The 2024 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 2024 Thomas Cup, with China qualifying automatically as hosts, India qualifying automatically as trophy holder.[1]
| Tournament details | |||
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| Dates | 12 – 18 February 2024 | ||
| Venue | BA: Setia City Convention Centre BCA: Cairo Stadium Hall 4 BE: Sport Arena in Łódź BO: Badminton Geelong BPA: Centro Paralímpico Brasilero | ||
| Location | BA: Selangor, Malaysia BCA: Cairo, Egypt BE: Łódź, Poland BO: Geelong, Australia BPA: São Paulo, Brazil | ||
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Qualification process
editThe number of teams participating in the final tournament is 16. The allocation of slots for each confederation is the same allocation from 2016 tournament; 4 from each Asia and Europe, and 1 from each Africa, Oceania and Pan Am. Two automatic qualifiers are the host and defending champion. The remaining quota will be filled by world team ranking.[2]
Qualified teams
edit| Country | Confederation | Qualified as | Qualified on | World Team Rankings | Final appearance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 China
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Badminton Asia | Host country | 28 November 2021 | 1 | 22nd |
 India
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Badminton Asia | 2022 Thomas Cup winners | 15 May 2022 | 6 | 14th |
 Algeria
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Badminton Africa | 2024 All Africa Championships winners | 15 February 2024 | 32 | 4th |
 Malaysia
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Badminton Asia | 2024 Asia Championships runner-up | 18 February 2024 | 5 | 30th |
 Japan
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Badminton Asia | 2024 Asia Championships semifinalists | 17 February 2024 | 4 | 17th |
 South Korea
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Badminton Asia | 2024 Asia Championships semifinalists | 17 February 2024 | 8 | 21st |
 Canada
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Badminton Pan Am | 2024 Pan Am Cup winners | 18 February 2024 | 11 | 9th |
 Denmark
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Badminton Europe | 2024 European Championships winner | 18 February 2024 | 2 | 33rd |
 France
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Badminton Europe | 2024 European Championships runner-up | 18 February 2024 | 9 | 6th |
 England
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Badminton Europe | 2024 European Championships semifinalists | 17 February 2024 | 15 | 16th |
 Germany
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Badminton Europe | 2024 European Championships semifinalists | 17 February 2024 | 14 | 12th |
 Australia
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Badminton Oceania | 2024 Oceania Championships winner | 22 February 2022 | 33 | 5th |
 Indonesia
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Badminton Asia | Best ranking (Asia) 1 | 18 February 2024 | 3 | 29th |
 Thailand
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Badminton Asia | Best ranking (overall) | 18 February 2024 | 10 | 16th |
 Chinese Taipei
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Badminton Asia | Best ranking (overall) | 18 February 2024 | 7 | 6th |
 Hong Kong
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Badminton Asia | Best ranking (overall) | 18 February 2024 | 12 | 6th |
- ^1 Since China, winner for Asian qualification tournament had already qualified as title holder, hence the spot is given to the best Asian team from World Team Ranking.
Confederation qualification
editBadminton Confederation of Africa
editThe qualification for the African teams was held from 12 to 15 February 2024, at the Cairo Stadium Hall 4, in Cairo, Egypt. The winners of the African qualification will qualified for the Thomas Cup.
Teams in contention
edit- Teams qualified for the Group stage
First round (group stage)
edit| Group A | Group B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: TS
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Second round (knockout stage)
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 14 February 18:00 | ||||||
| Algeria | 3 | |||||
| 15 February 15:00 | ||||||
 Mauritius | 1 | |||||
| Algeria | 3 | |||||
| 14 February 18:00 | ||||||
 Nigeria | 2 | |||||
 Egypt | 2 | |||||
| Nigeria | 3 | |||||
Badminton Asia
editThe qualification for the Asian teams was held from 15 to 20 February 2022, at the Setia City Convention Centre in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. The semifinalist of the Asian qualification will qualified for the Thomas Cup. India qualified automatically as trophy holder .
Teams in contention
edit- Teams qualified for the Group stage
First round (group stage)
edit| Group A | Group B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: [3]
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Source: [4]
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| Group C | Group D | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source: [5]
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Source: [6]
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Second round (knockout stage)
edit| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 16 February 16:00 | ||||||||||
| China | 3 | |||||||||
| 17 February 16:00 | ||||||||||
| Indonesia | 2 | |||||||||
| China | 3 | |||||||||
| 16 February 16:00 | ||||||||||
| South Korea | 2 | |||||||||
| South Korea | 3 | |||||||||
| 18 February 16:00 | ||||||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 2 | |||||||||
| China | 3 | |||||||||
| 16 February 16:00 | ||||||||||
| Malaysia | 0 | |||||||||
 Singapore | 1 | |||||||||
| 17 February 16:00 | ||||||||||
| Malaysia | 3 | |||||||||
| Malaysia | 3 | |||||||||
| 16 February 16:00 | ||||||||||
| Japan | 1 | |||||||||
| India | 2 | |||||||||
| Japan | 3 | |||||||||
Badminton Europe
editThe qualification for the European teams was held from 14 to 18 February 2024, at the Sport Arena Łódź in Łódź, Poland. The semifinalist of the European qualification will qualified for the Thomas Cup.
Teams in contention
edit- Teams qualified for the Group stage
- Teams failed to qualify for the Group stage
First round (group stage)
edit| Group 1 | Group 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: TS
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Second round (knockout stage)
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 17 February 15:00 | ||||||
| Denmark | 3 | |||||
| 18 February 15:00 | ||||||
| Germany | 0 | |||||
| Denmark | 3 | |||||
| 17 February 15:00 | ||||||
| France | 0 | |||||
| England | 0 | |||||
| France | 3 | |||||
Badminton Oceania
editThe qualification for the Oceanian teams was held from 16 to 18 February 2024, at the Badminton Geelong in Geelong, Australia. The winner of the Oceania qualification qualified for the Thomas Cup.
Teams in contention
editRound-robin
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Australia (H)
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4 | 4 | 0 | 19 | 1 | +18 | 39 | 3 | +36 | 878 | 384 | +494 | 4 | Thomas Cup |
| 2 |  New Zealand
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4 | 3 | 1 | 16 | 4 | +12 | 33 | 9 | +24 | 831 | 487 | +344 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Tahiti
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4 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 13 | −6 | 16 | 27 | −11 | 616 | 766 | −150 | 2 | |
| 4 |  Cook Islands
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4 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 10 | 32 | −22 | 438 | 800 | −362 | 1 | |
| 5 |  Fiji
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4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 17 | −14 | 8 | 35 | −27 | 527 | 853 | −326 | 0 |
Badminton Pan Am
editThe qualification for the Pan Am teams was held from 15 to 18 February 2024, at the Centro Paralimpico Brasílero in São Paulo, Brazil. The winner of the Pan Am qualification qualified for the Uber Cup.
Teams in contention
editTeams qualified for the Group stage
World team rankings
editBelow is the chart of the BWF World Team Ranking calculated by adding World Ranking points of top three Men's Singles players and top two Men's Doubles pairs on 20 February 2024.
- Key
- QS – Qualification stage
- GS – Group stage
- SG – Subgroup
| Rank | Conf. | Nation | Points | Continental results |
Host | Title holder |
Continental qualifier |
Ranking qualifier |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BA | China
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405,911 | Winner | Host | |||
| 2 | BE | Denmark
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370,148 | Winner | Europe | |||
| 3 | BA | Indonesia
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350,429 | Quarter-finalist | Asia WR | |||
| 4 | BA | Japan
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345,532 | Semi-finalist | Asia | |||
| 5 | BA | Malaysia
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323,096 | Finalist | Asia | |||
| 6 | BA | India
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314,992 | Quarter-finalist | Holder | |||
| 7 | BA | Chinese Taipei
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290,476 | Quarter-finalist | World ranking | |||
| 8 | BA | South Korea
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205,764 | Semi-finalist | Asia | |||
| 9 | BE | France
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200,041 | Finalist | Europe | |||
| 10 | BA | Thailand
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195,281 | 3rd in GS | World ranking | |||
| 11 | BPA | Canada
|
162,527 | Winner | Pan America | |||
| 12 | BA | Hong Kong
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156,084 | 3rd in GS | World ranking | |||
| 13 | BA | Singapore
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144,194 | Quarter-finalist | ||||
| 14 | BE | Germany
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132,535 | Semi-finalist | Europe | |||
| 15 | BE | England
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112,671 | Semi-finalist | Europe | |||
| 16 | BPA |  United States
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108,582 | 5th place | ||||
| 17 | BPA |  Brazil
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106,897 | 2nd place | ||||
| 18 | BPA |  Mexico
|
84,993 | 3rd place | ||||
| 19 | BE |  Netherlands
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84,677 | 3rd in GS | ||||
| 20 | BE |  Czech Republic
|
79,294 | 4th in GS | ||||
| 21 | BE |  Scotland
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77,174 | 2nd in QS SG | ||||
| 22 | BPA |  Guatemala
|
76,225 | 4th place | ||||
| 23 | BE |  Spain
|
73,268 | 2nd in QS GS | ||||
| 24 | BE |  Italy
|
72,462 | 2nd in QS GS | ||||
| 25 | BE |  Ireland
|
68,291 | 2nd in QS SG | ||||
| 26 | BE |  Finland
|
64,501 | 2nd in QS GS | ||||
| 27 | BE |  Israel
|
59,605 | 2nd in QS SG | ||||
| 30 | BE |  Austria
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55,002 | 2nd in QS SG | ||||
| 31 | BE |  Belgium
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53,453 | QS finalist | ||||
| 32 | BCA | Algeria
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53,437 | Winner | Africa | |||
| 33 | BO | Australia
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52,980 | Winner | Oceania | |||
| 34 | BA |  United Arab Emirates
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51,328 | 3rd in GS | ||||
| 35 | BE |  Switzerland
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48,940 | 3rd in QS GS | ||||
| 36 | BE |  Azerbaijan
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48,012 | QS finalist | ||||
| 37 | BE |  Poland
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46,940 | 3rd in GS | ||||
| 38 | BPA |  El Salvador
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46,466 | 7th place | ||||
| 39 | BE |  Norway
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42,558 | 3rd in QS SG | ||||
| 40 | BE |  Sweden
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42,526 | 2nd in QS GS | ||||
| 41 | BPA |  Peru
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40,134 | 6th place | ||||
| 42 | BCA | Mauritius
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40,024 | Semi-finalist | ||||
| 43 | BCA | Nigeria
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35,756 | Finalist | ||||
| 45 | BE |  Bulgaria
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33,677 | 3rd in QS GS | ||||
| 47 | BA |  Kazakhstan
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32,337 | 3rd in GS | ||||
| 48 | BE |  Ukraine
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31,894 | 4th in GS | ||||
| 49 | BO | New Zealand
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31,196 | 2nd place | ||||
| 51 | BCA |  South Africa
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30,273 | 3rd in GS | ||||
| 52 | BCA | Egypt
|
27,272 | Semi-finalist | ||||
| 53 | BE |  Hungary
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23,790 | 3rd in QS GS | ||||
| 56 | BCA |  Uganda
|
22,243 | 4th in GS | ||||
| 57 | BE |  Portugal
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22,157 | 3rd in QS SG | ||||
| 59 | BE |  Estonia
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21,637 | 3rd in QS GS | ||||
| 61 | BPA |  Paraguay
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18,380 | 8th place | ||||
| 65 | BE |  Slovenia
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16,518 | 4th in QS GS | ||||
| 67 | BCA |  Zambia
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15,829 | 3rd in GS | ||||
| 69 | BE |  Slovakia
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15,088 | 3rd in QS SG | ||||
| 70 | BA |  Saudi Arabia
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14,226 | 4th in GS | ||||
| 71 | BE |  Malta
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14,156 | 4th in QS GS | ||||
| 74 | BA |  Myanmar
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12,378 | 3rd in GS | ||||
| 77 | BE |  Iceland
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10,978 | 4th in QS GS | ||||
| 79 | BCA |  Cameroon
|
9,326 | 4th in GS | ||||
| 81 | BA |  Brunei
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8,346 | 4th in GS | ||||
| 99 | BO | Tahiti
|
3,812 | 3rd place | ||||
| 101 | BO | Cook Islands
|
3,609 | 4th place | ||||
| 109 | BO | Fiji
|
1,861 | 5th place | ||||
| 120 | BE |  Greenland
|
428 | 3rd in QS SG | ||||
| 121 | BE |  Latvia
|
364 | 4th in QS GS |
References
edit- ^ "Thomas & Uber Cups 2024 Main Page". BWF Thomas & Uber Cups. Retrieved 19 February 2024.
- ^ "Regulations for the Thomas and Uber Cups" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. November 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 January 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
- ^ https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/draw.aspx?id=621C54FA-AF23-45B6-A345-BC1DC87A97D1&draw=1
- ^ https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/draw.aspx?id=621C54FA-AF23-45B6-A345-BC1DC87A97D1&draw=2
- ^ https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/draw.aspx?id=621C54FA-AF23-45B6-A345-BC1DC87A97D1&draw=3
- ^ https://bwf.tournamentsoftware.com/sport/draw.aspx?id=621C54FA-AF23-45B6-A345-BC1DC87A97D1&draw=4