Thomas and Uber Cup 2024 Full Schedule: India to begin their campaign against Thailand on April 27

The Badminton World Federation (BWF) has released the schedule for Thomas and Uber Cup 2024 on Monday. The tournament will be played in Chengdu, the People’s Republic of China from April 27 to May 5. 

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The Indian men's team will present a challenge in the Thomas Cup, while the Uber Cup is the world badminton team championship for women. In this, singles and doubles matches will be played as teams. 

The Thomas and Uber Cup 2024 can prove to be important for Indian players in terms of preparation for the Paris Olympics 2024. The Indian team is the defending champion of the Thomas Cup and qualified automatically in the 2024 season. It won the title for the first time by defeating 14-time champion Indonesia 3-0 in the tournament played in Thailand in 2022. While the women’s team qualified for the Uber Cup 2024 after winning a historic gold medal at the Badminton Asia Team Championships earlier this year.

India's senior selection committee has decided to have maximum options in singles given the busy schedule of all the players this season. Apart from this, PV Sindhu, Ashwini Ponnappa-Tanisha Crasto and Gayatri Gopichand-Treesa Jolly have already withdrawn their names from the Uber Cup due to their busy schedule ahead of the Olympics. In their absence, the selection committee has picked a very young women's team which features 17-year-old national champion Anmol Kharb, Ashmita Chaliha and Tanvi Sharma. They included players who have performed well in the recent national championships.

Meanwhile, Kiran George will be the new face in the 10-member squad for the Thomas Cup. Apart from him, there will be five more players for singles, which include HS Prannoy, Lakshya Sen, Kidambi Srikanth and Priyanshu Rajawat. At the same time, in doubles, the world number one pair of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty as well as the pair of MR Arjun and Dhruv Kapila will present a challenge.

Indian men's team is Placed in Group C and will begin their campaign against Thailand on April 27, play England on April 29 and conclude the group stage against Indonesia on May 1. Indonesia are the most successful nation in Thomas Cup history with 14 titles. The Indian women’s team is placed in Group A and will take on Canada on April 27, Singapore on the following day and China, the most successful team in the Uber Cup history with 15 titles, on April 30. 

The top two teams from each of the four groups (A–D) in the Thomas and Uber Cup qualify for the quarter-finals to be held over two days on May 2 and 3. The finals will be held on May 5.

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Thomas and Uber Cup 2024: Full Schedule 

Thomas Cup

• India vs Thailand - April 27, Saturday on 3:30 PM IST
• India vs England - April 29, Monday on 7:00 AM IST
• India vs Indonesia - May 1, Wednesday on 5:00 PM IST

Uber Cup

• India vs Canada - April 27, Saturday on 10:30 AM IST
• India vs Singapore - April 28, Sunday on 6:00 AM IST
• India vs China - April 30, Tuesday on 7:00 AM IST