The qualifying process for the 1964 Thomas Cup took place from 6 September 1963 to 22 March 1964 to decide the final teams which will play in the final tournament.
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Dates | 29 July 1963 – 22 March 1964 | ||
Location | Asian zone: Taipei American zone: Auckland Invercargill Perth Wellington | ||
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Qualification process
editThe qualification process is divided into four regions, the Asian Zone, the American Zone, the European Zone and the Australasian 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 Tokyo.[1]
Indonesia were the champions of the last Thomas Cup, therefore the team automatically qualified for the inter-zone play-offs.[1]
Qualified teams
editCountry | Qualified as | Qualified on | Final appearance |
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Indonesia | 1958 Thomas Cup winners | 11 June 1961 | 3rd |
Thailand | Asian Zone winners | 26 January 1964 | 3rd |
Denmark | European Zone winners | 22 March 1964 | 6th |
Japan | American Zone winners | 14 March 1964 | 1st |
Malaysia | Australasian Zone winners | 22 September 1963 | 5th |
Asian Zone
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September 1963 – Colombo | ||||||
Republic оf China | w/o | |||||
25 January 1964 – Taipei | ||||||
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Republic of China | 0 | |||||
December 1963 – Bangkok | ||||||
Thailand | 9 | |||||
Hong Kong | ||||||
Thailand | w/o | |||||
Semi-finals
editThailand and the Republic of China automatically qualified for the Asian zone final after Ceylon and Hong Kong withdrew from the competition.
Final
edit Thailand 9 |
Taipei, Taiwan 25–26 January 1964 [2] |
Republic оf China 0 |
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American Zone
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7 February 1964 – Kingston | ||||||||||
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United States | 9 | |||||||||
Jamaica | 0 | |||||||||
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13 March 1964 – Victoria | ||||||||||
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United States | 2 | |||||||||
22 February 1964 – Mexico City | ||||||||||
Japan | 7 | |||||||||
Japan | 9 | |||||||||
6 March 1964 – Vancouver | ||||||||||
Mexico | 0 | |||||||||
Japan | 8 | |||||||||
Canada | 1 | |||||||||
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First round
edit Japan 9 |
Mexico City, Mexico 22–23 February 1964 [3][4] |
Mexico 0 |
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Semi-finals
edit Japan 8 |
Vancouver, Canada 22–23 February 1964 [5] |
Canada 1 |
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United States 9 |
Kingston, Jamaica 22–23 February 1964 [6] |
Jamaica 0 |
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Final
edit United States 7 |
Victoria, Canada 13–14 March 1964 [7] |
Japan 2 |
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European Zone
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26 February 1964 – Dublin | ||||||||||||||||||
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Denmark | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
Ireland | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||
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Ireland | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
Netherlands | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
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24 January 1964 – Belfast | ||||||||||||||||||
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Ireland | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
West Germany | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
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7 December 1963 – Euskirchen | ||||||||||||||||||
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Belgium | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
West Germany | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
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21 March 1964 – Copenhagen | ||||||||||||||||||
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Denmark | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
England | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||
4 December 1963 – Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||||||
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Scotland | 4 | |||||||||||||||||
Sweden | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
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Sweden | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
Norway | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
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Norway | w/o | |||||||||||||||||
16 November 1963 – Valletta | ||||||||||||||||||
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First round
editThe first round match between Pakistan and Malta was scheduled to be held on 16 and 17 November 1963 in Valletta.[8] The match was later cancelled as Pakistan decided to pull out of the competition.[9][10]
Second round
edit Sweden 5 |
Edinburgh, Scotland 4–5 December 1963 [11][12] |
Scotland 4 |
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Ireland 8 |
Haarlem, Netherlands 16 November 1963 [13] |
Netherlands 1 |
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West Germany 9 |
Euskirchen, West Germany 7–8 November 1963 [14] |
Belgium 0 |
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Third round
edit Sweden 9 |
Halmstad, Sweden 13 January 1964 [15] |
Norway 0 |
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Ireland 5 |
Belfast, Northern Ireland 24–25 January 1964 [16] |
West Germany 4 |
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Semi-finals
edit England 5 |
Rotherham, England 19–20 February 1964 [17] |
Sweden 4 |
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Denmark 9 |
Dublin, Ireland 26–27 February 1964 [18][19] |
Ireland 0 |
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Final
edit Denmark 8 |
Copenhagen, Denmark 21–22 March 1964 [20] |
England 1 |
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Australasian Zone
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Malaya | ||||||||||
13 September 1963 – Wellington | ||||||||||
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6 September 1963 – Invercargill | ||||||||||
India | 1 | |||||||||
India | 7 | |||||||||
21 September 1963 – Perth | ||||||||||
South Africa | 2 | |||||||||
Malaya | 9 | |||||||||
Australia | 0 | |||||||||
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29 July 1963 – Auckland | ||||||||||
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New Zealand | 4 | |||||||||
Australia | 5 | |||||||||
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First round
edit India 7 |
Invercargill, New Zealand 6–7 September 1963 [21][22] |
South Africa 2 |
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Semi-finals
edit Malaya 8 |
Wellington, New Zealand 13–14 September 1963 [23][24] |
India 1 |
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Australia 5 |
Auckland, New Zealand 29–30 July 1963 [25] |
New Zealand 4 |
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Final
edit Malaya 9 |
Perth, Australia 21–22 September 1963 [26] |
Australia 0 |
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