2018 Uber Cup qualification

2018 Uber Cup qualification
Tournament details
Dates 6 – 18 February 2018
Venue BA: Stadium Sultan Abdul Halim
BCA: Hacène Harcha Arena
BE: Kazan Gymnastics Centre
BO: Eastlink Badminton Stadium
BPA: National Racquet Centre
Location BA: Alor Setar, Malaysia
BCA: Algiers, Algeria
BE: Kazan, Russia
BO: Hamilton, New Zealand
BPA: Tacarigua, Trinidad & Tobago
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The 2018 Uber 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 Uber Cup, with Thailand qualifying automatically as hosts, and China qualifying automatically as trophy holder.[1]

Qualified teams

Country Confederation Qualified as Qualified on World Team Rankings[2] Final appearance
 Thailand Badminton Asia Host country 18 March 2017 5th 6th
 China Badminton Asia 2016 Uber Cup winner 22 May 2016 1st 18th
 Australia Badminton Oceania 2018 Oceania Badminton Championships winner 7 February 2018 17th 8th
 Japan Badminton Asia 2018 Badminton Asia Team Championships winner 9 February 2018 3rd 24th
 South Korea Badminton Asia 2018 Badminton Asia Team Championships semi-finalist 9 February 2018 2nd 18th
 Indonesia Badminton Asia 2018 Badminton Asia Team Championships semi-finalist 9 February 2018 7th 24th
 Chinese Taipei Badminton Asia 2018 Badminton Asia Team Championships best quarter-finalist 9 February 2018 6th 6th
 Mauritius Badminton Africa 2018 All Africa Women's Team Badminton Championships winner 15 February 2018 32nd 2nd
 Denmark Badminton Europe 2018 European Women's Team Badminton Championships semi-finalist 16 February 2018 4th 20th
 Germany Badminton Europe 2018 European Women's Team Badminton Championships semi-finalist 16 February 2018 12th 9th
 Russia Badminton Europe 2018 European Women's Team Badminton Championships semi-finalist 16 February 2018 11th 5th
 Spain Badminton Europe 2018 European Women's Team Badminton Championships semi-finalist 16 February 2018 23rd 2nd
 Canada Badminton Pan Am 2018 Pan Am Badminton Championships winner 18 February 2018 18th 11th
 India Badminton Asia Qualified by ranking 18 February 2018 8th 6th
 Malaysia Badminton Asia Qualified by ranking 18 February 2018 9th 12th
 Hong Kong Badminton Asia Qualified by ranking 18 February 2018 10th 8th

Qualification process

The number of teams participating in the final tournament is 16. Even though the qualification process will begin 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[3] 710601
Badminton Asia[4] 11+24+20704+2
Badminton Europe[5] 24402004
Badminton Pan Am[6] 602411
Badminton Oceania[7] 410301
Various N/A3N/AN/A03
Total52+213+2240114+2
Note
  • Badminton Asia total includes +1 for Thailand as hosts, and China as trophy holders.
  • Various is the top three of the ranking qualification.

Confederation qualification

Badminton Confederation of Africa

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 Uber Cup.

Teams in contention

Teams qualified for the Group stage
  •  Algeria
  •  Egypt
  •  Ghana
  •  Mauritius
  •  Nigeria
  •  Uganda
  •  Zimbabwe

First round (Group stage)

 Advance to Knockout stage
Group A Group B
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Nigeria 2 2
2  Algeria 2 1
3  Uganda 2 0
Source: TS
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Mauritius 3 3
2  Egypt 3 2
3  Ghana 3 1
4  Zimbabwe 3 0
Source: TS

Second round (Knockout stage)

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
14 February
 
 
 Nigeria3
 
15 February
 
 Egypt2
 
 Nigeria0
 
14 February
 
 Mauritius3
 
 Algeria2
 
 
 Mauritius3
 

Badminton Asia

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 Uber Cup. Thailand qualifying automatically as hosts, and China qualifying automatically as trophy holder.

Teams in contention

Teams qualified for the Group stage

First round (Group stage)

 Advance to Knockout stage
Group W Group X
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Japan 2 2
2  India 2 1
3  Hong Kong 2 0
Source: TS
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  South Korea 2 2
2  Chinese Taipei 2 1
3  Maldives 2 0
Source: TS
Group Y Group Z
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Thailand 3 3
2  Malaysia 3 2
3  Vietnam 3 1
4  Philippines 3 0
Source: TS
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Indonesia 2 2
2  China 2 1
3  Singapore 2 0
Source: TS

Second round (Knockout stage)

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
9 February 08:30
 
 
 Japan3
 
10 February 12:00
 
 Chinese Taipei0
 
 Japan3
 
9 February 08:30
 
 Indonesia0
 
 Indonesia3
 
11 February 12:00
 
 India1
 
 Japan3
 
9 February 08:30
 
 China0
 
 China3
 
10 February 12:00
 
 Thailand1
 
 China3
 
9 February 08:30
 
 South Korea1
 
 Malaysia0
 
 
 South Korea3
 

Badminton Europe

The qualification for the European teams was 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 Uber Cup.

Teams in contention

Teams qualified for the Group stage
  •  Belarus
  •  Bulgaria
  •  Czech Republic
  •  Denmark
  •  England
  •  Estonia
  •  France
  •  Germany
  •  Greenland
  •  Hungary
  •  Iceland
  •  Ireland
  •  Israel
  •  Latvia
  •  Lithuania
  •  Norway
  •  Poland
  •  Portugal
  •  Russia
  •  Slovakia
  •  Sweden
  •  Spain
  •  Turkey
  •  Ukraine

First round (Group stage)

 Advance to Knockout stage
Group 1 Group 2 Group 3
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Denmark 3 3
2  Sweden 3 2
3  Israel 3 1
4  Iceland 3 0
Source: TS
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Spain 3 3
2  Hungary 3 2
3  Slovakia 3 1
4  Portugal 3 0
Source: TS
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Germany 3 3
2  Ukraine 3 2
3  Ireland 3 1
4  Lithuania 3 0
Source: TS
Group 4 Group 5 Group 6
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Russia 3 3
2  Turkey 3 2
3  Estonia 3 1
4  Latvia 3 0
Source: TS
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Bulgaria 3 3
2  France 3 2
3  Belarus 3 1
4  Greenland 3 0
Source: TS
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  England 3 3
2  Poland 3 2
3  Czech Republic 3 1
4  Norway 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 5  France 3 2 1 12 3 +9 24 7 +17 602 412 +190 2 Knockout stage
2 4  Turkey 3 2 1 11 4 +7 25 9 +16 667 493 +174 2
3 2  Hungary 3 2 1 11 4 +7 23 13 +10 689 603 +86 2
4 3  Ukraine 3 2 1 10 5 +5 24 12 +12 698 561 +137 2
5 1  Sweden 3 2 1 10 5 +5 21 11 +10 570 451 +119 2
6 6  Poland 3 2 1 7 8 −1 15 18 −3 598 623 −25 2
Source:

Second round (Knockout stage)

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
16 February 2018
 
 
 Denmark3
 
17 February 2018
 
 England0
 
 Denmark3
 
16 February 2018
 
 Russia1
 
 Russia3
 
18 February 2018
 
 Bulgaria1
 
 Denmark3
 
16 February 2018
 
 Germany1
 
 France0
 
17 February 2018
 
 Germany3
 
 Germany3
 
16 February 2018
 
 Spain2
 
 Turkey2
 
 
 Spain3
 

Badminton Pan Am

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

Teams in contention

Teams qualified for the Group stage

First round (Group stage)

 Advance to Knockout stage
Group A Group B
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  United States 2 2
2  Guatemala 2 1
3  Trinidad and Tobago 2 0
Source: TS
Pos Team Pld Pts
1  Canada 1 1
2  Peru 1 0
3  Dominican Republic 2 0
Source: TS

Second round (Knockout stage)

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
17 February
 
 
 United States3
 
18 February
 
 Peru0
 
 United States0
 
17 February
 
 Canada3
 
 Guatemala0
 
 
 Canada3
 

Badminton Oceania

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 will qualified for the Uber 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 13 2 +11 28 4 +24 662 306 +356 3 Uber Cup
2  New Zealand 3 2 1 12 3 +9 24 8 +16 606 391 +215 2
3  Fiji 3 1 2 5 10 −5 10 20 −10 388 520 −132 1
4  Tahiti 3 0 3 0 15 −15 0 30 −30 191 630 −439 0
Source: TS

World team rankings

References

  1. ↑ "Information: Thomas and Uber Cup finals" (PDF). BWF Corporate (.pdf). Retrieved 7 February 2018.
  2. ↑ World Team Rankings on 4 January 2018
  3. ↑ Africa TS
  4. ↑ Asia TS
  5. ↑ "EUROPEAN MEN's & WOMEN's TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS". badmintoneurope.com. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  6. ↑ Pan America TS
  7. ↑ Oceania TS
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