Thomas and Uber Cup 2026: China keep the Thomas Cup against France, Korea win the Uber Cup
Looking back at the team finals in Horsens, Denmark: China beat France 3-1 and South Korea beat China 3-1, both on 3 May 2026.
Men: China 3, France 1
At the Thomas and Uber Cup Finals in Horsens, Denmark, China beat France 3-1 on Sunday 3 May 2026 to keep the Thomas Cup, its 12th title, according to CGTN and OA Sport. The ties: Shi Yuqi beat Christo Popov 21-16, 16-21, 21-17; France's A. Lanier beat Li Shifeng 21-13, 21-10; Weng Hongyang beat Toma Junior Popov 22-20, 20-22, 21-19; and He Jiting and Ren Xiangyu beat Eloi Adam and Leo Rossi 21-13, 21-16 to clinch it. A fifth match was not played.
Women: Korea 3, China 1
South Korea beat defending champion China 3-1 for its third Uber Cup, after 2010 and 2022, per the same sources and Drishti IAS. An Se-young beat Wang Zhiyi 21-10, 21-13; Liu Shengshu and Tan Ning levelled for China; Kim Ga-eun beat Chen Yufei 21-19, 21-15; and Baek Ha-na and Kim Hye-jeong won the decider in three games after losing the first. The sources give the decider's scores in different ways, so we give no score for it.
A note on the sources
Drishti's text says the event ran from 24 April to 3 May at Forum Horsens; its medal list contradicts its own text, so we rely on the text and on the match reports above.
Why it matters
For French readers, the Thomas Cup final is a high point: France won a match in the final against the defending champions. The next team world championship is the Sudirman Cup in Beijing in April 2027.