1952 Thomas Cup knockout stage

Badminton tournament The knockout stage for the 1952 Thomas Cup began on 24 May 1952 with the first-round knockout and ended on 1 June with the final tie. Qualified teams The teams that won their zonal tie qualified for the final knockout stage. GroupWinnersCMAS 1948 MalayaAUSA 1912PINDEDEN Bracket main Bracket First round Second round Challenge round y MAS 1948 Malaya Bye 24 May 1952 – Kuala Lumpur DEN 3 IND 6 USA 1912 Bye MAS 1948 Malaya Bye 27 May 1952 – Singapore IND 4 USA 1912 5 31 May 1952 – Singapore MAS 1948 Malaya 7 USA 1912 2 First round In a three way single elimination tournament within a tournament, the USA received the bye and awaited the winner of the tie between Denmark and India. The results here surprised some as the Danes, affected more by Kuala Lumpur's heat and humidity, were defeated 3–6. Either Trilok Nath Seth or Devinder Mohan Lal figured in all of the matches won by India. Denmark India Selangor Badminton Association HallKuala Lumpur, Malaya 24–25 May 1952Denmark vs IndiaDenmark vs India 3 6 Jørn Skaarup 6 13 Trilok Nath Seth 15 15 Poul Holm 3 10 Devinder Mohan 15 15 John Nygaard Ib Olesen 17 9 Devinder Mohan Henry Ferreira 18 15 Poul Holm Ole Jensen 15 15 Manoj Guha Trilok Nath Seth 7 10 Poul Holm 1 17 Trilok Nath Seth 15 18 Jørn Skaarup 12 16 Devinder Mohan 15 18 Ole Jensen 15 15 Amrit Lal Dewan 8 13 John Nygaard Ib Olesen 7 15 Manoj Guha Trilok Nath Seth 15 17 Poul Holm Ole Jensen 15 15 Devinder Mohan Henry Ferreira 5 7 Second round Three days later in Singapore, however, thirty-six-year-old Marten Mendez, who seemed to draw strength from the 40 degree Celsius heat inside Happy World Stadium, beat both Seth and Devinder in singles, helping The USA to a 4–1 lead. India then gamely fought back to win a series of close matches and pull even at four matches each. It was left to the strong U.S. doubles team of Joe Alston and Wynn Rogers to fight back from near defeat in the final match and clinch the victory for the Americans. United States 1912 India Happy World Stadium, Singapore 27–28 May 1952United States vs IndiaUnited States vs India 5 4 Dick Mitchell 15 16 1 Devinder Mohan 12 17 15 Marten Mendez 15 15 Trilok Nath Seth 11 1 Joey Alston Wynn Rogers 15 15 Devinder Mohan Henry Ferreira 12 8 Carl Loveday Bob Williams 15 15 Manoj Guha Trilok Nath Seth 11 9 Marten Mendez 5 15 15 Devinder Mohan 15 8 3 Dick Mitchell 8 15 1 Trilok Nath Seth 15 5 15 Joey Alston 15 15 1 Amrit Lal Dewan 12 17 15 Carl Loveday Bob Williams 10 15 17 Devinder Mohan Henry Ferreira 15 3 18 Joey Alston Wynn Rogers 6 15 15 Manoj Guha Trilok Nath Seth 15 10 7 Challenge round An American team that no longer had the legendary Dave Freeman was further weakened when Joe Alston, a newly employed agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), was denied an extension of his leave. It faced a formidable Malayan squad, in Malaya, led by the cool and graceful Wong Peng Soon who, though almost as old as Marten Mendez, was still in his prime. He proved this by defeating Mendez and Dick Mitchell routinely in straight games. Malaya's most effective team member, however, might have been the quick and tenacious Ong Poh Lim who routed his opponent in the third singles match and won both of his doubles matches with Ismail bin Marjan. For the Americans, the exceptionally fit Mendez forced a third game default from Ooi Teik Hock while doubles specialist Wynn Rogers and hard smashing Bobby Williams split two close encounters with their Malayan counterparts. It was not enough against a deeper lineup, and Malaya retained the Thomas Cup at seven matches to two. Malaysia 1948 Malaya USA 1912 Happy World Stadium, Singapore 31 May – 1 June 1952Malaya vs United StatesMalaya vs United StatesMalaya vs United StatesMalaya vs United States 7 2 Wong Peng Soon 15 15 Marten Mendez 1 10 Ooi Teik Hock 15 15 Dick Mitchell 9 11 Chan Kon Leong Abdullah Piruz 15 16 9 Wynn Rogers Bob Williams 9 18 15 Ong Poh Lim Ismail Marjan 15 15 Dick Mitchell Carl Loveday 5 4 Wong Peng Soon 15 15 Dick Mitchell 8 5 Ooi Teik Hock 15 10 Marten Mendez 11 15 2 Ong Poh Lim 15 15 Bob Williams 1 6 Chan Kon Leong Abdullah Piruz 15 15 Dick Mitchell Carl Loveday 2 2 Ong Poh Lim Ismail Marjan 15 13 15 Wynn Rogers Bob Williams 12 15 12 References 2 Category:Thomas & Uber Cup Category:1952 in badminton