Original title: Chengdu 2024 Thomas & Uber Cup Group Stage Schedule Announced Opening Game National Badminton Women’s Team vs. Singapore Team
People’s Daily Online, Beijing, April 13 (Reporter Ou Xingrong) The 2024 Thomas Cup and Uber Cup Finals Organizing Committee announced the group stage schedule on the afternoon of the 12th. The competition will start at 8:30 am on April 27, with four games. The opening games are the Chinese team in Uber Cup Group A against Singapore, and the Japanese team in Group C against Uganda. The Malaysian team in Group D of the Thomas Cup faced off against Hong Kong, China, and the South Korean team in Group A faced off against Canada.
The Thomas Cup is the World Men’s Badminton Team Championship, and the Uber Cup is the World Women’s Badminton Team Championship. They are the world’s highest level men’s and women’s badminton team competitions respectively. This year’s event will be held at the Chengdu High-tech Sports Center from April 27 to May 5. This is the first time that western China has hosted the world’s highest-level badminton event, with a total of 32 teams from 20 countries and regions participating.
The Chinese team is one of the most successful teams in the history of the Thomas Cup and Uber Cup, having won 10 Thomas Cup championships and 15 Uber Cup championships. Although the 2022 Thomas Cup will be won by the Indian team and the Uber Cup will be won by the South Korean team, the Chinese team, as the host and with the recent rapid growth of its players, will be ready this year and aim to regain the Thomas Cup.
According to the Uber Cup schedule, the Chinese women’s team will face Singapore, Canada and India in the group stage. Among them, the match against the Indian team on April 30 was the focus. The Chinese and Indian teams had played against each other in the group stage in the Asian team competition held in February this year. The Chinese team, which did not send its main players at the time, lost 2:3. Opponent, the Indian team went all out and won the championship. The two teams will face off again in Chengdu this time. The Chinese team is playing at home and will definitely try its best to win.
The group stage that Thomas Cup fans are most concerned about is naturally Group A, where the Chinese team is located. According to the schedule, the Chinese men’s team will face Australia, Canada and South Korea. Judging from the strength of its opponents, the Chinese team has little problem qualifying for the group stage. The biggest suspense is the match with the South Korean team on April 30. In the 2016 Thomas Cup quarter-finals, the Chinese team lost to the South Korean team 1:3. The two teams met in the group stage this time. The Chinese team must not take it lightly.
In addition, Group C of the Thomas Cup has also attracted much attention due to its fierce competition. The Indian team and the Indonesian team in this group were the champions and runner-up of the last Thomas Cup respectively. The two teams will meet in the group stage on May 1. The Indonesian team is the team that has won the most trophies in the history of the Thomas Cup. The Indian team has risen rapidly in recent years and its strength cannot be underestimated. In addition, the Thai team, also in Group C, has World Championship men’s singles champion Kunlavut, whose strength cannot be underestimated.
2024-04-13 04:50:53
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