1958 Thomas Cup knockout stage

Badminton tournament The knockout stage for the 1958 Thomas Cup began on 5 June 1958 with the first-round knockout and ended on 15 June with the final tie. Qualified teams The teams that won their zonal tie qualified for the final knockout stage. GroupWinnersCHMAS 1948 MalayaASTHAAMUSA 1912AUINAEUDEN Bracket main Bracket First round Second round Challenge round y MAS 1948 Malaya Bye 5 June 1958 – Singapore USA 1912 2 THA 7 7 June 1958 – Singapore INA 6 DEN 3 MAS 1948 Malaya Bye 10 June 1958 – Singapore THA 1 INA 8 14 June 1958 – Singapore MAS 1948 Malaya 3 INA 6 First round The results of the inter-zone ties in Singapore gave ample evidence of both the growing popularity of the sport in the Far East and the advantage these nations enjoyed competing against "outsiders" in a tropical climate. Showing strength and balance in singles and doubles, Thailand sent the USA home with a 7–2 defeat. A curiously revealing match in this tie was the victory of Thailand's Sunthorn Subabandhu and Kamal Sudthivanich over the strong U.S. veterans Alston and Rogers, 18–14 in the third game after dropping the first game at zero. More stunning, and ominous for Malaya, was newcomer Indonesia's 6–3 victory over a highly rated Danish contingent. Erland Kops was beaten by both the internationally experienced Ferry Sonneville and by young sensation Tan Joe Hok. Even the powerful Danish doubles pairing of Finn Kobbero and Jorgen Hammergaard Hansen could earn only a split in two matches.1958-06-09 Indonesians beat Danes lead https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/singstandard19580609-1.2.81 2024-05-14 eresources.nlb.gov.sg NewspaperSG Singapore Standard1958-06-07 Thais beat Americans to qualify lead https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/singstandard19580607-1.2.9 2024-05-14 eresources.nlb.gov.sg NewspaperSG Singapore Standard United States vs Thailand United States 1912 Thailand Singapore Badminton Stadium, Singapore 5–6 June 19581958-06-07 7-2: Siam masok final lead https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/singstandard19580607-1.2.9 2024-05-14 eresources.nlb.gov.sg NewspaperSG Berita Harian1958-06-07 Pinit beats Armendarez in two sets for the winning point https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19580607-1.2.147 2024-05-14 eresources.nlb.gov.sg NewspaperSG The Straits Times 2 7 Ron Palmer 15 4 8 Charoen Wattanasin 10 15 15 Jim Poole 5 17 3 Thanoo Khadjadbhye 15 16 15 Joey Alston Wynn Rogers 15 7 14 Sunthorn Subabandhu Kamal Sudthivanich 0 15 18 Manny Armendariz Michael Hartgrove 4 15 2 Charoen Wattanasin Prida Wongakrakul 15 12 15 Manny Armendariz 6 9 Pinit Pattabongse 15 15 Jim Poole 9 6 Charoen Wattanasin 15 15 Ron Palmer 2 15 Thanoo Khadjadbhye 15 13 4 Manny Armendariz Michael Hartgrove 9 9 Sunthorn Subabandhu Kamal Sudthivanich 15 15 Joey Alston Wynn Rogers 15 15 Charoen Wattanasin Prida Wongakrakul 12 6 Denmark vs Indonesia Denmark Indonesia Singapore Badminton Stadium, Singapore 7–8 June 19581958-06-08 Indonesia fight back to gain a 3-1 lead on first night https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19580608-1.2.143 2024-05-14 eresources.nlb.gov.sg NewspaperSG The Straits Times1958-06-09 Joe Hock, Ferry get —winning points https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19580609-1.2.136 2024-05-14 eresources.nlb.gov.sg NewspaperSG The Straits Times 3 6 Finn Kobberø 18 15 Ferry Sonneville 13 7 Erland Kops 8 5 Tan Joe Hok 15 15 Jørgen Hansen Finn Kobberø 15 11 14 Njoo Kiem Bie Tan King Gwan 5 15 18 Ole Mertz Poul-Erik Nielsen 14 15 2 Lie Poo Djian Tan Joe Hok 18 13 15 Finn Kobberø 15 12 10 Tan Joe Hok 1 15 15 Erland Kops 12 9 Ferry Sonneville 15 15 Palle Granlund 15 15 Eddy Yusuf 8 9 Jørgen Hansen Finn Kobberø 15 15 Lie Poo Djian Tan Joe Hok 6 8 Erland Kops Ole Mertz 11 15 11 Njoo Kiem Bie Tan King Gwan 15 10 15 Second round Indonesia vs Thailand Indonesia went on to comfortably defeat Thailand in the inter-zone final 8–1. In another bad sign for Malaya, Thailand 's top two singles players, Charoen Wattanasin and Thanoo Khajadbhye, respected internationals who had dropped only one singles match between them in the campaign prior to playing Indonesia, were each decisively beaten by both Sonneville and Tan Joe Hok. Thailand won one doubles, though all four of these matches went to three games.Indonesia Thailand Singapore Badminton Stadium, Singapore 10–11 June 19581958-06-11 Indonesia lead 4-0 https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19580611-1.2.133 2024-05-14 eresources.nlb.gov.sg NewspaperSG The Straits Times1958-06-09 Indonesia make it 8-1 https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19580612-1.2.116 2024-05-14 eresources.nlb.gov.sg NewspaperSG The Straits Times 8 1 Tan Joe Hok 15 15 Charoen Wattanasin 10 6 Ferry Sonneville 11 13 Thanoo Khadjadbhye 5 7 Njoo Kiem Bie Tan King Gwan 15 8 15 Sunthorn Subabandhu Kamal Sudthivanich 12 15 5 Lie Poo Djian Tan Joe Hok 7 15 15 Charoen Wattanasin Prida Wongakrakul 15 9 10 Ferry Sonneville 15 15 Charoen Wattanasin 10 2 Eddy Yusuf 15 Pinit Pattabongse 10 2 Tan Joe Hok 15 15 Thanoo Khadjadbhye 1 8 Njoo Kiem Bie Tan King Gwan 15 11 15 Charoen Wattanasin Prida Wongakrakul 8 15 8 Lie Poo Djian Tan Joe Hok 15 3 0 Sunthorn Subabandhu Kamal Sudthivanich 6 15 15 Challenge round Malaya vs Indonesia The challenge round played in the middle of June brought Malaya's nine year Thomas Cup reign to an end. With Wong Peng Soon and Ong Poh Lim retired, Eddie Choong's game showing recent vulnerability, and some controversy over the selection of team members still percolating, Malayan confidence might have been low from the start. The three-time defending champions were unable to win any of the singles matches against Indonesia and eventually lost the tie 3–6. Choong was twice beaten routinely in straight games and was booed off the court by his countrymen. Malaya's other top singles player, Teh Kew San, nearly broke through against Sonneville but finally went down 16–18 in the third. At least one of Malaya's doubles wins appeared to be a gift after the outcome had been determined. Indonesia's Tan Joe Hok went through the entire Thomas Cup campaign undefeated in singles (Sonneville had dropped a match to Finn Kobbero). Tan would win the All-England singles title the following year and for a time would be regarded as the best player in the world. For a much longer time Indonesia would be the country to beat in international team badminton. Malaysia 1948 Malaya Indonesia Singapore Badminton Stadium, Singapore 14–15 June 19581958-06-15 Malaya down 1-3 https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19580615-1.2.2 2024-05-14 eresources.nlb.gov.sg NewspaperSG The Straits Times1958-06-16 Malaya loses that cup to Indonesia https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19580616-1.2.16 2024-05-14 eresources.nlb.gov.sg NewspaperSG The Straits Times 3 6 Eddy Choong 12 4 Ferry Sonneville 15 15 Teh Kew San 14 4 Tan Joe Hok 18 15 Johnny Heah Lim Say Hup 15 8 15 Njoo Kiem Bie Tan King Gwan 7 15 18 Eddy Choong Ooi Teik Hock 18 15 Ferry Sonneville Tan Joe Hok 15 5 Eddy Choong 11 6 Tan Joe Hok 15 15 Teh Kew San 15 13 16 Ferry Sonneville 13 15 18 Abdullah Piruz 15 10 8 Eddy Yusuf 6 15 15 Eddy Choong Ooi Teik Hock 13 15 Njoo Kiem Bie Tan King Gwan 15 9 4 Johnny Heah Lim Say Hup 15 15 Ferry Sonneville Tan Joe Hok 1 1 References 2 Category:Thomas & Uber Cup Category:1958 in badminton