Malaysia has been drawn in Group C for the Thomas Cup final in Wuhan, China, together with European giants Denmark and minnows South Africa.
During the draw for the Thomas and Uber Cup finals held at the Wuhan Sports Centre in China today, host China, the defending and eight times champion were drawn in Group A with Indonesia and England.
Japan who head Group B have Russia and New Zealand for company while 2008 runner-up South Korea head Group D and grouped together with United States and Germany.
Malaysia booked a ticket to the Thomas Cup final scheduled from May 20 to 27 after finishing among the top four teams in the Asian Zone Thomas and Uber Cup Qualifiers hosted by Macau from Feb 13 to 19.
