# 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 | Teamvte | 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 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 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
#### France vs Australia
## 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 | Teamvte | 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 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 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
#### Thailand vs Canada
## 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 | Teamvte | 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 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 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
#### Hong Kong vs Germany
## 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 | Teamvte | 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 | Advance to Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Russia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 20 | −10 | 446 | 505 | −59 | 1 | |
| 4 | Algeria | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30 | −30 | 257 | 630 | −373 | 0 | |