2004 European Thomas & Uber Cup Preliminaries

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]

2004 European Thomas & Uber Cup Preliminaries
Tournament details
Dates10–15 February 2004
VenueMestská Hala
LocationPrešov, Slovakia
2006

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

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Group stage

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L MF MA MD Pts Qualification
1  Denmark 3 3 0 15 0 +15 3 Knockout stage 5–0 5–0 5–0
2  Portugal 3 2 1 8 7 +1 2 4–1 4–1
3  Slovenia 3 1 2 6 9 3 1 5–0
4   Switzerland 3 0 3 1 14 13 0

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L MF MA MD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 3 3 0 15 0 +15 3 Knockout stage 5–0 5–0 5–0
2  Scotland 3 2 1 9 6 +3 2 4–1 5–0
3  Greece 3 1 2 5 10 5 1 4–1
4  Latvia 3 0 3 1 14 13 0

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W L MF MA MD Pts Qualification
1  England 3 3 0 14 1 +13 3 Knockout stage 5–0 4–1 5–0
2  Bulgaria 3 2 1 8 7 +1 2 3–2 5–0
3  Czech Republic 3 1 2 8 7 +1 1 5–0
4  Moldova 3 0 3 0 15 15 0

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W L MF MA MD Pts Qualification
1  Ukraine 3 3 0 13 2 +11 3 Knockout stage 3–2 5–0 5–0
2  Spain 3 2 1 12 3 +9 2 5–0 5–0
3  Estonia 3 1 2 5 10 5 1 5–0
4  Israel 3 0 3 0 15 15 0

Group E

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Pos Team Pld W L MF MA MD Pts Qualification
1  France 3 3 0 12 3 +9 3 Knockout stage 3–2 5–0 4–1
2  Finland 3 2 1 11 4 +7 2 4–1 5–0
3  Ireland 3 1 2 4 11 7 1 3–2
4  Belarus 3 0 3 3 12 9 0

Group F

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Pos Team Pld W L MF MA MD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden 2 2 0 9 1 +8 2 Knockout stage 4–1 5–0
2  Norway 2 1 1 6 4 +2 1 5–0
3  Lithuania 2 0 2 0 10 10 0

Group G

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Pos Team Pld W L MF MA MD Pts Qualification
1  Poland 3 3 0 15 0 +15 3 Knockout stage 5–0 5–0 5–0
2  Iceland 3 2 1 10 5 +5 2 5–0 5–0
3  Cyprus 3 1 2 3 12 9 1 3–2
4  Slovakia (H) 3 0 3 2 13 11 0
Source: tuc.presov.sk
(H) Host

Group H

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Pos Team Pld W L MF MA MD Pts Qualification
1  Russia 3 3 0 15 0 +15 3 Knockout stage 5–0 5–0 5–0
2  Belgium 3 2 1 9 6 +3 2 4–1 5–0
3  Hungary 3 1 2 6 9 3 1 4–1
4  Turkey 3 0 3 1 14 13 0

Group K

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Pos Team Pld W L MF MA MD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 2 2 0 9 1 +8 2 Knockout stage 4–1 5–0
2  Wales 2 1 1 4 6 2 1 3–2
3  Austria 2 0 2 2 8 6 0

Knockout stage

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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

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts MD GD PD Final result
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Denmark 6606+24Champions
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Germany 6515+19 Runners-up
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  England 6515+17 Third place
4  Poland 6424+12 Fourth place
5  Russia 4313+9 Eliminated in quarter-finals
6  Ukraine 4313+9
7  Netherlands 4313+7
8  France 4313+6
9  Sweden 3212+6 Eliminated in second round
10  Spain 3212+9 Eliminated in group stage
11  Belgium 3 2 1 2 +9
12  Finland 3212+7
13  Scotland 3212+3
14  Bulgaria 3212+1
15  Portugal 3212+1
16  Iceland 3212+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 2020−6
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 3030−15
33  Israel 3 0 3 0 −15
34  Moldova 3 0 3 0 −15

Qualified teams

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Women's team

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Group stage

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L MF MA MD Pts Qualification
1  Netherlands 3 3 0 15 0 +15 3 Knockout stage 5–0 5–0 5–0
2  Scotland 3 2 1 9 6 +3 2 4–1 5–0
3  Latvia 3 1 2 4 11 7 1 3–2
4  Ireland 3 0 3 2 13 11 0

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L MF MA MD Pts Qualification
1  Denmark 2 2 0 10 0 +10 2 Knockout stage 5–0 5–0
2  Austria 2 1 1 3 7 4 1 3–2
3  Hungary 2 0 2 2 8 6 0

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W L MF MA MD Pts Qualification
1  Germany 3 3 0 15 0 +15 3 Knockout stage 5–0 5–0 5–0
2  Iceland 3 2 1 10 5 +5 2 5–0 5–0
3  Norway 3 1 2 4 11 7 1 4–1
4  Greece 3 0 3 1 14 13 0

Group D

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Pos Team Pld W L MF MA MD Pts Qualification
1  England 3 3 0 14 1 +13 3 Knockout stage 4–1 5–0 5–0
2  Slovenia 3 2 1 10 5 +5 2 5–0 4–1
3  Portugal 3 1 2 3 12 9 1 3–2
4  Slovakia (H) 3 0 3 3 12 9 0
Source: tuc.presov.sk
(H) Host

Group E

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Pos Team Pld W L MF MA MD Pts Qualification
1  France 3 3 0 12 3 +9 3 Knockout stage 3–2 4–1 5–0
2   Switzerland 3 2 1 11 4 +7 2 4–1 5–0
3  Spain 3 1 2 7 8 1 1 5–0
4  Lithuania 3 0 3 0 15 15 0

Group F

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Pos Team Pld W L MF MA MD Pts Qualification
1  Sweden 3 3 0 12 3 +9 3 Knockout stage 3–2 4–1 5–0
2  Ukraine 3 2 1 11 4 +7 2 4–1 5–0
3  Estonia 3 1 2 5 10 5 1 3–2
4  Romania 3 0 3 2 13 11 0

Group G

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Pos Team Pld W L MF MA MD Pts Qualification
1  Russia 3 3 0 14 1 +13 3 Knockout stage 4–1 5–0 5–0
2  Wales 3 2 1 11 4 +7 2 5–0 5–0
3  Turkey 3 1 2 4 11 7 1 4–1
4  Armenia 3 0 3 1 14 13 0

Group H

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Pos Team Pld W L MF MA MD Pts Qualification
1  Bulgaria 3 3 0 14 1 +13 3 Knockout stage 4–1 5–0 5–0
2  Finland 3 2 1 10 5 +5 2 4–1 5–0
3  Czech Republic 3 1 2 6 9 3 1 5–0
4  Cyprus 3 0 3 0 15 15 0

Knockout stage

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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

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Pos Team Pld W L Pts MD GD PD Final result
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Denmark 5505+17Champions
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Germany 6515+19 Runners-up
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Netherlands 6515+19 Third place
4  England 6424+10 Fourth place
5  Russia 4313+10 Eliminated in quarter-finals
6  Bulgaria 4313+10
7  Sweden 4313+6
8  France 4313+6
9   Switzerland 3 2 1 2 +7 Eliminated in group stage
10  Wales 3 2 1 2 +7
11  Ukraine 3212+7
12  Slovenia 3 2 1 2 +5
13  Finland 3212+5
14  Iceland 3212+5
15  Scotland 3212+3
16  Spain 3212−1
17  Czech Republic 3 2 1 2 −3
18  Austria 2111−4
19  Estonia 3 1 2 1 −5
20  Turkey 3121−7
21  Norway 3 1 2 1 −7
22  Latvia 3 1 2 1 −7
23  Portugal 3121−9
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

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References

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  1. "V prešovskej Mestskej hale dnes štartuje Thomas Cup a Uber Cup". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). 10 February 2004. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  2. Online, Österreichischer Badminton Verband. "Thomas-Cup: Österreich - Wales 2:3". badminton.at - ÖBV Online (in German). Retrieved 30 August 2023.
  3. "Archiv Thomas Cup". Mike's Badminton Populorum. Archived from the original on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
  4. "Na Thomas a Uber Cupe triumfovali reprezentácie Dánska". sportnet.sme.sk (in Slovak). 16 February 2004. Retrieved 15 January 2026.
  5. "Archer goes through to final". Worcester News. 16 February 2004. Retrieved 31 August 2023.