2004 Thomas Cup qualification

The number of teams participating in the final tournament is 12. The allocation of slots for each confederation are 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 qualification for the African teams was held from 23 to 25 February 2004, at Pretoria Showgrounds in Pretoria, South Africa. The winners of the African qualification will qualify for the Thomas Cup.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	Pts
1	South Africa	6	6
2	Nigeria	6	5
3	Mauritius	6	4
4	Uganda	6	3
5	Zambia	6	2
6	Botswana	6	1
7	Swaziland	6	0

The qualification for the Asian teams was held from 17 to 22 February 2004, at the Kuala Lumpur Badminton Stadium in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The semi-finalists of the Asian qualification will qualify for the Thomas Cup. The team that finishes 5th in the classification rounds will also earn a spot in the final tournament.

Teams qualified for the Group stage

Group A	Group B
Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  South Korea 3 3 2  India 3 2 3  Iran 3 1 4  Macau 3 0 Source: BadmintonCN	Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  Malaysia 2 2 2  Hong Kong 2 1 3  Sri Lanka 2 0 Source: BadmintonCN
Group C	Group D
Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  Japan 2 2 2  Singapore 2 1 3  Pakistan 2 0 Source: BadmintonCN	Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  China 3 3 2  Thailand 3 2 3  Chinese Taipei 3 1 4  Vietnam 3 0 Source: BadmintonCN

	7th place					5th place
	A2	India	0
	B2	Hong Kong	3
						B2	Hong Kong	2
						D2	Thailand	3
	C2	Singapore	0
	D2	Thailand	3

	Semi-finals					Final
	A1	South Korea	0
	B1	Malaysia	3
						D1	China	3
						B1	Malaysia	2
	C1	Japan	0
	D1	China	3			Third place
						A1	South Korea	3
						C1	Japan	0

The qualification for the European teams will held from 10 to 15 February 2004, at the Mestská Hala in Prešov, Slovakia. The semi-finalists of the European qualification will qualify for the Thomas Cup.

Teams qualified for the Group stage

Group A	Group B	Group C
Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  Denmark 3 3 2  Portugal 3 2 3  Slovenia 3 1 4   Switzerland 3 0 Source: tuc.presov.sk	Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  Germany 3 3 2  Scotland 3 2 3  Greece 3 1 4  Latvia 3 0 Source: tuc.presov.sk	Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  England 3 3 2  Bulgaria 3 2 3  Czech Republic 3 1 4  Moldova 3 0 Source: tuc.presov.sk
Group D	Group E	Group F
Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  Ukraine 3 3 2  Spain 3 2 3  Estonia 3 1 4  Israel 3 0 Source: tuc.presov.sk	Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  France 3 3 2  Finland 3 2 3  Ireland 3 1 4  Belarus 3 0 Source: tuc.presov.sk	Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  Sweden 2 2 2  Norway 2 1 3  Lithuania 2 0 Source: tuc.presov.sk
Group G	Group H	Group K
Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  Poland 3 3 2  Iceland 3 2 3  Cyprus 3 1 4  Slovakia (H) 3 0 Source: tuc.presov.sk (H) Host	Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  Russia 3 3 2  Belgium 3 2 3  Hungary 3 1 4  Turkey 3 0 Source: tuc.presov.sk	Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  Netherlands 2 2 2  Wales 2 1 3  Austria 2 0 Source: tuc.presov.sk

Second round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

A1

Denmark

3

K1

Netherlands

0

K1

Netherlands

3

F1

Sweden

1

A1

Denmark

3

G1

Poland

0

G1

Poland

3

D1

Ukraine

1

A1

Denmark

3

B1

Germany

0

C1

England

3

H1

Russia

1

C1

England

2

B1

Germany

3

Third place

B1

Germany

3

G1

Poland

1

E1

France

0

C1

England

3

The qualification for the Oceanian teams was held from 31 January to 1 February 2004, at the Ken Kay Badminton Stadium in Ballarat, Australia. The winner of the Oceania qualification will qualify for the Thomas Cup.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
New Zealand	4–1	Australia

The qualification for the Pan Am teams was held from 17 to 21 February 2004, at the Sir Garfield Sobers Gymnasium in Bridgetown, Barbados. The winner of the Pan Am qualification will qualify for the Thomas Cup.

Teams qualified for the Group stage

Group A	Group B
Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  United States 3 3 2  Brazil 3 2 3  Mexico 3 1 4  Trinidad and Tobago 3 0 Source: TournamentSoftware	Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  Canada 2 2 2  Guatemala 2 1 3  Barbados 2 0 Source: TournamentSoftware

	Semi-finals				Final
	17 February
	United States	3
					18 February
	Guatemala	1
					United States	3
	17 February
					Canada	1
	Brazil	0
	Canada	3
					Third place
					18 February
					Guatemala	3
					Brazil	0