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2018 Uber Cup qualification

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]

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
← 2016 2020 →

Qualified teams edit

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 edit

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 edit

 
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 edit

Badminton Confederation of Africa edit

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 edit

Teams qualified for the Group stage

First round (group stage) edit

  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) edit

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


Badminton Asia edit

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 edit

Teams qualified for the Group stage

First round (group stage) edit

  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) edit

 
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 edit

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 edit

Teams qualified for the Group stage

First round (group stage) edit

  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) edit

 
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 edit

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 edit

Teams qualified for the Group stage

First round (group stage) edit

  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) edit

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


Badminton Oceania edit

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 edit

Round-robin edit

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 edit

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 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. ^ 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.
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