Badminton Australia have announced the men’s and women’s teams who will be going on to represent the nation at this year’s TOTAL BWF Thomas & Uber Cup Finals 2020.
After defeating New Zealand in both the men’s and women’s team finals at this year’s VICTOR Oceania Championships 2020, Australia secured their place in the world men’s and women’s team championships.
Both teams include seasoned players from the Thomas & Uber Cup Finals in 2018: Gronya Somerville, Wendy Chen, Jacob Schueler, Simon Leung and Mitchell Wheller. However, both teams welcome a number of new faces:
Men’s Team – Thomas Cup Finals
- Jack Yu
- Jacob Schueler
- Milain Ranasinghe
- Mitchell Wheller
- Nathan Tang
- Simon Leung
- Tran Hoang Pham
- Yingxiang Lin
Women’s Team – Uber Cup Finals
- Angela Yu
- Gronya Somerville
- Kaitlyn Ea
- Louisa Ma
- Setyana Mapasa
- Sylvina Kurniawan
- Tiffany Ho
- Wendy Chen
The TOTAL BWF Thomas & Uber Cup Finals were originally scheduled for 16-24 May 2020 in Aarhus, Denmark. However, the COVID-19 pandemic has forced the event to be postponed until 15-23 August 2020.
