The 2008 Thomas 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 2008 Thomas Cup, with Indonesia qualifying automatically as hosts and China trophy holders.
Qualified teams Country Confederation Qualified as Qualified on Final appearance Badminton Asia 2008 Thomas Cup hosts December 2005 22nd Badminton Asia 2008 Thomas Cup winners 7 May 2006 14th Badminton Africa 2008 Thomas Cup Preliminaries for Africa winners 21 February 2008 Debut Badminton Asia 2008 Badminton Asia Thomas Cup Preliminaries winners 23 February 2008 22nd Badminton Asia 2008 Badminton Asia Thomas Cup Preliminaries runners-up 23 February 2008 13th Badminton Asia 2008 Badminton Asia Thomas Cup Preliminaries semifinalists 23 February 2008 9th Badminton Asia 2008 Badminton Asia Thomas Cup Preliminaries gamess 23 February 2008 10th Badminton Europe 2008 European Team Championships winners 17 February 2008 25th Badminton Europe 2008 European Team Championships runners-up 17 February 2008 11th Badminton Europe 2008 European Team Championships third place 17 February 2008 4th Badminton Oceania 2008 Thomas Cup Preliminaries for Oceania winners 8 February 2008 2nd Badminton Pan Am 2008 Pan American Thomas Cup Preliminaries winners 21 February 2008 5th
Qualification process 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 Asia, 3 from Europe, and 1 from each Africa, Oceania and Pan Am. Two automatic qualifiers are the host and defending champion.
Confederation qualification Badminton Confederation of Africa
The qualification for the African teams was held from 17 to 21 February 2008, at the National Badminton Centre in Rose Hill, Mauritius. The winners of the African qualification will qualify for the Thomas Cup.
Teams in contention Teams qualified for the Group stage
First round (group stage)
Group AGroup B
Second round (knockout stage)
Badminton Asia
The qualification for the Asian teams was held from 19 to 24 February 2008, at the Military Zone 7 Gymnasium in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The semi-finalists of the Asian qualification will qualify for the Thomas Cup. Teams in contention Teams qualified for the Group stage
First round (group stage)
Group A Group B Group C Group D
Second round (knockout stage)
Badminton Europe
The qualification for the European teams was held from 12 to 17 February 2008, at the Topsportcentrum in Almere, Netherlands. The semi-finalists of the European qualification will qualify for the Thomas Cup. Teams in contention Teams qualified for the Group stage
First round (group stage)
Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F Group G Group H
Second round (knockout stage)
Badminton Oceania
The qualification for the Oceanian teams was held on 8 February 2008, at Salle Veyret in Nouméa, New Caledonia. The winner of the Oceania qualification will qualify for the Thomas Cup.
Teams in contention
Play-off
Badminton Pan Am
The qualification for the Pan Am teams was held from 16 to 18 February 2008, at Sociedade Hípica de Campinas in Campinas, Brazil. The winner of the Pan Am qualification will qualify for the Thomas Cup.
Teams in contention Teams qualified for the Group stage
First round (group stage)
Round-robin
Play-off
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