2020 Thomas Cup group stage

The 2020 Thomas Cup group stage was held at the Ceres Arena in Aarhus, Denmark, from 9 to 14 October 2021.^[1]

The group stage was the first stage of the 2020 Thomas Cup. The two highest-placing teams in each group advanced to the knockout stage.

Draw

The original draw for the tournament was conducted on 3 August 2020, at 15:00 MST, at BWF Headquarters in Kuala Lumpur. BWF then decided to redraw the tournament after the postponement from 2020 to 2021 this time to be conducted on 18 August 2021, at 15:00 MST also at the BWF headquarters in Kuala Lumpur. The 16 teams were drawn to four groups of four and were allocated to three pots based on the World Team Rankings of 18 February 2021.^[2][3]

Pot 1	Pot 2	Pot 3
Indonesia  Japan  China  Denmark	Chinese Taipei  India  Malaysia  South Korea	Thailand  England  Germany  Canada  France  Netherlands  Tahiti  Algeria

Group composition

Group
Group A	Group B	Group C	Group D
Indonesia  Chinese Taipei  Algeria  Thailand	Denmark (Host)  South Korea  France  Germany	China  India  Netherlands  Tahiti	Japan  Malaysia  Canada  England

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Indonesia	3	3	0	25	11	+14	723	570	+153	3	Advance to quarter-finals
2	Thailand	3	2	1	22	12	+10	649	549	+100	2
3	Chinese Taipei	3	1	2	20	14	+6	676	597	+79	1
4	Algeria	3	0	3	0	30	−30	298	630	−332	0

Source: Tournament Software
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Chinese Taipei vs Thailand

Chinese Taipei 2	Ceres Arena Court 1 9 October 2021, 8:30 UTC+2 [4]		Thailand 3
1 2 3 1 Chou Tien-chen Kantaphon Wangcharoen 21 18 22 20     2 Lee Yang / Wang Chi-lin Supak Jomkoh / Tanupat Viriyangkura 21 15 21 12     3 Wang Tzu-wei Kunlavut Vitidsarn 22 24 17 21     4 Lee Jhe-huei / Yang Po-hsuan Kittinupong Kedren / Dechapol Puavaranukroh 18 21 17 21     5 Chi Yu-jen Suppanyu Avihingsanon 21 11 23 25 12 21

Indonesia vs Algeria

Indonesia 5	Ceres Arena Court 3 9 October 2021, 19:00 UTC+2 [5]		Algeria 0
1 2 3 1 Jonatan Christie Youcef Sabri Medel 21 8 21 8     2 Shesar Hiren Rhustavito Mohamed Abderrahime Belarbi 21 6 21 12     3 Chico Aura Dwi Wardoyo Adel Hamek 21 11 21 6     4 Mohammad Ahsan / Hendra Setiawan Koceila Mammeri / Youcef Sabri Medel 21 9 21 15     5 Leo Rolly Carnando / Daniel Marthin Mohamed Abderrahime Belarbi / Adel Hamek 21 3 21 11

Indonesia vs Thailand

Indonesia 3	Ceres Arena Court 1 11 October 2021, 13:30 UTC+2 [6]		Thailand 2
1 2 3 1 Anthony Sinisuka Ginting Kantaphon Wangcharoen 21 16 22 24 23 25   2 Marcus Fernaldi Gideon / Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Supak Jomkoh / Kittinupong Kedren 19 21 21 18 21 13   3 Jonatan Christie Kunlavut Vitidsarn 10 21 14 21     4 Fajar Alfian / Muhammad Rian Ardianto Natthapat Trinkajee / Tanupat Viriyangkura 21 9 21 12     5 Shesar Hiren Rhustavito Adulrach Namkul 23 21 10 21 21 8

Chinese Taipei vs Algeria

Chinese Taipei 5	Ceres Arena Court 3 11 October 2021, 13:30 UTC+2 [7]		Algeria 0
1 2 3 1 Wang Tzu-wei Youcef Sabri Medel 21 17 21 7     2 Chi Yu-jen Mohamed Abderrahime Belarbi 21 12 21 17     3 Liao Jhuo-fu Adel Hamek 21 12 21 19     4 Lee Yang / Wang Chi-lin Koceila Mammeri / Youcef Sabri Medel 21 7 21 11     5 Lu Ching-yao / Yang Po-han Mohamed Abderrahime Belarbi / Adel Hamek 21 13 21 7

Indonesia vs Chinese Taipei

Indonesia 3	Ceres Arena Court 1 13 October 2021, 8:30 UTC+2 [8]		Chinese Taipei 2
1 2 3 1 Anthony Sinisuka Ginting Chou Tien-chen 22 20 21 16     2 Fajar Alfian / Muhammad Rian Ardianto Lee Yang / Wang Chi-lin 26 28 21 16 14 21   3 Jonatan Christie Wang Tzu-wei 21 17 21 13     4 Mohammad Ahsan / Daniel Marthin Lu Ching-yao / Yang Po-han 20 22 21 17 21 23   5 Shesar Hiren Rhustavito Chi Yu-jen 16 21 21 18 21 19

Thailand vs Algeria

Thailand 5	Ceres Arena Court 3 13 October 2021, 13:30 UTC+2 [9]		Algeria 0
1 2 3 1 Kantaphon Wangcharoen Youcef Sabri Medel 21 5 21 11     2 Kunlavut Vitidsarn Mohamed Abderrahime Belarbi 21 7 21 10     3 Adulrach Namkul Adel Hamek 21 8 21 8     4 Supak Jomkoh / Kittinupong Kedren Koceila Mammeri / Youcef Sabri Medel 21 11 21 10     5 Dechapol Puavaranukroh / Natthapat Trinkajee Mohamed Abderrahime Belarbi / Adel Hamek 21 9 21 8

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Denmark (H)	3	3	0	24	9	+15	688	514	+174	3	Advance to quarter-finals
2	Korea	3	2	1	19	13	+6	587	532	+55	2
3	Germany	3	1	2	13	20	−7	551	658	−107	1
4	France	3	0	3	11	25	−14	574	696	−122	0

Source: Tournament Software
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host

Korea vs Germany

Korea 4	Ceres Arena Court 1 9 October 2021, 19:00 UTC+2 [10]		Germany 1
1 2 3 1 Heo Kwang-hee Max Weißkirchen 21 15 21 13     2 Choi Sol-gyu / Seo Seung-jae Jones Ralfy Jansen / Marvin Seidel 21 13 21 17     3 Kim Dong-hun Fabian Roth 17 21 21 18 23 25   4 Kang Min-hyuk / Kim Won-ho Daniel Hess / Jan Colin Völker 21 8 21 13     5 Jeon Hyeok-jin Matthias Kicklitz 21 18 21 7

Denmark vs France

Denmark 5	Ceres Arena Court 2 9 October 2021, 19:00 UTC+2 [11]		France 0
1 2 3 1 Viktor Axelsen Christo Popov 21 13 20 22 21 8   2 Anders Antonsen Arnaud Merklé 21 11 21 7     3 Mads Pieler Kolding / Frederik Søgaard Fabien Delrue / William Villeger 19 21 21 14 21 15   4 Rasmus Gemke Alex Lanier 21 15 16 21 22 20   5 Kim Astrup / Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Christo Popov / Toma Junior Popov 21 15 22 20

Korea vs France

Korea 4	Ceres Arena Court 1 11 October 2021, 19:00 UTC+2 [12]		France 1
1 2 3 1 Heo Kwang-hee Toma Junior Popov 21 13 13 21 21 14   2 Kim Dong-hun Arnaud Merklé 12 21 11 21     3 Kang Min-hyuk / Kim Won-ho Fabien Delrue / William Villeger 21 8 21 8     4 Jeon Hyeok-jin Alex Lanier 21 12 21 9     5 Choi Sol-gyu / Seo Seung-jae Christo Popov / Toma Junior Popov 21 16 21 13

Denmark vs Germany

Denmark 3	Ceres Arena Court 2 11 October 2021, 19:00 UTC+2 [13]		Germany 2
1 2 3 1 Viktor Axelsen Samuel Hsiao 21 9 21 8     2 Kim Astrup / Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Mark Lamsfuß / Marvin Seidel 20 22 24 26     3 Rasmus Gemke Fabian Roth 19 21 24 26     4 Mathias Christiansen / Frederik Søgaard Daniel Hess / Jan Colin Völker 21 12 21 11     5 Hans-Kristian Vittinghus Matthias Kicklitz 21 15 21 8

Denmark vs Korea

Denmark 4	Ceres Arena Court 1 13 October 2021, 19:00 UTC+2 [14]		Korea 1
1 2 3 1 Viktor Axelsen Heo Kwang-hee 21 12 21 14     2 Kim Astrup / Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Jin Yong / Seo Seung-jae 21 19 21 8     3 Anders Antonsen Jeon Hyeok-jin 21 15 21 14     4 Mathias Christiansen / Frederik Søgaard Kang Min-hyuk / Kim Won-ho 19 21 20 22     5 Rasmus Gemke Cho Geon-yeop 21 9 22 20

Germany vs France

Germany 3	Ceres Arena Court 2 13 October 2021, 19:00 UTC+2 [15]		France 2
1 2 3 1 Max Weißkirchen Toma Junior Popov 21 13 21 15     2 Samuel Hsiao Christo Popov 12 21 17 21     3 Fabian Roth Arnaud Merklé 21 17 19 21 14 21   4 Marvin Seidel / Jan Colin Völker Fabien Delrue / William Villeger 22 20 15 21 21 15   5 Jones Ralfy Jansen / Mark Lamsfuß Christo Popov / Toma Junior Popov 21 18 21 13

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	China	3	3	0	28	3	+25	638	360	+278	3	Advance to quarter-finals
2	India	3	2	1	23	8	+15	617	397	+220	2
3	Netherlands	3	1	2	8	22	−14	429	516	−87	1
4	Tahiti	3	0	3	2	28	−26	216	627	−411	0

Source: Tournament Software
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

India vs Netherlands

India 5	Ceres Arena Court 1 10 October 2021, 19:00 UTC+2 [16]		Netherlands 0
1 2 3 1 Srikanth Kidambi Joran Kweekel 21 12 21 14     2 Satwiksairaj Rankireddy / Chirag Shetty Ruben Jille / Ties van der Lecq 21 19 21 12     3 B. Sai Praneeth Robin Mesman 21 4 21 12     4 Arjun M.R. / Dhruv Kapila Andy Buijk / Brian Wassink 21 12 21 13     5 Sameer Verma Gijs Duijs 21 6 21 11

China vs Tahiti

China 5	Ceres Arena Court 3 10 October 2021, 19:00 UTC+2 [17]		Tahiti 0
1 2 3 1 Lu Guangzu Louis Beaubois 21 4 21 5     2 Li Shifeng Rémi Rossi 21 4 21 10     3 Weng Hongyang Glen Lefoll 21 4 21 4     4 He Jiting / Tan Qiang Elias Maublanc / Heiva Yvonet 21 8 21 2     5 Di Zijian / Wang Chang Glen Lefoll / Rémi Rossi 21 3 21 12

China vs Netherlands

China 5	Ceres Arena Court 1 12 October 2021, 13:30 UTC+2 [18]		Netherlands 0
1 2 3 1 Lu Guangzu Joran Kweekel 21 15 21 19     2 He Jiting / Zhou Haodong Ruben Jille / Ties van der Lecq 21 11 21 7     3 Li Shifeng Robin Mesman 21 7 21 8     4 Liu Cheng / Wang Yilyu Andy Buijk / Brian Wassink 21 14 21 10     5 Weng Hongyang Gijs Duijs 21 10 21 6

India vs Tahiti

India 5	Ceres Arena Court 3 12 October 2021, 19:00 UTC+2 [19]		Tahiti 0
1 2 3 1 B. Sai Praneeth Louis Beaubois 21 5 21 6     2 Sameer Verma Rémi Rossi 21 12 21 12     3 Kiran George Elias Maublanc 21 4 21 2     4 Krishna Prasad Garaga / Vishnu Vardhan Glen Lefoll / Rémi Rossi 21 8 21 7     5 Satwiksairaj Rankireddy / Chirag Shetty Elias Maublanc / Heiva Yvonet 21 5 21 3

Netherlands vs Tahiti

Netherlands 4	Ceres Arena Court 3 13 October 2021, 19:00 UTC+2 [20]		Tahiti 1
1 2 3 1 Joran Kweekel Louis Beaubois 21 6 21 9     2 Robin Mesman Rémi Rossi 16 21 23 25     3 Gijs Duijs Heiva Yvonet 21 3 21 4     4 Andy Buijk / Brian Wassink Glen Lefoll / Rémi Rossi 21 10 21 10     5 Ruben Jille / Ties van der Lecq Elias Maublanc / Heiva Yvonet 21 4 21 4

China vs India

China 4	Ceres Arena Court 1 14 October 2021, 8:30 UTC+2 [21]		India 1
1 2 3 1 Shi Yuqi Srikanth Kidambi 21 12 21 16     2 He Jiting / Zhou Haodong Satwiksairaj Rankireddy / Chirag Shetty 14 21 14 21     3 Lu Guangzu Sameer Verma 14 21 21 9 24 22   4 Liu Cheng / Wang Yilyu Arjun M.R. / Dhruv Kapila 26 24 21 19     5 Li Shifeng Kiran George 21 15 21 17

Group D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Japan	2	2	0	17	5	+12	443	310	+133	2	Advance to quarter-finals
2	Malaysia	2	1	1	13	8	+5	391	352	+39	1
3	Canada	2	0	2	2	19	−17	258	430	−172	0
4	England	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew[a]

Source: Tournament Software
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Notes:

1. England withdrew from the tournament a few days before the competition began, after three of their four selected single players got injured. They were unable to field a competitive team due to those injuries on the top-ranked players.^[22]

Japan vs Canada

Japan 4	Ceres Arena Court 3 10 October 2021, 13:30 UTC+2 [23]		Canada 1
1 2 3 1 Kanta Tsuneyama Brian Yang 18 21 21 19 13 21   2 Kenta Nishimoto Jason Ho-Shue 21 14 21 6     3 Takuro Hoki / Taichi Saito Phillipe Charron / Maxima Tétreault 21 9 21 2     4 Kodai Naraoka B. R. Sankeerth 21 8 21 14     5 Akira Koga / Yuta Watanabe Jason Ho-shue / Nyl Yakura 21 3 21 12

Malaysia vs Canada

Malaysia 5	Ceres Arena Court 2 12 October 2021, 19:00 UTC+2 [24]		Canada 0
1 2 3 1 Lee Zii Jia Brian Yang 21 18 21 13     2 Cheam June Wei Jason Ho-Shue 21 14 21 14     3 Ng Tze Yong B. R. Sankeerth 21 7 21 19     4 Nur Izzuddin / Soh Wooi Yik Phillipe Charron / Maxime Tétreault 21 7 21 10     5 Aaron Chia / Goh Sze Fei B. R. Sankeerth / Nyl Yakura 21 14 21 13

Japan vs Malaysia

Japan 4	Ceres Arena Court 2 14 October 2021, 8:30 UTC+2 [25]		Malaysia 1
1 2 3 1 Kento Momota Lee Zii Jia 15 21 21 12 23 21   2 Takuro Hoki / Yugo Kobayashi Aaron Chia / Soh Wooi Yik 21 13 21 13     3 Kanta Tsuneyama Cheam June Wei 22 20 21 13     4 Akira Koga / Yuta Watanabe Goh Sze Fei / Nur Izzuddin 21 10 21 16     5 Kenta Nishimoto Leong Jun Hao 19 21 18 21

References

1. "THOMAS & UBER CUP FINALS - 2020 - SCHEDULE OF PLAY" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 17 September 2021.
2. "Indonesia, Japan Top-Seeded for TUC". bwfthomasubercups.bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. 4 March 2020.
3. "Seeding List" (PDF). bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
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5. Indonesia vs Algeria
6. Indonesia vs Thailand
7. Chinese Taipei vs Algeria
8. Indonesia vs Chinese Taipei
9. Thailand vs Algeria
10. Korea vs Germany
11. Denmark vs France
12. Korea vs France
13. Denmark vs Germany
14. Denmark vs Korea
15. Germany vs France
16. India vs Netherlands
17. China vs Tahiti
18. China vs Netherlands
19. India vs Tahiti
20. Netherlands vs Tahiti
21. China vs India
22. "Injury-Hit England Withdraw From Thomas Cup". badmintonengland.co.uk. Badminton England. 4 October 2021. Retrieved 6 October 2021.
23. Japan vs Canada
24. Malaysia vs Canada
25. Japan vs Malaysia