1952 Thomas Cup

1952 Thomas Cup 24 May – 1 June 1952 2nd 1 4 Selangor Badminton Association HallHappy World Stadium Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaKallang, Singapore 1949 1955 The 1952 Thomas Cup competition is an international team tournament for supremacy in men's badminton (its female counterpart is the Uber Cup). Beginning in 1948–49, it was held every three years until 1982 and thereafter has been held every two years. Twelve national teams contested for the Thomas Cup in the 1951-1952 badminton season, the tournament's second edition. According to the rules then in place Malaya was exempt from earlier ties (team matches), needing only to defend its title in a conclusive challenge round tie. The other contestants were divided into three regional qualifying zones, the Pacific, Europe, and Pan America, for the early ties. The winners of each zone then played-off in Malaya for the right to face Malaya in the challenge round. For a more detailed description of the Thomas Cup format see Wikipedia's general article on the Thomas Cup. Qualification 1952 Thomas Cup qualification India qualified in the Pacific Zone by beating newcomers Thailand and Australia without the loss of a match (thus, 9–0 in each case). Six of the twelve teams in the tournament contested in the European zone. Here Denmark emerged victorious, but not without a tough fight from Sweden (6–3) in the zone semifinal. In the Pan American zone with only two teams, the United States defeated Canada 6–3, trumping a fine performance by Canada's Don Smythe. Means of qualificationDateVenueSlotQualified teams1949 Thomas Cup22 – 26 February 1949Preston1Malaysia 1948 MalayaPacific Zone30 June – 1 October 1951BombayMelbourne1INDAmerican Zone23 – 24 March 1952Calgary1USA 1912European Zone10 November 1951 – 19 March 1952ParisBessbrookNottinghamCopenhagenManchester1DENTotal4 Squads 1952 Thomas Cup squads Knockout stage 1952 Thomas Cup knockout stage The following four teams, shown by region, qualified for the 1952 Thomas Cup. Defending champion and host Malaya automatically qualified to defend the title it had won three years previously. Bracket Bracket First round 1952 5 24 y1952 5 25 y DEN 3–6 IND Selangor Badminton Association Hall, Kuala Lumpur https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19520526-1.2.146 Second round 1952 5 27 y1952 5 28 y USA 1912 5–4 IND Happy World Stadium, Singapore https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19520529-1.2.154 Final 1952 5 31 y1952 6 1 y MAS 1948 Malaya 7–2 USA 1912 Happy World Stadium, Singapore https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitsbudget19520605-1.2.142 bd 1952 Thomas Cup winner Malaysia Second 1948 Malaya References tangkis.tripod.com Mike's Badminton Populorum https://web.archive.org/web/20160330231130/http://www2.sbg.ac.at/populorum/badminton/archiv_thomascup.htm 2016-03-30 Herbert Scheele ed., The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1967 (Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd., 1967) 66–69. Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 120, 121. Thomas Cup Category:Thomas & Uber Cup T T Category:1952 in Singaporean sport Category:1952 in Malayan sport Thomas Cup Thomas Cup Thomas Cup Thomas Cup