1958 Thomas Cup qualification

1958 Thomas Cup qualification 19 July 1957 – 27 March 1958 Asian zone:BangkokColomboHong KongRangoon American zone:Long Beach European zone:BelfastBoråsCopenhagenLe Havre Australasian zone:InvercargillMelbourne 1955 1961 The qualifying process for the 1958 Thomas Cup took place from 19 July 1957 to 27 March 1958 to decide the final teams which will play in the final tournament. Qualification process The qualification process is divided into four regions, the Asian Zone, the American Zone, the European Zone and the Australasian Zone. Teams in their respective zone will compete in a knockout format. Teams will compete for two days, with two singles and doubles played on the first day and three singles and two doubles played on the next day. The teams that win their respective zone will earn a place in the final tournament to be held in Singapore.Mike's Badminton Populorum http://www2.sbg.ac.at/populorum/badminton/archiv_thomascup.htm dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160330231130/http://www2.sbg.ac.at/populorum/badminton/archiv_thomascup.htm 2016-03-30 2011-06-05 Malaya were the champions of the last Thomas Cup, therefore the team automatically qualified for the inter-zone play-offs. Qualified teams Country Qualified as Qualified on Final appearance MAS 1948 Malaya 1955 Thomas Cup winners 6 May 1955 4thTHAAsian Zone winners27 March 19581st DEN European Zone winners 11 March 1958 4th USA 1912 American Zone winners 1 March 19584thINAAustralasian Zone winners18 October 19571st Asian Zone Bracket main Bracket First round Semi-finals Final y 19 July 1957 – Bangkok THA 8 IND 1 21 July 1957 – Colombo JPN 1870 9 CEY 0 25 September 1957 – Hong Kong PAK 7 HKG 1955 2 Bye MYA 1948 Burma November 1957 – Bangkok THA w/o JPN 1870 5 October 1957 – Rangoon PAK 8 MYA 1948 Burma 1 26 March 1958 – Bangkok THA 9 PAK 0 First round India Thailand Bangkok, Thailand 19–20 July 19571957-07-20 Siam take surprise 4-0 lead https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19570721-1.2.170 2024-05-13 eresources.nlb.gov.sg NewspaperSG The Straits Times1957-07-22 Siam's 8-1 Thomas Cup shock for India https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19570722-1.2.151.5 subscription 2024-05-13 eresources.nlb.gov.sg NewspaperSG The Straits Times 1 8 Nandu Natekar 12 9 Charoen Wattanasin 15 15 Trilok Nath Seth 6 7 Thanoo Khadjadbhye 15 15 P.S. Chawla Amrit Lal Dewan 7 12 Sunthorn Subabandhu Kamal Sudthivanich 15 15 Nandu Natekar R. D. Vimawala 6 16 Charoen Wattanasin Prida Wongakrakul 15 17 Amrit Lal Dewan 15 15 Pinit Pattabongse 8 4 Trilok Nath Seth 17 6 6 Charoen Wattanasin 15 15 15 Nandu Natekar 15 8 2 Thanoo Khadjadbhye 7 15 15 P.S. Chawla Amrit Lal Dewan 8 7 Charoen Wattanasin Prida Wongakrakul 15 15 Nandu Natekar R. D. Vimawala 6 2 Sunthorn Subabandhu Kamal Sudthivanich 15 15 Japan 1870 Ceylon Colombo, Ceylon 21–22 July 19571957-07-23 Japan beat Ceylon 9-0 https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19570723-1.2.172 2024-05-13 eresources.nlb.gov.sg NewspaperSG The Straits Times1957-07-23 Japan rout Ceylon 9-0 in Thomas Cup https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/freepress19570723-1.2.64 subscription 2024-05-13 eresources.nlb.gov.sg NewspaperSG The Singapore Free Press 9 0 Kanetoshi Kataishi 15 15 Nagalingam Rasalingam 9 8 Yoshirō Satō 15 15 Sam Schoorman 5 3 Kanetoshi Kataishi Eiichi Nagai 15 15 Coomaraswamy Rajalingam A. R. L. Wijesekera 0 2 Hiroshi Koshikawa Yoshirō Satō 15 15 Raife Jansz Peethamparam Sivalingam 13 7 Eiichi Nagai 15 15 Coomaraswamy Rajalingam 3 0 Yoshirō Satō 15 15 Nagalingam Rasalingam 7 9 Kanetoshi Kataishi 15 15 Sam Schoorman 4 0 Hiroshi Koshikawa Yoshirō Satō 15 15 Coomaraswamy Rajalingam A. R. L. Wijesekera 3 10 Kanetoshi Kataishi Eiichi Nagai 15 15 Raife Jansz Peethamparam Sivalingam 4 2 Pakistan Hong Kong 1955 Hong Kong 25–26 September 19571957-09-26 Pakistan lead 3-1 https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/freepress19570926-1.2.76 2024-05-13 eresources.nlb.gov.sg NewspaperSG The Singapore Free Press1957-09-27 Pakistanis beat HK 7-2 https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19570927-1.2.162 subscription 2024-05-13 eresources.nlb.gov.sg NewspaperSG The Straits Times 7 2 Nazir Rajput 15 15 Mohamed Abbas Ebrahim 2 0 Irshad Ahmed 15 15 George Ma 1 10 Wajahat Ali Masood Khan 12 12 Mohamed Abbas Ebrahim Wong Wai Hung 15 15 Irshad Ahmed Nazir Rajput 15 15 George Ma Siu Chuen 5 3 Akram Baig 15 15 Lee Wing Foon 12 6 Irshad Ahmed 15 13 15 Mohamed Abbas Ebrahim 5 18 9 Nazir Rajput 15 13 15 George Ma 3 15 12 Wajahat Ali Masood Khan 15 15 George Ma Siu Chuen 4 6 Irshad Ahmed Nazir Rajput 8 11 Mohamed Abbas Ebrahim Wong Wai Hung 15 15 Semi-finals Pakistan Myanmar 1948 Burma Rangoon, Burma 5–6 October 19571957-10-11 Pakistan win Thomas Cup tie https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/freepress19571011-1.2.83 subscription 2024-05-13 eresources.nlb.gov.sg NewspaperSG The Singapore Free Press1957-10-11 Pakistan win https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/singstandard19571011-1.2.131 subscription 2024-05-13 eresources.nlb.gov.sg NewspaperSG Singapore Standard 8 1 Nazir Rajput 15 15 Mya Maung 4 2 Irshad Ahmed 15 15 Khin Maung Aye 2 3 Wajahat Ali Masood Khan 15 15 Philip Gaudoin Aung Myint 13 9 Irshad Ahmed Nazir Rajput 14 4 Khin Maung Aye Tin Yee 18 15 Akram Baig 15 15 Philip Gaudoin 1 11 Irshad Ahmed 15 15 Mya Maung 3 2 Nazir Rajput 15 15 Khin Maung Aye 11 7 Wajahat Ali Masood Khan 15 17 Khin Maung Aye Tin Yee 9 14 Irshad Ahmed Nazir Rajput 15 9 15 Philip Gaudoin Aung Myint 13 15 7 Final Thailand Pakistan Bangkok, Thailand 26–27 March 19581958-03-27 Thailand's 4-0 Lead In T-Cup Match https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/singstandard19580327-1.2.83 subscription 2024-05-14 eresources.nlb.gov.sg NewspaperSG Singapore Standard1958-03-28 Thais win Asian Zone final https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19580328-1.2.14.2 subscription 2024-05-14 eresources.nlb.gov.sg NewspaperSG The Straits Times 9 0 Charoen Wattanasin 15 15 Nazir Rajput 11 5 Thanoo Khadjadbhye 15 15 Shamshad Ali 5 3 Sunthorn Subabandhu Kamal Sudthivanich 15 15 Wajahat Ali Masood Khan 8 9 Charoen Wattanasin Prida Wongakrakul 15 15 Shamshad Ali Irshad Ahmed 3 8 Pinit Pattabongse 17 8 15 Akram Baig 15 15 7 Charoen Wattanasin 15 15 Shamshad Ali 13 1 Thanoo Khadjadbhye 15 15 Nazir Rajput 5 5 Charoen Wattanasin Prida Wongakrakul 15 17 Wajahat Ali Masood Khan 4 16 Sunthorn Subabandhu Kamal Sudthivanich 15 15 Shamshad Ali Irshad Ahmed 3 3 American Zone Bracket main Bracket Final 28 February 1958 – Long Beach USA 1912 9 CAN 1921 0 Final United States Canada 1912 1921 Long Beach, United States 28 February – 1 March 19581958-03-02 Thailand's 4-0 Lead In T-Cup Match https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19580302-1.2.109 2024-05-14 eresources.nlb.gov.sg NewspaperSG The Straits Times1958-03-05 Thomas Cup: A.S. menang https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/beritaharian19580305-1.2.90 subscription 2024-05-14 eresources.nlb.gov.sg NewspaperSG Berita Harian 9 0 Jim Poole 15 15 James Carnwath 11 7 Ron Palmer 15 15 David McTaggart 6 0 Joey Alston Wynn Rogers 15 15 Bill Purcell Beverley Westcott 3 6 Manuel Armendariz Michael Hartgrove 8 15 15 Bert Fergus Donald Smythe 15 2 9 Manuel Armendariz 15 15 Beverley Westcott 5 11 Ron Palmer 15 15 James Carnwath 7 3 Jim Poole 15 15 David McTaggart 2 9 Manuel Armendariz Michael Hartgrove 15 15 Bill Purcell Beverley Westcott 11 13 Joey Alston Wynn Rogers 15 15 Bert Fergus Donald Smythe 0 8 European Zone Bracket main Bracket First round Semi-finals Final y no IRL Bye 16 November 1957 – Le Havre ENG 9 FRA 1830 0 19 November 1957 – Borås SWE 9 SCO 0 Bye DEN 31 January 1958 – Belfast IRL 1 ENG 8 9 January 1958 – Copenhagen SWE 0 DEN 9 10 March 1958 – Copenhagen ENG 2 DEN 7 First round England France 1830 Le Havre, France 16–17 November 19571957-11-18 England gain 4-0 lead https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19571118-1.2.120 subscription 2024-05-14 eresources.nlb.gov.sg NewspaperSG The Straits Times1958-11-19 Thomas Cup: England win 9-0 https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19571119-1.2.148 2024-05-14 eresources.nlb.gov.sg NewspaperSG The Straits Times 9 0 Anthony Jordan 15 15 Ghislain Vasseur 4 3 Hugh Findlay 15 15 Paul Ailloud 1 2 John Best Anthony Jordan 15 15 Ghislain Vasseur Pierre Lenoir 8 4 John D. McColl F. John Shaw 15 15 Paul Ailloud Maurice Mathieu 3 7 Anthony Jordan 15 15 Paul Ailloud 2 4 Hugh Findlay 15 15 Ghislain Vasseur 6 5 John Timperley 15 15 Denis Vasseur 10 7 John Best Anthony Jordan 15 15 Paul Ailloud Maurice Mathieu 7 2 John D. McColl F. John Shaw 15 15 Ghislain Vasseur Pierre Lenoir 6 3 Sweden Scotland Borås, Sweden 19–20 November 19571958-11-21 Swedes take 4-0 Thomas Cup lead https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19571121-1.2.116 subscription 2024-05-14 eresources.nlb.gov.sg NewspaperSG The Straits Times1958-11-21 Sweden 9-0 Scotland https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000760/19571121/028/0028 registration 2024-05-14 British Newspaper Archive Leicester Mercury 9 0 Bertil Glans 15 15 Robert S. McCoig 11 9 Berndt Dahlberg 15 15 John Barrie 0 3 Knut Malmgren Bo Nilsson 15 15 Mac Henderson Donald Ross 2 5 Bertil Glans Berndt Dahlberg 15 17 Robert S. McCoig W. Frank Shannon 8 14 Bertil Glans 15 15 John Barrie 6 12 Berndt Dahlberg 15 15 Robert S. McCoig 2 2 Bo Nilsson 15 15 W. Frank Shannon 8 4 Bertil Glans Berndt Dahlberg 18 17 Mac Henderson Donald Ross 15 14 Knut Malmgren Bo Nilsson 15 15 Robert S. McCoig W. Frank Shannon 5 5 Semi-finals England Ireland Belfast, Northern Ireland 31 January – 1 February 19581958-02-01 England lead Ireland https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000038/19580201/208/0006 registration 2024-05-14 British Newspaper Archive Belfast News-Letter1958-02-03 England beat Ireland https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000038/19580203/237/0008 registration 2024-05-14 British Newspaper Archive Belfast News-Letter 8 1 John Timperley 15 8 10 James Doyle 7 15 15 Hugh Findlay 15 15 Graham Henderson 10 4 John Best Anthony Jordan 15 18 Kenneth Carlisle Jim Fitzgibbon 13 16 Hugh Findlay John Timperley 15 15 Graham Henderson Charles McCormack 5 8 Hugh Findlay 15 15 James Doyle 2 7 John Timperley 15 15 Graham Henderson 10 13 Peter Waddell 5 15 15 Charles McCormack 15 4 4 John Best Anthony Jordan 15 15 Graham Henderson Charles McCormack 7 3 Hugh Findlay John Timperley 15 15 15 Kenneth Carlisle Jim Fitzgibbon 3 18 7 Denmark Sweden Copenhagen, Denmark 9–10 January 19581957-11-22 Sweden akan bertemu dengan Denmark https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/beritaharian19571122-1.2.103 subscription 2024-05-14 eresources.nlb.gov.sg NewspaperSG Berita Harian 9 0 Finn Kobberø 15 15 Bertil Glans 5 5 Erland Kops 15 15 Berndt Dahlberg 11 10 Poul-Erik Nielsen John Nygaard 15 17 Bo Nilsson Göran Wahlqvist 6 5 Jørgen Hansen Finn Kobberø 15 15 Bertil Glans Berndt Dahlberg 6 5 Erland Kops 18 15 Bertil Glans 15 2 Finn Kobberø 11 15 15 Berndt Dahlberg 15 4 7 Palle Granlund 11 15 15 Ingemar Eliasson 15 1 7 Jørgen Hansen Finn Kobberø 15 15 Bo Nilsson Göran Wahlqvist 7 4 Poul-Erik Nielsen John Nygaard 14 15 15 Bertil Glans Berndt Dahlberg 17 6 7 Final Denmark England Copenhagen, Denmark 10–11 March 19581958-03-13 Denmark menang 7-2 https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/beritaharian19580313-1.2.107 subscription 2024-05-14 eresources.nlb.gov.sg NewspaperSG Berita Harian 7 2 Erland Kops 15 15 Hugh Findlay 12 1 Finn Kobberø 15 15 John Timperley 4 8 Poul-Erik Nielsen John Nygaard 9 15 5 John Best Anthony Jordan 15 9 15 Jørgen Hansen Finn Kobberø 15 15 Hugh Findlay John Timperley 3 9 Finn Kobberø 15 15 Hugh Findlay 5 4 Erland Kops 15 15 John Timperley 2 10 Palle Granlund 11 15 15 Peter Waddell 15 4 3 Jørgen Hansen Finn Kobberø 15 15 John Best Anthony Jordan 7 8 Poul-Erik Nielsen John Nygaard 15 15 13 Hugh Findlay John Timperley 17 9 15 Australasian Zone Bracket main Bracket Semi-finals Final 11 October 1957 – Invercargill INA 9 NZL 0 Bye AUS 17 October 1957 – Melbourne INA 9 AUS 0 Semi-finals Indonesia New Zealand Invercargill, New Zealand 11–12 October 19571957-10-12 Indonesia lead New Zealand 4-0 in Thomas Cup https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/freepress19571012-1.2.46.51 2024-05-14 eresources.nlb.gov.sg NewspaperSG The Straits Times1957-10-14 Pasokan Thomas Cup Indonesia sapu berseh pasokan N. Zealand https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/beritaharian19571014-1.2.101 subscription 2024-05-14 eresources.nlb.gov.sg NewspaperSG Berita Harian 9 0 Olich Solihin 15 15 Paul Skelt 3 3 Tan Joe Hok 15 15 Alban M. Stephens 3 0 Lie Poo Djian Tan Joe Hok 15 15 Anthony T. Skelt Paul Skelt 9 7 Njoo Kiem Bie Tan King Gwan 15 15 Alban M. Stephens Neale R. Thompson 0 4 Olich Solihin 15 15 Alban M. Stephens 6 2 Lie Poo Djian 15 15 Anthony T. Skelt 3 8 Tan Joe Hok 15 15 Paul Skelt 3 3 Lie Poo Djian Tan Joe Hok 15 15 Alban M. Stephens Neale R. Thompson 5 13 Njoo Kiem Bie Tan King Gwan 15 15 Anthony T. Skelt Paul Skelt 2 7 Final Indonesia Australia Melbourne, Australia 17–18 October 19571957-10-18 Indonesia lead Australia in Pacific final https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/freepress19571018-1.2.101 2024-05-14 eresources.nlb.gov.sg NewspaperSG The Singapore Free Press1957-10-19 Indonesians in 9-0 sweep https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19571019-1.2.123 2024-05-14 eresources.nlb.gov.sg NewspaperSG The Straits Times 9 0 Tan Joe Hok 15 15 Ken Turner 4 12 Olich Solihin 11 13 Don Murray 4 12 Njoo Kiem Bie Tan King Gwan 15 15 Cliff Cutt Ian Hutchinson 9 11 Lie Poo Djian Tan Joe Hok 15 15 Ken Turner Geoffrey Underhill 5 10 Lie Poo Djian 15 15 Ron Young 2 1 Tan Joe Hok 15 15 Don Murray 5 7 Olich Solihin 15 15 Ken Turner 2 6 Lie Poo Djian Tan Joe Hok 15 5 15 Cliff Cutt Ian Hutchinson 8 15 3 Njoo Kiem Bie Tan King Gwan 15 15 Ken Turner Geoffrey Underhill 12 5 References Category:1958 in badminton Category:Thomas & Uber Cup