Thomas Cup 1961
The fifth edition of the Thomas Cup , the world championship for men's badminton teams , took place in 1961 . The winner was the team from Indonesia , which was able to defend its title.
Preliminary rounds
European zone
Quarter finals | Semifinals | final | |||||||||||
1 | England | 9 | |||||||||||
8th | France | 0 | |||||||||||
England | 5 | ||||||||||||
Sweden | 4th | ||||||||||||
4th | Sweden | 9 | |||||||||||
5 | Norway | 0 | |||||||||||
England | 0 | ||||||||||||
Denmark | 9 | ||||||||||||
3 | Denmark | 9 | |||||||||||
6th | Ireland | 0 | |||||||||||
Denmark | 8th | ||||||||||||
Scotland | 1 | ||||||||||||
2 | Scotland | ||||||||||||
7th | bye |
Asia zone
Defending champion Indonesia qualified directly for the final round.
Overview
Quarter finals | Semifinals | final | |||||||||||
1 | Thailand | 6th | |||||||||||
8th | India | 3 | |||||||||||
Thailand | 7th | ||||||||||||
Malaya | 2 | ||||||||||||
4th | Malaya | ||||||||||||
5 | bye | ||||||||||||
Thailand | 8th | ||||||||||||
Pakistan | 1 | ||||||||||||
3 | Pakistan | 9 | |||||||||||
6th | Ceylon | 0 | |||||||||||
Pakistan | Where | ||||||||||||
Hong Kong | |||||||||||||
2 | Hong Kong | ||||||||||||
7th | bye |
final
Pakistan 1 |
Lahore , Pakistan March 29th and 30th, 1961 |
Thailand 8 |
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Australasia Zone
Semifinals | final | |||||||
1 | Japan | |||||||
4th | bye | |||||||
Japan | ||||||||
Australia | Where | |||||||
2 | Australia | 8th | ||||||
3 | New Zealand | 1 |
Pan American Zone
1 round | |||
United States | 7th | ||
Canada | 2 |
Interzonal tournament
1 round
Thailand | 9-0 | Australia |
Denmark 7 |
Jakarta , Indonesia June 3rd and 4th, 1961 |
USA 2 |
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2nd round
Denmark 2 |
Jakarta , Indonesia June 6th and 7th, 1961 |
Thailand 7 |
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final
Indonesia 6 |
Jakarta , Indonesia June 10th and 11th, 1961 |
Thailand 3 |
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Individual evidence
Web links
- Pages from tangkis.tripod.com ( Memento from December 14, 2006 in the Internet Archive )
- Mike's Badminton Populorum