2022 Thomas Cup qualification

The qualification for the African teams was held from 14 to 17 February 2022, at the Lugogo Arena, in Kampala, Uganda. The winners of the African qualification will qualified for the Thomas Cup.

Teams qualified for the Group stage

Group A	Group B	Group C
Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  Mauritius 2 2 2  Zambia 2 1 3  Zimbabwe 2 0 Source: TS	Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  Algeria 3 3 2  Réunion 3 2 3  Uganda (H) 3 1 4  Benin 3 0 Source: TS (H) Host	Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  Egypt 2 2 2  South Africa 2 1 3  Cameroon 2 0 Source: TS

	Quarter-finals				Semi-finals				Final
	Egypt
					17 February 9:00
	Bye
					Egypt	3
	16 February 14:00
					South Africa	1
	South Africa	3
									17 February 16:30
	Zambia	1
									Egypt	0
	16 February 14:00
									Algeria	3
	Réunion	2
					17 February 9:00
	Mauritius	3
					Mauritius	0
					Algeria	3
	Algeria
	Bye

The qualification for the Asian teams was held from 15 to 20 February 2022, at the Setia City Convention Centre in Shah Alam, Selangor, Malaysia. The semifinalist of the Asian qualification will qualified for the Thomas Cup. Indonesia qualified automatically as trophy holder .

Teams qualified for the Group stage

Group A	Group B
Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  Indonesia 3 3 2  South Korea 3 2 3  India 3 1 4  Hong Kong 3 0 Source: TS	Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  Malaysia (H) 3 3 2  Singapore 3 2 3  Japan 3 1 4  Kazakhstan 3 0 Source: TS (H) Host

	Semi-finals				Final
	19 February 16:00
	Indonesia	3
					20 February 16:00
	Singapore	2
					Indonesia	0
	19 February 16:00
					Malaysia	3
	South Korea	0
	Malaysia	3

The 2022 European Men’s & Women’s Team Championships were cancelled due to Covid-19. Therefore, the qualification for European teams are through World Ranking. The best four of the European men's team rankings will qualified for the Thomas Cup.^[3]

The 2022 Oceania Badminton Team Championships were cancelled due to Covid-19. Therefore, the qualification for Oceania teams are through World Ranking. The best one of the Oceania team rankings will qualified for the Thomas Cup.

The qualification for the Pan Am teams was held from 17 to 20 February 2022, at the Mundo Imperial in Acapulco, Mexico. The winner of the Pan Am qualification will qualified for the Thomas Cup.

Teams qualified for the Group stage

Group A	Group B
Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  Canada 2 2 2  United States 2 1 3  Guatemala 2 0 Source: TS	Pos Team v t e Pld Pts 1  Brazil 2 2 2  Mexico 2 1 3  Peru 2 0 Source: TS

	Semi-finals				Final
	19 February
	Canada	3
					20 February
	Mexico	1
					Canada	3
	19 February
					Brazil	2
	United States	0
	Brazil	3
					Third place
					20 February
					Mexico	3
					United States	0

Below is the chart of the BWF World Team Ranking calculated by adding World Ranking points of top three Men's Singles players and top two Men's Doubles pairs on 22 February 2022.^[4]

Rank	Conf.	Nation	Points	Continental results	Qualification status
1	BA	Indonesia	431,649	Runner-up	Qualified as trophy holder
2	BA	Japan	418,683	Group stage	Qualified by ranking (Asia)
3	BE	Denmark	406,365		Qualified by ranking (Europe)
4	BA	Chinese Taipei	332,690		Qualified by ranking (overall)
5	BA	India	312,538	Group stage	Qualified by ranking (overall)
6	BA	Malaysia	307,083	Winner	Qualified as the winner of BA
7	BA	China	302,790		Qualified by ranking (overall)
8	BA	South Korea	229,664	Semifinals	Qualified as BA semifinalists
9	BA	Thailand	223,912		Qualified as host country
10	BE	France	208,062		Qualified by ranking (Europe)
11	BA	Hong Kong	202,041	Group stage
12	BE	England	181,180		Qualified by ranking (Europe)
13	BE	Germany	168,833		Qualified by ranking (Europe)
14	BPA	Canada	162,875	Winner	Qualified as the winner of BPA
15	BE	Netherlands	148,671
16	BE	Russia	147,798
17	BA	Singapore	131,984	Semifinals	Qualified as BA semifinalists
18	BPA	Guatemala	97,107	5th place
19	BPA	United States	94,571	4th place
20	BE	Spain	93,963
21	BPA	Mexico	90,686	3rd place
22	BE	Ireland	90,595
23	BPA	Brazil	88,365	2nd place
24	BE	Finland	83,553
25	BCA	Egypt	79,337	Runner-up
26	BE	Czech Republic	77,723
27	BCA	Nigeria	75,066
28	BCA	Algeria	74,030	Winner	Qualified as the winner of BCA
29	BE	Scotland	73,768
30	BE	Ukraine	73,295
31	BE	Sweden	65,990
32	BE	Austria	65,795
33	BA	Sri Lanka	63,091
34	BE	Bulgaria	61,797
35	BA	Vietnam	60,567
36	BCA	Mauritius	59,190	Semifinals
37	BE	Italy	57,355
38	BO	New Zealand	56,461		Qualified by ranking (Oceania)
39	BE	Belgium	52,785
40	BE	Poland	52,616
41	BE	Israel	51,939
42	BO	Australia	51,285
43	BE	Switzerland	46,763
44	BE	Norway	46,233
45	BE	Azerbaijan	43,857
46	BE	Turkey	43,193
47	BCA	South Africa	42,397	Semifinals
48	BE	Estonia	42,148
49	BPA	Cuba	39,220
50	BE	Croatia	37,923
50+ participants
52	BCA	Uganda	31,712	Group stage
53	BPA	Peru	30,540	6th Place
60	BA	Kazakhstan	22,353	Group stage
67	BCA	Zambia	19,283	Quarterfinals
71	BCA	Benin	14,549	Group stage
86	BCA	Cameroon	8,330	Group stage
92	BCA	Zimbabwe	7,570	Group stage
95	BCA	Réunion	6,686	Quarterfinals