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| Dates | 27 April – 5 May 2024 | ||
| Edition | 33rd (Thomas Cup) 30th (Uber Cup) | ||
| Level | International | ||
| Nations | 16 (Thomas Cup) 16 (Uber Cup) | ||
| Venue | Hi-Tech Zone Sports Centre Gymnasium | ||
| Location | Chengdu, China | ||
| Official website | bwfthomasubercups | ||
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The 2024 Thomas & Uber Cup (officially known as the TotalEnergies BWF Thomas & Uber Cup Finals 2024 for sponsorship reasons) was the 33rd edition of the Thomas Cup and the 30th edition of the Uber Cup, the biennial international badminton championship contested by the men and women's national teams of the member associations of Badminton World Federation (BWF). The tournaments were held at Chengdu, China, from 27 April to 5 May 2024.[1]
India were the defending champions for the men's team, but lost to China in the quarter-finals. South Korea were the defending champions for the women's team, but lost to Indonesia in the semi-finals. China won both tournaments, defeating Indonesia in both finals.
Qualification
China qualified automatically as hosts, while India and South Korea qualified as the title holders for the Thomas and Uber Cup respectively.
Thomas Cup
| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Slot | Qualified teams |
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| Host country | 28 February 2021 | Chengdu | 1 |  China
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| 2022 Thomas Cup Champion | 5–15 May 2022 | Bangkok | 1 |  India
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| 2024 All Africa Team Championships | 12–15 February 2024 | Cairo | 1 |  Algeria
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| 2024 Asia Team Championships | 13–18 February 2024 | Shah Alam | 3 |  Malaysia
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 South Korea
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 Japan
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| 2024 Pan Am Male & Female Cup | 15–18 February 2024 | São Paulo | 1 |  Canada
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| 2024 European Team Championships | 14–18 February 2024 | Łódź | 4 |  Denmark
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 France | ||||
 England
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 Germany
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 Czech Republic
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| 2024 Oceania Team Championships | 16–18 February 2024 | Geelong | 1 |  Australia
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| World Team Rankings | 20 February 2024 | Kuala Lumpur | 4 |  Indonesia1
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 Chinese Taipei
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 Thailand
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 Hong Kong
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| Total | 16 | |||
- ^1 Since China, winner of the Asian qualification tournament, had already qualified as host, the spot was given to Indonesia as the best Asian team from World Team Rankings.
- ^2 On the day of the official draw, it was revealed that France had declined their spot in the final tournament. Therefore, the quota was given to Czechia as the next team available from Europe.
Uber Cup
| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Slot | Qualified teams |
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| Host country | 28 February 2021 | Chengdu | 1 | China
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| 2022 Uber Cup Champion | 5–15 May 2022 | Bangkok | 1 | South Korea
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| 2024 All Africa Team Championships | 12–15 February 2024 | Cairo | 1 |  South Africa |
 Uganda3
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| 2024 Asia Team Championships | 13–18 February 2024 | Shah Alam | 4 | India
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| Indonesia
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| Japan
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| Thailand
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| 2024 Pan Am Male & Female Cup | 15–18 February 2024 | São Paulo | 1 | Canada
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| 2024 European Team Championships | 14–18 February 2024 | Łódź | 4 - 3 | Denmark
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| France | ||||
 Scotland | ||||
 Spain | ||||
| 2024 Oceania Team Championships | 16–18 February 2024 | Geelong | 1 | Australia
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| World Team Rankings | 20 February 2024 | Kuala Lumpur | 3 + 3 | Chinese Taipei
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 United States
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| Malaysia
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| Hong Kong3
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 Singapore3
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 Mexico3
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| Total | 16 | |||
- Note
- ^3 On the day of the official draw, it was revealed that South Africa, France, Scotland and Spain had declined their spot in the final tournament. Therefore, the quotas were given to Uganda as the next highest ranked team for Africa and Hong Kong, Singapore, and Mexico as per the world team rankings.
Draw
The draw for the tournament was conducted on 22 March at 15:00 CSTT, at Chengdu, China. The 16 men and 16 women teams were drawn into four groups of four.
For the Thomas Cup draw, the teams were allocated to four pots based on the World Team Rankings of 20 February 2024. Pot 1 contained the top seed China (which were assigned to position A1), the second seed Denmark (which were assigned to position D1) and the next two best teams, Indonesia and Japan. Pot 2 contained the next best four teams, Pot 3 contained the ninth to twelfth seeds, and Pot 4 for the thirteenth to sixteenth seeds.
A similar procedure was applied for the Uber Cup draw, where top seed China (were assigned to position A1), the second seed, South Korea (were assigned to position D1), Japan and Thailand were in Pot 1.
- Thomas Cup
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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- Uber Cup
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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Squads
Tiebreakers
The rankings of teams in each group were determined per BWF Statutes Section 5.1, Article 16.3:[2]
- Number of matches won;
- Match result between the teams in question;
- Match difference in all group matches;
- Game difference in all group matches;
- Point difference in all group matches.
Medalists
Medal table
* Host nation (China)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | China* | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Indonesia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Japan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Malaysia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| South Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (6 entries) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
Thomas Cup
Group stage
Group A