2003 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III

The Group III tournament was held July 23–27, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on outdoor hard courts.^[1]

Format

The eight teams were split into two groups and played in a round-robin format. The top two teams of each group advanced to the promotion pool, from which the two top teams were promoted to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 2004. The bottom two teams of each group were placed in the relegation pool, from which the two bottom teams were demoted to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV in 2004.

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA
Kuwait	3	3	0	9	0
Pacific Oceania	3	2	1	5	4
Kyrgyzstan	3	1	2	3	6
United Arab Emirates	3	0	3	1	8

Kuwait vs. Pacific Oceania

Kuwait
3

National Tennis Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia^[2]
23 July 2003

Pacific Oceania
0

		1	2
1	Mohammad-Khaliq Siddiq Cyril Jacobe	6 1	6 3
2	Mohammad Ghareeb Juan Sebastien Langton	6 2	6 4
3	Mohammad Ghareeb / Abdullah Maqdes Brett Baudinet / Juan Sebastien Langton	6 3	7⁹ 6⁷

Kyrgyzstan vs. United Arab Emirates

Kyrgyzstan
2

National Tennis Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia^[3]
23 July 2003

United Arab Emirates
1

		1	2	3
1	Ruslan Eshmuhamedov Mahmoud Nader Al Blooshi	6 2	7⁷ 6²
2	Ernest Batirbekov Omar Alawadhi	6 3	6 4
3	Ernest Batirbekov / Ruslan Eshmuhamedov Mohammed Abdel-Aziz Al Nuaimi / Omar Alawadhi	4 6	6 3	2 6

Kuwait vs. Kyrgyzstan

Kuwait
3

National Tennis Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia^[4]
24 July 2003

Kyrgyzstan
0

		1	2
1	Mohammad-Khaliq Siddiq Ruslan Eshmuhamedov	6 3	6 1
2	Mohammad Ghareeb Ernest Batirbekov	6 0	6 2
3	Musaad Al Jazzaf / Abdullah Maqdes Boris Baichorov / Sergei Ni	7⁷ 6¹	6 0

United Arab Emirates vs. Pacific Oceania

United Arab Emirates
0

National Tennis Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia^[5]
24 July 2003

Pacific Oceania
3

		1	2
1	Mahmoud Nader Al Blooshi Cyril Jacobe	4 6	4 6
2	Omar Alawadhi Juan Sebastien Langton	1 6	2 6
3	Mohammed Abdel-Aziz Al Nuaimi / Mahmoud Nader Al Blooshi Brett Baudinet / Juan Sebastien Langton	1 6	1 6

Kuwait vs. United Arab Emirates

Kuwait
3

National Tennis Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia^[6]
25 July 2003

United Arab Emirates
0

		1	2
1	Abdullah Maqdes Mohammed Abdel-Aziz Al Nuaimi	6 2	6 1
2	Musaad Al Jazzaf Mahmoud Nader Al Blooshi	7⁸ 6⁶	6 2
3	Musaad Al Jazzaf / Abdullah Maqdes Mohammed Abdel-Aziz Al Nuaimi / Mahmoud Nader Al Blooshi	6 1	6 1

Kyrgyzstan vs. Pacific Oceania

Kyrgyzstan
1

National Tennis Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia^[7]
25 July 2003

Pacific Oceania
2

		1	2	3
1	Ruslan Eshmuhamedov Cyril Jacobe	6 3	1 6	6 0
2	Ernest Batirbekov Juan Sebastien Langton	2 6	1 6
3	Ernest Batirbekov / Ruslan Eshmuhamedov Brett Baudinet / Juan Sebastien Langton	6⁶ 7⁸	4 6

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA
Malaysia	3	3	0	7	2
Qatar	3	2	1	6	3
Syria	3	1	2	3	6
Bahrain	3	0	3	2	7

Malaysia vs. Syria

Malaysia
3

National Tennis Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia^[8]
23 July 2003

Syria
0

		1	2	3
1	Adam Jaya Rabi Bouhassoun	6 4	3 6	5 0	retired
2	Si Yew Ming Lays Salim	6 2	7⁷ 6⁵
3	Lai Kok Seong / Mohammed-Noor Noordin Wael Chami / Abraham Ibrahim	6 1	6 1

Qatar vs. Bahrain

Qatar
3

National Tennis Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia^[9]
23 July 2003

Bahrain
0

		1	2	3
1	Amir Mohamed Ebrahim Bayoumi Abdul-Rahman Shehab	6 4	6 4
2	Sultan Khalfan Al Alawi Esam Abdulaal	6 1	6 2
3	Mohammed Abdulla / Amir Mohamed Ebrahim Bayoumi Nader Abdul-Aal / Abdul-Rahman Shehab	6 3	5 7	6 3

Malaysia vs. Bahrain

Malaysia
2

National Tennis Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia^[10]
24 July 2003

Bahrain
1

		1	2
1	Adam Jaya Abdul-Rahman Shehab	4 6	4 6
2	Si Yew Ming Bader Abdul-Aal	6 0	6 3
3	Adam Jaya / Si Yew Ming Bader Abdul-Aal / Abdul-Rahman Shehab	6 0	6 3

Qatar vs. Syria

Qatar
2

National Tennis Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia^[11]
24 July 2003

Syria
1

		1	2
1	Amir Mohamed Ebrahim Bayoumi Abraham Ibrahim	4 6	1 6
2	Sultan Khalfan Al Alawi Rabi Bouhassoun	6 1	6 3
3	Sultan Khalfan Al Alawi / Amir Mohamed Ebrahim Bayoumi Abraham Ibrahim / Lays Salim	6 1	6 3

Malaysia vs. Qatar

Malaysia
2

National Tennis Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia^[12]
25 July 2003

Qatar
1

		1	2
1	Adam Jaya Amir Mohamed Ebrahim Bayoumi	6 4	4 5	retired
2	Si Yew Ming Sultan Khalfan Al Alawi	7 5	6 2
3	Mohammed-Noor Noordin / Si Yew Ming Sultan Khalfan Al Alawi / Amir Mohamed Ebrahim Bayoumi	6 1	6 2

Bahrain vs. Syria

Bahrain
1

National Tennis Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia^[13]
25 July 2003

Syria
2

		1	2	3
1	Abdul-Rahman Shehab Abraham Ibrahim	6 4	0 2		retired
2	Esam Abdulaal Lays Salim	6 1	6 2
3	Esam Abdulaal / Nader Abdul-Aal Abraham Ibrahim / Lays Salim	6 1	2 6	3 6

Promotion pool

The top two teams from each of Pools A and B advanced to the Promotion pool. Results and points from games against the opponent from the preliminary round were carried forward.

Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA
Kuwait	3	3	0	9	0
Malaysia	3	2	1	5	4
Pacific Oceania	3	1	2	2	7
Qatar	3	0	3	2	7

Kuwait vs. Qatar

Kuwait
3

National Tennis Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia^[14]
26 July 2003

Qatar
0

		1	2
1	Mohammad-Khaliq Siddiq Mohammed Abdulla	6 1	6 2
2	Mohammad Ghareeb Sultan Khalfan Al Alawi	6 0	6 2
3	Musaad Al Jazzaf / Abdullah Maqdes Mohammed Abdulla / Amir Mohamed Ebrahim Bayoumi	6 3	6 4

Malaysia vs. Pacific Oceania

Malaysia
3

National Tennis Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia^[15]
26 July 2003

Pacific Oceania
0

		1	2	3
1	Lai Kok Seong Cyril Jacobe	6 3	6 4
2	Si Yew Ming Juan Sebastien Langton	6 0	6 2
3	Adam Jaya / Mohammed-Noor Noordin Brett Baudinet / Juan Sebastien Langton	3 6	7 5	6 3

Kuwait vs. Malaysia

Kuwait
3

National Tennis Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia^[16]
27 July 2003

Malaysia
0

		1	2
1	Abdullah Maqdes Mohammed-Noor Noordin	6 4	6 1
2	Musaad Al Jazzaf Lai Kok Seong	6 3	6 2
3	Musaad Al Jazzaf / Abdullah Maqdes Adam Jaya / Mohammed-Noor Noordin	6 3	6 4

Qatar vs. Pacific Oceania

Qatar
1

National Tennis Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia^[17]
27 July 2003

Pacific Oceania
2

		1	2	3
1	Mohammed Abdulla Cyril Jacobe	7⁷ 6²	3 6	0 6
2	Sultan Khalfan Al Alawi Juan Sebastien Langton	6 1	7 5
3	Mohammed Abdulla / Sultan Khalfan Al Alawi Brett Baudinet / Cyril Jacobe	2 6	2 6

Kuwait and Malaysia promoted to Group II for 2004.

Relegation pool

The bottom two teams from Pools A and B were placed in the relegation group. Results and points from games against the opponent from the preliminary round were carried forward.

Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA
Bahrain	3	2	1	6	3
Syria	3	2	1	5	4
United Arab Emirates	3	1	2	4	5
Kyrgyzstan	3	1	2	3	6

Kyrgyzstan vs. Bahrain

Kyrgyzstan
0

National Tennis Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia^[18]
26 July 2003

Bahrain
3

		1	2	3
1	Boris Baichorov Abdul-Rahman Shehab	2 6	6 4	6 8
2	Ernest Batirbekov Esam Abdulaal	6 4	4 6	1 6
3	Boris Baichorov / Sergei Ni Nader Abdul-Aal / Abdul-Rahman Shehab	4 6	4 6

Syria vs. United Arab Emirates

Syria
1

National Tennis Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia^[19]
26 July 2003

United Arab Emirates
2

		1	2
1	Abraham Ibrahim Mahmoud Nader Al Blooshi	3 6	2 6
2	Lays Salim Omar Alawadhi	6 0	6 2
3	Abraham Ibrahim / Lays Salim Omar Alawadhi / Mahmoud Nader Al Blooshi	5 7	4 6

Kyrgyzstan vs. Syria

Kyrgyzstan
1

National Tennis Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia^[20]
27 July 2003

Syria
2

		1	2	3
1	Ruslan Eshmuhamedov Rabi Bouhassoun	6⁴ 7⁷	1 6
2	Ernest Batirbekov Lays Salim	1 6	0 6
3	Boris Baichorov / Sergei Ni Wael Chami / Abraham Ibrahim	6 4	3 6	6 4

Bahrain vs. United Arab Emirates

Bahrain
2

National Tennis Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia^[21]
27 July 2003

United Arab Emirates
1

		1	2	3
1	Abdul-Rahman Shehab Mahmoud Nader Al Blooshi	2 6	6 2	6 4
2	Esam Abdulaal Omar Alawadhi	1 6	4 6
3	Esam Abdulaal / Abdul-Rahman Shehab Omar Alawadhi / Mahmoud Nader Al Blooshi	3 6	7⁷ 6⁵	6 1

United Arab Emirates and Kyrgyzstan demoted to Group IV for 2004.

Final standings

Rank	Team
1	Kuwait
2	Malaysia
3	Pacific Oceania
4	Qatar
5	Bahrain
6	Syria
7	United Arab Emirates
8	Kyrgyzstan

Kuwait and Malaysia promoted to Group II in 2004.
United Arab Emirates and Kyrgyzstan relegated to Group IV in 2004.

References

^ "Davis Cup – Draws & Results".
^ "Kuwait v Pacific Oceania". daviscup.com.
^ "Kyrgyzstan v United Arab Emirates". daviscup.com.
^ "Kuwait v Kyrgyzstan". daviscup.com.
^ "United Arab Emirates v Pacific Oceania". daviscup.com.
^ "Kuwait v United Arab Emirates". daviscup.com.
^ "Kyrgyzstan v Pacific Oceania". daviscup.com.
^ "Malaysia v Syria". daviscup.com.
^ "Qatar v Bahrain". daviscup.com.
^ "Malaysia v Bahrain". daviscup.com.
^ "Qatar v Syria". daviscup.com.
^ "Malaysia v Qatar". daviscup.com.
^ "Bahrain v Syria". daviscup.com.
^ "Kuwait v Qatar". daviscup.com.
^ "Malaysia v Pacific Oceania". daviscup.com.
^ "Kuwait v Malaysia". daviscup.com.
^ "Qatar v Pacific Oceania". daviscup.com.
^ "Kyrgyzstan v Bahrain". daviscup.com.
^ "Syria v United Arab Emirates". daviscup.com.
^ "Kyrgyzstan v Syria". daviscup.com.
^ "Bahrain v United Arab Emirates". daviscup.com.

[1] "Davis Cup – Draws & Results".

[2] "Kuwait v Pacific Oceania". daviscup.com.

[3] "Kyrgyzstan v United Arab Emirates". daviscup.com.

[4] "Kuwait v Kyrgyzstan". daviscup.com.

[5] "United Arab Emirates v Pacific Oceania". daviscup.com.

[6] "Kuwait v United Arab Emirates". daviscup.com.

[7] "Kyrgyzstan v Pacific Oceania". daviscup.com.

[8] "Malaysia v Syria". daviscup.com.

[9] "Qatar v Bahrain". daviscup.com.

[10] "Malaysia v Bahrain". daviscup.com.

[11] "Qatar v Syria". daviscup.com.

[12] "Malaysia v Qatar". daviscup.com.

[13] "Bahrain v Syria". daviscup.com.

[14] "Kuwait v Qatar". daviscup.com.

[15] "Malaysia v Pacific Oceania". daviscup.com.

[16] "Kuwait v Malaysia". daviscup.com.

[17] "Qatar v Pacific Oceania". daviscup.com.

[18] "Kyrgyzstan v Bahrain". daviscup.com.

[19] "Syria v United Arab Emirates". daviscup.com.

[20] "Kyrgyzstan v Syria". daviscup.com.

[21] "Bahrain v United Arab Emirates". daviscup.com.

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