The 2012 Thomas Cup qualification process is a series of tournaments organised by the five BWF confederations to decide 11 of the 12 teams which will play in the 2012 Thomas Cup, with China qualifying automatically as hosts and trophy holders.
Qualified teams Country Confederation Qualified as Qualified on Final appearance Badminton Asia 2010 Thomas Cup winners, 2012 Thomas Cup hosts 3 June 2011 16th Badminton Africa 2012 Thomas Cup Preliminaries for Africa winners 29 February 2012 3rd Badminton Asia Fifth place at the 2012 Badminton Asia Thomas Cup Preliminaries 19 February 2012 15th Badminton Asia 2012 Badminton Asia Thomas Cup Preliminaries semifinalists 19 February 2012 24th Badminton Asia 2012 Badminton Asia Thomas Cup Preliminaries runners-up 19 February 2012 11th Badminton Asia 2012 Badminton Asia Thomas Cup Preliminaries semifinalists 19 February 2012 24th Badminton Europe 2012 European Team Championships winners 19 February 2012 27th Badminton Europe 2012 European Team Championships runners-up 19 February 2012 6th Badminton Europe 2012 European Team Championships semifinalists 19 February 2012 12th Badminton Europe 2012 European Team Championships semifinalists 19 February 2012 Debut Badminton Oceania 2012 Thomas Cup Preliminaries for Oceania winners 19 February 2012 6th Badminton Pan Am 2012 Pan American Thomas Cup Preliminaries winners 19 February 2012 9th
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 Asia, 3 from 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 22 to 29 February 2012, at the Arat Kilo Hall in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The winners of the African qualification will qualify for the Thomas Cup.
Teams in contention Teams qualified for the Group stage
First round (group stage)
Group AGroup B
Second round (knockout stage)
Badminton Asia
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 Thomas 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 in contention Teams qualified for the Group stage
First round (group stage)
Group A Group B Group C Group D
Second round (knockout stage)
Classification round (additional quota)
Badminton Europe
The qualification for the European teams was 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 Thomas Cup. Teams in contention Teams qualified for the Group stage
First round (group stage)
Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5 Group 6 Group 7 Group 8
Second round (knockout stage)
Badminton Oceania
The qualification for the Oceanian teams was held from 18 to 19 February 2012, at the Ken Kay Badminton Stadium in Ballarat, Australia. The winner of the Oceania qualification will qualify for the Thomas Cup.
Teams in contention
Round-robin
Badminton Pan Am
The qualification for the Pan Am teams was held 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 Thomas Cup. Teams in contention Teams qualified for the Group stage
First round (group stage)
Group A Group B
Second round (knockout stage)
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