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1955 Thomas Cup
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | 1955 Thomas Cup |
| dates | 24 May – 5 June 1955 |
| number_edition | 3rd |
| level | 1 |
| nations | 5 |
| venue | Singapore Badminton Stadium |
| location | Singapore |
| previous | 1952 |
| next | 1958 |
The 1955 Thomas Cup competition is an international team tournament for supremacy in men's badminton (its female counterpart is the Uber Cup). Beginning in 1948–49, it was held every three years until 1982 and has been held every two years thereafter. Twenty-one national teams officially entered the third Thomas Cup series in 1954-1955 but two of these, Belgium and Burma, defaulted their opening ties (team matches). Four qualifying zones were established: Asia, Australasia, Europe and Pan America. Winners from each zone played-off in Singapore in late May and early June for the right to play Malaya which, as defending champion, was exempt until it met a challenger in a conclusive challenge round tie. For a more detailed description of the Thomas Cup format see Wikipedia's general article on the Thomas Cup.
Qualification
Main article: 1955 Thomas Cup qualification
| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Slot | Qualified teams | Total | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 Thomas Cup | 24 May – 1 June 1952 | Singapore | 1 | |||
| Asian Zone | 27 June 1954 – 9 April 1955 | Bangkok | ||||
| Bombay | ||||||
| Colombo | ||||||
| Hong Kong | ||||||
| Karachi | 1 | |||||
| American Zone | 12 – 13 March 1955 | Winnipeg | 1 | |||
| European Zone | 14 November 1954 – 3 April 1955 | Bonn | ||||
| Cardiff | ||||||
| Dublin | ||||||
| Dunfermline | ||||||
| Le Havre | ||||||
| Malmö | ||||||
| Stoke-on-Trent | 1 | |||||
| Australasian Zone | 5 – 6 May 1955 | Melbourne | 1 |
As it had in the 1951-1952 series, India won the Asian zone, its toughest competition coming in its opening contest against an improving Thailand 6–3 . In Europe Denmark, now boasting nineteen-year-old prodigy Finn Kobbero, beat three opponents with the loss of only one individual match. In the Pan American zone the USA lost 4 of 5 singles matches to Canada but won the tie by sweeping the doubles. In the Australasian zone J. E. Robson's singles victories were not enough to keep his New Zealand team from falling to Australia 2–7.
Squads
Knockout stage
Main article: 1955 Thomas Cup knockout stage
The following teams, shown by region, qualified for the 1955 Thomas Cup. Defending champion and host Malaya automatically qualified to defend the title it had won three years previously.
Bracket
First round
Second round
Final
References
- tangkis.tripod.com
- Mike's Badminton Populorum
- Herbert Scheele ed., The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1967 (Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd., 1967) 69–73.
- Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 121.
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