1949 Thomas Cup qualification
{{infobox badminton event
|name = 1949 Thomas Cup qualification
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|dates = 3 November 1948 – 21 January 1949
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|location =American zone:
Toronto
Pasadena
European zone:
Copenhagen
Ilford
Leicester
|previous =
|next = 1952
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The qualifying process for the 1949 Thomas Cup took place from 3 November 1948 to 21 January 1949 to decide the final teams which will play in the final tournament.
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 Preston, Lancashire, England.
Since Australia and New Zealand did not enter their region of qualification, Malaya automatically qualified for the final tournament. The other teams that declined their participation from the qualification rounds are Belgium, Mexico and Norway.{{Cite web |date=1948-01-27 |title=Malaya In Thomas Cup Semi-Finals |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19480127-1.2.107 |access-date=2024-03-10 |website=eresources.nlb.gov.sg |page=12 |via=NewspaperSG |agency=The Straits Times}}{{Cite web |date=1948-01-29 |title=Malaya In Thomas Cup Semi-Finals |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitsbudget19480129-1.2.110 |access-date=2024-03-10 |website=eresources.nlb.gov.sg |page=19 |via=NewspaperSG |agency=The Straits Budget}}{{Cite web |date=1948-01-26 |title=MALAYA IN SEMI-FINAL OF THOMAS CUP |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/freepress19480126-1.2.60.5 |access-date=2024-03-10 |website=eresources.nlb.gov.sg |page=7 |via=NewspaperSG |agency=The Singapore Free Press}}
= Qualified teams =
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| width="120" | Country
! width="350" | Qualified as ! width="110" | Qualified on ! Final appearance |
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| {{bd|MAS|name=Malaya|variant=1895}}
| Sole representative of the Pacific Zone | 3 November 1948 |1st |
| {{bd|USA|variant=1912}}
| American Zone winners | 13 December 1948 |1st |
| {{bd|DEN}}
| European Zone winners | 21 January 1949 |1st |
American Zone
= Bracket =
|RD1=Semi-finals
|RD2=Final
|5 December 1948 – Toronto|{{bd|CAN|1921}}|7|{{bd|IND}}|2
||Bye| |{{bd|USA|1912}}|
|13 December 1948 – Pasadena|{{bd|CAN|1921}}|1|{{bd|USA|1912}}|8}}}}
= Semi-finals =
{{Badmintonbox
|team1=Canada
|team2=India |var1=1921
|date= 5 – 6 December 1948
[https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/freepress19481206-1.2.94 Canada vs India]
|score1=7
|score2=2
|R1={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Richard Birch |15 |17 | |T2P1=George Lewis |7 |14 | }}
|R2={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=T. Darryl Thompson |5 |15 |15 |T2P1=Henry Ferreira |15 |12 |7 }}
|R3={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Richard Birch |T1P2=Gordon Simpson |5 |18 |15 |T2P1=Bala Ullah |T2P2=Dattu Mugve |15 |16 |5 }}
|R4={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Ted Pollock |T1P2=Roy Smith |9 |13 | |T2P1=George Lewis |T2P2=Devinder Mohan |15 |16 | }}
|R5={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=John Samis |4 |15 |15 |T2P1=Devinder Mohan |15 |7 |10 }}
|R6={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Richard Birch |15 |7 |14 |T2P1=Devinder Mohan |9 |15 |17 }}
|R7={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=John Samis |15 |15 | |T2P1=George Lewis |9 |10 | }}
|R8={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Ted Pollock |T1P2=Roy Smith |15 |15 | |T2P1=Bala Ullah |T2P2=Dattu Mugve |7 |9 | }}
|R9={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Richard Birch |T1P2=Gordon Simpson |15 |5 |15 |T2P1=George Lewis |T2P2=Devinder Mohan |3 |15 |10 }}
}}
= Final =
{{Badmintonbox
|team1=United States
|team2=Canada |var1=1912 |var2=1921
|venue= Pasadena, California, United States
|date= 12 – 13 December 1948
[https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19481214-1.2.109 United States vs Canada]
|score1=8
|score2=1
|R1={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=David G. Freeman |15 |15 | |T2P1=Richard Birch |4 |3 | }}
|R2={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=David G. Freeman |15 |15 | |T2P1=John Samis |1 |5 | }}
|R3={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=David G. Freeman |T1P2=Wynn Rogers |9 |8 | |T2P1=Richard Birch |T2P2=Gordon Simpson |15 |15 | }}
|R4={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Clinton Stephens |T1P2=Bob Williams |15 |15 | |T2P1=Ted Pollock |T2P2=Roy Smith |8 |6 | }}
|R5={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Marten Mendez |17 |15 |15 |T2P1=Richard Birch |18 |6 |4 }}
|R6={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Carl Loveday |15 |15 | |T2P1=T. Darryl Thompson |9 |7 | }}
|R7={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Marten Mendez |15 |15 | |T2P1=John Samis |6 |10 | }}
|R8={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=David G. Freeman |T1P2=Wynn Rogers |17 |11 |15 |T2P1=Ted Pollock |T2P2=Roy Smith |15 |15 |9 }}
|R9={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Clinton Stephens |T1P2=Bob Williams |15 |15 | |T2P1=Richard Birch |T2P2=Gordon Simpson |8 |8 | }}
}}
European Zone
= Bracket =
|RD1=First round
|RD2=Semi-finals
|RD3=Final
|byes=y
| |{{bd|FRA|1830}}| |Bye|
|4 December 1948 – Leicester|{{bd|SCO}}|1|{{bd|ENG}}|8
|3 November 1948 – Copenhagen|{{bd|DEN}}|9|{{bd|IRL}}|0
| |{{bd|SWE}}| |Bye|
|5 January 1949 – Ilford|{{bd|FRA|1830}}|0|{{bd|ENG}}|9
|8 December 1948 – Copenhagen|{{bd|DEN}}|9|{{bd|SWE}}|0
|21 January 1949 – Copenhagen|{{bd|ENG}}|0|{{bd|DEN}}|9}}}}
=First round=
{{Badmintonbox
|team1=Denmark
|team2=Ireland
|venue= Copenhagen, Denmark
|date= 3–4 November 1948
[https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/freepress19481103-1.2.109 Denmark vs Ireland][https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/maltribune19481104-1.2.73 Denmark vs Ireland]
|score1=9
|score2=0
|R1={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Jørn Skaarup |15 |15 | |T2P1=Jim Fitzgibbon |10 |5 | }}
|R2={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Poul Holm |15 |15 | |T2P1=Frank Peard |3 |2 | }}
|R3={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Erik Frils |T1P2=Poul Holm |18 |15 | |T2P1=Thomas Boyle |T2P2=James Rankin |15 |9 | }}
|R4={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Preben Dabelsteen |T1P2=Jørn Skaarup |15 |15 | |T2P1=D. B. Green |T2P2=Tod Majury |12 |12 | }}
|R5={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Knud Christensen |15 |15 | |T2P1=D. B. Green |6 |8 | }}
|R6={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Jørn Skaarup |15 |15 | |T2P1=Frank Peard |3 |2 | }}
|R7={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Poul Holm |15 |15 | |T2P1=Jim Fitzgibbon |4 |1 | }}
|R8={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Preben Dabelsteen |T1P2=Jørn Skaarup |15 |15 | |T2P1=Thomas Boyle |T2P2=James Rankin |6 |7 | }}
|R9={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Erik Frils |T1P2=Poul Holm |15 |15 | |T2P1=D. B. Green |T2P2=Tod Majury |6 |7 | }}
}}
{{Badmintonbox
|team1=England
|team2=Scotland
|date= 4–5 December 1948
[https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/freepress19481204-1.2.66 England vs Scotland][https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19481206-1.2.81 England vs Scotland]
|score1=8
|score2=1
|R1={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Harold Marsland |15 |15 | |T2P1=D. Leslie |4 |10 | }}
|R2={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Noel Radford |15 |15 | |T2P1=Murdoc McLean |9 |7 | }}
|R3={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Ralph Nichols |T1P2=K. L. Wilson |15 |15 | |T2P1=J. C. McKay |T2P2=Edward Wilson |3 |11 | }}
|R4={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Harold Marsland |T1P2=Warwick Shute |15 |15 | |T2P1=D. L. Bloomer |T2P2=I. McLean |6 |4 | }}
|R5={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Harold Marsland |15 |15 | |T2P1=Murdoc McLean |8 |6 | }}
|R6={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Tom Wingfield |18 |7 |16 |T2P1=Alastair McIntyre |13 |15 |17 }}
|R7={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Noel Radford |15 |15 | |T2P1=D. Leslie |4 |6 | }}
|R8={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Ralph Nichols |T1P2=K. L. Wilson |15 |12 |15 |T2P1=D. L. Bloomer |T2P2=Murdoc McLean |7 |15 |0 }}
|R9={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Harold Marsland |T1P2=Warwick Shute |15 |15 | |T2P1=J. C. McKay |T2P2=Edward Wilson |4 |7 | }}
}}
=Semi-finals=
{{Badmintonbox
|team1=Denmark
|team2=Sweden
|venue= Copenhagen, Denmark
|date= 8–9 December 1948
[https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/maltribune19481208-1.2.57 Denmark vs Sweden][https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/maltribune19481209-1.2.67 Denmark vs Sweden]
|score1=9
|score2=0
|R1={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Jørn Skaarup |15 |15 | |T2P1=Nils Jonson |6 |3 | }}
|R2={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Mogens Felsby |15 |15 | |T2P1=Inge Blomberg |8 |1 | }}
|R3={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Berge Frederiksen |T1P2=Poul Holm |15 |15 | |T2P1=Nils Jonson |T2P2=Knut Malmgren |8 |8 | }}
|R4={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Preben Dabelsteen |T1P2=Jørn Skaarup |15 |15 | |T2P1=Helge Paulsen |T2P2=Bengt Polling |5 |7 | }}
|R5={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Mogens Felsby |15 |15 | |T2P1=Nils Jonson |2 |7 | }}
|R6={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Jørn Skaarup |15 |18 | |T2P1=Inge Blomberg |2 |15 | }}
|R7={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Berge Frederiksen |15 |4 |18 |T2P1=Knut Malmgren |4 |15 |16 }}
|R8={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Berge Frederiksen |T1P2=Poul Holm |15 |17 | |T2P1=Helge Paulsen |T2P2=Bengt Polling |7 |15 | }}
|R9={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Preben Dabelsteen |T1P2=Jørn Skaarup |15 |12 |15 |T2P1=Inge Blomberg |T2P2=Knut Malmgren |0 |15 |4 }}
}}
{{Badmintonbox
|team1=England
|team2=France |var2=1830
|date= 5–6 January 1949
[https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/maltribune19490106-1.2.80 England vs France][https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/freepress19490106-1.2.113 England vs France]
|score1=9
|score2=0
|R1={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Harold Marsland |15 |15 | |T2P1=Henri Pellizza |7 |4 | }}
|R2={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Noel Radford |15 |15 | |T2P1=Yves Baudoin |0 |0 | }}
|R3={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Harold Marsland |T1P2=Warwick Shute |15 |15 | |T2P1=Henri Pellizza |T2P2=Yves Baudoin |3 |7 | }}
|R4={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Noel Radford |T1P2=K. L. Wilson |15 |15 | |T2P1=Michel Le Renard |T2P2=Michel Marret |2 |3 | }}
|R5={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Harold Marsland |15 |15 | |T2P1=Yves Baudoin |2 |5 | }}
|R6={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Noel Radford |15 |15 | |T2P1=Henri Pellizza |4 |0 | }}
|R7={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Tom Wingfield |15 |15 | |T2P1=E. Maillot |3 |3 | }}
|R8={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Noel Radford |T1P2=K. L. Wilson |15 |15 | |T2P1=Henri Pellizza |T2P2=Yves Baudoin |2 |8 | }}
|R9={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Harold Marsland |T1P2=Warwick Shute |15 |15 | |T2P1=Michel Le Renard |T2P2=Michel Marret |1 |0 | }}
}}
=Final=
{{Badmintonbox
|team1=Denmark
|team2=England
|venue= Copenhagen, Denmark
|date= 21–22 January 1949
[https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19490122-1.2.124 Denmark vs England][https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/maltribune19490122-1.2.3 Denmark vs England]
|score1=9
|score2=0
|R1={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Jørn Skaarup |15 |15 | |T2P1=Noel Radford |0 |4 | }}
|R2={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Mogens Felsby |15 |15 | |T2P1=Harold Marsland |8 |0 | }}
|R3={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Preben Dabelsteen |T1P2=Jørn Skaarup |15 |15 | |T2P1=Ralph Nichols |T2P2=K. L. Wilson |1 |9 | }}
|R4={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Berge Frederiksen |T1P2=Ib Olesen |15 |15 | |T2P1=Harold Marsland |T2P2=Warwick Shute |9 |4 | }}
|R5={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Mogens Felsby |15 |15 | |T2P1=Noel Radford |6 |6 | }}
|R6={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Jørn Skaarup |15 |15 | |T2P1=Harold Marsland |2 |0 | }}
|R7={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Knud Christensen |15 |15 | |T2P1=Tom Wingfield |5 |8 | }}
|R8={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Berge Frederiksen |T1P2=Ib Olesen |15 |15 |15 |T2P1=Ralph Nichols |T2P2=K. L. Wilson |17 |5 |8 }}
|R9={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Preben Dabelsteen |T1P2=Jørn Skaarup |15 |15 | |T2P1=Harold Marsland |T2P2=Warwick Shute |5 |8 | }}
}}