# 2016 Thomas Cup qualification

The 2016 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 2016 Thomas Cup, with China qualifying automatically both as hosts, and Japan as the trophy holder.

## Qualified teams

| Country | Confederation | Qualified as | Qualified on | World Team Rankings | Final appearance |
| China | Badminton Asia | Host country | May 2014 | 1st | 18th |
| Japan | Badminton Asia | 2014 Thomas Cup winner | 25 May 2014 | 5th | 14th |
| South Africa | Badminton Africa | 2016 Africa Team Championships winner | 19 February 2016 | 33rd | 4th |
| India | Badminton Asia | 2016 Asia Team Championships semifinalists | 19 February 2016 | 7th | 11th |
| Indonesia | Badminton Asia | 2016 Asia Team Championships semifinalists | 19 February 2016 | 4th | 26th |
| South Korea | Badminton Asia | 2016 Asia Team Championships semifinalists | 19 February 2016 | 3rd | 17th |
| Denmark | Badminton Europe | 2016 European Team Championships semifinalists | 19 February 2016 | 2nd | 29th |
| England | Badminton Europe | 2016 European Team Championships semifinalists | 19 February 2016 | 11th | 14th |
| France | Badminton Europe | 2016 European Team Championships semifinalists | 19 February 2016 | 13th | 2nd |
| Germany | Badminton Europe | 2016 European Team Championships semifinalists | 19 February 2016 | 12th | 7th |
| New Zealand | Badminton Oceania | 2016 Oceania Team Championships winner | 20 February 2016 | 39th | 7th |
| Mexico | Badminton Pan Am | 2016 Pan Am Team Championships winner | 20 February 2016 | 18th | Debut |
| Malaysia | Badminton Asia | Best ranking (Asia) | 3 March 2016 | 6th | 26th |
| Chinese Taipei | Badminton Asia | Best ranking (overall) | 3 March 2016 | 8th | 2nd |
| Hong Kong | Badminton Asia | Best ranking (overall) | 3 March 2016 | 9th | 4th |
| Thailand | Badminton Asia | Best ranking (overall) | 3 March 2016 | 10th | 12th |

## Qualification process

The number of teams participating in the final tournament is 16. The allocation of slots for each confederation is 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 16 to 19 February 2016, at the National Badminton Centre in Rose Hill, Mauritius. The winners of the African qualification will qualified for the Thomas Cup.

#### Teams in contention
##### Teams qualified for the Group stage

* Algeria
* Ghana
* Mauritius
* Réunion
* South Africa
* Uganda
* Zimbabwe

#### First round (group stage)

| Group A | Group B |
| Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1  South Africa 3 3 2  Mauritius 3 2 3  Réunion 3 1 4  Zimbabwe 3 0 Source: TS | Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1  Algeria 2 2 2  Ghana 2 1 3  Uganda 2 0 Source: TS |

#### Second round (knockout stage)

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 18 February | 18 February |
| South Africa | 3 |
| South Africa | 3 | 19 February | 19 February |
| Ghana | 1 | 19 February | 19 February |
| Ghana | 1 | South Africa | 3 |
| 18 February | 18 February | | South Africa | 3 |
| 18 February | 18 February | Mauritius | 1 |
| Mauritius | 3 | Mauritius | 1 |
| Algeria | 0 | | |

### Badminton Asia

The qualification for the Asian teams was held from 15 to 21 February 2016, at the GMC Balayogi Indoor Stadium in Hyderabad, India. The semi-finalist of the Asian qualification will qualified for the Thomas Cup. China qualifying automatically as hosts. Japan also qualifying automatically as trophy holder.

#### Teams in contention
##### Teams qualified for the Group stage

* China (qualified)
* Hong Kong
* Indonesia
* India
* Japan (qualified)
* Malaysia
* Maldives
* Nepal
* Philippines
* Singapore
* Sri Lanka
* South Korea
* Chinese Taipei
* Thailand

#### First round (group stage)

| Group A | Group B |
| Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1  India 2 2 2  China 2 1 3  Singapore 2 0 Source: TS | Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1  Japan 3 3 2  Malaysia 3 2 3  Sri Lanka 3 1 4  Nepal 3 0 Source: TS |
| Group C | Group D |
| Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1  Indonesia 3 3 2  Chinese Taipei 3 2 3  Thailand 3 1 4  Maldives 3 0 Source: TS | Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1  South Korea 2 2 2  Hong Kong 2 1 3  Philippines 2 0 Source: TS |

#### Second round (knockout stage)

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 19 February | 19 February | | | |
| South Korea | 3 | | | |
| South Korea | 3 | 20 February | 20 February | | |
| China | 0 | 20 February | 20 February | |
| China | 0 | South Korea | 0 | |
| 19 February | 19 February | | South Korea | 0 | |
| 19 February | 19 February | Japan | 3 | |
| Japan | 3 | Japan | 3 | |
| Japan | 3 | | | | 21 February | 21 February |
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | | | | 21 February | 21 February |
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | | | | Japan | 2 |
| 19 February | 19 February | | | | | Japan | 2 |
| 19 February | 19 February | | | | Indonesia | 3 |
| Malaysia | 2 | | | | Indonesia | 3 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 20 February | 20 February | | | |
| India | 3 | 20 February | 20 February | | | |
| India | 3 | India | 1 | | | |
| 19 February | 19 February | | India | 1 | | | |
| 19 February | 19 February | Indonesia | 3 | |
| Hong Kong | 0 | Indonesia | 3 | |
| Indonesia | 3 | | | |

### Badminton Europe

The qualification for the European teams was held from 15 to 21 February 2016, at the Kazan Gymnastics Center in Kazan, Russia. The semi-finalist of the European qualification will qualified for the Thomas Cup.

#### Teams in contention
##### Teams qualified for the Group stage

* Austria
* Belgium
* Bulgaria
* Croatia
* Czech Republic
* Denmark
* England
* Estonia
* Finland
* France
* Germany
* Hungary
* Ireland
* Italy
* Lithuania
* Norway
* Poland
* Russia
* Scotland
* Slovakia
* Slovenia
* Spain
* Sweden
* Turkey
* Ukraine

#### First round (group stage)

| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 |
| Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1  Denmark 3 3 2  Croatia 3 2 3  Finland 3 1 4  Turkey 3 0 Source: TS | Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1  England 3 3 2  Bulgaria 3 2 3  Estonia 3 1 4  Hungary 3 0 Source: TS | Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1  Germany 3 3 2  Czech Republic 3 2 3  Ireland 3 1 4  Lithuania 3 0 Source: TS |
| Group 4 | Group 5 | Group 6 |
| Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1  France 3 3 2  Sweden 3 2 3  Scotland 3 1 4  Slovakia 3 0 Source: TS | Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1  Russia 3 3 2  Ukraine 3 2 3  Austria 3 1 4  Slovenia 3 0 Source: TS | Pos Teamvte Pld Pts 1  Poland 4 4 2  Spain 4 3 3  Belgium 4 2 4  Norway 4 1 5  Italy 4 0 Source: TS |

##### Ranking of runners-up

| Pos | Grp | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | 4 | Sweden | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 22 | 10 | +12 | 607 | 490 | +117 | 2 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | 5 | Ukraine | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 22 | 12 | +10 | 628 | 586 | +42 | 2 | Knockout stage |
| 3 | 6 | Spain | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 21 | 13 | +8 | 627 | 580 | +47 | 2 | |
| 4 | 3 | Czech Republic | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 19 | 15 | +4 | 619 | 570 | +49 | 2 | |
| 5 | 2 | Bulgaria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 16 | 20 | −4 | 641 | 673 | −32 | 2 | |
| 6 | 1 | Croatia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 15 | 19 | −4 | 565 | 608 | −43 | 2 | |

#### Second round (knockout stage)

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| February 19, 2016 | February 19, 2016 | | |
| Denmark | 3 | | |
| Denmark | 3 | February 20, 2016 | February 20, 2016 | |
| Russia | 1 | February 20, 2016 | February 20, 2016 |
| Russia | 1 | Denmark | 3 |
| | | Germany | 0 |
| Germany | 3 | Germany | 0 |
| Germany | 3 | | | February 21, 2016 | February 21, 2016 |
| Sweden | 0 | | | February 21, 2016 | February 21, 2016 |
| Sweden | 0 | | | Denmark | 3 |
| | | | | France | 1 |
| Ukraine | 0 | | | France | 1 |
| France | 3 | | | | |
| France | 3 | France | 3 | | |
| | | England | 2 |
| Poland | 0 | England | 2 |
| England | 3 | | |

### Badminton Oceania

The qualification for the Pan Am teams was held from 19 to 20 February 2016, at the X-TRM North Harbour Centre in Auckland, New Zealand. The winner of the Oceania qualification will qualified for the Thomas Cup.

#### Teams in contention
##### Teams qualified for the Group stage

* 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 | New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 | 28 | 4 | +24 | 648 | 372 | +276 | 3 | Thomas Cup |
| 2 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 24 | 9 | +15 | 638 | 451 | +187 | 2 | |
| 3 | Tahiti | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 9 | 23 | −14 | 449 | 635 | −186 | 1 | |
| 4 | New Caledonia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 3 | 28 | −25 | 366 | 643 | −277 | 0 | |

### Badminton Pan Am

The qualification for the Pan Am teams was held from 17 to 20 February 2016, at the CODE II Jalisco in Guadalajara, Mexico. The winner of the Pan Am qualification will qualified for the Thomas Cup.

#### Teams in contention
##### Teams qualified for the Group stage

* Canada
* Guatemala
* Mexico
* United States

#### First round (group stage)

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Mexico | 3 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 23 | 13 | +10 | 686 | 623 | +63 | 3 | Final |
| 2 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 18 | 17 | +1 | 624 | 608 | +16 | 2 | Final |
| 3 | Guatemala | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 20 | 18 | +2 | 682 | 651 | +31 | 1 | |
| 4 | United States | 3 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 11 | 24 | −13 | 559 | 669 | −110 | 0 | |

#### Second round (final)

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Mexico | 3–2 | Canada |

## World team rankings

Below is the chart of the BWF World Team Ranking calculated by adding World Ranking of top three Men's Singles players and top two Men's Doubles pairs on 3 March 2016.
| Rank | Conf. | Nation | Points | Continental results | Qualification status |
| 1 | BA | China | 379,132 | Quarterfinals | Qualified as host |
| 2 | BE | Denmark | 330,171 | Winner | Qualified as BE semifinalists |
| 3 | BA | South Korea | 305,570 | Semifinals | Qualified as BA semifinalists |
| 4 | BA | Indonesia | 279,614 | Winner | Qualified as BA semifinalists |
| 5 | BA | Japan | 269,608 | Runner-up | Qualified as trophy holder |
| 6 | BA | Malaysia | 241,788 | Quarterfinals | Qualified by ranking (Asia) |
| 7 | BA | India | 226,171 | Semifinals | Qualified as BA semifinalists |
| 8 | BA | Chinese Taipei | 225,742 | Quarterfinals | Qualified by ranking (overall) |
| 9 | BA | Hong Kong | 194,425 | Quarterfinals | Qualified by ranking (overall) |
| 10 | BA | Thailand | 168,277 | Group stage | Qualified by ranking (overall) |
| 11 | BE | England | 153,046 | Semifinals | Qualified as BE semifinalists |
| 12 | BE | Germany | 135,683 | Semifinals | Qualified as BE semifinalists |
| 13 | BE | France | 133,240 | Runner-up | Qualified as BE semifinalists |
| 14 | BE | Russia | 126,154 | Quarterfinals | |
| 15 | BPA | United States | 106,273 | 4th place | |
| 16 | BE | Poland | 103,472 | Quarterfinals | |
| 17 | BPA | Canada | 91,988 | Runner-up | |
| 18 | BPA | Mexico | 91,593 | Winner | Qualified as the winner of BPA |
| 19 | BPA | Brazil | 90,189 | | |
| 20 | BE | Ukraine | 85,664 | Quarterfinals | |
| 21 | BA | Singapore | 82,179 | Group stage | |
| 22 | BPA | Guatemala | 74,685 | 3rd place | |
| 23 | BE | Austria | 74,359 | Group stage | |
| 24 | BE | Belgium | 72,602 | Group stage | |
| 25 | BE | Italy | 70,836 | Group stage | |
| 26 | BE | Netherlands | 68,536' | | |
| 27 | BE | Scotland | 65,891 | Group stage | |
| 28 | BE | Spain | 64,728 | Group stage | |
| 29 | BE | Finland | 64,728 | Group stage | |
| 30 | BE | Sweden | 63,841 | Quarterfinals | |
| 31 | BE | Turkey | 58,039 | Group stage | |
| 32 | BCA | Egypt | 57,650 | | |
| 33 | BCA | South Africa | 56,785 | Winner | Qualified as the winner of BCA |
| 34 | BE | Czech Republic | 55,538 | Group stage | |
| 35 | BE | Ireland | 52,767 | Group stage | |
| 36 | BO | Australia | 52,231 | Runner-up | |
| 37 | BA | Vietnam | 51,677 | | |
| 38 | BE | Switzerland | 48,599 | | |
| 39 | BO | New Zealand | 44,235 | Winner | Qualified as the winner of BO |
| 40 | BA | Iran | 42,340 | | |
| 41 | BE | Estonia | 39,566 | Group stage | |
| 42 | BPA | Peru | 38,950 | | |
| 43 | BA | Philippines | 37,828 | Group stage | |
| 44 | BE | Israel | 37,398 | | |
| 45 | BPA | Dominican Republic | 34,820 | | |
| 46 | BE | Croatia | 34,109 | Group stage | |
| 47 | BPA | Cuba | 33,420 | | |
| 48 | BE | Bulgaria | 32,044 | Group stage | |
| 49 | BCA | Algeria | 30,584 | Semifinals | |
| 50 | BA | Sri Lanka | 30,506 | Group stage | |
| 50+ participant ||||||
| 51 | BE | Norway | 30,302 | Group stage | |
| 53 | BCA | Uganda | 29,525 | Group stage | |
| 55 | BE | Lithuania | 27,497 | Group stage | |
| 57 | BE | Slovakia | 25,992 | Group stage | |
| 58 | BCA | Mauritius | 23,868 | Runner-up | |
| 60 | BE | Slovenia | 19,775 | Group stage | |
| 62 | BCA | Ghana | 17,071 | Group stage | |
| 65 | BA | Nepal | 15,435 | Group stage | |
| 67 | BE | Hungary | 15,048 | Group stage | |
| 82 | BO | New Caledonia | 7,356 | 4th place | |
| 91 | BA | Maldives | 4,295 | Group stage | |
| 107 | BO | Tahiti | 1,440 | 3rd place | |
| 108 | BCA | Réunion | 1,249 | Group stage | |
| – | BCA | Zimbabwe | 0 | Group stage | |