2004 Thomas Cup qualification

2004 Thomas Cup qualification 2004 01 31 – 2004 02 25 BA: Kuala Lumpur Badminton StadiumBCA: Pretoria ShowgroundsBE: Mestská HalaBO: Ken Kay Badminton StadiumBPA: Sir Garfield Sobers Gymnasium BA: Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia BCA: Pretoria, South AfricaBE: Prešov, SlovakiaBO: Ballarat, AustraliaBPA: Bridgetown, Barbados 2002 2006 The 2004 Thomas Cup qualification process is a series of tournaments organised by the five IBF confederations to decide 11 of the 12 teams which will play in the 2004 Thomas Cup, with Indonesia qualifying automatically as hosts and trophy holders.Mike's Badminton Populorum http://www2.sbg.ac.at/populorum/badminton/archiv_thomascup.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160330231130/http://www2.sbg.ac.at/populorum/badminton/archiv_thomascup.htm 30 March 2016 5 June 2011 3 Qualified teams Country Confederation Qualified as Qualified on Final appearance INA Badminton Asia 2002 Thomas Cup winners, 2004 Thomas Cup hosts August 2003 20th CHN Badminton Asia 2004 Badminton Asia Thomas Cup Preliminaries winners 22 February 2004 12th RSA Badminton Africa 2004 Thomas Cup Preliminaries for Africa winners 25 February 2004 Debut MAS Badminton Asia 2004 Badminton Asia Thomas Cup Preliminaries runners-up 22 February 2004 20th KOR 1997 Badminton Asia 2004 Badminton Asia Thomas Cup Preliminaries semifinalists 21 February 2004 11th JPN Badminton Asia 2004 Badminton Asia Thomas Cup Preliminaries semifinalists 21 February 2004 7th THA Badminton Asia Fifth place at the 2004 Badminton Asia Thomas Cup Preliminaries 22 February 2004 9th DEN Badminton Europe 2004 European Thomas Cup Preliminaries winners 15 February 2004 23rd GER Badminton Europe 2004 European Thomas Cup Preliminaries runners-up 15 February 2004 2nd ENG Badminton Europe 2004 European Thomas Cup Preliminaries third place 15 February 2004 8th NZL Badminton Oceania 2004 Thomas Cup Preliminaries for Oceania winners 1 February 2004 Debut USA Badminton Pan Am 2004 Pan American Thomas Cup Preliminaries winners 21 February 2004 7th Qualification process The number of teams participating in the final tournament is 12. The allocation of slots for each confederation are 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 2004 Thomas & Uber Cups Preliminaries for Africa 2004 Thomas Cup Preliminaries for Africa The qualification for the African teams was held from 23 to 25 February 2004, at Pretoria Showgrounds in Pretoria, South Africa. The winners of the African qualification will qualify for the Thomas Cup. Teams in contention 18em BOT MRI NGR RSA SWZ Swaziland UGA ZAM Round-robin Thomas Cup yes yes no Badminton Asia 2004 Badminton Asia Thomas & Uber Cup Preliminaries 2004 Badminton Asia Thomas Cup Preliminaries The qualification for the Asian teams was held from 17 to 22 February 2004, at the Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The semi-finalists of the Asian qualification will qualify for the Thomas Cup. The team that finishes 5th in the classification rounds will also earn a spot in the final tournament. Teams in contention Teams qualified for the Group stage 18em CHN TPE HKG IND IRI JPN MAC MAS PAK SGP KOR 1997 SRI THA VIE First round (group stage) #BBF3BB Advance to Knockout stage #FFFFBB Advance to Classification round Group A Group B Group A yes yes no Group B yes yes no Group C Group D Group C yes yes no Group D yes yes no Classification round Bracket1 Knockout stage Bracket2 Badminton Europe 2004 European Thomas & Uber Cup Preliminaries 2004 European Thomas Cup Preliminaries The qualification for the European teams was held from 10 to 15 February 2004, at the Mestská Hala in Prešov, Slovakia. The semi-finalists of the European qualification will qualify for the Thomas Cup. Teams in contention Teams qualified for the Group stage 18em AUT BLR BEL BUL CYP CZE DEN ENG EST FIN FRA 1974 GER GRE HUN ISL IRL ISR LAT LTU MDA NED NOR POL POR RUS SCO SVK SLO ESP SWE SUI TUR UKR WAL First round (group stage) #BBF3BB Advance to Knockout stage Group A Group B Group C Group A T no yes yes Group B T no yes yes Group C T no yes yes Group D Group E Group F Group D T no yes yes Group E T no yes yes Group F T no yes yes Group G Group H Group K Group G T no yes yes Group H T no yes yes Group K T no yes yes Second round (knockout stage) Bracket1 Badminton Oceania 2004 Thomas & Uber Cup Preliminaries for Oceania 2004 Thomas Cup Preliminaries for Oceania The qualification for the Oceanian teams was held from 31 January to 1 February 2004, 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 NZL Play-off |- NZL 4–1 AUS |} Badminton Pan Am 2004 Pan American Thomas & Uber Cup Preliminaries 2004 Pan American Thomas Cup Preliminaries The qualification for the Pan Am teams was held from 17 to 21 February 2004, at the Sir Garfield Sobers Gymnasium in Bridgetown, Barbados. 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 MEX SUR (withdrew) TTO USA First round (group stage) #BBF3BB Advance to Knockout stage Group A Group B Group A yes yes no Group B yes yes no Second round (knockout stage) Bracket1 References Qualification