2018 Uber Cup qualification

2018 Uber 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
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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 Final appearance
 Thailand Badminton Asia Host country 18 March 2017 4th 6th
 China Badminton Asia 2016 Uber Cup winner 22 May 2016 2nd 18th
 Australia Badminton Oceania 2018 Oceania Team Championships winner 7 February 2018 19th 8th
 Indonesia Badminton Asia 2018 Asia Team Championships semifinalists 9 February 2018 8th 24th
 Japan Badminton Asia 2018 Asia Team Championships semifinalists 9 February 2018 1st 24th
 South Korea Badminton Asia 2018 Asia Team Championships semifinalists 9 February 2018 3rd 18th
 Mauritius Badminton Africa 2018 All Africa Team Championships winner 15 February 2018 36th 2nd
 Denmark Badminton Europe 2018 European Team Championships semifinalists 16 February 2018 7th 20th
 Germany Badminton Europe 2018 European Team Championships semifinalists 16 February 2018 13th 9th
 Russia Badminton Europe 2018 European Team Championships semifinalists 16 February 2018 12th 5th
 Spain Badminton Europe 2018 European Team Championships semifinalists 16 February 2018 10th 2nd
 Canada Badminton Pan Am 2018 Pan Am Team Championships winner 18 February 2018 14th 11th
 Chinese Taipei Badminton Asia Best ranking (Asia)1 22 February 2018 5th 6th
 India Badminton Asia Best ranking (overall) 18 February 2018 6th 6th
 Malaysia Badminton Asia Best ranking (overall) 18 February 2018 9th 12th
 Hong Kong Badminton Asia Best ranking (overall) 18 February 2018 11th 8th
  • ^1 Since China, one of the semifinalists for Asian qualification tournament had already qualified as title holder, hence the spot is given to the best Asian team from World Team Ranking.

Qualification process

The number of teams participating in the final tournament are 16. Even though the qualification process began in February 2018, the allocation of slots for each confederation was similar to the allocation in 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[2] 7 1 0 6 0 1
Badminton Asia[3] 11+2 4+2 0 7 0 4+2
Badminton Europe[4] 24 4 0 20 0 4
Badminton Pan Am[5] 6 0 2 4 1 1
Badminton Oceania[6] 4 1 0 3 0 1
Various — 3 — — 0 3
Total 52+2 13+2 2 40 1 14+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

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 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  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

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 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

Main article: 2018 European Women's Team Badminton Championships

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

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: [citation needed]

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

Main article: 2018 Pan Am Badminton Championships

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

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 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

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 22 February 2018.[7][8]

Rank Conf. Nation Points Continental
results 		Qualification
status
1 BA  Japan 360,977 Winner Qualified as BA semifinalists
2 BA  China 308,790 Runner-up Qualified as trophy holder
3 BA  South Korea 275,957 Semifinals Qualified as BA semifinalists
4 BA  Thailand 266,524 Quarterfinals Qualified as host country
5 BA  Chinese Taipei 238,492 Quarterfinals Qualified by ranking (Asia)
6 BA  India 214,139 Quarterfinals Qualified by ranking (overall)
7 BE  Denmark 212,284 Winner Qualified as BE semifinalists
8 BA  Indonesia 205,240 Semifinals Qualified as BA semifinalists
9 BA  Malaysia 182,004 Quarterfinals Qualified by ranking (overall)
10 BE  Spain 133,539 Semifinals Qualified as BE semifinalists
11 BA  Hong Kong 133,018 Group stage Qualified by ranking (overall)
12 BE  Russia 130,662 Semifinals Qualified as BE semifinalists
13 BE  Germany 128,462 Runner-up Qualified as BE semifinalists
14 BPA  Canada 117,395 Winner Qualified as the winner of BPA
15 BPA  United States 111,359 Runner-up
16 BE  Bulgaria 110,754 Quarterfinals
17 BE  England 108,006 Quarterfinals
18 BE  France 95,214 Quarterfinals
19 BO  Australia 90,725 Winner Qualified as the winner of BO
20 BE  Turkey 83,660 Quarterfinals
21 BPA  Peru 79,736 3rd place
22 BE  Scotland 72,917
23 BE  Netherlands 72,460
24 BE  Ukraine 71,211 Group stage
25 BA  Vietnam 71,163 Group stage
26 BA  Singapore 69,328 Group stage
27 BE   Switzerland 59,920
28 BE  Czech Republic 57,260 Group stage
29 BE  Estonia 56,173 Group stage
30 BE  Belarus 47,900 Group stage
31 BE  Sweden 47,851 Group stage
32 BCA  Egypt 45,058 Semifinals
33 BE  Finland 44,140
34 BPA  Guatemala 41,593 4th place
35 BE  Hungary 40,194 Group stage
36 BCA  Mauritius 39,539 Winner Qualified as the winner of BCA
37 BCA  Nigeria 38,964 Runner-up
38 BPA  Dominican Republic 37,200
39 BCA  Uganda 34,061 Group stage
40 BCA  Algeria 31,294 Semifinals
41 BO  New Zealand 31,207 Runner-up
42 BPA  Mexico 31,200
43 BE  Italy 29,700
44 BE  Belgium 29,150
45 BCA  Zambia 29,009
46 BE  Ireland 28,443 Group stage
47 BPA  Brazil 27,560
48 BE  Lithuania 26,109 Group stage
49 BE  Israel 25,163 Group stage
50 BE  Latvia 24,187 Group stage
50+ participants
52 BE  Slovakia 22,051 Group stage
54 BE  Norway 21,571 Group stage
55 BE  Portugal 20,543 Group stage
57 BE  Poland 19,272 Group stage
61 BCA  Ghana 14,270 Group stage
62 BA  Maldives 13,590 Group stage
65 BE  Iceland 12,960 Group stage
66 BO  Fiji 10,920 3rd place
71 BA  Philippines 9,337 Group stage
76 BO  Tahiti 7,850 4th place
85 BPA  Trinidad and Tobago 5,590 5th place
96 BCA  Zimbabwe 2,820 Group stage
108 BE  Greenland 750 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. ^ Africa TS
  3. ^ Asia TS
  4. ^ "EUROPEAN MEN's & WOMEN's TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS". badmintoneurope.com. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
  5. ^ Pan America TS
  6. ^ Oceania TS
  7. ^ "Rankings | WS 22 FEB 2018". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Rankings | WD 22 FEB 2018". bwfbadminton.com. Archived from the original on 19 February 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.