1973 Thomas Cup qualification

1973 Thomas Cup qualification

Tournament details
Dates	12 September 1972 – 21 April 1973
Location	Asian zone: Bangkok Lahore Singapore Tokyo American zone: Mexico City Montreal Ottawa European zone: Aberdeen Barsinghausen Helsinki Melksham Mülheim Stockholm Australasian zone: Auckland Tauranga
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The qualifying process for the 1973 Thomas Cup took place from 12 September 1972 to 21 April 1973 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	1970 Thomas Cup winners	6 June 1970	6th
Thailand	Asian Zone winners	24 February 1973	4th
Denmark	European Zone winners	4 March 1973	9th
Canada	American Zone winners	21 April 1973	2nd
India	Australasian Zone winners	7 October 1972	3rd

Asian Zone

Bracket

	First round				Semi-finals				Final
	21 October 1972 – Singapore
	Singapore	2
					25 December 1972 – Lahore
	Thailand	7
					Thailand	8
	November 1972
					Pakistan	1
	Pakistan	w/o
									23 February 1973 – Bangkok
	Sri Lanka
									Thailand	5
									Malaysia	4
	Japan
					7 October 1972 – Tokyo
	Bye
					Japan	4
					Malaysia	5
	Malaysia
	Bye

First round

Thailand 7	Singapore 21–22 October 1972 [2] [3]		Singapore 2
1 2 3 1 Bandid Jaiyen Ng Chor Yau 15 5 15 6     2 Sangob Rattanusorn Yeo Ah Seng 15 8 18 14     3 Bandid Jaiyen  /  Sangob Rattanusorn Ahmad Abu Bakar Baghrib  /  Yeo Ah Seng 15 3 7 15 15 7   4 Thongchai Phongful  /  Sila Ulao Cheong Cheng Swee  /  Wee Kin 9 15 15 9 15 5   5 Sangob Rattanusorn Ng Chor Yau 11 15     retired   6 Bandid Jaiyen Yeo Ah Seng 18 16 15 3     7 Pichai Kongsirithavorn Wee Kin 16 8 9 6     8 Thongchai Phongful  /  Sila Ulao Ahmad Abu Bakar Baghrib  /  Yeo Ah Seng 17 16 15 8     9 Bandid Jaiyen  /  Pichai Kongsirithavorn Cheong Cheng Swee  /  Wee Kin 10 15 13 15

Semi-finals

Thailand 8	Lahore, Pakistan 25–26 December 1972 [4]		Pakistan 1
1 2 3 1 Pichai Kongsirithavorn Javed Iqbal 5 15 4 15     2 Bandid Jaiyen Hassan Shaheed 15 6 15 5     3 Chirasak Champakao  /  Pornchai Sakuntaniyom Khawaja Salahuddin  /  Anwar Saeed 15 7 15 10     4 Sangob Rattanusorn  /  Sila Ulao Javed Iqbal  /  Hassan Shaheed 7 15 18 13 18 13   5 Bandid Jaiyen Javed Iqbal 15 6 15 8     6 Pichai Kongsirithavorn Hassan Shaheed 3 15 15 4 18 13   7 Sangob Rattanusorn Fazal Haq 15 0 15 10     8 Chirasak Champakao  /  Pornchai Sakuntaniyom Javed Iqbal  /  Hassan Shaheed 15 8 15 8     9 Sangob Rattanusorn  /  Sila Ulao Khawaja Salahuddin  /  Hassan Shaheed 15 5 15 3

Malaysia 5	Tokyo, Japan 7–8 October 1972 [5] [6]		Japan 4
1 2 3 1 Tan Aik Huang Masao Akiyama 5 15 15 6 15 7   2 Tan Aik Mong Ippei Kojima 18 13 13 11     3 Punch Gunalan  /  Ng Boon Bee Nobutaka Ikeda  /  Shōichi Toganoo 9 15 15 12 15 9   4 Ng Tat Wai  /  Tan Aik Huang Junji Honma  /  Tsutomu Imaizumi 11 15 15 4 2 15   5 Tan Aik Mong Masao Akiyama 15 8 16 17 6 15   6 Tan Aik Huang Ippei Kojima 15 7 14 18 8 15   7 Punch Gunalan Junji Honma 15 10 11 15 17 16   8 Ng Tat Wai  /  Tan Aik Huang Nobutaka Ikeda  /  Shōichi Toganoo 15 12 15 8     9 Punch Gunalan  /  Ng Boon Bee Junji Honma  /  Tsutomu Imaizumi 5 15 15 8 6 15

Final

Malaysia 4	Bangkok, Thailand 23–24 February 1973 [7] [8]		Thailand 5
1 2 3 1 Tan Aik Mong Bandid Jaiyen 15 8 15 12     2 Tan Aik Huang Sangob Rattanusorn 15 7 6 15 15 4   3 Punch Gunalan  /  Ng Boon Bee Chirasak Champakao  /  Pornchai Sakuntaniyom 15 7 15 10     4 Abdul Rahman Mohamed  /  Tan Aik Huang Bandid Jaiyen  /  Sangob Rattanusorn 2 9     retired   5 Tan Aik Huang Bandid Jaiyen 5 15 2 15     6 Tan Aik Mong Sangob Rattanusorn 7 15 10 15     7 Punch Gunalan Pichai Kongsirithavorn 15 3 15 8     8 Abdul Rahman Mohamed  /  Tan Aik Huang Chirasak Champakao  /  Pornchai Sakuntaniyom 9 15 18 16 4 15   9 Punch Gunalan  /  Ng Boon Bee Bandid Jaiyen  /  Sangob Rattanusorn 1 15 10 15

American Zone

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	3 March 1973 – Mexico City
	Mexico	5
					20 April 1973 – Montreal
	United States	4
					Mexico	3
	8 December 1972 – Ottawa
					Canada	6
	Canada	9
	Peru	0

Semi-finals

Canada 9	Ottawa, Canada 8–9 December 1972 [9] [10]		Peru 0
1 2 3 1 Jamie McKee Héctor Maynetto 15 0 15 4     2 Jamie Paulson Guillermo Zavala 15 6 15 2     3 Dave Charron  /  Jim Lynch Jorge Gallegos  /  Ricardo Newton 15 7 15 9     4 Doug McGillivray  /  Jamie Paulson Miguel Argüelles  /  Guillermo Zavala 15 6 15 7     5 Jamie Paulson Ricardo Newton 15 2 15 3     6 Jamie McKee Guillermo Zavala 15 4 17 1 15   7 Vic Conley Miguel Argüelles 15 5 15 5     8 Doug McGillivray  /  Jamie Paulson Jorge Gallegos  /  Ricardo Newton 15 3 15 9     9 Dave Charron  /  Jim Lynch Miguel Argüelles  /  Guillermo Zavala 18 6 15 3

United States 4	Mexico City, Mexico 3–4 March 1973 [11]		Mexico 5
1 2 3 1 Chris Kinard Roy Díaz González 8 15 1 15     2 Charles Coakley Victor Jaramillo 13 15 18 16 9 15   3 Mike Adams  /  Thomas Carmichael Jorge Palazuelos  /  Francisco Sañudo 18 13 15 18 9 15   4 Donald C. Paup  /  Jim Poole Roy Díaz González  /  Victor Jaramillo 15 9 15 2     5 Charles Coakley Roy Díaz González 15 5 16 18 6 15   6 Chris Kinard Victor Jaramillo 3 15 15 10 3 15   7 Jim Poole José Icaza 10 15 15 8 15 11   8 Mike Adams  /  Thomas Carmichael Roy Díaz González  /  Victor Jaramillo 15 6 17 16     9 Donald C. Paup  /  Jim Poole Jorge Palazuelos  /  Francisco Sañudo 15 1 15 9

Final

Canada 6	Montreal, Canada 20–21 April 1973 [12]		Mexico 3
1 2 3 1 Jamie Paulson Roy Díaz González 10 15 15 8 8 15   2 Bruce Rollick José Icaza 6 15 14 17     3 Raphi Kanchanaraphi  /  Channarong Ratanaseangsuang Jorge Palazuelos  /  Francisco Sañudo 15 5 15 3     4 Yves Paré  /  Jamie Paulson Roy Díaz González  /  Ricardo Jaramillo 15 2 15 1     5 Wayne Macdonnell Jorge Palazuelos 15 2 15 7     6 Jamie Paulson José Icaza 15 2 15 2     7 Bruce Rollick Roy Díaz González 8 15 11 15     8 Yves Paré  /  Jamie Paulson Jorge Palazuelos  /  Francisco Sañudo 15 7 15 7     9 Raphi Kanchanaraphi  /  Channarong Ratanaseangsuang Roy Díaz González  /  Ricardo Jaramillo 15 2 15 3

European Zone

Bracket

First round

Second round

Semi-finals

Final

18 October 1972 – Melksham

England

9

29 December 1972 – Barsinghausen

Netherlands

0

England

4

24 November 1972 – Mülheim

West Germany

5

West Germany

9

23 February 1973 – Mülheim

Ireland

0

West Germany

2

Denmark

7

Denmark

Bye

Denmark

Bye

Bye

3 March 1973 – Stockholm

Bye

Denmark

8

25 November 1972 – Helsinki

Sweden

1

Finland

0

January 1972

Scotland

9

Scotland

w/o

Austria

Austria

26 January 1973 – Aberdeen

Bye

Scotland

4

Sweden

5

Bye

Bye

Bye

Sweden

Bye

Sweden

First round

England 9	Melksham, England 18–19 October 1972 [13] [14]		Netherlands 0
1 2 3 1 Derek Talbot Rob Ridder 15 8 15 4     2 Ray Stevens Clemens Wortel 15 2 15 6     3 Elliot Stuart  /  Derek Talbot Rob Ridder  /  Guus de Vogel 15 4 15 4     4 David Eddy  /  Eddy Sutton Boudewijn Ridder  /  Clemens Wortel 15 4 15 6     5 Ray Stevens Rob Ridder 15 9 15 11     6 Derek Talbot Clemens Wortel 15 4 15 11     7 David Eddy Guus de Vogel 15 6 15 3     8 Elliot Stuart  /  Derek Talbot Boudewijn Ridder  /  Clemens Wortel 15 3 18 15     9 David Eddy  /  Eddy Sutton Rob Ridder  /  Guus de Vogel 15 4 15 6

Ireland 0	Mülheim an der Ruhr, West Germany 24–25 November 1972 [15]		West Germany 9
1 2 3 1 Colin Bell Wolfgang Bochow 6 15 5 15     2 Adrian Bell Michael Schnaase 3 15 4 15     3 John McCloy  /  Peter Moore Karl-Heinz Garbers  /  Gerhard Kucki 16 18 8 15     4 David Doherty  /  Colin Bell Horst Lösche  /  Roland Maywald 13 15 7 15     5 Adrian Bell Wolfgang Bochow 2 15 6 5     6 Colin Bell Michael Schnaase 7 10 6 9     7 Peter Moore Horst Lösche 8 15 12 15     8 John McCloy  /  Peter Moore Horst Lösche  /  Roland Maywald 12 15 15 7 2 15   9 David Doherty  /  Colin Bell Karl-Heinz Garbers  /  Gerhard Kucki 4 15 12 15

Scotland 9	Helsinki, Finland 25–26 November 1972 [16]		Finland 0
1 2 3 1 Robert S. McCoig Lars-Henrik Nybergh 9 15 15 4 15 6   2 Nicol McCloy Jouko Degerth 15 9 15 7     3 Fraser Gow  /  Robert S. McCoig Eero Läikkö  /  Mårten Segercrantz 15 3 15 4     4 Jim Ansari  /  John Britton Jouko Degerth  /  Henrik Kuningas 15 4 15 4     5 Nicol McCloy Lars-Henrik Nybergh 15 8 15 5     6 Robert S. McCoig Jouko Degerth 15 8 15 2     7 Fraser Gow Carl-Johan Nybergh 15 10 15 7     8 Jim Ansari  /  John Britton Eero Läikkö  /  Mårten Segercrantz 15 5 15 5     9 Fraser Gow  /  Robert S. McCoig Jouko Degerth  /  Henrik Kuningas 15 3 15 6

Second round

England 4	Barsinghausen, West Germany 29–30 December 1972 [17] [18]		West Germany 5
1 2 3 1 Derek Talbot Wolfgang Bochow 5 15 13 15     2 Ray Stevens Michael Schnaase 17 14 7 15 14 17   3 Elliot Stuart  /  Derek Talbot Karl-Heinz Garbers  /  Gerhard Kucki 2 8 11 11     4 Ray Stevens  /  Mike Tredgett Willi Braun  /  Roland Maywald 15 4 3 15 15 12   5 Derek Talbot Michael Schnaase 15 7 15 12     6 Ray Stevens Wolfgang Bochow 5 15 13 15     7 David Eddy Gerhard Kucki 15 10 15 17 15 8   8 Ray Stevens  /  Mike Tredgett Karl-Heinz Garbers  /  Gerhard Kucki 15 3 15 11     9 Elliot Stuart  /  Derek Talbot Willi Braun  /  Roland Maywald 11 15 6 15

Semi-finals

Denmark 7	Mülheim an der Ruhr, West Germany 23–24 February 1973 [19]		West Germany 2
1 2 3 1 Elo Hansen Wolfgang Bochow 12 15 7 15     2 Svend Pri Michael Schnaase 15 8 15 7     3 Poul Petersen  /  Svend Pri Willi Braun  /  Roland Maywald 10 15 9 15     4 Henning Borch  /  Jørgen Mortensen Karl-Heinz Garbers  /  Gerhard Kucki 15 10 15 8     5 Elo Hansen Michael Schnaase 15 11 15 10     6 Svend Pri Wolfgang Bochow 15 7 16 17 15 11   7 Flemming Delfs Gerhard Kucki 15 8 15 4 15   8 Henning Borch  /  Jørgen Mortensen Willi Braun  /  Roland Maywald 15 7 15 10     9 Poul Petersen  /  Svend Pri Karl-Heinz Garbers  /  Gerhard Kucki 15 3 15 8

Sweden 5	Aberdeen, Scotland 26–27 January 1973 [20] [21]		Scotland 4
1 2 3 1 Sture Johnsson Nicol McCloy 15 0 15 3     2 Kurt Johnsson Robert S. McCoig 15 9 12 15 5 15   3 Sture Johnsson  /  Tommy Theorin Jim Ansari  /  John Britton 11 15 3 15     4 Bengt Fröman  /  Gert Perneklo Fraser Gow  /  Robert S. McCoig 17 18 10 15     5 Sture Johnsson Robert S. McCoig 15 12 15 3     6 Kurt Johnsson Nicol McCloy 15 5 15 3     7 Tommy Theorin George Forbes 15 12 15 7     8 Bengt Fröman  /  Gert Perneklo Jim Ansari  /  John Britton 10 15 15 8 15 8   9 Sture Johnsson  /  Tommy Theorin Fraser Gow  /  Robert S. McCoig 3 15 12 15

Final

Denmark 8	Stockholm, Sweden 3–4 March 1973 [22] [23]		Sweden 1
1 2 3 1 Flemming Delfs Sture Johnsson 15 1 15 8     2 Svend Pri Thomas Kihlström 15 5 15 3     3 Henning Borch  /  Jørgen Mortensen Bengt Fröman  /  Thomas Kihlström 15 12 8 15 15 12   4 Poul Petersen  /  Svend Pri Sture Johnsson  /  Gert Perneklo 15 4 15 11     5 Svend Pri Sture Johnsson 3 15 13 18     6 Flemming Delfs Thomas Kihlström 15 3 15 0     7 Elo Hansen Kurt Johnsson 4 15 15 12 15 1   8 Henning Borch  /  Jørgen Mortensen Sture Johnsson  /  Gert Perneklo 15 7 15 10     9 Poul Petersen  /  Svend Pri Bengt Fröman  /  Thomas Kihlström 15 7 15 6

Australasian Zone

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	12 September 1972 – Tauranga
	New Zealand	8
					6 October 1972 – Auckland
	Australia	1
					New Zealand	4
					India	5
	Bye
	India

Semi-finals

New Zealand 8	Tauranga, New Zealand 12–13 September 1972 [24] [25]		Australia 1
1 2 3 1 Richard Purser Paul Tyrrell 15 4 15 2     2 Bryan Purser Peter Cooper 15 6 15 8     3 Warren Johns  /  Michael Stossel John Clancy  /  David Hoppen 18 17 15 17 3 15   4 Bryan Purser  /  Richard Purser Peter Cooper  /  Chris Hardwick 15 7 15 7     5 Bryan Purser Paul Tyrrell 15 6 7 15 15 4   6 Richard Purser Peter Cooper 15 5 15 7     7 John Compton Chris Hardwick 15 4 15 2     8 Warren Johns  /  Michael Stossel Peter Cooper  /  Chris Hardwick 15 7 15 9     9 Paul Shirley  /  John Compton John Clancy  /  Chris Hardwick 9 15 15 7 15 6

Final

New Zealand 4	Auckland, New Zealand 6–7 October 1972 [26]		India 5
1 2 3 1 Bryan Purser Dipu Ghosh 9 15 15 9 11 15   2 Richard Purser Dinesh Khanna 15 10 15 11     3 Bryan Purser  /  Richard Purser Prakash Padukone  /  Asif Parpia 9 15 18 17 15 12   4 Warren Johns  /  Michael Stossel Dipu Ghosh  /  Raman Ghosh 6 15 6 15     5 Bryan Purser Dinesh Khanna 0 15 3 15     6 Richard Purser Dipu Ghosh 15 5 15 3     7 John Compton Davinder Ahuja 18 14 15 2     8 Bryan Purser  /  Richard Purser Dipu Ghosh  /  Raman Ghosh 6 15 15 12 11 15   9 Warren Johns  /  Michael Stossel Prakash Padukone  /  Asif Parpia 18 13 10 15 12 15

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