1955 Thomas Cup qualification
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Dates27 June 1954 – 6 May 1955
| Tournament details | |||
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| Dates | 27 June 1954 – 6 May 1955 | ||
| Location | Asian zone: Bangkok Bombay Colombo Hong Kong Karachi American zone: Melbourne | ||
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The qualifying process for the 1955 Thomas Cup took place from 27 June 1954 to 6 May 1955 to decide the final teams which will play in the final tournament.
Qualified teams
Previously, the qualification process was divided into three regions, the Pacific Zone, the American Zone and the European Zone. More countries competed in qualifying for the Cup, resulting in the process being divided into four regions, the Asian Zone, the American Zone, the European Zone and the Australasian 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]
| Country | Qualified as | Qualified on | Final appearance |
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 Malaya |
1952 Thomas Cup winners | 1 June 1952 | 3rd |
 India |
Asian Zone winners | 10 April 1955 | 2nd |
 Denmark |
European Zone winners | 2 April 1955 | 3rd |
 United States |
American Zone winners | 13 March 1955 | 3rd |
 Australia |
Australasian Zone winners | 6 May 1955 | 1st |
Asian Zone
Bracket
| First round | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 27 June 1954 – Colombo | ||||||||||
 Pakistan | 9 | |||||||||
| 20 November 1954 – Karachi | ||||||||||
 Ceylon | 0 | |||||||||
| Pakistan | 0 | |||||||||
| 30 July 1954 – Bangkok | ||||||||||
| India | 9 | |||||||||
| India | 6 | |||||||||
| 9 April 1955 – Bombay | ||||||||||
 Thailand | 3 | |||||||||
| India | 9 | |||||||||
| August 1954 – Rangoon | ||||||||||
 Hong Kong | 0 | |||||||||
 Burma | ||||||||||
| 11 November 1954 – Hong Kong | ||||||||||
| Hong Kong | w/o | |||||||||
| Hong Kong | 6 | |||||||||
 Japan | 3 | |||||||||
| Japan | ||||||||||
| Bye | ||||||||||
First round
 Pakistan 9 |
Colombo, Ceylon 27–28 June 1954 [2] |
 Ceylon 0 |
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 India 6 |
Bangkok, Thailand 30–31 July 1954 [3][4] |
 Thailand 3 |
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Semi-finals
India 9 |
Karachi, Pakistan 20–21 November 1954 [5][6] |
Pakistan 0 |
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 Hong Kong 6 |
Kowloon, Hong Kong 11–12 November 1954 [7][8] |
 Japan 3 |
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Final
India 9 |
Bombay, India 9–10 April 1955 [9][10] |
Hong Kong 0 |
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American Zone
Bracket
| Final | ||
| 12 March 1955 – Winnipeg | ||
| United States | 5 | |
 Canada | 4 | |
Final
 United States 5 |
Winnipeg, Canada 12–13 March 1955 [11][12] |
 Canada 4 |
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