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1955 Thomas Cup qualification

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1955 Thomas Cup qualification
Tournament details
Dates27 June 1954 – 6 May 1955
LocationAsian 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

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
 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 roundSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
27 June 1954 – Colombo
 
 
 Pakistan9
 
20 November 1954 – Karachi
 
 Ceylon0
 
 Pakistan0
 
30 July 1954 – Bangkok
 
 India9
 
 India6
 
9 April 1955 – Bombay
 
 Thailand3
 
 India9
 
August 1954 – Rangoon
 
 Hong Kong0
 
 Burma
 
11 November 1954 – Hong Kong
 
 Hong Kongw/o
 
 Hong Kong6
 
 
 
 Japan3
 
 Japan
 
 
Bye
 

First round

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Semi-finals

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Final

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American Zone

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Bracket

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Final
 
  
 
12 March 1955 – Winnipeg
 
 
 United States5
 
 
 Canada4
 

Final

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European Zone

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Bracket

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First roundSecond roundSemi-finalsFinal
 
              
 
 
 
 
 Sweden
 
18 December 1954 – Le Havre
 
Bye
 
 Sweden9
 
 
 
 France0
 
 France
 
28 February 1955 – Stoke
 
Bye
 
 Sweden7
 
13 November 1954 – Bonn
 
 England2
 
 England9
 
November 1954 – Brussels
 
 West Germany0
 
 Englandw/o
 
 
 
 Belgium
 
 Belgium
 
1 April 1955 – Stockholm
 
Bye
 
 Denmark8
 
 
 
 Sweden1
 
Bye
 
7 December 1954 – Cardiff
 
 Denmark
 
 Denmark9
 
 
 
 Wales0
 
Bye
 
10 December 1954 – Dublin
 
 Wales
 
 Denmark9
 
 
 
 Ireland0
 
Bye
 
26 November 1954 – Dunfermline
 
 Scotland
 
 Scotland3
 
 
 
 Ireland6
 
Bye
 
 
 Ireland
 

First round

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Second round

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Semi-finals

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Final

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Australasian Zone

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Bracket

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Final
 
  
 
5 May 1955 – Melbourne
 
 
 Australia7
 
 
 New Zealand2
 

Final

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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