Team event
Thomas Cup 2006
Sendai Gymnasium, Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium · Sendai and Tokyo, Japan · 28 Apr – 7 May 2006
- 12
- nations
- 23
- ties
- 98
- matches
Champions
China
Beat Denmark 3–0 in the final on 7 May.
Quarter-finalsbeat England3–0
Semi-finalsbeat Indonesia3–0
Finalbeat Denmark3–0
Knockout
Every tie, every match.
The nation that won each tie is in bold. Open a tie for its matches; every name opens that player's record.
Round of 16
JapanJPN3United StatesUSA01 May3 matches
- MSShōji Satō v Raju Rai21–8 21–14
- MDKeita Masuda / Tadashi Ōtsuka v Tony Gunawan / Khan Malaythong21–18 21–15
- MSYousuke Nakanishi v Raju Rai21–11 23–21
EnglandENG3South AfricaRSA01 May3 matches
- MSAndrew Smith v Chris Dednam21–11 21–12
- MSNicholas Kidd v Roelof Dednam21–12 21–12
- MSRajiv Ouseph v Willem Viljoen21–18 21–6
South KoreaKOR3GermanyGER01 May3 matches
- MSLee Hyun-il v Björn Joppien21–17 22–20
- MDJung Jae-sung / Lee Yong-dae v Kristof Hopp / Ingo Kindervater22–20 21–15
- MSPark Sung-hwan v Roman Spitko21–14 18–21 21–18
IndiaIND3New ZealandNZL01 May3 matches
- MSAnup Sridhar v John Moody21–15 21–9
- MSArvind Bhat v Henry Tam21–17 21–5
- MSNikhil Kanetkar v Craig Cooper21–13 18–21 21–10
Quarter-finals
ChinaCHN3EnglandENG03 May3 matches
- MSLin Dan v Andrew Smith18–21 21–12 21–12
- MDCai Yun / Fu Haifeng v Ian Palethorpe / Kristian Roebuck21–13 21–12
- MSBao Chunlai v Nicholas Kidd21–12 21–15
IndonesiaINA3JapanJPN13 May4 matches
- MSTaufik Hidayat v Shōji Satō20–22 21–16 24–22
- MDLuluk Hadiyanto / Alvent Yulianto v Keita Masuda / Tadashi Ōtsuka21–13 21–16
- MSSony Dwi Kuncoro v Sho Sasaki22–20 21–7
- MDMarkis Kido / Hendra Setiawan v Shintaro Ikeda / Shuichi Sakamoto21–15 21–18
MalaysiaMAS3South KoreaKOR23 May5 matches
- MSLee Chong Wei v Lee Hyun-il21–17 21–14
- MDChan Chong Ming / Koo Kien Keat v Hwang Ji-man / Jung Jae-sung21–18 24–22
- MSWong Choong Hann v Park Sung-hwan10–6
- MDChoong Tan Fook / Lee Wan Wah v Han Sang-hoon / Lee Yong-dae21–18 21–9
- MSMuhammad Hafiz Hashim v Jang Young-soo21–17 21–10
DenmarkDEN3IndiaIND03 May3 matches
- MSPeter Gade v Chetan Anand21–14 21–8
- MDJens Eriksen / Martin Lundgaard Hansen v Valiyaveetil Diju / Rupesh Kumar K. T.21–14 21–19
- MSKenneth Jonassen v Anup Sridhar21–12 21–11
Semi-finals
ChinaCHN3IndonesiaINA05 May3 matches
- MSLin Dan v Taufik Hidayat21–16 21–8
- MDCai Yun / Fu Haifeng v Luluk Hadiyanto / Alvent Yulianto24–22 21–17
- MSBao Chunlai v Sony Dwi Kuncoro21–17 24–22
DenmarkDEN3MalaysiaMAS25 May5 matches
- MSPeter Gade v Lee Chong Wei21–19 21–18
- MDJens Eriksen / Martin Lundgaard Hansen v Chan Chong Ming / Koo Kien Keat21–17 28–30 21–6
- MSKenneth Jonassen v Muhammad Hafiz Hashim20–22 21–12 21–17
- MDMathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen v Choong Tan Fook / Lee Wan Wah21–13 15–21 21–19
- MSJoachim Persson v Kuan Beng Hong21–12 21–19
Final
ChinaCHN3DenmarkDEN07 May3 matches
- MSLin Dan v Peter Gade21–17 21–19
- MDCai Yun / Fu Haifeng v Jens Eriksen / Martin Lundgaard Hansen19–21 21–11 21–18
- MSBao Chunlai v Kenneth Jonassen21–12 12–21 21–12
ChampionsChina
Group stage
4 groups, and who went through.
Ties won and lost, then matches won and lost across them.
Group A
| Nation | Ties | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| ChinaCHN | 2–0 | 10–0 |
| IndiaIND | 1–1 | 3–7 |
| GermanyGER | 0–2 | 2–8 |
ChinaCHN5IndiaIND028 April5 matches
- MSLin Dan v Chetan Anand21–8 21–23 21–11
- MDCai Yun / Fu Haifeng v Valiyaveetil Diju / Rupesh Kumar K. T.21–5 21–16
- MSChen Jin v Anup Sridhar21–14 21–10
- MDGuo Zhendong / Zheng Bo v Thomas Kurian / Jaseel P. Ismail21–6 21–10
- MSXia Xuanze v Arvind Bhat21–15 21–10
GermanyGER2IndiaIND329 April5 matches
- MSBjörn Joppien v Chetan Anand21–17 21–12
- MSConrad Hückstädt v Anup Sridhar22–20 14–21 21–6
- MSRoman Spitko v Arvind Bhat21–14 17–21 21–16
- MDKristof Hopp / Ingo Kindervater v Thomas Kurian / Jaseel P. Ismail21–9 21–16
- MDMichael Fuchs / Roman Spitko v Valiyaveetil Diju / Rupesh Kumar K. T.21–18 21–12
ChinaCHN5GermanyGER030 April5 matches
- MSLin Dan v Björn Joppien22–20 21–7
- MDCai Yun / Fu Haifeng v Kristof Hopp / Ingo Kindervater21–8 21–13
- MSBao Chunlai v Roman Spitko22–20 21–18
- MDGuo Zhendong / Xie Zhongbo v Tim Dettmann / Michael Fuchs21–12 21–12
- MSChen Jin v Marcel Reuter16–21 21–7 21–5
Group B
| Nation | Ties | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| IndonesiaINA | 2–0 | 8–2 |
| South KoreaKOR | 1–1 | 7–3 |
| New ZealandNZL | 0–2 | 0–10 |
South KoreaKOR5New ZealandNZL028 April5 matches
- MSLee Hyun-il v John Moody21–16 21–13
- MSShon Seung-mo v Henry Tam21–10 21–7
- MSPark Sung-hwan v Craig Cooper21–10 21–7
- MDJung Jae-sung / Lee Yong-dae v John Moody / Henry Tam21–9 21–6
- MDHan Sang-hoon / Hwang Ji-man v Craig Cooper / Daniel Shirley21–12 21–16
IndonesiaINA5New ZealandNZL029 April5 matches
- MSTaufik Hidayat v John Moody21–19 21–15
- MSSony Dwi Kuncoro v Henry Tam21–10 21–1
- MSSimon Santoso v Craig Cooper21–11 21–7
- MDLuluk Hadiyanto / Alvent Yulianto v John Moody / Henry Tam21–12 21–7
- MDSigit Budiarto / Candra Wijaya v Craig Cooper / Daniel Shirley21–18
South KoreaKOR2IndonesiaINA330 April5 matches
- MSLee Hyun-il v Taufik Hidayat16–21 21–10 21–8
- MDJung Jae-sung / Lee Yong-dae v Sigit Budiarto / Candra Wijaya21–16 21–14
- MSShon Seung-mo v Sony Dwi Kuncoro21–9 21–15
- MDHan Sang-hoon / Hwang Ji-man v Luluk Hadiyanto / Alvent Yulianto22–24 21–17 21–14
- MSPark Sung-hwan v Simon Santoso21–18 21–16
Group C
| Nation | Ties | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| DenmarkDEN | 2–0 | 10–0 |
| JapanJPN | 1–1 | 5–5 |
| South AfricaRSA | 0–2 | 0–10 |
DenmarkDEN5South AfricaRSA028 April5 matches
- MSPeter Gade v Chris Dednam21–6 21–9
- MSNiels Christian Kaldau v Roelof Dednam21–5 21–12
- MSJoachim Persson v Willem Viljoen21–7 21–12
- MDJens Eriksen / Martin Lundgaard Hansen v Chris Dednam / Roelof Dednam21–12 21–13
- MDMathias Boe / Carsten Mogensen v Dorian James / Willem Viljoen21–5 21–11
JapanJPN5South AfricaRSA029 April5 matches
- MSShōji Satō v Chris Dednam21–7 21–11
- MSYousuke Nakanishi v Roelof Dednam21–13 21–11
- MSSho Sasaki v Willem Viljoen21–5 21–10
- MDKeita Masuda / Tadashi Ōtsuka v Chris Dednam / Roelof Dednam21–16 21–10
- MDKeishi Kawaguchi / Shuichi Nakao v Dorian James / Willem Viljoen21–7 21–8
DenmarkDEN5JapanJPN030 April5 matches
- MSPeter Gade v Shōji Satō21–9 21–11
- MDJens Eriksen / Martin Lundgaard Hansen v Shintaro Ikeda / Shuichi Sakamoto21–14 14–21 21–18
- MSKenneth Jonassen v Yousuke Nakanishi21–17 21–19
- MDLars Paaske / Jonas Rasmussen v Keishi Kawaguchi / Shuichi Nakao21–16 17–21 21–17
- MSNiels Christian Kaldau v Koichi Saeki21–14 21–16
Group D
| Nation | Ties | Matches |
|---|---|---|
| MalaysiaMAS | 2–0 | 10–0 |
| EnglandENG | 1–1 | 3–7 |
| United StatesUSA | 0–2 | 2–8 |
MalaysiaMAS5United StatesUSA028 April5 matches
- MSLee Chong Wei v Raju Rai21–9 21–11
- MSWong Choong Hann v Eric Go21–14 21–9
- MSMuhammad Hafiz Hashim v Howard Shu21–3 21–7
- MDChoong Tan Fook / Lee Wan Wah v Howard Bach / Tony Gunawan23–21 22–24 21–17
- MDKoo Kien Keat / Tan Boon Heong v Eric Go / Ronald Sou21–8 21–7
EnglandENG3United StatesUSA229 April5 matches
- MSAndrew Smith v Raju Rai23–21 21–9
- MSNicholas Kidd v Eric Go21–18 21–15
- MSRajiv Ouseph v Khan Malaythong21–13 21–15
- MDIan Palethorpe / Kristian Roebuck v Howard Bach / Tony Gunawan27–29 21–13 21–17
- MDChris Langridge / David Lindley v Khan Malaythong / Raju Rai21–17 21–16
MalaysiaMAS5EnglandENG030 April5 matches
- MSWong Choong Hann v Shōji Satō21–16 21–10
- MDChan Chong Ming / Koo Kien Keat v Ian Palethorpe / Kristian Roebuck21–5 21–17
- MSMuhammad Hafiz Hashim v Nicholas Kidd24–22 21–14
- MDChew Choon Eng / Tan Boon Heong v Chris Langridge / David Lindley21–16 21–13
- MSKuan Beng Hong v Rajiv Ouseph21–18 15–21 21–16
Through to the knockout.