Badminton Australia is thrilled to unveil the team selections for the TotalEnergies Badminton World Federation Thomas and Uber Cup Finals 2024.
The Thomas and Uber Cup Teams will travel to Chengdu, China, where the event is held from 27 April through to 5 May to compete against the top nations from across the world in what is the sport’s most prestigious Men’s and Women’s Team event.
Badminton Australia Tjitte (TJ) Weistra congratulated all the selected players who will represent Australia.
“After incredible performances during the qualification stage in Geelong, we are excited to see our teams go that one step further in the Finals,” he said.
“The Thomas and Uber Cups are among the most prestigious events in our sport and the experience of representing your nation in a team event is a true honour as an athlete.
“We wish all of our athletes the best of luck and we can’t wait to see you on court in Chengdu.”
The Thomas Cup was first held in 1949 and has been won a record 14 times by Indonesia, although India is the current champion after defeating Indonesia 3-0 during the 2022 edition in Thailand.
The Uber Cup’s history commenced in 1957 and has been won a record 15 times by China, however, at the 2022 tournament South Korea defeated China 3-2 to claim its second title.
The following players/squad/teams have been chosen by the Badminton Australia Selectors Panel in line with the Badminton Australia Selection Policy.
Australian Teams:
Thomas Cup (Men)
Doubles:
- Kenneth Choo (2G Sports – VIC)
- Rayne Wang (MUBC – VIC)
- Huaidong Tang (NBC – NSW)
Singles:
- Jacob Schueler (Ocean Grove BC – VIC)
- Shrey Dhand (Play Badminton – VIC)
Singles/Doubles:
- Jack Yu (Sunnybank Hills BC – QLD)
- Ricky Tang (Ace-DASH – NSW)
Uber Cup (Women)
Doubles:
- Setyana Mapasa (Roketto – NSW)
- Angela Yu (Sunnybank Hills BC – QLD)
- Gronya Somerville (BadFit – VIC)
- Kaitlyn Ea (2G Sports – VIC)
Singles:
- Tiffany Ho (NBC – NSW)
- Sydney Tjonadi (Roketto – NSW)
- Isabella Yan (NBC – NSW)
Read more: Qualifying Teams List for Thomas and Uber Cups Confirmed (via BWF)
In addition, the Senior Falcons Program has been updated with the addition of four new players (*):
Badminton Australia Senior Falcons
- Kenneth Choo (2G Sports – VIC)
- Shrey Dhand (Play Badminton – VIC) *
- Kaitlyn Ea (2G Sports – VIC)
- Kayson Goh (PBA – VIC)
- Tiffany Ho (NBC – NSW)
- Setyana Mapasa (Roketto – NSW)
- Dania Nugroho (SPOC – SA) *
- Jacob Schueler (Ocean Grove BC – VIC)
- Gronya Somerville (BadFit – VIC)
- Catrina Tan (Sturt – SA) *
- Huaidong Tang (NBC – NSW) *
- Ricky Tang (Ace-DASH – NSW)
- Bernice Teoh (An-Yu – WA)
- Rayne Wang (MUBC – VIC)
- Angela Yu (Sunnybank Hills BC – QLD)
- Jack Yu (Sunnybank Hills BC – QLD)
