Germany and Spain will head to Aarhus for the TOTAL BWF Thomas & Uber Cup Finals 2020 after accepting invitations to the men’s and women’s competitions respectively following the withdrawal of Russia.
Russia had qualified to the Thomas Cup as semifinalists of the European Men’s Team Championships and to the Uber Cup on world team rankings, but decided to withdraw from both competitions.
Germany, who were next in line for Thomas Cup qualification based on world team ranking from the respective continent, accepted their invitation.
In the Uber Cup, Turkey were eligible on the basis of team rankings following Russia’s withdrawal but turned down the invitation, following which Spain accepted their invitation.
The Thomas & Uber Cup will take place 16-24 May and the all important draw will be made Wednesday 18 March.