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{{infobox badminton event
|name           = 2014 Thomas & Uber Cup<br>2014 थॉमस एंड उबेर कप
|image          = 2014 Thomas Uber Cup logo.png
|size           = 250px
|caption        = 
|dates          = 18–25 May 2014
|number_edition = 28th (Thomas Cup)<br />25th (Uber Cup)
|level          = 1
|prize_money    = 
|other          = 
|venue          = [[Siri Fort Sports Complex]]
|location       = [[New Delhi]], [[India]]
|previous       = [[2012 Thomas & Uber Cup|2012 Wuhan]]
|next           = [[2016 Thomas & Uber Cup|2016 Kunshan]]
}}

The '''2014 Thomas & Uber Cup''' was the 28th tournament of the [[Thomas Cup]] and 25th tournament of the [[Uber Cup]], the [[badminton]] team championships for men and women respectively. It was held on 18–25 May 2014 at the [[Siri Fort Sports Complex]] in [[New Delhi]], [[India]]. This is the first time India hosted the two cups.<ref>{{cite news|title=India's growing stature in badminton world|url=http://www.thehindu.com/in-school/sports/indias-growing-stature-in-badminton-world/article6029785.ece|access-date=27 May 2014|newspaper=The Hindu|date=20 May 2014|author=Sandip Sikdar}}</ref>

The Thomas Cup final featured two teams not expected to make it there as [[Japan national badminton team|Japan]] faced [[Malaysia national badminton team|Malaysia]]. In a back-and-forth contest, Japan came out on top by a score of 3 matches to 2, winning their first Thomas Cup.<ref name=BWF84212>{{cite web|title=Li-Ning BWF Thomas & Uber Cup Finals 2014 – Day 8: Japan’s Historic Triumph|url=http://www.bwfbadminton.org/news_item.aspx?id=84212|publisher=Badminton World Federation|access-date=26 May 2014|author=Dev Sukumar|date=25 May 2014}}</ref> The Uber Cup final featured the top two teams, [[China national badminton team|China]] and [[Japan national badminton team|Japan]]. Backed by wins from the world's top two singles players, China came out on top by a 3–1 score. It was their 13th title overall.<ref name=BWF84185>{{cite web|title=Li-Ning BWF Thomas & Uber Cup Finals – Day 7: China Retain Uber Cup|url=http://www.bwfbadminton.org/news_item.aspx?id=84185|publisher=Badminton World Federation|access-date=26 May 2014|author=Dev Sukumar|date=24 May 2014}}</ref>

==Host city selection==
[[New Delhi]] was awarded with this event by [[Badminton World Federation]] in April 2013.<ref>{{cite web|title=India to host 2014 Thomas, Uber Cup finals|url=http://www.thehindu.com/sport/other-sports/india-to-host-2014-thomas-uber-cup-finals/article4657604.ece|website=The Hindu|access-date=18 March 2017}}</ref> This event marked the first time India hosted the Thomas and Uber Cup finals after hosting [[2009 BWF World Championships]] in [[Hyderabad]].

==Qualifiers==
{{main|2014 Thomas & Uber Cup qualification}}
{| class=wikitable
!rowspan=2|Confederation
!colspan=2|Qualifier
|-
!Thomas Cup
!Uber Cup
|-
|Asia
|{{Bd|Indonesia}}<br />{{Bd|Malaysia}}<br />{{Bd|Japan}}<br />{{Bd|South Korea}}<br />{{Bd|Thailand}}<br />{{Bd|Chinese Taipei}}<br />{{Bd|Hong Kong}}<br />{{Bd|Singapore}}
|{{Bd|Indonesia}}<br />{{Bd|Malaysia}}<br />{{Bd|Japan}}<br />{{Bd|South Korea}}<br />{{Bd|Thailand}}<br />{{Bd|Chinese Taipei}}<br />{{Bd|Hong Kong}}<br />{{Bd|Singapore}}
|-
|Europe
|{{Bd|Denmark}}<br />{{Bd|Germany}}<br />{{Bd|England}}<br />{{Bd|Russia}}<br />{{Bd|France}}
|{{Bd|Denmark}}<br />{{Bd|Germany}}<br />{{Bd|Russia}}<br />{{Bd|England}}
|-
|Pan Am
|align=center|—
|{{Bd|Canada}}
|-
|Oceania
|align=center|—
|{{Bd|Australia}}
|-
|Africa
|{{Bd|Nigeria}}
|align=center|—
|-
|Defending Champions
|{{Bd|China}}
|{{Bd|China}}
|-
|Host
|{{Bd|India}}
|{{Bd|India}}
|}

==Seedings==
The seeding list was based on 6 March 2014 world rankings as the draw was conducted on 30 March 2014.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bwfbadminton.org/file.aspx?id=541593&dl=1|title=Thomas Cup and Uber Cup team seeding and qualifiers|publisher=[[Badminton World Federation|BWF]]|date=1 March 2014|access-date=24 May 2012|archive-date=1 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140501235616/http://www.bwfbadminton.org/file.aspx?id=541593&dl=1|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bwfbadminton.org/file.aspx?id=542178&dl=1|title=DRAWS: 2014 Thomas Cup Finals|publisher=[[Badminton World Federation|BWF]]|access-date=30 March 2014|archive-date=2 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502033249/http://www.bwfbadminton.org/file.aspx?id=542178&dl=1|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.bwfbadminton.org/file.aspx?id=542179&dl=1|title=DRAWS: 2014 Uber Cup Finals|publisher=[[Badminton World Federation|BWF]]|access-date=30 March 2014|archive-date=2 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502001426/http://www.bwfbadminton.org/file.aspx?id=542179&dl=1|url-status=dead}}</ref> The top four seeded teams were in the first pot, followed by the next four teams in the second pot, the next four teams in the third pot, and the last four teams were in the fourth pot.

The knock out draw was held immediately after the group stage was completed.
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#{{Bd|Indonesia}}
#{{Bd|China}}
#{{Bd|Malaysia}}
#{{Bd|Japan}}
#{{Bd|Denmark}}
#{{Bd|South Korea}}
#{{Bd|Thailand}}
#{{Bd|Chinese Taipei}}
#{{Bd|India}}
#{{Bd|Hong Kong}}
#{{Bd|Germany}}
#{{Bd|England}}
#{{Bd|Russia}}
#{{Bd|France}}
#{{Bd|Singapore}}
#{{Bd|Nigeria}}
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;Uber Cup
#{{Bd|China}}
#{{Bd|Japan}}
#{{Bd|Thailand}}
#{{Bd|South Korea}}
#{{Bd|Indonesia}}
#{{Bd|Denmark}}
#{{Bd|India}}
#{{Bd|Chinese Taipei}}
#{{Bd|Germany}}
#{{Bd|Hong Kong}}
#{{Bd|Singapore}}
#{{Bd|Malaysia}}
#{{Bd|Russia}}
#{{Bd|England}}
#{{Bd|Canada}}
#{{Bd|Australia}}
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==Squads==
{{details|2014 Thomas & Uber Cup squads}}

==Thomas Cup==

===Groups===
{{main|2014 Thomas Cup group stage}}
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====Group A====
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"
!width=175|Team
!width=20|Pts
!width=20|Pld
!width=20|W
!width=20|L
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|style="text-align:left"|{{Bd|Indonesia}}
|'''6'''||3||3||0
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|style="text-align:left"|{{Bd|Thailand}}
|'''4'''||3||2||1
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{Bd|Singapore}}
|'''2'''||3||1||2
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{Bd|Nigeria}}
|'''0'''||3||0||3
|}

{| style="width:100%;" cellspacing="1"
|-
!width=25%|
!width=10%|
!width=25%|
|-
|colspan=3|19 May 2014
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{bd-rt|Indonesia}}
|align=center|[[2014 Thomas Cup group stage#Indonesia vs Singapore|5–0]]
|{{bd|Singapore}}
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{bd-rt|Thailand}}
|align=center|[[2014 Thomas Cup group stage#Thailand vs Nigeria|5–0]]
|{{bd|Nigeria}}
|-
|colspan=3|20 May 2014
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{bd-rt|Thailand}}
|align=center|[[2014 Thomas Cup group stage#Thailand vs Singapore|4–1]]
|{{bd|Singapore}}
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{bd-rt|Indonesia}}
|align=center|[[2014 Thomas Cup group stage#Indonesia vs Nigeria|5–0]]
|{{bd|Nigeria}}
|-
|colspan=3|21 May 2014
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{bd-rt|Indonesia}}
|align=center|[[2014 Thomas Cup group stage#Indonesia vs Thailand|4–1]]
|{{bd|Thailand}}
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{bd-rt|Nigeria}}
|align=center|[[2014 Thomas Cup group stage#Nigeria vs Singapore|0–5]]
|{{bd|Singapore}}
|}
{{col-2}}

====Group B====
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"
!width=175|Team
!width=20|Pts
!width=20|Pld
!width=20|W
!width=20|L
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|style="text-align:left"|{{Bd|Japan}}
|'''6'''||3||3||0
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|style="text-align:left"|{{Bd|Denmark}}
|'''4'''||3||2||1
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{Bd|Hong Kong}}
|'''2'''||3||1||2
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{Bd|England}}
|'''0'''||3||0||3
|}

{| style="width:100%;" cellspacing="1"
|-
!width=25%|
!width=10%|
!width=25%|
|-
|colspan=3|18 May 2014
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{bd-rt|Denmark}}
|align=center|[[2014 Thomas Cup group stage#Denmark vs Hong Kong|4–1]]
|{{bd|Hong Kong}}
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{bd-rt|Japan}}
|align=center|[[2014 Thomas Cup group stage#Japan vs England|4–1]]
|{{bd|England}}
|-
|colspan=3|20 May 2014
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{bd-rt|Denmark}}
|align=center|[[2014 Thomas Cup group stage#Denmark vs England|5–0]]
|{{bd|England}}
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{bd-rt|Japan}}
|align=center|[[2014 Thomas Cup group stage#Japan vs Hong Kong|5–0]]
|{{bd|Hong Kong}}
|-
|colspan=3|21 May 2014
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{bd-rt|Japan}}
|align=center|[[2014 Thomas Cup group stage#Japan vs Denmark|3–2]]
|{{bd|Denmark}}
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{bd-rt|Hong Kong}}
|align=center|[[2014 Thomas Cup group stage#Hong Kong vs England|3–2]]
|{{bd|England}}
|}
{{col-end}}

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{{col-2}}

====Group C====
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"
!width=175|Team
!width=20|Pts
!width=20|Pld
!width=20|W
!width=20|L
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|style="text-align:left"|{{Bd|Malaysia}}
|'''6'''||3||3||0
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|style="text-align:left"|{{Bd|South Korea}}
|'''4'''||3||2||1
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{Bd|India}}
|'''2'''||3||1||2
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{Bd|Germany}}
|'''0'''||3||0||3
|}

{| style="width:100%;" cellspacing="1"
|-
!width=25%|
!width=10%|
!width=25%|
|-
|colspan=3|18 May 2014
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{bd-rt|Malaysia}}
|align=center|[[2014 Thomas Cup group stage#Malaysia vs India|4–1]]
|{{bd|India}}
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{bd-rt|South Korea}}
|align=center|[[2014 Thomas Cup group stage#Korea vs Germany|3–2]]
|{{bd|Germany}}
|-
|colspan=3|19 May 2014
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{bd-rt|South Korea}}
|align=center|[[2014 Thomas Cup group stage#Korea vs India|3–2]]
|{{bd|India}}
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{bd-rt|Malaysia}}
|align=center|[[2014 Thomas Cup group stage#Malaysia vs Germany|4–1]]
|{{bd|Germany}}
|-
|colspan=3|21 May 2014
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{bd-rt|Malaysia}}
|align=center|[[2014 Thomas Cup group stage#Malaysia vs Korea|3–2]]
|{{bd|South Korea}}
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{bd-rt|Germany}}
|align=center|[[2014 Thomas Cup group stage#Germany vs India|2–3]]
|{{bd|India}}
|}
{{col-2}}

====Group D====
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"
!width=175|Team
!width=20|Pts
!width=20|Pld
!width=20|W
!width=20|L
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|style="text-align:left"|{{Bd|China}}
|'''6'''||3||3||0
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|style="text-align:left"|{{Bd|France}}
|'''4'''||3||2||1
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{Bd|Chinese Taipei}}
|'''2'''||3||1||2
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{Bd|Russia}}
|'''0'''||3||0||3
|}

{| style="width:100%;" cellspacing="1"
|-
!width=25%|
!width=10%|
!width=25%|
|-
|colspan=3|18 May 2014
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{bd-rt|China}}
|align=center|[[2014 Thomas Cup group stage#China vs France|5–0]]
|{{bd|France}}
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{bd-rt|Chinese Taipei}}
|align=center|[[2014 Thomas Cup group stage#Chinese Taipei vs Russia|4–1]]
|{{bd|Russia}}
|-
|colspan=3|19 May 2014
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{bd-rt|China}}
|align=center|[[2014 Thomas Cup group stage#China vs Russia|5–0]]
|{{bd|Russia}}
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{bd-rt|Chinese Taipei}}
|align=center|[[2014 Thomas Cup group stage#Chinese Taipei vs France|2–3]]
|{{bd|France}}
|-
|colspan=3|20 May 2014
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{bd-rt|China}}
|align=center|[[2014 Thomas Cup group stage#China vs Chinese Taipei|5–0]]
|{{bd|Chinese Taipei}}
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{bd-rt|Russia}}
|align=center|[[2014 Thomas Cup group stage#Russia vs France|2–3]]
|{{bd|France}}
|}
{{col-end}}

===Knockout stage===
All times are [[India Standard Time]] ([[UTC+05:30]]).
{{Round8
<!-- Date-Place/Team 1/Score 1/Team 2/Score 2 -->
<!-- quarter finals  -->
|22 May 2014|'''{{Bd|China}}'''|'''3'''|{{Bd|Thailand}}|0
|22 May 2014|'''{{Bd|Japan}}'''|'''3'''|{{Bd|France}}|1
|22 May 2014|{{Bd|Denmark}}|1|'''{{Bd|Malaysia}}'''|'''3'''
|22 May 2014|{{Bd|South Korea}}|2|'''{{Bd|Indonesia}}'''|'''3'''
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|23 May 2014|{{Bd|China}}|0|'''{{Bd|Japan}}'''|'''3'''
|23 May 2014|'''{{Bd|Malaysia}}'''|'''3'''|{{Bd|Indonesia}}|0
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|25 May 2014|'''{{Bd|Japan}}'''|'''3'''|{{Bd|Malaysia}}|2|
}}

====Quarterfinals====
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|team1=China
|team2=Thailand
|venue=Siri Fort Sports Complex Court 1
|date=22 May 2014 <br />12:00
|score1=3
|score2=0
|R1={{ BadmintonMatch |T1P1=[[Chen Long]] |21 |21 | |T2P1=[[Boonsak Ponsana]] |16 |8 |}}
|R2={{ BadmintonMatch |T1P1=[[Chai Biao]] |T1P2=[[Hong Wei]] |21 |21 | |T2P1=[[Maneepong Jongjit]] |T2P2=[[Nipitphon Puangpuapech]] |18 |14 |}}
|R3={{ BadmintonMatch |T1P1=[[Du Pengyu]] |21 |22 | |T2P1=[[Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk]] |14 |20 |}}
|R4={{ BadmintonMatch |T1P1=[[Fu Haifeng]] |T1P2=[[Zhang Nan (badminton)|Zhang Nan]] | | | |T2P1=[[Wannawat Ampunsuwan]] |T2P2=[[Patiphat Chalardchaleam]] | | |np=}}
|R5={{ BadmintonMatch |T1P1=[[Lin Dan]] | | | |T2P1=[[Suppanyu Avihingsanon]] | | |np=}}
}}
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|team1=Japan
|team2=France
|venue=Siri Fort Sports Complex Court 3
|date=22 May 2014 <br />12:00
|score1=3
|score2=1
|R1={{ BadmintonMatch |T1P1=[[Kenichi Tago]] |14 |21 |16 |T2P1=[[Brice Leverdez]] |21 |15 |21 }}
|R2={{ BadmintonMatch |T1P1=[[Sho Sasaki (badminton)|Sho Sasaki]] |21 |21 | |T2P1=[[Lucas Corvee]] |12 |11 |}}
|R3={{ BadmintonMatch |T1P1=[[Takeshi Kamura]] |T1P2=[[Keigo Sonoda]] |21 |21 | |T2P1=[[Bastian Kersaudy]] |T2P2=[[Gaetan Mittelheisser]] |8 |13 |}}
|R4={{ BadmintonMatch |T1P1=[[Takuma Ueda]] |21 |21 | |T2P1=[[Thomas Rouxel]] |13 |12 |}}
|R5={{ BadmintonMatch |T1P1=[[Hiroyuki Endo]] |T1P2=[[Kenichi Hayakawa]] | | | |T2P1=[[Lucas Corvee]] |T2P2=[[Brice Leverdez]] | | |np=}}
}}
{{Badmintonbox
|team1=Denmark
|team2=Malaysia
|venue=Siri Fort Sports Complex Court 2
|date=22 May 2014 <br />18:00
|score1=1
|score2=3
|R1={{ BadmintonMatch |T1P1=[[Jan Ø. Jørgensen]] |22 |14 |17 |T2P1=[[Lee Chong Wei]] |20 |21 |21 }}
|R2={{ BadmintonMatch |T1P1=[[Mads Conrad-Petersen]] |T1P2=[[Mads Pieler Kolding]] |21 |21 | |T2P1=[[Hoon Thien How]] |T2P2=[[Tan Boon Heong]] |14 |18 |}}
|R3={{ BadmintonMatch |T1P1=[[Hans-Kristian Vittinghus]] |21 |14 |8 |T2P1=[[Chong Wei Feng]] |19 |21 |21}}
|R4={{ BadmintonMatch |T1P1=[[Joachim Fischer Nielsen]] |T1P2=[[Carsten Mogensen]] |19 |13 | |T2P1=[[Goh V Shem]] |T2P2=[[Tan Wee Kiong]] |21 |21 |}}
|R5={{ BadmintonMatch |T1P1=[[Viktor Axelsen]] | | | |T2P1=[[Daren Liew]] | | |np=}}
}}
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|team1=South Korea
|team2=Indonesia
|venue=Siri Fort Sports Complex Court 4
|date=22 May 2014 <br />18:00
|score1=2
|score2=3
|R1={{ BadmintonMatch |T1P1=[[Son Wan-ho]] |23 |24 | |T2P1=[[Tommy Sugiarto]] |21 |22 | }}
|R2={{ BadmintonMatch |T1P1=[[Lee Yong-dae]] |T1P2=[[Yoo Yeon-seong]] |15 |21 |19 |T2P1=[[Mohammad Ahsan]] |T2P2=[[Hendra Setiawan]] |21 |17 |21}}
|R3={{ BadmintonMatch |T1P1=[[Lee Dong-keun (badminton)|Lee Dong-keun]] |17 |16 | |T2P1=[[Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka]] |21 |21 |}}
|R4={{ BadmintonMatch |T1P1=[[Kim Ki-jung]] |T1P2=[[Kim Sa-rang (badminton)|Kim Sa-rang]] |21 |10 |21 |T2P1=[[Angga Pratama]] |T2P2=[[Rian Agung Saputro]] |14 |21 |13}}
|R5={{ BadmintonMatch |T1P1=[[Hwang Jong-soo]] |12 |20 | |T2P1=[[Simon Santoso]] |21 |22 |}}
}}

====Semifinals====
{{Badmintonbox
|team1=China
|team2=Japan
|venue=Siri Fort Sports Complex Court 1
|date=23 May 2014 <br />12:00
|score1=0
|score2=3
|R1={{ BadmintonMatch |T1P1=[[Chen Long]] |13 |11 | |T2P1=[[Kenichi Tago]] |21 |21 |}}
|R2={{ BadmintonMatch |T1P1=[[Chai Biao]] |T1P2=[[Hong Wei]] |20 |19 | |T2P1=[[Hiroyuki Endo]] |T2P2=[[Kenichi Hayakawa]] |22 |21 |}}
|R3={{ BadmintonMatch |T1P1=[[Du Pengyu]] |25 |18 |14 |T2P1=[[Kento Momota]] |23 |21 |21}}
|R4={{ BadmintonMatch |T1P1=[[Fu Haifeng]] |T1P2=[[Zhang Nan (badminton)|Zhang Nan]] | | | |T2P1=[[Takeshi Kamura]] |T2P2=[[Keigo Sonoda]] | | |np=}}
|R5={{ BadmintonMatch |T1P1=[[Lin Dan]] | | | |T2P1=[[Sho Sasaki (badminton)|Sho Sasaki]] | | |np=}}
}}
{{Badmintonbox
|team1=Malaysia
|team2=Indonesia
|venue=Siri Fort Sports Complex Court 2
|date=23 May 2014 <br />18:00
|score1=3
|score2=0
|R1={{ BadmintonMatch |T1P1=[[Lee Chong Wei]] |21 |21 | |T2P1=[[Tommy Sugiarto]] |19 |13 |}}
|R2={{ BadmintonMatch |T1P1=[[Hoon Thien How]] |T1P2=[[Tan Boon Heong]] | 21| 8| 23|T2P1=[[Mohammad Ahsan]] |T2P2=[[Hendra Setiawan]] | 19| 21|21}}
|R3={{ BadmintonMatch |T1P1=[[Chong Wei Feng]] | 21| 21| |T2P1=[[Dionysius Hayom Rumbaka]] | 10| 17|}}
|R4={{ BadmintonMatch |T1P1=[[Goh V Shem]] |T1P2=[[Tan Wee Kiong]] | | | |T2P1=[[Angga Pratama]] |T2P2=[[Rian Agung Saputro]] | | |np=}}
|R5={{ BadmintonMatch |T1P1=[[Daren Liew]] | | | |T2P1=[[Simon Santoso]] | | |np=}}
}}

The top four teams in the semi-final were the top four seeded teams in this competition. They also won their respective groups.

====Final====
Both Japan and Malaysia arrived in the final having already surpassed expectations by defeating traditional powerhouses China and Indonesia in the semi-final, both with 3–0 scores.

In the first singles matches, Malaysia's world number one Lee Chong Wei defeated Japan's Kenichi Tago in straight sets. In the next match, Malaysia's scratch combination of Hoon Thien How and Tan Boon Heong won the first set, but Japan's world number three pair of Kenichi Hayakawa and Hiroyuki Endo stayed close and pipped their opponent to win the match. In the second singles match, upcoming Japanese player Kento Momota bested Chong Wei Feng in straight sets. The second doubles match was perhaps the most explosive, with quick volleys, many powerful smashes, and several diving saves. In the end, Malaysia's doubles team of Goh V Shem and Tan Wee Kiong stayed unbeaten during the tournament and leveled the best of five contest by defeating Japan's Keigo Sonoda and Takeshi Kamura in three sets. Thus, the hopes of both countries fell to the third singles players. Malaysia's [[Daren Liew]] got out to an early lead, but as the game progressed he made a couple of errors, misjudging the shuttle. Japan's Takuma Ueda won the match in three sets, giving Japan their first title.<ref name=BWF84212/><ref>{{cite news|title=So near yet so far|url=http://www.nst.com.my/sports/badminton/so-near-yet-so-far-1.605151|access-date=26 May 2014|newspaper=New Straits Times|date=26 May 2014}}</ref>

{{Badmintonbox
|team1=Japan
|team2=Malaysia
|venue=Siri Fort Sports Complex Court 1
|date=25 May 2014 <br/> 15:00
|score1=3
|score2=2
|R1={{ BadmintonMatch |T1P1=[[Kenichi Tago]] |12 |16 | |T2P1=[[Lee Chong Wei]] |21 |21 |}}
|R2={{ BadmintonMatch |T1P1=[[Hiroyuki Endo]] |T1P2=[[Kenichi Hayakawa]] |12 |21 |21 |T2P1=[[Hoon Thien How]] |T2P2=[[Tan Boon Heong]] |21 |17 |19|}}
|R3={{ BadmintonMatch |T1P1=[[Kento Momota]] |21 |21 | |T2P1=[[Chong Wei Feng]] |15 |17 |}}
|R4={{ BadmintonMatch |T1P1=[[Takeshi Kamura]] |T1P2=[[Keigo Sonoda]] |21 |17 |12 |T2P1=[[Goh V Shem]] |T2P2=[[Tan Wee Kiong]] |19 |21 |21|}}
|R5={{ BadmintonMatch |T1P1=[[Takuma Ueda]] |21 |18 |21 |T2P1=[[Daren Liew]] |12 |21 |17|}}
}}

{{Winners|bd|2014 Thomas Cup Champion|Japan|First}}

==Uber Cup==

===Groups===
{{main|2014 Uber Cup group stage}}
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====Group W====
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"
!width=175|Team
!width=20|Pts
!width=20|Pld
!width=20|W
!width=20|L
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|style="text-align:left"|{{Bd|China}}
|'''6'''||3||3||0
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|style="text-align:left"|{{Bd|England}}
|'''4'''||3||2||1
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{Bd|Chinese Taipei}}
|'''2'''||3||1||2
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{Bd|Russia}}
|'''0'''||3||0||3
|}

{| style="width:100%;" cellspacing="1"
|-
!width=25%|
!width=10%|
!width=25%|
|-
|colspan=3|18 May 2014
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{bd-rt|China}}
|align=center|[[2014 Uber Cup group stage#China vs Russia|5–0]]
|{{bd|Russia}}
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{bd-rt|Chinese Taipei}}
|align=center|[[2014 Uber Cup group stage#Chinese Taipei vs England|2–3]]
|{{bd|England}}
|-
|colspan=3|20 May 2014
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{bd-rt|China}}
|align=center|[[2014 Uber Cup group stage#China vs England|5–0]]
|{{bd|England}}
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{bd-rt|Chinese Taipei}}
|align=center|[[2014 Uber Cup group stage#Chinese Taipei vs Russia|4–1]]
|{{bd|Russia}}
|-
|colspan=3|21 May 2014
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{bd-rt|China}}
|align=center|[[2014 Uber Cup group stage#China vs Chinese Taipei|5–0]]
|{{bd|Chinese Taipei}}
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{bd-rt|England}}
|align=center|[[2014 Uber Cup group stage#England vs Russia|4–1]]
|{{bd|Russia}}
|}
{{col-2}}

====Group X====
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"
!width=175|Team
!width=20|Pts
!width=20|Pld
!width=20|W
!width=20|L
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|style="text-align:left"|{{Bd|South Korea}}
|'''6'''||3||3||0
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|style="text-align:left"|{{Bd|Indonesia}}
|'''4'''||3||2||1
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{Bd|Singapore}}
|'''2'''||3||1||2
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{Bd|Australia}}
|'''0'''||3||0||3
|}

{| style="width:100%;" cellspacing="1"
|-
!width=25%|
!width=10%|
!width=25%|
|-
|colspan=3|18 May 2014
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{bd-rt|Indonesia}}
|align=center|[[2014 Uber Cup group stage#Indonesia vs Australia|5–0]]
|{{bd|Australia}}
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{bd-rt|South Korea}}
|align=center|[[2014 Uber Cup group stage#Korea vs Singapore|5–0]]
|{{bd|Singapore}}
|-
|colspan=3|20 May 2014
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{bd-rt|Indonesia}}
|align=center|[[2014 Uber Cup group stage#Indonesia vs Singapore|4–1]]
|{{bd|Singapore}}
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{bd-rt|South Korea}}
|align=center|[[2014 Uber Cup group stage#Korea vs Australia|5–0]]
|{{bd|Australia}}
|-
|colspan=3|21 May 2014
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{bd-rt|South Korea}}
|align=center|[[2014 Uber Cup group stage#Korea vs Indonesia|4–1]]
|{{bd|Indonesia}}
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{bd-rt|Australia}}
|align=center|[[2014 Uber Cup group stage#Australia vs Singapore|0–5]]
|{{bd|Singapore}}
|}
{{col-end}}

{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}

====Group Y====
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"
!width=175|Team
!width=20|Pts
!width=20|Pld
!width=20|W
!width=20|L
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|style="text-align:left"|{{Bd|India}}
|'''6'''||3||3||0
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|style="text-align:left"|{{Bd|Thailand}}
|'''4'''||3||2||1
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{Bd|Hong Kong}}
|'''2'''||3||1||2
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{Bd|Canada}}
|'''0'''||3||0||3
|}

{| style="width:100%;" cellspacing="1"
|-
!width=25%|
!width=10%|
!width=25%|
|-
|colspan=3|18 May 2014
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{bd-rt|India}}
|align=center|[[2014 Uber Cup group stage#India vs Canada|5–0]]
|{{bd|Canada}}
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{bd-rt|Thailand}}
|align=center|[[2014 Uber Cup group stage#Thailand vs Hong Kong|3–2]]
|{{bd|Hong Kong}}
|-
|colspan=3|19 May 2014
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{bd-rt|India}}
|align=center|[[2014 Uber Cup group stage#India vs Hong Kong|4–1]]
|{{bd|Hong Kong}}
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{bd-rt|Thailand}}
|align=center|[[2014 Uber Cup group stage#Thailand vs Canada|5–0]]
|{{bd|Canada}}
|-
|colspan=3|20 May 2014
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{bd-rt|Thailand}}
|align=center|[[2014 Uber Cup group stage#Thailand vs India|2–3]]
|{{bd|India}}
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{bd-rt|Canada}}
|align=center|[[2014 Uber Cup group stage#Canada vs Hong Kong|1–4]]
|{{bd|Hong Kong}}
|}
{{col-2}}

====Group Z====
{| class=wikitable style="text-align:center; font-size:95%"
!width=175|Team
!width=20|Pts
!width=20|Pld
!width=20|W
!width=20|L
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|style="text-align:left"|{{Bd|Japan}}
|'''6'''||3||3||0
|-bgcolor=ccffcc
|style="text-align:left"|{{Bd|Denmark}}
|'''4'''||3||2||1
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{Bd|Malaysia}}
|'''2'''||3||1||2
|-
|style="text-align:left"|{{Bd|Germany}}
|'''0'''||3||0||3
|}

{| style="width:100%;" cellspacing="1"
|-
!width=25%|
!width=10%|
!width=25%|
|-
|colspan=3|19 May 2014
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{bd-rt|Denmark}}
|align=center|[[2014 Uber Cup group stage#Denmark vs Malaysia|3–2]]
|{{bd|Malaysia}}
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{bd-rt|Japan}}
|align=center|[[2014 Uber Cup group stage#Japan vs Germany|5–0]]
|{{bd|Germany}}
|-
|colspan=3|20 May 2014
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{bd-rt|Japan}}
|align=center|[[2014 Uber Cup group stage#Japan vs Malaysia|4–1]]
|{{bd|Malaysia}}
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{bd-rt|Denmark}}
|align=center|[[2014 Uber Cup group stage#Denmark vs Germany|5–0]]
|{{bd|Germany}}
|-
|colspan=3|21 May 2014
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{bd-rt|Japan}}
|align=center|[[2014 Uber Cup group stage#Japan vs Denmark|4–1]]
|{{bd|Denmark}}
|- style=font-size:90%
|align=right|{{bd-rt|Malaysia}}
|align=center|[[2014 Uber Cup group stage#Malaysia vs Germany|5–0]]
|{{bd|Germany}}
|}
{{col-end}}

===Knockout stage===
{{Round8
<!-- Date-Place/Team 1/Score 1/Team 2/Score 2 -->
<!-- quarter finals  -->
|22 May 2014|'''{{Bd|China}}'''|'''3'''|{{Bd|England}}|0
|22 May 2014|'''{{Bd|South Korea}}'''|'''3'''|{{Bd|Thailand}}|1
|22 May 2014|{{Bd|Indonesia}}|0|'''{{Bd|India}}'''|'''3'''
|22 May 2014|{{Bd|Denmark}}|0|'''{{Bd|Japan}}'''|'''3'''
<!-- semi finals -->
|23 May 2014|'''{{Bd|China}}'''|'''3'''|{{Bd|South Korea}}|0
|23 May 2014|{{Bd|India}}|2|{{Bd|Japan}}|'''3'''
<!-- final -->
|24 May 2014|'''{{Bd|China}}'''|'''3'''|{{Bd|Japan}}|1
}}

====Quarterfinals====
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|team1=South Korea
|team2=Thailand
|venue=Siri Fort Sports Complex Court 4
|date=22 May 2014 <br />12:00
|score1=3
|score2=1
|R1={{ BadmintonMatch |T1P1=[[Sung Ji-hyun]] |15 |15 | |T2P1=[[Ratchanok Intanon]] |21 |21 | }}
|R2={{ BadmintonMatch |T1P1=[[Jang Ye-na]] |T1P2=[[Kim So-young]] |21 |21 | |T2P1=[[Sapsiree Taerattanachai]] |T2P2=[[Kunchala Voravichitchaikul]] |19 |17 |}}
|R3={{ BadmintonMatch |T1P1=[[Bae Youn-joo]] |21 |17 |21 |T2P1=[[Nichaon Jindapon]] |8 |21 |17}}
|R4={{ BadmintonMatch |T1P1=[[Jung Kyung-eun]] |T1P2=[[Kim Ha-na]] |21 |21 | |T2P1=[[Porntip Buranaprasertsuk]] |T2P2=[[Puttita Supajirakul]] |10 |19 |}}
|R5={{ BadmintonMatch |T1P1=[[Kim Hyo-min]] | | | |T2P1=[[Busanan Ongbumrungpan]] | | |np=}}
}}
{{Badmintonbox
|team1=Denmark
|team2=Japan
|venue=Siri Fort Sports Complex Court 2
|date=22 May 2014 <br />12:00
|score1=0
|score2=3
|R1={{ BadmintonMatch |T1P1=[[Line Kjaersfeldt]] |18 |21 |21 |T2P1=[[Minatsu Mitani]] |21 |9 |23 }}
|R2={{ BadmintonMatch |T1P1=[[Christinna Pedersen]] |T1P2=[[Kamilla Rytter Juhl]] |12 |13 | |T2P1=[[Misaki Matsutomo]] |T2P2=[[Ayaka Takahashi]] |21 |21 |}}
|R3={{ BadmintonMatch |T1P1=[[Anna Thea Madsen]] |14 |17 | |T2P1=[[Sayaka Takahashi]] |21 |21 |}}
|R4={{ BadmintonMatch |T1P1=[[Line Damkjaer Kruse]] |T1P2=[[Marie Roepke]] | | | |T2P1=[[Reika Kakiiwa]] |T2P2=[[Miyuki Maeda]] | | |np=}}
|R5={{ BadmintonMatch |T1P1=[[Sandra-Maria Jensen]] | | | |T2P1=[[Akane Yamaguchi]] | | |np=}}
}}
{{Badmintonbox
|team1=China
|team2=England
|venue=Siri Fort Sports Complex Court 3
|date=22 May 2014 <br />18:00
|score1=3
|score2=0
|R1={{ BadmintonMatch |T1P1=[[Li Xuerui]] |21 |21 | |T2P1=[[Fontaine Mica Chapman]] |15 |9 | }}
|R2={{ BadmintonMatch |T1P1=[[Bao Yixin]] / [[Tang Jinhua]] |22 |21 | |T2P1=[[Gabrielle Adcock]] / [[Lauren Smith (badminton)|Lauren Smith]] |20 |10 | }}
|R3={{ BadmintonMatch |T1P1=[[Wang Shixian]] |21 |21 | |T2P1=[[Sarah Walker (badminton)|Sarah Walker]] |7 |13 | }}
|R4={{ BadmintonMatch |T1P1=[[Wang Xiaoli]] / [[Zhao Yunlei]] | | | |T2P1=[[Heather Olver]] / [[Kate Robertshaw]] | | |np=}} 
|R5={{ BadmintonMatch |T1P1=[[Wang Yihan]] | | | |T2P1=[[Panuga Riou]] | | |np=}}
}}
{{Badmintonbox
|team1=Indonesia
|team2=India
|venue=Siri Fort Sports Complex Court 1
|date=22 May 2014 <br />18:00
|score1=0
|score2=3
|R1={{ BadmintonMatch |T1P1=[[Lindaweni Fanetri]] |17 |10 | |T2P1=[[Saina Nehwal]] |21 |21 | }}
|R2={{ BadmintonMatch |T1P1=[[Bellaetrix Manuputty]] |16 |21 |23 |T2P1=[[Pusarla Venkata Sindhu]] |21 |10 |25}}
|R3={{ BadmintonMatch |T1P1=[[Nitya Krishinda Maheswari]] |T1P2=[[Greysia Polii]] |18 |18 | |T2P1=[[Jwala Gutta]] |T2P2=[[Ashwini Ponnappa]] |21 |21 |}}
|R4={{ BadmintonMatch |T1P1=[[Adriyanti Firdasari]] | | | |T2P1=[[Puthenpurayil Chandrika Thulasi]] | | |np=}}
|R5={{ BadmintonMatch |T1P1=[[Suci Rizki Andini]] |T1P2=[[Tiara Rosalia Nuraidah]] | | | |T2P1=[[Saina Nehwal]] |T2P2=[[Pusarla Venkata Sindhu]] | | |np=}}
}}

====Semifinals====
{{Badmintonbox
|team1=China
|team2=South Korea
|venue=Siri Fort Sports Complex Court 2
|date=23 May 2014 <br />12:00
|score1=3
|score2=0
|R1={{ BadmintonMatch |T1P1=[[Li Xuerui]] |21 |21 | |T2P1=[[Sung Ji-hyun]] |11 |19 |}}
|R2={{ BadmintonMatch |T1P1=[[Bao Yixin]] |T1P2=[[Tang Jinhua]] |21 |21 | |T2P1=[[Jang Ye-na]] |T2P2=[[Kim So-young]] |11 |12 |}}
|R3={{ BadmintonMatch |T1P1=[[Wang Shixian]] |21 |16 |21 |T2P1=[[Bae Youn-joo]] |13 |21 |10 }}
|R4={{ BadmintonMatch |T1P1=[[Wang Xiaoli]] |T1P2=[[Zhao Yunlei]] | | | |T2P1=[[Jung Kyung-eun]] |T2P2=[[Kim Ha-na]] | | |np=}}
|R5={{ BadmintonMatch |T1P1=[[Wang Yihan]] | | | |T2P1=[[Kim Hyo-min]] | | |np=}}
}}
{{Badmintonbox
|team1=India
|team2=Japan
|venue=Siri Fort Sports Complex Court 1
|date=23 May 2014 <br />18:00
|score1=2
|score2=3
|R1={{ BadmintonMatch |T1P1=[[Saina Nehwal]] |21 |21 | |T2P1=[[Minatsu Mitani]] |12 |13 |}}
|R2={{ BadmintonMatch |T1P1=[[Pusarla Venkata Sindhu]] |19 |21 |26 |T2P1=[[Sayaka Takahashi]] |21 |18 |24 |}}
|R3={{ BadmintonMatch |T1P1=[[Jwala Gutta]] |T1P2=[[Ashwini Ponnappa]] |12 |22 | 16|T2P1=[[Misaki Matsutomo]] |T2P2=[[Ayaka Takahashi]] |21 |20 |21}}
|R4={{ BadmintonMatch |T1P1=[[Puthenpurayil Chandrika Thulasi]] |14 |15 | |T2P1=[[Eriko Hirose]] |21 |21 |}}
|R5={{ BadmintonMatch |T1P1=[[Saina Nehwal]] |T1P2=[[Pusarla Venkata Sindhu]] |14 |11 | |T2P1=[[Reika Kakiiwa]] |T2P2=[[Miyuki Maeda]] |21 |21 |}}
}}

Three of the teams in the semi-final were among the top four seeded teams in this competition. The other team is host India. All four teams won their respective groups.

====Final====
China and Japan were the top two seeded teams in the Uber Cup and faced each other in the final.

Olympic champion and world number one Li Xuerui quickly defeated her Japanese opponent Minatsu Mitani in straight sets. Japan evened the contest in the first doubles when Misaki Matsutomo and Ayaka Takahashi stopped China's top women pair, Bao Yixin and Tang Jinhua, in straight sets. World number two Wang Shixian put China back in front when she beat Japan's Sayaka Takahashi in another match that ended in straight sets. China clinched the title in the second doubles when Wang Xiaoli and Zhao Yunlei bested Miyuki Maeda and Reika Kakiiwa. China thus won the tie three matches to one.<ref name=BWF84185/><ref>{{cite news|title=China defend Uber Cup title after Thomas Cup heartbreak|url=http://in.reuters.com/article/uk-badminton-team-idINKBN0E504X20140525|access-date=26 May 2014|newspaper=Reuters|date=25 May 2014|author=Amlan Chakraborty}}</ref>

{{Badmintonbox
|team1=China
|team2=Japan
|venue=Siri Fort Sports Complex Court 1
|date=24 May 2014 <br />15:00
|score1=3
|score2=1
|R1={{ BadmintonMatch |T1P1=[[Li Xuerui]] |21 |21 | |T2P1=[[Minatsu Mitani]] |15 |5 |}}
|R2={{ BadmintonMatch |T1P1=[[Bao Yixin]] |T1P2=[[Tang Jinhua]] |18 |9 | |T2P1=[[Misaki Matsutomo]] |T2P2=[[Ayaka Takahashi]] |21 |21 |}}
|R3={{ BadmintonMatch |T1P1=[[Wang Shixian]] |21 |21 | |T2P1=[[Sayaka Takahashi]] |16 |12 |}}
|R4={{ BadmintonMatch |T1P1=[[Wang Xiaoli]] |T1P2=[[Zhao Yunlei]] |21 |21 | |T2P1=[[Reika Kakiiwa]] |T2P2=[[Miyuki Maeda]] |13 |6 |}}
|R5={{ BadmintonMatch |T1P1=[[Wang Yihan]] | | | |T2P1=[[Akane Yamaguchi]] | | |np=}}
}}

{{Winners|bd|2014 Uber Cup Champion|China|Thirteenth}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://tournamentsoftware.com/sport/tournament.aspx?id=26EBA21A-B76C-4D79-97C3-2B68F3CB04A3 BWF Thomas & Uber Cups 2014] at ''tournamentsoftware.com''

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