2010 Thomas Cup qualification
| Tournament details | |||
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| Dates | February 16, 2010 – February 28, 2010 | ||
| 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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The 2010 Thomas 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]
Qualified teams
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
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 Thomas Cup.
Teams in contention
- Teams qualified for the Group stage
First round (group stage)
| Group A | Group B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: BWF
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Source: BWF
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| Group C | Group D | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: BWF
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Second round (knockout stage)
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 22 February | ||||||||||
| Nigeria | 3 | |||||||||
| 23 February | ||||||||||
| Uganda | 0 | |||||||||
| Nigeria | 3 | |||||||||
| 22 February | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 0 | |||||||||
| Seychelles | 2 | |||||||||
| 23 February | ||||||||||
| South Africa | 3 | |||||||||
| Nigeria | 3 | |||||||||
| 22 February | ||||||||||
| Mauritius | 1 | |||||||||
| Mauritius | 3 | |||||||||
| 23 February | ||||||||||
| Zambia | 1 | |||||||||
| Mauritius | 3 | |||||||||
| 22 February | ||||||||||
| Egypt | 2 | |||||||||
| Ghana | 2 | |||||||||
| Egypt | 3 | |||||||||
Badminton Asia
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 semi-finalists of the Asian qualification will qualify for the Thomas Cup.
Teams in contention
- Teams qualified for the Group stage
First round (group stage)
| Group A | Group B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: BWF
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Source: BWF
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| Group C | Group D | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: BWF
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Second round (knockout stage)
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Indonesia | 3 | ||||||||||||
| C2 | Thailand | 0 | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Indonesia | 3 | ||||||||||||
| D2 | Japan | 0 | ||||||||||||
| B1 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | ||||||||||||
| D2 | Japan | 3 | ||||||||||||
| A1 | Indonesia | 3 | ||||||||||||
| D1 | South Korea | 2 | ||||||||||||
| D1 | South Korea | 3 | ||||||||||||
| B2 | Hong Kong | 1 | ||||||||||||
| D1 | South Korea | 3 | Third place | |||||||||||
| C1 | India | 0 | ||||||||||||
| A2 | Vietnam | 0 | D2 | Japan | 2 | |||||||||
| C1 | India | 3 | C1 | India | 3 | |||||||||
Badminton Europe
The qualification for the European teams will held from 16 to 21 February 2010, at the Arena Ursynów in Warsaw, Poland. The semi-finalists of the European qualification will qualify for the Thomas Cup.
Teams in contention
- Teams qualified for the Group stage
First round (group stage)
| Group A | Group B | Group C | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: BWF
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Source: BWF
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| Group D | Group E | Group F | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: BWF
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Source: BWF
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Source: BWF
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Second round (knockout stage)
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 19 February 2010 | ||||||||||
| Denmark | ||||||||||
| 20 February 2010 | ||||||||||
| BYE | ||||||||||
| Denmark | 3 | |||||||||
| Germany | 0 | |||||||||
| Germany | 3 | |||||||||
| 21 February 2010 | ||||||||||
| Russia | 2 | |||||||||
| Denmark | 3 | |||||||||
| Poland | 0 | |||||||||
| Ukraine | 3 | |||||||||
| Netherlands | 0 | |||||||||
| Ukraine | 2 | |||||||||
| Poland | 3 | Third place | ||||||||
| BYE | ||||||||||
| 21 February 2010 | ||||||||||
| Poland | ||||||||||
| Germany | 3 | |||||||||
| Ukraine | 1 | |||||||||
Badminton 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 Thomas Cup.
Teams in contention
Round-robin
| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts |
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| 1 | Australia | 4 | 4 |
| 2 | New Zealand (H) | 4 | 3 |
| 3 | New Caledonia | 4 | 2 |
| 4 | Fiji | 4 | 1 |
| 5 | Tahiti | 4 | 0 |
Badminton Pan Am
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 Thomas Cup.
Teams in contention
- Teams qualified for the Group stage
First round (group stage)
| Group A | Group B | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: BWF
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Second round (knockout stage)
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 21 February | ||||||
| United States | 2 | |||||
| 21 February | ||||||
| Peru | 3 | |||||
| Peru | 3 | |||||
| 21 February | ||||||
| Canada | 1 | |||||
| Canada | 3 | |||||
| Guatemala | 2 | |||||
References
- ^ "Tournament | Thomas & Uber Cups Preliminaries for Africa". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 2025-09-19.
- ^ "Tournament | SCG Thomas&Uber Cup 2010 Preliminary Asia Zone". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 2025-09-19.
- ^ "Tournament | European Men's & Women's Team Championships 2010". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 2025-09-19.
- ^ "Tournament | Thomas & Uber Cup Preliminaries". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 2025-09-19.
- ^ "Tournament | TUC Regional 2010(Pan Am)". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 2025-09-19.