Thomas Cup 1973

The ninth edition of the Thomas Cup , the world championship for men's teams in badminton , took place in Jakarta , Indonesia , in 1973 . The winner, led by Tahir Djide, was the team from Indonesia, which beat Denmark 8: 1 in the final.

Teams

Australasia zone  Indonesia  New Zealand  Australia  India

Asia zone  Thailand  Singapore  Pakistan  Ceylon  Malaysia  Japan

European zone  England  Netherlands  Germany  Ireland  Scotland  Finland  Austria  Sweden  Denmark

Pan American Zone  Mexico  United States  Canada  Peru

Preliminary rounds

European zone

Denmark and Sweden qualified directly for the European finals.

Preliminary group 1

	Semifinals					final
	1	England	9
	4th	Netherlands	0
							England	4th
							Germany	5
	2	Germany	9
	3	Ireland	0

Preliminary group 2

	Semifinals					final
	1	Austria
	4th	bye
							Austria
							Scotland	Where
	2	Scotland	9
	3	Finland	0

Finals

	Semifinals					final
	1	Sweden	5
	4th	Scotland	4th
							Sweden	1
							Denmark	8th
	2	Denmark	7th
	3	Germany	2

Asia zone

Defending champion Indonesia qualified directly for the final round.

Quarter finals

Semifinals

final

1

Thailand

7th

8th

Singapore

2

Thailand

8th

Pakistan

1

4th

Pakistan

Where

5

Ceylon

Thailand

5

Malaya

4th

3

Malaya

6th

bye

Malaya

5

Japan

4th

2

Japan

7th

bye

Australasia Zone

	Semifinals					final
	1	Australia	1
	4th	New Zealand	8th
							New Zealand	4th
							India	5
	2	India
	3	bye

Pan American Zone

	Semifinals					final
	1	Canada	9
	4th	Peru	0
							Canada	6th
							Mexico	3
	2	United States	4th
	3	Mexico	5

Interzonal tournament

1 round

Canada	5-4	India
Indonesia	bye
Thailand	bye
Denmark	bye

India 4	Jakarta , Indonesia	Canada 5
1 2 3 1 Prakash Padukone Jamie Paulson 15 6 11 15 17 14   2 Dipu Ghosh Bruce Rollick 15 3 15 11     3 Prakash Padukone  /  Asif Parpia Channarong Ratanaseangsuang  /  Raphi Kanchanaraphi 10 15 15 12 11 15   4th Dipu Ghosh  /  Raman Ghosh Yves Paré  /  Jamie Paulson 13 15 15 17     5 Prakash Padukone Bruce Rollick 6 15 15 10 15 15   6th Dipu Ghosh Jamie Paulson 8 15 12 15     7th Suresh Goel Wayne Macdonnell 15 11 18 17     8th Dipu Ghosh  /  Raman Ghosh Channarong Ratanaseangsuang  /  Raphi Kanchanaraphi 9 15 2 15     9 Prakash Padukone  /  Asif Parpia Yves Paré  /  Jamie Paulson 18 17 7 15 11 15

Semifinals

Indonesia	8-1	Thailand
Denmark	9-0	Canada

Canada 0	Jakarta , Indonesia	Denmark 9
1 2 3 1 Bruce Rollick Elo Hansen 6 15 5 15     2 Jamie Paulson Svend Pri 4 15 8 15     3 Channarong Ratanaseangsuang  /  Raphi Kanchanaraphi Poul Petersen  /  Tom Bacher 12 15 14 17     4th Jamie Paulson  /  Yves Paré Svend Pri  /  Henning Borch 0 15 11 15     5 Wayne Macdonnell Flemming Delfs 6 15 7 15     6th Bruce Rollick Svend Pri 14 17 6 15     7th Jamie Paulson Elo Hansen 15 9 3 15 6 15   8th Channarong Ratanaseangsuang  /  Raphi Kanchanaraphi Svend Pri  /  Henning Borch 10 15 10 15     9 Jamie Paulson  /  Yves Paré Poul Petersen  /  Tom Bacher 7 15 18 15 9 15

Indonesia 8	Jakarta , Indonesia	Thailand 1
1 2 3 1 Muljadi Sangob rattanusorn 15 8 15 3     2 Rudy Hartono Bandid Jaiyen 15 5 15 8     3 Christian Hadinata  /  Ade Chandra Sila Ulao  /  Thongchai Pongpul 15 6 15 12     4th Rudy Hartono  /  Tjun Tjun Bandid Jaiyen  /  Pornchai Sakuntaniyom 15 5 15 7     5 Amril Nurman Chaisak Thongdejsri 15 8 7 15 15 0   6th Muljadi Bandid Jaiyen 12 15 18 14 13 15   7th Rudy Hartono Sangob Rattanusorn 15 5 15 4     8th Christian Hadinata  /  Ade Chandra Bandid Jaiyen  /  Pornchai Sakuntaniyom 15 8 15 9     9 Rudy Hartono  /  Tjun Tjun Sila Ulao  /  Thongchai Pongpul 15 5 15 6

final

Indonesia 8	Jakarta , Indonesia June 2nd and 3rd, 1973	Denmark 1
1 2 3 1 Muljadi Elo Hansen 15 6 10 15 15 10   2 Rudy Hartono Svend Pri 12 15 15 5 15 17   3 Christian Hadinata  /  Ade Chandra Poul Petersen  /  Tom Bacher 15 3 15 5     4th Rudy Hartono  /  Tjun Tjun Svend Pri  /  Henning Borch 15 7 15 6     5 Amril Nurman Flemming Delfs 11 15 15 4 15 4   6th Muljadi Svend Pri 15 11 15 1     7th Rudy Hartono Elo Hansen       without a fight   8th Christian Hadinata  /  Ade Chandra Svend Pri  /  Henning Borch 15 2 15 8     9 Rudy Hartono  /  Tjun Tjun Poul Petersen  /  Tom Bacher 15 11 15 5

credentials

• Pages from tangkis.tripod.com ( Memento from December 14, 2006 in the Internet Archive )
• Mike's Badminton Populorum
• Badminton Court 14 (1973) (9), pp. 9-10