2004 European Thomas & Uber Cup Preliminaries
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| Dates | 10–15 February 2004 | ||
| Venue | Mestská Hala | ||
| Location | Prešov, Slovakia | ||
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The 2004 European Thomas & Uber Cup Preliminaries were the European qualifiers for the 2004 Thomas & Uber Cup in Jakarta, Indonesia. The tournament was held at the Mestská Hala (now City Hall Prešov) in Prešov, Slovakia. A total of 65 teams, including 34 men's teams and 31 women's teams took part in the qualifiers.[1][2][3]
Denmark won the men's and women's competition, with Germany second in both cases.[4] Denmark and Germany both qualified for the 2004 Thomas Cup as finalists of the European preliminaries. England qualified for the 2004 Thomas Cup as the team placed third after defeating Poland 3–1 in the third place match.[5]
Men's team
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Group E
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Group F
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Group G
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Group H
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Group K
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Knockout stage
| Second round | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||||||
| A1 | Denmark | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| K1 | Netherlands | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| K1 | Netherlands | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| F1 | Sweden | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| A1 | Denmark | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| G1 | Poland | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| G1 | Poland | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| D1 | Ukraine | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| A1 | Denmark | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| B1 | Germany | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| C1 | England | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| H1 | Russia | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| C1 | England | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| B1 | Germany | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Third place | |||||||||||||||||||
| B1 | Germany | 3 | G1 | Poland | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| E1 | France | 0 | C1 | England | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Final ranking
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | MD | GD | PD | Final result |
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| Denmark | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 | +24 | − | − | Champions | |
| Germany | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | +19 | − | − | Runners-up | |
| England | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | +17 | − | − | Third place | |
| 4 | Poland | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | +12 | − | − | Fourth place |
| 5 | Russia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | +9 | − | − | Eliminated in quarter-finals |
| 6 | Ukraine | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | +9 | − | − | |
| 7 | Netherlands | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | +7 | − | − | |
| 8 | France | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | +6 | − | − | |
| 9 | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +6 | − | − | Eliminated in second round |
| 10 | Spain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +9 | − | − | Eliminated in group stage |
| 11 | Belgium | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +9 | − | − | |
| 12 | Finland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +7 | − | − | |
| 13 | Scotland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +3 | − | − | |
| 14 | Bulgaria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +1 | − | − | |
| 15 | Portugal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +1 | − | − | |
| 16 | Iceland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +1 | − | − | |
| 17 | Czech Republic | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +1 | − | − | |
| 18 | Slovenia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | −3 | − | − | |
| 19 | Estonia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | −5 | − | − | |
| 20 | Norway | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +2 | − | − | |
| 21 | Wales | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | −2 | − | − | |
| 22 | Slovakia (H) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | −5 | − | − | |
| 23 | Hungary | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | −5 | − | − | |
| 24 | Greece | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | −5 | − | − | |
| 25 | Ireland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | −7 | − | − | |
| 26 | Austria | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | −6 | − | − | |
| 27 | Belarus | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | −9 | − | − | |
| 28 | Cyprus | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | −11 | − | − | |
| 29 | Lithuania | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | −10 | − | − | |
| 30 | Switzerland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | −13 | − | − | |
| 31 | Latvia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | −13 | − | − | |
| 32 | Turkey | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | −15 | − | − | |
| 33 | Israel | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | −15 | − | − | |
| 34 | Moldova | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | −15 | − | − | |
Qualified teams
Women's team
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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Group E
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Group F
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Group G
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Group H
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Knockout stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| B1 | Denmark | 3 | ||||||||||||
| H1 | Bulgaria | 0 | ||||||||||||
| B1 | Denmark | 3 | ||||||||||||
| D1 | England | 0 | ||||||||||||
| D1 | England | 3 | ||||||||||||
| F1 | Sweden | 0 | ||||||||||||
| B1 | Denmark | 3 | ||||||||||||
| C1 | Germany | 2 | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Netherlands | 3 | ||||||||||||
| G1 | Russia | 0 | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Netherlands | 1 | Third place | |||||||||||
| C1 | Germany | 3 | ||||||||||||
| C1 | Germany | 3 | D1 | England | 0 | |||||||||
| E1 | France | 0 | A1 | Netherlands | 3 | |||||||||
Final ranking
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | MD | GD | PD | Final result |
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| Denmark | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 | +17 | − | − | Champions | |
| Germany | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | +19 | − | − | Runners-up | |
| Netherlands | 6 | 5 | 1 | 5 | +19 | − | − | Third place | |
| 4 | England | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | +10 | − | − | Fourth place |
| 5 | Russia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | +10 | − | − | Eliminated in quarter-finals |
| 6 | Bulgaria | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | +10 | − | − | |
| 7 | Sweden | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | +6 | − | − | |
| 8 | France | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | +6 | − | − | |
| 9 | Switzerland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +7 | − | − | Eliminated in group stage |
| 10 | Wales | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +7 | − | − | |
| 11 | Ukraine | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +7 | − | − | |
| 12 | Slovenia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +5 | − | − | |
| 13 | Finland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +5 | − | − | |
| 14 | Iceland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +5 | − | − | |
| 15 | Scotland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +3 | − | − | |
| 16 | Spain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | −1 | − | − | |
| 17 | Czech Republic | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | −3 | − | − | |
| 18 | Austria | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | −4 | − | − | |
| 19 | Estonia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | −5 | − | − | |
| 20 | Turkey | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | −7 | − | − | |
| 21 | Norway | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | −7 | − | − | |
| 22 | Latvia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | −7 | − | − | |
| 23 | Portugal | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | −9 | − | − | |
| 24 | Hungary | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | −6 | − | − | |
| 25 | Slovakia (H) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | −9 | − | − | |
| 26 | Ireland | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | −11 | − | − | |
| 27 | Cyprus | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | −11 | − | − | |
| 28 | Romania | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | −11 | − | − | |
| 29 | Greece | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | −13 | − | − | |
| 30 | Lithuania | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | −15 | − | − | |
| 31 | Armenia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | −15 | − | − | |
Qualified teams
- Denmark (14th appearance)
- Germany (2nd appearance)
- Netherlands (6th appearance)
References
- ^ "V prešovskej Mestskej hale dnes štartuje Thomas Cup a Uber Cup". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). 10 February 2004. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ Online, Österreichischer Badminton Verband. "Thomas-Cup: Österreich - Wales 2:3". badminton.at - ÖBV Online (in German). Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "Archiv Thomas Cup". Mike's Badminton Populorum. Archived from the original on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ^ "Na Thomas a Uber Cupe triumfovali reprezentácie Dánska". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). 16 February 2004. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
- ^ "Archer goes through to final". Worcester News. 16 February 2004. Retrieved 31 August 2023.