2020 Thomas Cup qualification
Tournament details | |||
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Dates | February 10, 2020 | – February 16, 2020||
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
Country | Confederation | Qualified as | Qualified on | World Team Rankings | Final appearance |
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Badminton Europe | Host country | 29 November 2018 | 4th | 31st |
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Badminton Asia | 2018 Thomas Cup winners | 27 May 2018 | 3rd | 20th |
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Badminton Africa | 2020 All Africa Team Championships winners | 13 February 2020 | 36th | 2nd |
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Badminton Asia | 2020 Asia Team Championships semifinalists | 14 February 2020 | 6th | 12th |
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Badminton Asia | 2020 Asia Team Championships winners | 14 February 2020 | 1st | 28th |
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Badminton Asia | 2020 Asia Team Championships semifinalists | 14 February 2020 | 2nd | 16th |
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Badminton Asia | 2020 Asia Team Championships runners up | 14 February 2020 | 7th | 28th |
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Badminton Europe | 2020 European Team Championships semifinalists | 14 February 2020 | 14th | 4th |
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Badminton Europe | 2020 European Team Championships runners up | 14 February 2020 | 16th | 2nd |
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Badminton Oceania | 2020 Oceania Team Championships semifinalists3 | 18 February 2020 | 107th | Debut |
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Badminton Pan Am | 2020 Pan Am Team Championships winners | 16 February 2020 | 12th | 6th |
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Badminton Europe | Best ranking (Europe)1 | 18 February 2020 | 11th | 15th |
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Badminton Europe | Best ranking (Europe)2 | 18 February 2020 | 13th | 10th |
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Badminton Asia | Best ranking (overall) | 18 February 2020 | 5th | 4th |
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Badminton Asia | Best ranking (overall) | 18 February 2020 | 8th | 19th |
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Badminton Asia | Best ranking (overall) | 18 February 2020 | 9th | 14th |
Withdrew | |||||
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Badminton Europe | 2020 European Team Championships semifinalists | 14 February 2020 | 15th | — |
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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
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
Badminton Confederation of Africa
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
- Teams qualified for the Group stage
First round (Group stage)
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Source: TS
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Source: TS
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Second round (Knockout stage)
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
12 February | ||||||
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13 February | ||||||
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Badminton Asia
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
- Teams qualified for the Group stage
First round (Group stage)
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Source: TS
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Source: TS
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Group C | Group D | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: TS
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Second round (Knockout stage)
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
14 February 16:10 | ||||||||||
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15 February 16:00 | ||||||||||
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14 February 16:10 | ||||||||||
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16 February 16:00 | ||||||||||
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14 February 16:00 | ||||||||||
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15 February 16:00 | ||||||||||
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14 February 16:10 | ||||||||||
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Badminton Europe
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
- Teams qualified for the Group stage
First round (Group stage)
Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: TS
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Source: TS
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Group 4 | Group 5 | Group 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source: TS
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Source: TS
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Source: TS
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Group 7 | Group 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source: TS
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Source: TS
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Second round (Knockout stage)
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
14 February 2020 | ||||||||||
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15 February 2020 | ||||||||||
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Badminton Oceania
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
Round-robin
Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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4 | 4 | 0 | 18 | 2 | +16 | 36 | 5 | +31 | 844 | 468 | +376 | 4 | Thomas Cup |
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4 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 3 | +14 | 35 | 6 | +29 | 845 | 499 | +346 | 3 | |
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4 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 22 | −2 | 643 | 716 | −73 | 2 | |
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4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16 | −12 | 10 | 34 | −24 | 609 | 862 | −253 | 1 | |
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4 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 19 | −18 | 4 | 38 | −34 | 474 | 870 | −396 | 0 |
Badminton Pan Am
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
- Teams qualified for the Group stage
First round (Group stage)
Group A | Group B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: TS
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Source: TS
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Second round (Knockout stage)
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
15 February | ||||||
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Third place | ||||||
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World team rankings
Summary of qualification
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 |
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1 | BA | ![]() |
406,902 | Winner | Qualified as the winner of BA |
2 | BA | ![]() |
377,562 | Semifinals | Qualified as BA semifinalists |
3 | BA | ![]() |
329,458 | Trophy Holder | Qualified as trophy holder |
4 | BE | ![]() |
304,472 | Winner | Qualified as host country |
5 | BA | ![]() |
276,250 | Quarterfinals | Qualified by ranking (overall) |
6 | BA | ![]() |
250,525 | Semifinals | Qualified as BA semifinalists |
7 | BA | ![]() |
231,964 | Runner-up | Qualified as BA runners up |
8 | BA | ![]() |
197,987 | Quarterfinals | Qualified by ranking (overall) |
9 | BA | ![]() |
184,221 | Quarterfinals | Qualified by ranking (overall) |
10 | BA | ![]() |
182,876 | ||
11 | BE | ![]() |
141,712 | Quarterfinals | Qualified by ranking (Europe) |
12 | BPA | ![]() |
133,060 | Winner | Qualified as the winner of BPA |
13 | BE | ![]() |
129,507 | Quarterfinals | Qualified by ranking (Europe) |
14 | BE | ![]() |
123,440 | Semifinals | Qualified as BE semifinalists |
15 | BE | ![]() |
116,127 | Semifinals | Qualified as BE semifinalists, Withdrew |
16 | BE | ![]() |
112,980 | Runner-up | Qualified as BE runners up |
17 | BPA | ![]() |
83,420 | 3rd place | |
18 | BA | ![]() |
72,422 | Group stage | |
19 | BPA | ![]() |
70,239 | Runner-up | |
20 | BPA | ![]() |
69,458 | 5th place | |
21 | BE | ![]() |
68,376 | Group stage | |
22 | BPA | ![]() |
65,289 | 4th place | |
23 | BCA | ![]() |
64,606 | ||
24 | BE | ![]() |
64,028 | Group stage | |
25 | BA | ![]() |
60,757 | ||
26 | BE | ![]() |
58,397 | Quarterfinals | |
27 | BE | ![]() |
57,907 | Group stage | |
28 | BCA | ![]() |
56,912 | Semifinals | |
29 | BE | ![]() |
54,401 | Group stage | |
30 | BE | ![]() |
54,084 | Group stage | |
31 | BE | ![]() |
53,299 | Group stage | |
32 | BO | ![]() |
51,535 | Winner | Qualified as the winner of BO, Withdrew |
33 | BE | ![]() |
50,210 | ||
34 | BE | ![]() |
49,978 | Group stage | |
35 | BCA | ![]() |
49,502 | Runner-up | |
36 | BCA | ![]() |
48,331 | Winner | Qualified as the winner of BCA |
37 | BO | ![]() |
47,471 | Runner-up | Qualified as the runners up of BO, declined the offer |
38 | BE | ![]() |
45,423 | Quarterfinals | |
39 | BPA | ![]() |
45,350 | ||
40 | BE | ![]() |
43,456 | Group stage | |
41 | BE | ![]() |
42,519 | Group stage | |
42 | BE | ![]() |
38,687 | Group stage | |
43 | BPA | ![]() |
38,392 | 6th place | |
44 | BE | ![]() |
38,375 | Group stage | |
45 | BE | ![]() |
38,066 | Group stage | |
46 | BA | ![]() |
34,821 | ||
47 | BE | ![]() |
34,017 | Group stage | |
48 | BE | ![]() |
31,386 | Group stage | |
49 | BE | ![]() |
27,340 | Group stage | |
50 | BPA | ![]() |
26,240 | ||
50+ participants | |||||
51 | BE | ![]() |
24,624 | Group stage | |
52 | BCA | ![]() |
24,225 | Semifinals | |
54 | BE | ![]() |
23,079 | Group stage | |
56 | BA | ![]() |
22,026 | Quarterfinals | |
57 | BE | ![]() |
21,312 | Group stage | |
59 | BE | ![]() |
20,405 | Group stage | |
60 | BE | ![]() |
19,820 | Group stage | |
61 | BA | ![]() |
18,770 | Group stage | |
64 | BE | ![]() |
16,080 | Group stage | |
67 | BCA | ![]() |
15,326 | Group stage | |
73 | BE | ![]() |
11,714 | Group stage | |
80 | BCA | ![]() |
7,970 | Group stage | |
81 | BCA | ![]() |
7,681 | Group stage | |
84 | BE | ![]() |
7,010 | Group stage | |
92 | BCA | ![]() |
6,280 | Group stage | |
96 | BO | ![]() |
5,145 | 4th place | |
106 | BE | ![]() |
3,290 | Group stage | |
107 | BO | ![]() |
3,129 | 3rd place | Qualified as BO semifinalists |
110 | BO | ![]() |
3,020 | 5th place | |
112 | BE | ![]() |
2,975 | Group stage | |
124 | BE | ![]() |
1,148 | Group stage |
References
- ^ "Information: Thomas and Uber Cup finals" (PDF). BWF Corporate (.pdf). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 February 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ "Rankings | MS 18 FEB 2020". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
- ^ "Rankings | MD 18 FEB 2020". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 18 February 2020.