China discovers opponents in badminton Thomas and Uber Cup

KUALA LUMPUR -- Chinese shuttlers have discovered their opponents for the upcoming Thomas Cup and Uber Cup finals, following the Badminton World Federation draw here on Wednesday.

The defending champions of the Chinese men's team will face India, the Netherlands and Tahiti in Group C for the Thomas Cup.

Indonesia, who have won the Thomas Cup a record 13 times, are in Group A with Chinese Taipei, Algeria and Thailand.

For the Uber Cup, the Chinese female shuttlers have been drawn against Malaysia, Denmark and Canada in Group D.

Current Uber Cup title holders, Japan, have been drawn up against Indonesia, Germany and France in Group A.

The finals was originally scheduled for May last year but were postponed to scheduled from Oct. 9-17 in Aarhus, Denmark due to the COVID-19 situation.