2020 Thomas Cup qualification

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2020 Thomas Cup qualificationTournament details

Dates| February 10, 2020 (2020-02-10) – February 16, 2020 (2020-02-16)
Venue| BA: Rizal Memorial Coliseum
BCA: Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex
BE: Stade Couvert Régional
BO: Ken Kay Badminton Stadium
BPA: Centro Pan-Americano de Judô
Location| BA: Manila, Philippines
BCA: Cairo, Egypt
BE: Liévin, France
BO: Ballarat, Australia
BPA: Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
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The 2020 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 2020 Thomas Cup, with Denmark qualifying automatically as hosts, and China qualifying automatically as trophy holder.[1]

## Qualified teams[edit]

Country  | Confederation  | Qualified as  | Qualified on  | World Team Rankings  | Final appearance

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Denmark | Badminton Europe | Host country  | 29 November 2018  | 4th | 31st
China | Badminton Asia | 2018 Thomas Cup winners  | 27 May 2018  | 3rd | 20th
Algeria | Badminton Africa | 2020 All Africa Team Championships winners  | 13 February 2020  | 36th | 2nd
India | Badminton Asia | 2020 Asia Team Championships semifinalists  | 14 February 2020  | 6th | 12th
Indonesia | Badminton Asia | 2020 Asia Team Championships winners  | 14 February 2020  | 1st | 28th
Japan | Badminton Asia | 2020 Asia Team Championships semifinalists  | 14 February 2020  | 2nd | 16th
Malaysia | Badminton Asia | 2020 Asia Team Championships runners up  | 14 February 2020  | 7th | 28th
France | Badminton Europe | 2020 European Team Championships semifinalists  | 14 February 2020  | 14th | 4th
Netherlands | Badminton Europe | 2020 European Team Championships runners up  | 14 February 2020  | 16th | 2nd
Tahiti | Badminton Oceania | 2020 Oceania Team Championships semifinalists3 | 18 February 2020  | 107th | Debut
Canada | Badminton Pan Am | 2020 Pan Am Team Championships winners  | 16 February 2020  | 12th | 6th
England | Badminton Europe | Best ranking (Europe)1 | 18 February 2020  | 11th | 15th
Germany | Badminton Europe | Best ranking (Europe)2 | 18 February 2020  | 13th | 10th
Chinese Taipei | Badminton Asia | Best ranking (overall)  | 18 February 2020  | 5th | 4th
South Korea | Badminton Asia | Best ranking (overall)  | 18 February 2020  | 8th | 19th
Thailand | Badminton Asia | Best ranking (overall)  | 18 February 2020  | 9th | 14th
Withdrew
Russia | Badminton Europe | 2020 European Team Championships semifinalists  | 14 February 2020  | 15th | —
Australia | Badminton Oceania | 2020 Oceania Team Championships winners  | 15 February 2020  | 32nd | —

* ^1 Since Denmark, one of the semifinalists for European qualification tournament had already qualified as the host, hence the spot is given to the best European team from World Team Ranking.
* ^2 Russia withdrew and replaced by Germany as the next highest ranked team for Europe
* ^3 Australia as winner of the BO 2020 championships withdrew and replaced by Tahiti as semifinalists of the BO 2020 championships because New Zealand as runners up of the BO 2020 championships declined the offer

## Qualification process[edit]

The 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.

## Confederation qualification[edit]

### Badminton Confederation of Africa[edit]

Main article: 2020 All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships

The qualification for the African teams was held from 10 to 13 February 2020, at the Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex 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

* Algeria
* Cameroon
* Egypt
* Mauritius
* Morocco
* Sierra Leone
* South Africa
* Tunisia
* Uganda

#### First round (group stage)[edit]

Advance to Knockout stage

Group A | Group B

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1  |  Algeria | 3  | 3
2  |  Mauritius | 3  | 2
3  |  Uganda | 3  | 1
4  |  Tunisia | 3  | 0

Source: TS

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1  |  Egypt | 4  | 4
2  |  South Africa | 4  | 3
3  |  Morocco | 4  | 2
4  |  Cameroon | 4  | 1
5  |  Sierra Leone | 0  | 0

Source: TS

#### Second round (knockout stage)[edit]

| Semi-finals| | Final

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| 12 February| |

|  Algeria| 3

| 13 February

|  South Africa| 0 |

|  Algeria| 3

| 12 February

| |  Mauritius| 2

|  Mauritius| 3

|  Egypt| 0 |

### Badminton Asia[edit]

Main article: 2020 Badminton Asia Men's Team Championships

The qualification for the Asian teams will held from 11 to 16 February 2020, at the Srizal Memorial Coliseum in Manila, Philippines. The semifinalist of the Asian qualification will qualified for the Thomas Cup. China qualified automatically as trophy holder.

#### Teams in contention[edit]

Teams qualified for the Group stage

* Chinese Taipei
* India
* Indonesia
* Japan
* Kazakhstan
* Malaysia
* Philippines
* Singapore
* Thailand
* South Korea

#### First round (group stage)[edit]

Advance to Knockout stage

Group A | Group B

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1  |  Indonesia | 1  | 1
2  |  South Korea | 1  | 0

Source: TS

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1  |  Malaysia | 2  | 2
2  |  India | 2  | 1
3  |  Kazakhstan | 2  | 0

Source: TS

Group C | Group D
| Pos | Team

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1  |  Chinese Taipei | 2  | 2
2  |  Philippines (H) | 2  | 1
3  |  Singapore | 2  | 0

Source: TS
(H) Host

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| Pld | Pts

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1  |  Thailand | 1  | 1
2  |  Japan | 1  | 0

Source: TS

#### Second round (knockout stage)[edit]

| Quarter-finals| | Semi-finals| | Final

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| 14 February 16:10| | | | |

|  Indonesia| 3

| 15 February 16:00

|  Philippines| 0 |

|  Indonesia| 3

| 14 February 16:10

| |  India| 2 |

|  Thailand| 2

| | 16 February 16:00

|  India| 3 |

|  Indonesia| 3

| 14 February 16:00

| |  Malaysia| 1

|  South Korea| 0

| 15 February 16:00|

|  Malaysia| 3 |

|  Malaysia| 3

| 14 February 16:10

| |  Japan| 0 |

|  Japan| 3

|  Chinese Taipei| 1 |

### Badminton Europe[edit]

Main article: 2020 European Men's Team Badminton Championships

The qualification for the European teams will held from 11 to 16 February 2020, at the Stade Couvert Régional in Liévin, France. The semi-finalist of the European qualification will qualified for the Thomas Cup. Denmark qualified automatically as hosts.

#### Teams in contention[edit]

Teams qualified for the Group stage

* Austria
* Azerbaijan
* Belgium
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Czech Republic
* Denmark (qualified)
* England
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Greenland
* Hungary
* Iceland
* Ireland
* Israel
* Italy
* Latvia
* Lithuania
* Luxembourg
* Netherlands
* Norway
* Poland
* Portugal
* Russia
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Sweden
* Switzerland
* Spain
* Turkey
* Ukraine
* Wales

#### First round (group stage)[edit]

Advance to Knockout stage

Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3

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1  |  Denmark | 3  | 3
2  |  Switzerland | 3  | 2
3  |  Wales | 3  | 1
4  |  Latvia | 3  | 0

Source: TS

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1  |  England | 3  | 3
2  |  Sweden | 3  | 2
3  |  Estonia | 3  | 1
4  |  Greenland | 3  | 0

Source: TS

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1  |  France (H) | 3  | 3
2  |  Belgium | 3  | 2
3  |  Turkey | 3  | 1
4  |  Hungary | 3  | 0

Source: TS
(H) Host

Group 4 | Group 5 | Group 6
| Pos | Team

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1  |  Russia | 3  | 3
2  |  Austria | 3  | 2
3  |  Ireland | 3  | 1
4  |  Poland | 3  | 0

Source: TS

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1  |  Germany | 3  | 3
2  |  Czech Republic | 3  | 2
3  |  Iceland | 3  | 1
4  |  Azerbaijan | 3  | 0

Source: TS

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1  |  Netherlands | 3  | 3
2  |  Slovakia | 3  | 2
3  |  Lithuania | 3  | 1
4  |  Luxembourg | 3  | 0

Source: TS

Group 7 | Group 8
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1  |  Ukraine | 4  | 4
2  |  Finland | 4  | 3
3  |  Norway | 4  | 2
4  |  Slovenia | 4  | 1
5  |  Portugal | 4  | 0

Source: TS

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1  |  Bulgaria | 4  | 3
2  |  Spain | 4  | 3
3  |  Italy | 4  | 2
4  |  Croatia | 4  | 2
5  |  Israel | 4  | 0

Source: TS

#### Second round (knockout stage)[edit]

| Quarter-finals| | Semi-finals| | Final

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| 14 February 2020| | | | |

|  Denmark| 3

| 15 February 2020

|  Germany| 0 |

|  Denmark| 3

| 14 February 2020

| |  Russia| 0 |

|  Russia| 3

| | 16 February 2020

|  Bulgaria| 1 |

|  Denmark| 3

| 14 February 2020

| |  Netherlands| 0

|  Ukraine| 0

| 15 February 2020|

|  France| 3 |

|  France| 2

| 14 February 2020

| |  Netherlands| 3 |

|  Netherlands| 3

|  England| 2 |

### Badminton Oceania[edit]

Main article: 2020 Oceania Badminton Championships

The qualification for the Oceanian teams will hold from 13 to 15 February 2020, at the Ken Kay Badminton Stadium in Ballarat, Australia. The winner of the Oceania qualification qualified for the Thomas Cup.

#### Teams in contention[edit]

* Australia
* Fiji
* New Caledonia
* New Zealand
* Tahiti

#### Round-robin[edit]

Pos | Team

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| Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification

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1  |  Australia | 4  | 4  | 0  | 18  | 2  | +16  | 36  | 5  | +31  | 844  | 468  | +376  | 4  | Thomas Cup
2  |  New Zealand | 4  | 3  | 1  | 17  | 3  | +14  | 35  | 6  | +29  | 845  | 499  | +346  | 3  |
3  |  Tahiti | 4  | 2  | 2  | 10  | 10  | 0  | 20  | 22  | −2  | 643  | 716  | −73  | 2
4  |  New Caledonia | 4  | 1  | 3  | 4  | 16  | −12  | 10  | 34  | −24  | 609  | 862  | −253  | 1
5  |  Fiji | 4  | 0  | 4  | 1  | 19  | −18  | 4  | 38  | −34  | 474  | 870  | −396  | 0

Source: TS

### Badminton Pan Am[edit]

Main article: 2020 Pan Am Men's Team Badminton Championships

The qualification for the Pan Am teams will hold from 13 to 16 February 2020, at the Centro Pan-Americano de Judô in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. The winner of the Pan Am qualification will qualified for the Thomas Cup.

#### Teams in contention[edit]

Teams qualified for the Group stage

* Brazil
* Canada
* Guatemala
* Mexico
* Peru
* United States

#### First round (group stage)[edit]

Advance to Knockout stage

Group A | Group B

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1  |  Canada | 2  | 2
2  |  Mexico | 2  | 1
3  |  Brazil | 2  | 0

Source: TS

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1  |  United States | 2  | 2
2  |  Guatemala | 2  | 1
3  |  Peru | 2  | 0

Source: TS

#### Second round (knockout stage)[edit]

| Semi-finals| | Final

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| 15 February| |

|  Canada| 3

| 16 February

|  Guatemala| 1 |

|  Canada| 3

| 15 February

| |  Mexico| 1

|  Mexico| 3

|  United States| 1 |

| Third place

| 15 February

|  Guatemala| 0

|  United States| 3

## World team rankings[edit]

### Summary of qualification[edit]

Below 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 18 February 2020.[2][3]

Rank  | Conf. | Nation  | Points  | Continental
results  | Qualification
status

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1  | BA |  Indonesia | 406,902 | Winner | Qualified as the winner of BA
2  | BA |  Japan | 377,562 | Semifinals | Qualified as BA semifinalists
3  | BA |  China | 329,458 | Trophy Holder | Qualified as trophy holder
4  | BE |  Denmark | 304,472 | Winner | Qualified as host country
5  | BA |  Chinese Taipei | 276,250 | Quarterfinals | Qualified by ranking (overall)
6  | BA |  India | 250,525 | Semifinals | Qualified as BA semifinalists
7  | BA |  Malaysia | 231,964 | Runner-up | Qualified as BA runners up
8  | BA |  South Korea | 197,987 | Quarterfinals | Qualified by ranking (overall)
9  | BA |  Thailand | 184,221 | Quarterfinals | Qualified by ranking (overall)
10  | BA |  Hong Kong | 182,876 |  |
11  | BE |  England | 141,712 | Quarterfinals | Qualified by ranking (Europe)
12  | BPA |  Canada | 133,060 | Winner | Qualified as the winner of BPA
13  | BE |  Germany | 129,507 | Quarterfinals | Qualified by ranking (Europe)
14  | BE |  France | 123,440 | Semifinals | Qualified as BE semifinalists
15  | BE |  Russia | 116,127 | Semifinals | Qualified as BE semifinalists, Withdrew
16  | BE |  Netherlands | 112,980 | Runner-up | Qualified as BE runners up
17  | BPA |  United States | 83,420 | 3rd place |
18  | BA |  Singapore | 72,422 | Group stage |
19  | BPA |  Mexico | 70,239 | Runner-up |
20  | BPA |  Brazil | 69,458 | 5th place |
21  | BE |  Finland | 68,376 | Group stage |
22  | BPA |  Guatemala | 65,289 | 4th place |
23  | BCA |  Nigeria | 64,606 |  |
24  | BE |  Spain | 64,028 | Group stage |
25  | BA |  Vietnam | 60,757 |  |
26  | BE |  Ukraine | 58,397 | Quarterfinals |
27  | BE |  Ireland | 57,907 | Group stage |
28  | BCA |  Egypt | 56,912 | Semifinals |
29  | BE |  Czech Republic | 54,401 | Group stage |
30  | BE |  Austria | 54,084 | Group stage |
31  | BE |  Sweden | 53,299 | Group stage |
32  | BO |  Australia | 51,535 | Winner | Qualified as the winner of BO, Withdrew
33  | BE |  Scotland | 50,210 |  |
34  | BE |  Poland | 49,978 | Group stage |
35  | BCA |  Mauritius | 49,502 | Runner-up |
36  | BCA |  Algeria | 48,331 | Winner | Qualified as the winner of BCA
37  | BO |  New Zealand | 47,471 | Runner-up | Qualified as the runners up of BO, declined the offer
38  | BE |  Bulgaria | 45,423 | Quarterfinals |
39  | BPA |  Cuba | 45,350 |  |
40  | BE |  Israel | 43,456 | Group stage |
41  | BE |  Azerbaijan | 42,519 | Group stage |
42  | BE |  Italy | 38,687 | Group stage |
43  | BPA |  Peru | 38,392 | 6th place |
44  | BE |  Switzerland | 38,375 | Group stage |
45  | BE |  Belgium | 38,066 | Group stage |
46  | BA |  Sri Lanka | 34,821 |  |
47  | BE |  Turkey | 34,017 | Group stage |
48  | BE |  Estonia | 31,386 | Group stage |
49  | BE |  Norway | 27,340 | Group stage |
50  | BPA |  Jamaica | 26,240 |  |
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51  | BE |  Portugal | 24,624 | Group stage |
52  | BCA |  South Africa | 24,225 | Semifinals |
54  | BE |  Hungary | 23,079 | Group stage |
56  | BA |  Philippines | 22,026 | Quarterfinals |
57  | BE |  Iceland | 21,312 | Group stage |
59  | BE |  Slovenia | 20,405 | Group stage |
60  | BE |  Croatia | 19,820 | Group stage |
61  | BA |  Kazakhstan | 18,770 | Group stage |
64  | BE |  Slovakia | 16,080 | Group stage |
67  | BCA |  Uganda | 15,326 | Group stage |
73  | BE |  Luxembourg | 11,714 | Group stage |
80  | BCA |  Cameroon | 7,970 | Group stage |
81  | BCA |  Morocco | 7,681 | Group stage |
84  | BE |  Wales | 7,010 | Group stage |
92  | BCA |  Tunisia | 6,280 | Group stage |
96  | BO |  New Caledonia | 5,145 | 4th place |
106  | BE |  Greenland | 3,290 | Group stage |
107  | BO |  Tahiti | 3,129 | 3rd place | Qualified as BO semifinalists
110  | BO |  Fiji | 3,020 | 5th place |
112  | BE |  Lithuania | 2,975 | Group stage |
124  | BE |  Latvia | 1,148 | Group stage |

## References[edit]

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. ^ "Rankings | MS 18 FEB 2020". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
3. ^ "Rankings | MD 18 FEB 2020". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 18 February 2020.

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* Badminton Africa
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2020 Thomas & Uber Cup

Thomas Cup|

* Qualification
* Group stage
* Group A
* Group B
* Group C
* Group D
* Knockout stage
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* Qualification
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* Quarter-finals
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* Final

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