China News Service, August 3rd. On the 3rd local time, the World Badminton Federation held a draw ceremony for the 2020 Tangyu Cup group match at its headquarters in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The national feather men's team is in group B with Chinese Taipei, Australia and France; the national feather women's team is in group D with India, France and Germany.
According to the original plan, the 2020 Tangyou Cup will be held in Aarhus, Denmark from May 16th to 24th. The draw ceremony was scheduled for March 18th. However, due to the impact of the epidemic, the Tangyou Cup and the drawing ceremony have been postponed. The new competition dates are tentatively scheduled for October 3-11.
According to the schedule, the 16 participating teams are divided into four groups, and each group has 4 teams in a single round robin. The top two of the group entered the quarter-finals, and then a lottery was conducted to determine the knockout match.
The Thomas Cup is a men’s team event, and the Uber Cup is a women’s team event. The winner of the championship is equivalent to the world championships and Olympic champions. The current Chinese men's and women's teams are divided into the No. 3 seed of the Tang Cup and the No. 2 seed of the You Cup.
The following are specific groups:
Thomas Cup group stage groupings:
Group A: Indonesia, Malaysia, the Netherlands, England,
Group B: China, Chinese Taipei, Australia, France
Group C: Denmark, India, Germany, Algeria
Group D: Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Canada
Uber Cup group stage grouping:
Group A: Japan, Chinese Taipei, Egypt, Spain
Group B: South Korea, Indonesia, Australia, Malaysia
Group C: Thailand, Denmark, Scotland, Canada
Group D: China, India, France, Germany (end)