1955 Thomas Cup

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The 1955 Thomas Cup was held in Singapore, Malaya. It was the 3rd tournament of Thomas Cup, the men's badminton tournament.

Once again Malaya won the title, after beating Denmark in the challenge round.

Contents 1 Teams 2 Knockout stages 2.1 First Round 2.2 Final Round 2.3 Challenge Round

[edit] Teams

Only 5 teams from 4 regions took part in the edition. Malaya were not required to take part in the qualification round and went straight through to the challenge round.

Asian

• India

Pacific

• Malaya

Americas

• United States

Europe

• Denmark

Australasian

• Australia

[edit] Knockout stages

[edit] First Round

India	6–3	United States
Denmark	9–0	Australia

[edit] Final Round

Denmark

6–3

India

[edit] Challenge Round

June 4 to June 5, 1955

Malaya

8–1

Denmark

1955 Thomas Cup Champions
Malaya Third title

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