The qualifying process for the 1952 Thomas Cup took place from 30 June 1951 to 24 March 1952 to decide the final teams which will play in the final tournament.
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Dates | 30 June 1951 – 24 March 1952 | ||
Location | Pacific zone: Bombay Melbourne American zone: Paris Bessbrook Nottingham Copenhagen Manchester | ||
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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 Singapore.[1]
Malaya were the champions of the last Thomas Cup, therefore the team automatically qualified for the inter-zone play-offs.[1][2][3]
Qualified teams
editCountry | Qualified as | Qualified on | Final appearance |
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Malaya | 1949 Thomas Cup winners | 26 February 1949 | 2nd |
India | Pacific Zone winners | 1 October 1951 | 1st |
Denmark | European Zone winners | 19 March 1952 | 2nd |
United States | American Zone winners | 24 March 1952 | 2nd |
Pacific Zone
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editSemi-finals | Final | |||||
30 June 1951 – Bombay | ||||||
India | 9 | |||||
30 September 1951 – Melbourne | ||||||
Thailand | 0 | |||||
India | 9 | |||||
Australia | 0 | |||||
Bye | ||||||
Australia | ||||||
Semi-finals
edit India 9 |
Bombay, India 30 June – 1 July 1951 [4] |
Thailand 0 |
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Final
edit India 9 |
Melbourne, Australia 30 September – 1 October 1951 [5][6] |
Australia 0 |
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American Zone
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editFinal | ||
23 March 1952 – Calgary | ||
United States | 6 | |
Canada | 3 | |
Final
edit United States 6 |
Calgary, Canada 23–24 March 1952 [7][8] |
Canada 3 |
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European Zone
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editFirst round | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
Scotland | ||||||||||
2 February 1952 – Nottingham | ||||||||||
Bye | ||||||||||
Scotland | 3 | |||||||||
15 December 1951 – Paris | ||||||||||
England | 6 | |||||||||
England | 9 | |||||||||
18 March 1952 – Manchester | ||||||||||
France | 0 | |||||||||
England | 0 | |||||||||
10 November 1951 – Bessbrook | ||||||||||
Denmark | 9 | |||||||||
Denmark | 7 | |||||||||
17 February 1952 – Copenhagen | ||||||||||
Ireland | 2 | |||||||||
Denmark | 6 | |||||||||
Sweden | 3 | |||||||||
Sweden | ||||||||||
Bye | ||||||||||
First round
edit Denmark 7 |
Bessbrook, Northern Ireland 10–11 November 1951 [9][10] |
Ireland 2 |
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England 9 |
Paris, France 15–16 December 1951 [11][12] |
France 0 |
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Semi-finals
edit Denmark 6 |
Copenhagen, Denmark 17–18 February 1952 [13][14] |
Sweden 3 |
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England 6 |
Nottingham, England 2–3 February 1952 [15][16][17] |
Scotland 3 |
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Final
edit Denmark 9 |
Copenhagen, Denmark 18–19 March 1952 [18][19] |
England 0 |
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References
edit- ^ a b "Mike's Badminton Populorum". Archived from the original on 2016-03-30. Retrieved 2011-06-05.
- ^ "MALAYA WINS THE THOMAS CUP". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. The Straits Times. 1949-02-27. p. 1. Retrieved 2024-03-14 – via NewspaperSG.
- ^ "THOMAS CUP DRAW ANNOUNCED". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Singapore Standard. 1951-07-05. p. 11. Retrieved 2024-03-14 – via NewspaperSG.
- ^ India vs Thailand
- ^ India vs Australia
- ^ India vs Australia
- ^ United States vs Canada
- ^ United States vs Canada
- ^ Denmark vs Ireland
- ^ Denmark vs Ireland
- ^ England vs France
- ^ England vs France
- ^ Denmark vs Sweden
- ^ Denmark vs Sweden
- ^ England vs Scotland
- ^ England vs Scotland
- ^ England vs Scotland
- ^ Denmark vs England
- ^ Denmark vs England