This tournament also served as the Asian qualification for the 2018 Thomas & Uber Cup.

[1][2] The 2018 Badminton Asia Team Championships officially crowned the best male and female national badminton teams in Asia and at the same time worked as the Asian qualification event towards the 2018 Thomas & Uber Cup finals.

[3] This tournament was held at Sultan Abdul Halim Stadium in Alor Setar, Malaysia.

The seeding were as follows:[4] The draw was held on 23 January 2018, at the tournament venue.

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