The qualifying process for the 2002 Thomas Cup took place from 13 November 2001 to 24 February 2002 to decide the final teams which will play in the final tournament.
Qualification process The qualification process was divided into two regions, the Oceania Zone and the European Zone. Teams in their respective zone will first compete in a round-robin elimination format. Seeded teams received a bye into the second round while unseeded teams competed in the first round for a place in the second round. Teams in the second round competed for a place in the knockout stages. Semi-final winners in each zone were guaranteed qualification for the final tournament to be held in Guangzhou while the remaining teams competed in a third place playoff match for a place in the final tournament.
Indonesia qualified for the final tournament as defending champions while China qualified as hosts.
Qualified teams Country Qualified as Qualified on Final appearance2002 Thomas Cup hostsJanuary 200211th 2000 Thomas Cup winners21 May 200019thOceania Zone winners24 February 200219thOceania Zone runners-up24 February 200210th Oceania Zone third place24 February 20028th European Zone winners24 February 200222ndEuropean Zone runners-up24 February 2002DebutThird place in European Zone24 February 200210th
Oceania Zone The qualification rounds for the Oceania Zone were held from 20 to 24 February at the Altona Badminton Centre (formerly Altona Hall) in Melbourne, Australia. Nine teams took part in the competition.
Group stage Group A
Group B
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Third place
Final
American Zone The qualification rounds for the American Zone were held from 13 to 16 November 2001 at the Coliseo de la Ciudad Deportiva in Havana, Cuba. Six teams took part in the competition. The winner of the American Zone will advance to the second round of the European Zone in Eindhoven.
Group stage Group A
Group B
Classification round Fifth place
Third place
Final
European Zone The European Zone qualifying rounds were held from 17 to 24 February at the Indoor-Sportcentrum Eindhoven in Eindhoven, Netherlands.
First round Group A
Group B
Group C
Group D
Group E
Group F
Second round Group W
Group X
Group Y
Group Z
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Third place
Final
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