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2016 Thomas Cup qualification

The 2016 Thomas 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 2016 Thomas Cup, with China qualifying automatically both as hosts, and Japan as the trophy holder.[1]

2016 Thomas Cup qualification
Tournament details
Dates15 – 20 February 2016
VenueBA: GMC Balayogi Indoor Stadium
BCA: National Badminton Centre
BE: Kazan Gymnastics Center
BO: X-TRM North Harbour Centre
BPA: CODE II Jalisco
LocationBA: Hyderabad, India
BCA: Rose Hill, Mauritius
BE: Kazan, Russia
BO: Auckland, New Zealand
BPA: Guadalajara, Mexico
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Qualified teams edit

Country Confederation Qualified as Qualified on World Team Rankings Final appearance
  China Badminton Asia Host country May 2014 1st 18th
  Japan Badminton Asia 2014 Thomas Cup winner 25 May 2014 5th 14th
  South Africa Badminton Africa 2016 Africa Team Championships winner 19 February 2016 33rd 4th
  India Badminton Asia 2016 Asia Team Championships semifinalists 19 February 2016 7th 11th
  Indonesia Badminton Asia 2016 Asia Team Championships semifinalists 19 February 2016 4th 26th
  South Korea Badminton Asia 2016 Asia Team Championships semifinalists 19 February 2016 3rd 17th
  Denmark Badminton Europe 2016 European Team Championships semifinalists 19 February 2016 2nd 29th
  England Badminton Europe 2016 European Team Championships semifinalists 19 February 2016 11th 14th
  France Badminton Europe 2016 European Team Championships semifinalists 19 February 2016 13th 2nd
  Germany Badminton Europe 2016 European Team Championships semifinalists 19 February 2016 12th 7th
  New Zealand Badminton Oceania 2016 Oceania Team Championships winner 20 February 2016 39th 7th
  Mexico Badminton Pan Am 2016 Pan Am Team Championships winner 20 February 2016 18th Debut
  Malaysia Badminton Asia Best ranking (Asia) 3 March 2016 6th 26th
  Chinese Taipei Badminton Asia Best ranking (overall) 3 March 2016 8th 2nd
  Hong Kong Badminton Asia Best ranking (overall) 3 March 2016 9th 4th
  Thailand Badminton Asia Best ranking (overall) 3 March 2016 10th 12th

Qualification process edit

The number of teams participating in the final tournament is 16. The allocation of slots for each confederation is 4 from each Asia and Europe, and 1 from each Africa, Oceania and Pan Am. Two automatic qualifiers are the host and defending champion. The remaining quota will be filled by World Team Ranking.

Confederation qualification edit

Badminton Confederation of Africa edit

Main article: 2016 Africa Continental Team Badminton Championships

The qualification for the African teams was held from 16 to 19 February 2016, at the National Badminton Centre in Rose Hill, Mauritius. The winners of the African qualification will qualified for the Thomas Cup.

Teams in contention edit

Teams qualified for the Group stage

First round (group stage) edit

  Advance to Knockout stage
Group A Group B
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1   South Africa 3 3
2   Mauritius 3 2
3   Réunion 3 1
4   Zimbabwe 3 0
Source: TS
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1   Algeria 2 2
2   Ghana 2 1
3   Uganda 2 0
Source: TS

Second round (knockout stage) edit

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
18 February
 
 
  South Africa3
 
19 February
 
  Ghana1
 
  South Africa3
 
18 February
 
  Mauritius1
 
  Mauritius3
 
 
  Algeria0
 


Badminton Asia edit

Main article: 2016 Badminton Asia Team Championships

The qualification for the Asian teams was held from 15 to 21 February 2016, at the GMC Balayogi Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad, India. The semi-finalist of the Asian qualification will qualified for the Thomas Cup. China qualifying automatically as hosts. Japan also qualifying automatically as trophy holder.

Teams in contention edit

Teams qualified for the Group stage

First round (group stage) edit

  Advance to Knockout stage
Group A Group B
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1   India 2 2
2   China 2 1
3   Singapore 2 0
Source: TS
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1   Japan 3 3
2   Malaysia 3 2
3   Sri Lanka 3 1
4     Nepal 3 0
Source: TS
Group C Group D
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1   Indonesia 3 3
2   Chinese Taipei 3 2
3   Thailand 3 1
4   Maldives 3 0
Source: TS
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1   South Korea 2 2
2   Hong Kong 2 1
3   Philippines 2 0
Source: TS

Second round (knockout stage) edit

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
19 February
 
 
  South Korea3
 
20 February
 
  China0
 
  South Korea0
 
19 February
 
  Japan3
 
  Japan3
 
21 February
 
  Chinese Taipei0
 
  Japan2
 
19 February
 
  Indonesia3
 
  Malaysia2
 
20 February
 
  India3
 
  India1
 
19 February
 
  Indonesia3
 
  Hong Kong0
 
 
  Indonesia3
 


Badminton Europe edit

Main article: 2016 European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships

The qualification for the European teams was held from 15 to 21 February 2016, at the Kazan Gymnastics Center in Kazan, Russia. The semi-finalist of the European qualification will qualified for the Thomas Cup.

Teams in contention edit

Teams qualified for the Group stage

First round (group stage) edit

  Advance to Knockout stage
Group 1 Group 2 Group 3

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1   Denmark 3 3
2   Croatia 3 2
3   Finland 3 1
4   Turkey 3 0
Source: TS

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1   England 3 3
2   Bulgaria 3 2
3   Estonia 3 1
4   Hungary 3 0
Source: TS

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1   Germany 3 3
2   Czech Republic 3 2
3   Ireland 3 1
4   Lithuania 3 0
Source: TS
Group 4 Group 5 Group 6

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1   France 3 3
2   Sweden 3 2
3   Scotland 3 1
4   Slovakia 3 0
Source: TS

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1   Russia 3 3
2   Ukraine 3 2
3   Austria 3 1
4   Slovenia 3 0
Source: TS

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1   Poland 4 4
2   Spain 4 3
3   Belgium 4 2
4   Norway 4 1
5   Italy 4 0
Source: TS
Ranking of runners-up

Pos Grp Team
 Pld W L MF MA MD GF GA GD PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1 4   Sweden 3 2 1 11 4 +7 22 10 +12 607 490 +117 2 Knockout stage
2 5   Ukraine 3 2 1 11 4 +7 22 12 +10 628 586 +42 2
3 6   Spain 3 2 1 9 6 +3 21 13 +8 627 580 +47 2
4 3   Czech Republic 3 2 1 9 6 +3 19 15 +4 619 570 +49 2
5 2   Bulgaria 3 2 1 7 8 −1 16 20 −4 641 673 −32 2
6 1   Croatia 3 2 1 6 9 −3 15 19 −4 565 608 −43 2
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Due to group 6 having different number of teams, the results against the fifth-placed teams are not considered for this ranking.

Second round (knockout stage) edit

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
February 19, 2016
 
 
  Denmark 3
 
February 20, 2016
 
  Russia 1
 
  Denmark 3
 
 
 
  Germany 0
 
  Germany 3
 
February 21, 2016
 
  Sweden 0
 
  Denmark 3
 
 
 
  France 1
 
  Ukraine 0
 
 
 
  France 3
 
  France 3
 
 
 
  England 2
 
  Poland 0
 
 
  England 3
 

Badminton Oceania edit

Main article: 2016 Oceania Badminton Championships

The qualification for the Pan Am teams was held from 19 to 20 February 2016, at the X-TRM North Harbour Centre in Auckland, New Zealand. The winner of the Oceania qualification will qualified for the Thomas Cup.

Teams in contention edit

Teams qualified for the Group stage

Round-robin edit

Pos Team Pld W L MF MA MD GF GA GD PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   New Zealand 3 3 0 14 1 +13 28 4 +24 648 372 +276 3 Thomas Cup
2   Australia 3 2 1 11 4 +7 24 9 +15 638 451 +187 2
3   Tahiti 3 1 2 4 11 −7 9 23 −14 449 635 −186 1
4   New Caledonia 3 0 3 1 14 −13 3 28 −25 366 643 −277 0
Source: TS

Badminton Pan Am edit

Main article: 2016 Pan Am Team Badminton Championships

The qualification for the Pan Am teams was held from 17 to 20 February 2016, at the CODE II Jalisco in Guadalajara, Mexico. The winner of the Pan Am qualification will qualified for the Thomas Cup.

Teams in contention edit

Teams qualified for the Group stage

First round (group stage) edit

Pos Team
 Pld W L MF MA MD GF GA GD PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Mexico 3 3 0 10 5 +5 23 13 +10 686 623 +63 3 Final
2   Canada 3 2 1 8 7 +1 18 17 +1 624 608 +16 2
3   Guatemala 3 1 2 8 7 +1 20 18 +2 682 651 +31 1
4   United States 3 0 3 4 11 −7 11 24 −13 559 669 −110 0
Source: TS

Second round (final) edit

Team 1  Score  Team 2
Mexico   3–2   Canada

World team rankings edit

Below is the chart of the BWF World Team Ranking calculated by adding World Ranking of top three Men's Singles players and top two Men's Doubles pairs on 3 March 2016.[2][3]

Rank Conf. Nation Points Continental
results 		Qualification
status
1 BA   China 379,132 Quarterfinals Qualified as host
2 BE   Denmark 330,171 Winner Qualified as BE semifinalists
3 BA   South Korea 305,570 Semifinals Qualified as BA semifinalists
4 BA   Indonesia 279,614 Winner Qualified as BA semifinalists
5 BA   Japan 269,608 Runner-up Qualified as trophy holder
6 BA   Malaysia 241,788 Quarterfinals Qualified by ranking (Asia)
7 BA   India 226,171 Semifinals Qualified as BA semifinalists
8 BA   Chinese Taipei 225,742 Quarterfinals Qualified by ranking (overall)
9 BA   Hong Kong 194,425 Quarterfinals Qualified by ranking (overall)
10 BA   Thailand 168,277 Group stage Qualified by ranking (overall)
11 BE   England 153,046 Semifinals Qualified as BE semifinalists
12 BE   Germany 135,683 Semifinals Qualified as BE semifinalists
13 BE   France 133,240 Runner-up Qualified as BE semifinalists
14 BE   Russia 126,154 Quarterfinals
15 BPA   United States 106,273 4th place
16 BE   Poland 103,472 Quarterfinals
17 BPA   Canada 91,988 Runner-up
18 BPA   Mexico 91,593 Winner Qualified as the winner of BPA
19 BPA   Brazil 90,189
20 BE   Ukraine 85,664 Quarterfinals
21 BA   Singapore 82,179 Group stage
22 BPA   Guatemala 74,685 3rd place
23 BE   Austria 74,359 Group stage
24 BE   Belgium 72,602 Group stage
25 BE   Italy 70,836 Group stage
26 BE   Netherlands 68,536'
27 BE   Scotland 65,891 Group stage
28 BE   Spain 64,728 Group stage
29 BE   Finland 64,728 Group stage
30 BE   Sweden 63,841 Quarterfinals
31 BE   Turkey 58,039 Group stage
32 BCA   Egypt 57,650
33 BCA   South Africa 56,785 Winner Qualified as the winner of BCA
34 BE   Czech Republic 55,538 Group stage
35 BE   Ireland 52,767 Group stage
36 BO   Australia 52,231 Runner-up
37 BA   Vietnam 51,677
38 BE    Switzerland 48,599
39 BO   New Zealand 44,235 Winner Qualified as the winner of BO
40 BA   Iran 42,340
41 BE   Estonia 39,566 Group stage
42 BPA   Peru 38,950
43 BA   Philippines 37,828 Group stage
44 BE   Israel 37,398
45 BPA   Dominican Republic 34,820
46 BE   Croatia 34,109 Group stage
47 BPA   Cuba 33,420
48 BE   Bulgaria 32,044 Group stage
49 BCA   Algeria 30,584 Semifinals
50 BA   Sri Lanka 30,506 Group stage
50+ participant
51 BE   Norway 30,302 Group stage
53 BCA   Uganda 29,525 Group stage
55 BE   Lithuania 27,497 Group stage
57 BE   Slovakia 25,992 Group stage
58 BCA   Mauritius 23,868 Runner-up
60 BE   Slovenia 19,775 Group stage
62 BCA   Ghana 17,071 Group stage
65 BA     Nepal 15,435 Group stage
67 BE   Hungary 15,048 Group stage
82 BO   New Caledonia 7,356 4th place
91 BA   Maldives 4,295 Group stage
107 BO   Tahiti 1,440 3rd place
108 BCA   Réunion 1,249 Group stage
– BCA   Zimbabwe 0 Group stage

References edit

  1. ^ "Information: Thomas and Thomas Cup finals" (PDF). BWF Corporate (.pdf). Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Rankings | MS 3 MAR 2016". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Rankings | MD 3 MAR 2016". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
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