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.
Tournament details | |||
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Dates | 12 September 1972 – 21 April 1973 | ||
Location | Asian zone: Bangkok Lahore Singapore Tokyo American zone: Auckland Tauranga | ||
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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 |
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1970 Thomas Cup winners | 6 June 1970 | 6th | |
Asian Zone winners | 24 February 1973 | 4th | |
European Zone winners | 4 March 1973 | 9th | |
American Zone winners | 21 April 1973 | 2nd | |
Australasian Zone winners | 7 October 1972 | 3rd |
Asian Zone
Bracket
First round | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
21 October 1972 – Singapore | ||||||||||
2 | ||||||||||
25 December 1972 – Lahore | ||||||||||
7 | ||||||||||
8 | ||||||||||
November 1972 | ||||||||||
1 | ||||||||||
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23 February 1973 – Bangkok | ||||||||||
5 | ||||||||||
4 | ||||||||||
7 October 1972 – Tokyo | ||||||||||
Bye | ||||||||||
4 | ||||||||||
5 | ||||||||||
Bye | ||||||||||
First round
Thailand 7 |
Singapore 21–22 October 1972 [2][3] |
Singapore 2 |
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Semi-finals
Thailand 8 |
Lahore, Pakistan 25–26 December 1972 [4] |
Pakistan 1 |
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Malaysia 5 |
Tokyo, Japan 7–8 October 1972 [5][6] |
Japan 4 |
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Final
Malaysia 4 |
Bangkok, Thailand 23–24 February 1973 [7][8] |
Thailand 5 |
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American Zone
Bracket
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
3 March 1973 – Mexico City | ||||||
5 | ||||||
20 April 1973 – Montreal | ||||||
4 | ||||||
3 | ||||||
8 December 1972 – Ottawa | ||||||
6 | ||||||
9 | ||||||
0 | ||||||
Semi-finals
Canada 9 |
Ottawa, Canada 8–9 December 1972 [9][10] |
Peru 0 |
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United States 4 |
Mexico City, Mexico 3–4 March 1973 [11] |
Mexico 5 |
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Final
Canada 6 |
Montreal, Canada 20–21 April 1973 [12] |
Mexico 3 |
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European Zone
Bracket
First round | Second round | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
18 October 1972 – Melksham | ||||||||||||||
9 | ||||||||||||||
29 December 1972 – Barsinghausen | ||||||||||||||
0 | ||||||||||||||
4 | ||||||||||||||
24 November 1972 – Mülheim | ||||||||||||||
5 | ||||||||||||||
9 | ||||||||||||||
23 February 1973 – Mülheim | ||||||||||||||
0 | ||||||||||||||
2 | ||||||||||||||
7 | ||||||||||||||
Bye | ||||||||||||||
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3 March 1973 – Stockholm | ||||||||||||||
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8 | ||||||||||||||
25 November 1972 – Helsinki | ||||||||||||||
1 | ||||||||||||||
0 | ||||||||||||||
January 1972 | ||||||||||||||
9 | ||||||||||||||
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26 January 1973 – Aberdeen | ||||||||||||||
Bye | ||||||||||||||
4 | ||||||||||||||
5 | ||||||||||||||
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First round
England 9 |
Melksham, England 18–19 October 1972 [13][14] |
Netherlands 0 |
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Ireland 0 |
Mülheim an der Ruhr, West Germany 24–25 November 1972 [15] |
West Germany 9 |
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Scotland 9 |
Helsinki, Finland 25–26 November 1972 [16] |
Finland 0 |
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Second round
England 4 |
Barsinghausen, West Germany 29–30 December 1972 [17][18] |
West Germany 5 |
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Semi-finals
Denmark 7 |
Mülheim an der Ruhr, West Germany 23–24 February 1973 [19] |
West Germany 2 |
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Sweden 5 |
Aberdeen, Scotland 26–27 January 1973 [20][21] |
Scotland 4 |
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Final
Denmark 8 |
Stockholm, Sweden 3–4 March 1973 [22][23] |
Sweden 1 |
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Australasian Zone
Bracket
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
12 September 1972 – Tauranga | ||||||
8 | ||||||
6 October 1972 – Auckland | ||||||
1 | ||||||
4 | ||||||
5 | ||||||
Bye | ||||||
Semi-finals
New Zealand 8 |
Tauranga, New Zealand 12–13 September 1972 [24][25] |
Australia 1 |
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Final
New Zealand 4 |
Auckland, New Zealand 6–7 October 1972 [26] |
India 5 |
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