2012 Uber 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 22 to 29 February 2012, at the Arat Kilo Hall in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The winners of the African qualification will qualify for the Uber Cup.

Teams qualified for the Group stage

Group A	Group B
Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  South Africa 3 3 2  Mauritius 3 2 3  Uganda 3 1 4  Ethiopia (H) 3 0 Source: BWF (H) Host	Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  Nigeria 2 2 2  Egypt 2 1 3  Morocco 2 0 Source: BWF

	Semi-finals				Final
	25 February
	South Africa	3
					26 February
	Egypt	0
					South Africa	3
	25 February
					Nigeria	1
	Mauritius	2
	Nigeria	3

The qualification for the Asian teams was held from 13 to 19 February 2012, at the Macao Forum in Sé, Macau. The semi-finalists of the Asian qualification will qualify for the Uber Cup. Since China qualified automatically as hosts and defending champions, an extra slot will be awarded to the team that finishes first in the classification round.

Teams qualified for the Group stage

Group W	Group X
Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  China 2 2 2  Malaysia 2 1 3  India 2 0 Source: BadmintonCN	Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  Chinese Taipei 2 2 2  Singapore 2 1 3  Vietnam 2 0 Source: BadmintonCN
Group Y	Group Z
Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  Thailand 3 3 2  Indonesia 3 2 3  Sri Lanka 3 1 4  Kazakhstan 3 0 Source: BadmintonCN	Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  Japan 2 2 2  Hong Kong 2 1 3  Macau (H) 2 0 Source: BadmintonCN (H) Host

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

X1

Chinese Taipei

3

Z2

Hong Kong

1

X1

Chinese Taipei

0

W1

China

3

W1

China

3

Y2

Indonesia

0

W1

China

2

Z1

Japan

3

Z1

Japan

3

X2

Singapore

0

Z1

Japan

3

Third place

Y1

Thailand

2

Y1

Thailand

3

X1

Chinese Taipei

2

W2

Malaysia

0

Y1

Thailand

3

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	Pts
1	Indonesia	3	3
2	Singapore	3	2
3	Hong Kong	3	1
4	Malaysia	3	0

The qualification for the European teams will held from 14 to 19 February 2012, at the Sporthallen Zuid in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The semi-finalists of the European qualification will qualify for the Uber Cup.

Teams qualified for the Group stage

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

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	17 February 2012
	Denmark	3
					18 February 2012
	Ukraine	2
					Denmark	3
					Russia	0
	Russia	3
									19 February 2012
	Bulgaria	1
									Denmark	1
									Germany	3
	Switzerland	2
	Netherlands	3
					Netherlands	1
					Germany	3			Third place
	France	0
									19 February 2012
	Germany	3
									Russia	1
									Netherlands	3

The qualification for the Oceanian teams was held from 18 to 19 February 2012, at the Ballarat Badminton Stadium in Ballarat, Australia. The winner of the Oceania qualification will qualify for the Uber Cup.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	Pts
1	Australia (H)	2	2
2	New Zealand	2	1
3	New Caledonia	2	0

The qualification for the Pan Am teams will hold from 17 to 19 February 2012, at the Los Angeles Badminton Club in El Monte, California, United States. The winner of the Pan Am qualification will qualify for the Uber Cup.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	Pts
1	United States (H)	4	4
2	Canada	4	3
3	Brazil	4	2
4	Barbados	4	1
5	Puerto Rico	4	0