| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 19–23 February 2006 | ||
| Edition | 2 | ||
| Venue | National Badminton Centre | ||
| Location | Rose Hill, Mauritius | ||
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The 2006 Thomas & Uber Cups Preliminaries for Africa were held in Rose Hill, Mauritius, between 19 and 23 February 2006, and were organised by Mauritius Badminton Association. [1] South Africa was the defending champion in both the men's and women's team events.
This tournament served as the qualification stage for African countries vying for a spot in the 2006 Thomas & Uber Cup. [2] [3] South Africa men's and women's teams successfully qualified to compete in the 2006 Thomas & Uber Cup held in Japan. [4] [5]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | Pts | Qualification | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 21 | 4 | +17 | 5 | 2006 Thomas Cup | — | 3–2 | 4–1 | 4–1 | 5–0 | 5–0 | ||
| 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 4 | +17 | 4 | — | 4–1 | 5–0 | 5–0 | 5–0 | ||||
| 3 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 15 | 10 | +5 | 3 | — | 4–1 | 4–1 | 5–0 | |||||
| 4 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 2 | — | 3–2 | 3–2 | ||||||
| 5 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 1 | — | 5–0 | |||||||
| 6 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 23 | −21 | 0 | — |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | Pts | Qualification | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 3 | 2006 Uber Cup | — | 3–2 | 5–0 | 4–1 | ||
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 2 | — | 4–1 | 5–0 | ||||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 1 | — | 3–2 | |||||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 0 | — |