) and Uber Cup (named after Betty Uber) are international badminton competitions featuring teams representing member nations of the Badminton World Federation (BWF), the global governing body for the sport and are held biennially since the 1984 edition. These tournaments aim to determine the best national teams in the men's and women's events, respectively.[2] China are the defending champions, having defeated Indonesia in both the men's and women's team events in the previous edition respectively.[3]
Hosting
Denmark will be hosting the Thomas and Uber Cup finals for the second time. The city of Aarhus hosted the postponed 2020 edition in 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This time, Horsens has been selected as the host city for the tournament.[4][5]
Format
The competition begins with a group stage: the sixteen qualified teams are divided into four groups of four teams each. Each team will play each other once, with the top two teams advancing to the knockout stage. The eight qualified teams will be drawn and compete in a knockout format until the final.[6]
Qualification
Denmark automatically qualified as the hosts and China qualified as the defending champions, respectively.[7]
Thomas Cup
| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Slot | Qualified teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host country | 1 May 2024 | N/a | 1 |  Denmark |
| 2024 Thomas Cup Champion | 27 April – 5 May 2024 | Chengdu | 1 |  China |
| 2026 Asia Team Championships | 3–8 February 2026 | Qingdao | 4 |  Japan |
 Chinese Taipei | ||||
 South Korea | ||||
 Indonesia | ||||
| 2026 All Africa Team Championships | 9–12 February 2026 | Gaborone | 1 |  Algeria |
| 2026 European Team Championships | 11–15 February 2026 | Istanbul | 4 |  France |
 England | ||||
 Sweden | ||||
 Germany | ||||
 Finland1 | ||||
| 2026 Pan Am Male & Female Cup | 12–15 February 2026 | Guatemala City | 1 |  Canada |
| 2026 Oceania Team Championships | 13–15 February 2026 | Auckland | 1 |  Australia |
| World Team Rankings | 17 February 2026 | N/a | 3 |  Malaysia |
 India | ||||
 Thailand | ||||
| Total | 16 | |||
- ^1 Since Denmark, the runner-up of the European qualification tournament, had already qualified as host, the spot was awarded to Germany as the best European team from World Team Rankings. Germany declined the invitation and Finland as the next team in line accepted the reallocated spot.
Uber Cup
| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Slot | Qualified teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host country | 1 May 2024 | N/a | 1 | Denmark |
| 2024 Uber Cup Champion | 27 April – 5 May 2024 | Chengdu | 1 | China |
| 2026 Asia Team Championships | 3–8 February 2026 | Qingdao | 4 | South Korea |
| Indonesia | ||||
| Chinese Taipei | ||||
| Japan | ||||
| 2026 All Africa Team Championships | 9–12 February 2026 | Gaborone | 1 |  South Africa |
| 2026 European Team Championships | 11–15 February 2026 | Istanbul | 4 |  Bulgaria |
 Turkey | ||||
 Ukraine | ||||
| France | ||||
 Spain2 | ||||
| 2026 Pan Am Male & Female Cup | 12–15 February 2026 | Guatemala City | 1 | Canada |
| 2026 Oceania Team Championships | 13–15 February 2026 | Auckland | 1 | Australia |
| World Team Rankings | 17 February 2026 | N/a | 3 | Thailand |
| Malaysia | ||||
| India | ||||
| Total | 16 | |||
- ^2 Since Denmark, the runner-up of the European qualification tournament, had already qualified as host, the spot was awarded to France as the best European team from World Team Rankings. France and the next highest ranked European team Scotland declined the invitation and Spain as the next team in line accepted the reallocated spot.
Draw
The draw for the tournament was conducted on 18 March at 15:00 CSTT, at Chengdu, China. The 16 men and 16 women teams were drawn into four groups of four.
For the Thomas Cup draw, the teams were allocated to four pots based on the World Team Rankings of 20 February 2024. Pot 1 contained the top seed China (which were assigned to position A1), the second seed Indonesia (which were assigned to position D1) and the next two best teams, Chinese Taipei and Japan. Pot 2 contained the next best four teams, Pot 3 contained the ninth to twelfth seeds, and Pot 4 for the thirteenth to sixteenth seeds.
A similar procedure was applied for the Uber Cup draw, where top seed China (were assigned to position A1), the second seed, South Korea (were assigned to position D1), Japan and Chinese Taipei were in Pot 1.
- Thomas Cup
- Uber Cup
Squads
Tiebreakers
The rankings of teams in each group were determined per BWF Statutes Section 5.1, Article 16.3:[8]
- Number of matches won;
- Match result between the teams in question;
- Match difference in all group matches;
- Game difference in all group matches;
- Point difference in all group matches.
Medal summary
Medal table
* Host nation (Denmark)
Medalists
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Cup | Denmark Anders Antonsen Kim Astrup Mathias Christiansen Rasmus Gemke William Bøgebjerg Ditlev Jæger Holm Magnus Johannesen Rasmus Kjær Daniel Lundgaard Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Mads Vestergaard | ||
| India Hariharan Amsakarunan Arjun M.R. Kiran George Dhruv Kapila Srikanth Kidambi H.S. Prannoy Satwiksairaj Rankireddy Lakshya Sen Ayush Shetty Chirag Shetty | |||
| Uber Cup | Japan Hina Akechi Yuki Fukushima Riko Gunji Arisa Igarashi Rin Iwanaga Mayu Matsumoto Tomoka Miyazaki Kie Nakanishi Chiharu Shida Akane Yamaguchi | ||
| Indonesia Febriana Dwipuji Kusuma Amallia Cahaya Pratiwi Ni Kadek Dhinda Amartya Pratiwi Meilysa Trias Puspita Sari Siti Fadia Silva Ramadhanti Rachel Allessya Rose Febi Setianingrum Putri Kusuma Wardani Ester Nurumi Tri Wardoyo Thalita Ramadhani Wiryawan |
Thomas Cup
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China |
3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 26 | 9 | +17 | 653 | 546 | +107 | 3 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 2 | India |
3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 25 | 10 | +15 | 689 | 539 | +150 | 2 | |
| 3 | Canada |
3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 14 | 18 | −4 | 540 | 520 | +20 | 1 | |
| 4 | Australia |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | −15 | 2 | 30 | −28 | 385 | 662 | −277 | 0 |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan |
3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 27 | 7 | +20 | 671 | 507 | +164 | 3 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 2 | Malaysia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 19 | 13 | +6 | 607 | 539 | +68 | 2 | |
| 3 | England |
3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 520 | 572 | −52 | 1 | |
| 4 | Finland |
3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 6 | 26 | −20 | 449 | 629 | −180 | 0 |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chinese Taipei |
3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 25 | 13 | +12 | 752 | 648 | +104 | 2 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 2 | Denmark |
3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 22 | 14 | +8 | 692 | 632 | +60 | 2 | |
| 3 | South Korea |
3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 708 | 646 | +62 | 2 | |
| 4 | Sweden |
3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 3 | 28 | −25 | 406 | 632 | −226 | 0 |
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thailand |
3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 23 | 12 | +11 | 658 | 532 | +126 | 2 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 2 | France |
3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 652 | 514 | +138 | 2 | |
| 3 | Indonesia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 695 | 553 | +142 | 2 | |
| 4 | Algeria |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | −15 | 0 | 30 | −30 | 224 | 630 | −406 | 0 |
Knockout stage
The knockout stage of the tournament started from 1 May 2026 on which the quarter-finals were held. Semi-finals were held on 2 May 2026 while the finals was held on 3 May 2026. Below is the bracket for the knockout round of the tournament, teams in bold denote match winners. The draw was conducted on 30 April 2026, after the last match of the group stage.[9]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| China | 3 | |||||||||
| Malaysia | 0 | |||||||||
| China | 3 | |||||||||
| Denmark | 0 | |||||||||
| Thailand | 1 | |||||||||
| Denmark | 3 | |||||||||
| China | ||||||||||
| France | ||||||||||
| France | 3 | |||||||||
| Japan | 0 | |||||||||
| France | 3 | |||||||||
| India | 0 | |||||||||
| India | 3 | |||||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
| 2026 Thomas Cup champions |
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 [[ national badminton team|]] |
Final ranking
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Uber Cup
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | China |
3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | +15 | 30 | 3 | +27 | 679 | 426 | +253 | 3 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 2 | Denmark |
3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 17 | 18 | −1 | 597 | 578 | +19 | 2 | |
| 3 | India |
3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 17 | 21 | −4 | 667 | 698 | −31 | 1 | |
| 4 | Ukraine |
3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 5 | 27 | −22 | 408 | 649 | −241 | 0 |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan |
3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 28 | 5 | +23 | 680 | 357 | +323 | 3 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 2 | Malaysia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 21 | 14 | +7 | 626 | 568 | +58 | 2 | |
| 3 | Turkey |
3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 579 | 562 | +17 | 1 | |
| 4 | South Africa |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | −15 | 0 | 30 | −30 | 232 | 630 | −398 | 0 |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 24 | 11 | +13 | 682 | 564 | +118 | 3 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 2 | Chinese Taipei |
3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 676 | 538 | +138 | 2 | |
| 3 | Canada |
3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 610 | 573 | +37 | 1 | |
| 4 | Australia |
3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 3 | 28 | −25 | 343 | 636 | −293 | 0 |
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea |
3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | +15 | 30 | 1 | +29 | 650 | 355 | +295 | 3 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 2 | Thailand |
3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 607 | 551 | +56 | 2 | |
| 3 | Bulgaria |
3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 10 | 22 | −12 | 440 | 595 | −155 | 1 | |
| 4 | Spain |
3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 5 | 26 | −21 | 404 | 600 | −196 | 0 |
Knockout stage
The knockout stage of the tournament started from 30 April 2026 on which the quarter-finals were held. Semi-finals were held on 2 May 2026 while the finals was held on 3 May 2026. Below is the bracket for the knockout round of the tournament, teams in bold denote match winners.
The draw was conducted on 29 April 2026, after the last match of the group stage.[10]
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| China | 3 | |||||||||
| Malaysia | 0 | |||||||||
| China | 3 | |||||||||
| Japan | 0 | |||||||||
| Japan | 3 | |||||||||
| Thailand | 1 | |||||||||
| China | 1 | |||||||||
| South Korea | 1 | |||||||||
| Denmark | 1 | |||||||||
| Indonesia | 3 | |||||||||
| Indonesia | 1 | |||||||||
| South Korea | 3 | |||||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 1 | |||||||||
| South Korea | 3 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
| 2026 Uber Cup champions |
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[[ national badminton team|]] |
Final ranking
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