2012 Thomas Cup qualification

2012 Thomas Cup qualification 2012 02 13 – 2012 02 29 BA: Macao ForumBCA: Arat Kilo HallBE: Sporthallen ZuidBO: Ken Kay Badminton StadiumBPA: Los Angeles Badminton Club BA: Macau BCA: Addis Ababa, EthiopiaBE: Amsterdam, NetherlandsBO: Ballarat, AustraliaBPA: El Monte, United States 2010 2014 The 2012 Thomas Cup qualification process is a series of tournaments organised by the five BWF confederations to decide 11 of the 12 teams which will play in the 2012 Thomas Cup, with China qualifying automatically as hosts and trophy holders.Tournament Badminton Africa 2012 Thomas & Uber Cup preliminaries https://bwfbadminton.com/tournament/1646/badminton-africa-2012-thomas-uber-cup-preliminaries 2025-09-14 bwfbadminton.comTournament Badminton Asia 2012 Thomas & Uber Cup preliminaries https://bwfbadminton.com/tournament/1640/badminton-asia-2012-thomas-uber-cup-preliminaries 2025-09-14 bwfbadminton.comTournament European Men's & Women's Team Championships 2012 https://bwfbadminton.com/tournament/1641/european-men-s-women-s-team-championships-2012 2025-09-14 bwfbadminton.comTournament 2012 TUC Pan Am Preliminary https://bwfbadminton.com/tournament/2054/2012-tuc-pan-am-preliminary 2025-09-14 bwfbadminton.com 3 Qualified teams Country Confederation Qualified as Qualified on Final appearance CHN Badminton Asia 2010 Thomas Cup winners, 2012 Thomas Cup hosts 3 June 2011 16th RSA Badminton Africa 2012 Thomas Cup Preliminaries for Africa winners 29 February 2012 3rd KOR Badminton Asia Fifth place at the 2012 Badminton Asia Thomas Cup Preliminaries 19 February 2012 15th INA Badminton Asia 2012 Badminton Asia Thomas Cup Preliminaries semifinalists 19 February 2012 24th JPN Badminton Asia 2012 Badminton Asia Thomas Cup Preliminaries runners-up 19 February 2012 11th MAS Badminton Asia 2012 Badminton Asia Thomas Cup Preliminaries semifinalists 19 February 2012 24th DEN Badminton Europe 2012 European Team Championships winners 19 February 2012 27th GER Badminton Europe 2012 European Team Championships runners-up 19 February 2012 6th ENG Badminton Europe 2012 European Team Championships semifinalists 19 February 2012 12th RUS Badminton Europe 2012 European Team Championships semifinalists 19 February 2012 Debut NZL Badminton Oceania 2012 Thomas Cup Preliminaries for Oceania winners 19 February 2012 6th USA Badminton Pan Am 2012 Pan American Thomas Cup Preliminaries winners 19 February 2012 9th 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 2012 Thomas & Uber Cups Preliminaries for Africa 2012 Thomas Cup Preliminaries for Africa The qualification for the African teams was held from 22 to 29 February 2012, at the Arat Kilo Hall in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The winners of the African qualification will qualify for the Thomas Cup. Teams in contention Teams qualified for the Group stage 18em EGY ETH KEN MRI NGR RSA UGA First round (group stage) #BBF3BB Advance to Knockout stage Group AGroup BGroup A T yes yesGroup B T yes yes Second round (knockout stage) Bracket1 Badminton Asia 2012 Badminton Asia Thomas & Uber Cup Preliminaries 2012 Badminton Asia Thomas Cup Preliminaries The qualification for the Asian teams was held from 13 to 19 February 2012, at the Macao Forum in Sé, Macau. The semi-finalists of the Asian qualification will qualify for the Thomas Cup. Since China qualified automatically as hosts and defending champions, an extra slot will be awarded to the team that finishes first in the classification round. Teams in contention Teams qualified for the Group stage 18em CHN TPE HKG INA IND JPN KAZ MAC MAS SGP KOR SRI THA VIE First round (group stage) #BBF3BB Advance to Knockout stage Group A Group B Group A yes yes Group B yes yes Group C Group D Group C yes yes Group D yes yes Second round (knockout stage) Bracket1 Classification round (additional quota) #BBF3BB Qualified for the 2012 Thomas Cup Group T yes yes Badminton Europe 2012 European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships 2012 European Men's Team Badminton Championships The qualification for the European teams was held from 14 to 19 February 2012, at the Sporthallen Zuid in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The semi-finalists of the European qualification will qualify for the Thomas Cup. Teams in contention Teams qualified for the Group stage 18em AUT BEL BUL CRO CZE DEN ENG EST FIN FRA 1974 GER HUN ISL IRL ISR ITA LTU LUX NED POL POR RUS SCO SVK SLO ESP SWE SUI UKR WAL First round (group stage) #BBF3BB Advance to Knockout stage Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 1 no yes yes Group 2 no yes yes Group 3 no yes yes Group 4 Group 5 Group 6 Group 4 no yes yes Group 5 no yes yes Group 6 no yes yes Group 7 Group 8 Group 7 no yes yes Group 8 no yes yes Second round (knockout stage) MSecond Badminton Oceania 2012 Thomas & Uber Cup Preliminaries for Oceania 2012 Thomas Cup Preliminaries for Oceania The qualification for the Oceanian teams was held from 18 to 19 February 2012, at the Ken Kay Badminton Stadium in Ballarat, Australia. The winner of the Oceania qualification will qualify for the Thomas Cup. Teams in contention 18em AUS NCL FLNKS NZL PYF Tahiti Round-robin Men's team no yes yes Badminton Pan Am 2012 Pan American Thomas & Uber Cup Preliminaries 2012 Pan American Thomas Cup Preliminaries The qualification for the Pan Am teams was held from 17 to 19 February 2012, at the Los Angeles Badminton Club in El Monte, California, United States. The winner of the Pan Am qualification will qualify for the Thomas Cup. Teams in contention Teams qualified for the Group stage 18em BAR BRA CAN GUA JAM PUR SUR USA First round (group stage) #BBF3BB Advance to Knockout stage Group A Group B Group A no yes yes Group B no yes yes Second round (knockout stage) Bracket1 References Qualification