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2022 Uber Cup qualification

The 2022 Uber 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 2022 Uber Cup, with Thailand qualifying automatically as hosts, and China qualifying automatically as trophy holder.

2022 Uber Cup qualification
Tournament details
Dates14–20 February 2022
VenueBA: Setia City Convention Centre
BCA: Lugogo Arena
BE: Lahti Energia Arena
BO: Badminton North Harbour Center
BPA: Mundo Imperial
LocationBA: Selangor, Malaysia
BCA: Kampala, Uganda
BE: Lahti, Finland
BO: Auckland, New Zealand
BPA: Acapulco, Mexico
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Qualification process

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The number of teams participating in the final tournament is 16. The allocation of slots for each confederation is the same allocation from 2016 tournament; 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.[1]

Qualified teams

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Country Confederation Qualified as Qualified on World Team Rankings Final appearance
  Thailand Badminton Asia Host country 29 November 2018 4th 8th
  China Badminton Asia 2020 Uber Cup winners 16 October 2021 3rd 20th
  Indonesia Badminton Asia 2022 Asia Team Championships winners 16 February 2022 5th 26th
  South Korea Badminton Asia 2022 Asia Team Championships runner-up 16 February 2022 2nd 20th
  Malaysia Badminton Asia 2022 Asia Team Championships semifinalists 16 February 2022 9th 14th
  Egypt Badminton Africa 2022 All Africa Team Championships winners 17 February 2022 27th 2nd
  Japan Badminton Asia 2022 Asia Team Championships semifinalists 18 February 2022 1st 26th
  United States Badminton Pan Am 2022 Pan Am Female Cup winners 20 February 2022 15th 12th
  Denmark Badminton Europe Best ranking (Europe) 22 February 2022 6th 22nd
  Spain Badminton Europe Best ranking (Europe) 22 February 2022 10th 3rd
  France Badminton Europe Best ranking (Europe) 22 February 2022 12th 3rd
  Germany1 Badminton Europe Best ranking (Europe) 22 February 2022 14th 11th
  Australia Badminton Oceania Best ranking (Oceania) 22 February 2022 24th 9th
  India Badminton Asia Best ranking (overall) 22 February 2022 7th 8th
  Chinese Taipei Badminton Asia Best ranking (overall) 22 February 2022 8th 8th
  Canada Badminton Pan Am Best ranking (Overall) 22 February 2022 11th 13th
Disqualified
  Russia1 Badminton Europe Best ranking (Europe) 22 February 2022 13th —
  • ^1 Russia suspended from any BWF events until further notice. Therefore, the quota was given to Germany as the next highest ranked team for Europe. [2][3]

Confederation qualification

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Badminton Confederation of Africa

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Main article: 2022 All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships

The qualification for the African teams was held from 14 to 17 February 2022, at the Lugogo Arena, in Kampala, Uganda. The winners of the African qualification will qualified for the Uber Cup.

Teams in contention

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Teams qualified for the Group stage

First round (group stage)

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

Second round (knockout stage)

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
16 February
 
 
  Mauritius0
 
17 February
 
  Egypt3
 
  Egypt3
 
16 February
 
  Uganda1
 
  South Africa0
 
 
  Uganda3
 


Badminton Asia

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Main article: 2022 Badminton Asia Women's Team Championships

The qualification for the Asian teams was held from 15 to 20 February 2022, at the Setia City Convention Centre in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. The semifinalist of the Asian qualification will qualified for the Uber Cup.

Teams in contention

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Teams qualified for the Group stage

First round (group stage)

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  Advance to Knockout stage
Group Y Group Z
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1   Malaysia (H) 2 2
2   Japan 2 1
3   India 2 0
Source: TS
(H) Host
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1   Indonesia 3 3
2   South Korea 3 2
3   Hong Kong 3 1
4   Kazakhstan 3 0
Source: TS

Second round (knockout stage)

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
19 February 10:00
 
 
  Malaysia0
 
20 February 10:00
 
  South Korea3
 
  South Korea1
 
19 February 10:00
 
  Indonesia3
 
  Japan
 
 
  Indonesiaw/o
 


Badminton Europe

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The 2022 European Men’s & Women’s Team Championships were cancelled due to Covid-19. Therefore, the qualification for European women's teams are through World Ranking. The best four of the European women's team rankings will qualified for the Uber Cup.[4]

Badminton Oceania

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The 2022 Oceania Badminton Team Championships were cancelled due to Covid-19. Therefore, the qualification for Oceania teams are through World Ranking. The best one of the Oceania women's team rankings will qualified for the Uber Cup.

Badminton Pan Am

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Main article: 2022 Pan Am Female Team Badminton Cup

The qualification for the Pan Am teams was held from 17 to 20 February 2022, at the Mundo Imperial in Acapulco, Mexico. The winner of the Pan Am qualification will qualified for the Uber Cup.

Teams in contention

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Teams qualified for the Group stage

First round (group stage)

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  Advance to First to fourth place
Group A Group B
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1   Canada 2 2
2   Guatemala 2 1
3   Peru 2 0
Source: TS
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1   United States 2 2
2   Brazil 2 1
3   Mexico 2 0
Source: TS

Second round (knockout stage)

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
19 February
 
 
  Canada3
 
20 February
 
  Guatemala0
 
  Canada0
 
19 February
 
  United States3
 
  Brazil0
 
 
  United States3
 
Third place
 
 
20 February
 
 
  Guatemala0
 
 
  Brazil3


World team rankings

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Summary of qualification

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Below is the chart of the BWF World Team Ranking calculated by adding World Ranking points of top three Women's Singles players and top two Women's Doubles pairs on 22 February 2022.[5]

Rank Conf. Nation Points Continental
results 		Qualification
status
1 BA   Japan 463,190 Semifinalists Qualified as BA semifinalists
2 BA   South Korea 408,712 Runner-up Qualified as BA runner-up
3 BA   China 404,011 Trophy Holder Qualified as trophy holder
4 BA   Thailand 364,105 Qualified as host country
5 BA   Indonesia 260,663 Winner Qualified as the winner of BA
6 BE   Denmark 259,238 Qualified by ranking (Europe)
7 BA   India 250,156 Group stage Qualified by ranking (overall)
8 BA   Chinese Taipei 244,011 Qualified by ranking (overall)
9 BA   Malaysia 204,277 Semifinals Qualified as BA semifinalists
10 BE   Spain 201,313 Qualified by ranking (Europe)
11 BPA   Canada 199,003 Runner-up Qualified by ranking (overall)
12 BE   France 172,959 Qualified by ranking (Europe)
13 BE   Russia 160,434 Qualified by ranking (Europe), Disqualified1
14 BE   Germany 155,414 Qualified by ranking (Europe)1
15 BPA   United States 152,323 Winner Qualified as the winner of BPA
16 BA   Hong Kong 146,758 Group stage
17 BE   England 139,268
18 BE   Turkey 136,710
19 BE   Bulgaria 134,570
20 BE   Netherlands 133,399
21 BE   Scotland 108,623
22 BA   Singapore 108,590
23 BE   Ukraine 101,977
24 BO   Australia 101,926 Qualified by ranking (Oceania)
25 BE    Switzerland 101,411
26 BE   Sweden 97,850
27 BCA   Egypt 96,089 Winner Qualified as the winner of BCA
28 BPA   Peru 92,570 6th Place
29 BPA   Brazil 90,846 3rd Place
30 BE   Estonia 83,981
31 BE   Hungary 76,210
32 BPA   Guatemala 74,281 4th Place
33 BE   Czech Republic 73,201
34 BA   Vietnam 66,831
35 BE   Poland 65,161
36 BPA   Mexico 64,258 5th Place
37 BE   Belgium 61,502
38 BE   Ireland 59,144
39 BE   Italy 56,490
40 BCA   Nigeria 50,813
41 BCA   South Africa 49,043 Semifinals
42 BA   Iran 43,940
43 BE   Israel 42,645
44 BCA   Algeria 42,387 Group stage
45 BCA   Mauritius 40,934 Semifinals
46 BA   Maldives 39,300
47 BE   Slovakia 39,023
48 BCA   Uganda 37,764 Runner-up
49 BPA   Dominican Republic 36,410
50 BE   Slovenia 36,089
50+ participants
72 BA   Kazakhstan 14,052 Group stage
81 BCA   Réunion 9,860 Group stage
106 BCA   Zimbabwe 3,510 Group stage
  • ^1 Russia suspended from any BWF events until further notice. Therefore, the quota was given to Germany as the next highest ranked team for Europe. [2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Regulations for the Thomas and Uber Cups" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. November 2016. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 January 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Badminton: World body bans athletes from Russia and Belarus". 1 March 2022. Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  3. ^ a b Russia and Belarus suspended from any BWF events until further notice
  4. ^ "2022 European Men's & Women's Team Championships cancelled". Badminton Europe. 6 January 2022. Archived from the original on 6 January 2022. Retrieved 20 February 2022.
  5. ^ BWF Official Rankings
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