2016 Uber Cup qualification

The 2016 Uber Cup qualification process is a series of tournaments organised by the five BWF confederations to decide 15 of the 16 teams which will play in the 2016 Uber Cup, with China qualifying automatically both as hosts, and trophy holder.[1]

2016 Uber Cup qualification
Tournament details
Dates15 – 20 February 2016
VenueBA: GMC Balayogi Indoor Stadium
BCA: National Badminton Centre
BE: Kazan Gymnastics Center
BO: X-TRM North Harbour Centre
BPA: CODE II Jalisco
LocationBA: Hyderabad, India
BCA: Rose Hill, Mauritius
BE: Kazan, Russia
BO: Auckland, New Zealand
BPA: Guadalajara, Mexico
2018

Qualified teams

Country Confederation Qualified as Qualified on World Team Rankings Final appearance
 China Badminton Asia Host country & 2014 Uber Cup winner May 2014 1st 17th
 Mauritius Badminton Africa 2016 Africa Team Championships winner 19 February 2016 38th Debut
 Japan Badminton Asia 2016 Asia Team Championships semifinalists 19 February 2016 2nd 23rd
 South Korea Badminton Asia 2016 Asia Team Championships semifinalists 19 February 2016 3rd 17th
 Thailand Badminton Asia 2016 Asia Team Championships semifinalists 19 February 2016 4th 5th
 Bulgaria Badminton Europe 2016 European Team Championships semifinalists 19 February 2016 16th Debut
 Denmark Badminton Europe 2016 European Team Championships semifinalists 19 February 2016 8th 19th
 Germany Badminton Europe 2016 European Team Championships semifinalists 19 February 2016 9th 8th
 Spain Badminton Europe 2016 European Team Championships semifinalists 19 February 2016 11th Debut
 Australia Badminton Oceania 2016 Oceania Team Championships winner 20 February 2016 22nd 7th
 United States Badminton Pan Am 2016 Pan Am Team Championships winner 20 February 2016 13th 11th
 India Badminton Asia Best ranking (Asia) 3 March 2016 15th 5th
 Indonesia Badminton Asia Best ranking (overall) 3 March 2016 6th 23rd
 Chinese Taipei Badminton Asia Best ranking (overall) 3 March 2016 7th 5th
 Malaysia Badminton Asia Best ranking (overall) 3 March 2016 10th 11th
 Hong Kong Badminton Asia Best ranking (overall) 3 March 2016 12th 7th

Qualification process

The number of teams participating in the final tournament is 16. The allocation of slots for each confederation is 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.

Confederation qualification

Badminton Confederation of Africa

The qualification for the African teams was held from 16 to 19 February 2016, at the National Badminton Centre in Rose Hill, Mauritius. The winners of the African qualification will qualified for the Uber Cup.

Teams in contention

Teams qualified for the Group stage

First round (Group stage)

Group A Group B
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Egypt 2 2
2  Uganda 2 1
3  Réunion 2 0
Source: TS
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Mauritius 2 2
2  Ghana 2 1
3  Zimbabwe 2 0
Source: TS

Second round (Knockout stage)

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
18 February
 
 
 Egypt3
 
19 February
 
 Ghana0
 
 Egypt0
 
18 February
 
 Mauritius3
 
 Uganda0
 
 
 Mauritius3
 

Badminton Asia

The qualification for the Asian teams was held from 15 to 21 February 2016, at the GMC Balayogi Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad, India. The semi-finalist of the Asian qualification will qualified for the Uber Cup. China qualifying automatically as hosts and trophy holder.

Teams in contention

Teams qualified for the Group stage

First round (Group stage)

Group A Group B
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  China 2 2
2  Malaysia 2 1
3  Hong Kong 2 0
Source: TS
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Thailand 2 2
2  Chinese Taipei 2 1
3  Sri Lanka 2 0
Source: TS
Group C Group D
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  South Korea 2 2
2  Indonesia 2 1
3  Maldives 2 0
Source: TS
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Japan 2 2
2  India 2 1
3  Singapore 2 0
Source: TS

Second round (Knockout stage)

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
19 February
 
 
 China3
 
20 February
 
 Indonesia0
 
 China3
 
19 February
 
 South Korea0
 
 South Korea3
 
21 February
 
 India0
 
 China3
 
19 February
 
 Japan2
 
 Malaysia0
 
20 February
 
 Thailand3
 
 Thailand0
 
19 February
 
 Japan3
 
 Chinese Taipei1
 
 
 Japan3
 

Badminton Europe

The qualification for the European teams was held from 15 to 21 February 2016, at the Kazan Gymnastics Center in Kazan, Russia. The semi-finalist of the European qualification will qualified for the Uber Cup.

Teams in contention

Teams qualified for the Group stage

First round (Group stage)

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Denmark 3 3
2  Finland 3 2
3  Lithuania 3 1
4  Belarus 3 0
Source: TS
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Bulgaria 3 3
2  Spain 3 2
3  Estonia 3 1
4  Belgium 3 0
Source: TS
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Germany 3 3
2  England 3 2
3  France 3 1
4  Wales 0 0
Source: TS
Group 4 Group 5
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Ukraine 3 3
2  Turkey 3 2
3  Czech Republic 3 1
4  Italy 3 0
Source: TS
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Russia 3 3
2  Hungary 3 2
3  Ireland 3 1
4  Slovakia 3 0
Source: TS
Ranking of runners-up
Pos Grp Team Pld W L MF MA MD GF GA GD PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 4  Turkey 3 2 1 10 5 +5 22 14 +8 698 571 +127 2 Knockout stage
2 2  Spain 3 2 1 10 5 +5 21 14 +7 673 591 +82 2
3 1  Finland 3 2 1 9 6 +3 19 15 +4 596 590 +6 2
4 5  Hungary 3 2 1 7 8 1 16 19 3 564 654 90 2
5 3  England 3 2 1 4 6 2 11 13 2 430 456 26 2
Source:

Second round (Knockout stage)

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
February 19, 2016
 
 
 Denmark 3
 
February 20, 2016
 
 Finland 0
 
 Denmark 3
 
 
 
 Germany 1
 
 Germany 3
 
February 21, 2016
 
 Russia 0
 
 Denmark 3
 
 
 
 Bulgaria 1
 
 Spain 3
 
 
 
 Ukraine 0
 
 Spain 2
 
 
 
 Bulgaria 3
 
 Turkey 1
 
 
 Bulgaria 3
 

Badminton Oceania

The qualification for the Pan Am teams was held from 19 to 20 February 2016, at the X-TRM North Harbour Centre in Auckland, New Zealand. The winner of the Oceania qualification will qualified for the Uber Cup.

Teams in contention

Teams qualified for the Group stage

Round-robin

Pos Team Pld W L MF MA MD GF GA GD PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 4 4 0 19 1 +18 38 2 +36 830 288 +542 4 Thomas Cup
2  New Zealand 4 3 1 16 4 +12 32 8 +24 758 410 +348 3
3  New Caledonia 4 2 2 9 11 2 19 24 5 613 771 158 2
4  Tahiti 4 1 3 6 14 8 14 29 15 549 790 241 1
5  Guam 4 0 4 0 20 20 0 40 40 349 840 491 0
Source: TS

Badminton Pan Am

The qualification for the Pan Am teams was held from 17 to 20 February 2016, at the CODE II Jalisco in Guadalajara, Mexico. The winner of the Pan Am qualification will qualified for the Uber Cup.

Teams in contention

Teams qualified for the Group stage

First round (Group stage)

Pos Team Pld W L MF MA MD GF GA GD PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  United States 3 3 0 12 3 +9 26 7 +19 662 449 +213 3 Final
2  Canada 3 2 1 11 4 +7 23 10 +13 645 520 +125 2
3  Mexico 3 1 2 7 8 1 14 18 4 549 573 24 1
4  Guatemala 3 0 3 0 15 15 2 30 28 359 673 314 0
Source: TS

Second round (Final)

Team 1  Score  Team 2
United States  3–2  Canada

World team rankings

Below is the chart of the BWF World Team Ranking calculated by adding World Ranking of top three Women's Singles players and top two Women's Doubles pairs on 3 March 2016.[2][3]

Rank Conf. Nation Points Continental
results
Qualification
status
1 BA  China 361,084 Winner Qualified as host & trophy holder
2 BA  Japan 301,384 Runner-up Qualified as BA semifinalists
3 BA  South Korea 280,810 Semifinals Qualified as BA semifinalists
4 BA  Thailand 245,973 Semifinals Qualified as BA semifinalists
5 BA  India 224,313 Quarterfinals Qualified by ranking (Asia)
6 BA  Indonesia 218,837 Quarterfinals Qualified by ranking (overall)
7 BA  Chinese Taipei 199,685 Quarterfinals Qualified by ranking (overall)
8 BE  Denmark 187,848 Winner Qualified as BE semifinalists
9 BE  Germany 161,880 Semifinals Qualified as BE semifinalists
10 BA  Malaysia 154,821 Quarterfinals Qualified by ranking (overall)
11 BE  Spain 149,377 Semifinals Qualified as BE semifinalists
12 BA  Hong Kong 137,241 Group stage Qualified by ranking (overall)
13 BPA  United States 131,849 Winner Qualified as the winner of BPA
14 BE  Netherlands 125,701
15 BE  Turkey 118,033 Quarterfinals
16 BE  Bulgaria 109,565 Runner-up Qualified as BE semifinalists
17 BPA  Canada 109,214 Runner-up
18 BE  England 105,431 Group stage
19 BE  Russia 103,520 Quarterfinals
20 BPA  Brazil 98,557
21 BA  Singapore 95,039 Group stage
22 BO  Australia 94,606 Winner Qualified as the winner of BO
23 BE  France 85,778 Group stage
24 BCA  Egypt 78,776 Runner-up
25 BPA  Mexico 78,317 3rd place
26 BE  Finland 72,775 Quarterfinals
27 BE  Czech Republic 66,518 Group stage
28 BE  Ukraine 62,456 Quarterfinals
29 BE   Switzerland 60,772
30 BA  Vietnam 59,674
31 BE  Estonia 57,541 Group stage
32 BE  Scotland 57,430
33 BPA  Peru 57,320
34 BE  Belgium 52,075 Group stage
35 BA  Iran 45,730
36 BE  Hungary 44,953 Group stage
37 BE  Ireland 44,743 Group stage
38 BCA  Mauritius 42,766 Winner Qualified as the winner of BCA
39 BCA  Nigeria 39,632
40 BE  Austria 33,818
41 BE  Sweden 33,500
42 BO  New Zealand 32,413 Runner-up
43 BE  Italy 31,688 Group stage
44 BE  Portugal 29,930
45 BE  Latvia 29,100
46 BPA  Guatemala 28,110 4th place
47 BE  Israel 27,547
48 BE  Slovakia 27,127 Group stage
49 BE  Wales 26,390
50 BE  Lithuania 24,632 Group stage
50+ participants
51 BE  Belarus 24,054 Group stage
53 BA  Sri Lanka 21,465 Group stage
62 BCA  Uganda 15,335 Semifinals
77 BCA  Ghana 8,033 Semifinals
86 BO  New Caledonia 5,549 3rd place
92 BA  Maldives 3,540 Group stage
101 BO  Tahiti 1,106 4th place
107 BCA  Réunion 108 Group stage
108 BO  Guam 7 5th place
BCA  Zimbabwe Group stage

References

  1. "Information: Thomas and Uber Cup finals" (PDF). BWF Corporate (.pdf). Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  2. "Rankings | WS 3 MAR 2016". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  3. "Rankings | WD 3 MAR 2016". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
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