2018 Thomas Cup group stage

This article lists the fixtures of the group stage for the 2018 Thomas Cup in Bangkok, Thailand.

All times Thailand Standard Time (UTC+07:00)

Group A

Teams

Draw position	Team	Confederation	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance
A1 (seed)	China	Badminton Asia	2018 Asia Team Championships finalist	9 February 2018	19th	2016	Champions (9 times)
A2	India	Badminton Asia	Best world team rankings	18 February 2018	12th	2016	Quarter-final (2006, 2010)
A3	France	Badminton Europe	Best world team rankings for Europe	18 February 2018	3rd	2016	Quarter-final (2010)
A4	Australia	Badminton Oceania	2018 Oceania Championships winners	7 February 2018	4th	2010	Group stage (2010)

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	China	3	3	0	30	3	+27	681	416	+265	3	Advance to Quarter-finals
2	France	3	2	1	18	14	+4	566	532	+34	2
3	India	3	1	2	17	19	−2	618	632	−14	1
4	Australia	3	0	3	1	30	−29	365	650	−285	0

Matches

India vs France

India 1	IMPACT Arena Court 1 20 May 2018 [1]		France 4
1 2 3 1 B. Sai Praneeth Brice Leverdez 21 17 21 18     2 Arjun M.R. / Ramchandran Shlok Bastian Kersaudy / Julien Maio 13 21 16 21     3 Sameer Verma Lucas Corvée 18 21 22 20 18 21   4 Arun George / Sanyam Shukla Thom Gicquel / Ronan Labar 10 21 12 21     5 Lakshya Sen Toma Junior Popov 20 22 21 19 19 21

China vs Australia

China 5	IMPACT Arena Court 4 20 May 2018 [2]		Australia 0
1 2 3 1 Chen Long Anthony Joe 21 14 21 11     2 Liu Cheng / Zhang Nan Matthew Chau / Sawan Serasinghe 21 18 21 17     3 Shi Yuqi Ashwant Gobinathan 21 9 21 4     4 Wang Yilü / Zheng Siwei Raymond Tam / Eric Vuong 21 10 21 8     5 Qiao Bin Peter Yan 21 13 21 12

China vs France

China 5	IMPACT Arena Court 1 21 May 2018 [3]		France 0
1 2 3 1 Chen Long Brice Leverdez 21 17 21 5     2 Liu Cheng / Zhang Nan Thom Gicquel / Ronan Labar 21 15 21 16     3 Shi Yuqi Lucas Corvée 21 9 21 12     4 Li Junhui / Liu Yuchen Bastian Kersaudy / Toma Junior Popov 21 7 21 12     5 Lin Dan Arnaud Merklé 21 13 21 17

India vs Australia

India 5	IMPACT Arena Court 3 21 May 2018 [4]		Australia 0
1 2 3 1 Prannoy Kumar Anthony Joe 21 19 21 13     2 Arjun M.R. / Ramchandran Shlok Matthew Chau / Sawan Serasinghe 21 11 21 15     3 B. Sai Praneeth Jacob Schueler 21 9 21 6     4 Arun George / Sanyam Shukla Simon Leung / Raymond Tam 21 16 20 22 21 8   5 Lakshya Sen Kai Chen Teoh 21 5 21 14

China vs India

China 5	IMPACT Arena Court 2 22 May 2018 [5]		India 0
1 2 3 1 Chen Long H. S. Prannoy 21 9 21 9     2 Liu Cheng / Zhang Nan Arjun M.R. / Ramchandran Shlok 21 12 21 15     3 Shi Yuqi B. Sai Praneeth 21 9 15 21 21 12   4 Li Junhui / Liu Yuchen Arun George / Sanyam Shukla 21 15 20 22 21 15   5 Lin Dan Lakshya Sen 16 21 21 9 21 8

France vs Australia

France 5	IMPACT Arena Court 4 22 May 2018 [6]		Australia 0
1 2 3 1 Brice Leverdez Ashwant Gobinathan 21 5 21 7     2 Bastian Kersaudy / Julien Maio Matthew Chau / Sawan Serasinghe 21 17 21 12     3 Lucas Corvée Jacob Schueler 21 14 21 9     4 Thom Gicquel / Ronan Labar Simon Leung / Eric Vuong 21 9 21 16     5 Toma Junior Popov Peter Yan 21 7 21 15

Group B

Teams

Draw position	Team	Confederation	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance
B1 (seed)	Indonesia	Badminton Asia	2018 Asia Team Championships winners	9 February 2018	27th	2016	Champions (13 times)
B2	South Korea	Badminton Asia	2018 Asia Team Championships semi-finalist	9 February 2018	18th	2016	Runners-up (2008, 2012)
B3	Canada	Badminton Pan Am	2018 Pan Am Championships winners	18 February 2018	6th	2008	Group stage (2008)
B4	Thailand	Badminton Asia	Hosts	7 February 2018	13th	2016	Runners-up (1961)

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Indonesia	3	3	0	25	10	+15	700	532	+168	3	Advance to Quarter-finals
2	South Korea	3	2	1	22	15	+7	685	644	+41	2
3	Thailand (H)	3	1	2	20	15	+5	645	641	+4	1
4	Canada	3	0	3	2	29	−27	414	627	−213	0

Matches

Indonesia vs Canada

Indonesia 5	IMPACT Arena Court 4 20 May 2018 [7]		Canada 0
1 2 3 1 Anthony Sinisuka Ginting Jason Ho-Shue 21 11 21 18     2 Mohammad Ahsan / Hendra Setiawan Jonathan Lai / Duncan Yao 21 8 21 15     3 Ihsan Maulana Mustofa Antonio Li 21 6 21 8     4 Fajar Alfian / Muhammad Rian Ardianto Jason Ho-Shue / Nyl Yakura 21 17 21 14     5 Firman Abdul Kholik Paul-Antoine Dostie-Guindon 21 8 21 11

Korea vs Thailand

South Korea 3	IMPACT Arena Court 1 20 May 2018 [8]		Thailand 2
1 2 3 1 Son Wan-ho Suppanyu Avihingsanon 19 21 21 12 21 16   2 Chung Eui-seok / Kim Duk-young Tinn Isriyanet / Kittisak Namdash 21 18 19 21 21 17   3 Heo Kwang-hee Kantaphon Wangcharoen 19 21 15 21     4 Kang Min-hyuk / Kim Won-ho Kittinupong Kedren / Dechapol Puavaranukroh 18 21 21 19 21 17   5 Ha Young-woong Pannawit Thongnuam 16 21 19 21

Korea vs Canada

South Korea 4	IMPACT Arena Court 4 21 May 2018 [9]		Canada 1
1 2 3 1 Lee Dong-keun Jason Ho-Shue 21 10 21 10     2 Choi Sol-gyu / Seo Seung-jae Ty Alexander Lindeman / Duncan Yao 21 12 21 10     3 Heo Kwang-hee Antonio Li 21 17 21 13     4 Kang Min-hyuk / Kim Won-ho Jason Ho-Shue / Nyl Yakura 21 16 18 21 0 1 retired   5 Ha Young-woong Paul-Antoine Dostie-Guindon 21 8 21 6

Indonesia vs Thailand

Indonesia 4	IMPACT Arena Court 1 22 May 2018 [10]		Thailand 1
1 2 3 1 Anthony Sinisuka Ginting Khosit Phetpradab 21 8 21 14     2 Marcus Fernaldi Gideon / Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Kittisak Namdash / Nipitphon Phuangphuapet 16 21 21 13 12 21   3 Ihsan Maulana Mustofa Kantaphon Wangcharoen 16 21 21 8 24 22   4 Fajar Alfian / Muhammad Rian Ardianto Tinn Isriyanet / Dechapol Puavaranukroh 21 10 21 18     5 Firman Abdul Kholik Pannawit Thongnuam 21 19 21 14

Indonesia vs Korea

Indonesia 3	IMPACT Arena Court 2 23 May 2018 [11]		South Korea 2
1 2 3 1 Anthony Sinisuka Ginting Son Wan-ho 20 22 20 22     2 Marcus Fernaldi Gideon / Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo Chung Eui-seok / Kim Won-ho 21 11 14 21 21 10   3 Jonatan Christie Heo Kwang-hee 17 21 19 21     4 Mohammad Ahsan / Hendra Setiawan Choi Sol-gyu / Kim Duk-young 21 14 18 21 21 15   5 Firman Abdul Kholik Ha Young-woong 20 22 21 15 21 12

Thailand vs Canada

Thailand 5	IMPACT Arena Court 4 23 May 2018 [12]		Canada 0
1 2 3 1 Khosit Phetpradab Jason Ho-Shue 21 15 21 16     2 Nipitphon Phuangphuapet / Tanupat Viriyangkura Jonathan Lai / Ty Alexander Lindeman 21 13 21 19     3 Suppanyu Avihingsanon Brian Yang 21 17 21 17     4 Kittinupong Kedren / Dechapol Puavaranukroh Jason Ho-Shue / Nyl Yakura 21 17 21 14     5 Pannawit Thongnuam Antonio Li 21 12 21 14

Group C

Teams

Draw position	Team	Confederation	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance
C1 (seed)	Chinese Taipei	Badminton Asia	Best world team rankings	18 February 2018	3rd	2016	Quarter-final (2016)
C2	Japan	Badminton Asia	Best world team rankings	18 February 2018	18th	2016	Champions (2014)
C3	Germany	Badminton Europe	2018 European Team Championships semi-finalists	16 February 2018	8th	2016	Quarter-final (2010, 2012)
C4	Hong Kong	Badminton Asia	Best world team rankings	18 February 2018	5th	2016	Quarter-final (2016)

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Japan	3	3	0	27	10	+17	730	621	+109	3	Advance to Quarter-finals
2	Chinese Taipei	3	2	1	20	13	+7	642	611	+31	2
3	Hong Kong	3	1	2	13	22	−9	629	655	−26	1
4	Germany	3	0	3	11	26	−15	623	737	−114	0

Matches

Japan vs Hong Kong

Japan 4	IMPACT Arena Court 2 20 May 2018 [13]		Hong Kong 1
1 2 3 1 Kento Momota Ng Ka Long 15 21 21 16 21 15   2 Takeshi Kamura / Keigo Sonoda Lee Chun Hei / Or Chin Chung 21 15 21 13     3 Kenta Nishimoto Wong Wing Ki 21 18 21 11     4 Takuto Inoue / Yuki Kaneko Mak Hee Chun / Tang Chun Man 21 12 21 15     5 Kazumasa Sakai Lee Cheuk Yiu 15 21 13 21

Chinese Taipei vs Germany

Chinese Taipei 5	IMPACT Arena Court 3 20 May 2018 [14]		Germany 0
1 2 3 1 Chou Tien-chen Kai Schäfer 23 21 21 15     2 Lee Jhe-huei / Lee Yang Mark Lamsfuß / Marvin Emil Seidel 21 16 21 14     3 Wang Tzu-wei Lars Schänzler 21 16 21 17     4 Chen Hung-ling / Wang Chi-lin Jones Ralfy Jansen / Josche Zurwonne 21 15 21 18     5 Yang Chih-chieh Marc Zwiebler 21 17 21 17

Japan vs Germany

Japan 4	IMPACT Arena Court 3 22 May 2018 [15]		Germany 1
1 2 3 1 Kento Momota Alexander Roovers 21 15 21 13     2 Takeshi Kamura / Keigo Sonoda Mark Lamsfuß / Marvin Emil Seidel 15 21 21 13 19 21   3 Kenta Nishimoto Kai Schäfer 21 18 8 21 21 8   4 Hiroyuki Endo / Yuta Watanabe Jones Ralfy Jansen / Josche Zurwonne 16 21 23 21 21 18   5 Kanta Tsuneyama Marc Zwiebler 19 21 21 10 21 15

Chinese Taipei vs Hong Kong

Chinese Taipei 4	IMPACT Arena Court 1 22 May 2018 [16]		Hong Kong 1
1 2 3 1 Chou Tien-chen Ng Ka Long 15 21 23 25     2 Lee Jhe-huei / Lee Yang Lee Chun Hei / Or Chin Chung 21 14 21 17     3 Wang Tzu-wei Lee Cheuk Yiu 21 13 21 15     4 Lu Ching-yao / Yang Po-han Mak Hee Chun / Tang Chun Man 21 19 17 21 21 18   5 Hsu Jen-hao Hu Yun 21 17 21 14

Chinese Taipei vs Japan

Chinese Taipei 0	IMPACT Arena Court 1 23 May 2018 [17]		Japan 5
1 2 3 1 Chou Tien-chen Kento Momota 12 21 21 18 16 21   2 Lee Jhe-huei / Lee Yang Takeshi Kamura / Keigo Sonoda 25 23 19 21 16 21   3 Wang Tzu-wei Kenta Nishimoto 18 21 17 21     4 Wang Chi-lin / Yang Po-han Hiroyuki Endo / Yuta Watanabe 19 21 15 21     5 Yang Chih-chieh Kanta Tsuneyama 11 21 18 21

Hong Kong vs Germany

Hong Kong 3	IMPACT Arena Court 3 23 May 2018 [18]		Germany 2
1 2 3 1 Ng Ka Long Alexander Roovers 21 15 21 7     2 Lee Chun Hei / Or Chin Chung Mark Lamsfuß / Marvin Emil Seidel 18 21 21 15 20 22   3 Wong Wing Ki Kai Schäfer 21 13 20 22 21 15   4 Ho Wai Lun / Yeung Sing Choi Jones Ralfy Jansen / Josche Zurwonne 18 21 19 21     5 Lee Cheuk Yiu Marc Zwiebler 21 13 15 21 21 15

Group D

Teams

Draw position	Team	Confederation	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance
D1 (seed)	Denmark	Badminton Europe	2016 Thomas & Uber Cup winners	22 May 2016	30th	2016	Champions (2016)
D2	Malaysia	Badminton Asia	2018 Asia Team Championships semi-finalist	9 February 2018	27th	2016	Champions (5 times)
D3	Russia	Badminton Europe	2018 European Team Championships best quarterfinalists	16 February 2018	3rd	2014	Group stage (2012,2014)
D4	Algeria	BCA	2018 All Africa Team Championships winners	15 February 2018	1st	Debut	Debut

Standings

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Denmark	3	3	0	26	7	+19	667	416	+251	3	Advance to Quarter-finals
2	Malaysia	3	2	1	27	6	+21	659	478	+181	2
3	Russia	3	1	2	10	20	−10	446	505	−59	1
4	Algeria	3	0	3	0	30	−30	257	630	−373	0

Matches

Malaysia vs Russia

Malaysia 5	IMPACT Arena Court 2 21 May 2018 [19]		Russia 0
1 2 3 1 Lee Chong Wei Vladimir Malkov 21 9 21 6     2 Goh V Shem / Tan Wee Kiong Vladimir Ivanov / Ivan Sozonov 21 18 21 19     3 Lee Zii Jia Sergey Sirant 21 13 21 16     4 Aaron Chia / Teo Ee Yi Evgenij Dremin / Denis Grachev 21 6 21 9     5 Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin Rodion Alimov 21 9 21 12

Denmark vs Algeria

Denmark 5	IMPACT Arena Court 3 21 May 2018 [20]		Algeria 0
1 2 3 1 Viktor Axelsen Youcef Sabri Medel 21 4 21 8     2 Anders Antonsen Mohamed Abderrahime Belarbi 21 5 21 9     3 Jan Ø. Jørgensen Adel Hamek 21 7 21 10     4 Mathias Boe / Mathias Christiansen Koceila Mammeri / Youcef Sabri Medel 21 6 21 11     5 Mads Conrad-Petersen / Mads Pieler Kolding Mohamed Abderrahime Belarbi / Adel Hamek 21 3 21 5

Denmark vs Russia

Denmark 5	IMPACT Arena Court 2 22 May 2018 [21]		Russia 0
1 2 3 1 Viktor Axelsen Vladimir Malkov 21 14 21 3     2 Mads Conrad-Petersen / Mads Pieler Kolding Vladimit Ivanov / Ivan Sozonov 21 17 21 12     3 Hans-Kristian Vittinghus Sergey Sirant 21 17 21 11     4 Kim Astrup / Anders Skaarup Rasmussen Evgenij Dremin / Denis Grachev 21 12 21 12     5 Jan Ø. Jørgensen Rodion Alimov 21 6 21 5

Malaysia vs Algeria

Malaysia 5	IMPACT Arena Court 3 22 May 2018 [22]		Algeria 0
1 2 3 1 Lee Zii Jia Youcef Sabri Medel 21 6 21 13     2 Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin Mohamed Abderrahime Belarbi 21 7 21 9     3 Leong Jun Hao Adel Hamek 21 13 21 8     4 Mohamad Arif Abdul Latif / Teo Ee Yi Koceila Mammeri / Youcef Sabri Medel 21 12 21 10     5 Aaron Chia / Soh Wooi Yik Mohamed Abderrahime Belarbi / Adel Hamek 21 11 21 15

Denmark vs Malaysia

Denmark 3	IMPACT Arena Court 1 23 May 2018 [23]		Malaysia 2
1 2 3 1 Viktor Axelsen Lee Chong Wei 9 21 19 21     2 Mads Conrad-Petersen / Mads Pieler Kolding Goh V Shem / Tan Wee Kiong 22 24 21 15 21 15   3 Hans-Kristian Vittinghus Lee Zii Jia 18 21 18 21     4 Mathias Boe / Mathias Christiansen Aaron Chia / Teo Ee Yi 19 21 21 10 21 18   5 Jan Ø. Jørgensen Iskandar Zulkarnain Zainuddin 16 21 21 17 21 14

Russia vs Algeria

Russia 5	IMPACT Arena Court 3 23 May 2018 [24]		Algeria 0
1 2 3 1 Vladimir Malkov Mohamed Abderrahime Belarbi 21 8 21 12     2 Sergey Sirant Adel Hamek 21 5 21 8     3 Rodion Alimov / Ivan Sozonov Majed Yacine Balahoune / Samy Khaldi 21 6 21 10     4 Vladimir Ivanov Koceila Mammeri 21 11 21 11     5 Evgenij Dremin / Denis Grachev Mohamed Abderrahime Belarbi / Adel Hamek 21 4 21 10

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