1967 Thomas Cup qualification

1967 Thomas Cup qualification

Tournament details
Dates	26 August 1966 – 22 March 1967
Location	Asian zone: Kuala Lumpur Lahore Panagoda American zone: New Orleans Mexico City Manhattan Beach European zone: Ayr Belfast Copenhagen Dunfermline Hanover Malmö Wallasey Australasian zone: Adelaide Dunedin
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The qualifying process for the 1967 Thomas Cup took place from 26 August 1966 to 22 March 1967 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 Jakarta. ^[1]

Indonesia were the champions of the last Thomas Cup, therefore the team automatically qualified for the inter-zone play-offs. ^[1]

Qualified teams

Country	Qualified as	Qualified on	Final appearance
Indonesia	1964 Thomas Cup winners	22 May 1964	4th
Malaysia	Asian Zone winners	25 February 1967	6th
Denmark	European Zone winners	22 March 1967	7th
United States	American Zone winners	19 March 1967	6th
Japan	Australasian Zone winners	16 September 1966	2nd

Asian Zone

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	25 November 1966 – Kuala Lumpur
	Malaysia	8
					24 February 1967 – Lahore
	India	1
					Malaysia	8
	27 September 1966 – Panagoda
					Pakistan	1
	Ceylon	2
	Pakistan	7

Semi-finals

Malaysia 8	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 25–26 November 1966 [2]		India 1
1 2 3 1 Teh Kew San Suresh Goel 15 18 7 15     2 Tan Aik Huang Dinesh Khanna 15 8 15 10     3 Tan Aik Huang  /  Yew Cheng Hoe Dipu Ghosh  /  Raman Ghosh 13 15 15 2 15 10   4 Ng Boon Bee  /  Tan Yee Khan Satish Bhatia  /  Suresh Goel 15 9 15 11     5 Tan Aik Huang Suresh Goel 6 15 15 7 15 5   6 Yew Cheng Hoe Satish Bhatia 15 9 15 5     7 Teh Kew San Dinesh Khanna 15 9 15 1     8 Tan Aik Huang  /  Yew Cheng Hoe Satish Bhatia  /  Suresh Goel 15 10 15 8     9 Ng Boon Bee  /  Tan Yee Khan Dipu Ghosh  /  Raman Ghosh 15 2 15 10

Pakistan 7	Panagoda, Ceylon 27–28 September 1966 [3]		Ceylon 2
1 2 3 1 Masood Khan Gerry Chandrasena 15 11 9 15 15 7   2 Khawaja Salahuddin L. R. Ariyananda 15 6 15 18 15 10   3 Naqi Mohsin  /  Khawaja Salahuddin Gerry Chandrasena  /  A. R. L. Wijesekera 15 11 15 5     4 Masood Khan  /  Akram Baig Nagoor Kaney  /  K. Vijendra 15 7 15 4     5 Khawaja Salahuddin Gerry Chandrasena 15 5 15 6     6 Masood Khan L. R. Ariyananda         w/o 7 Akram Baig Sam Chandrasena 15 10 15 6     8 Naqi Mohsin  /  Khawaja Salahuddin Nagoor Kaney  /  K. Vijendra 15 4 15 3     9 Masood Khan  /  Akram Baig Gerry Chandrasena  /  A. R. L. Wijesekera 6 15 7 15

Final

Malaysia 8	Lahore, Pakistan 24–25 February 1967 [4] [5]		Pakistan 1
1 2 3 1 Teh Kew San Khawaja Salahuddin 15 7 15 5     2 Yew Cheng Hoe Naqi Mohsin 15 4 15 6     3 Tan Aik Huang  /  Teh Kew San Minhab Juddin  /  Anwar Saeed 15 1 15 1     4 Ng Boon Bee  /  Tan Yee Khan Naqi Mohsin  /  Khawaja Salahuddin 15 2 15 10     5 Teh Kew San Fazal Haq 15 5 15 6     6 Tan Aik Huang Naqi Mohsin 15 3 15 6     7 Yew Cheng Hoe Khawaja Salahuddin 16 18 9 15     8 Ng Boon Bee  /  Tan Yee Khan Minhab Juddin  /  Anwar Saeed 15 5 15 7     9 Tan Aik Huang  /  Teh Kew San Naqi Mohsin  /  Khawaja Salahuddin 15 3 15 3

American Zone

Bracket

	First round				Semi-finals				Final
	United States
					25 February 1967 – New Orleans
	Bye
					United States	9
	February 1967 – Kingston
					Jamaica	0
	Thailand
									18 March 1967 – Manhattan Beach
	Jamaica	w/o
									United States	5
									Canada	4
	Mexico
					11 February 1967 – Mexico City
	Bye
					Mexico	0
					Canada	9
	Bye
	Canada

First round

The first round match between Jamaica and Thailand was cancelled after Thailand pulled out of the competition due to financial problems. ^[6] Therefore, Jamaica automatically qualified for the next round. ^[7]

Semi-finals

Canada 9	Vancouver, Canada 11–12 February 1967 [8]		Mexico 0
1 2 3 1 Jamie Paulson Antonio Rangel         2 Wayne Macdonnell Gustavo Hernández         3 Edward Paterson  /  Rolf Paterson Gustavo Hernández  /  Manuel Ordorica         4 James Carnwath  /  Bruce Rollick Oscar Lujan  /  Antonio Rangel         5 Wayne Macdonnell Antonio Rangel 12 15 15 6 15 8   6 Jamie Paulson Gustavo Hernández 15 4 15 2     7 Bruce Rollick Oscar Lujan 15 8 15 9     8 Edward Paterson  /  Rolf Paterson Oscar Lujan  /  Antonio Rangel 15 5 15 6     9 James Carnwath  /  Bruce Rollick Gustavo Hernández  /  Manuel Ordorica 18 15 15 3

United States 9	New Orleans, United States 25–26 February 1967 [9]		Jamaica 0
1 2 3 1 Stan Hales Anthony Garcia         2 Jim Poole Keith Palmer         3 Thomas Carmichael  /  Larry Saben Anthony Garcia  /  Richard Roberts         4 Richard Gorman  /  Stan Hales Douglas Bennett  /  Keith Palmer         5 Jim Poole Keith Palmer         6 Stan Hales Anthony Garcia         7 Ray Park Richard Roberts         8 Richard Gorman  /  Stan Hales Douglas Bennett  /  Keith Palmer         9 Thomas Carmichael  /  Larry Saben Anthony Garcia  /  Richard Roberts

Final

United States 5	Manhattan Beach, United States 18–19 March 1967 [10] [11]		Canada 4
1 2 3 1 Stan Hales Jamie Paulson 5 15 11 15     2 Jim Poole Wayne Macdonnell 15 1 15 9     3 Donald C. Paup  /  Jim Poole Yves Paré  /  Jamie Paulson 15 6 15 6     4 Joey Alston  /  Thomas Carmichael Wayne Macdonnell  /  Rolf Paterson 3 15 15 12 15 12   5 Jim Poole Jamie Paulson 15 6 15 8     6 Stan Hales Wayne Macdonnell 10 15 5 15     7 Ray Park Lane Bickel 4 15 3 15     8 Joey Alston  /  Thomas Carmichael Yves Paré  /  Jamie Paulson 8 15 14 17     9 Donald C. Paup  /  Jim Poole Wayne Macdonnell  /  Rolf Paterson 15 2 18 16

European Zone

Bracket

First round

Second round

Semi-finals

Final

Denmark

Bye

Denmark

Bye

Bye

22 February 1967 – Malmö

Bye

Denmark

5

26 November 1966 – Hanover

Sweden

4

Sweden

6

25 January 1967 – Malmö

West Germany

3

Sweden

9

2 December 1966 – Belfast

Ireland

0

Ireland

7

21 March 1967 – Copenhagen

Norway

2

Denmark

8

December 1966 – East Berlin

South Africa

1

East Germany

27 January 1967 – Dunfermline

South Africa

w/o

South Africa

6

9 November 1966 – Ayr

Scotland

3

Scotland

7

19 February 1967 – Wallasey

Netherlands

2

South Africa

6

England

3

Bye

Bye

Bye

England

Bye

England

First round

Sweden 6	Hanover, West Germany 26–27 November 1966 [12]		West Germany 3
1 2 3 1 Sture Johnsson Wolfgang Bochow 9 15 15 3 15 13   2 Kurt Johnsson Franz Beinvogl 15 10 15 4     3 Willy Lund  /  Göran Wahlqvist Wolfgang Bochow  /  Friedhelm Wulff 15 11 18 14     4 Kurt Johnsson  /  Sture Johnsson Franz Beinvogl  /  Willi Braun 9 15 6 15     5 Kurt Johnsson Wolfgang Bochow 8 15 4 15     6 Sture Johnsson Franz Beinvogl 15 6 15 6     7 Willy Lund Willi Braun 15 8 15 12     8 Kurt Johnsson  /  Sture Johnsson Wolfgang Bochow  /  Friedhelm Wulff 10 15 5 15     9 Willy Lund  /  Göran Wahlqvist Franz Beinvogl  /  Willi Braun 15 2 18 13

Ireland 7	Belfast, Northern Ireland 2–3 December 1966 [13] [14]		Norway 2
1 2 3 1 Winston Wilkinson Harald Nettli 9 15 12 15     2 Robert Harris Hans Sperre 15 11 15 12     3 Samuel Blair  /  Winston Wilkinson Jan Holtnæs  /  Pål Øian 15 5 15 1     4 Maurice Adamson  /  Kenneth Carlisle Arne Hagene  /  Hans Sperre 15 11 18 16     5 Robert Harris Harald Nettli 15 7 9 15 7 15   6 Winston Wilkinson Hans Sperre 8 15 15 4 15 8   7 Peter Moore Arne Hagene 15 9 8 15 15 11   8 Samuel Blair  /  Winston Wilkinson Harald Nettli  /  Hans Sperre 15 1 15 5     9 Maurice Adamson  /  Kenneth Carlisle Arne Hagene  /  Pål Øian 15 13 15 12

Scotland 7	Ayr, Scotland 9–10 November 1966 [15] [16]		Netherlands 2
1 2 3 1 Robert S. McCoig Huub van Ginneken 15 4 15 4     2 Jim Sydie Herman Leidelmeijer 15 6 15 5     3 Mac Henderson  /  Robert S. McCoig Ruud van Ginneken  /  Herman Leidelmeijer 15 2 15 6     4 Ian Hume  /  Robert Fowlis Huub van Ginneken  /  Leo Kountul 17 18 15 8 15 3   5 Jim Sydie Huub van Ginneken 11 15 13 15     6 Nicol McCloy Ruud van Ginneken 14 18 15 12 3 15   7 Robert S. McCoig Herman Leidelmeijer 15 10 15 3     8 Mac Henderson  /  Robert S. McCoig Huub van Ginneken  /  Leo Kountul 15 12 15 5     9 Ian Hume  /  Robert Fowlis Ruud van Ginneken  /  Herman Leidelmeijer 15 10 15 3

Second round

Sweden 9	Malmö, Sweden 25–26 January 1967 [17]		Ireland 0
1 2 3 1 Sture Johnsson John McCloy 15 5 15 5     2 Kurt Johnsson Robert Harris 15 0 15 1     3 Berndt Dahlberg  /  Sture Johnsson Maurice Adamson  /  Samuel Blair 15 3 15 12     4 Willy Lund  /  Göran Wahlqvist Kenneth Carlisle  /  John McCloy 15 8 10 15 15 0   5 Kurt Johnsson John McCloy 15 1 15 6     6 Sture Johnsson Robert Harris 15 3 15 1     7 Willy Lund Peter Moore 15 1 15 9     8 Berndt Dahlberg  /  Sture Johnsson Kenneth Carlisle  /  John McCloy 15 8 14 18 15 11   9 Willy Lund  /  Göran Wahlqvist Maurice Adamson  /  Samuel Blair 15 7 15 12

Scotland 3	Dunfermline, Scotland 27–28 January 1967 [18] [19]		South Africa 6
1 2 3 1 Jim Sydie Alan Parsons 6 15 9 15     2 Robert S. McCoig William Kerr 18 16 15 12     3 Ian Hume  /  Robert Fowlis William Kerr  /  Alan Parsons 6 15 4 15     4 Mac Henderson  /  Robert S. McCoig David Powell  /  René du Toit 15 4 15 8     5 Jim Sydie William Kerr 7 15 3 15     6 Robert S. McCoig Alan Parsons 12 15 4 15     7 Adam Flockhart René du Toit 15 5 9 15 5 15   8 Ian Hume  /  Robert Fowlis David Powell  /  René du Toit 7 15 8 15     9 Mac Henderson  /  Robert S. McCoig William Kerr  /  Alan Parsons 15 10 15 4

Semi-finals

England 3	Wallasey, England 22–23 February 1967 [20] [21]		South Africa 6
1 2 3 1 Roger Mills René du Toit 7 15 15 18     2 Colin Beacom Alan Parsons 11 15 1 15     3 David Horton  /  Roger Mills William Lightbody  /  René du Toit 15 13 18 17     4 Colin Beacom  /  Anthony Jordan William Kerr  /  Alan Parsons 7 15 6 15     5 Roger Mills Alan Parsons 9 15 4 15     6 Ray Sharp William Kerr 8 15 5 15     7 Colin Beacom René du Toit 15 2 15 9     8 David Horton  /  Roger Mills William Kerr  /  Alan Parsons 9 15 7 15     9 Colin Beacom  /  Anthony Jordan William Lightbody  /  René du Toit 15 12 15 12

Denmark 5	Malmö, Sweden 19–20 February 1967 [22] [23]		Sweden 4
1 2 3 1 Erland Kops Sture Johnsson 12 15 15 8 6 15   2 Tom Bacher Kurt Johnsson 12 15 14 15     3 Henning Borch  /  Jørgen Mortensen Willy Lund  /  Göran Wahlqvist 15 7 8 15 15 11   4 Erland Kops  /  Per Walsøe Bengt-Åke Jönsson  /  Benny Wihlborg 15 8 15 8     5 Tom Bacher Sture Johnsson 8 15 7 15     6 Erland Kops Kurt Johnsson 15 11 15 1     7 Elo Hansen Willy Lund 9 15 10 15     8 Henning Borch  /  Jørgen Mortensen Bengt-Åke Jönsson  /  Benny Wihlborg 15 6 15 10     9 Erland Kops  /  Per Walsøe Willy Lund  /  Göran Wahlqvist 15 7 15 11

Final

Denmark 8	Copenhagen, Denmark 21–22 March 1967 [24] [25]		South Africa 1
1 2 3 1 Erland Kops René du Toit 15 7 15 7     2 Svend Andersen Alan Parsons 15 7 15 7     3 Henning Borch  /  Jørgen Mortensen William Lightbody  /  René du Toit 15 4 15 4     4 Svend Andersen  /  Per Walsøe William Kerr  /  Alan Parsons 10 15 7 15     5 Erland Kops Alan Parsons 15 5 15 7     6 Svend Andersen René du Toit 18 14 15 12     7 Tom Bacher William Kerr 15 9 15 6     8 Svend Andersen  /  Per Walsøe William Lightbody  /  René du Toit 15 7 17 14     9 Henning Borch  /  Jørgen Mortensen William Kerr  /  Alan Parsons 8 15 15 8 15 11

Australasian Zone

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	26 August 1966 – Dunedin
	Japan	9
					15 September 1966 – Adelaide
	New Zealand	0
					Japan	9
					Australia	0
	Bye
	Australia

Semi-finals

Japan 9	Dunedin, New Zealand 26–27 August 1966 [26]		New Zealand 0
1 2 3 1 Masao Akiyama Richard Purser 15 7 15 8     2 Ippei Kojima Don Higgins 15 8 15 4     3 Takeshi Miyanaga  /  Eiichi Sakai Don Higgins  /  Richard Purser 15 6 15 4     4 Takeshi Anzawa  /  Yoshinori Itagaki Leighton Bristol  /  Grenville Hinton 15 11 15 4     5 Ippei Kojima Richard Purser 15 9 15 5     6 Masao Akiyama Don Higgins 15 7 15 10     7 Yoshinori Itagaki John Compton 15 9 15 0     8 Takeshi Miyanaga  /  Eiichi Sakai Leighton Bristol  /  Grenville Hinton 15 7 15 3     9 Takeshi Anzawa  /  Yoshinori Itagaki Don Higgins  /  Richard Purser 15 12 15 14

Final

Japan 9	Adelaide, Australia 15–16 September 1966 [27]		Australia 0
1 2 3 1 Ippei Kojima George Robotham 15 3 15 3     2 Masao Akiyama Andrew Ong 15 1 15 4     3 Takeshi Miyanaga  /  Eiichi Sakai Graham Nelson  /  Andrew Ong 12 15 15 7 15 1   4 Takeshi Anzawa  /  Yoshinori Itagaki Greg Pedler  /  George Robotham 15 9 15 7     5 Takeshi Miyanaga Greg Pedler 15 2 15 1     6 Masao Akiyama George Robotham 15 5 15 5     7 Ippei Kojima Andrew Ong 15 4 15 7     8 Takeshi Miyanaga  /  Eiichi Sakai Chris Hardwick  /  Greg Pedler 15 1 15 10     9 Takeshi Anzawa  /  Yoshinori Itagaki Graham Nelson  /  Andrew Ong 15 5 15 9

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