2018 Uber Cup qualification
Tournament details | |||
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Dates | 6 – 18 February 2018 | ||
Venue | BA: Stadium Sultan Abdul Halim BCA: Hacène Harcha Arena BE: Kazan Gymnastics Centre BO: Eastlink Badminton Stadium BPA: National Racquet Centre | ||
Location | BA: 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
[edit]Country | Confederation | Qualified as | Qualified on | World Team Rankings | Final appearance |
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Badminton Asia | Host country | 18 March 2017 | 4th | 6th |
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Badminton Asia | 2016 Uber Cup winner | 22 May 2016 | 2nd | 18th |
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Badminton Oceania | 2018 Oceania Team Championships winner | 7 February 2018 | 19th | 8th |
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Badminton Asia | 2018 Asia Team Championships semifinalists | 9 February 2018 | 8th | 24th |
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Badminton Asia | 2018 Asia Team Championships semifinalists | 9 February 2018 | 1st | 24th |
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Badminton Asia | 2018 Asia Team Championships semifinalists | 9 February 2018 | 3rd | 18th |
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Badminton Africa | 2018 All Africa Team Championships winner | 15 February 2018 | 36th | 2nd |
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Badminton Europe | 2018 European Team Championships semifinalists | 16 February 2018 | 7th | 20th |
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Badminton Europe | 2018 European Team Championships semifinalists | 16 February 2018 | 13th | 9th |
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Badminton Europe | 2018 European Team Championships semifinalists | 16 February 2018 | 12th | 5th |
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Badminton Europe | 2018 European Team Championships semifinalists | 16 February 2018 | 10th | 2nd |
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Badminton Pan Am | 2018 Pan Am Team Championships winner | 18 February 2018 | 14th | 11th |
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Badminton Asia | Best ranking (Asia)1 | 22 February 2018 | 5th | 6th |
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Badminton Asia | Best ranking (overall) | 18 February 2018 | 6th | 6th |
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Badminton Asia | Best ranking (overall) | 18 February 2018 | 9th | 12th |
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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
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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 | |||
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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]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)
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Source: TS
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Source: TS
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Second round (knockout stage)
[edit]Semi-finals | Final | |||||
14 February | ||||||
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15 February | ||||||
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14 February | ||||||
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Badminton Asia
[edit]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
China (qualified)
Hong Kong
Indonesia
India
Japan
Malaysia
Maldives
Philippines
Singapore
South Korea
Chinese Taipei
Thailand (qualified)
Vietnam
First round (group stage)
[edit]Group W | Group X | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: TS
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Source: TS
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Group Y | Group Z | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source: TS
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Source: TS
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Second round (knockout stage)
[edit]Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
9 February 08:30 | ||||||||||
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10 February 12:00 | ||||||||||
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9 February 08:30 | ||||||||||
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11 February 12:00 | ||||||||||
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9 February 08:30 | ||||||||||
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10 February 12:00 | ||||||||||
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9 February 08:30 | ||||||||||
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Badminton Europe
[edit]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]Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: TS
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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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- Ranking of runners-up
Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | 5 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 24 | 7 | +17 | 602 | 412 | +190 | 2 | Knockout stage |
2 | 4 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 25 | 9 | +16 | 667 | 493 | +174 | 2 | |
3 | 2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 23 | 13 | +10 | 689 | 603 | +86 | 2 | |
4 | 3 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 24 | 12 | +12 | 698 | 561 | +137 | 2 | |
5 | 1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 21 | 11 | +10 | 570 | 451 | +119 | 2 | |
6 | 6 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 15 | 18 | −3 | 598 | 623 | −25 | 2 |
Second round (knockout stage)
[edit]Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
16 February 2018 | ||||||||||
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17 February 2018 | ||||||||||
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16 February 2018 | ||||||||||
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16 February 2018 | ||||||||||
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Badminton Pan Am
[edit]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]Group A | Group B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: TS
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Source: TS
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Second round (knockout stage)
[edit]Semi-finals | Final | |||||
17 February | ||||||
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18 February | ||||||
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17 February | ||||||
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Badminton Oceania
[edit]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 |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 28 | 4 | +24 | 662 | 306 | +356 | 3 | Uber Cup |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 24 | 8 | +16 | 606 | 391 | +215 | 2 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 10 | 20 | −10 | 388 | 520 | −132 | 1 | |
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3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | −15 | 0 | 30 | −30 | 191 | 630 | −439 | 0 |
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 |
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1 | BA | ![]() |
360,977 | Winner | Qualified as BA semifinalists |
2 | BA | ![]() |
308,790 | Runner-up | Qualified as trophy holder |
3 | BA | ![]() |
275,957 | Semifinals | Qualified as BA semifinalists |
4 | BA | ![]() |
266,524 | Quarterfinals | Qualified as host country |
5 | BA | ![]() |
238,492 | Quarterfinals | Qualified by ranking (Asia) |
6 | BA | ![]() |
214,139 | Quarterfinals | Qualified by ranking (overall) |
7 | BE | ![]() |
212,284 | Winner | Qualified as BE semifinalists |
8 | BA | ![]() |
205,240 | Semifinals | Qualified as BA semifinalists |
9 | BA | ![]() |
182,004 | Quarterfinals | Qualified by ranking (overall) |
10 | BE | ![]() |
133,539 | Semifinals | Qualified as BE semifinalists |
11 | BA | ![]() |
133,018 | Group stage | Qualified by ranking (overall) |
12 | BE | ![]() |
130,662 | Semifinals | Qualified as BE semifinalists |
13 | BE | ![]() |
128,462 | Runner-up | Qualified as BE semifinalists |
14 | BPA | ![]() |
117,395 | Winner | Qualified as the winner of BPA |
15 | BPA | ![]() |
111,359 | Runner-up | |
16 | BE | ![]() |
110,754 | Quarterfinals | |
17 | BE | ![]() |
108,006 | Quarterfinals | |
18 | BE | ![]() |
95,214 | Quarterfinals | |
19 | BO | ![]() |
90,725 | Winner | Qualified as the winner of BO |
20 | BE | ![]() |
83,660 | Quarterfinals | |
21 | BPA | ![]() |
79,736 | 3rd place | |
22 | BE | ![]() |
72,917 | ||
23 | BE | ![]() |
72,460 | ||
24 | BE | ![]() |
71,211 | Group stage | |
25 | BA | ![]() |
71,163 | Group stage | |
26 | BA | ![]() |
69,328 | Group stage | |
27 | BE | ![]() |
59,920 | ||
28 | BE | ![]() |
57,260 | Group stage | |
29 | BE | ![]() |
56,173 | Group stage | |
30 | BE | ![]() |
47,900 | Group stage | |
31 | BE | ![]() |
47,851 | Group stage | |
32 | BCA | ![]() |
45,058 | Semifinals | |
33 | BE | ![]() |
44,140 | ||
34 | BPA | ![]() |
41,593 | 4th place | |
35 | BE | ![]() |
40,194 | Group stage | |
36 | BCA | ![]() |
39,539 | Winner | Qualified as the winner of BCA |
37 | BCA | ![]() |
38,964 | Runner-up | |
38 | BPA | ![]() |
37,200 | ||
39 | BCA | ![]() |
34,061 | Group stage | |
40 | BCA | ![]() |
31,294 | Semifinals | |
41 | BO | ![]() |
31,207 | Runner-up | |
42 | BPA | ![]() |
31,200 | ||
43 | BE | ![]() |
29,700 | ||
44 | BE | ![]() |
29,150 | ||
45 | BCA | ![]() |
29,009 | ||
46 | BE | ![]() |
28,443 | Group stage | |
47 | BPA | ![]() |
27,560 | ||
48 | BE | ![]() |
26,109 | Group stage | |
49 | BE | ![]() |
25,163 | Group stage | |
50 | BE | ![]() |
24,187 | Group stage | |
50+ participants | |||||
52 | BE | ![]() |
22,051 | Group stage | |
54 | BE | ![]() |
21,571 | Group stage | |
55 | BE | ![]() |
20,543 | Group stage | |
57 | BE | ![]() |
19,272 | Group stage | |
61 | BCA | ![]() |
14,270 | Group stage | |
62 | BA | ![]() |
13,590 | Group stage | |
65 | BE | ![]() |
12,960 | Group stage | |
66 | BO | ![]() |
10,920 | 3rd place | |
71 | BA | ![]() |
9,337 | Group stage | |
76 | BO | ![]() |
7,850 | 4th place | |
85 | BPA | ![]() |
5,590 | 5th place | |
96 | BCA | ![]() |
2,820 | Group stage | |
108 | BE | ![]() |
750 | Group stage |
References
[edit]- ^ "Information: Thomas and Uber Cup finals" (PDF). BWF Corporate (.pdf). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 February 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
- ^ Africa TS
- ^ Asia TS
- ^ "EUROPEAN MEN's & WOMEN's TEAM CHAMPIONSHIPS". badmintoneurope.com. Retrieved 14 December 2017.
- ^ Pan America TS
- ^ Oceania TS
- ^ "Rankings | WS 22 FEB 2018". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
- ^ "Rankings | WD 22 FEB 2018". bwfbadminton.com. Archived from the original on 19 February 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.