2006 Thomas Cup qualification

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 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 19 to 23 February 2006, at the National Badminton Centre in Rose Hill, Mauritius. The winners of the African qualification will qualify for the Thomas Cup.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	Pts
1	South Africa	5	5
2	Mauritius	5	4
3	Zambia	5	3
4	Seychelles	5	2
5	Kenya	5	1
6	Morocco	5	0

The qualification for the Asian teams was held from 13 to 19 February 2006, at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium Badminton Hall in Jaipur, India. The semi-finalists of the Asian 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  Malaysia 3 3 2  Pakistan 3 2 3  Iran 3 1 4    Nepal 3 0 Source: Badminton Asia	Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  Indonesia 2 2 2  Thailand 2 1 3  Vietnam 2 0 Source: Badminton Asia
Group C	Group D
Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  India 2 2 2  Hong Kong 2 1 3  Singapore 2 0 Source: Badminton Asia	Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  South Korea 2 2 2  Chinese Taipei 2 1 3  Sri Lanka 2 0 Source: Badminton Asia

	Semi-finals					Final
	A1	Malaysia	3
	B1	Indonesia	2
						D1	Malaysia	3
						B1	South Korea	2
	C1	India	0
	D1	South Korea	3			Third place
						A1	Indonesia	3
						C1	India	1

The qualification for the European teams will held from 14 to 19 February 2006, at the Alexandreio Melathron in Thessaloniki, Greece. The semi-finalists of the European qualification will qualify for the Thomas Cup.

Teams qualified for the Group stage

Group 1	Group 2	Group 3
Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  Denmark 3 3 2  Ireland 3 2 3  Iceland 3 1 4  Armenia 3 0 Source: BWF	Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  Germany 3 3 2  Finland 3 2 3  Portugal 3 1 4  Belarus 3 0 Source: BWF	Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  Austria 3 3 2  Wales 3 2 3  Scotland 3 1 4  Cyprus 3 0 Source: BWF
Group 4	Group 5	Group 6
Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  France 3 3 2  Czech Republic 3 2 3  Romania 3 1 4  Turkey 3 0 Source: BWF	Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  Netherlands 3 3 2  Spain 3 2 3  Norway 3 1 4  Greece (H) 3 0 Source: BWF (H) Host	Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  England 3 3 2  Bulgaria 3 2 3  Slovenia 3 1 4  Israel 3 0 Source: BWF
Group 7	Group 8
Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  Poland 3 3 2  Russia 3 2 3  Belgium 3 1 4  Estonia 3 0 Source: BWF	Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  Ukraine 3 3 2  Sweden 3 2 3  Italy 3 1 4   Switzerland 3 0 Source: BWF

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	17 February 2006
	Denmark	3
					18 February 2006
	Ukraine	0
					Denmark	3
					England	0
	France	0
									19 February 2006
	England	3
									Denmark	3
									Germany	0
	Netherlands	3
	Austria	0
					Netherlands	1
					Germany	3			Third place
	Poland	2
									19 February 2006
	Germany	3
									England	3
									Netherlands	1

The qualification for the Oceanian teams was held from 8 to 9 February 2006, at the Auckland Badminton Centre in Auckland, New Zealand. The winner of the Oceania qualification will qualify for the Thomas Cup.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	Pts
1	New Zealand	3	3
2	Australia	3	2
3	Fiji	3	1
4	Samoa	3	0

The qualification for the Pan Am teams will hold from 15 to 18 February 2006, at Club de Regatas Lima in Lima, Peru. 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  Canada 4 4 2  Peru 4 3 3  Brazil 4 2 4  Jamaica 4 1 5  Trinidad and Tobago 4 0 Source: BWF	Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  United States 3 3 2  Guatemala 3 2 3  Mexico 3 1 4  Puerto Rico 3 0 Source: BWF

	Semi-finals				Final
	17 February
	Canada	3
					18 February
	Guatemala	1
					Canada	2
	17 February
					United States	3
	Peru	0
	United States	3
					Third place
					18 February
					Guatemala	3
					Peru	2