1949 Thomas Cup squads

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This article lists the squads for the 1949 Thomas Cup participating teams. The age listed for each player is on 22 February 1949 which was the first day of the tournament. [1]

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Teams

Denmark

Six players represented Denmark in the 1949 Thomas Cup. [2] [3]

NameDoB/Age
Knud Christensen 1921 (aged 27–28)
Preben Dabelsteen 14 October 1925 (aged 23)
Mogens Felsby 1929 (aged 19–20)
Poul Holm 1920 (aged 28–29)
Ib Olesen 1925 (aged 23–24)
Jørn Skaarup 13 September 1925 (aged 23)

Malaya

Eight players represented Malaya in the 1949 Thomas Cup. [4] [5] [6]

NameDoB/Age
Wong Peng Soon 17 February 1917 (aged 32)
Ooi Teik Hock 13 November 1920 (aged 28)
Chan Kon Leong 1917 (aged 31–32)
Teoh Seng Khoon 8 November 1918 (aged 30)
Lim Kee Fong 19 June 1922 (aged 26)
Ong Poh Lim 18 November 1923 (aged 25)
Law Teik Hock 4 July 1922 (aged 26)
Yeoh Teck Chye 14 December 1923 (aged 25)

United States

Six players represented the United States in the 1949 Thomas Cup. [7] [8]

NameDoB/Age
David Guthrie Freeman 6 September 1920 (aged 28)
Carl Loveday 19 March 1921 (aged 27)
Marten Mendez 28 August 1916 (aged 32)
Thomas Wynn Rogers 1919 (aged 29–30)
Clinton Stephens 13 October 1919 (aged 29)
Bob Williams 1923 (aged 25–26)

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References

  1. ↑ Bird Chatter No. 8 Vol. 3 (1949), p. 4
  2. ↑ "Denmark's Cup Team Named". Malaya Tribune. 10 February 1949. p. 7. Retrieved 15 July 2024– via NewspaperSG.
  3. ↑ "Danish team for final". The Straits Times . 11 February 1949. p. 8. Retrieved 15 July 2024– via NewspaperSG.
  4. ↑ "Cup Men In London". The Straits Times . 3 January 1949. p. 8. Retrieved 15 July 2024– via NewspaperSG.
  5. ↑ "MALAYA TO NAME TEAM v. U.S." The Straits Times . 16 January 1949. p. 12. Retrieved 15 July 2024– via NewspaperSG.
  6. ↑ "How Malaya Won Thomas Cup". The Straits Times . 28 February 1949. p. 8. Retrieved 15 July 2024– via NewspaperSG.
  7. ↑ "Freeman to captain US against Malaya". Malaya Tribune. 8 January 1949. p. 7. Retrieved 15 July 2024– via NewspaperSG.
  8. ↑ "US Cup Team Has Average Age Of 30". The Straits Times . 19 January 1949. p. 8. Retrieved 15 July 2024– via NewspaperSG.
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