1955 Thomas Cup

1955 Thomas Cup 24 May – 5 June 1955 3rd 1 5 Singapore Badminton Stadium Singapore 1952 1958 The 1955 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 has been held every two years thereafter. Twenty-one national teams officially entered the third Thomas Cup series in 1954-1955 but two of these, Belgium and Burma, defaulted their opening ties (team matches). Four qualifying zones were established: Asia, Australasia, Europe and Pan America. Winners from each zone played-off in Singapore in late May and early June for the right to play Malaya which, as defending champion, was exempt until it met a challenger in a conclusive challenge round tie. For a more detailed description of the Thomas Cup format see Wikipedia's general article on the Thomas Cup. Qualification 1955 Thomas Cup qualification Means of qualificationDateVenueSlotQualified teams1952 Thomas Cup24 May – 1 June 1952Singapore1Malaysia 1948 MalayaAsian Zone27 June 1954 – 9 April 1955BangkokBombayColomboHong KongKarachi1INDAmerican Zone12 – 13 March 1955Winnipeg1USA 1912European Zone14 November 1954 – 3 April 1955BonnCardiffDublinDunfermlineLe HavreMalmöStoke-on-Trent1DENAustralasian Zone5 – 6 May 1955Melbourne1AUSTotal5 As it had in the 1951-1952 series, India won the Asian zone, its toughest competition coming in its opening contest against an improving Thailand 6–3 . In Europe Denmark, now boasting nineteen-year-old prodigy Finn Kobbero, beat three opponents with the loss of only one individual match. In the Pan American zone the USA lost 4 of 5 singles matches to Canada but won the tie by sweeping the doubles. In the Australasian zone J. E. Robson's singles victories were not enough to keep his New Zealand team from falling to Australia 2–7. Squads 1955 Thomas Cup squads Knockout stage 1955 Thomas Cup knockout stage The following teams, shown by region, qualified for the 1955 Thomas Cup. Defending champion and host Malaya automatically qualified to defend the title it had won three years previously. Bracket Bracket First round 1955 5 24 y1952 5 25 y USA 1912 3–6 IND Singapore Badminton Stadium, Singapore https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19550526-1.2.182 1955 5 27 y1955 5 28 y DEN 9–0 AUS Singapore Badminton Stadium, Singapore https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/71885374 Second round 1955 5 31 y1955 6 1 y DEN 6–3 IND Singapore Badminton Stadium, Singapore https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19550607-1.2.152 Final 1955 6 4 y1955 6 5 y MAS 1948 Malaya 8–1 DEN Singapore Badminton Stadium, Singapore https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitsbudget19550609-1.2.96 bd 1955 Thomas Cup winner Malaysia Third 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) 69–73. Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 121. Thomas Cup Category:Thomas & Uber Cup T Thom Thomas Cup