- 2002 Thomas & Uber Cup
The 2002 Thomas & Uber Cup was held in
Guangzhou , China fromMay 9 toMay 19 ,2002 . It was the 22nd tournament of World Men's TeamBadminton Championships ofThomas Cup and 19th tournament of World Women's Team Badminton Championships ofUber Cup .It is the only Thomas & Uber Cup that was played in a 7 points / 5 sets scoring system.
Indonesia won the Thomas Cup for the fifth time in a row and China won the Uber Cup for the third time in a row.
Teams
The following nations from 2 continents, shown by region, qualified for the 2002 Thomas & Uber Cup. Of the 11 nations, defending champions of Thomas Cup, Indonesia, and host nation as well as defending champion of Uber Cup, China and its Thomas Cup team qualified automatically and did not play the qualification round.
;Thomas & Uber Cup
*flagicon|CHN China
*flagicon|DEN Denmark
*flagicon|GER Germany
*flagicon|INA Indonesia
*flagicon|KOR Korea;Thomas Cup
*flagicon|MAS Malaysia
*flagicon|THA Thailand
*flagicon|SWE Sweden;Uber Cup
*flagicon|HKG Hong Kong
*flagicon|JPN Japan
*flagicon|NED NetherlandsThomas Cup
Groups
Group A
May 14 ,2002 May 12 ,2002 Uber Cup
Groups
Group A
May 13 ,2002 May 12 ,2002 References
* [http://tangkis.tripod.com/thomas/final02.htm Smash: 2002 Thomas Cup - Final Round]
External links
* [http://www.internationalbadminton.org/tc_02.html 2002 Thomas Cup] at "
Badminton World Federation "
* [http://www.internationalbadminton.org/uc_02.html 2002 Uber Cup] at "Badminton World Federation "
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