Qualified teams
The teams that won their zonal tie qualified for the final knockout stage.
| Group | Winners |
|---|---|
| A |  United States |
| P |  Malaya |
| E |  Denmark |
The knockout stage for the 1949 Thomas Cup began on 22 February 1949 with the semi-finals and ended on 26 February with the final tie.
The teams that won their zonal tie qualified for the final knockout stage.
| Group | Winners |
|---|---|
| A | United States |
| P | Malaya |
| E | Denmark |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 22 February 1949 – Glasgow | ||||||
| Malaya | 6 | |||||
| 25 February 1949 – Preston | ||||||
| United States | 3 | |||||
| Malaya | 8 | |||||
| Denmark | 1 | |||||
| Bye | ||||||
| Denmark | ||||||
 Malaya 6 | Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland 22–23 February 1949 [1] [2] |  United States 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Malaya 8 | Queen's Hall, Preston, England 25–26 February 1949 [3] [4] |  Denmark 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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