The 2000 Thomas & Uber Cup was the 21st tournament of the
Thomas Cup
The Thomas Cup, sometimes called the World Men's Team Championships, is an international badminton competition among teams representing member nations of the Badminton World Federation (BWF), the sport's global governing body. The championships h ...
, and the 18th tournament of the
Uber Cup
The Uber Cup, sometimes called the World Women's Team Championships, is a major international badminton competition contested by women's national badminton teams. First held in 1956–1957 and contested at three year intervals, it has been contes ...
, which are the major international team competitions in world
badminton
Badminton is a racquet sport played using racquets to hit a shuttlecock across a net. Although it may be played with larger teams, the most common forms of the game are "singles" (with one player per side) and "doubles" (with two players pe ...
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Host city selection
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Malaysia
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was the only city to submit a bid.
International Badminton Federation
The Badminton World Federation (BWF) is the international governing body for the sport of badminton recognised by the International Olympic Committee (IOC). It was founded in 1934 as the International Badminton Federation (IBF) with nine member ...
accepted the bid during a meeting in
Copenhagen
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Thomas Cup
Teams
49 teams took part in the competition, and eight teams qualified for the final Stage, including Indonesia, as defending champion, and Malaysia, as host team.
Final stage
Group A
Group B
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Final
Uber Cup
Teams
43 teams took part in the competition, and eight teams qualified for the final Stage.
Final stage
Group A
Group B
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Final
References
External links
Thomas, Uber Cup teams announced
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Thomas & Uber Cup
Thomas Uber Cup
Badminton tournaments in Malaysia
International sports competitions hosted by Malaysia
Sport in Kuala Lumpur
Thomas Uber Cup