1955 Thomas Cup knockout stage

Badminton tournament The knockout stage for the 1955 Thomas Cup began on 24 May 1955 with the first-round knockout and ended on 5 June with the final tie. Qualified teams The teams that won their zonal tie qualified for the final knockout stage. GroupWinnersCHMAS 1948 MalayaASINDAMUSA 1912AUAUSEUDEN Bracket main Bracket First round Second round Challenge round y MAS 1948 Malaya Bye 24 May 1955 – Singapore USA 1912 3 IND 6 27 May 1955 – Singapore AUS 0 DEN 9 MAS 1948 Malaya Bye 31 May 1955 – Singapore IND 3 DEN 6 4 June 1955 – Singapore MAS 1948 Malaya 8 DEN 1 First round In the first round of the inter-zone playoffs India avenged its 1952 loss to the US by winning 4 of 5 singles matches and holding its own in doubles to defeat the Americans 6–3. Although Australia played some competitive matches against European powerhouses Denmark, it was unable to win any of them (0–9). United States vs India United States 1912 India Singapore Badminton Stadium, Singapore 24–25 May 1955United States vs India 3 6 Dick Mitchell 7 13 Nandu Natekar 15 15 Joey Alston 17 17 Trilok Nath Seth 14 16 Wynn Rogers Bob Williams 4 8 Manoj Guha Gajanan Hemmady 15 15 Manuel Armendariz Carl Loveday 10 15 15 Ravindra Dongre Nandu Natekar 15 13 9 Carl Loveday 17 11 12 P.S. Chawla 15 15 15 Joey Alston 15 9 8 Nandu Natekar 7 15 15 Dick Mitchell 7 15 11 Trilok Nath Seth 15 8 15 Wynn Rogers Bob Williams 15 15 Ravindra Dongre Nandu Natekar 4 5 Manuel Armendariz Carl Loveday 11 17 8 Manoj Guha Gajanan Hemmady 15 14 15 Denmark vs Australia Denmark Australia Singapore Badminton Stadium, Singapore 27–28 May 1955Denmark vs AustraliaDenmark vs Australia 9 0 Finn Kobberø 15 9 15 Don Murray 10 15 2 Jørn Skaarup 15 15 Stan Russell 8 8 Jørgen Hansen Finn Kobberø 15 18 Cliff Cutt Don Murray 7 14 Ove Eilertsen Ole Mertz 15 15 Allan McCabe Stan Russell 8 13 Finn Kobberø 15 15 Stan Russell 12 1 Jørn Skaarup 18 15 Don Murray 13 2 Ole Jensen 15 15 Rex Collins 11 3 Jørgen Hansen Finn Kobberø 15 15 Allan McCabe Stan Russell 3 1 Ove Eilertsen Ole Jensen 15 15 Cliff Cutt Don Murray 8 10 Second round Denmark vs India Young Kobbero was the star of the inter-zone final between Denmark and India. He won all four of his matches which included a fine three game duel with India's stylish Nandu Natekar, leading Denmark to a 6–3 victory. Thus, Denmark emerged as the challenger to cup-holder Malaya. Denmark India Singapore Badminton Stadium, Singapore 31 May–1 June 1955Denmark vs IndiaDenmark vs India 6 3 Jørn Skaarup 8 13 Nandu Natekar 15 15 Finn Kobberø 18 15 Trilok Nath Seth 14 11 Ove Eilertsen Ole Mertz 3 15 Ravindra Dongre Nandu Natekar 15 18 Jørgen Hansen Finn Kobberø 15 15 Manoj Guha Gajanan Hemmady 12 5 Finn Kobberø 8 15 15 Nandu Natekar 15 6 10 Ole Jensen 15 18 P.S. Chawla 4 14 Jørn Skaarup 15 15 Trilok Nath Seth 10 3 Ove Eilertsen Ole Mertz 10 15 3 Manoj Guha Gajanan Hemmady 15 3 15 Jørgen Hansen Finn Kobberø 15 15 Ravindra Dongre Nandu Natekar 8 3 Challenge round Malaya vs Denmark The competitive swan song of Malaya's venerable Wong Peng Soon was successful though he dropped a game to both Kobbero and Jørn Skaarup. Eddie Choong, with two All-England singles titles already to his name, made his Thomas Cup debut by beating both Kobbero and Skaarup in straight games. Ong Poh Lim was once again stalwart, winning his match at third singles and both of his doubles partnered by veteran Ooi Teik Hock. The Danes could muster only one victory which came in doubles and largely from the efforts of Kobbero's partner Jorgen Hammergaard Hansen whose powerful smash lived up to his name. Winning 8 matches to 1, Malaya thus retained the Cup. Malaysia 1948 Malaya Denmark Singapore Badminton Stadium, Singapore 4–5 June 1955Malaya vs Denmark 8 1 Eddy Choong 15 15 Finn Kobberø 6 4 Wong Peng Soon 15 16 15 Jørn Skaarup 9 18 4 Tan Jin Eong Lim Kee Fong 15 15 Ole Mertz Ove Eilertsen 9 3 Ong Poh Lim Ooi Teik Hock 15 15 Finn Kobberø Jørgen Hansen 4 8 Ong Poh Lim 15 15 Ole Jensen 10 8 Wong Peng Soon 12 15 15 Finn Kobberø 15 0 7 Eddy Choong 15 15 Jørn Skaarup 10 9 Tan Jin Eong Lim Kee Fong 13 15 6 Finn Kobberø Jørgen Hansen 18 4 15 Ong Poh Lim Ooi Teik Hock 15 15 Ole Mertz Ove Eilerstsen 8 1 References 2 Category:Thomas & Uber Cup Category:1955 in badminton