1955 Thomas Cup qualification

Badminton tournament

1955 Thomas Cup qualificationTournament details

Dates| 27 June 1954 – 6 May 1955
Location| Asian zone:
Bangkok
Bombay
Colombo
Hong Kong
Karachi

American zone:
Winnipeg
European zone:
Bonn
Cardiff
Dublin
Dunfermline
Le Havre
Malmö
Stoke-on-Trent

Australasian zone:
Melbourne

| ← 1952 | 1958 →

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The qualifying process for the 1955 Thomas Cup took place from 27 June 1954 to 6 May 1955 to decide the final teams which will play in the final tournament.

## Qualification process

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Previously, the qualification process was divided into three regions, the Pacific Zone, the American Zone and the European Zone. More countries competed in qualifying for the Cup, resulting in the process being 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 Singapore.[1]

Malaya were the champions of the last Thomas Cup, therefore the team automatically qualified for the inter-zone play-offs.[1]

### Qualified teams

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Country  | Qualified as  | Qualified on  | Final appearance

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Malaya | 1952 Thomas Cup winners  | 1 June 1952  | 3rd
India | Asian Zone winners  | 10 April 1955  | 2nd
Denmark | European Zone winners  | 2 April 1955  | 3rd
United States | American Zone winners  | 13 March 1955  | 3rd
Australia | Australasian Zone winners  | 6 May 1955  | 1st

## Asian Zone

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### Bracket

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| First round| | Semi-finals| | Final

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| 27 June 1954 – Colombo| | | | |

|  Pakistan| 9

| 20 November 1954 – Karachi

|  Ceylon| 0 |

|  Pakistan| 0

| 30 July 1954 – Bangkok

| |  India| 9 |

|  India| 6

| | 9 April 1955 – Bombay

|  Thailand| 3 |

|  India| 9

| August 1954 – Rangoon

| |  Hong Kong| 0

|  Burma|

| 11 November 1954 – Hong Kong|

|  Hong Kong| w/o |

|  Hong Kong| 6

| |  Japan| 3 |

|  Japan|

| Bye| |

### First round

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Pakistan
9 | Colombo, Ceylon
27–28 June 1954
[2] |
Ceylon
0 |

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1  |
| Shamshad Ali
Sam Schoorman | 15
2 | 15
5 |  |
2  |
| Nazir Rajput
Raife Jansz | 15
9 | 15
7 |  |
3  |
| Latif Gani / Mennen Soares
P. Sivalingam / R. P. Nadarajah | 15
5 | 15
7 |  |
4 |
| Shamshad Ali / Rustam Bharucha
N. Suganadeva / V. Narendra | 15
4 | 15
4 |  |
5 |
| Saeed Malik
P. Sivalingam | 15
3 | 15
6 |  |
6 |
| Shamshad Ali
Raife Jansz | 15
7 | 15
0 |  |
7 |
| Nazir Rajput
Sam Schoorman | 15
5 | 15
7 |  |
8 |
| Latif Gani / Mennen Soares
N. Suganadeva / V. Narendra | 18
14 | 15
5 |  |
9 |
| Shamshad Ali / Rustam Bharucha
P. Sivalingam / R. P. Nadarajah | 15
9 | 15
8 |  |

India
6 | Bangkok, Thailand
30–31 July 1954
[3][4] |
Thailand
3 |

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1  |
| Trilok Nath Seth
Direk Khadjadbhye | 15
8 | 15
4 |  |
2  |
| Nandu Natekar
Chinda Promsirintha | 15
1 | 15
5 |  |
3  |
| P.S. Chawla / Trilok Nath Seth
Sunthorn Subabandhu / Kamal Sudthivanich | 14
18  | 10
15  |  |
4 |
| Ravindra Dongre / Nandu Natekar
Sanguan Anandhanonde / Pinit Pattabongse | 15
6 | 11
15  | 15
12 |
5 |
| Nandu Natekar
Direk Khadjadbhye | 6
15  | 18
13 | 15
7 |
6 |
| Trilok Nath Seth
Chinda Promsirintha | 15
8 | 15
3 |  |
7 |
| Amrit Lal Dewan
Pinit Pattabongse | 18
14 | 6
15  | 6
15  |
8 |
| Ravindra Dongre / Nandu Natekar
Sunthorn Subabandhu / Kamal Sudthivanich | 15
10 | 15
7 |  |
9 |
| P.S. Chawla / Trilok Nath Seth
Sanguan Anandhanonde / Pinit Pattabongse | 3
15  | 9
15  |  |

### Semi-finals

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India
9 | Karachi, Pakistan
20–21 November 1954
[5][6] |
Pakistan
0 |

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1  |
| Nandu Natekar
Nazir Rajput | 15
8 | 15
2 |  |
2  |
| Trilok Nath Seth
Shamshad Ali | 15
13 | 15
10 |  |
3  |
| Ravindra Dongre / Nandu Natekar
Latif Gani / Mennen Soares | 15
5 | 15
7 |  |
4 |
| Manoj Guha / Gajanan Hemmady
Shamshad Ali / Irshad Ahmed | 11
15  | 15
7 | 15
4 |
5 |
| Gajanan Hemmady
Irshad Ahmed | 15
5 | 11
15  | 15
12 |
6 |
| Nandu Natekar
Shamshad Ali | 18
14 | 15
5 |  |
7 |
| Trilok Nath Seth
Nazir Rajput | 15
12 | 15
4 |  |
8 |
| Manoj Guha / Gajanan Hemmady
Latif Gani / Mennen Soares | 15
3 | 15
7 |  |
9 |
| Ravindra Dongre / Nandu Natekar
Shamshad Ali / Irshad Ahmed | 15
8 | 15
3 |  |

Hong Kong
6 | Kowloon, Hong Kong
11–12 November 1954
[7][8] |
Japan
3 |

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1  |
| Ramon Young
Yoshiaki Sato | 15
8 | 15
9 |  |
2  |
| Bill Funk
Humio Mochizuki | 15
6 | 15
7 |  |
3  |
| Robert Tay / Patrick Wong
Michiaki Oka / Yoshiaki Sato | 15
12 | 15
12 |  |
4 |
| Low Keat Soo / Ramon Young
Humio Mochizuki / Hiroshi Sugita | 15
6 | 15
12 |  |
5 |
| Ramon Young
Humio Mochizuki | 8
15  | 10
15  |  |
6 |
| Bill Funk
Yoshiaki Sato | 11
15  | 15
11 | 10
15  |
7 |
| Junior Pomeroy
Michiaki Oka | 8
15  | 8
15  |  |
8 |
| Robert Tay / Patrick Wong
Humio Mochizuki / Hiroshi Sugita | 11
15  | 15
11 | 15
13 |
9 |
| Low Keat Soo / Ramon Young
Michiaki Oka / Yoshiaki Sato | 15
4 | 15
2 |  |

### Final

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India
9 | Bombay, India
9–10 April 1955
[9][10] |
Hong Kong
0 |

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1  |
| Nandu Natekar
Ramon Young | 15
1 | 15
7 |  |
2  |
| Amrit Lal Dewan
Junior Pomeroy | 15
1 | 15
0 |  |
3  |
| Ravindra Dongre / Nandu Natekar
Robert Tay / Patrick Wong | 15
3 | 15
9 |  |
4 |
| Manoj Guha / Gajanan Hemmady
Low Keat Soo / Junior Pomeroy | 15
3 | 15
4 |  |
5 |
| Amrit Lal Dewan
Ramon Young | 15
7 | 15
4 |  |
6 |
| Nandu Natekar
Junior Pomeroy | 15
3 | 15
4 |  |
7 |
| P.S. Chawla
Robert Tay | 15
6 | 15
2 |  |
8 |
| Manoj Guha / Gajanan Hemmady
Robert Tay / Patrick Wong | 15
6 | 15
5 |  |
9 |
| Ravindra Dongre / Nandu Natekar
Low Keat Soo / Junior Pomeroy | 15
9 | 15
1 |  |

## American Zone

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### Bracket

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| Final

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| 12 March 1955 – Winnipeg

|  United States| 5

|  Canada| 4

### Final

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United States
5 | Winnipeg, Canada
12–13 March 1955
[11][12] |
Canada
4 |

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1  |
| Dick Mitchell
Donald Smythe | 17
16 | 8
15  | 15
3 |
2  |
| Joey Alston
David McTaggart | 4
15  | 15
6 | 11
15  |
3  |
| Carl Loveday / Bob Williams
T. Darryl Thompson / Gordon Simpson | 15
7 | 15
9 |  |
4 |
| Joey Alston / Wynn Rogers
Budd Porter / Donald Smythe | 18
17 | 15
9 |  |
5 |
| Dick Mitchell
David McTaggart | 4
15  | 15
9 | 7
15  |
6 |
| Joey Alston
Donald Smythe | 15
7 | 16
17  | 14
17  |
7 |
| Bill Berry
Beverley Westcott | 11
15  | 12
15  |  |
8 |
| Carl Loveday / Bob Williams
Budd Porter / Donald Smythe | 15
11 | 15
12 |  |
9 |
| Joey Alston / Wynn Rogers
T. Darryl Thompson / Gordon Simpson | 15
8 | 15
5 |  |

## European Zone

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### Bracket

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| First round| | Second round| | Semi-finals| | Final

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|  Sweden|

| 18 December 1954 – Le Havre

| Bye| |

|  Sweden| 9

| |  France| 0 |

|  France|

| | 28 February 1955 – Stoke

| Bye| |

|  Sweden| 7

| 13 November 1954 – Bonn

| |  England| 2 |

|  England| 9

| November 1954 – Brussels|

|  West Germany| 0 |

|  England| w/o

| |  Belgium| |

|  Belgium|

| | 1 April 1955 – Stockholm

| Bye| |

|  Denmark| 8

| |  Sweden| 1

| Bye|

| 7 December 1954 – Cardiff|

|  Denmark| |

|  Denmark| 9

| |  Wales| 0 |

| Bye|

| | 10 December 1954 – Dublin

|  Wales| |

|  Denmark| 9

| |  Ireland| 0 |

| Bye|

| 26 November 1954 – Dunfermline|

|  Scotland| |

|  Scotland| 3

| |  Ireland| 6 |

| Bye|

|  Ireland| |

### First round

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England
9 | Bonn, West Germany
13–14 November 1954
[13] |
West Germany
0 |

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1  |
| John D. McColl
Hans Walbrück | 15
2 | 15
6 |  |
2  |
| F. John Shaw
Hans Grashof | 15
6 | 15
9 |  |
3  |
| John Best / Warwick Shute
Hans Riegel / Hans Walbrück | 15
5 | 15
6 |  |
4 |
| Anthony Jordan / John D. McColl
Hans Eschweiler / Günter Ropertz | 15
2 | 15
4 |  |
5 |
| F. John Shaw
Hans Walbrück | 15
1 | 15
7 |  |
6 |
| Anthony Jordan
Hans Eschweiler | 15
2 | 15
3 |  |
7 |
| John D. McColl
Hans Grashof | 15
5 | 15
4 |  |
8 |
| John Best / Warwick Shute
Hans Eschweiler / Günter Ropertz | 15
5 | 15
7 |  |
9 |
| Anthony Jordan / John D. McColl
Hans Riegel / Hans Walbrück | 15
5 | 15
4 |  |

### Second round

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Ireland
6 | Dunfermline, Scotland
26–27 November 1954
[14][15] |
Scotland
3 |

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1  |
| Frank Peard
Alastair Russell | 15
10 | 7
15  | 5
15  |
2  |
| James Doyle
W. Ross | 15
2 | 15
1 |  |
3  |
| Jim Fitzgibbon / Frank Peard
Donald Ross / W. Ross | 15
11 | 18
14 |  |
4 |
| James Doyle / S. S. J. Huey
J. C. McKay / Alastair Russell | 15
8 | 15
7 |  |
5 |
| James Doyle
Alastair Russell | 15
12 | 10
15  | 8
15  |
6 |
| J. A. D. Lack
Ian Hutchinson | 4
15  | 2
15  |  |
7 |
| Frank Peard
W. Ross | 15
3 | 15
7 |  |
8 |
| James Doyle / S. S. J. Huey
Donald Ross / W. Ross | 15
9 | 15
10 |  |
9 |
| J. Lacy / Frank Peard
J. C. McKay / Alastair Russell | 15
13 | 15
6 |  |

Denmark
9 | Cardiff, Wales
7–8 December 1954
[16] |
Wales
0 |

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1  |
| Finn Kobberø
F. Griffith | 15
8 | 12
15  | 15
9 |
2  |
| Jørn Skaarup
J. C. Morgan | 15
4 | 15
3 |  |
3  |
| Jørgen Hansen / Finn Kobberø
P. R. Davis / F. Griffith | 15
10 | 15
4 |  |
4 |
| Palle Granlund / Poul-Erik Nielsen
J. C. Morgan / H. Richards | 15
10 | 15
4 |  |
5 |
| Finn Kobberø
J. C. Morgan | 15
0 | 15
0 |  |
6 |
| Jørgen Hansen
H. Richards | 15
0 | 15
5 |  |
7 |
| Jørn Skaarup
F. Griffith | 15
1 | 15
1 |  |
8 |
| Jørgen Hansen / Finn Kobberø
J. C. Morgan / H. Richards | 15
2 | 15
6 |  |
9 |
| Poul-Erik Nielsen / Jørn Skaarup
P. R. Davis / F. Griffith | 15
4 | 15
0 |  |

Sweden
9 | Le Havre, France
18–19 December 1954
[17][18] |
France
0 |

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1  |
| Berndt Dahlberg
Henri Pellizza | 15
3 | 15
3 |  |
2  |
| Bertil Glans
Paul Ailloud | 15
1 | 15
5 |  |
3  |
| Bertil Glans / Berndt Dahlberg
Henri Pellizza / Paul Ailloud | 15
4 | 15
6 |  |
4 |
| Nils Jonson / Stellan Mohlin
Ghislain Vasseur / Pierre Lenoir | 15
4 | 15
3 |  |
5 |
| Bertil Glans
Henri Pellizza | 15
0 | 15
0 |  |
6 |
| Berndt Dahlberg
Paul Ailloud | 15
1 | 15
4 |  |
7 |
| Nils Jonson
Ghislain Vasseur | 15
1 | 15
0 |  |
8 |
| Nils Jonson / Stellan Mohlin
Henri Pellizza / Paul Ailloud | 15
4 | 15
12 |  |
9 |
| Bertil Glans / Berndt Dahlberg
Ghislain Vasseur / Pierre Lenoir | 15
8 | 15
12 |  |

### Semi-finals

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Sweden
7 | Stoke-on-Trent, England
28 February–1 March 1955
[19][20] |
England
2 |

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1  |
| Nils Jonson
John D. McColl | 15
8 | 13
15  | 15
4 |
2  |
| Bertil Glans
Anthony Jordan | 15
11 | 15
2 |  |
3  |
| Inge Blomberg / Knut Malmgren
John Best / Warwick Shute | 11
15  | 0
15  |  |
4 |
| Nils Jonson / Stellan Mohlin
Anthony Jordan / John D. McColl | 15
9 | 9
15  | 15
8 |
5 |
| Inge Blomberg
John Best | 15
7 | 15
5 |  |
6 |
| Nils Jonson
Anthony Jordan | 15
9 | 15
13 |  |
7 |
| Bertil Glans
John D. McColl | 15
8 | 15
10 |  |
8 |
| Nils Jonson / Stellan Mohlin
John Best / Warwick Shute | 13
15  | 4
15  |  |
9 |
| Inge Blomberg / Knut Malmgren
Anthony Jordan / John D. McColl | 15
13 | 15
6 |  |

Denmark
9 | Dublin, Ireland
10–11 December 1954
[21][22] |
Ireland
0 |

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1  |
| Finn Kobberø
Frank Peard | 15
1 | 15
3 |  |
2  |
| Jørn Skaarup
James Doyle | 15
3 | 15
3 |  |
3  |
| Jørgen Hansen / Finn Kobberø
Jim Fitzgibbon / Frank Peard | 15
5 | 15
7 |  |
4 |
| Palle Granlund / Poul-Erik Nielsen
James Doyle / S. S. Huey | 15
13 | 15
6 |  |
5 |
| Finn Kobberø
James Doyle | 15
0 | 15
3 |  |
6 |
| Jørn Skaarup
Frank Peard | 12
15  | 15
5 | 15
4 |
7 |
| Palle Granlund
Charles McCormack | 15
2 | 17
3 |  |
8 |
| Jørgen Hansen / Finn Kobberø
James Doyle / S. S. Huey | 10
15  | 15
9 | 15
3 |
9 |
| Palle Granlund / Poul-Erik Nielsen
Jim Fitzgibbon / Frank Peard | 15
12 | 7
15  | 18
16 |

### Final

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Denmark
8 | Stockholm, Sweden
1–2 April 1955
[23][24] |
Sweden
1 |

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1  |
| Jørn Skaarup
Leif Ekedahl | 18
13 | 17
14 |  |
2  |
| Finn Kobberø
Bertil Glans | 15
10 | 15
11 |  |
3  |
| Ove Eilertsen / Ole Mertz
Nils Jonson / Stellan Mohlin | 15
11 | 15
7 |  |
4 |
| Jørgen Hansen / Finn Kobberø
Inge Blomberg / Knut Malmgren | 15
1 | 15
4 |  |
5 |
| Jørgen Hansen
Nils Jonson | 15
8 | 15
1 |  |
6 |
| Finn Kobberø
Leif Ekedahl | 15
10 | 15
6 |  |
7 |
| Jørn Skaarup
Bertil Glans | 15
9 | 4
15  | 4
15  |
8 |
| Ove Eilertsen / Ole Mertz
Inge Blomberg / Knut Malmgren | 15
3 | 15
9 |  |
9 |
| Jørgen Hansen / Finn Kobberø
Nils Jonson / Stellan Mohlin | 15
2 | 15
7 |  |

## Australasian Zone

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### Bracket

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| Final

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| 5 May 1955 – Melbourne

|  Australia| 7

|  New Zealand| 2

### Final

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Australia
7 | Melbourne, Australia
5–6 May 1955
[25][26] |
New Zealand
2 |

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1  |
| Don Murray
Paul Skelt | 15
2 | 17
18  | 15
5 |
2  |
| Stan Russell
Jeff Robson | 11
15  | 13
15  |  |
3  |
| Cliff Cutt / Don Murray
Anthony T. Skelt / Paul Skelt | 15
6 | 15
2 |  |
4 |
| Allan McCabe / Stan Russell
Jeff Robson / L. Shand | 15
11 | 15
7 |  |
5 |
| Cliff Cutt
L. Shand | 15
6 | 15
8 |  |
6 |
| Don Murray
Jeff Robson | 7
7  | 9
17  |  |
7 |
| Stan Russell
Paul Skelt | 15
5 | 15
10 |  |
8 |
| Cliff Cutt / Don Murray
Jeff Robson / L. Shand | 15
10 | 15
9 |  |
9 |
| Allan McCabe / Stan Russell
Anthony T. Skelt / Paul Skelt | 15
6 | 15
9 |  |

## References

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1. ^ a b "Mike's Badminton Populorum". Archived from the original on 2016-03-30. Retrieved 2011-06-05.
2. ^ Pakistan vs Ceylon
3. ^ India vs Thailand
4. ^ India vs Thailand
5. ^ India vs Pakistan
6. ^ India vs Pakistan
7. ^ Hong Kong vs Japan
8. ^ Hong Kong vs Japan
9. ^ India vs Hong Kong
10. ^ India vs Hong Kong
11. ^ United States vs Canada
12. ^ United States vs Canada
13. ^ England vs West Germany
14. ^ Ireland vs Scotland
15. ^ Ireland vs Scotland
16. ^ Denmark vs Wales
17. ^ Ireland vs Scotland
18. ^ Ireland vs Scotland
19. ^ Sweden vs England
20. ^ Sweden vs England
21. ^ Denmark vs Ireland
22. ^ Denmark vs Ireland
23. ^ Denmark vs Sweden
24. ^ Denmark vs Sweden
25. ^ Australia vs New Zealand
26. ^ Australia vs New Zealand

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|

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