1979 Thomas Cup qualification

1979 Thomas Cup qualification
Tournament details
Dates	27 August 1978 – 25 February 1979
Location	Asian zone:; Kuala Lumpur ; American zone:; Lima ; Ottawa ; European zone:; Brussels ; Carlisle ; Haarlem ; Heerlen ; Oslo ; Sunderland ; Umeå ; Contents Qualification process ; Qualified teams ; Asian Zone ; Bracket ; First round ; Semi-finals ; Final ; American Zone ; Bracket 2 ; First round 2 ; Semi-finals 2 ; Final 2 ; European Zone ; Bracket 3 ; First round 3 ; Second round ; Semi-finals 3 ; Final 3 ; Australasian Zone ; Bracket 4 ; Semi-finals 4 ; Final 4 ; References ; Australasian zone:; Invercargill ; Perth
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Last updated October 11, 2024

The qualifying process for the 1979 Thomas Cup took place from 27 August 1978 to 25 February 1979 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 qualified for the inter-zone play-offs as defending champions and hosts.^[1]

Qualified teams

Country	Qualified as	Qualified on	Final appearance
Indonesia	1976 Thomas Cup winners	5 June 1976	8th
India	Asian Zone winners	25 February 1979	4th
Denmark	European Zone winners	18 February 1979	11th
Canada	American Zone winners	14 January 1979	4th
Japan	Australasian Zone winners	24 September 1978	3rd

Asian Zone

Bracket

First round		Semi-finals		Final



India	w/o

Pakistan
		India	w/o

		Thailand
Thailand
				24 February 1979 – Kuala Lumpur
Bye
				India	5
November 1978
				Malaysia	4
Singapore	w/o

Sri Lanka	w/o
		Bye

		Malaysia
Malaysia

Bye

First round

In the first round of the Asian zone, the tie between Singapore and Sri Lanka was not played due to both teams withdrawing their affiliation with the International Badminton Federation. The two teams were consequently scratched from the competition. Pakistan also withdrew their affiliation to the IBF and was also scratched from the competition. In May 1978, the IBF banned their members from taking part in any badminton events sanctioned by the World Badminton Federation, which was a rival and opposition to the IBF.^[2] The IBF also barred their members from taking part in the 1978 WBF World Championships in Bangkok.^[3]

Semi-finals

Thailand were due to play the winners of the India-Pakistan tie. It was later revealed that the Thai team were excluded from the competition and India would directly face Malaysia in the Asian zone final. Phiensak Sosothikul, who was the General Secretary of the Badminton Association of Thailand at the time, received a letter from the IBF, requesting them to declare which badminton federation they officially recognized. The IBF also warned the Thai association that recognition of the WBF would result in a total ban from participating in the Thomas Cup.^[4]

Final

Malaysia
4

Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
24–25 February 1979
^[5]^[6]

India
5

		1	2	3
1	Saw Swee Leong Syed Modi	15 11	15 10
2	Phua Ah Hua Prakash Padukone	4 15	1 15
3	James Selvaraj / Moo Foot Lian Prakash Padukone / Uday Pawar	5 15	10 15
4	Ho Khim Soon / Kwek Chiew Peng Pradeep Gandhe / Sanjay Sharma	7 15	8 15
5	Saw Swee Leong Prakash Padukone	5 15	8 15
6	James Selvaraj Pradeep Gandhe	15 11	15 12
7	Phua Ah Hua Syed Modi	7 15	15 10	1 15
8	James Selvaraj / Moo Foot Lian Pradeep Gandhe / Sanjay Sharma	15 11	15 5
9	Ho Khim Soon / Kwek Chiew Peng Leroy D'Sa / Uday Pawar	15 4	15 4

American Zone

Bracket

First round		Semi-finals		Final



United States
		13 January 1979 – Ottawa
Bye
		United States	4
19 October 1978 – Lima
		Canada	5
Canada	9
				27 February 1979 – Kelowna
Peru	0
				Canada	w/o

				Mexico
Mexico
		December 1978
Bye
		Mexico	w/o

		Taiwan
Taiwan

Bye

First round

Canada
9

Lima, Peru
19–20 October 1978
^[7]

Peru
0

		1	2
1	Jamie McKee Alfredo Salazar	15 11	15 3
2	John Czich Jorge Masson	15 0	15 13
3	Ian Johnson / Pat Tryon Federico Valdez / Germán Valdez	15 8	15 7
4	David deBelle / Paul Johnson Ricardo Newton / Guillermo Zavala	15 7	15 6
5	Pat Tryon Gustavo Salazar	15 8	15 9
6	John Czich Alfredo Salazar	15 5	15 3
7	Jamie McKee Jorge Masson	15 5	15 5
8	David deBelle / Paul Johnson Federico Valdez / Germán Valdez	15 9	15 9
9	Roy Díaz González / Jorge Palazuelos Ricardo Newton / Guillermo Zavala	18 14	15 11

Semi-finals

Canada
5

Ottawa, Canada
13–14 January 1979
^[8]

United States
4

		1	2	3
1	John Czich Chris Kinard	15 12	15 3
2	Jamie McKee Gary Higgins	15 12	15 11
3	Ian Johnson / Pat Tryon Mathew Fogarty / Mike Walker	7 15	7 15
4	David deBelle / Paul Johnson John Britton / Charles Coakley	3 15	15 11	15 7
5	John Czich Gary Higgins	12 15	10 15
6	Pat Tryon Mike Walker	6 15	15 6	18 15
7	Jamie McKee Chris Kinard	17 14	15 8
8	Ian Johnson / Pat Tryon John Britton / Charles Coakley	12 15	12 15
9	David deBelle / Paul Johnson Mathew Fogarty / Mike Walker	3 15	10 15

Final

The final of the American zone between Canada and Mexico was cancelled when the Mexican team pulled out of the competition because the team was not ready. Therefore, Canada advanced to the final tournament.^[9]

European Zone

Bracket

First round

Second round

Semi-finals

Final

Belgium

24 November 1978 – Brussels

Bye

Belgium

0

19 October 1978 – Sunderland

England

9

Scotland

0

30 January 1979 – Carlisle

England

9

England

3

Sweden

6

Bye

Sweden

17 February 1979 – Umeå

Bye

Sweden

2

10 November 1978 – Oslo

Denmark

7

Netherlands

6

16 December 1978 – Heerlen

Norway

3

Netherlands

5

West Germany

4

West Germany

10 January 1979 – Haarlem

Bye

Netherlands

1

Denmark

8

Bye

Denmark

Bye

Denmark

First round

England
9

Sunderland, England
19 October 1978
^[10]

Scotland
0

		1	2	3
1	Ray Stevens Anthony Dawson	15 0	15 2
2	Derek Talbot Charlie Gallagher	15 6	15 7
3	David Eddy / Eddy Sutton Billy Gilliland / Fraser Gow	15 11	9 15	15 4
4	Ray Stevens / Mike Tredgett Gordon Hamilton / Dan Travers	15 4	13 15	15 8
5	Kevin Jolly Dan Travers	15 3	15 6
6	Derek Talbot Anthony Dawson	15 5	15 5
7	Ray Stevens Charlie Gallagher	15 11	15 2
8	David Eddy / Eddy Sutton Gordon Hamilton / Dan Travers	17 15	9 15	15 6
9	Ray Stevens / Mike Tredgett Billy Gilliland / Fraser Gow	15 2	15 9

Netherlands
9

Oslo, Norway
10–11 November 1978
^[11]

Norway
0

		1	2
1	Rob Ridder Petter Thoresen	15 7	15 12
2	Guus van der Vlugt Geir Dahl	15 5	15 8
3	Guus de Vogel / Herman Leidelmeijer Harald Nettli / Hans Sperre	15 9	15 6
4	Piet Ridder / Rob Ridder Haakon Ringdal / Petter Thoresen	15 4	15 6
5	Clemens Wortel Haakon Ringdal	12 15	7 15
6	Rob Ridder Geir Dahl	15 2	15 5
7	Guus van der Vlugt Petter Thoresen	6 15	5 15
8	Piet Ridder / Rob Ridder Harald Nettli / Hans Sperre	15 6	15 13
9	Guus de Vogel / Herman Leidelmeijer Haakon Ringdal / Petter Thoresen	10 15	4 15

Second round

England
9

Brussels, Belgium
24–25 November 1978
^[12]

Belgium
0

		1	2
1	Ray Stevens Jean Pierre Bauduin	15 6	15 4
2	Derek Talbot Michel Gosset	15 5	15 5
3	David Eddy / Eddy Sutton Daniel Gosset / Mare Muraille	15 9	15 3
4	Ray Stevens / Mike Tredgett Jean Pierre Bauduin / John Jaury	15 12	15 6
5	Kevin Jolly Dominique Kaiser	15 2	15 2
6	Derek Talbot Jean Pierre Bauduin	15 7	15 5
7	Ray Stevens Michel Gosset	15 5	15 1
8	David Eddy / Eddy Sutton Jean Pierre Bauduin / John Jaury	15 3	15 8
9	Ray Stevens / Mike Tredgett Daniel Gosset / Mare Muraille	15 1	15 7

West Germany
4

Heerlen, Netherlands
16–17 December 1978
^[13]^[14]

Netherlands
5

		1	2	3
1	Karl-Heinz Zwiebler Rob Ridder	6 15	0 15
2	Michael Schnaase Guus van der Vlugt	15 5	15 10
3	Roland Maywald / Karl-Heinz Zwiebler Piet Ridder / Rob Ridder	15 4	15 5
4	Horst Lösche / Michael Schnaase Herman Leidelmeijer / Guus van der Vlugt	8 15	11 15
5	Michael Schnaase Rob Ridder	4 15	15 7	3 15
6	Karl-Heinz Zwiebler Guus van der Vlugt	5 15	12 15
7	Roland Maywald Clemens Wortel	17 18	15 5	15 11
8	Horst Lösche / Michael Schnaase Piet Ridder / Rob Ridder	15 11	4 15	15 4
9	Roland Maywald / Karl-Heinz Zwiebler Herman Leidelmeijer / Guus van der Vlugt	15 5	17 18	17 18

Semi-finals

Sweden
6

Carlisle, England
30–31 January 1979
^[12]

England
3

		1	2	3
1	Thomas Kihlström Ray Stevens	15 18	15 3	9 15
2	Sture Johnsson Derek Talbot	17 14	15 5
3	Bengt Fröman / Thomas Kihlström Ray Stevens / Mike Tredgett	10 15	5 15
4	Stefan Karlsson / Claes Nordin Elliot Stuart / Derek Talbot	12 15	17 16	15 12
5	Sture Johnsson Ray Stevens	10 15	9 15
6	Thomas Kihlström Derek Talbot	15 13	15 2
7	Stefan Karlsson Kevin Jolly	9 15	18 13	15 4
8	Bengt Fröman / Thomas Kihlström Elliot Stuart / Derek Talbot	5 15	15 3	18 13
9	Stefan Karlsson / Claes Nordin Ray Stevens / Mike Tredgett	15 10	15 7

Denmark
8

Haarlem, Netherlands
10–11 January 1979
^[15]^[16]

Netherlands
1

		1	2	3
1	Flemming Delfs Rob Ridder	11 15	15 12	15 5
2	Svend Pri Guus van der Vlugt	15 10	15 13
3	Flemming Delfs / Steen Skovgaard Piet Ridder / Rob Ridder	15 7	15 9
4	Steen Fladberg / Morten Frost Herman Leidelmeijer / Guus van der Vlugt	15 7	15 9
5	Svend Pri Rob Ridder	5 15	14 17
6	Flemming Delfs Guus van der Vlugt	15 6	15 9
7	Morten Frost Clemens Wortel	15 5	15 6
8	Flemming Delfs / Steen Skovgaard Herman Leidelmeijer / Guus van der Vlugt	15 8	13 15	15 2
9	Steen Fladberg / Morten Frost Piet Ridder / Rob Ridder	15 4	15 5

Final

Denmark
7

Umeå, Sweden
17–18 February 1979
^[12]

Sweden
2

		1	2	3
1	Flemming Delfs Sture Johnsson	15 9	15 11
2	Morten Frost Thomas Kihlström	15 7	15 4
3	Flemming Delfs / Steen Skovgaard Stefan Karlsson / Claes Nordin	15 4	15 1
4	Steen Fladberg / Morten Frost Bengt Fröman / Thomas Kihlström	15 7	9 15	1 15
5	Morten Frost Sture Johnsson	15 9	15 8
6	Flemming Delfs Thomas Kihlström	15 17	15 11	7 15
7	Svend Pri Christian Lundberg	15 5	15 8
8	Steen Fladberg / Morten Frost Stefan Karlsson / Claes Nordin	16 17	15 10	15 12
9	Flemming Delfs / Steen Skovgaard Bengt Fröman / Thomas Kihlström	15 11	15 7

Australasian Zone

Bracket

Semi-finals		Final

27 August 1978 – Invercargill

New Zealand	4
		23 September 1978 – Perth
Japan	5
		Japan	9

		Australia	0
Australia

Bye

Semi-finals

New Zealand
4

Invercargill, New Zealand
27–28 August 1978
^[12]

Japan
5

		1	2
1	Richard Purser Kinji Zeniya	15 12	15 13
2	Bryan Purser Masao Tsuchida	15 10	15 9
3	Warren Johns / Ross Livingston Nobutaka Ikeda / Shoichi Toganoo	6 15	4 15
4	Bryan Purser / Richard Purser Yoshitaka Iino / Masao Tsuchida	8 15	13 18
5	Ross Livingston Yoshitaka Iino	15 12	15 11
6	Bryan Purser Kinji Zeniya	1 15	6 15
7	Richard Purser Masao Tsuchida	18 15	15 10
8	Bryan Purser / Richard Purser Nobutaka Ikeda / Shoichi Toganoo	5 15	12 15
9	Warren Johns / Ross Livingston Yoshitaka Iino / Masao Tsuchida	2 15	8 15

Final

Japan
9

Perth, Australia
23–24 September 1978
^[12]

Australia
0

		1	2	3
1	Masao Tsuchida Peter Cooper	6 15	15 5	15 4
2	Kinji Zeniya Mark Harry	15 10	18 16
3	Nobutaka Ikeda / Shoichi Toganoo Mark Harry / Michael Scandolera	15 5	15 9
4	Yoshitaka Iino / Masao Tsuchida Peter Cooper / Paul Kong	15 3	18 14
5	Yoshitaka Iino Michael Scandolera	15 3	15 1
6	Masao Tsuchida Mark Harry	15 12	15 12
7	Kinji Zeniya Peter Cooper	15 5	15 7
8	Nobutaka Ikeda / Shoichi Toganoo Peter Cooper / Paul Kong	15 7	15 8
9	Yoshitaka Iino / Masao Tsuchida Mark Harry / Michael Scandolera	15 2	15 5

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[www2-1] 1 2 "Mike's Badminton Populorum". Archived from the original on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 5 June 2011.

[2] "WARNING BY THE IBF" . The Straits Times . 21 May 1978. p. 21. Retrieved 8 August 2024– via NewspaperSG.

[3] "SBA face IBF action". The Straits Times . 24 February 1978. p. 31. Retrieved 8 August 2024– via NewspaperSG.

[4] "Thais threaten IBF with court action". The Straits Times . 7 November 1978. p. 26. Retrieved 8 August 2024– via NewspaperSG.

[5] "India bounce back for 3-1 lead". The Straits Times . 25 February 1979. p. 34. Retrieved 8 August 2024– via NewspaperSG.

[6] "Malaysia beaten". The Straits Times . 26 February 1979. p. 27. Retrieved 8 August 2024– via NewspaperSG.

[7] Wortman, Lorne, ed. (1979). World Badminton No. 4. Vol. 7. International Badminton Federation. p. 8.

[8] Badminton U.S.A. No. 3. Vol. 38. USA Badminton. 1979. p. 22.

[9] "Canada advances in world badminton". The Montreal Gazette . 24 January 1979. p. 25. Retrieved 8 August 2024.

[10] "Badminton". The Glasgow Herald . 20 October 1978. p. 29. Retrieved 9 August 2024.

[11] "Utlendingene dominerte". Østlandets Blad (in Norwegian). 13 November 1978. p. 3. Retrieved 9 August 2024– via National Library of Norway.

[World-12] 1 2 3 4 5 Wortman, Lorne, ed. (1979). World Badminton No. 5. Vol. 7. International Badminton Federation. p. 8.

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[15] "Forse voorsprong voor Denemarken". Het Parool (in Dutch). 11 January 1979. p. 19. Retrieved 9 August 2024– via Delpher.

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1979 Thomas Cup qualification

Contents

Qualification process

Qualified teams

Asian Zone

Bracket

First round

Semi-finals

Final

American Zone

Bracket

First round

Semi-finals

Final

European Zone

Bracket

First round

Second round

Semi-finals

Final

Australasian Zone

Bracket

Semi-finals

Final

Related Research Articles

References