2012 Uber Cup qualification

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2012 Uber Cup qualification
Tournament details
DatesFebruary 13, 2012 (2012-02-13) – February 29, 2012 (2012-02-29)
VenueBA: Macao Forum
BCA: Arat Kilo Hall
BE: Sporthallen Zuid
BO: Ballarat Badminton Stadium
BPA: Los Angeles Badminton Club
LocationBA: Macau
BCA: Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
BE: Amsterdam, Netherlands
BO: Ballarat, Australia
BPA: El Monte, United States
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The 2012 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 2012 Thomas Cup, with China qualifying automatically as hosts and South Korea as trophy holders.[1][2][3][4]

Qualified teams

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Country Confederation Qualified as Qualified on Final appearance
 China Badminton Asia 2012 Uber Cup hosts 3 June 2011 15th
 South Korea Badminton Asia 2010 Uber Cup winners 15 May 2010 15th
 South Africa Badminton Africa 2012 Uber Cup Preliminaries for Africa winners 29 February 2012 5th
 Indonesia Badminton Asia Fifth place at the 2012 Badminton Asia Uber Cup Preliminaries 19 February 2012 21st
 Japan Badminton Asia 2012 Badminton Asia Uber Cup Preliminaries winners 19 February 2012 21st
 Thailand Badminton Asia 2012 Badminton Asia Uber Cup Preliminaries semifinalists 19 February 2012 3rd
 Chinese Taipei Badminton Asia 2012 Badminton Asia Uber Cup Preliminaries semifinalists 19 February 2012 3rd
 Denmark Badminton Europe 2012 European Team Championships runners-up 19 February 2012 17th
 Germany Badminton Europe 2012 European Team Championships winners 19 February 2012 6th
 Netherlands Badminton Europe Third place at the 2012 European Team Championships 19 February 2012 10th
 Australia Badminton Oceania 2012 Uber Cup Preliminaries for Oceania winners 19 February 2012 5th
 United States Badminton Pan Am 2012 Pan American Uber Cup Preliminaries winners 19 February 2012 10th

Qualification process

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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

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Badminton Confederation of Africa

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Main article: 2012 Uber Cup Preliminaries for Africa

The qualification for the African teams was held from 22 to 29 February 2012, at the Arat Kilo Hall in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The winners of the African qualification will qualify for the Uber Cup.

Teams in contention

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Teams qualified for the Group stage

First round (group stage)

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  Advance to Knockout stage
Group A Group B

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  South Africa 3 3
2  Mauritius 3 2
3  Uganda 3 1
4  Ethiopia (H) 3 0
Source: BWF
(H) Host

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Nigeria 2 2
2  Egypt 2 1
3  Morocco 2 0
Source: BWF

Second round (knockout stage)

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
25 February
 
 
 South Africa3
 
26 February
 
 Egypt0
 
 South Africa3
 
25 February
 
 Nigeria1
 
 Mauritius2
 
 
 Nigeria3
 

Badminton Asia

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Main article: 2012 Badminton Asia Uber Cup Preliminaries

The qualification for the Asian teams was held from 13 to 19 February 2012, at the Macao Forum in Sé, Macau. The semifinalist of the Asian qualification will qualify for the Uber Cup. Since China qualified automatically as hosts and defending champions, an extra slot will be awarded to the team that finishes first in the classification round.

Teams in contention

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Teams qualified for the Group stage

First round (group stage)

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  Advance to Knockout stage
Group W Group X

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  China 2 2
2  Malaysia 2 1
3  India 2 0
Source: BadmintonCN

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Chinese Taipei 2 2
2  Singapore 2 1
3  Vietnam 2 0
Source: BadmintonCN
Group Y Group Z

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Thailand 3 3
2  Indonesia 3 2
3  Sri Lanka 3 1
4  Kazakhstan 3 0
Source: BadmintonCN

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Japan 2 2
2  Hong Kong 2 1
3  Macau (H) 2 0
Source: BadmintonCN
(H) Host

Second round (knockout stage)

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Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
         
X1  Chinese Taipei 3
Z2  Hong Kong 1
X1  Chinese Taipei 0
W1  China 3
W1  China 3
Y2  Indonesia 0
W1  China 2
Z1  Japan 3
Z1  Japan 3
X2  Singapore 0
Z1  Japan 3 Third place
Y1  Thailand 2
Y1  Thailand 3 X1  Chinese Taipei 2
W2  Malaysia 0 Y1  Thailand 3

Classification round (additional quota)

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  Qualified for the 2012 Uber Cup

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Indonesia 3 3
2  Singapore 3 2
3  Hong Kong 3 1
4  Malaysia 3 0
Source: BadmintonCN

Badminton Europe

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Main article: 2012 European Women's Team Badminton Championships

The qualification for the European teams will held from 14 to 19 February 2012, at the Sporthallen Zuid in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The semi-finalist of the European qualification will qualify for the Uber Cup.

Teams in contention

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Teams qualified for the Group stage

First round (group stage)

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  Advance to Knockout stage
Group 1 Group 2 Group 3

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Denmark 2 2
2  Spain 2 1
3  Poland 2 0
Source: BWF

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Germany 2 2
2  Belarus 2 1
3  Cyprus 2 0
Source: BWF

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Netherlands (H) 2 2
2  Sweden 2 1
3  Hungary 2 0
Source: BWF
(H) Host
Group 4 Group 5 Group 6

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Russia 3 3
2  Slovenia 3 2
3  Ireland 3 1
4  Slovakia 3 0
Source: BWF

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Bulgaria 3 3
2  Finland 3 2
3  Estonia 3 1
4  Portugal 3 0
Source: BWF

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1   Switzerland 3 3
2  England 3 2
3  Scotland 3 1
4  Italy 3 0
Source: BWF
Group 7 Group 8

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  France 3 3
2  Belgium 3 2
3  Wales 3 1
4  Iceland 3 0
Source: BWF

Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Ukraine 3 3
2  Czech Republic 3 2
3  Lithuania 3 1
4  Croatia 3 0
Source: BWF

Second round (knockout stage)

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Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
17 February 2012
 
 
 Denmark 3
 
18 February 2012
 
 Ukraine 2
 
 Denmark 3
 
 
 
 Russia 0
 
 Russia 3
 
19 February 2012
 
 Bulgaria 1
 
 Denmark 1
 
 
 
 Germany 3
 
  Switzerland 2
 
 
 
 Netherlands 3
 
 Netherlands 1
 
 
 
 Germany 3 Third place
 
 France 0
 
19 February 2012
 
 Germany 3
 
 Russia 1
 
 
 Netherlands 3
 

Badminton Oceania

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Main article: 2012 Uber Cup Preliminaries for Oceania

The qualification for the Oceanian teams was held from 18 to 19 February 2012, at the Ballarat Badminton Stadium in Ballarat, Australia. The winner of the Oceania qualification will qualify for the Uber Cup.

Teams in contention

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Round-robin

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Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Australia (H) 2 2
2  New Zealand 2 1
3  New Caledonia 2 0
Source: BWF
(H) Host

Badminton Pan Am

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Main article: 2012 Pan American Uber Cup Preliminaries

The qualification for the Pan Am teams will hold from 17 to 19 February 2012, at the Los Angeles Badminton Club in El Monte, California, United States. The winner of the Pan Am qualification will qualify for the Uber Cup.

Teams in contention

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Round-robin

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Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  United States (H) 4 4
2  Canada 4 3
3  Brazil 4 2
4  Barbados 4 1
5  Puerto Rico 4 0
Source: BWF
(H) Host

References

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  1. ^ "Tournament | Badminton Africa 2012 Thomas & Uber Cup preliminaries". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 2025-09-14.
  2. ^ "Tournament | Badminton Asia 2012 Thomas & Uber Cup preliminaries". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 2025-09-14.
  3. ^ "Tournament | European Men's & Women's Team Championships 2012". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 2025-09-14.
  4. ^ "Tournament | 2012 TUC Pan Am Preliminary". bwfbadminton.com. Retrieved 2025-09-14.