China beat France 3-1 in the Thomas Cup final at Forum Horsens in Horsens, Denmark, to retain the title and lift the trophy for a 12th time on 2026-05-04. [1]
France pushed into their first Thomas Cup final after a 3-0 quarter-final win over Japan and a 3-0 semi-final victory over India, but China controlled the final after arriving as defending champions. [2, 3, 1]
The 2026 Thomas Cup Finals began on 2026-04-24. China reached the title match with a 3-0 semi-final win over Denmark, while France sealed their place a day earlier by beating India. [2]
Malaysia exited in the quarter-finals after China beat them 3-0 on 2026-05-01. Malaysia had finished second in Group B after a 3-2 loss to Japan, after opening with wins over England and Finland by 3-2 and 4-1. [4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
Malaysia's singles results were a problem throughout the event. Leong Jun Hao failed to score in all three of his matches, while Justin Hoh won once and Lee Zii Jia won all of his group-stage matches, including against Koki Watanabe. [8, 9, 10, 5, 7]
Coach Kenneth Jonassen said after the exit: “Obviously, for the full campaign, I’m very disappointed that our lack of performance because we came in with too many flaws in our game. For that, of course, I take full responsibility. It’s simply not good enough.” [9]
Rexy Mainaky also said Malaysia should have topped their group, but added that it would not have guaranteed an easy quarter-final. Justin Hoh apologised to fans for failing to bring home a medal and said the team would fight again in the next edition. [11, 10]
The next Thomas Cup cycle is two years away, and Malaysia will be left to regroup before the next edition. [11, 10]
