1949 Thomas Cup qualification

1949 Thomas Cup qualification

Tournament details
Dates	3 November 1948 – 21 January 1949
Location	American zone: Toronto Pasadena European zone: Copenhagen Ilford Leicester
1952 →

The qualifying process for the 1949 Thomas Cup took place from 3 November 1948 to 21 January 1949 to decide the final teams which will play in the final tournament.

Qualification process

The qualification process is divided into three regions, the Pacific Zone, the American Zone and the European 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 Preston, Lancashire, England.

Since Australia and New Zealand did not enter their region of qualification, Malaya automatically qualified for the final tournament. The other teams that declined their participation from the qualification rounds are Belgium, Mexico and Norway. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Qualified teams

Country	Qualified as	Qualified on	Final appearance
Malaya	Sole representative of the Pacific Zone	3 November 1948	1st
United States	American Zone winners	13 December 1948	1st
Denmark	European Zone winners	21 January 1949	1st

American Zone

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	5 December 1948 – Toronto
	Canada	7
					13 December 1948 – Pasadena
	India	2
					Canada	1
					United States	8
	Bye
	United States

Semi-finals

Canada 7	Toronto, Canada 5 – 6 December 1948 [4]		India 2
1 2 3 1 Richard Birch George Lewis 15 7 17 14     2 T. Darryl Thompson Henry Ferreira 5 15 15 12 15 7   3 Richard Birch  /  Gordon Simpson Bala Ullah  /  Dattu Mugve 5 15 18 16 15 5   4 Ted Pollock  /  Roy Smith George Lewis  /  Devinder Mohan 9 15 13 16     5 John Samis Devinder Mohan 4 15 15 7 15 10   6 Richard Birch Devinder Mohan 15 9 7 15 14 17   7 John Samis George Lewis 15 9 15 10     8 Ted Pollock  /  Roy Smith Bala Ullah  /  Dattu Mugve 15 7 15 9     9 Richard Birch  /  Gordon Simpson George Lewis  /  Devinder Mohan 15 3 5 15 15 10

Final

United States 8	Pasadena, California, United States 12 – 13 December 1948 [5]		Canada 1
1 2 3 1 David G. Freeman Richard Birch 15 4 15 3     2 Marten Mendez John Samis 15 1 15 5     3 David G. Freeman  /  Wynn Rogers Richard Birch  /  Gordon Simpson 9 15 8 15     4 Clinton Stephens  /  Bob Williams Ted Pollock  /  Roy Smith 15 8 15 6     5 Marten Mendez Richard Birch 17 18 15 6 15 4   6 Carl Loveday T. Darryl Thompson 15 9 15 7     7 Marten Mendez John Samis 15 6 15 10     8 David G. Freeman  /  Wynn Rogers Ted Pollock  /  Roy Smith 17 15 11 15 15 9   9 Clinton Stephens  /  Bob Williams Richard Birch  /  Gordon Simpson 15 8 15 8

European Zone

Bracket

	First round				Semi-finals				Final
	France
					5 January 1949 – Ilford
	Bye
					France	0
	4 December 1948 – Leicester
					England	9
	Scotland	1
									21 January 1949 – Copenhagen
	England	8
									England	0
	3 November 1948 – Copenhagen
									Denmark	9
	Denmark	9
					8 December 1948 – Copenhagen
	Ireland	0
					Denmark	9
					Sweden	0
	Sweden
	Bye

First round

Denmark 9	Copenhagen, Denmark 3–4 November 1948 [6] [7]		Ireland 0
1 2 3 1 Jørn Skaarup Jim Fitzgibbon 15 10 15 5     2 Poul Holm Frank Peard 15 3 15 2     3 Erik Frils  /  Poul Holm Thomas Boyle  /  James Rankin 18 15 15 9     4 Preben Dabelsteen  /  Jørn Skaarup D. B. Green  /  Tod Majury 15 12 15 12     5 Knud Christensen D. B. Green 15 6 15 8     6 Jørn Skaarup Frank Peard 15 3 15 2     7 Poul Holm Jim Fitzgibbon 15 4 15 1     8 Preben Dabelsteen  /  Jørn Skaarup Thomas Boyle  /  James Rankin 15 6 15 7     9 Erik Frils  /  Poul Holm D. B. Green  /  Tod Majury 15 6 15 7

England 8	Leicester, England 4–5 December 1948 [8] [9]		Scotland 1
1 2 3 1 Harold Marsland D. Leslie 15 4 15 10     2 Noel Radford Murdoc McLean 15 9 15 7     3 Ralph Nichols  /  K. L. Wilson J. C. McKay  /  Edward Wilson 15 3 15 11     4 Harold Marsland  /  Warwick Shute D. L. Bloomer  /  I. McLean 15 6 15 4     5 Harold Marsland Murdoc McLean 15 8 15 6     6 Tom Wingfield Alastair McIntyre 18 13 7 15 16 17   7 Noel Radford D. Leslie 15 4 15 6     8 Ralph Nichols  /  K. L. Wilson D. L. Bloomer  /  Murdoc McLean 15 7 12 15 15 0   9 Harold Marsland  /  Warwick Shute J. C. McKay  /  Edward Wilson 15 4 15 7

Semi-finals

Denmark 9	Copenhagen, Denmark 8–9 December 1948 [10] [11]		Sweden 0
1 2 3 1 Jørn Skaarup Nils Jonson 15 6 15 3     2 Mogens Felsby Inge Blomberg 15 8 15 1     3 Berge Frederiksen  /  Poul Holm Nils Jonson  /  Knut Malmgren 15 8 15 8     4 Preben Dabelsteen  /  Jørn Skaarup Helge Paulsen  /  Bengt Polling 15 5 15 7     5 Mogens Felsby Nils Jonson 15 2 15 7     6 Jørn Skaarup Inge Blomberg 15 2 18 15     7 Berge Frederiksen Knut Malmgren 15 4 4 15 18 16   8 Berge Frederiksen  /  Poul Holm Helge Paulsen  /  Bengt Polling 15 7 17 15     9 Preben Dabelsteen  /  Jørn Skaarup Inge Blomberg  /  Knut Malmgren 15 0 12 15 15 4

England 9	Ilford, England 5–6 January 1949 [12] [13]		France 0
1 2 3 1 Harold Marsland Henri Pellizza 15 7 15 4     2 Noel Radford Yves Baudoin 15 0 15 0     3 Harold Marsland  /  Warwick Shute Henri Pellizza  /  Yves Baudoin 15 3 15 7     4 Noel Radford  /  K. L. Wilson Michel Le Renard  /  Michel Marret 15 2 15 3     5 Harold Marsland Yves Baudoin 15 2 15 5     6 Noel Radford Henri Pellizza 15 4 15 0     7 Tom Wingfield E. Maillot 15 3 15 3     8 Noel Radford  /  K. L. Wilson Henri Pellizza  /  Yves Baudoin 15 2 15 8     9 Harold Marsland  /  Warwick Shute Michel Le Renard  /  Michel Marret 15 1 15 0

Final

Denmark 9	Copenhagen, Denmark 21–22 January 1949 [14] [15]		England 0
1 2 3 1 Jørn Skaarup Noel Radford 15 0 15 4     2 Mogens Felsby Harold Marsland 15 8 15 0     3 Preben Dabelsteen  /  Jørn Skaarup Ralph Nichols  /  K. L. Wilson 15 1 15 9     4 Berge Frederiksen  /  Ib Olesen Harold Marsland  /  Warwick Shute 15 9 15 4     5 Mogens Felsby Noel Radford 15 6 15 6     6 Jørn Skaarup Harold Marsland 15 2 15 0     7 Knud Christensen Tom Wingfield 15 5 15 8     8 Berge Frederiksen  /  Ib Olesen Ralph Nichols  /  K. L. Wilson 15 17 15 5 15 8   9 Preben Dabelsteen  /  Jørn Skaarup Harold Marsland  /  Warwick Shute 15 5 15 8

References

1. "Malaya In Thomas Cup Semi-Finals". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. The Straits Times. 1948-01-27. p. 12. Retrieved 2024-03-10– via NewspaperSG.
2. "Malaya In Thomas Cup Semi-Finals". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. The Straits Budget. 1948-01-29. p. 19. Retrieved 2024-03-10– via NewspaperSG.
3. "MALAYA IN SEMI-FINAL OF THOMAS CUP". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. The Singapore Free Press. 1948-01-26. p. 7. Retrieved 2024-03-10– via NewspaperSG.
4. Canada vs India
5. United States vs Canada
6. Denmark vs Ireland
7. Denmark vs Ireland
8. England vs Scotland
9. England vs Scotland
10. Denmark vs Sweden
11. Denmark vs Sweden
12. England vs France
13. England vs France
14. Denmark vs England
15. Denmark vs England