The 2008 Uber Cup qualification process is a series of tournaments organised by the five BWF confederations to decide 10 of the 12 teams which will play in the 2008 Uber Cup, with Indonesia qualifying automatically as hosts and China trophy holders.
Qualified teams Country Confederation Qualified as Qualified on Final appearance Badminton Asia 2008 Uber Cup hosts December 2005 19th Badminton Asia 2008 Uber Cup winners 7 May 2006 13th Badminton Africa 2008 Uber Cup Preliminaries for Africa winners 21 February 2008 3rd Badminton Asia 2008 Badminton Asia Uber Cup Preliminaries winners 23 February 2008 13rd Badminton Asia 2008 Badminton Asia Uber Cup Preliminaries runners-up 23 February 2008 19th Badminton Asia 2008 Badminton Asia Uber Cup Preliminaries semifinalists 23 February 2008 12th Badminton Asia 2008 Badminton Asia Uber Cup Preliminaries semifinalists 23 February 2008 5th Badminton Europe 2008 European Team Championships winners 17 February 2008 15th Badminton Europe 2008 European Team Championships runners-up 17 February 2008 9th Badminton Europe 2008 European Team Championships third place 17 February 2008 4th Badminton Oceania 2008 Uber Cup Preliminaries for Oceania winners 8 February 2008 6th Badminton Pan Am 2008 Pan American Uber Cup Preliminaries winners 21 February 2008 8th
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 17 to 21 February 2008, 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
First round (group stage)
Round-robin
Second round (knockout stage)
Badminton Asia
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 Uber Cup.
Teams in contention Teams qualified for the Group stage
First round (group stage)
Group W Group X Group Y Group Z
Second round (knockout stage)
Badminton Europe
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 Uber Cup.
Teams in contention Teams qualified for the Group stage
First round (group stage)
Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E Group F Group G
Second round (knockout stage)
Badminton Oceania
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 Uber Cup.
Teams in contention
Play-off
Badminton Pan Am
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 Uber Cup.
Teams in contention Teams qualified for the Group stage
First round (group stage)
Round-robin
Play-off
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