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Dates | 20 May – 27 May | ||
Edition | 27th (Thomas Cup) 24th (Uber Cup) |
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Level | International | ||
Venue | Wuhan Sports Center Stadium | ||
Location | Wuhan, China | ||
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The 2012 Thomas & Uber Cup was the 27th tournament of the Thomas Cup and 24th tournament of the Uber Cup. It was held from May 20–27, 2012 at the Wuhan Sports Center Stadium in Wuhan, China.
Jakarta (Indonesia) and Wuhan (China) submitted bids for the competition. Wuhan was announced as the host by BWF after a meeting in Qingdao during the 2011 Sudirman Cup.
All the seeding list based on March 1, 2012 world rankings as the draw was conducted on April 15, 2012. The top four seeding teams is in first pot, follow by next four teams in the second pot and the bottom four teams was put in the third pot.
For the knock out draw, to be held immediately after the group stage is completed, the four teams that had topped their group will be ranked according to their world ranking on the 17 May, and the top two seeds would then be separated each into one half. Seeds 3/4 will be drawn into each half, then followed by the remaining 5/8 seeded teams.
All times are Chinese Standard Time (UTC+08:00).