2008 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 Asia, 3 from 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 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 qualified for the Group stage

Group A	Group B
Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  South Africa 3 3 2  Egypt 3 2 3  Uganda 3 1 4  Kenya 3 0 Source: africa-badminton.com	Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  Nigeria 2 2 2  Mauritius (H) 2 1 3  Zambia 2 0 Source: africa-badminton.com (H) Host

	Semi-finals				Final
	20 February
	South Africa	3
					21 February
	Mauritius	0
					South Africa	0
	20 February
					Nigeria	3
	Egypt	1
	Nigeria	3

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 qualified for the Group stage

Group A	Group B
Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  Malaysia 3 3 2  Chinese Taipei 3 2 3  Philippines 3 1 4  Cambodia 3 0 Source: TS	Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  South Korea 2 2 2  Singapore 2 1 3  Vietnam (H) 2 0 Source: TS (H) Host
Group C	Group D
Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  Japan 2 2 2  India 2 1 3  Pakistan 2 0 Source: TS	Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  Thailand 3 3 2  Hong Kong 3 2 3  Sri Lanka 3 1 4  Macau 3 0 Source: TS

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

A1

Malaysia

3

C2

India

0

A1

Malaysia

3

D1

Thailand

0

D1

Thailand

3

B1

Singapore

0

A1

Malaysia

3

B1

South Korea

2

A2

Chinese Taipei

2

C1

Japan

3

C1

Japan

0

Third place

B1

South Korea

3

D2

Hong Kong

0

D1

Thailand

1

B1

South Korea

3

C1

Japan

3

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 qualified for the Group stage

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

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	15 February 2008
	Denmark	3
					16 February 2008
	Sweden	0
					Denmark	3
					Germany	1
	Germany	3
									17 February 2008
	Wales	0
									Denmark	3
									England	0
	Netherlands	2
	Poland	3
					Poland	0
					England	3			Third place
	Russia	0
									17 February 2008
	England	3
									Germany	3
									Poland	1

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.

Team 1	Score	Team 2
New Zealand	3–2	Australia

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 qualified for the Group stage

Round-robin
Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  Canada 3 3 2  United States 3 2 3  Brazil (H) 3 1 4  Peru 3 0 Source: BWF (H) Host

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Canada	3–0	United States