The 2006 Thomas & Uber Cup was held from 28 April to 7 May in Sendai and Tokyo, Japan. It was the 24th tournament of Thomas Cup and 21st tournament of Uber Cup, men's and women's badminton tournaments. Sendai hosted all of the group stage and play-off matches while Tokyo hosted the event starting from the quarter finals until the final. This was first time the Thomas & Uber Cup was played with a three-game 21-point scoring system. China emerged as champions of both tournaments after beating Denmark and Netherlands in the men's and women's competitions respectively. Host city selection Japan, which was competing with Indonesia and the United States for hosting the 2004 Thomas and Uber Cup finals, was awarded with this event. Venues Sendai Gymnasium Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Teams The following nations from five continents, shown by region, qualified for the 2006 Thomas & Uber Cup. Of the sixteen nations, defending champion of both tournaments China and host Japan qualified automatically and did not play the qualification round. Thomas & Uber Cup China England Germany Japan Korea New Zealand United States South Africa Thomas Cup Denmark India Indonesia Malaysia Uber Cup Chinese Taipei Hong Kong Netherlands Singapore Thomas Cup Group stage Group A All times local (UTC +9) Group B All times local (UTC +9) Group C All times local (UTC +9) Group D All times local (UTC +9) Knockout stage Semi finals Final Uber Cup Group stage Group W All times local (UTC +9) Group X All times local (UTC +9) Group Y All times local (UTC +9) Group Z All times local (UTC +9) Knockout stage Semi finals Final References External links Official Website Thomas Uber Cup Thomas and Uber Cup Thomas & Uber Cup T Badminton tournaments in Japan