2008 Uber Cup qualification

2008 Uber Cup qualification 2008 02 08 – 2008 02 24 BA: Military Zone 7 GymnasiumBCA: National Badminton CentreBE: Topsportcentrum AlmereBO: Salle VeyretBPA: Sociedade Hípica de Campinas BA: Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam BCA: Rose Hill, MauritiusBE: Almere, NetherlandsBO: Nouméa, New CaledoniaBPA: Campinas, Brazil 2006 2010 The 2008 Uber 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 Uber Cup, with Indonesia qualifying automatically as hosts and China trophy holders.Tournament Thomas & Uber Cups Preliminaries Asia Zone 2008 https://bwfbadminton.com/tournament/407/thomas-uber-cups-preliminaries-asia-zone-2008 2025-10-18 bwfbadminton.comTournament European Men's & Women's Team Championships 2008 https://bwfbadminton.com/tournament/8/european-men-s-women-s-team-championships-2008 2025-10-18 bwfbadminton.comTournament BPAC Thomas & Uber Cups Regional 2008 https://bwfbadminton.com/tournament/406/bpac-thomas-uber-cups-regional-2008 2025-10-18 bwfbadminton.com 3 Qualified teams Country Confederation Qualified as Qualified on Final appearance INA Badminton Asia 2008 Uber Cup hosts December 2005 19th CHN Badminton Asia 2008 Uber Cup winners 7 May 2006 13th RSA Badminton Africa 2008 Uber Cup Preliminaries for Africa winners 21 February 2008 3rd KOR 1997 Badminton Asia 2008 Badminton Asia Uber Cup Preliminaries winners 23 February 2008 13rd JPN Badminton Asia 2008 Badminton Asia Uber Cup Preliminaries runners-up 23 February 2008 19th MAS Badminton Asia 2008 Badminton Asia Uber Cup Preliminaries semifinalists 23 February 2008 12th HKG Badminton Asia 2008 Badminton Asia Uber Cup Preliminaries semifinalists 23 February 2008 5th DEN Badminton Europe 2008 European Team Championships winners 17 February 2008 15th NED Badminton Europe 2008 European Team Championships runners-up 17 February 2008 9th GER Badminton Europe 2008 European Team Championships third place 17 February 2008 4th NZL Badminton Oceania 2008 Uber Cup Preliminaries for Oceania winners 8 February 2008 6th CAN Badminton Pan Am 2008 Pan American Uber Cup Preliminaries winners 21 February 2008 8th 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 Asia, 3 from 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 2008 Thomas & Uber Cups Preliminaries for Africa 2008 Uber Cup Preliminaries for 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 Uber Cup. Teams in contention Teams qualified for the Group stage 18em EGY MRI NGR RSA First round (group stage) #BBF3BB Advance to Knockout stage Round-robinWomen's team yes yes no Second round (knockout stage) Bracket2 Badminton Asia 2008 Badminton Asia Thomas & Uber Cup Preliminaries 2008 Badminton Asia Uber Cup Preliminaries 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 Uber Cup. Teams in contention Teams qualified for the Group stage 18em CAM TPE HKG IND INA JPN SGP KOR 1997 SRI THA VIE First round (group stage) #BBF3BB Advance to Knockout stage Group W Group X Group W yes yes Group X yes yes Group Y Group Z Group Y yes yes Group Z yes yes Second round (knockout stage) Bracket2 Badminton Europe 2008 European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships 2008 European Women's Team Badminton Championships The qualification for the European teams was held from 12 to 17 February 2008, at the Topsportcentrum in Almere, Netherlands. The semi-finalists of the European qualification will qualify for the Uber Cup. Teams in contention Teams qualified for the Group stage 18em AUT BLR BEL BUL CZE DEN ENG EST FIN FRA 1974 GER ISL IRL ITA LTU NED POL POR RUS SCO SVK ESP SWE SUI TUR UKR WAL First round (group stage) #BBF3BB Advance to Knockout stage Group A Group B Group C Group A no yes yes Group B no yes yes Group C no yes yes Group D Group E Group F Group D no yes yes Group E no yes yes Group F no yes yes Group G Group G no yes yes Second round (knockout stage) MSecond Badminton Oceania 2008 Thomas & Uber Cup Preliminaries for Oceania 2008 Uber Cup Preliminaries for 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 Uber Cup. Teams in contention 18em AUS NZL Play-off |- NZL 3–0 AUS |} Badminton Pan Am 2008 Pan American Thomas & Uber Cup Preliminaries 2008 Pan American Uber Cup Preliminaries The qualification for the Pan Am teams was held 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 Uber Cup. Teams in contention Teams qualified for the Group stage 18em BRA CAN PER USA First round (group stage) #BBF3BB Advance to play-off Round-robin Women's team no yes yes Play-off |- CAN 1–3 USA |} References Qualification