2010 Uber Cup qualification

The 2010 Uber Cup qualification process is a series of tournaments organised by the five BWF confederations to decide 10 of the 12 teams which will play in the 2010 Thomas Cup, with Malaysia qualifying automatically as hosts and China trophy holders.^{[1][2][3][4][5]}

2010 Uber Cup qualification

Tournament details
Dates	February 16, 2010 (2010-02-16) – February 28, 2010 (2010-02-28)
Venue	BA: Nakhon Ratchasima Sports Complex BCA: Lugogo Indoor Stadium BE: Arena Ursynów BO: Stadium Southland BPA: Club de Regatas Lima
Location	BA: Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand BCA: Kampala, Uganda BE: Warsaw, Poland BO: Invercargill, New Zealand BPA: Lima, Peru
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Qualified teams

Country	Confederation	Qualified as	Qualified on	Final appearance
Malaysia	Badminton Asia	2010 Uber Cup hosts	12 September 2008	9th
China	Badminton Asia	2008 Uber Cup winners	16 May 2008	14th
South Africa	Badminton Africa	2010 Uber Cup Preliminaries for Africa winners	23 February 2010	4th
South Korea	Badminton Asia	2010 Badminton Asia Uber Cup Preliminaries winners	27 February 2010	14th
Indonesia	Badminton Asia	2010 Badminton Asia Uber Cup Preliminaries runners-up	27 February 2010	20th
Japan	Badminton Asia	2010 Badminton Asia Uber Cup Preliminaries semifinalists	27 February 2010	16th
India	Badminton Asia	2010 Badminton Asia Uber Cup Preliminaries semifinalists	27 February 2010	3rd
Denmark	Badminton Europe	2010 European Team Championships winners	21 February 2010	16th
Germany	Badminton Europe	2010 European Team Championships third place	21 February 2010	5th
Russia	Badminton Europe	2010 European Team Championships runners-up	21 February 2010	Debut
Australia	Badminton Oceania	2010 Uber Cup Preliminaries for Oceania winners	20 February 2010	4th
United States	Badminton Pan Am	2010 Pan American Uber Cup Preliminaries winners	21 February 2010	9th

Qualification process

The number of teams participating in the final tournament is 12. The allocation of slots for each confederation is the same allocation from 2004 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.

Confederation qualification

Badminton Confederation of Africa

Main article: 2010 Uber Cup Preliminaries for Africa

The qualification for the African teams was held from 20 to 23 February 2010, at the Lugogo Indoor Stadium in Kampala, Uganda. The winners of the African qualification will qualify for the Uber Cup.

Teams in contention

Teams qualified for the Group stage

•  Burundi
•  Egypt
•  Ghana
•  Kenya
•  Mauritius
•  Nigeria
•  Seychelles
•  South Africa
•  Uganda

First round (group stage)

  Advance to Knockout stage

Group A	Group B
Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  South Africa 1 1 2  Burundi 1 0 Source: BWF	Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  Mauritius 2 2 2  Kenya 2 1 3  Ghana 2 0 Source: BWF

Group C	Group D
Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  Seychelles 1 1 2  Uganda (H) 1 0 Source: BWF (H) Host	Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  Nigeria 1 1 2  Egypt 1 0 Source: BWF

Second round (knockout stage)

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	22 February
	South Africa	3
					22 February
	Uganda	0
					South Africa	3
	22 February
					Nigeria	1
	Kenya	0
									23 February
	Nigeria	3
									South Africa	3
	22 February
									Egypt	1
	Egypt	3
					22 February
	Mauritius	0
					Egypt	3
	22 February
					Burundi	0
	Seychelles
	Burundi	w/o

Badminton Asia

Main article: 2010 Badminton Asia Uber Cup Preliminaries

The qualification for the Asian teams was held from 22 to 28 February 2010, at the Nakhon Ratchasima Sports Complex in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand. The semifinalist of the Asian qualification will qualify for the Uber Cup.

Teams in contention

Teams qualified for the Group stage

•  Chinese Taipei
•  Hong Kong
•  India
•  Indonesia
•  Japan
•  Philippines
•  Singapore
•  South Korea
•  Sri Lanka
•  Thailand

First round (group stage)

  Advance to Knockout stage

Group X	Group Y
Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  Indonesia 4 4 2  South Korea 4 3 3  Thailand 4 2 4  Singapore 4 1 5  Sri Lanka 4 0 Source: BWF	Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  Japan 4 4 2  India 4 3 3  Chinese Taipei 4 2 4  Hong Kong 4 1 5  Philippines 4 0 Source: BWF

Second round (knockout stage)

	Semi-finals					Final
	X2	South Korea	3
	Y1	Japan	1
						X2	South Korea	3
						X1	Indonesia	2
	X1	Indonesia	3
	Y2	India	0			Third place
						Y1	Japan	3
						Y2	India	2

Badminton Europe

Main article: 2010 European Women's Team Badminton Championships

The qualification for the European teams will held from 16 to 21 February 2010, at the Arena Ursynów in Warsaw, Poland. The semi-finalist of the European qualification will qualify for the Uber Cup.

Teams in contention

Teams qualified for the Group stage

•  Belgium
•  Belarus
•  Bulgaria
•  Croatia
•  Czech Republic
•  Denmark
•  England
•  Estonia
•  Finland
•  France
•  Germany
•  Greece
•  Hungary
•  Iceland
•  Latvia
•  Netherlands
•  Poland
•  Portugal
•  Russia
•  Scotland
•  Slovakia
•  Spain
•  Sweden
•  Ukraine
•  Wales

First round (group stage)

  Advance to Knockout stage

Group A	Group B	Group C
Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  Denmark 3 3 2  Czech Republic 3 2 3  Estonia 3 1 4  Greece 3 0 Source: BWF	Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  Netherlands 4 4 2  Belgium 4 3 3  Belarus 4 2 4  Finland 4 1 5  Latvia 4 0 Source: BWF	Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  Russia 3 3 2  England 3 2 3  Portugal 3 1 4  Croatia 3 0 Source: BWF
Group D	Group E	Group F
Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  Germany 3 3 2  Spain 3 1 3  Iceland 3 1 4  Sweden 3 1 Source: BWF	Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  Scotland 3 2 2  France 3 2 3  Ukraine 3 1 4  Poland (H) 3 1 Source: BWF (H) Host	Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  Bulgaria 3 3 2  Wales 3 2 3  Slovakia 3 1 4  Hungary 3 0 Source: BWF

Second round (knockout stage)

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	19 February 2010
	Denmark
					20 February 2010
	BYE
					Denmark	3
					Germany	1
	Germany	3
									21 February 2010
	Bulgaria	0
									Denmark	3
									Russia	2
	Scotland	0
	Russia	3
					Russia	3
					Netherlands	0			Third place
	BYE
									21 February 2010
	Netherlands
									Germany	3
									Netherlands	0

Badminton Oceania

Main article: 2010 Uber Cup Preliminaries for Oceania

The qualification for the Oceanian teams was held from 19 to 20 February 2010, at the Stadium Southland in Invercargill, New Zealand. The winner of the Oceania qualification will qualify for the Uber Cup.

Teams in contention

•  Australia
•  Fiji
•  New Caledonia
•  New Zealand

Round-robin

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	Pts
1	Australia	3	3
2	New Zealand (H)	3	2
3	New Caledonia	3	1
4	Fiji	3	0

Source: BWF
(H) Host

Badminton Pan Am

Main article: 2010 Pan American Uber Cup Preliminaries

The qualification for the Pan Am teams will hold from 18 to 21 February 2010, at Club de Regatas Lima in Lima, Peru. The winner of the Pan Am qualification will qualify for the Uber Cup.

Teams in contention

Teams qualified for the Group stage

•  Brazil
•  Canada
•  Colombia
•  Dominican Republic
•  Jamaica
•  Mexico
•  Peru
•  Puerto Rico
•  United States

First round (group stage)

  Advance to Knockout stage

Group X	Group Y
Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  United States 3 3 2  Peru (H) 3 2 3  Brazil 3 1 4  Dominican Republic 3 0 Source: BWF (H) Host	Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  Canada 4 4 2  Mexico 4 3 3  Jamaica 4 2 4  Puerto Rico 4 1 5  Colombia 4 0 Source: BWF

Second round (knockout stage)

	Semi-finals				Final
	21 February
	United States	3
					21 February
	Mexico	0
					United States	3
	21 February
					Peru	1
	Canada	1
	Peru	3