1958 Thomas Cup

1958 Thomas Cup
Tournament details
Dates5 – 15 June 1958
Edition4th
LevelInternational
Nations5
VenueSingapore Badminton Stadium
LocationSingapore
1955 1961

The 1958 Thomas Cup competition is an international team tournament for supremacy in men's badminton (its female counterpart is the Uber Cup). Beginning in 1948–49 it was held every three years until 1982 and has been held every two years thereafter. Nineteen teams contested for the Thomas Cup during the 1957-1958 season. As defending champion Malaya (now Malaysia) was exempt until the conclusive tie (team match) called the challenge round. The other eighteen teams were divided into four qualifying zones; Asia, Australasia, Europe, and Pan America; with the winners of each intra-zone competition advancing to inter-zone competition in Singapore to determine a challenger to Malaya. For a more detailed description of the Thomas Cup format see Wikipedia's general article on the Thomas Cup.

Qualification

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Means of qualification Date Venue Slot Qualified teams
1955 Thomas Cup 24 May – 5 June 1952 Singapore 1  Malaya
Asian Zone 19 July 1957 – 27 March 1958 Bangkok
Colombo
Hong Kong
Rangoon
1  Thailand
American Zone 28 February – 1 March 1958 Long Beach 1  United States
European Zone 16 November 1957 – 11 March 1958 Belfast
Borås
Copenhagen
Le Havre
1  Denmark
Australasian Zone 5 – 6 May 1955 Invercargill
Melbourne
1  Indonesia
Total 5

Winner of the previous two Asian zone competitions, India was decisively beaten 8–1 in the first round by a fast improving Thailand. Thailand went on to win the zone by shutting out Pakistan (9–0). In the Australasian zone, first time participant Indonesia served notice of international badminton's future by shutting out both New Zealand and Australia to advance to inter-zone play.

Denmark again advanced easily through the European zone. The Danes now boasted newly crowned All-England singles champion Erland Kops along with Finn Kobbero, two exceptionally talented players, both in their early twenties. For the third straight time only United States and Canada contested in the Pan America zone. The all-Californian U.S. squad shut out a Canadian team whose best players in past meetings between the two were now either long in years or losing interest.

Squads

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Knockout stage

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The following teams, shown by region, qualified for the 1958 Thomas Cup. Defending champion and host Malaya automatically qualified to defend the title it had won three years previously.

Bracket

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First roundSecond roundChallenge round
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Malaya
 
 
 
Bye
 
 Malaya
 
 
 
Bye
 
 
 
14 June 1958 – Singapore
 
 
 
 Malaya3
 
5 June 1958 – Singapore
 
 Indonesia6
 
 United States2
 
10 June 1958 – Singapore
 
 Thailand7
 
 Thailand1
 
7 June 1958 – Singapore
 
 Indonesia8
 
 Indonesia6
 
 
 Denmark3
 

First round

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5 June 1958 (1958-06-05)
6 June 1958 (1958-06-06)
United States  2–7  Thailand
Report
Singapore Badminton Stadium, Singapore
7 June 1958 (1958-06-07)
8 June 1958 (1958-06-08)
Denmark  3–6  Indonesia
Report
Singapore Badminton Stadium, Singapore

Second round

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10 June 1958 (1958-06-10)
11 June 1958 (1958-06-11)
Indonesia  8–1  Thailand
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Singapore Badminton Stadium, Singapore

Final

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14 June 1958 (1958-06-14)
15 June 1958 (1958-06-15)
Malaya  3–6  Indonesia
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Singapore Badminton Stadium, Singapore


 1958 Thomas Cup winner 

Indonesia
First title

References

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