2008 Thomas & Uber Cup qualification

The 2008 Thomas & Uber Cup qualification was held in February 2008 to determine another ten places for the men's and women's tournaments for the 2008 Thomas & Uber Cup along with China and Indonesia as defending champion and host. Each confederation held a qualifying tournament in a fixed venue to determine the places allocated. Africa The tournament was held in Rose Hill, Mauritius, from February 18 to February 22, 2008, having moved from Kenya because of security concerns.http://www.badmintonafrica.org/docs/news.htm Thomas & Uber Cup moved 2008-02-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20080410181025/http://www.badmintonafrica.org/docs/news.htm 2008-04-10 dead The winner in the final was given a place in the final tournament.http://www.badminton.de/08_Vorrunden.1274.0.html Qualifikationsturniere für die Endrunden Thomas-/Uber Cup 2008 2008-04-26 German https://web.archive.org/web/20080328170849/http://www.badminton.de/08_Vorrunden.1274.0.html 28 March 2008 dead dmy-all Thomas Cup Groups Group A TeamPtsPldWLMFMAMDSouth Africa422091+8Egypt422082+6Uganda220237−4Kenya2202010−10 South Africa5–0KenyaEgypt3–2UgandaSouth Africa4–1UgandaEgypt5–0Kenya Group B TeamPtsPldWLMFMAMDNigeria422082+6Mauritius321146−2Zambia220237−4 Nigeria4–1ZambiaMauritius3–2ZambiaNigeria4–1Mauritius Knockout stage South Africa 3 Mauritius 0 Nigeria 3 Egypt 1 February 23 South Africa 0 Nigeria 3 Uber Cup Group TeamPtsPldWLMFMAMDNigeria6330132+11South Africa5321114+7Mauritius4312510−5Egypt3303114−13 Nigeria5–0MauritiusSouth Africa5–0EgyptNigeria3–2South AfricaMauritius4–1EgyptSouth Africa4–1MauritiusNigeria5–0Egypt Knockout stage Nigeria 3 Egypt 0 South Africa 3 Mauritius 1 February 23 Nigeria 2 South Africa 3 Asia The tournament was held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, from February 18 to February 24, 2008. 14 teams participated in the men's event and 11 in the women's. The Hong Kong women's team went through to the final tournament based on a higher team ranking than Scotland.http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Monday/Sport/2149497/Article/index_html Badminton/Thomas Cup Asia Zone Qualifying Round: BWF reduces number of qualifiers to three 2008-02-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20080207070855/http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Monday/Sport/2149497/Article/index_html 2008-02-07 live Thomas Cup Groups Group A TeamPtsPldWLMFMAMDMalaysia3330150+15Chinese Taipei2321105+5Philippines1312510−5Cambodia0303015−15 February 20, 2008Malaysia5–0PhilippinesChinese Taipei5–0CambodiaChinese Taipei5–0PhilippinesMalaysia5–0CambodiaFebruary 21, 2008Philippines5–0CambodiaMalaysia5–0Chinese Taipei Group B TeamPtsPldWLMFMAMDSouth Korea222091+8Singapore121146−2Vietnam020228−6 February 19, 2008Singapore4–1VietnamFebruary 20, 2008South Korea5–0SingaporeFebruary 21, 2008South Korea4–1Vietnam Group C TeamPtsPldWLMFMAMDJapan2220100+10India1211550Pakistan0202010−10 February 19, 2008Japan5–0PakistanFebruary 20, 2008India5–0PakistanFebruary 21, 2008Japan5–0India Group D TeamPtsPldWLMFMAMDThailand3330141+13Hong Kong2321114+7Sri Lanka1312510−5Macau0303015−15 February 19, 2008Hong Kong5–0Sri LankaThailand5–0MacauFebruary 20, 2008Thailand5–0Sri LankaHong Kong5–0MacauFebruary 21, 2008Sri Lanka5–0MacauHong Kong1–4Thailand Knockout stage February 22 Report (Malaysia - India) Malaysia 3 India 0 February 22 Report (Thailand - Singapore) Thailand 3 Singapore 0 February 22 Report (Chinese Taipei - Japan) Chinese Taipei 2 Japan 3 February 22 Report (Hong Kong - Korea) Hong Kong 0 South Korea 3 February 23 Report (Malaysia - Thailand) Malaysia 3 Thailand 0 February 23 Report (Japan - Korea) Japan 0 South Korea 3 February 24 Report (Malaysia - Korea) Malaysia 3 South Korea 2 February 24 Report (Thailand - Japan) Thailand 1 Japan 3 Classification Preliminary Fifth Place February 23 Report (India - Singapore) India 3 Singapore 2 February 23 Report (Chinese Taipei - Hong Kong) Chinese Taipei 1 Hong Kong 3 February 23 Report (India - Hong Kong) India 3 Hong Kong 0 Uber Cup Groups Group W TeamPtsPldWLMFMAMDJapan222091+8Thailand121164+2Sri Lanka0202010−10 February 19, 2008Japan5–0Sri LankaFebruary 20, 2008Thailand5–0Sri LankaFebruary 21, 2008Japan4–1Thailand Group X TeamPtsPldWLMFMAMDSouth Korea2220100+10Singapore1211550Cambodia0202010−10 February 19, 2008South Korea5–0CambodiaFebruary 20, 2008Singapore5–0CambodiaFebruary 21, 2008South Korea5–0Singapore Group Y TeamPtsPldWLMFMAMDHong Kong222073+4Chinese Taipei121173+4Vietnam020219−8 February 19, 2008Chinese Taipei5–0VietnamFebruary 20, 2008Hong Kong4–1VietnamFebruary 21, 2008Chinese Taipei2–3Hong Kong Group Z TeamPtsPldWLMFMAMDMalaysia111041+3India010114−3 February 21, 2008Malaysia4–1India Knockout stage February 22 Report (Japan - Chinese Taipei) Japan 3 Chinese Taipei 1 February 22 Report (Malaysia - Singapore) Malaysia 3 Singapore 1 February 22 Report (Thailand - Hong Kong) Thailand 0 Hong Kong 3 February 22 Report (India - Korea) India 1 South Korea 3 February 23 Report (Japan - Malaysia) Japan 3 Malaysia 2 February 23 Report (Hong Kong - Korea) Hong Kong 1 South Korea 3 February 24 Report (Japan - Korea) Japan 1 South Korea 3 February 24 Report (Malaysia - Hong Kong) Malaysia 3 Hong Kong 0 Classification Preliminary Fifth Place February 23 Report (Chinese Taipei - Singapore) Chinese Taipei 2 Singapore 3 February 23 Report (Thailand - India) Thailand 3 India 2 February 24 Report (Singapore - Thailand) Singapore 3 Thailand 2 Europe 2008 European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships The 2008 European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships also served as qualification for the 2008 Thomas & Uber Cup. Denmark, England and Germany went through to the final tournament for men. In the women's competition, Denmark, Netherlands and Germany went through to the final tournament. Oceania The tournament was held on February 8, 2008, in Nouméa, New Caledonia. Only two teams took part in the tournament, New Zealand and Australia. The winner won a place in the final tournament. Thomas Cup February 8, 2008New Zealand3–2Australia Uber Cup February 8, 2008New Zealand3–0Australia Americas The tournament was held from February 16 to February 18, 2008, in Campinas, Brazil. Four teams participated: Brazil, Canada, Peru and the United States. The winner in the final went through to the final tournament. Thomas Cup Group TeamPtsPldWLMFMAMDCanada3330141+13USA232187+1Brazil1312411−7Peru0303411−7 February 16, 2008USA3–2PeruCanada5–0BrazilCanada5–0PeruUSA4–1BrazilFebruary 17, 2008USA1–4CanadaPeru2–3Brazil Classification February 18, 2008Brazil1–3PeruThird placeCanada3–0USAFinal Uber Cup Group TeamPtsPldWLMFMAMDCanada3330123+9USA2321114+7Peru131278−1Brazil0303015−15 February 16, 2008USA4–1PeruCanada5–0BrazilCanada4–1PeruUSA5–0BrazilFebruary 17, 2008USA2–3CanadaPeru5–0Brazil Classification February 18, 2008Peru3–1BrazilThird placeCanada1–3USAFinal References External links Thomas & Uber Cups Preliminaries Asia Zone 2008 2008 Thomas and Uber Cup Preliminaries (Oceania) Thomas & Uber Cups Regional 2008 (Americas) Thomas and Amp Uber Cup Qualification, 2008