# 2014 Thomas & Uber Cup

The 2014 Thomas & Uber Cup was the 28th tournament of the Thomas Cup and 25th tournament of the Uber Cup, the badminton team championships for men and women respectively. It was held on 18–25 May 2014 at the Siri Fort Sports Complex in New Delhi, India. This is the first time India hosted the two cups.
The Thomas Cup final featured two teams not expected to make it there as Japan faced Malaysia. In a back-and-forth contest, Japan came out on top by a score of 3 matches to 2, winning their first Thomas Cup. The Uber Cup final featured the top two teams, China and Japan. Backed by wins from the world's top two singles players, China came out on top by a 3–1 score. It was their 13th title overall.

## Host city selection

New Delhi was awarded with this event by Badminton World Federation in April 2013. This event marked the first time India hosted the Thomas and Uber Cup finals after hosting 2009 BWF World Championships in Hyderabad.

## Qualifiers

| Confederation | Qualifier | Qualifier |
| Confederation | Thomas Cup | Uber Cup |
| Asia | Indonesia Malaysia Japan South Korea Thailand Chinese Taipei Hong Kong Singapore | Indonesia Malaysia Japan South Korea Thailand Chinese Taipei Hong Kong Singapore |
| Europe | Denmark Germany England Russia France | Denmark Germany Russia England |
| Pan Am | — | Canada |
| Oceania | — | Australia |
| Africa | Nigeria | — |
| Defending Champions | China | China |
| Host | India | India |

## Seedings

The seeding list was based on 6 March 2014 world rankings as the draw was conducted on 30 March 2014. The top four seeded teams were in the first pot, followed by the next four teams in the second pot, the next four teams in the third pot, and the last four teams were in the fourth pot.
The knock out draw was held immediately after the group stage was completed.

## Medal summary
### Medalists

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Thomas Cup | Japan Kenichi Tago Kento Momota Sho Sasaki Takuma Ueda Hiroyuki Endo Kenichi Hayakawa Takeshi Kamura Keigo Sonoda Hirokatsu Hashimoto Noriyasu Hirata | Malaysia Lee Chong Wei Chong Wei Feng Daren Liew Goh Soon Huat Hoon Thien How Tan Wee Kiong Goh V Shem Lim Khim Wah Tan Boon Heong Chan Peng Soon | China Chen Long Du Pengyu Tian Houwei Lin Dan Liu Xiaolong Qiu Zihan Chai Biao Hong Wei Fu Haifeng Zhang Nan |
| Thomas Cup | Indonesia Tommy Sugiarto Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka Simon Santoso Ihsan Maulana Mustofa Mohammad Ahsan Hendra Setiawan Angga Pratama Rian Agung Saputro Berry Angriawan Ricky Karanda Suwardi |
| Uber Cup | China Li Xuerui Wang Shixian Wang Yihan Sun Yu Wang Xiaoli Bao Yixin Tang Jinhua Tian Qing Zhao Yunlei Ma Jin | Japan Minatsu Mitani Sayaka Takahashi Eriko Hirose Akane Yamaguchi Misaki Matsutomo Ayaka Takahashi Reika Kakiiwa Miyuki Maeda Shizuka Matsuo Mami Naito | South Korea Sung Ji-hyun Bae Yeon-ju Kim Hyo-min Lee Min-ji Chang Ye-na Kim So-yeong Jung Kyung-eun Kim Ha-na Go Ah-ra Yoo Hae-won |
| Uber Cup | India Saina Nehwal P. V. Sindhu Tanvi Lad P. C. Thulasi Sayali Gokhale Jwala Gutta Ashwini Ponnappa Pradnya Gadre N. Sikki Reddy Aparna Balan |

### Medal table

* Host nation (India)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Japan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | China | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Malaysia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | India* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | Indonesia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 4 | South Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | Totals (6 entries) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |

## Thomas Cup
### Knockout stage

All times are India Standard Time (UTC+05:30).
| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 22 May 2014 | 22 May 2014 | | | |
| China | 3 | | | |
| China | 3 | 23 May 2014 | 23 May 2014 | | |
| Thailand | 0 | 23 May 2014 | 23 May 2014 | |
| Thailand | 0 | China | 0 | |
| 22 May 2014 | 22 May 2014 | | China | 0 | |
| 22 May 2014 | 22 May 2014 | Japan | 3 | |
| Japan | 3 | Japan | 3 | |
| Japan | 3 | | | | 25 May 2014 | 25 May 2014 |
| France | 1 | | | | 25 May 2014 | 25 May 2014 |
| France | 1 | | | | Japan | 3 |
| 22 May 2014 | 22 May 2014 | | | | | Japan | 3 |
| 22 May 2014 | 22 May 2014 | | | | Malaysia | 2 |
| Denmark | 1 | | | | Malaysia | 2 |
| Denmark | 1 | 23 May 2014 | 23 May 2014 | | | |
| Malaysia | 3 | 23 May 2014 | 23 May 2014 | | | |
| Malaysia | 3 | Malaysia | 3 | | | |
| 22 May 2014 | 22 May 2014 | | Malaysia | 3 | | | |
| 22 May 2014 | 22 May 2014 | Indonesia | 0 | |
| South Korea | 2 | Indonesia | 0 | |
| Indonesia | 3 | | | |

#### Semifinals

The top four teams in the semi-final were the top four seeded teams in this competition. They also won their respective groups.

#### Final

Both Japan and Malaysia arrived in the final having already surpassed expectations by defeating traditional powerhouses China and Indonesia in the semi-final, both with 3–0 scores.
In the first singles matches, Malaysia's world number one Lee Chong Wei defeated Japan's Kenichi Tago in straight sets. In the next match, Malaysia's scratch combination of Hoon Thien How and Tan Boon Heong won the first set, but Japan's world number three pair of Kenichi Hayakawa and Hiroyuki Endo stayed close and pipped their opponent to win the match. In the second singles match, upcoming Japanese player Kento Momota bested Chong Wei Feng in straight sets. The second doubles match was perhaps the most explosive, with quick volleys, many powerful smashes, and several diving saves. In the end, Malaysia's doubles team of Goh V Shem and Tan Wee Kiong stayed unbeaten during the tournament and leveled the best of five contest by defeating Japan's Keigo Sonoda and Takeshi Kamura in three sets. Thus, the hopes of both countries fell to the third singles players. Malaysia's Daren Liew got out to an early lead, but as the game progressed he made a couple of errors, misjudging the shuttle. Japan's Takuma Ueda won the match in three sets, giving Japan their first title.
* 2014 Thomas Cup champion
* Japan First title

## Uber Cup
### Knockout stage

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 22 May 2014 | 22 May 2014 | | | |
| China | 3 | | | |
| China | 3 | 23 May 2014 | 23 May 2014 | | |
| England | 0 | 23 May 2014 | 23 May 2014 | |
| England | 0 | China | 3 | |
| 22 May 2014 | 22 May 2014 | | China | 3 | |
| 22 May 2014 | 22 May 2014 | South Korea | 0 | |
| South Korea | 3 | South Korea | 0 | |
| South Korea | 3 | | | | 24 May 2014 | 24 May 2014 |
| Thailand | 1 | | | | 24 May 2014 | 24 May 2014 |
| Thailand | 1 | | | | China | 3 |
| 22 May 2014 | 22 May 2014 | | | | | China | 3 |
| 22 May 2014 | 22 May 2014 | | | | Japan | 1 |
| Indonesia | 0 | | | | Japan | 1 |
| Indonesia | 0 | 23 May 2014 | 23 May 2014 | | | |
| India | 3 | 23 May 2014 | 23 May 2014 | | | |
| India | 3 | India | 2 | | | |
| 22 May 2014 | 22 May 2014 | | India | 2 | | | |
| 22 May 2014 | 22 May 2014 | Japan | 3 | |
| Denmark | 0 | Japan | 3 | |
| Japan | 3 | | | |

#### Semifinals

Three of the teams in the semi-final were among the top four seeded teams in this competition. The other team is host India. All four teams won their respective groups.

#### Final

China and Japan were the top two seeded teams in the Uber Cup and faced each other in the final.
Olympic champion and world number one Li Xuerui quickly defeated her Japanese opponent Minatsu Mitani in straight sets. Japan evened the contest in the first doubles when Misaki Matsutomo and Ayaka Takahashi stopped China's top women pair, Bao Yixin and Tang Jinhua, in straight sets. World number two Wang Shixian put China back in front when she beat Japan's Sayaka Takahashi in another match that ended in straight sets. China clinched the title in the second doubles when Wang Xiaoli and Zhao Yunlei bested Miyuki Maeda and Reika Kakiiwa. China thus won the tie three matches to one.
* 2014 Uber Cup champion
* China Thirteenth title