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2016 Uber Cup qualification

The 2016 Uber Cup qualification process is a series of tournaments organised by the five BWF confederations to decide 15 of the 16 teams which will play in the 2016 Uber Cup, with China qualifying automatically both as hosts, and trophy holder.[1]

2016 Uber 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 & 2014 Uber Cup winner May 2014 1st 17th
  Mauritius Badminton Africa 2016 Africa Team Championships winner 19 February 2016 38th Debut
  Japan Badminton Asia 2016 Asia Team Championships semifinalists 19 February 2016 2nd 23rd
  South Korea Badminton Asia 2016 Asia Team Championships semifinalists 19 February 2016 3rd 17th
  Thailand Badminton Asia 2016 Asia Team Championships semifinalists 19 February 2016 4th 5th
  Bulgaria Badminton Europe 2016 European Team Championships semifinalists 19 February 2016 16th Debut
  Denmark Badminton Europe 2016 European Team Championships semifinalists 19 February 2016 8th 19th
  Germany Badminton Europe 2016 European Team Championships semifinalists 19 February 2016 9th 8th
  Spain Badminton Europe 2016 European Team Championships semifinalists 19 February 2016 11th Debut
  Australia Badminton Oceania 2016 Oceania Team Championships winner 20 February 2016 22nd 7th
  United States Badminton Pan Am 2016 Pan Am Team Championships winner 20 February 2016 13th 11th
  India Badminton Asia Best ranking (Asia) 3 March 2016 15th 5th
  Indonesia Badminton Asia Best ranking (overall) 3 March 2016 6th 23rd
  Chinese Taipei Badminton Asia Best ranking (overall) 3 March 2016 7th 5th
  Malaysia Badminton Asia Best ranking (overall) 3 March 2016 10th 11th
  Hong Kong Badminton Asia Best ranking (overall) 3 March 2016 12th 7th

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 Uber 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   Egypt 2 2
2   Uganda 2 1
3   Réunion 2 0
Source: TS
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1   Mauritius 2 2
2   Ghana 2 1
3   Zimbabwe 2 0
Source: TS

Second round (knockout stage) edit

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
18 February
 
 
  Egypt3
 
19 February
 
  Ghana0
 
  Egypt0
 
18 February
 
  Mauritius3
 
  Uganda0
 
 
  Mauritius3
 


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 Uber Cup. China qualifying automatically as hosts and 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   China 2 2
2   Malaysia 2 1
3   Hong Kong 2 0
Source: TS
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1   Thailand 2 2
2   Chinese Taipei 2 1
3   Sri Lanka 2 0
Source: TS
Group C Group D
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1   South Korea 2 2
2   Indonesia 2 1
3   Maldives 2 0
Source: TS
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1   Japan 2 2
2   India 2 1
3   Singapore 2 0
Source: TS

Second round (knockout stage) edit

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
19 February
 
 
  China3
 
20 February
 
  Indonesia0
 
  China3
 
19 February
 
  South Korea0
 
  South Korea3
 
21 February
 
  India0
 
  China3
 
19 February
 
  Japan2
 
  Malaysia0
 
20 February
 
  Thailand3
 
  Thailand0
 
19 February
 
  Japan3
 
  Chinese Taipei1
 
 
  Japan3
 


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 Uber 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   Finland 3 2
3   Lithuania 3 1
4   Belarus 3 0
Source: TS

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1   Bulgaria 3 3
2   Spain 3 2
3   Estonia 3 1
4   Belgium 3 0
Source: TS

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1   Germany 3 3
2   England 3 2
3   France 3 1
4   Wales 0 0
Source: TS
Group 4 Group 5

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1   Ukraine 3 3
2   Turkey 3 2
3   Czech Republic 3 1
4   Italy 3 0
Source: TS

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1   Russia 3 3
2   Hungary 3 2
3   Ireland 3 1
4   Slovakia 3 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   Turkey 3 2 1 10 5 +5 22 14 +8 698 571 +127 2 Knockout stage
2 2   Spain 3 2 1 10 5 +5 21 14 +7 673 591 +82 2
3 1   Finland 3 2 1 9 6 +3 19 15 +4 596 590 +6 2
4 5   Hungary 3 2 1 7 8 −1 16 19 −3 564 654 −90 2
5 3   England 3 2 1 4 6 −2 11 13 −2 430 456 −26 2
Source: [citation needed]

Second round (knockout stage) edit

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
February 19, 2016
 
 
  Denmark 3
 
February 20, 2016
 
  Finland 0
 
  Denmark 3
 
 
 
  Germany 1
 
  Germany 3
 
February 21, 2016
 
  Russia 0
 
  Denmark 3
 
 
 
  Bulgaria 1
 
  Spain 3
 
 
 
  Ukraine 0
 
  Spain 2
 
 
 
  Bulgaria 3
 
  Turkey 1
 
 
  Bulgaria 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 Uber 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   Australia 4 4 0 19 1 +18 38 2 +36 830 288 +542 4 Thomas Cup
2   New Zealand 4 3 1 16 4 +12 32 8 +24 758 410 +348 3
3   New Caledonia 4 2 2 9 11 −2 19 24 −5 613 771 −158 2
4   Tahiti 4 1 3 6 14 −8 14 29 −15 549 790 −241 1
5   Guam 4 0 4 0 20 −20 0 40 −40 349 840 −491 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 Uber 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   United States 3 3 0 12 3 +9 26 7 +19 662 449 +213 3 Final
2   Canada 3 2 1 11 4 +7 23 10 +13 645 520 +125 2
3   Mexico 3 1 2 7 8 −1 14 18 −4 549 573 −24 1
4   Guatemala 3 0 3 0 15 −15 2 30 −28 359 673 −314 0
Source: TS

Second round (final) edit

Team 1  Score  Team 2
United States   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 Women's Singles players and top two Women's Doubles pairs on 3 March 2016.[2][3]

Rank Conf. Nation Points Continental
results 		Qualification
status
1 BA   China 361,084 Winner Qualified as host & trophy holder
2 BA   Japan 301,384 Runner-up Qualified as BA semifinalists
3 BA   South Korea 280,810 Semifinals Qualified as BA semifinalists
4 BA   Thailand 245,973 Semifinals Qualified as BA semifinalists
5 BA   India 224,313 Quarterfinals Qualified by ranking (Asia)
6 BA   Indonesia 218,837 Quarterfinals Qualified by ranking (overall)
7 BA   Chinese Taipei 199,685 Quarterfinals Qualified by ranking (overall)
8 BE   Denmark 187,848 Winner Qualified as BE semifinalists
9 BE   Germany 161,880 Semifinals Qualified as BE semifinalists
10 BA   Malaysia 154,821 Quarterfinals Qualified by ranking (overall)
11 BE   Spain 149,377 Semifinals Qualified as BE semifinalists
12 BA   Hong Kong 137,241 Group stage Qualified by ranking (overall)
13 BPA   United States 131,849 Winner Qualified as the winner of BPA
14 BE   Netherlands 125,701
15 BE   Turkey 118,033 Quarterfinals
16 BE   Bulgaria 109,565 Runner-up Qualified as BE semifinalists
17 BPA   Canada 109,214 Runner-up
18 BE   England 105,431 Group stage
19 BE   Russia 103,520 Quarterfinals
20 BPA   Brazil 98,557
21 BA   Singapore 95,039 Group stage
22 BO   Australia 94,606 Winner Qualified as the winner of BO
23 BE   France 85,778 Group stage
24 BCA   Egypt 78,776 Runner-up
25 BPA   Mexico 78,317 3rd place
26 BE   Finland 72,775 Quarterfinals
27 BE   Czech Republic 66,518 Group stage
28 BE   Ukraine 62,456 Quarterfinals
29 BE    Switzerland 60,772
30 BA   Vietnam 59,674
31 BE   Estonia 57,541 Group stage
32 BE   Scotland 57,430
33 BPA   Peru 57,320
34 BE   Belgium 52,075 Group stage
35 BA   Iran 45,730
36 BE   Hungary 44,953 Group stage
37 BE   Ireland 44,743 Group stage
38 BCA   Mauritius 42,766 Winner Qualified as the winner of BCA
39 BCA   Nigeria 39,632
40 BE   Austria 33,818
41 BE   Sweden 33,500
42 BO   New Zealand 32,413 Runner-up
43 BE   Italy 31,688 Group stage
44 BE   Portugal 29,930
45 BE   Latvia 29,100
46 BPA   Guatemala 28,110 4th place
47 BE   Israel 27,547
48 BE   Slovakia 27,127 Group stage
49 BE   Wales 26,390
50 BE   Lithuania 24,632 Group stage
50+ participants
51 BE   Belarus 24,054 Group stage
53 BA   Sri Lanka 21,465 Group stage
62 BCA   Uganda 15,335 Semifinals
77 BCA   Ghana 8,033 Semifinals
86 BO   New Caledonia 5,549 3rd place
92 BA   Maldives 3,540 Group stage
101 BO   Tahiti 1,106 4th place
107 BCA   Réunion 108 Group stage
108 BO   Guam 7 5th place
– BCA   Zimbabwe – Group stage

References edit

  1. ^ "Information: Thomas and Uber Cup finals" (PDF). BWF Corporate (.pdf). Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Rankings | WS 3 MAR 2016". bwfbadminton.com. Archived from the original on 20 February 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Rankings | WD 3 MAR 2016". bwfbadminton.com. Archived from the original on 19 February 2020. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
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