2010 Thomas & Uber Cup
Introduction The '''2010 Thomas & Uber Cup''' was the 26th tournament of the Thomas Cup and 23rd tournament of the Uber Cup, the most important and most prestigious badminton tournaments in men's and women's team competition, respectively. The 2010 championships marked the Thomas & Uber Cup's 10 year return to Malaysia which has always seen great fan interest in the sport.The final rounds were held from May 9 to May 16 at Putra Indoor Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia which was also the same venue of the 2000 Thomas & Uber Cup, when Indonesia get their 12th title in the Thomas Cup after defeat China by 3–0 in the final. But, Indonesia defeated by China, also by 0–3 in the final, to ensure the China's eighth title in the Thomas Cup, while Korea won the Uber Cup after defeat China with 3–1 score.
Host city selection Badminton World Federation initially intended to split the Thomas and Uber Cup finals as separate tournaments. Malaysia was the only bidder for Thomas Cup finals, while China and South Korea were interested to host the Uber Cup finals. The plan to split the tournaments was eventually abandoned and Malaysia was asked to hold the Uber Cup final together.
Venue *Putra Indoor Stadium, Bukit Jalil, Kuala Lumpur
Qualification ConfederationQualifier(s)Thomas CupUber CupAsiaAfrica EuropeOceaniaPan Am Defending ChampionsHost nation
Squads
Thomas Cup ===Groups=======Group A====TeamPtsPldWL'''2'''220'''1'''211'''0'''2022010-05-095–02010-05-105–02010-05-114–1====Group B====TeamPtsPldWL'''2'''220'''1'''211'''0'''2022010-05-095–02010-05-105–02010-05-112–3====Group C====TeamPtsPldWL'''2'''220'''1'''211'''0'''2022010-05-095–02010-05-105–02010-05-114–1====Group D====TeamPtsPldWL'''2'''220'''1'''211'''0'''2012010-05-095–02010-05-104–12010-05-114–1===Knockout stage===
Uber Cup ===Groups=======Group A====TeamPtsPldWL'''2'''220'''1'''211'''0'''2022010-05-095–02010-05-105–02010-05-115–0====Group B====TeamPtsPldWL'''2'''220'''1'''211'''0'''2022010-05-095–02010-05-103–22010-05-115–0====Group C====TeamPtsPldWL'''2'''220'''1'''211'''0'''2022010-05-094–12010-05-104–12010-05-115–0====Group D====TeamPtsPldWL'''2'''220'''1'''211'''0'''2022010-05-095–02010-05-105–02010-05-114–1===Knockout stage===
References
External links * Official website* European Men's & Women's Team Championships 2010 (Europe Preliminaries)* Thomas & Uber Cup Preliminaries (Oceania)* Thomas & Uber Cups Preliminaries for Africa* Thomas & Uber Cup 2010 Preliminary Asia Zone* TUC Regional 2010 (Pan Am)