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| Tournament details | |||
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| Dates | 28 April – 7 May | ||
| Edition | 24th (Thomas Cup) 21st (Uber Cup) | ||
| Level | International | ||
| Venue | Sendai Gymnasium Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium | ||
| Location | Sendai andTokyo,Japan | ||
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The2006 Thomas & Uber Cup was held from 28 April to 7 May inSendai andTokyo,Japan. It was the 24th tournament ofThomas Cup and 21st tournament ofUber Cup, men's and women'sbadminton tournaments.
Sendai hosted all of the group stage and play-off matches while Tokyo hosted the event starting from the quarter-finals until the final.
This was first time the Thomas & Uber Cup was played with a three-game 21-point scoring system.
China emerged as champions of both tournaments after beatingDenmark andNetherlands in the men's and women's competitions respectively.
Japan, which was competing withIndonesia and theUnited States for hosting the 2004 Thomas and Uber Cup finals, was awarded with this event.[1]
The following nations from five continents, shown by region, qualified for the 2006 Thomas & Uber Cup. Of the sixteen nations, defending champion of both tournaments China and host Japan qualified automatically and did not play the qualification round.
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* Host nation (Japan)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  China | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  Denmark | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 |  Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Germany | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Indonesia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Malaysia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 entries) | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 2 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 2 | +18 | 459 | 271 | +188 | 2 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 |  India | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 340 | 443 | −103 | 1 | Round of 16 |
| 3 | Germany | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 355 | 440 | −85 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5 | +11 | 406 | 313 | +93 | 2 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 |  South Korea | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 423 | 323 | +100 | 1 | Round of 16 |
| 3 |  New Zealand | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 19 | −19 | 206 | 399 | −193 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Denmark | 2 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 2 | +18 | 451 | 285 | +166 | 2 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 |  Japan(H) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 10 | +2 | 403 | 339 | +64 | 1 | Round of 16 |
| 3 |  South Africa | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | −20 | 190 | 420 | −230 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Malaysia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 2 | +18 | 462 | 298 | +164 | 2 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 |  England | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 383 | 435 | −52 | 1 | Round of 16 |
| 3 |  United States | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 17 | −12 | 337 | 449 | −112 | 0 |
| Round of 16 | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
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| China | 3 | |||||||||||||
| England | 0 | |||||||||||||
| South Africa | 0 | |||||||||||||
| England | 3 | |||||||||||||
| China | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Indonesia | 0 | |||||||||||||
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| Japan | 1 | |||||||||||||
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| United States | 0 | |||||||||||||
| China | 3 | |||||||||||||
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| India | 3 | |||||||||||||
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| Malaysia | 2 | |||||||||||||
| South Korea | 3 | |||||||||||||
| Germany | 0 | |||||||||||||
| South Korea | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Malaysia | 3 | |||||||||||||
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| 2006 Thomas Cup winner |
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 China Sixth title |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | China | 2 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 1 | +19 | 444 | 193 | +251 | 2 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Chinese Taipei | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 347 | 337 | +10 | 1 | Round of 16 |
| 3 | United States | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | −20 | 159 | 420 | −261 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Hong Kong | 2 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 7 | +6 | 377 | 329 | +48 | 2 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Netherlands | 2 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 454 | 412 | +42 | 1 | Round of 16 |
| 3 | England | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 306 | 396 | −90 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  South Korea | 2 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 425 | 317 | +108 | 2 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Germany | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 12 | −5 | 357 | 383 | −26 | 1 | Round of 16 |
| 3 |  Singapore | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 325 | 407 | −82 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Japan(H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | +20 | 420 | 145 | +275 | 2 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | New Zealand | 2 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 306 | 332 | −26 | 1 | Round of 16 |
| 3 | South Africa | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | −20 | 171 | 420 | −249 | 0 |
| 2006 Uber Cup winner |
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China Tenth title |