1952 Thomas Cup qualification

The qualifying process for the 1952 Thomas Cup took place from 30 June 1951 to 24 March 1952 to decide the final teams which will play in the final tournament.

1952 Thomas Cup qualification

Tournament details
Dates	30 June 1951 – 24 March 1952
Location	Pacific zone: Bombay Melbourne American zone: Calgary European zone: Paris Bessbrook Nottingham Copenhagen Manchester
← 1949 1955 →

Qualification process

The qualification process is divided into three regions, the Pacific Zone, the American Zone and the European 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 Singapore.^[1]

Malaya were the champions of the last Thomas Cup, therefore the team automatically qualified for the inter-zone play-offs.^[1][2][3]

Qualified teams

Country	Qualified as	Qualified on	Final appearance
Malaya	1949 Thomas Cup winners	26 February 1949	2nd
India	Pacific Zone winners	1 October 1951	1st
Denmark	European Zone winners	19 March 1952	2nd
United States	American Zone winners	24 March 1952	2nd

Pacific Zone

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	30 June 1951 – Bombay
	India	9
					30 September 1951 – Melbourne
	Thailand	0
					India	9
					Australia	0
	Bye
	Australia

Semi-finals

India 9	Bombay, India 30 June – 1 July 1951 [4]		Thailand 0
1 2 3 1 Trilok Nath Seth Chutre Koepresert 15 1 15 5     2 Devinder Mohan Tep Tattavorn 15 0 15 5     3 Henry Ferreira / Devinder Mohan Chutre Koepresert / Pinit Pattabongse 15 3 15 9     4 Manoj Guha / Gajanan Hemmady Kho Tan Jui / Sunthorn Subabandhu 18 13 11 15 15 7   5 Henry Ferreira Kho Tan Jui 15 8 15 0     6 Trilok Nath Seth Tep Tattavorn 15 7 15 4     7 Devinder Mohan Chutre Koepresert 15 2 15 2     8 Manoj Guha / Gajanan Hemmady Chutre Koepresert / Pinit Pattabongse 15 10 9 15 15 8   9 Devinder Mohan / Henry Ferreira Kho Tan Jui / Sunthorn Subabandhu 15 6 5 10 15 5

Final

India 9	Melbourne, Australia 30 September – 1 October 1951 [5][6]		Australia 0
1 2 3 1 Trilok Nath Seth Dick Russell 15 5 15 5     2 Devinder Mohan Allan McCabe 15 4 15 0     3 Manoj Guha / Gajanan Hemmady Cliff Cutt / Dick Russell 15 8 15 1     4 Henry Ferreira / Devinder Mohan Allan McCabe / Arthur McCabe 10 15 15 9 15 10   5 Amrit Lal Dewan Cliff Cutt 15 5 15 12     6 Trilok Nath Seth Allan McCabe 15 4 15 5     7 Devinder Mohan Dick Russell 15 9 15 0     8 Devinder Mohan / Henry Ferreira Allan McCabe / Arthur McCabe 15 3 11 15 15 0   9 Devinder Mohan / Henry Ferreira Cliff Cutt / Dick Russell 16 17 15 4 15 2

American Zone

Bracket

	Final
	23 March 1952 – Calgary
	United States	6
	Canada	3

Final

United States 6	Calgary, Canada 23–24 March 1952 [7][8]		Canada 3
1 2 3 1 Dick Mitchell T. Darryl Thompson 15 6 17 16     2 Marten Mendez Donald Smythe 15 6 11 15 12 15   3 Carl Loveday / Bob Williams T. Darryl Thompson / Gordon Simpson 15 7 15 9     4 Joey Alston / Wynn Rogers Budd Porter / Donald Smythe 15 8 15 6     5 Joey Alston Al Williams 15 11 15 6     6 Dick Mitchell Donald Smythe 12 15 9 15     7 Marten Mendez T. Darryl Thompson 18 16 15 2     8 Joey Alston / Wynn Rogers Ken Forsythe / Grant Henry 15 7 15 10     9 Carl Loveday / Bob Williams Budd Porter / Donald Smythe 16 18 12 15

European Zone

Bracket

	First round				Semi-finals				Final
	Scotland
					2 February 1952 – Nottingham
	Bye
					Scotland	3
	15 December 1951 – Paris
					England	6
	England	9
									18 March 1952 – Manchester
	France	0
									England	0
	10 November 1951 – Bessbrook
									Denmark	9
	Denmark	7
					17 February 1952 – Copenhagen
	Ireland	2
					Denmark	6
					Sweden	3
	Sweden
	Bye

First round

Denmark 7	Bessbrook, Northern Ireland 10–11 November 1951 [9][10]		Ireland 2
1 2 3 1 Poul Holm Frank Peard 15 8 12 15 15 9   2 Jørn Skaarup James Doyle 15 4 15 5     3 Preben Dabelsteen / Jørn Skaarup Jim Fitzgibbon / Frank Peard 9 15 12 15     4 Arve Lossmann / Ib Olesen D. B. Green / Tod Majury 15 12 8 15 15 10   5 Jørn Skaarup Frank Peard 15 2 15 7     6 Poul Holm James Doyle 15 4 15 4     7 Ib Olesen Ken Diplock 15 7 15 4     8 Preben Dabelsteen / Jørn Skaarup D. B. Green / Tod Majury 15 4 15 4     9 Arve Lossmann / Ib Olesen Jim Fitzgibbon / Frank Peard 12 15 15 2 8 15

England 9	Paris, France 15–16 December 1951 [11][12]		France 0
1 2 3 1 Kenneth Greasley Henri Pellizza 15 11 15 7     2 Noel Radford Yves Baudoin 15 2 15 6     3 Warwick Shute / Allan Renton Michel Le Renard / Maurice Mathieu 15 12 15 4     4 Kenneth Greasley / Harold Marsland Henri Pellizza / Yves Baudoin 15 5 15 4     5 Noel Radford Henri Pellizza 15 2 15 5     6 Kenneth Greasley Yves Baudoin 15 0 15 8     7 Harold Marsland Paul Ailloud 15 12 17 14     8 Warwick Shute / Allan Renton Henri Pellizza / Yves Baudoin 15 12 5 15 15 3   9 Kenneth Greasley / Harold Marsland Michel Le Renard / Maurice Mathieu 15 2 15 3

Semi-finals

Denmark 6	Copenhagen, Denmark 17–18 February 1952 [13][14]		Sweden 3
1 2 3 1 Poul Holm Nils Jonson 3 15 4 15     2 Jørn Skaarup Inge Blomberg 15 7 18 13     3 Poul Holm / Ole Jensen Nils Jonson / Stellan Mohlin 18 16 15 10     4 John Nygaard / Ib Olesen Inge Blomberg / Knut Malmgren 15 9 15 9     5 Jørn Skaarup Nils Jonson 15 9 17 18 8 15   6 Jørgen Hansen Inge Blomberg 12 15 15 12 6 15   7 Poul Holm Inge Blomberg 15 11 15 2     8 John Nygaard / Ib Olesen Nils Jonson / Stellan Mohlin 8 15 18 17 15 7   9 Poul Holm / Ole Jensen Inge Blomberg / Knut Malmgren 15 12 15 13

England 6	Nottingham, England 2–3 February 1952 [15][16][17]		Scotland 3
1 2 3 1 Kenneth Greasley Alastair Russell 5 15 15 9 6 15   2 Noel Radford Alastair McIntyre 15 10 15 10     3 Kenneth Greasley / Harold Marsland Robert Hodge / W. A. Robinson 15 11 7 15 13 15   4 Warwick Shute / Tom Wingfield J.B. Leslie / J. C. McKay 15 6 15 5     5 Kenneth Greasley Alastair McIntyre 15 7 15 9     6 Harold Marsland W. A. Robinson 15 7 15 11 16   7 Noel Radford Alastair Russell 7 15 3 15     8 Kenneth Greasley / Harold Marsland J.B. Leslie / J. C. McKay 15 11 15 5     9 Warwick Shute / Tom Wingfield Robert Hodge / W. A. Robinson 10 15 15 7 15 11

Final

Denmark 9	Copenhagen, Denmark 18–19 March 1952 [18][19]		England 0
1 2 3 1 Poul Holm Kenneth Greasley 15 13 15 10     2 Jørn Skaarup Noel Radford 15 1 15 6     3 John Nygaard / Ib Olesen Anthony D. Jordan / Harold Marsland 18 15 15 6     4 Poul Holm / Ole Jensen Warwick Shute / Tom Wingfield 15 11 15 8     5 Jørgen Hansen Tom Wingfield 15 7 15 11     6 Poul Holm Noel Radford 15 8 15 2     7 Jørn Skaarup Kenneth Greasley 15 4 15 5     8 John Nygaard / Ib Olesen Warwick Shute / Tom Wingfield 15 6 18 13     9 Poul Holm / Ole Jensen Anthony D. Jordan / Harold Marsland 18 15 15 7

References

1. "Mike's Badminton Populorum". Archived from the original on 2016-03-30. Retrieved 2011-06-05.
2. "MALAYA WINS THE THOMAS CUP". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. The Straits Times. 1949-02-27. p. 1. Retrieved 2024-03-14 – via NewspaperSG.
3. "THOMAS CUP DRAW ANNOUNCED". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Singapore Standard. 1951-07-05. p. 11. Retrieved 2024-03-14 – via NewspaperSG.
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11. England vs France
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13. Denmark vs Sweden
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