Thomas Cup 1955

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The third edition of the Thomas Cup , the world championship for men's badminton teams , took place in 1955 . The winner in the Singapore Badminton Hall was again the team from Malaya , which was able to win its third title in a row.

Preliminary rounds

Asia zone

  Quarter finals Semifinals final
                           
  1 PakistanPakistan Pakistan 9        
8th CeylonSri Lanka Ceylon 0  
  PakistanPakistan Pakistan 0
    IndiaIndia India 9  
4th ThailandThailand Thailand 3
5 IndiaIndia India 6th  
  IndiaIndia India 9
    Hong Kong 1910Hong Kong Hong Kong 0
3 Hong Kong 1910Hong Kong Hong Kong Where    
6th Burma 1948Burma Burma 2  
  Hong Kong 1910Hong Kong Hong Kong 6th
    JapanJapan Japan 3  
2 JapanJapan Japan
  7th bye  

European zone

  Round of 16   Quarter finals   Semifinals   final
                                     
EnglandEngland England 9                  
GermanyGermany Germany 0  
EnglandEngland England Where
  BelgiumBelgium Belgium  
BelgiumBelgium Belgium
 
bye  
EnglandEngland England 2
  SwedenSweden Sweden 7th  
SwedenSweden Sweden      
 
bye  
SwedenSweden Sweden 9
  FranceFrance France 0  
FranceFrance France
 
bye  
SwedenSweden Sweden 1
  DenmarkDenmark Denmark 8th
DenmarkDenmark Denmark            
 
bye  
DenmarkDenmark Denmark 9
  Wales 1953Wales Wales 0  
Wales 1953Wales Wales
 
bye  
DenmarkDenmark Denmark 9
  IrelandIreland Ireland 0  
IrelandIreland Ireland      
 
bye  
IrelandIreland Ireland 6th
  ScotlandScotland Scotland 3  
ScotlandScotland Scotland
 
bye  

Australasian Zone

  Round 1
1
 AustraliaAustralia Australia 7th
 New ZealandNew Zealand New Zealand 2

Pan American Zone

  Round 1
1
 Canada 1921Canada Canada 4th
 United States 48United States United States 5

Final round

  Semifinals final
                 
1 IndiaIndia India 6th    
United States 48United States United States 3  
  IndiaIndia India 3
    DenmarkDenmark Denmark 6th
2 DenmarkDenmark Denmark 9
3 AustraliaAustralia Australia 0  

final

Malaya
8
Singapore
June 4-5, 1955
Denmark
1
1 2 3
1 Malaya FederationFederation of Malaya
DenmarkDenmark
Eddy Choong
Finn Kobberø
15
6
15
4
   
2 Malaya FederationFederation of Malaya
DenmarkDenmark
Wong Peng Soon
Jørn Skaarup
15
9
16
18
15
4
 
3 Malaya FederationFederation of Malaya
DenmarkDenmark
Tan Jin Eong  /  Lim Kee Fong
Ole Mertz  /  Ove Eilertsen
15
9
15
3
   
4th Malaya FederationFederation of Malaya
DenmarkDenmark
Ong Poh Lim  /  Ooi Teik Hock
Finn Kobberø  /  Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen
15
4
15
8
   
5 Malaya FederationFederation of Malaya
DenmarkDenmark
Ong Poh Lim
Ole Jensen
15
10
15
8
   
6th Malaya FederationFederation of Malaya
DenmarkDenmark
Wong Peng Soon
Finn Kobberø
12
15
15
0
15
7
 
7th Malaya FederationFederation of Malaya
DenmarkDenmark
Eddy Choong
Jørn Skaarup
15
10
15
9
   
8th Malaya FederationFederation of Malaya
DenmarkDenmark
Tan Jin Eong  /  Lim Kee Fong
Finn Kobberø  /  Jørgen Hammergaard Hansen
13
18
15
4
6
15
 
9 Malaya FederationFederation of Malaya
DenmarkDenmark
Ong Poh Lim  /  Ooi Teik Hock
Ole Mertz  /  Ove Eilertsen
15
8
15
1
   

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