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2008 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I – play-offs
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International tennis competition play-offs
2008 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone
The play-offs of the 2008 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I were the final stages of the Group I Zonal Competition involving teams from Asia and Oceania. Using the positions determined in their pools, the eight teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2008 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I. The top team advanced to the World Group II, and the bottom team was relegated down to the Group II for the next year.
PlacingPool APool B1 NZL UZB2 AUS TPE3 INA THA4 IND HKG
Promotion play-offs
The first placed teams of each pool were placed against each other in a head-to-head round. The winner of the rounds advanced to the World Group II play-offs, where they would get a chance to advance to the World Group II for next year.
New Zealand vs. Uzbekistan
New Zealand Uzbekistan National Tennis Development Centre, Bangkok, Thailand 2 February 2008 Plexipave (outdoors) 1 2 Sacha Jones 6 1 2 Iroda Tulyaganova 4 6 6 Marina Erakovic 6 7 Akgul Amanmuradova 4 6.025 Leanne Baker Marina Erakovic 6 2 6.065 Akgul Amanmuradova Iroda Tulyaganova 4 6 7
http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100010651 New Zealand v Uzbekistan fedcup.com
Third to Fourth play-off
TPE placed third overall while AUS placed fourth.http://www.asianunder14.com/include_sub/publi_images/1291371946.pdf Tennis Asia, Issue No. 59 Asian Tennis Federation
Fifth to Sixth play-off
The third placed teams of each pool were placed against each other in a ties. The winner of the tie was allocated fifth place in the Group while the loser was allocated sixth.
Indonesia vs. Thailand
Indonesia Thailand National Tennis Development Centre, Bangkok, Thailand 2 February 2008 Plexipave (outdoors) 2 1 Vivien Silfany-Tony 6.045 Suchanun Viratprasert 7 2 Lavinia Tananta 6 Nudnida Luangnam 4 2 Ayu-Fani Damayanti Sandy Gumulya Nudnida Luangnam Suchanun Viratprasert 1
http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100010665 Indonesia v Thailand fedcup.com
Relegation play-offs
The last placed teams of each pool were placed against each other in a head-to-head round. The losing team was relegated to Group II for next year.
India vs. Hong Kong
India Hong Kong National Tennis Development Centre, Bangkok, Thailand 2 February 2008 Plexipave (outdoors) 2 1 Shikha Uberoi 6 7 Yang Zi-Jun 1 6.045 Isha Lakhani 5 3 Zhang Ling 7 6 Sania Mirza Sunitha Rao 7 6 Yang Zi-Jun Zhang Ling 6.055 2
http://www.fedcup.com/en/results/tie/details.aspx?tieId=100010666 India v Hong Kong fedcup.com
Final Placements
Placing Teams Promoted UZB Second NZL Third TPE Fourth AUS Fifth INA Sixth THA Seventh IND Relegated HKG
UZB advanced to the World Group II play-offs, and were drawn against SVK. They lost 0–5, and thus they were relegated back to Group I for 2009.http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=UZB Fed Cup Profile, Uzbekistan fedcup.com 2016-04-25 2012-11-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20160425210820/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=UZB dead
HKG was relegated down to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II for the next year, where they placed second overall.http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=HKG Fed Cup Profile, Hong Kong fedcup.com 2016-04-25 2012-11-29 https://web.archive.org/web/20160425210738/http://www.fedcup.com/en/teams/team/profile.aspx?id=HKG dead
See also
Fed Cup structure
References
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External links
Fed Cup website https://web.archive.org/web/20140107091128/http://www.fedcup.com/en/home.aspx 2014-01-07
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