2018 Thomas Cup qualification

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]

2018 Thomas Cup qualification
Tournament details
Dates6 – 18 February 2018
VenueBA: Stadium Sultan Abdul Halim
BCA: Hacène Harcha Arena
BE: Kazan Gymnastics Centre
BO: Eastlink Badminton Stadium
BPA: National Racquet Centre
LocationBA: Alor Setar, Malaysia
BCA: Algiers, Algeria
BE: Kazan, Russia
BO: Hamilton, New Zealand
BPA: Tacarigua, Trinidad & Tobago
← 2016 2020 →

Qualified teams
Country Confederation Qualified as Qualified on World Team Rankings Final appearance
 Thailand Badminton Asia Host country 18 March 2017 9th 13th
 Denmark Badminton Europe 2016 Thomas Cup winners 22 May 2016 2nd 30th
 Australia Badminton Oceania 2018 Oceania Championships winners 7 February 2018 23rd 4th
 China Badminton Asia 2018 Asia Team Championships semifinalists 9 February 2018 1st 19th
 Indonesia Badminton Asia 2018 Asia Team Championships semifinalists 9 February 2018 3rd 27th
 Malaysia Badminton Asia 2018 Asia Team Championships semifinalists 9 February 2018 7th 27th
 South Korea Badminton Asia 2018 Asia Team Championships semifinalists 9 February 2018 8th 18th
 Algeria Badminton Africa 2018 All Africa Team Championships winner 15 February 2018 55th Debut
 England Badminton Europe 2018 European Team Championships semifinalists 16 February 2018 11th 15th
 France Badminton Europe 2018 European Team Championships semifinalists 16 February 2018 14th 3rd
 Germany Badminton Europe 2018 European Team Championships semifinalists 16 February 2018 13th 8th
 Canada Badminton Pan Am 2018 Pan Am Badminton Championships winner 18 February 2018 16th 6th
 Russia Badminton Europe Best ranking (Europe)1 22 February 2018 12th 3rd
 Chinese Taipei Badminton Asia Best ranking (overall) 22 February 2018 4th 3rd
 Japan Badminton Asia Best ranking (overall) 22 February 2018 5th 15th
 India Badminton Asia Best ranking (overall) 22 February 2018 6th 12th
  • ^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
Confederation Teams started Teams that have qualified Teams that can still qualify Teams that have been eliminated Remaining places in finals Total places in finals
Badminton Africa 12101101
Badminton Asia 14+14+101004+1
Badminton Europe[2] 29+14+102504+1
Badminton Pan Am 710601
Badminton Oceania 410301
Various N/A3N/AN/A03
Total66+214+2055014+2
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)
Group A Group B
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Mauritius 1 1
2  Cameroon 2 1
3  Tunisia 1 0
Source: TS
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Algeria 2 2
2  Zambia 2 1
3  Ivory Coast 2 0
Source: TS
Group C Group D
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Nigeria 2 2
2  Morocco 2 1
3  Seychelles 2 0
Source: TS
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Ghana 2 2
2  Egypt 2 1
3  Zimbabwe 2 0
Source: TS

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)
Group A Group B
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  China 2 2
2  Hong Kong 2 1
3  Singapore 2 0
Source: TS
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  South Korea 3 3
2  Japan 3 2
3  Kazakhstan 3 1
4    Nepal 3 0
Source: TS
Group C Group D
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Malaysia 3 2
2  Thailand 3 2
3  Chinese Taipei 3 2
4  Myanmar 3 0
Source: TS
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Indonesia 3 3
2  India 3 2
3  Philippines 3 1
4  Maldives 3 0
Source: TS

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)
Group 1 Group 2 Group 3
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Denmark 3 3
2  Ireland 3 2
3  Croatia 3 1
4  Israel 3 0
Source: TS
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  England 3 3
2  Hungary 3 2
3  Slovakia 3 1
4  Greenland 3 0
Source: TS
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Germany 3 3
2  Iceland 3 2
3  Luxembourg 3 1
4  Azerbaijan 3 0
Source: TS
Group 4 Group 5 Group 6
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Russia 3 3
2  Bulgaria 3 2
3  Spain 3 1
4  Belgium 3 0
Source: TS
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  France 3 3
2  Ukraine 3 2
3  Austria 3 1
4  Lithuania 3 0
Source: TS
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Poland 3 3
2  Czech Republic 3 2
3  Italy 3 1
4  Portugal 3 0
Source: TS
Group 7
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Finland 4 4
2  Turkey 4 3
3  Estonia 4 2
4  Norway 4 1
5  Latvia 4 0
Source: TS
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.

Pos Grp Team Pld W L MF MA MD GF GA GD PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 6  Czech Republic 3 2 1 11 4 +7 23 12 +11 666 604 +62 2 Knockout stage
2 1  Ireland 3 2 1 10 5 +5 19 10 +9 528 478 +50 2
3 5  Ukraine 3 2 1 9 6 +3 19 12 +7 551 490 +61 2
4 7  Turkey 3 2 1 8 7 +1 18 16 +2 604 564 +40 2
5 3  Iceland 3 2 1 8 7 +1 17 15 +2 527 530 −3 2
6 4  Bulgaria 3 2 1 8 7 +1 18 16 +2 577 607 −30 2
7 2  Hungary 3 2 1 8 7 +1 17 17 0 601 585 +16 2
Source:

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)
Group A Group B
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Canada 2 2
2  Peru 2 1
3  Barbados 2 0
Source: TS
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  United States 3 3
2  Jamaica 3 2
3  Dominican Republic 3 1
4  Trinidad and Tobago 3 0
Source: TS

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
Pos Team Pld W L MF MA MD GF GA GD PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1  Australia 3 3 0 12 3 +9 25 7 +18 612 430 +182 3 Thomas Cup
2  New Zealand 3 2 1 11 4 +7 24 9 +15 651 412 +239 2
3  Tahiti 3 1 2 6 9 −3 12 20 −8 491 608 −117 1
4  Fiji 3 0 3 1 14 −13 3 28 −25 346 650 −304 0
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]

Rank Conf. Nation Points Continental
results		 Qualification
status
1 BA  China 374,916 Runner-up Qualified as BA semifinalists
2 BE  Denmark 320,038 Winner Qualified as trophy holder
3 BA  Indonesia 294,377 Winner Qualified as BA semifinalists
4 BA  Chinese Taipei 272,749 Group stage Qualified as ranking (overall)
5 BA  Japan 257,271 Quarterfinals Qualified as ranking (overall)
6 BA  India 250,738 Quarterfinals Qualified as ranking (overall)
7 BA  Malaysia 228,016 Semifinals Qualified as BA semifinalists
8 BA  South Korea 227,609 Semifinals Qualified as BA semifinalists
9 BA  Thailand 200,628 Quarterfinals Qualified as host country
10 BA  Hong Kong 199,152 Quarterfinals
11 BE  England 155,314 Runner-up Qualified as BE semifinalists
12 BE  Russia 134,954 Quarterfinals Qualified by ranking (Europe)
13 BE  Germany 128,022 Semifinals Qualified as BE semifinalists
14 BE  France 121,988 Semifinals Qualified as BE semifinalists
15 BE  Netherlands 105,220
16 BPA  Canada 91,463 Winner Qualified as the winner of BPA
17 BA  Vietnam 88,831
18 BE  Scotland 76,251
19 BE  Poland 71,420 Quarterfinals
20 BE  Finland 70,414 Quarterfinals
21 BA  Singapore 62,782 Group stage
22 BE  Italy 61,206 Group stage
23 BO  Australia 60,230 Winner Qualified as the winner of BO
24 BE  Spain 59,712 Group stage
25 BE  Ireland 58,095 Group stage
26 BPA  Guatemala 56,560
27 BPA  Mexico 56,040
28 BPA  Peru 53,476 4th place
29 BPA  United States 53,044 Runner-up
30 BCA  Mauritius 52,890 Semifinals
31 BPA  Brazil 51,340
32 BE  Austria 48,479 Group stage
33 BE  Belgium 48,055 Group stage
34 BE  Israel 47,146 Group stage
35 BO  New Zealand 46,584 Runner-up
36 BCA  Egypt 46,561 Quarterfinals
37 BE  Czech Republic 46,559 Quarterfinals
38 BE  Bulgaria 46,166 Group stage
39 BPA  Cuba 45,420
40 BE  Ukraine 44,319 Group stage
41 BCA  Nigeria 43,121 Runner-up
42 BE  Sweden 42,340
43 BA  Sri Lanka 40,502
44 BA  Jordan 39,650
45 BE  Estonia 38,916 Group stage
46 BE  Slovakia 35,546 Group stage
47 BE  Turkey 35,297 Group stage
48 BPA  Jamaica 33,127 3rd place
49 BE  Norway 30,989 Group stage
50 BE  Croatia 30,982 Group stage
50+ participants
51 BE  Hungary 30,872 Group stage
52 BE  Portugal 29,957 Group stage
55 BCA  Algeria 25,581 Winner Qualified as the winner of BCA
56 BPA  Dominican Republic 23,962 5th place
58 BCA  Ghana 21,417 Semifinals
59 BE  Luxembourg 20,693 Group stage
60 BPA  Trinidad and Tobago 20,415 7th place
61 BA    Nepal 17,019 Group stage
62 BCA  Zambia 15,353 Quarterfinals
63 BA  Philippines 14,898 Group stage
66 BPA  Barbados 13,118 6th place
67 BCA  Ivory Coast 12,635 Group stage
69 BE  Azerbaijan 12,480 Group stage
71 BO  Tahiti 11,523 3rd place
75 BCA  Morocco 9,653 Quarterfinals
76 BE  Iceland 9,617 Group stage
77 BCA  Cameroon 7,762 Quarterfinals
82 BCA  Zimbabwe 7,100 Group stage
83 BCA  Seychelles 7,035 Group stage
84 BA  Maldives 7,010 Group stage
92 BO  Fiji 5,502 4th place
93 BA  Myanmar 5,223 Group stage
94 BE  Lithuania 5,106 Group stage
102 BA  Kazakhstan 3,605 Group stage
109 BCA  Tunisia 2,000 Group stage
113 BE  Greenland 1,480 Group stage
114 BE  Latvia 1,397 Group stage

References
  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. "EUROPEAN MEN's & WOMEN's TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS". badmintoneurope.com. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  3. "Rankings | MS 22 FEB 2018". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  4. "Rankings | MD 22 FEB 2018". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
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