2024 Thomas Cup qualification explained

2024 Thomas Cup qualification
Dates:12 – 18 February 2024
Venue:BA: Setia City Convention Centre
BCA: Cairo Stadium Hall 4
BE: Sport Arena in Łódź
BO: Badminton Geelong
BPA: Centro Paralímpico Brasilero
Location:BA: Selangor, Malaysia
BCA: Cairo, Egypt
BE: Łódź, Poland
BO: Geelong, Australia
BPA: São Paulo, Brazil
Previous:2022
Next:2026

The 2024 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 2024 Thomas Cup, with China qualifying automatically as hosts, India qualifying automatically as trophy holder.[1]

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.[2]

Qualified teams

Country Confederation Qualified as Qualified on World Team RankingsFinal appearance
Host country 28 November 2021
2022 Thomas Cup winners 15 May 2022
Badminton Africa2024 All Africa Championships winners15 February 2024
Badminton Asia2024 Asia Championships runner-up18 February 2024
Badminton Asia2024 Asia Championships semifinalists 17 February 2024
Badminton Asia2024 Asia Championships semifinalists 17 February 2024
2024 Pan Am Cup winners 18 February 2024
Badminton Europe2024 European Championships winner18 February 2024
Badminton Europe2024 European Championships runner-up18 February 2024
Badminton Europe2024 European Championships semifinalists17 February 2024
Badminton Europe2024 European Championships semifinalists17 February 2024
Badminton Oceania2024 Oceania Championships winner22 February 2022
Badminton AsiaBest ranking (Asia) 18 February 2024
Badminton AsiaBest ranking (overall)18 February 2024
Badminton AsiaBest ranking (overall)18 February 2024
Badminton AsiaBest ranking (overall)18 February 2024

Confederation qualification

Badminton Confederation of Africa

See main article: 2024 All Africa Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships. The qualification for the African teams was held from 12 to 15 February 2024, at the Cairo Stadium Hall 4, in Cairo, Egypt. The winners of the African qualification will qualified for the Thomas Cup.

Teams in contention

Teams qualified for the Group stage

Second round (knockout stage)

Badminton Asia

See main article: 2022 Badminton Asia Men's Team Championships. The qualification for the Asian teams was held from 15 to 20 February 2022, at the Setia City Convention Centre in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. The semifinalist of the Asian qualification will qualified for the Thomas Cup. India qualified automatically as trophy holder .

Teams in contention

Teams qualified for the Group stage

Second round (knockout stage)

Badminton Europe

See main article: 2024 European Men's Team Badminton Championships. The qualification for the European teams was held from 14 to 18 February 2024, at the Sport Arena Łódź in Łódź, Poland. The semifinalist of the European qualification will qualified for the Thomas Cup.

Teams in contention

Teams qualified for the Group stage
Teams failed to qualify for the Group stage

Second round (knockout stage)

Badminton Oceania

The qualification for the Oceanian teams was held from 16 to 18 February 2024, at the Badminton Geelong in Geelong, Australia. The winner of the Oceania qualification qualified for the Thomas Cup.

Round-robin

Badminton Pan Am

The qualification for the Pan Am teams was held from 15 to 18 February 2024, at the Centro Paralimpico Brasílero in São Paulo, Brazil. The winner of the Pan Am qualification qualified for the Uber Cup.

Teams in contention

Teams qualified for the Group stage

World team rankings

Below is the chart of the BWF World Team Ranking calculated by adding World Ranking points of top three Men's Singles players and top two Men's Doubles pairs on 20 February 2024.

Key
RankNationPointsContinental
results
HostTitle
holder
Continental
qualifier
Ranking
qualifier
1BA405,911WinnerHostAsia
2BE370,148WinnerEurope
3BA350,429Quarter-finalistAsia WR
4BA345,532Semi-finalistAsia
5BA323,096FinalistAsia
6BA314,992Quarter-finalistHolder
7BA290,476Quarter-finalistWorld ranking
8BA205,764Semi-finalistAsia
9BE200,041FinalistEurope
10BA195,2813rd in GSWorld ranking
11BPA162,527WinnerPan America
12BA156,0843rd in GSWorld ranking
13BA144,194Quarter-finalist
14BE132,535Semi-finalistEurope
15BE112,671Semi-finalistEurope
16BPA108,5825th place
17BPA106,8972nd place
18BPA84,9933rd place
19BE84,6773rd in GS
20BE79,2944th in GS
21BE77,1742nd in QS SG
22BPA76,2254th place
23BE73,2682nd in QS GS
24BE72,4622nd in QS GS
25BE68,2912nd in QS SG
26BE64,5012nd in QS GS
27BE59,6052nd in QS SG
30BE55,0022nd in QS SG
31BE53,453QS finalist
32BCA53,437WinnerAfrica
33BO52,980WinnerOceania
34BA51,3283rd in GS
35BE48,9403rd in QS GS
36BE48,012QS finalist
37BE46,9403rd in GS
38BPA46,4667th place
39BE42,5583rd in QS SG
40BE42,5262nd in QS GS
41BPA40,1346th place
42BCA40,024Semi-finalist
43BCA35,756Finalist
45BE33,6773rd in QS GS
47BA32,3373rd in GS
48BE31,8944th in GS
49BO31,1962nd place
51BCA30,2733rd in GS
52BCA27,272Semi-finalist
53BE23,7903rd in QS GS
56BCA22,2434th in GS
57BE22,1573rd in QS SG
59BE21,6373rd in QS GS
61BPA18,3808th place
65BE16,5184th in QS GS
67BCA15,8293rd in GS
69BE15,0883rd in QS SG
70BA14,2264th in GS
71 BE14,1564th in QS GS
74BA12,3783rd in GS
77BE10,9784th in QS GS
79BCA9,3264th in GS
81 BA8,3464th in GS
99BO3,8123rd place
101BO3,6094th place
109BO1,8615th place
120BE4283rd in QS SG
121BE3644th in QS GS

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Thomas & Uber Cups 2024 Main Page. BWF Thomas & Uber Cups. 19 February 2024.
  2. Web site: Regulations for the Thomas and Uber Cups . Badminton World Federation . November 2016 . 20 February 2022 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20220119232137/https://system.bwfbadminton.com/documents/folder_1_81/Regulations/Major-Events/Part%20III%20Section%202%20-%20Thomas%20&%20Uber%20Cups%20-%20November%202016.pdf . 19 January 2022.