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2022 Thomas Cup qualification
Tournament details
Dates14–20 February 2022
VenueBA: Setia City Convention Centre
BCA: Lugogo Arena
BE: Lahti Energia Arena
BO: Badminton North Harbour Center
BPA: Mundo Imperial
LocationBA: Selangor, Malaysia
BCA: Kampala, Uganda
BE: Lahti, Finland
BO: Auckland, New Zealand
BPA: Acapulco, Mexico
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The 2022 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 2022 Thomas Cup, with Thailand qualifying automatically as hosts, and Indonesia qualifying automatically as trophy holder.[1]

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.[2]

Qualified teams[edit]

Country Confederation Qualified as Qualified on World Team Rankings Final appearance
 Thailand Badminton Asia Host country 29 November 2018 9th 15th
 Indonesia Badminton Asia 2020 Thomas Cup winners 17 October 2021 1st 29th
 Algeria Badminton Africa 2022 All Africa Team Championships winners 17 February 2022 28th 3rd
 Malaysia Badminton Asia 2022 Asia Team Championships winners 17 February 2022 6th 29th
 South Korea Badminton Asia 2022 Asia Team Championships semifinalists 18 February 2022 8th 20th
 Singapore Badminton Asia 2022 Asia Team Championships semifinalists 18 February 2022 17th 3rd
 Canada Badminton Pan Am 2022 Pan Am Male Cup winners 20 February 2022 14th 8th
 Denmark Badminton Europe Best ranking (Europe) 22 February 2022 3rd 32nd
 France Badminton Europe Best ranking (Europe) 22 February 2022 10th 5th
 England Badminton Europe Best ranking (Europe) 22 February 2022 12th 15th
 Germany Badminton Europe Best ranking (Europe) 22 February 2022 13th 11th
 New Zealand Badminton Oceania Best ranking (Oceania) 22 February 2022 38th 8th
 Japan Badminton Asia Best ranking (Asia)1 22 February 2022 2nd 16th
 Chinese Taipei Badminton Asia Best ranking (overall) 22 February 2022 4th 5th
 India Badminton Asia Best ranking (overall) 22 February 2022 5th 13th
 China Badminton Asia Best ranking (overall) 22 February 2022 7th 21st
  • ^1 Since Indonesia, 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.

Confederation qualification[edit]

Badminton Confederation of Africa[edit]

Main article: 2022 All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships

The qualification for the African teams was held from 14 to 17 February 2022, at the Lugogo Arena, in Kampala, Uganda. The winners of the African qualification will qualified for the Thomas Cup.

Teams in contention[edit]

Teams qualified for the Group stage

First round (group stage)[edit]

  Advance to Knockout stage
Group A Group B Group C
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Mauritius 2 2
2  Zambia 2 1
3  Zimbabwe 2 0
Source: TS
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Algeria 3 3
2  Réunion 3 2
3  Uganda (H) 3 1
4  Benin 3 0
Source: TS
(H) Host
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Egypt 2 2
2  South Africa 2 1
3  Cameroon 2 0
Source: TS

Second round (knockout stage)[edit]

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Egypt
 
17 February 9:00
 
Bye
 
 Egypt3
 
16 February 14:00
 
 South Africa1
 
 South Africa3
 
17 February 16:30
 
 Zambia1
 
 Egypt0
 
16 February 14:00
 
 Algeria3
 
 Réunion2
 
17 February 9:00
 
 Mauritius3
 
 Mauritius0
 
 
 
 Algeria3
 
 Algeria
 
 
Bye
 


Badminton Asia[edit]

Main article: 2022 Badminton Asia Men's Team Championships

The qualification for the Asian teams was held from 15 to 20 February 2022, at the Setia City Convention Centre in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. The semifinalist of the Asian qualification will qualified for the Thomas Cup. Indonesia qualified automatically as trophy holder .

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  Indonesia 3 3
2  South Korea 3 2
3  India 3 1
4  Hong Kong 3 0
Source: TS
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Malaysia (H) 3 3
2  Singapore 3 2
3  Japan 3 1
4  Kazakhstan 3 0
Source: TS
(H) Host

Second round (knockout stage)[edit]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
19 February 16:00
 
 
 Indonesia3
 
20 February 16:00
 
 Singapore2
 
 Indonesia0
 
19 February 16:00
 
 Malaysia3
 
 South Korea0
 
 
 Malaysia3
 


Badminton Europe[edit]

The 2022 European Men’s & Women’s Team Championships were cancelled due to Covid-19. Therefore, the qualification for European teams are through World Ranking. The best four of the European men's team rankings will qualified for the Thomas Cup.[3]

Badminton Oceania[edit]

The 2022 Oceania Badminton Team Championships were cancelled due to Covid-19. Therefore, the qualification for Oceania teams are through World Ranking. The best one of the Oceania team rankings will qualified for the Thomas Cup.

Badminton Pan Am[edit]

Main article: 2022 Pan Am Male Team Badminton Cup

The qualification for the Pan Am teams was held from 17 to 20 February 2022, at the Mundo Imperial in Acapulco, Mexico. The winner of the Pan Am qualification will qualified for the Thomas Cup.

Teams in contention[edit]

Teams qualified for the Group stage

First round (group stage)[edit]

  Advance to First to fourth place
Group A Group B
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Canada 2 2
2  United States 2 1
3  Guatemala 2 0
Source: TS
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Brazil 2 2
2  Mexico 2 1
3  Peru 2 0
Source: TS

Second round (knockout stage)[edit]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
19 February
 
 
 Canada3
 
20 February
 
 Mexico1
 
 Canada3
 
19 February
 
 Brazil2
 
 United States0
 
 
 Brazil3
 
Third place
 
 
20 February
 
 
 Mexico3
 
 
 United States0


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 22 February 2022.[4]

Rank Conf. Nation Points Continental
results 		Qualification
status
1 BA  Indonesia 431,649 Runner-up Qualified as trophy holder
2 BA  Japan 418,683 Group stage Qualified by ranking (Asia)
3 BE  Denmark 406,365 Qualified by ranking (Europe)
4 BA  Chinese Taipei 332,690 Qualified by ranking (overall)
5 BA  India 312,538 Group stage Qualified by ranking (overall)
6 BA  Malaysia 307,083 Winner Qualified as the winner of BA
7 BA  China 302,790 Qualified by ranking (overall)
8 BA  South Korea 229,664 Semifinals Qualified as BA semifinalists
9 BA  Thailand 223,912 Qualified as host country
10 BE  France 208,062 Qualified by ranking (Europe)
11 BA  Hong Kong 202,041 Group stage
12 BE  England 181,180 Qualified by ranking (Europe)
13 BE  Germany 168,833 Qualified by ranking (Europe)
14 BPA  Canada 162,875 Winner Qualified as the winner of BPA
15 BE  Netherlands 148,671
16 BE  Russia 147,798
17 BA  Singapore 131,984 Semifinals Qualified as BA semifinalists
18 BPA  Guatemala 97,107 5th place
19 BPA  United States 94,571 4th place
20 BE  Spain 93,963
21 BPA  Mexico 90,686 3rd place
22 BE  Ireland 90,595
23 BPA  Brazil 88,365 2nd place
24 BE  Finland 83,553
25 BCA  Egypt 79,337 Runner-up
26 BE  Czech Republic 77,723
27 BCA  Nigeria 75,066
28 BCA  Algeria 74,030 Winner Qualified as the winner of BCA
29 BE  Scotland 73,768
30 BE  Ukraine 73,295
31 BE  Sweden 65,990
32 BE  Austria 65,795
33 BA  Sri Lanka 63,091
34 BE  Bulgaria 61,797
35 BA  Vietnam 60,567
36 BCA  Mauritius 59,190 Semifinals
37 BE  Italy 57,355
38 BO  New Zealand 56,461 Qualified by ranking (Oceania)
39 BE  Belgium 52,785
40 BE  Poland 52,616
41 BE  Israel 51,939
42 BO  Australia 51,285
43 BE   Switzerland 46,763
44 BE  Norway 46,233
45 BE  Azerbaijan 43,857
46 BE  Turkey 43,193
47 BCA  South Africa 42,397 Semifinals
48 BE  Estonia 42,148
49 BPA  Cuba 39,220
50 BE  Croatia 37,923
50+ participants
52 BCA  Uganda 31,712 Group stage
53 BPA  Peru 30,540 6th Place
60 BA  Kazakhstan 22,353 Group stage
67 BCA  Zambia 19,283 Quarterfinals
71 BCA  Benin 14,549 Group stage
86 BCA  Cameroon 8,330 Group stage
92 BCA  Zimbabwe 7,570 Group stage
95 BCA  Réunion 6,686 Quarterfinals

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Thomas & Uber Cups 2022 Main Page". BWF Thomas & Uber Cups. Retrieved 16 February 2022.
  2. ^ "Regulations for the Thomas and Uber Cups" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. November 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 January 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  3. ^ "2022 European Men's & Women's Team Championships cancelled". Badminton Europe. 6 January 2022. Archived from the original on 6 January 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  4. ^ BWF Official Rankings
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