BWF Thomas & Uber Cup Finals 2026: Teams and Players, Format, and Viewing Details The 2026 BWF Thomas & Uber Cup Finals, the world’s premier men’s and women’s badminton team championships, will take place in Horsens, Denmark, from April 24 to May 3. The event will feature 16 national teams in each tournament, with the men’s Thomas Cup and women’s Uber Cup competing in parallel. The matches will be broadcast live on the Olympic Channel, Olympics.com, and the official Olympics app, with regional availability subject to territorial restrictions. The Thomas Cup, now in its 34th edition, and the Uber Cup, entering its 31st year, will follow a structured format. In the group stage, 16 teams are divided into four groups of four. Each group will play five individual matches, even if the team match result is decided earlier. The top two teams from each group will advance to the quarter-finals. From the knockout rounds onward, team matches will be decided as best-of-five individual matches, with the first team to win three rubbers advancing. Each tie will include three singles and two doubles rubbers, alternating between singles and doubles. The defending champions, the People’s Republic of China, will compete in both tournaments. The men’s team, which has won 11 Thomas Cups, will face off against India, Canada, and Australia in Group A of the Thomas Cup. China’s squad includes world No. 1 singles player Shi Yuqi and No. 7 Li Shifeng, along with the top-ranked doubles pair Liang Weikeng/Wang Chang. India, led by Lakshya Sen and the doubles duo Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty, is expected to challenge for progression. Canada’s Victor Lai, who earned a bronze medal at the 2025 World Championships, will aim to disrupt the group.#shiyuqi #people_s_republic_of_china #bfw_thomas_uber_cup_finals_2026 #horsens_denmark #liangweikeng_wangchang
