# 2004 Badminton Asia Thomas & Uber Cup Preliminaries

The 2004 Badminton Asia Thomas & Uber Cup Preliminaries (officially known as the Maybank2U.com Badminton Asia Thomas & Uber Cup Preliminaries 2004 for sponsorship reasons) were the Asian qualifiers for the 2004 Thomas & Uber Cup in Jakarta, Indonesia. The tournament was held at the Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
In the men's team event, the Chinese team defeated hosts Malaysia 3–2 in the final. In the third place round, South Korea defeated Japan with a score of 3–0.

## Tournament

The 2004 Badminton Asia Thomas & Uber Cup Preliminaries serve as the Asian qualification event towards the 2004 Thomas & Uber Cup in Jakarta, Indonesia.

### Venue

This tournament was held at the Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium in Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

### Draw

* Men's team
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
| India Iran South Korea Macau | Hong Kong Malaysia Sri Lanka | Japan Pakistan Singapore | China Chinese Taipei Thailand Vietnam |
* Women's team
| Group X | Group Y |
| Hong Kong India Japan Malaysia Macau | South Korea Thailand Chinese Taipei Vietnam |

## Squads

Men's team :
| Team | Players |
| China | Chen Hong, Lin Dan, Xia Xuanze, Bao Chunlai, Chen Yu, Cai Yun, Fu Haifeng, Zheng Bo, Sang Yang, Chen Qiqiu |
| Chinese Taipei | Chien Yu-hsiu, Liao Sheng-shiun, Chen Chih-hao, Chang Jeng-shyuang, Tsai Chia-hsin, Tseng Chung-lin, Huang Shih-chung, Chien Yu-hsun, Lee Wei-jen, Hu Chung-shien |
| Hong Kong | Ng Wei, Agus Hariyanto, Yohan Hadikusumo Wiratama, Albertus Susanto Njoto, Hung Yuk Wong, Tam Lok Tin, Lam Hoi Tak, Liu Kwok Wa, Zheng Yumin |
| India | Abhinn Shyam Gupta, Chetan Anand, Arvind Bhat, J. B. S. Vidyadhar, Sachin Ratti, Sanave Thomas, Valiyaveetil Diju, Rupesh Kumar, Jaseel P. Ismail, Marcos Bristow |
| Iran | Kaveh Mehrabi, Ali Shahhosseini, Abdul Mohamadian Arash, Golam Reza Bagheri, Jalal Eskandare, Shiri Nikzad |
| Japan | Shōji Satō, Hidetaka Yamada, Sho Sasaki, Tōru Matsumoto, Keita Masuda, Tadashi Ōtsuka, Shuichi Nakao, Shuichi Sakamoto |
| Macau | Chan Io Chong, Lai Kit Hon, Lo Ion Weng, Leong Kin Fai, Wong Keng Hou, Wan Sze Ming |
| Malaysia | Wong Choong Hann, Roslin Hashim, Lee Chong Wei, Kuan Beng Hong, Choong Tan Fook, Lee Wan Wah, Chew Choon Eng, Chang Kim Wai, Koo Kien Keat, Gan Teik Chai |
| Pakistan | Wajid Ali Chaudhry, Mohammad Wargas Ahmed, Omar Zeeshan, Ahsan Qamar, Shabbar Hussain, Muhammad Atique, Rizwan Asghar Rana, Tahir Ishaq, Ashraf Masih |
| Singapore | Kendrick Lee, Gerald Ho, Philip Phua, Aaron Tan, Chew Swee Hau, Denny Setiawan, Donny Prasetyo |
| Sri Lanka | Niluka Karunaratne, U. D. R. P. Kumara, Niroshan John, Thushara Edirisinghe, Chameera Kumarapperuma, Duminda Jayakody |
| South Korea | Lee Hyun-il, Shon Seung-mo, Park Tae-sang, Park Sung-hwan, Yim Bang-eun, Kim Yong-hyun, Lee Dong-soo, Yoo Yong-sung, Kim Dong-moon, Ha Tae-kwon |
| Thailand | Boonsak Ponsana, Anuphap Theeraratsakul, Thiraya Lachathaimongkol, Adisak Wirayapadongpong, Pramote Teerawiwatana, Tesana Panvisvas, Sudket Prapakamol, Patapol Ngernsrisuk |
| Vietnam | Nguyễn Anh Quốc, Trần Thanh Hải, Nguyễn Tiến Minh, Nguyễn Quang Minh |
| Women's team ||
| Team | Players |
| Chinese Taipei | Cheng Shao-chieh, Huang Chia-chi, Chien Yu-chin, Huang Chia-hsin, Peng Hsiao-feng, Cheng Wen-hsing, Yang Chia-chen, Chang Yun-ju |
| Hong Kong | Wang Chen, Ling Wan Ting, Louisa Koon, Ng Ka Shun, Yip Pui Yin, Li Wing Mui, Wong Man Ching |
| India | Aparna Popat, B. R. Meenakshi, Trupti Murgunde, Shruti Kurien, Fathima Nazneen, Jwala Gutta, Saina Nehwal, Manjusha Kanwar |
| Japan | Kanako Yonekura, Miho Tanaka, Kaori Mori, Yu Hirayama, Kumiko Ogura, Chikako Nakayama, Keiko Yoshitomi, Shizuka Yamamoto, Seiko Yamada |
| Macau | Long Ying, Lei Sao Chi, Mak Ka Lei, Pun Si I, Cheing Lok Wa, Pun Ut Wa |
| Malaysia | Wong Mew Choo, Wong Miew Kheng, Woon Sze Mei, Norshahliza Baharum, Julia Wong Pei Xian, Chin Eei Hui, Wong Pei Tty, Fong Chew Yen, Ooi Sock Ai, Mooi Hing Yau |
| South Korea | Jun Jae-youn, Kim Kyung-ran, Seo Yoon-hee, Ra Kyung-min, Lee Kyung-won, Lee Hyo-jung, Hwang Yu-mi |
| Thailand | Salakjit Ponsana, Soratja Chansrisukot, Sitee Prucksapaisarnsilp, Molthila Meemeak, Sathinee Chankrachangwong, Saralee Thungthongkam, Duanganong Aroonkesorn, Kunchala Voravichitchaikul |
| Vietnam | Phạm Thị Trang, Nguyễn Thị Bình Tho, Lê Ngọc Nguyên Nhung, Thái Thị Hồng Gấm |

## Men's team
### 5th to 8th place classification

| 7th place | 7th place | 7th place | 5th place | 5th place | 5th place |
| A2 | India | 0 | | | |
| B2 | Hong Kong | 3 | | | |
| B2 | Hong Kong | 3 | B2 | Hong Kong | 2 |
| | | | D2 | Thailand | 3 |
| C2 | Singapore | 0 | D2 | Thailand | 3 |
| D2 | Thailand | 3 | | | |

### Knockout stage

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| A1 | South Korea | 0 | | | |
| B1 | Malaysia | 3 | | | |
| B1 | Malaysia | 3 | D1 | China | 3 |
| | | | B1 | Malaysia | 2 |
| C1 | Japan | 0 | B1 | Malaysia | 2 |
| D1 | China | 3 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | A1 | South Korea | 3 |
| | | | C1 | Japan | 0 |

### Qualified teams

* China (12th appearance)
* Malaysia (23rd appearance)
* South Korea (11th appearance)
* Japan (7th appearance)
* Thailand (9th appearance)

## Women's team
### 5th place classification

| 5th place | 5th place | 5th place |
| Y3 | Thailand | 3 |
| X3 | India | 0 |

### Knockout stage

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final | Final |
| X1 | Japan | 0 | | | |
| Y2 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | | | |
| Y2 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | Y2 | Chinese Taipei | 1 |
| | | | Y1 | South Korea | 3 |
| Y1 | South Korea | 3 | Y1 | South Korea | 3 |
| X2 | Malaysia | 1 | Third place | Third place | Third place |
| | | | X1 | Japan | 3 |
| | | | X2 | Malaysia | 1 |

### Qualified teams

* South Korea (11th appearance)
* Chinese Taipei (Debut)
* Japan (17th appearance)
* Malaysia (11th appearance)