2018 Uber Cup qualification
The 2018 Uber 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 2018 Uber Cup, with Thailand qualifying automatically as hosts, and China qualifying automatically as trophy holder. Qualified teams Qualification process The number of teams participating in the final tournament are 16. Even though the qualification process began in February 2018, the allocation of slots for each confederation was similar to the allocation in 2016 tournament. Summary of qualification Note Badminton Asia total includes +1 for Thailand as hosts, and China as trophy holders. Various is the top three of the ranking qualification. Confederation qualification Badminton Confederation of Africa The qualification for the African teams was held from 12 to 15 February 2018, at the Hacène Harcha Arena in Algiers, Algeria. The winners of the African qualification will qualified for the Uber 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 was held from 6 to 11 February 2018, at the Stadium Sultan Abdul Halim in Alor Setar, Malaysia. The semi-finalist of the Asian qualification