2018_Thomas_Cup_qualification

2018 Thomas Cup qualification

2018 Thomas Cup qualification

Badminton tournament

The 2018 Thomas Cup qualification process is a series of tournaments organised by the five BWF confederations to decide 14 of the 16 teams which will play in the 2018 Thomas Cup, with Thailand qualifying automatically as hosts, and Denmark qualifying automatically as trophy holder.[1]

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Qualified teams

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  • ^1 Since Denmark, one of the semifinalists for European qualification tournament had already qualified as the title holder, hence the spot is given to the best European team from World Team Ranking.

Qualification process

The number of teams participating in the final tournament is 16. Even though the qualification process began in February 2018, the allocation of slots for each confederation is same the allocation as 2016 tournament.

Summary of qualification

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Note
  • Badminton Asia total includes +1 for Thailand as hosts.
  • Badminton Europe total includes +1 for Denmark as trophy holders.
  • Various is the top three of the ranking qualification.

Confederation qualification

Badminton Confederation of Africa

Main article: 2018 All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships

The qualification for the African teams was held from 12 to 15 February 2018, at the Hacène Harcha Arena in Algiers, Algeria. The winners of the African qualification will qualified for the Thomas Cup.

Teams in contention

Teams qualified for the Group stage

First round (group stage)

  Advance to Knockout stage
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Second round (knockout stage)

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
14 February
 
 
 Mauritius3
 
14 February
 
 Zambia0
 
 Mauritius1
 
14 February
 
 Algeria3
 
 Algeria3
 
15 February
 
 Cameroon0
 
 Algeria3
 
14 February
 
 Nigeria2
 
 Egypt2
 
14 February
 
 Ghana3
 
 Ghana1
 
14 February
 
 Nigeria3
 
 Morocco0
 
 
 Nigeria3
 

Badminton Asia

Main article: 2018 Badminton Asia Team Championships

The qualification for the Asian teams was held from 6 to 11 February 2018, at the Stadium Sultan Abdul Halim in Alor Setar, Malaysia. The semi-finalist of the Asian qualification will qualified for the Thomas Cup. Thailand qualifying automatically as hosts.

Teams in contention

Teams qualified for the Group stage

First round (group stage)

  Advance to Knockout stage
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Second round (knockout stage)

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
9 February 17:00
 
 
 China3
 
10 February 18:00
 
 India1
 
 China3
 
9 February 17:00
 
 Malaysia1
 
 Malaysia3
 
11 February 18:00
 
 Hong Kong0
 
 China1
 
9 February 17:00
 
 Indonesia3
 
 Thailand1
 
10 February 18:00
 
 South Korea3
 
 South Korea2
 
9 February 17:00
 
 Indonesia3
 
 Japan0
 
 
 Indonesia3
 

Badminton Europe

Main article: 2018 European Men's Team Badminton Championships

The qualification for the European teams will held from 13 to 18 February 2018, at the Kazan Gymnastics Centre in Kazan, Russia. The semi-finalist of the European qualification will qualified for the Thomas Cup. Denmark qualified automatically as trophy holder.

Teams in contention

Teams qualified for the Group stage

First round (group stage)

  Advance to Knockout stage
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Ranking of runners-up

Due to group 7 having different number of teams, the results against the fifth-placed teams are not considered for this ranking.

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Source: [citation needed]

Second round (knockout stage)

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
16 February 2018
 
 
 Denmark3
 
17 February 2018
 
 Finland0
 
 Denmark3
 
16 February 2018
 
 Germany1
 
 Germany3
 
18 February 2018
 
 Czech Republic1
 
 Denmark3
 
16 February 2018
 
 England1
 
 France3
 
17 February 2018
 
 Russia2
 
 France1
 
16 February 2018
 
 England3
 
 Poland0
 
 
 England3
 

Badminton Pan Am

Main article: 2018 Pan Am Badminton Championships

The qualification for the Pan American teams was held from 15 to 18 February 2018, at the National Racket Centre in Tacarigua, Trinidad and Tobago. The winner of the Pan American qualification, Canada was qualified for the Thomas Cup.

Teams in contention

Teams qualified for the Group stage

First round (group stage)

  Advance to Knockout stage
More information Group A, Group B ...

Second round (knockout stage)

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
17 February
 
 
 Canada3
 
18 February
 
 Jamaica1
 
 Canada3
 
17 February
 
 United States0
 
 Peru2
 
 
 United States3
 

Badminton Oceania

Main article: 2018 Oceania Badminton Championships

The qualification for the Oceanian teams was held from 6 to 7 February 2018, at the Eastlink Badminton Stadium in Hamilton, New Zealand. The winner of the Oceania qualification qualified for the Thomas Cup.

Teams in contention

Round-robin

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Source: TS

World team rankings

Below is the chart of the BWF World Team Ranking calculated by adding World Ranking of top three Men's Singles players and top two Men's Doubles pairs on 22 February 2018.[3][4]

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References

  1. [1]
    "Information: Thomas and Uber Cup finals" (PDF). BWF Corporate (.pdf). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 February 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  2. [2]
    "EUROPEAN MEN's & WOMEN's TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS". badmintoneurope.com. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  3. [3]
    "Rankings | MS 22 FEB 2018". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  4. [4]
    "Rankings | MD 22 FEB 2018". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
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