# 2008 Thomas & Uber Cup qualification

The 2008 Thomas & Uber Cup qualification was held in February 2008 to determine another ten places for the men's and women's tournaments for the 2008 Thomas & Uber Cup along with China and Indonesia as defending champion and host. Each confederation held a qualifying tournament in a fixed venue to determine the places allocated.

## Africa

The tournament was held in Rose Hill, Mauritius, from February 18 to February 22, 2008, having moved from Kenya because of security concerns. The winner in the final was given a place in the final tournament.

### Thomas Cup
#### Groups
##### Group A

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD |
| South Africa | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 |
| Egypt | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 |
| Uganda | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 |
| Kenya | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | −10 |
| South Africa | 5–0 | Kenya |
| Egypt | 3–2 | Uganda |
| South Africa | 4–1 | Uganda |
| Egypt | 5–0 | Kenya |

##### Group B

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD |
| Nigeria | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 |
| Mauritius | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 |
| Zambia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 |
| Nigeria | 4–1 | Zambia |
| Mauritius | 3–2 | Zambia |
| Nigeria | 4–1 | Mauritius |

#### Knockout stage

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| South Africa | 3 |
| South Africa | 3 | February 23 | February 23 |
| Mauritius | 0 | February 23 | February 23 |
| Mauritius | 0 | South Africa | 0 |
| | | Nigeria | 3 |
| Nigeria | 3 | Nigeria | 3 |
| Egypt | 1 | | |

### Uber Cup
#### Group

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD |
| Nigeria | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 2 | +11 |
| South Africa | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 |
| Mauritius | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 |
| Egypt | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | −13 |
| Nigeria | 5–0 | Mauritius |
| South Africa | 5–0 | Egypt |
| Nigeria | 3–2 | South Africa |
| Mauritius | 4–1 | Egypt |
| South Africa | 4–1 | Mauritius |
| Nigeria | 5–0 | Egypt |

#### Knockout stage

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Nigeria | 3 |
| Nigeria | 3 | February 23 | February 23 |
| Egypt | 0 | February 23 | February 23 |
| Egypt | 0 | Nigeria | 2 |
| | | South Africa | 3 |
| South Africa | 3 | South Africa | 3 |
| Mauritius | 1 | | |

## Asia

The tournament was held in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, from February 18 to February 24, 2008. 14 teams participated in the men's event and 11 in the women's. The Hong Kong women's team went through to the final tournament based on a higher team ranking than Scotland.

### Thomas Cup
#### Groups
##### Group A

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD |
| Malaysia | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | +15 |
| Chinese Taipei | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 |
| Philippines | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 |
| Cambodia | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | −15 |
| February 20, 2008 |||
| Malaysia | 5–0 | Philippines |
| Chinese Taipei | 5–0 | Cambodia |
| Chinese Taipei | 5–0 | Philippines |
| Malaysia | 5–0 | Cambodia |
| February 21, 2008 |||
| Philippines | 5–0 | Cambodia |
| Malaysia | 5–0 | Chinese Taipei |

##### Group B

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD |
| South Korea | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 |
| Singapore | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 |
| Vietnam | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 |
| February 19, 2008 |||
| Singapore | 4–1 | Vietnam |
| February 20, 2008 |||
| South Korea | 5–0 | Singapore |
| February 21, 2008 |||
| South Korea | 4–1 | Vietnam |

##### Group C

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD |
| Japan | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 |
| India | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Pakistan | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | −10 |
| February 19, 2008 |||
| Japan | 5–0 | Pakistan |
| February 20, 2008 |||
| India | 5–0 | Pakistan |
| February 21, 2008 |||
| Japan | 5–0 | India |

##### Group D

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD |
| Thailand | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 |
| Macau | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | −15 |
| February 19, 2008 |||
| Hong Kong | 5–0 | Sri Lanka |
| Thailand | 5–0 | Macau |
| February 20, 2008 |||
| Thailand | 5–0 | Sri Lanka |
| Hong Kong | 5–0 | Macau |
| February 21, 2008 |||
| Sri Lanka | 5–0 | Macau |
| Hong Kong | 1–4 | Thailand |

#### Knockout stage

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| February 22 | February 22 | | | |
| Malaysia | 3 | | | |
| Malaysia | 3 | February 23 | February 23 | | |
| India | 0 | February 23 | February 23 | |
| India | 0 | Malaysia | 3 | |
| February 22 | February 22 | | Malaysia | 3 | |
| February 22 | February 22 | Thailand | 0 | |
| Thailand | 3 | Thailand | 0 | |
| Thailand | 3 | | | | February 24 | February 24 |
| Singapore | 0 | | | | February 24 | February 24 |
| Singapore | 0 | | | | Malaysia | 3 |
| February 22 | February 22 | | | | | Malaysia | 3 |
| February 22 | February 22 | | | | South Korea | 2 |
| Chinese Taipei | 2 | | | | South Korea | 2 |
| Chinese Taipei | 2 | February 23 | February 23 | | | |
| Japan | 3 | February 23 | February 23 | | | |
| Japan | 3 | Japan | 0 | | | |
| February 22 | February 22 | | Japan | 0 | | | |
| February 22 | February 22 | South Korea | 3 | | Third place | Third place |
| Hong Kong | 0 | South Korea | 3 | | Third place | Third place |
| Hong Kong | 0 | | | | February 24 | February 24 |
| South Korea | 3 | | | | February 24 | February 24 |
| South Korea | 3 | | | | Thailand | 1 |
| | | | | | Japan | 3 |

#### Classification

| Preliminary | Preliminary | Fifth Place | Fifth Place |
| February 23 | February 23 |
| India | 3 |
| India | 3 | February 23 | February 23 |
| Singapore | 2 | February 23 | February 23 |
| Singapore | 2 | India | 3 |
| February 23 | February 23 | | India | 3 |
| February 23 | February 23 | Hong Kong | 0 |
| Chinese Taipei | 1 | Hong Kong | 0 |
| Hong Kong | 3 | | |

### Uber Cup
#### Groups
##### Group W

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD |
| Japan | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 |
| Thailand | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 |
| Sri Lanka | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | −10 |
| February 19, 2008 |||
| Japan | 5–0 | Sri Lanka |
| February 20, 2008 |||
| Thailand | 5–0 | Sri Lanka |
| February 21, 2008 |||
| Japan | 4–1 | Thailand |

##### Group X

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD |
| South Korea | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 |
| Singapore | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Cambodia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | −10 |
| February 19, 2008 |||
| South Korea | 5–0 | Cambodia |
| February 20, 2008 |||
| Singapore | 5–0 | Cambodia |
| February 21, 2008 |||
| South Korea | 5–0 | Singapore |

##### Group Y

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD |
| Hong Kong | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 |
| Chinese Taipei | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 |
| Vietnam | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | −8 |
| February 19, 2008 |||
| Chinese Taipei | 5–0 | Vietnam |
| February 20, 2008 |||
| Hong Kong | 4–1 | Vietnam |
| February 21, 2008 |||
| Chinese Taipei | 2–3 | Hong Kong |

##### Group Z

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 |
| India | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 |
| February 21, 2008 |||
| Malaysia | 4–1 | India |

#### Knockout stage

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| February 22 | February 22 | | | |
| Japan | 3 | | | |
| Japan | 3 | February 23 | February 23 | | |
| Chinese Taipei | 1 | February 23 | February 23 | |
| Chinese Taipei | 1 | Japan | 3 | |
| February 22 | February 22 | | Japan | 3 | |
| February 22 | February 22 | Malaysia | 2 | |
| Malaysia | 3 | Malaysia | 2 | |
| Malaysia | 3 | | | | February 24 | February 24 |
| Singapore | 1 | | | | February 24 | February 24 |
| Singapore | 1 | | | | Japan | 1 |
| February 22 | February 22 | | | | | Japan | 1 |
| February 22 | February 22 | | | | South Korea | 3 |
| Thailand | 0 | | | | South Korea | 3 |
| Thailand | 0 | February 23 | February 23 | | | |
| Hong Kong | 3 | February 23 | February 23 | | | |
| Hong Kong | 3 | Hong Kong | 1 | | | |
| February 22 | February 22 | | Hong Kong | 1 | | | |
| February 22 | February 22 | South Korea | 3 | | Third place | Third place |
| India | 1 | South Korea | 3 | | Third place | Third place |
| India | 1 | | | | February 24 | February 24 |
| South Korea | 3 | | | | February 24 | February 24 |
| South Korea | 3 | | | | Malaysia | 3 |
| | | | | | Hong Kong | 0 |

#### Classification

| Preliminary | Preliminary | Fifth Place | Fifth Place |
| February 23 | February 23 |
| Chinese Taipei | 2 |
| Chinese Taipei | 2 | February 24 | February 24 |
| Singapore | 3 | February 24 | February 24 |
| Singapore | 3 | Singapore | 3 |
| February 23 | February 23 | | Singapore | 3 |
| February 23 | February 23 | Thailand | 2 |
| Thailand | 3 | Thailand | 2 |
| India | 2 | | |

## Europe

The 2008 European Men's and Women's Team Badminton Championships also served as qualification for the 2008 Thomas & Uber Cup. Denmark, England and Germany went through to the final tournament for men. In the women's competition, Denmark, Netherlands and Germany went through to the final tournament.

## Oceania

The tournament was held on February 8, 2008, in Nouméa, New Caledonia. Only two teams took part in the tournament, New Zealand and Australia. The winner won a place in the final tournament.

### Thomas Cup

| February 8, 2008 |||
| New Zealand | 3–2 | Australia |

### Uber Cup

| February 8, 2008 |||
| New Zealand | 3–0 | Australia |

## Americas

The tournament was held from February 16 to February 18, 2008, in Campinas, Brazil. Four teams participated: Brazil, Canada, Peru and the United States. The winner in the final went through to the final tournament.

### Thomas Cup
#### Group

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD |
| Canada | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 |
| United States | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 |
| Brazil | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | −7 |
| Peru | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | −7 |
| February 16, 2008 |||
| United States | 3–2 | Peru |
| Canada | 5–0 | Brazil |
| Canada | 5–0 | Peru |
| United States | 4–1 | Brazil |
| February 17, 2008 |||
| United States | 1–4 | Canada |
| Peru | 2–3 | Brazil |

#### Classification

| February 18, 2008 |||
| Brazil | 1–3 | Peru | Third place |
| Canada | 3–0 | United States | Final |

### Uber Cup
#### Group

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD |
| Canada | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 |
| United States | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 |
| Peru | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 |
| Brazil | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | −15 |
| February 16, 2008 |||
| United States | 4–1 | Peru |
| Canada | 5–0 | Brazil |
| Canada | 4–1 | Peru |
| United States | 5–0 | Brazil |
| February 17, 2008 |||
| United States | 2–3 | Canada |
| Peru | 5–0 | Brazil |

#### Classification

| February 18, 2008 |||
| Peru | 3–1 | Brazil | Third place |
| Canada | 1–3 | United States | Final |