# 1982 Thomas Cup qualification

The qualifying process for the 1982 Thomas Cup took place from 4 August 1981 to 4 April 1982 to decide the final teams which will play in the final tournament.

## Qualification process

The qualification process is divided into four regions, the Asian Zone, the American Zone, the European Zone and the Australasian Zone. Teams in their respective zone will compete in a knockout format. Teams will compete for two days, with two singles and doubles played on the first day and three singles and two doubles played on the next day. The teams that win their respective zone will earn a place in the final tournament to be held in England.
Indonesia qualified for the inter-zone play-offs as defending champions and hosts. England qualified for their first ever appearance in the Thomas Cup as hosts.

### Qualified teams

| Country | Qualified as | Qualified on | Final appearance |
| England | 1982 Thomas Cup hosts | 24 July 1981 | 1st |
| Indonesia | 1979 Thomas Cup winners | 2 June 1979 | 9th |
| China | Asian Zone winners | 5 March 1982 | 1st |
| Denmark | European Zone winners | 18 February 1982 | 12th |
| Japan | American Zone winners | 4 April 1982 | 4th |
| Malaysia | Australasian Zone winners | 8 August 1981 | 9th |

## Asian Zone
### Bracket

| First round | First round | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 26 October 1981 – Beijing | 26 October 1981 – Beijing | | | |
| China | 9 | | | |
| China | 9 | 30 January 1982 – Beijing | 30 January 1982 – Beijing | | |
| Pakistan | 0 | 30 January 1982 – Beijing | 30 January 1982 – Beijing | |
| Pakistan | 0 | China | 9 | |
| 31 October 1981 – Hyderabad | 31 October 1981 – Hyderabad | | China | 9 | |
| 31 October 1981 – Hyderabad | 31 October 1981 – Hyderabad | India | 0 | |
| India | 9 | India | 0 | |
| India | 9 | | | | 4 March 1982 – Bangkok | 4 March 1982 – Bangkok |
| Sri Lanka | 0 | | | | 4 March 1982 – Bangkok | 4 March 1982 – Bangkok |
| Sri Lanka | 0 | | | | China | 7 |
| 5 December 1981 – Taipei | 5 December 1981 – Taipei | | | | | China | 7 |
| 5 December 1981 – Taipei | 5 December 1981 – Taipei | | | | Thailand | 2 |
| South Korea | 6 | | | | Thailand | 2 |
| South Korea | 6 | 30 January 1982 – Bangkok | 30 January 1982 – Bangkok | | | |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | 30 January 1982 – Bangkok | 30 January 1982 – Bangkok | | | |
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | South Korea | 2 | | | |
| 2 October 1981 – Bangkok | 2 October 1981 – Bangkok | | South Korea | 2 | | | |
| 2 October 1981 – Bangkok | 2 October 1981 – Bangkok | Thailand | 8 | |
| Thailand | 8 | Thailand | 8 | |
| Singapore | 1 | | | |

### Final
## American Zone
### Bracket

| First round | First round | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 24 October 1981 – San Diego | 24 October 1981 – San Diego | | |
| Nigeria | 0 | | |
| Nigeria | 0 | 27 February 1982 – Pomona | 27 February 1982 – Pomona | |
| United States | 9 | 27 February 1982 – Pomona | 27 February 1982 – Pomona |
| United States | 9 | United States | 6 |
| | | Canada | 3 |
| Mexico | | Canada | 3 |
| Mexico | | | | 3 April 1982 – Claremont | 3 April 1982 – Claremont |
| Bye | | | | 3 April 1982 – Claremont | 3 April 1982 – Claremont |
| Bye | | | | United States | 1 |
| 26 October 1981 – Lima | 26 October 1981 – Lima | | | | United States | 1 |
| 26 October 1981 – Lima | 26 October 1981 – Lima | | | Japan | 8 |
| Japan | 9 | | | Japan | 8 |
| Japan | 9 | 30 January 1982 – Kitchener | 30 January 1982 – Kitchener | | |
| Peru | 0 | 30 January 1982 – Kitchener | 30 January 1982 – Kitchener | | |
| Peru | 0 | Japan | 8 | | |
| | | Canada | 1 |
| Canada | | Canada | 1 |
| Bye | | | |

### Final
## European Zone
### Bracket

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Scotland | | | | | | |
| Scotland | | 1 December 1981 – Haarlem | 1 December 1981 – Haarlem | | | | |
| Bye | | 1 December 1981 – Haarlem | 1 December 1981 – Haarlem | | | |
| Bye | | Scotland | 9 | | | |
| 30 October 1981 – Pressbaum | 30 October 1981 – Pressbaum | | Scotland | 9 | | | |
| 30 October 1981 – Pressbaum | 30 October 1981 – Pressbaum | Netherlands | 0 | | | |
| Austria | 0 | Netherlands | 0 | | | |
| Austria | 0 | | | | 25 January 1982 – Grangemouth | 25 January 1982 – Grangemouth | |
| Netherlands | 9 | | | | 25 January 1982 – Grangemouth | 25 January 1982 – Grangemouth |
| Netherlands | 9 | | | | Scotland | 0 |
| | | | | | Denmark | 9 |
| Bye | | | | | Denmark | 9 |
| Bye | | | | | | |
| Bye | | Bye | | | | |
| | | Denmark | | | | |
| Denmark | | Denmark | | | | |
| Denmark | | | | | | | 17 February 1982 – Copenhagen | 17 February 1982 – Copenhagen |
| Bye | | | | | | | 17 February 1982 – Copenhagen | 17 February 1982 – Copenhagen |
| Bye | | | | | | | Denmark | 8 |
| | | | | | | | Sweden | 1 |
| West Germany | | | | | | | Sweden | 1 |
| West Germany | | 7 December 1981 – Duisburg | 7 December 1981 – Duisburg | | | | | |
| Bye | | 7 December 1981 – Duisburg | 7 December 1981 – Duisburg | | | | | |
| Bye | | West Germany | 6 | | | | | |
| | | Soviet Union | 3 | | | | | |
| Soviet Union | | Soviet Union | 3 | | | | | |
| Soviet Union | | | | | 27 January 1982 – Duisburg | 27 January 1982 – Duisburg | | |
| Bye | | | | | 27 January 1982 – Duisburg | 27 January 1982 – Duisburg | | |
| Bye | | | | | West Germany | 1 | | |
| | | | | | Sweden | 9 |
| Bye | | | | | Sweden | 9 |
| Bye | | | | | | |
| Bye | | Bye | | | | |
| | | Sweden | | | | |
| Bye | | Sweden | | | | |
| Sweden | | | | | | |

### Final
## Australasian Zone
### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 4 August 1981 – Hamilton | 4 August 1981 – Hamilton |
| Malaysia | 9 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 7 August 1981 – Hamilton | 7 August 1981 – Hamilton |
| Australia | 0 | 7 August 1981 – Hamilton | 7 August 1981 – Hamilton |
| Australia | 0 | Malaysia | 7 |
| | | New Zealand | 2 |
| Australia | | New Zealand | 2 |
| Bye | | | |