1961 Thomas Cup knockout stage

Badminton tournament The knockout stage for the 1961 Thomas Cup began on 1 June 1961 with the first-round knockout and ended on 11 June with the final tie. Qualified teams The teams that won their zonal tie qualified for the final knockout stage. GroupWinnersCHINAASTHAAMUSAAUAUSEUDEN Bracket main Bracket First round Second round Challenge round y INA Bye 1 June 1958 – Jakarta AUS 0 THA 9 3 June 1958 – Jakarta USA 2 DEN 7 INA Bye 6 June 1961 – Jakarta THA 7 DEN 2 10 June 1961 – Jakarta INA 6 THA 3 First round The inter-zone playoffs in Jakarta began on the first two days of June with Thailand beating Australia without the loss of a match or a game. Denmark then defeated the USA 7–2, but even in victory Danish problems with the heat and humidity were evident as players hailed by some as the best in the world often struggled against less talented opponents who, as Californians, were more accustomed to hot gymnasiums. Thailand vs Australia Thailand Australia Istora Gelora Bung Karno 1–2 June 19612 June 1961 Thais get off to a flying start in Thomas Cup battle https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/freepress19610602-1.2.52 22 May 2024 The Singapore Free Press 12 en NewspaperSG3 June 1961 Thais make clean sweep...now for the winners of Denmark-American battle https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/freepress19610603-1.2.139 22 May 2024 The Singapore Free Press 22 en NewspaperSG 9 0 Channarong Ratanaseangsuang 15 15 Ken Turner 5 1 Somsook Boonyasukhanonda 15 15 Don Murray 3 9 Chavalert Chumkum Chuchart Vatanatham 15 17 Ted Anderson George Robotham 10 6 Narong Bhornchima Raphi Kanchanaraphi 15 15 Don Murray Ken Turner 6 5 Somsook Boonyasukhanonda 15 15 Ken Turner 6 5 Channarong Ratanaseangsuang 15 15 Don Murray 1 2 Narong Bhornchima 15 15 Ron Young 2 3 Chavalert Chumkum Chuchart Vatanatham 15 15 Don Murray Ken Turner 3 7 Narong Bhornchima Raphi Kanchanaraphi 15 15 Ted Anderson George Robotham 8 12 Denmark vs United States Denmark United States Istora Gelora Bung Karno 3–4 June 19614 June 1961 Danes take 4-nil lead v US https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19610604-1.2.66.3 limited 22 May 2024 The Singapore Free Press 20 en NewspaperSG5 June 1961 DENMARK DROP 2 MATCHES BUT WIN 7-2: NOW FOR THAIS https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/freepress19610605-1.2.130.7 22 May 2024 The Singapore Free Press 12 en NewspaperSG 7 2 Erland Kops 15 4 18 Jim Poole 10 15 14 Finn Kobberø 15 12 15 Bill Berry 10 15 10 Erland Kops Henning Borch 15 17 Joey Alston Ron Palmer 10 16 Jørgen Hansen Finn Kobberø 15 15 Michael Hartgrove Wynn Rogers 4 8 Finn Kobberø 15 15 Jim Poole 6 3 Erland Kops 15 15 Bill Berry 11 0 Knud Aage Nielsen 15 6 4 Ron Palmer 6 15 15 Jørgen Hansen Finn Kobberø 15 15 Joey Alston Ron Palmer 2 6 Erland Kops Henning Borch 15 12 14 Michael Hartgrove Wynn Rogers 9 15 17 Second round Denmark vs Thailand The Danes' contest against Thailand fully demonstrated this weakness. A team entirely composed of either past, present, or future All-England champions was decisively beaten by a team composed of players who would never win that individual honor. Erland Kops and Finn Kobbero defeated the Thai number two Somsook Boonyasukhanonda comfortably, but both were beaten by young Channarong Ratanaseangsuang. Most shockingly, the famous doubles team of Kobbero and Hammergaard Hansen was beaten by both Thai pairs who swept all four doubles matches. Thus Thailand completed its run to the challenge round with an impressive 7–2 victory over Denmark. Denmark Thailand Istora Gelora Bung Karno 6–7 June 19617 June 1961 THAIS IN 3-1 LEAD v DENMARK https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19610607-1.2.137 limited 22 May 2024 The Straits Times 16 en NewspaperSG8 June 1961 THAILAND BEAT DANES 7-2 https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19610608-1.2.119 limited 22 May 2024 The Straits Times 16 en NewspaperSG 2 7 Finn Kobberø 15 13 Channarong Ratanaseangsuang 17 15 Erland Kops 15 15 Somsook Boonyasukhanonda 8 8 Jørgen Hansen Finn Kobberø 13 11 Narong Bhornchima Raphi Kanchanaraphi 15 15 Erland Kops Henning Borch 10 16 Chavalert Chumkum Chulart Vatanatham 15 17 Knud Aage Nielsen 9 11 Narong Bhornchima 15 15 Finn Kobberø 15 15 Somsook Boonyasukhanonda 1 2 Erland Kops 1 11 Channarong Ratanaseangsuang 15 15 Jørgen Hansen Finn Kobberø 4 15 10 Chavalert Chumkum Chulart Vatanatham 15 13 15 Erland Kops Henning Borch 15 11 10 Narong Bhornchima Raphi Kanchanaraphi 5 15 15 Challenge round Indonesia vs Thailand The task of beating a strong Indonesian team in Jakarta's Senayan Stadium was possibly rendered even more difficult for Thailand when "neutral" officials and linesmen failed to arrive from Malaya. As they had done three years earlier in Singapore, the Indonesians swept all five singles matches. Ratanaseangsuang was unable to produce the consistency he had displayed against Kops and Kobbero and lost tamely to Indonesia's Tan Joe Hok and Ferry Sonneville. Boonyasukhanonda was simply not in the class of the two Indonesians, whose careers would be hallmarked by their Thomas Cup brilliance. The Thai doubles pairs played quite well, particularly the team of Narong Bhornchima and Raphi Kanchanaraphi who won both of their matches. Doubles victories were not enough, however, as Indonesia retained the Cup 6–3. Indonesia Thailand Istora Gelora Bung Karno 10–11 June 196112 June 1961 Thomas Cup stays in Indonesia https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19610612-1.2.10 22 May 2024 The Straits Times 1 en NewspaperSG12 June 1961 Indonesia retain Thomas Cup https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19610612-1.2.111 limited 22 May 2024 The Straits Times 14 en NewspaperSG 6 3 Tan Joe Hok 15 15 Channarong Ratanaseangsuang 9 5 Ferry Sonneville 15 15 Somsook Boonyasukhanonda 3 11 Tan Joe Hok Lie Poo Djian 7 13 Narong Bhornchima Raphi Kanchanaraphi 15 15 Tan King Gwan Njoo Kiem Bie 15 14 Chavalert Chumkum Chulart Vatanatham 12 17 3 Eddy Yusuf 18 15 Narong Bhornchima 14 7 Tan Joe Hok 15 15 Somsook Boonyasukhanonda 2 5 Ferry Sonneville 15 15 Channarong Ratanaseangsuang 9 4 Tan Joe Hok Lie Poo Djian 15 13 18 Chavalert Chumkum Chulart Vatanatham 5 15 17 Tan King Gwan Ferry Sonneville 13 15 5 Narong Bhornchima Raphi Kanchanaraphi 15 13 15 References 2 Category:Thomas & Uber Cup Category:1961 in badminton