2020 Uber Cup qualification

The 2020 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 2020 Uber Cup, with Denmark qualifying automatically as hosts, and Japan qualifying automatically as trophy holder.[1]

2020 Uber Cup qualification

Tournament details
Dates	February 10, 2020 – February 16, 2020
Venue	BA: Rizal Memorial Coliseum BCA: Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex BE: Stade Couvert Régional BO: Ken Kay Badminton Stadium BPA: Centro Pan-Americano de Judô
Location	BA: Manila, Philippines BCA: Cairo, Egypt BE: Liévin, France BO: Ballarat, Australia BPA: Salvador, Bahia, Brazil
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Qualified teams

Country	Confederation	Qualified as	Qualified on	World Team Rankings	Final appearance
Denmark	Badminton Europe	Host country	29 November 2018	8th	21st
Japan	Badminton Asia	2018 Uber Cup winners	27 May 2018	1st	25th
Egypt	Badminton Africa	2020 All Africa Team Championships winner	12 February 2020	25th	Debut
Malaysia	Badminton Asia	2020 Asia Team Championships semifinalists	14 February 2020	9th	13th
South Korea	Badminton Asia	2020 Asia Team Championships semifinalists	14 February 2020	3rd	19th
Thailand	Badminton Asia	2020 Asia Team Championships semifinalists	14 February 2020	4th	7th
France	Badminton Europe	2020 European Team Championships semifinalists	14 February 2020	13th	2nd
Germany	Badminton Europe	2020 European Team Championships semifinalists	14 February 2020	15th	10th
Scotland	Badminton Europe	2020 European Team Championships semifinalists	14 February 2020	29th	Debut
Australia	Badminton Oceania	2020 Oceania Team Championships winners	15 February 2020	21st	9th
Canada	Badminton Pan Am	2020 Pan Am Team Championships winner	16 February 2020	10th	12th
China	Badminton Asia	Best ranking (Asia)^1	18 February 2020	2nd	19th
Spain	Badminton Europe	Best ranking (Europe)^3	18 February 2020	23rd	19th
Indonesia	Badminton Asia	Best ranking (overall)	18 February 2020	5th	25th
Chinese Taipei	Badminton Asia	Best ranking (overall)	18 February 2020	6th	7th
India	Badminton Asia	Best ranking (overall)	18 February 2020	7th	7th
Withdrew
Russia	Badminton Europe	Best ranking (Europe)^2	18 February 2020	12th	6th

• ^1 Since Japan, one of the semifinalists for Asian qualification tournament had already qualified as title holder, hence the spot is given to the best Asian team from World Team Ranking.
• ^2 Since Denmark, one of the semifinalists for European qualification tournament had already qualified as the host, hence the spot is given to the best European team from World Team Ranking.
• ^3 Russia withdrew and replaced by Spain as the next highest ranked team.

Qualification process

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.

Confederation qualification

Badminton Confederation of Africa

The qualification for the African teams was held from 10 to 13 February 2020, at the Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex in Cairo, Egypt. The winners of the African qualification will qualified for the Uber Cup.

Teams in contention

Teams qualified for the Group stage

•  Algeria
•  Egypt
•  Mauritius
•  South Africa

Round-robin

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Egypt	3	3	0	10	5	+5	20	11	+9	638	539	+99	3	Uber Cup
2	Algeria	3	2	1	10	5	+5	20	11	+9	563	522	+41	2
3	Mauritius	3	1	2	8	7	+1	17	16	+1	573	565	+8	1
4	South Africa	3	0	3	2	13	−11	8	27	−19	551	699	−148	0

Source: TS

Badminton Asia

The qualification for the Asian teams will held from 11 to 16 February 2020, at the Srizal Memorial Coliseum in Manila, Philippines. The semifinalist of the Asian qualification will qualified for the Uber Cup. Japan qualified automatically as trophy holder.

Teams in contention

Teams qualified for the Group stage

•  Chinese Taipei
•  Indonesia
•  Japan (Qualified)
•  Kazakhstan
•  Malaysia
•  Philippines
•  Singapore
•  Thailand
•  South Korea

First round (Group stage)

Advance to Knockout stage

Group W	Group X
Pos Team Pld Pts 1  Japan 1 1 2  Malaysia 1 0 Source: TS	Pos Team Pld Pts 1  South Korea 1 1 2  Kazakhstan 1 0 Source: TS
Group Y	Group Z
Pos Team Pld Pts 1  Thailand 2 2 2  Indonesia 2 1 3  Philippines 2 0 Source: TS	Pos Team Pld Pts 1  Chinese Taipei 1 1 2  Singapore 1 0 Source: TS

Second round (Knockout stage)

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	14 February 10:00
	Japan	3
					15 February 10:00
	Indonesia	0
					Japan	3
	14 February 10:10
					Malaysia	0
	Chinese Taipei	1
									16 February 10:00
	Malaysia	3
									Japan	3
	14 February 10:10
									South Korea	0
	Kazakhstan	0
					15 February 10:00
	Thailand	3
					Thailand	1
	14 February 10:10
					South Korea	3
	Singapore	0
	South Korea	3

Badminton Europe

The qualification for the European teams will held from 11 to 16 February 2020, at the Stade Couvert Régional in Liévin, France. The semi-finalist of the European qualification will qualified for the Thomas Cup. Denmark qualified automatically as hosts.

Teams in contention

Teams qualified for the Group stage

•  Belarus
•  Belgium
•  Bulgaria
•  Czech Republic
•  Denmark (Qualified)
•  England
•  Estonia
•  Finland
•  France
•  Germany
•  Hungary
•  Iceland
•  Ireland
•  Israel
•  Latvia
•  Lithuania
•  Netherlands
•  Norway
•  Poland
•  Portugal
•  Russia
•  Scotland
•  Slovakia
•  Slovenia
•  Sweden
•  Spain
•  Turkey
•  Ukraine
•  Wales

First round (Group stage)

Advance to Knockout stage

Group 1	Group 2	Group 3
Pos Team Pld Pts 1  Denmark 3 3 2  Estonia 3 2 3  Netherlands 3 1 4  Ireland 3 0 Source: TS	Pos Team Pld Pts 1  Russia 3 3 2  Belgium 3 2 3  Lithuania 3 1 4  Iceland 3 0 Source: TS	Pos Team Pld Pts 1  France (H) 3 3 2  England 3 2 3  Belarus 3 1 4  Israel 3 0 Source: TS (H) Host.
Group 4	Group 5	Group 6
Pos Team Pld Pts 1  Germany 3 3 2  Slovakia 3 2 3  Latvia 3 1 4  Portugal 3 0 Source: TS	Pos Team Pld Pts 1  Hungary 3 3 2  Bulgaria 3 2 3  Ukraine 3 1 4  Wales 3 0 Source: TS	Pos Team Pld Pts 1  Turkey 3 3 2  Czech Republic 3 2 3  Slovenia 3 1 4  Finland 3 0 Source: TS
Group 7
Pos Team Pld Pts 1  Sweden 4 4 2  Scotland 4 3 3  Poland 4 1 4  Spain 4 1 5  Norway 4 1 Source: TS

Ranking of runners-up

Due to group 7 having different number of teams, the results against the fifth-placed teams are not considered for this ranking.

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	7	Scotland	3	2	1	11	4	+7	23	8	+15	592	412	+180	2	Knockout stage
2	3	England	3	2	1	10	5	+5	21	13	+8	638	543	+95	2
3	5	Bulgaria	3	2	1	9	6	+3	21	14	+7	651	559	+92	2
4	6	Czech Republic	3	2	1	9	6	+3	19	12	+7	562	543	+19	2
5	2	Belgium	3	2	1	9	6	+3	20	14	+6	637	537	+100	2
6	4	Slovakia	3	2	1	8	7	+1	16	15	+1	530	520	+10	2
7	1	Estonia	3	2	1	7	8	−1	14	17	−3	495	586	−91	2

Source:

Second round (Knockout stage)

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	14 February 2020
	Denmark	3
					15 February 2020
	Turkey	0
					Denmark	3
	14 February 2020
					France	1
	France	3
									16 February 2020
	Sweden	1
									Denmark	3
	14 February 2020
									Germany	1
	Hungary	0
					15 February 2020
	Germany	3
					Germany	3
	14 February 2020
					Scotland	1
	Scotland	3
	Russia	0

Badminton Oceania

The qualification for the Oceanian teams will hold from 13 to 15 February 2020, at the Ken Kay Badminton Stadium in Ballarat, Australia. The winner of the Oceania qualification qualified for the Uber Cup.

Teams in contention

•  Australia
•  New Caledonia
•  New Zealand
•  Tahiti

Round-robin

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Australia	3	3	0	14	1	+13	28	3	+25	651	319	+332	3	Uber Cup
2	New Zealand	3	2	1	11	4	+7	23	8	+15	625	400	+225	2
3	New Caledonia	3	1	2	5	10	−5	10	21	−11	377	592	−215	1
4	Tahiti	3	0	3	0	15	−15	1	30	−29	304	646	−342	0

Source: TS

Badminton Pan Am

The qualification for the Pan Am teams will hold from 13 to 16 February 2020, at the Centro Pan-Americano de Judô in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil. The winner of the Pan Am qualification will qualified for the Uber Cup.

Teams in contention

Teams qualified for the Group stage

•  Brazil
•  Canada
•  Falkland Islands
•  Guatemala
•  Mexico
•  Peru
•  United States

First round (Group stage)

Advance to Knockout stage

Group A	Group B
Pos Team Pld Pts 1  Canada 2 2 2  Mexico 2 1 3  Guatemala 2 0 Source: TS	Pos Team Pld Pts 1  United States 3 2 2  Brazil 3 2 3  Peru 3 2 4  Falkland Islands 3 0 Source: TS

Second round (Knockout stage)

	Semi-finals				Final
	15 February
	Canada	3
					16 February
	Brazil	0
					Canada	3
	15 February
					United States	0
	Mexico	0
	United States	3
					Third place
					15 February
					Brazil	3
					Mexico	2

World team rankings

Summary of qualification

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 18 February 2020.[2][3]

Rank	Conf.	Nation	Points	Continental results	Qualification status
1	BA	Japan	416,261	Winner	Qualified as trophy holder
2	BA	China	393,284		Qualified by ranking (Asia)
3	BA	South Korea	328,374	Runner-up	Qualified as BA semifinalists
4	BA	Thailand	280,952	Semifinals	Qualified as BA semifinalists
5	BA	Indonesia	230,502	Quarterfinals	Qualified by ranking (overall)
6	BA	Chinese Taipei	227,037	Quarterfinals	Qualified by ranking (overall)
7	BA	India	207,820		Qualified by ranking (overall)
8	BE	Denmark	194,994	Winner	Qualified as host country
9	BA	Malaysia	165,815	Semifinals	Qualified as BA semifinalists
10	BPA	Canada	157,851	Winner	Qualified as the winner of BPA
11	BA	Hong Kong	149,508
12	BE	Russia	140,678	Quarterfinals	Qualified as BE semifinalists, Withdrew
13	BE	France	137,316	Semifinals	Qualified as BE semifinalists
14	BPA	United States	131,429	Runner-up
15	BE	Germany	118,358	Runner-up	Qualified as BE semifinalists
16	BE	Turkey	110,789	Quarterfinals
17	BE	Spain	108,222	Group stage	Qualified by ranking (Europe)
18	BE	Bulgaria	105,505	Group stage
19	BE	England	105,175	Group stage
20	BE	Netherlands	99,479	Group stage
21	BO	Australia	94,012	Winner	Qualified as the winner of BO
22	BA	Singapore	91,611	Quarterfinals
23	BPA	Brazil	83,115	3rd place
24	BE	Sweden	77,742	Quarterfinals
25	BCA	Egypt	75,698	Winner	Qualified as the winner of BCA
26	BPA	Peru	72,949	5th place
27	BE	Switzerland	68,397
28	BE	Ukraine	67,456	Group stage
29	BE	Scotland	67,077	Semifinals	Qualified as BE semifinalists
30	BA	Vietnam	66,601
31	BE	Hungary	65,457	Quarterfinals
32	BE	Estonia	57,371	Group stage
33	BPA	Guatemala	56,809	6th place
34	BE	Czech Republic	51,793	Group stage
35	BCA	Nigeria	50,663
36	BPA	Mexico	50,537	4th place
37	BE	Belgium	47,453	Group stage
38	BA	Iran	40,470
39	BCA	Mauritius	34,758	3rd place
40	BE	Finland	31,062	Group stage
41	BE	Poland	31,007	Group stage
42	BCA	Algeria	30,863	Runner-up
43	BE	Belarus	29,363	Group stage
44	BE	Israel	29,351	Group stage
45	BA	Myanmar	29,110
46	BO	New Zealand	28,493	Runner-up
47	BA	Maldives	28,100
48	BPA	Dominican Republic	27,420
49	BCA	South Africa	26,060	4th place
50	BE	Portugal	25,675	Group stage
50+ participants
53	BE	Slovenia	23,407	Group stage
54	BE	Ireland	23,280	Group stage
55	BE	Slovakia	23,207	Group stage
58	BE	Wales	21,764	Group stage
61	BE	Norway	17,658	Group stage
62	BE	Lithuania	17,024	Group stage
67	BE	Latvia	14,615	Group stage
74	BA	Philippines	10,166	Group stage
77	BA	Kazakhstan	9,093	Quarterfinals
81	BO	New Caledonia	6,927	3rd place
89	BE	Iceland	5,775	Group stage
92	BO	Tahiti	4,863	4th place
–	BPA	Falkland Islands	–	7th place

References

1. "Information: Thomas and Uber Cup finals" (PDF). BWF Corporate (.pdf). Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 February 2018. Retrieved 7 February 2018.
2. "Rankings | WS 18 FEB 2020". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
3. "Rankings | WD 18 FEB 2020". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 18 February 2020.