New Delhi (India) : India badminton teams on Wednesday handed comfortable draws in the rescheduled Thomas and Uber Cup finals, scheduled to be held between October 9 and 17 at Aarhus, Denmark.
The men’s team of India were placed alongside defending champions China, Netherlands and Tahiti in Group C, while women’s will be challenged by last edition runners-up Thailand, Spain and Scotland in Group B.
The draw ceremony were made in Kuala Lumpur by BWF.
The top two teams in each group at the end of the group stage will enter the knock-out round.
Hosts Denmark, who had won the Thomas Cup trophy in 2016, were placed with competitors like Korea, France and Germany in Group B.
Indonesia, who have won the Thomas Cup a record 13 times, are in Group A with Chinese Taipei, Algeria and Thailand. While last edition runners-up Japan are in Group D with Malaysia, Canada and England.
China, who have won the tournament 14 times but failed to make the final in 2018 for the first time since they started participating in the 1980s, are in Group D with Denmark, Malaysia and Canada.
The tournament, originally scheduled to take place from May 16-24 last year, was postponed to August 15-23, but was later delayed to October due to pandemic.
