2008 Thomas Cup qualification
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| Dates | February 8, 2008 – February 24, 2008 | ||
| Venue | BA: Military Zone 7 Gymnasium BCA: National Badminton Centre BE: Topsportcentrum Almere BO: Salle Veyret BPA: Sociedade Hípica de Campinas | ||
| Location | BA: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam BCA: Rose Hill, Mauritius BE: Almere, Netherlands BO: Nouméa, New Caledonia BPA: Campinas, Brazil | ||
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The 2008 Thomas Cup qualification process is a series of tournaments organised by the five BWF confederations to decide 10 of the 12 teams which will play in the 2008 Thomas Cup, with Indonesia qualifying automatically as hosts and China trophy holders.[1][2][3]
Qualified teams
Qualification process
The number of teams participating in the final tournament is 12. The allocation of slots for each confederation is the same allocation from 2004 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.
Confederation qualification
Badminton Confederation of Africa
The qualification for the African teams was held from 17 to 21 February 2008, at the National Badminton Centre in Rose Hill, Mauritius. The winners of the African qualification will qualify for the Thomas Cup.
Teams in contention
- Teams qualified for the Group stage
First round (group stage)
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Source: africa-badminton.com
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Second round (knockout stage)
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 20 February | ||||||
| South Africa | 3 | |||||
| 21 February | ||||||
| Mauritius | 0 | |||||
| South Africa | 0 | |||||
| 20 February | ||||||
| Nigeria | 3 | |||||
| Egypt | 1 | |||||
| Nigeria | 3 | |||||
Badminton Asia
The qualification for the Asian teams was held from 19 to 24 February 2008, at the Military Zone 7 Gymnasium in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The semi-finalists of the Asian qualification will qualify 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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| Group C | Group D | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: TS
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Source: TS
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Second round (knockout stage)
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Malaysia | 3 | ||||||||||||
| C2 | India | 0 | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Malaysia | 3 | ||||||||||||
| D1 | Thailand | 0 | ||||||||||||
| D1 | Thailand | 3 | ||||||||||||
| B1 | Singapore | 0 | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Malaysia | 3 | ||||||||||||
| B1 | South Korea | 2 | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Chinese Taipei | 2 | ||||||||||||
| C1 | Japan | 3 | ||||||||||||
| C1 | Japan | 0 | Third place | |||||||||||
| B1 | South Korea | 3 | ||||||||||||
| D2 | Hong Kong | 0 | D1 | Thailand | 1 | |||||||||
| B1 | South Korea | 3 | C1 | Japan | 3 | |||||||||
Badminton Europe
The qualification for the European teams will held from 12 to 17 February 2008, at the Topsportcentrum in Almere, Netherlands. The semi-finalists of the European qualification will qualify for the Thomas Cup.
Teams in contention
- Teams qualified for the Group stage
First round (group stage)
| Group A | Group B | Group C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: BWF
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Source: BWF
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Source: BWF
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| Group D | Group E | Group F | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: BWF
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Source: BWF
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| Group G | Group H | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: BWF
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Source: BWF
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Second round (knockout stage)
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 15 February 2008 | ||||||||||
| Denmark | 3 | |||||||||
| 16 February 2008 | ||||||||||
| Sweden | 0 | |||||||||
| Denmark | 3 | |||||||||
| Germany | 1 | |||||||||
| Germany | 3 | |||||||||
| 17 February 2008 | ||||||||||
| Wales | 0 | |||||||||
| Denmark | 3 | |||||||||
| England | 0 | |||||||||
| Netherlands | 2 | |||||||||
| Poland | 3 | |||||||||
| Poland | 0 | |||||||||
| England | 3 | Third place | ||||||||
| Russia | 0 | |||||||||
| 17 February 2008 | ||||||||||
| England | 3 | |||||||||
| Germany | 3 | |||||||||
| Poland | 1 | |||||||||
Badminton Oceania
The qualification for the Oceanian teams was held on 8 February 2008, at Salle Veyret in Nouméa, New Caledonia. The winner of the Oceania qualification will qualify for the Thomas Cup.
Teams in contention
Play-off
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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| New Zealand | 3–2 | Australia |
Badminton Pan Am
The qualification for the Pan Am teams will hold from 16 to 18 February 2008, at Sociedade Hípica de Campinas in Campinas, Brazil. The winner of the Pan Am qualification will qualify for the Thomas Cup.
Teams in contention
- Teams qualified for the Group stage
First round (group stage)
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Play-off
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
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| Canada | 3–0 | United States |
References
- ^ "Tournament | Thomas & Uber Cups Preliminaries Asia Zone 2008". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 2025-10-18.
- ^ "Tournament | European Men's & Women's Team Championships 2008". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 2025-10-18.
- ^ "Tournament | BPAC Thomas & Uber Cups Regional 2008". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 2025-10-18.