2006 Uber Cup qualification
Badminton tournament
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The 2006 Uber Cup qualification process is a series of tournaments organised by the five IBF confederations to decide 10 of the 12 teams which will play in the 2006 Uber Cup, with Japan qualifying automatically as hosts and China trophy holders.[1][2][3]
BCA: National Badminton Centre
BE: Alexandreio Melathron
BO: Auckland Badminton Centre
BPA: Club de Regatas Lima
BCA: Rose Hill, Mauritius
BE: Thessaloniki, Greece
BO: Auckland, New Zealand
BPA: Lima, Peru
| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | February 8, 2006 – February 23, 2006 | ||
| Venue | BA: Sawai Mansingh Stadium Badminton Hall BCA: National Badminton Centre BE: Alexandreio Melathron BO: Auckland Badminton Centre BPA: Club de Regatas Lima | ||
| Location | BA: Jaipur, India BCA: Rose Hill, Mauritius BE: Thessaloniki, Greece BO: Auckland, New Zealand BPA: Lima, Peru | ||
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Qualified teams
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 each Asia and 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 19 to 23 February 2006, at the National Badminton Centre in Rose Hill, Mauritius. The winners of the African qualification will qualify for the Uber Cup.
Teams in contention
- Teams qualified for the Group stage
Round-robin
| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Africa |
3 | 3 |
| 2 |  Mauritius |
3 | 2 |
| 3 |  Seychelles |
3 | 1 |
| 4 |  Zambia |
3 | 0 |
Badminton Asia
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 Uber Cup.
Teams in contention
- Teams qualified for the Group stage
First round (group stage)
| Group X | Group Y | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Source: Badminton Asia |
Source: Badminton Asia |
Second round (knockout stage)
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| X1 |  South Korea
| 3 | |||||||
| Y2 |  Singapore
| 0 | |||||||
| Y2 | South Korea
| 3 | |||||||
| Y1 |  Chinese Taipei
| 0 | |||||||
| Y1 |  Hong Kong
| 1 | |||||||
| X2 | Chinese Taipei
| 3 | Third place | ||||||
| Y2 | Singapore
| 3 | |||||||
| Y1 | Hong Kong
| 0 | |||||||
Badminton Europe
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 Uber Cup.
Teams in contention
- Teams qualified for the Group stage
First round (group stage)
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: BWF |
Source: BWF |
Source: BWF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Group 4 | Group 5 | Group 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source: BWF |
Source: BWF |
Source: BWF | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Group 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Second round (knockout stage)
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 17 February 2006 | ||||||||||
 England | ||||||||||
| 18 February 2006 | ||||||||||
| Bye | ||||||||||
| England | 3 | |||||||||
 Denmark | 0 | |||||||||
| Denmark | 3 | |||||||||
| 19 February 2006 | ||||||||||
 France | 1 | |||||||||
| England | 0 | |||||||||
 Netherlands | 3 | |||||||||
| Netherlands | 3 | |||||||||
 Scotland | 0 | |||||||||
| Netherlands | 3 | |||||||||
 Germany | 2 | Third place | ||||||||
 Sweden | 0 | |||||||||
| 19 February 2006 | ||||||||||
| Germany | 3 | |||||||||
| Denmark | 1 | |||||||||
| Germany | 3 | |||||||||
Badminton Oceania
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 Uber Cup.
Teams in contention
Round-robin
| Pos | Team | Pld | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  New Zealand |
3 | 3 |
| 2 |  Australia |
3 | 2 |
| 3 |  Fiji |
3 | 1 |
| 4 |  Samoa |
3 | 0 |
Badminton Pan Am
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 Uber Cup.
Teams in contention
- Teams qualified for the Group stage
First round (group stage)
Second round (knockout stage)
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 17 February | ||||||
 Canada | 3 | |||||
| 18 February | ||||||
 Cuba | 1 | |||||
| Canada | 0 | |||||
| 17 February | ||||||
 United States | 3 | |||||
 Peru | 0 | |||||
| United States | 3 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 18 February | ||||||
| Cuba | 3 | |||||
| Peru | 1 | |||||