Thomas & Uber Cups Archive

UBER CUP 2008 – Susi to lead Indonesians

Posted on May 10, 2008 | No Comments
Former 2002 Olympic Gold medallist Susi Susanti will be making an inspired come back as the coach for the Uber Cup team for the competition which kicks off in Jakarta on Sunday. The former star...
UBER CUP 2008 – Jun Jae Youn Staying Home

Posted on May 9, 2008 | No Comments
The Badminton Korea Association (BKA) revealed today that star shuttler Jun Jae Youn would not be flying to Jakarta with the rest of Korea’s Thomas and Uber Cup teams. Jun sustained an injury to her...
THOMAS CUP 2008 PREVIEW – Badminton’s Big Guns Trained on China

Posted on May 6, 2008 | No Comments
The battle for victory at the prestigious Thomas Cup will begin in Jakarta, Indonesia this Sunday, May 11th. Several countries are climbing their way steadily to the top while China will definitely be holding on...
UBER CUP 2008 Preview – Zhang-less China still Eyes Prize

Posted on May 5, 2008 | No Comments
As the long awaited Thomas and Uber Cup gets underway this coming weekend, we take a quick look at the history, the draw, the groups, and the possible clashes of this tournament as all eyes...
TUC 2008 – Tough Group for Malaysia

Posted on March 13, 2008 | No Comments
After the draw, which was made last night in Jakarta in the presence of BWF’s newly appointed Secretary General Stuart Broddie amongst other top officials from Indonesia, all teams now know who their group opponents...
TUC 2008 – NZ names players

Posted on March 12, 2008 | No Comments
New Zealand Badminton announced their list of players who will be sent to Jakarta for the Thomas and UBer Cup. The Kiwis had beaten Australia in both competition to clinch the only spot for the...
TUC 2008 – Final Seedings

Posted on March 11, 2008 | No Comments
Hosts Indonesia have been seeded second for the Thomas Cup, the Men’s World Team Championship, while their women’s team are seeded fifth behind arch-rivals Malaysia for the Uber Cup, the Women’s World Team Championship in...
TUC ASIA – Kreative Korea Trumped Japan and Toyed Malaysia

Posted on February 24, 2008 | No Comments
Double-finalist Korea stunned their opponents with their creative line-ups in both finals of the 2008 Thomas and Uber Cup Asian Qualifiers in Ho Chi Minh City. The Korean women defeated Japan 3-1 in the Uber...