The 2020 Thomas Cup qualification process is a series of tournaments organised by the five BWF confederations to decide 14 of the 16 teams which will play in the 2020 Thomas Cup, with

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qualifying automatically as hosts, and

China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...

qualifying automatically as trophy holder.

Qualified teams

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Qualification process

The number of teams participating in the final tournament is 16. The allocation of slots for each confederation is the same allocation from 2016 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 remaining quota will be filled by World Team Ranking.

Confederation qualification

Badminton Confederation of Africa

The qualification for the African teams was held from 10 to 13 February 2020, at the Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex in

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. The winners of the African qualification will qualified for the Thomas Cup.

Teams in contention

;Teams qualified for the Group stage * * * * * * * * *

First round (group stage)

Second round (knockout stage)

Badminton Asia

The qualification for the Asian teams will held from 11 to 16 February 2020, at the Srizal Memorial Coliseum in

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. The semifinalist of the Asian qualification will qualified for the Thomas Cup.

qualified automatically as trophy holder.

Teams in contention

;Teams qualified for the Group stage * * * * * * * * * *

First round (group stage)

Second round (knockout stage)

Badminton Europe

The qualification for the European teams will held from 11 to 16 February 2020, at the

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in Liévin,

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. The semi-finalist of the European qualification will qualified for the Thomas Cup.

qualified automatically as hosts.

Teams in contention

;Teams qualified for the Group stage * * * * * * * ''(qualified)'' * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

First round (group stage)

Second round (knockout stage)

Badminton Oceania

The qualification for the Oceanian teams will hold from 13 to 15 February 2020, at the Ken Kay Badminton Stadium in

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. The winner of the Oceania qualification qualified for the Thomas Cup.

Teams in contention

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Round-robin

Badminton Pan Am

The qualification for the Pan Am teams will hold from 13 to 16 February 2020, at the Centro Pan-Americano de Judô in

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. The winner of the Pan Am qualification will qualified for the Thomas Cup.

Teams in contention

;Teams qualified for the Group stage * * * * * *

First round (group stage)

Second round (knockout stage)

World team rankings

Summary of qualification

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 18 February 2020.

References

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