1970 Thomas Cup qualification

The qualification process is 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 Kuala Lumpur.^[1]

Malaysia 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
Malaysia	1967 Thomas Cup winners	10 June 1967	7th
Indonesia	Asian Zone winners	26 February 1970	5th
Denmark	European Zone winners	5 April 1970	8th
Canada	American Zone winners	22 March 1970	1st
New Zealand	Australasian Zone winners	13 September 1970	1st

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First round

Second round

Semi-finals

Final

Japan

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Japan

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13 September 1969 – Hong Kong

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Japan

9

Hong Kong

0

Hong Kong

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Hong Kong

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25 February 1970 – Kyoto

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Japan

4

Indonesia

5

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7 November 1969 – Colombo

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Ceylon

0

23 October 1969 – Bangkok

Thailand

9

Thailand

9

16 January 1970 – Bangkok

Pakistan

0

Thailand

3

Indonesia

6

India

28 September 1969 – Jaipur

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India

2

Indonesia

7

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Indonesia

Thailand 9	Bangkok, Thailand 23–24 October 1969 [2][3]		Pakistan 0
1 2 3 1 Somsook Boonyasukhanonda Khawaja Salahuddin 11 15 18 14 15 6   2 Bandid Jaiyen Fazal Haq 15 10 17 14     3 Narong Bhornchima / Chavalert Chumkum Javed Iqbal / Taj Moosvi 15 6 15 7     4 Sangob Rattanusorn / Sila Ulao Salik Hasan / Naqi Mohsin 15 4 15 4     5 Sangob Rattanusorn Naqi Mohsin 15 7 15 2     6 Bandid Jaiyen Khawaja Salahuddin 15 12 15 10     7 Somsook Boonyasukhanonda Fazal Haq 16 6 9 4     8 Sangob Rattanusorn / Sila Ulao Javed Iqbal / Taj Moosvi 15 2 15 1     9 Narong Bhornchima / Chavalert Chumkum Salik Hasan / Naqi Mohsin 15 7 15 9

Thailand 9	Colombo, Ceylon 7–8 November 1969 [4]		Ceylon 0
1 2 3 1 Somsook Boonyasukhanonda L. R. Ariyananda         2 Bandid Jaiyen Gerry Chandrasena         3 Narong Bhornchima / Chavalert Chumkum Gerry Chandrasena / Surendran Veeravagu         4 Sangob Rattanusorn / Sila Ulao L. R. Ariyananda / Sam Chandrasena         5 Sangob Rattanusorn Sam Chandrasena         6 Bandid Jaiyen L. R. Ariyananda         7 Somsook Boonyasukhanonda Gerry Chandrasena         8 Sangob Rattanusorn / Sila Ulao Gerry Chandrasena / Surendran Veeravagu         9 Narong Bhornchima / Chavalert Chumkum L. R. Ariyananda / Sam Chandrasena

Indonesia 7	Jaipur, India 28–29 September 1969 [5][6]		India 2
1 2 3 1 Rudy Hartono Satish Bhatia 15 9 15 12     2 Muljadi Dinesh Khanna 14 18 12 15     3 Rudy Hartono / Indratno Dipu Ghosh / Raman Ghosh 15 11 15 14     4 Mintarja / Abdul Patah Unang Chandrakant Deoras / Suresh Goel 15 8 15 6     5 Rudy Hartono Dinesh Khanna 15 0 15 5     6 Darmadi Suresh Goel 15 8 18 14     7 Muljadi Satish Bhatia 3 15 15 8 15 9   8 Rudy Hartono / Indratno Chandrakant Deoras / Suresh Goel 15 6 15 5     9 Mintarja / Abdul Patah Unang Dipu Ghosh / Raman Ghosh 2 15 14 17

Japan 9	Hong Kong 13–14 September 1969 [7][8]		Hong Kong 0
1 2 3 1 Ippei Kojima Koo Man For 15 3 15 2     2 Junji Honma Chu Sai Wah 15 5 15 5     3 Ippei Kojima / Issei Nichino Cheng Ting Chong / Leung Ping San 15 5 15 6     4 Junji Honma / Eiichi Sakai Koo Man For / Wong Fai Hung 15 3 15 3     5 Ippei Kojima Chu Sai Wah 15 4 15 2     6 Junji Honma Koo Man For 15 7 15 1     7 Issei Nichino Wong Fai Hung 15 9 15 4     8 Junji Honma / Eiichi Sakai Cheng Ting Chong / Leung Ping San 15 9 15 2     9 Ippei Kojima / Issei Nichino Koo Man For / Wong Fai Hung 15 11 15 5

Indonesia 6	Bangkok, Thailand 16–17 January 1970 [9][10]		Thailand 3
1 2 3 1 Rudy Hartono Somsook Boonyasukhanonda 18 16 15 10     2 Muljadi Sangob Rattanusorn 15 9 15 8     3 Rudy Hartono / Indratno Narong Bhornchima / Chavalert Chumkum 7 15 17 14 5 15   4 Djaliteng / Mintarja Sangob Rattanusorn / Sila Ulao 7 15 5 15     5 Darmadi Bandid Jaiyen 15 12 15 4     6 Muljadi Somsook Boonyasukhanonda 12 15 0 8   not completed 7 Rudy Hartono Sangob Rattanusorn       w/o   8 Rudy Hartono / Indratno Sangob Rattanusorn / Sila Ulao       w/o   9 Djaliteng / Mintarja Narong Bhornchima / Chavalert Chumkum       w/o

The semi-final tie between Indonesia and Thailand was held in Bangkok on 16 and 17 January 1970. In the first day, Indonesia took a 3–1 lead against Thailand. In the second day of the competition, Indonesia lead 3–2 in the tie after Darmadi defeated Bandid Jaiyen in the first of three men's singles matches. Controversy arose in the second men's singles match when an incident similar to the final of the 1962 Asian Games men's team event happened on court. Indonesian singles player Muljadi, who was leading 7–5 against Thailand's Somsook Boonyasukhanonda protested against the umpire's line calls. Play was later resumed despite Muljadi's protest against the umpire. At 12–11 up, Muljadi was faulted for his serve and ended up losing the first game 15–12 to the Thai. In the second game, the Indonesian had already walked out of court.^[11] As Boonyasukhanonda kept serving to an empty court for an 8–0 lead in the second game, the Thai umpire, Piensak Sosothikul awarded the Thais a walkover, with Thailand winning the tie against Indonesia.^[12]

The Badminton Association of Indonesia later asked to resume the abandoned play with Thailand in a neutral country and chose Kyoto as the host ground.^[13] While the Japan Badminton Association agreed to resume play, Thailand later refused to play.^[14][15] The president of the Badminton Association of Thailand later issued an official statement, stating that Thailand has already been declared winners of the semi-final tie under the rules of the IBF when Indonesia defaulted by walking out and resuming play in Japan would create a dangerous precedent.^[16] The Thai association formally protested against the IBF ruling that Indonesia and Thailand should resume play in Kyoto. However, the IBF did not receive a letter from the Thai association regarding the refusal of play in Kyoto. On 16 February 1970, the IBF ruled in Indonesia's favor as the Indonesian team were given a 6–3 walkover against Thailand and were due to play Japan in the final of the Asian Zone. According to the president of the Badminton Association of Indonesia, Sudirman, this was due to the fact that the Badminton Association of Thailand failed to answer the decision that the tie should be resumed in Kyoto.^[17]

Indonesia 5	Kyoto, Japan 25–26 February 1970 [18][19]		Japan 4
1 2 3 1 Rudy Hartono Masao Akiyama 15 10 15 2     2 Muljadi Ippei Kojima 6 15 4 15     3 Rudy Hartono / Indratno Junji Honma / Eiichi Sakai 15 11 15 3     4 Indra Gunawan / Muljadi Masao Akiyama / Ippei Kojima 18 14 15 6     5 Rudy Hartono Ippei Kojima 15 6 17 18 15 1   6 Muljadi Masao Akiyama 4 15 17 15 10 15   7 Darmadi Junji Honma 15 7 5 15 9 15   8 Rudy Hartono / Indratno Masao Akiyama / Ippei Kojima 15 12 15 10     9 Indra Gunawan / Muljadi Junji Honma / Eiichi Sakai 15 4 3 15 6 15

	First round				Semi-finals				Final
	Mexico
					28 February 1970 – San Diego
	Bye
					Mexico	2
	16 November 1969 – Lima
					United States	7
	United States	8
									21 March 1970 – Calgary
	Peru	1
									United States	3
									Canada	6
	Canada
					January 1970 – Kingston
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					Canada	w/o
					Jamaica
	Jamaica
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United States 8	Lima, Peru 16–17 November 1969 [20]		Peru 1
1 2 3 1 Stan Hales Miguel Argüelles 15 6 15 8     2 Rod Starkey Héctor Maynetto 15 8 15 8     3 Mike Adams / Bruce Pontow Miguel Carrera / Ismael Seminario 14 18 15 5 15 4   4 Joey Alston / Chris Kinard Alfredo Salazar / Guillermo Zavala 15 6 15 4     5 Chris Kinard Ismael Seminario 11 15 13 15     6 Rod Starkey Miguel Argüelles 15 7 17 18 15 7   7 Stan Hales Héctor Maynetto 15 11 15 6     8 Joey Alston / Chris Kinard Miguel Carrera / Ismael Seminario 15 13 15 4     9 Mike Adams / Bruce Pontow Alfredo Salazar / Guillermo Zavala 18 17 15 4

United States 7	San Diego, United States 28 February – 1 March 1970 [21]		Mexico 2
1 2 3 1 Stan Hales José Icaza 15 8 15 8     2 Jim Poole Roy Díaz González 15 13 13 15 6 15   3 Thomas Carmichael / Jim Lynch Victor Jaramillo / Jorge Palazuelos 15 8 15 7     4 Donald C. Paup / Jim Poole Roy Díaz González / Francisco Sañudo 15 12 15 3     5 Stan Hales Roy Díaz González 17 15 5 15 8 15   6 Jim Poole José Icaza 15 8 15 12     7 Rod Starkey Enrique Rojo 15 6 15 12     8 Thomas Carmichael / Jim Lynch Roy Díaz González / Francisco Sañudo 15 10 17 14     9 Donald C. Paup / Jim Poole Victor Jaramillo / Jorge Palazuelos 15 7 15 3

United States 3	Calgary, Canada 21–22 March 1970 [22]		Canada 6
1 2 3 1 Ray Park Jamie Paulson 3 15 1 15     2 Stan Hales Wayne Macdonnell 5 15 15 9 5 15   3 Donald C. Paup / Jim Poole Dave Charron / Bruce Rollick 15 12 15 4     4 Thomas Carmichael / Jim Lynch Yves Paré / Jamie Paulson 10 15 15 11 15 11   5 Ray Park Wayne Macdonnell 15 18 5 15     6 Stan Hales Jamie Paulson 3 15 9 15     7 Jim Poole Bruce Rollick 4 4 3 3     8 Donald C. Paup / Jim Poole Yves Paré / Jamie Paulson 15 7 9 15 12 15   9 Thomas Carmichael / Jim Lynch Dave Charron / Bruce Rollick 7 15 7 15