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
2018 →

Qualified teams
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

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

Badminton Confederation of Africa
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
Teams qualified for the Group stage

First round (group stage)
  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)
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
18 February
 
 
 South Africa3
 
19 February
 
 Ghana1
 
 South Africa3
 
18 February
 
 Mauritius1
 
 Mauritius3
 
 
 Algeria0
 

Badminton Asia
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
Teams qualified for the Group stage

First round (group stage)
  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)
 
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
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
Teams qualified for the Group stage

First round (group stage)
  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:
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)
 
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
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
Teams qualified for the Group stage

Round-robin
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
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
Teams qualified for the Group stage

First round (group stage)
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)
Team 1  Score  Team 2
Mexico  3–2  Canada

World team rankings

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
  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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