The qualifying process for the 1949 Thomas Cup took place from 3 November 1948 to 21 January 1949 to decide the final teams which will play in the final tournament.
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Dates | 3 November 1948 – 21 January 1949 | ||
Location | American zone: Toronto Pasadena European zone: Copenhagen Ilford Leicester | ||
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Qualification process
editThe qualification process is divided into three regions, the Pacific Zone, the American Zone and the European Zone. Teams in their respective zone will compete in a knockout format. Teams will compete for two days, with two singles and doubles played on the first day and three singles and two doubles played on the next day. The teams that win their respective zone will earn a place in the final tournament to be held in Preston, Lancashire, England.
Since Australia and New Zealand did not enter their region of qualification, Malaya automatically qualified for the final tournament. The other teams that declined their participation from the qualification rounds are Belgium, Mexico and Norway.[1][2][3]
Qualified teams
editCountry | Qualified as | Qualified on | Final appearance |
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Malaya | Sole representative of the Pacific Zone | 3 November 1948 | 1st |
United States | American Zone winners | 13 December 1948 | 1st |
Denmark | European Zone winners | 21 January 1949 | 1st |
American Zone
editBracket
editSemi-finals | Final | |||||
5 December 1948 – Toronto | ||||||
Canada | 7 | |||||
13 December 1948 – Pasadena | ||||||
India | 2 | |||||
Canada | 1 | |||||
United States | 8 | |||||
Bye | ||||||
United States | ||||||
Semi-finals
edit Canada 7 |
Toronto, Canada 5 – 6 December 1948 [4] |
India 2 |
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Final
edit United States 8 |
Pasadena, California, United States 12 – 13 December 1948 [5] |
Canada 1 |
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European Zone
editBracket
editFirst round | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
France | ||||||||||
5 January 1949 – Ilford | ||||||||||
Bye | ||||||||||
France | 0 | |||||||||
4 December 1948 – Leicester | ||||||||||
England | 9 | |||||||||
Scotland | 1 | |||||||||
21 January 1949 – Copenhagen | ||||||||||
England | 8 | |||||||||
England | 0 | |||||||||
3 November 1948 – Copenhagen | ||||||||||
Denmark | 9 | |||||||||
Denmark | 9 | |||||||||
8 December 1948 – Copenhagen | ||||||||||
Ireland | 0 | |||||||||
Denmark | 9 | |||||||||
Sweden | 0 | |||||||||
Sweden | ||||||||||
Bye | ||||||||||
First round
edit Denmark 9 |
Copenhagen, Denmark 3–4 November 1948 [6][7] |
Ireland 0 |
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England 8 |
Leicester, England 4–5 December 1948 [8][9] |
Scotland 1 |
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Semi-finals
edit Denmark 9 |
Copenhagen, Denmark 8–9 December 1948 [10][11] |
Sweden 0 |
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England 9 |
Ilford, England 5–6 January 1949 [12][13] |
France 0 |
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Final
edit Denmark 9 |
Copenhagen, Denmark 21–22 January 1949 [14][15] |
England 0 |
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References
edit- ^ "Malaya In Thomas Cup Semi-Finals". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. The Straits Times. 1948-01-27. p. 12. Retrieved 2024-03-10 – via NewspaperSG.
- ^ "Malaya In Thomas Cup Semi-Finals". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. The Straits Budget. 1948-01-29. p. 19. Retrieved 2024-03-10 – via NewspaperSG.
- ^ "MALAYA IN SEMI-FINAL OF THOMAS CUP". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. The Singapore Free Press. 1948-01-26. p. 7. Retrieved 2024-03-10 – via NewspaperSG.
- ^ Canada vs India
- ^ United States vs Canada
- ^ Denmark vs Ireland
- ^ Denmark vs Ireland
- ^ England vs Scotland
- ^ England vs Scotland
- ^ Denmark vs Sweden
- ^ Denmark vs Sweden
- ^ England vs France
- ^ England vs France
- ^ Denmark vs England
- ^ Denmark vs England