The qualifying process for the 1984 Uber Cup took place from 20 to 26 February 1984 to decide the final teams which will play in the final tournament.
Qualification process.
Starting from 1984, the qualification process will be divided into three regions, the Asian Zone, the European Zone and the Pan American Zone. The Asian Zone is subdivided into two subzones, the West and the East. Teams in the East Asian zone and the Pan American zone will compete in a round-robin elimination format to decide which team will get a place in the final tournament to be held in Kuala Lumpur while the teams in the West Asian zone and the European Zone will advance to the knockout stages after competing in the round-robin stages of their respective zone to compete for a place in the final tournament.
Japan qualified for the final tournament as defending champions while Malaysia qualified as hosts.
Asian Zone (West).
The qualification rounds for the West Asian Zone were held from 22 to 26 February at the Indraprashtha Indoor Stadium in New Delhi, India. Burma withdrew from the competition.
Knockout stage.
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Asian Zone (East).
The East Asian zone qualifying rounds were held from 20 to 23 February at the Queen Elizabeth Stadium in Hong Kong. Four teams competed in a round-robin format to decide which team qualifies for the final tournament.
European Zone.
The European qualifying rounds were held in the Koninklijke Stallingen in Ostend, Belgium. Eight teams took part in qualifying for the final tournament.
Knockout stage.
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Pan American Zone.
The qualifying rounds for the Pan American zone were held at the Humber College Athletic Center in Toronto, Canada. Nigeria withdrew from the final tournament.