# 2000 Thomas & Uber Cup

The 2000 Thomas & Uber Cup was the 21st tournament of the Thomas Cup, and the 18th tournament of the Uber Cup, which are the major international team competitions in world badminton.

## Host city selection

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia was the only city to submit a bid. International Badminton Federation accepted the bid during a meeting in Copenhagen. The Indoor Putra Stadium was chosen as the venue for the tournament.

## Qualification

Malaysia qualified automatically as hosts. Indonesia and China qualified for the Thomas Cup and the Uber Cup respectively as title holders.

### Thomas Cup

| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Slot | Qualified teams |
| Host country | 23 May 1998 | Copenhagen | 1 | Malaysia |
| 1998 Thomas Cup | 17 – 24 May 1998 | Hong Kong | 1 | Indonesia |
| European Zone | 13 – 20 February 2000 | Sofia | 3 | Denmark |
| European Zone | 13 – 20 February 2000 | Sofia | 3 | England |
| European Zone | 13 – 20 February 2000 | Sofia | 3 | Sweden |
| Asian Zone | 13 – 20 February 2000 | New Delhi | 3 | China |
| Asian Zone | 13 – 20 February 2000 | New Delhi | 3 | India |
| Asian Zone | 13 – 20 February 2000 | New Delhi | 3 | South Korea |
| Total | Total | Total | 8 | |

### Uber Cup

| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Slot | Qualified teams |
| Host country | 23 May 1998 | Copenhagen | 1 | Malaysia |
| 1998 Uber Cup | 17 – 24 May 1998 | Hong Kong | 1 | China |
| European Zone | 13 – 20 February 2000 | Sofia | 3 | Denmark |
| European Zone | 13 – 20 February 2000 | Sofia | 3 | Netherlands |
| European Zone | 13 – 20 February 2000 | Sofia | 3 | Sweden |
| Asian Zone | 13 – 20 February 2000 | New Delhi | 3 | Indonesia |
| Asian Zone | 13 – 20 February 2000 | New Delhi | 3 | Japan |
| Asian Zone | 13 – 20 February 2000 | New Delhi | 3 | South Korea |
| Total | Total | Total | 8 | |

## Medal summary
### Medalists

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Thomas Cup | Indonesia | China | Denmark |
| Thomas Cup | South Korea |
| Uber Cup | China | Denmark | Indonesia |
| Uber Cup | South Korea |

### Medal table

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

## Thomas Cup
### Group stage
#### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 416 | 364 | +52 | 3 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 2 | Denmark | 3 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 10 | +13 | 446 | 323 | +123 | 2 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 3 | Malaysia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 443 | 421 | +22 | 1 | |
| 4 | India | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 27 | −22 | 263 | 460 | −197 | 0 | |
* 12 May 2000 (2000-05-12) 18:30 UTC+8
| Malaysia | 2–3 | South Korea |
| Report |||
* Putra Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* 12 May 2000 (2000-05-12) 18:30 UTC+8
| Denmark | 5–0 | India |
| Report |||
* Putra Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* 14 May 2000 (2000-05-14) 18:30 UTC+8
| Denmark | 2–3 | South Korea |
| Report |||
* Putra Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* 14 May 2000 (2000-05-14) 18:30 UTC+8
| Malaysia | 4–1 | India |
| Report |||
* Putra Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* 16 May 2000 (2000-05-16) 18:30 UTC+8
| South Korea | 4–1 | India |
| Report |||
* Putra Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* 16 May 2000 (2000-05-16) 18:30 UTC+8
| Denmark | 1–4 | Malaysia |
| Report |||
* Putra Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

#### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Indonesia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 3 | +25 | 444 | 231 | +213 | 3 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 2 | China | 3 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 10 | +12 | 424 | 294 | +130 | 2 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 3 | England | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 22 | −12 | 310 | 438 | −128 | 1 | |
| 4 | Sweden | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 28 | −25 | 245 | 460 | −215 | 0 | |
* 11 May 2000 (2000-05-11) 18:30 UTC+8
| Indonesia | 5–0 | Sweden |
| Report |||
* Putra Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* 11 May 2000 (2000-05-11) 18:30 UTC+8
| China | 4–1 | England |
| Report |||
* Putra Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* 13 May 2000 (2000-05-13) 18:30 UTC+8
| China | 5–0 | Sweden |
| Report |||
* Putra Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* 13 May 2000 (2000-05-13) 18:30 UTC+8
| Indonesia | 5–0 | England |
| Report |||
* Putra Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* 16 May 2000 (2000-05-16) 18:30 UTC+8
| Sweden | 1–4 | England |
| Report |||
* Putra Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* 16 May 2000 (2000-05-16) 18:30 UTC+8
| Indonesia | 4–1 | China |
| Report |||
* Putra Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

### Knockout stage
#### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| South Korea | 1 |
| China | 3 | | |
| China | 3 | China | 0 |
| | | Indonesia | 3 |
| Denmark | 2 | Indonesia | 3 |
| Indonesia | 3 | | |

#### Semi-finals

* 18 May 2000 (2000-05-18) 18:30 UTC+8
| China | 3–1 | South Korea |
| Report |||
* Putra Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* 19 May 2000 (2000-05-19) 18:30 UTC+8
| Indonesia | 3–2 | Denmark |
| Report |||
* Putra Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

#### Final

* 21 May 2000 (2000-05-21) 18:30 UTC+8
| Indonesia | 3–0 | China |
| Report |||
* Putra Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* 2000 Thomas Cup winner
* Indonesia Twelfth title

## Uber Cup
### Group stage
#### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Denmark | 3 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 10 | +14 | 375 | 254 | +121 | 3 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 2 | Indonesia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 14 | +6 | 344 | 299 | +45 | 2 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 3 | Japan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 17 | −2 | 295 | 330 | −35 | 1 | |
| 4 | Malaysia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 25 | −18 | 240 | 371 | −131 | 0 | |
* 11 May 2000 (2000-05-11) 18:30 UTC+8
| Indonesia | 3–2 | Japan |
| Report |||
* Putra Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* 11 May 2000 (2000-05-11) 18:30 UTC+8
| Denmark | 4–1 | Malaysia |
| Report |||
* Putra Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* 13 May 2000 (2000-05-13) 18:30 UTC+8
| Indonesia | 1–4 | Denmark |
| Report |||
* Putra Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* 13 May 2000 (2000-05-13) 18:30 UTC+8
| Japan | 3–2 | Malaysia |
| Report |||
* Putra Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* 15 May 2000 (2000-05-15) 18:30 UTC+8
| Denmark | 3–2 | Japan |
| Report |||
* Putra Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* 15 May 2000 (2000-05-15) 18:30 UTC+8
| Indonesia | 5–0 | Malaysia |
| Report |||
* Putra Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

#### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 30 | 1 | +29 | 385 | 94 | +291 | 3 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 2 | South Korea | 3 | 2 | 1 | 20 | 12 | +8 | 302 | 255 | +47 | 2 | Advance to semi-finals |
| 3 | Netherlands | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 25 | −16 | 218 | 378 | −160 | 1 | |
| 4 | Sweden | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 27 | −21 | 212 | 390 | −178 | 0 | |
* 12 May 2000 (2000-05-12) 18:30 UTC+8
| China | 5–0 | Sweden |
| Report |||
* Putra Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* 12 May 2000 (2000-05-12) 18:30 UTC+8
| South Korea | 4–1 | Netherlands |
| Report |||
* Putra Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* 14 May 2000 (2000-05-14) 18:30 UTC+8
| China | 5–0 | Netherlands |
| Report |||
* Putra Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* 14 May 2000 (2000-05-14) 18:30 UTC+8
| South Korea | 3–2 | Sweden |
| Report |||
* Putra Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* 15 May 2000 (2000-05-15) 18:30 UTC+8
| China | 5–0 | South Korea |
| Report |||
* Putra Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* 15 May 2000 (2000-05-15) 18:30 UTC+8
| Netherlands | 3–2 | Sweden |
| Report |||
* Putra Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

### Knockout stage
#### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Denmark | 3 |
| South Korea | 0 | | |
| South Korea | 0 | Denmark | 0 |
| | | China | 3 |
| Indonesia | 0 | China | 3 |
| China | 3 | | |

#### Semi-finals

* 17 May 2000 (2000-05-17) 18:30 UTC+8
| South Korea | 0–3 | Denmark |
| Report |||
* Putra Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* 17 May 2000 (2000-05-17) 18:30 UTC+8
| China | 3–0 | Indonesia |
| Report |||
* Putra Stadium, Kuala Lumpur

#### Final

* 20 May 2000 (2000-05-20) 18:30 UTC+8
| China | 3–0 | Denmark |
| Report |||
* Putra Stadium, Kuala Lumpur
* 2000 Uber Cup winner
* China Seventh title