2004 Thomas & Uber Cup

2004 Thomas & Uber Cup
Tournament details
Dates	7 May – 16 May
Edition	23rd (Thomas Cup); 20th (Uber Cup)
Level	International
Venue	Istora Gelora Bung Karno
Location	Jakarta, Indonesia
← 2002 Guangzhou	; 2006 Sendai-Tokyo →

The 2004 Thomas & Uber Cup was held from 7 May to 16 May 2004 in Jakarta, Indonesia. It was the 23rd edition of the World Men's Team Badminton Championships, Thomas Cup, and the 20th edition of World Women's Team Badminton Championships, Uber Cup.

After a 12-year drought China finally lifted their fifth title of Thomas Cup and also won their ninth title of Uber Cup.

Host city selection

Indonesia, Japan, and the United States are the countries to submit a bid for hosting the event.^[1] Indonesia was selected as host during IBF council meeting in Birmingham.^[2]

Teams

The following nations from 5 continents, shown by region, qualified for the 2004 Thomas & Uber Cup. Of the 16 nations, defending champions of Uber Cup, China, and host nation as well as defending champion of Thomas Cup, Indonesia and its Uber Cup team qualified automatically and did not play the qualification round.

Thomas & Uber Cup

Thomas Cup

Uber Cup

Medalists

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Thomas Cup	China	Denmark	South Korea
Thomas Cup	Indonesia
Uber Cup	China	South Korea	Japan
Uber Cup	Denmark

Medal table

* Host nation (Indonesia)

Thomas Cup

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD
China	4	2	2	0	10	0	+10
Indonesia	3	2	1	1	5	5	0
United States	2	2	0	2	0	10	−10


May 7, 2004
China	5–0	United States
May 8, 2004
Indonesia	5–0	United States
May 10, 2004
China	5–0	Indonesia

Group B

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD
Korea	4	2	2	0	10	0	+10
Germany	3	2	1	1	4	6	−2
New Zealand	2	2	0	2	1	9	−8


May 7, 2004
Korea	5–0	New Zealand
May 8, 2004
Germany	4–1	New Zealand
May 9, 2004
Korea	5–0	Germany

Group C

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD
Malaysia	4	2	2	0	10	0	+10
Thailand	3	2	1	1	5	5	0
South Africa	2	2	0	2	0	10	−10


May 7, 2004
Malaysia	5–0	South Africa
May 8, 2004
Thailand	5–0	South Africa
May 9, 2004
Malaysia	5–0	Thailand

Group D

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD
Denmark	4	2	2	0	10	0	+10
Japan	3	2	1	1	3	8	−5
England	2	2	0	2	2	8	−6


May 7, 2004
Denmark	5–0	England
May 9, 2004
Japan	3–2	England
May 10, 2004
Denmark	5–0	Japan

Knockout stage

Wild-Card 11 May 2004		Quarterfinals 12 May 2004		Semifinals 14 May 2004		Final 16 May 2004

		China	3
Japan	3	Japan	0
South Africa	1			China	3
				Korea	0
		Korea	3
Thailand	3	Thailand	1
England	1					China	3
						Denmark	1
		Malaysia	1
Indonesia	3	Indonesia	3
New Zealand	0			Indonesia	2
				Denmark	3
		Denmark	3
Germany	3	Germany	1
United States	0

Semifinals

China
3

Jakarta
14 May 2004

South Korea
0

		1	2
1	Lin Dan Lee Hyun-il	15 11	15 2
2	Fu Haifeng / Cai Yun Lee Dong-soo / Kim Dong-moon	15 13	15 11
3	Bao Chunlai Shon Seung-mo	15 2	15 5

Indonesia
2

Jakarta
14 May 2004

Denmark
3

		1	2	3
1	Sony Dwi Kuncoro Peter Gade	15 4	15 8
2	Flandy Limpele / Eng Hian Lars Paaske / Jonas Rasmussen	13 15	7 15
3	Taufik Hidayat Kenneth Jonassen	15 5	13 15	15 7
4	Candra Wijaya / Tri Kusharjanto Jens Eriksen / Martin Lundgaard Hansen	10 15	15 2	4 15
5	Simon Santoso Peter Rasmussen	3 15	3 15

Final

China
3

Jakarta, Indonesia
2004

Denmark
1

		1	2	3
1	Lin Dan Peter Gade	15 8	15 13
2	Fu Haifeng / Cai Yun Lars Paaske / Jonas Rasmussen	16 17	6 15
3	Bao Chunlai Kenneth Jonassen	12 15	17 15	15 12
4	Sang Yang / Zheng Bo Jens Eriksen / Martin Lundgaard Hansen	15 13	15 8
5	Xia Xuanze Peter Rasmussen				not played

2004 Thomas Cup Champions
China Fifth title

Uber Cup

Group stage

Group W

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD
China	4	2	2	0	10	0	+10
Netherlands	3	2	1	1	3	7	−4
Indonesia	2	2	0	2	2	8	−6


May 7, 2004
China	5–0	Indonesia
May 9, 2004
Netherlands	3–2	Indonesia
May 10, 2004
China	5–0	Netherlands

Group X

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD
Chinese Taipei	4	2	2	0	9	1	+8
Germany	3	2	1	1	5	5	0
South Africa	2	2	0	2	1	9	−8


May 7, 2004
Chinese Taipei	5–0	South Africa
May 9, 2004
Germany	4–1	South Africa
May 9, 2004
Chinese Taipei	4–1	Germany

Group Y

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD
Denmark	4	2	2	0	8	2	+6
Japan	3	2	1	1	6	4	+2
Malaysia	2	2	0	2	1	9	−8


May 7, 2004
Japan	4–1	Malaysia
May 8, 2004
Denmark	5–0	Malaysia
May 9, 2004
Japan	2–3	Denmark

Group Z

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD
Korea	4	2	2	0	10	0	+10
Australia	3	2	1	1	5	5	0
Canada	2	2	0	2	0	10	−10


May 7, 2004
Korea	5–0	Canada
May 8, 2004
Australia	5–0	Canada
May 10, 2004
Korea	5–0	Australia

Knockout stage

Wild-Card 11 May 2004		Quarterfinals 12 May 2004		Semifinals 13 May 2004		Final 15 May 2004

		China	3
Malaysia	3	Malaysia	0
Australia	0			China	3
				Japan	0
		Chinese Taipei	2
Japan	3	Japan	3
Canada	0					China	3
						Korea	1
		Denmark	3
Netherlands	3	Netherlands	2
South Africa	0			Denmark	2
				Korea	3
		Korea	3
Indonesia	3	Indonesia	1
Germany	0

Semifinals

China
3

Jakarta

Japan
0

		1	2
1	Gong Ruina Kanako Yonekura	11 5	11 2
2	Gao Ling / Huang Sui Seiko Yamada / Shizuka Yamamoto	15 3	15 2
3	Zhang Ning Kaori Mori	11 7	11 7

Denmark
2

Jakarta

South Korea
3

		1	2	3
1	Camilla Martin Jun Jae-youn	11 6	11 6
2	Tine Rasmussen Seo Yoon-Hee	9 11	11 5	11 6
3	Camilla Sørensen Lee Yun-hwa	1 11	7 11
4	Ann-Lou Jørgensen / Rikke Olsen Hwang Yu-mi / Lee Hyo-jung	10 15	15 6	15 17
5	Mette Schjoldager / Pernille Harder Lee Kyung-won / Lee Yun-hwa	13 15	15 5	10 15

Final

China
3

Jakarta, Indonesia
2004

South Korea
1

		1	2	3
1	Gong Ruina Jun Jae-youn	7 11	11 5	11 7
2	Yang Wei / Zhang Jiewen Hwang Yu-mi / Lee Hyo-jung	7 15	10 15
3	Zhang Ning Seo Yoon-Hee	11 1	13 10
4	Gao Ling / Huang Sui Lee Kyung-won / Lee Yun-hwa	15 6	15 2
5	Zhou Mi Ha Jung-Eun				not played

2004 Uber Cup Champions
China Ninth title

References

^ "Indonesia Pasti Tuan Rumah Kejuaraan Piala Thomas 2004". suaramerdeka.com. 21 November 2002. Archived from the original on 10 April 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.
^ "Jakarta jadi tuan rumah". Utusan Online. 1 August 2003. Archived from the original on 10 April 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.

External links

[1] "Indonesia Pasti Tuan Rumah Kejuaraan Piala Thomas 2004". suaramerdeka.com. 21 November 2002. Archived from the original on 10 April 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.

[2] "Jakarta jadi tuan rumah". Utusan Online. 1 August 2003. Archived from the original on 10 April 2017. Retrieved 10 April 2017.

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