2008 Thomas & Uber Cup qualification

The 2008 Thomas & Uber Cup qualification was held in February 2008 to determine another ten places for the men's and women's tournaments for the 2008 Thomas & Uber Cup along with China and Indonesia as defending champion and host. Each confederation held a qualifying tournament in a fixed venue to determine the places allocated.

Africa

The tournament was held in Rose Hill, Mauritius, from February 18 to February 22, 2008, having moved from Kenya because of security concerns.^[1] The winner in the final was given a place in the final tournament.^[2]

Thomas Cup

Groups

Group A

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD
South Africa	4	2	2	0	9	1	+8
Egypt	4	2	2	0	8	2	+6
Uganda	2	2	0	2	3	7	−4
Kenya	2	2	0	2	0	10	−10

South Africa	5–0	Kenya
Egypt	3–2	Uganda
South Africa	4–1	Uganda
Egypt	5–0	Kenya

Group B

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD
Nigeria	4	2	2	0	8	2	+6
Mauritius	3	2	1	1	4	6	−2
Zambia	2	2	0	2	3	7	−4

Nigeria	4–1	Zambia
Mauritius	3–2	Zambia
Nigeria	4–1	Mauritius

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	South Africa	3
					February 23
	Mauritius	0
					South Africa	0
					Nigeria	3
	Nigeria	3
	Egypt	1

Uber Cup

Group

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD
Nigeria	6	3	3	0	13	2	+11
South Africa	5	3	2	1	11	4	+7
Mauritius	4	3	1	2	5	10	−5
Egypt	3	3	0	3	1	14	−13

Nigeria	5–0	Mauritius
South Africa	5–0	Egypt
Nigeria	3–2	South Africa
Mauritius	4–1	Egypt
South Africa	4–1	Mauritius
Nigeria	5–0	Egypt

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	Nigeria	3
					February 23
	Egypt	0
					Nigeria	2
					South Africa	3
	South Africa	3
	Mauritius	1

Asia

The tournament was held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, from February 18 to February 24, 2008. 14 teams participated in the men's event and 11 in the women's. The Hong Kong women's team went through to the final tournament based on a higher team ranking than Scotland.^[3]

Thomas Cup

Groups

Group A

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD
Malaysia	3	3	3	0	15	0	+15
Chinese Taipei	2	3	2	1	10	5	+5
Philippines	1	3	1	2	5	10	−5
Cambodia	0	3	0	3	0	15	−15

February 20, 2008
Malaysia	5–0	Philippines
Chinese Taipei	5–0	Cambodia
Chinese Taipei	5–0	Philippines
Malaysia	5–0	Cambodia
February 21, 2008
Philippines	5–0	Cambodia
Malaysia	5–0	Chinese Taipei

Group B

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD
South Korea	2	2	2	0	9	1	+8
Singapore	1	2	1	1	4	6	−2
Vietnam	0	2	0	2	2	8	−6

February 19, 2008
Singapore	4–1	Vietnam
February 20, 2008
South Korea	5–0	Singapore
February 21, 2008
South Korea	4–1	Vietnam

Group C

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD
Japan	2	2	2	0	10	0	+10
India	1	2	1	1	5	5	0
Pakistan	0	2	0	2	0	10	−10

February 19, 2008
Japan	5–0	Pakistan
February 20, 2008
India	5–0	Pakistan
February 21, 2008
Japan	5–0	India

Group D

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD
Thailand	3	3	3	0	14	1	+13
Hong Kong	2	3	2	1	11	4	+7
Sri Lanka	1	3	1	2	5	10	−5
Macau	0	3	0	3	0	15	−15

February 19, 2008
Hong Kong	5–0	Sri Lanka
Thailand	5–0	Macau
February 20, 2008
Thailand	5–0	Sri Lanka
Hong Kong	5–0	Macau
February 21, 2008
Sri Lanka	5–0	Macau
Hong Kong	1–4	Thailand

Knockout stage

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	February 22 [4]
	Malaysia	3
					February 23 [5]
	India	0
					Malaysia	3
	February 22 [6]
					Thailand	0
	Thailand	3
									February 24 [7]
	Singapore	0
									Malaysia	3
	February 22 [8]
									South Korea	2
	Chinese Taipei	2
					February 23 [9]
	Japan	3
					Japan	0
	February 22 [10]
					South Korea	3			Third place
	Hong Kong	0
									February 24 [11]
	South Korea	3
									Thailand	1
									Japan	3

Classification

	Preliminary				Fifth Place
	February 23 [12]
	India	3
					February 23 [13]
	Singapore	2
					India	3
	February 23 [14]
					Hong Kong	0
	Chinese Taipei	1
	Hong Kong	3

Uber Cup

Groups

Group W

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD
Japan	2	2	2	0	9	1	+8
Thailand	1	2	1	1	6	4	+2
Sri Lanka	0	2	0	2	0	10	−10

February 19, 2008
Japan	5–0	Sri Lanka
February 20, 2008
Thailand	5–0	Sri Lanka
February 21, 2008
Japan	4–1	Thailand

Group X

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD
South Korea	2	2	2	0	10	0	+10
Singapore	1	2	1	1	5	5	0
Cambodia	0	2	0	2	0	10	−10

February 19, 2008
South Korea	5–0	Cambodia
February 20, 2008
Singapore	5–0	Cambodia
February 21, 2008
South Korea	5–0	Singapore

Group Y

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD
Hong Kong	2	2	2	0	7	3	+4
Chinese Taipei	1	2	1	1	7	3	+4
Vietnam	0	2	0	2	1	9	−8

February 19, 2008
Chinese Taipei	5–0	Vietnam
February 20, 2008
Hong Kong	4–1	Vietnam
February 21, 2008
Chinese Taipei	2–3	Hong Kong

Group Z

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD
Malaysia	1	1	1	0	4	1	+3
India	0	1	0	1	1	4	−3

February 21, 2008
Malaysia	4–1	India

Knockout stage

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	February 22 [15]
	Japan	3
					February 23 [16]
	Chinese Taipei	1
					Japan	3
	February 22 [17]
					Malaysia	2
	Malaysia	3
									February 24 [18]
	Singapore	1
									Japan	1
	February 22 [19]
									South Korea	3
	Thailand	0
					February 23 [20]
	Hong Kong	3
					Hong Kong	1
	February 22 [21]
					South Korea	3			Third place
	India	1
									February 24 [22]
	South Korea	3
									Malaysia	3
									Hong Kong	0

Classification

	Preliminary				Fifth Place
	February 23 [23]
	Chinese Taipei	2
					February 24 [24]
	Singapore	3
					Singapore	3
	February 23 [25]
					Thailand	2
	Thailand	3
	India	2

Europe

Main article: 2008 European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships

The 2008 European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships also served as qualification for the 2008 Thomas & Uber Cup. Denmark, England and Germany went through to the final tournament for men. In the women's competition, Denmark, Netherlands and Germany went through to the final tournament.

Oceania

The tournament was held on February 8, 2008, in Nouméa, New Caledonia. Only two teams took part in the tournament, New Zealand and Australia. The winner won a place in the final tournament.

Thomas Cup

February 8, 2008
New Zealand	3–2	Australia

Uber Cup

February 8, 2008
New Zealand	3–0	Australia

Americas

The tournament was held from February 16 to February 18, 2008, in Campinas, Brazil. Four teams participated: Brazil, Canada, Peru and the United States. The winner in the final went through to the final tournament.

Thomas Cup

Group

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD
Canada	3	3	3	0	14	1	+13
United States	2	3	2	1	8	7	+1
Brazil	1	3	1	2	4	11	−7
Peru	0	3	0	3	4	11	−7

February 16, 2008
United States	3–2	Peru
Canada	5–0	Brazil
Canada	5–0	Peru
United States	4–1	Brazil
February 17, 2008
United States	1–4	Canada
Peru	2–3	Brazil

Classification

February 18, 2008
Brazil	1–3	Peru	Third place
Canada	3–0	United States	Final

Uber Cup

Group

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD
Canada	3	3	3	0	12	3	+9
United States	2	3	2	1	11	4	+7
Peru	1	3	1	2	7	8	−1
Brazil	0	3	0	3	0	15	−15

February 16, 2008
United States	4–1	Peru
Canada	5–0	Brazil
Canada	4–1	Peru
United States	5–0	Brazil
February 17, 2008
United States	2–3	Canada
Peru	5–0	Brazil

Classification

February 18, 2008
Peru	3–1	Brazil	Third place
Canada	1–3	United States	Final