The 1970 Thomas Cup was the eighth tournament of Thomas Cup, the most important men's badminton team competition in the world. The final set of ties (team matches) were held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
25 teams took part in the competition, 3 of them in the Australasian Zone, 8 in the Asian Zone, 9 in the European Zone and 5 in the Pan American Zone. As defending champion, Malaysia received a bye through the zone qualifications and the first round of Inter-zone ties, and played directly in the second round of inter-zone ties (the semifinal round of the entire tournament).
New Zealand, led by the Purser brothers, Richard and Bryan, won the Australasian Zone for the first time by beating Australia (8-1) and Singapore (7-2). Denmark again prevailed in the European Zone. Its closest tie came in the zone semifinal against England which the Danes won six matches to three, thanks largely to Svend Pri's three victories. Three wins by Jamie Paulson were also instrumental in Canada's first ever victory (6–3) over the USA in the Pan American zone.
The greatest drama came in the Asian Zone which contained several of the strongest teams in the entire competition. Indonesia, fighting to regain the cup that it had relinquished in 1967, began its quest by defeating India (7-2). It then became embroiled in yet another highly controversial tie, but this time one in which Indonesia, rather than its opponent nation, claimed to be the victim of partisanship. Facing Thailand in Bangkok, up three matches to two, Indonesia removed its player (Muljadi) from the court during the first game of the sixth match and refused to continue. Though Thailand was initially awarded the tie, 6-3, the IBF upheld an Indonesian protest and ordered the tie to be continued, at three matches each in Japan, where the zone final was scheduled to be played. When Thailand refused to comply, Indonesia was awarded the match (6-3). In the zone final Indonesia faced a Japanese team which boasted one of the strongest lineups of singles players (Ippei Kojima, Masao Akiyama, and Junji Honma) in the tournament. Indonesia finally prevailed (5-4), largely because of Rudy Hartono's four victories.
Inter-zone playoffsEdit
Prior to the 1969-1970 Thomas Cup series the defending champion nation had been exempt from earlier play, needing only to defeat a challenger in a single, conclusive challenge round tie. Beginning with this series, however, the defending champion received a bye only to an inter-zone semifinal tie, needing to win this contest and the inter-zone final in order to retain the Cup. Malaysia, defending its title at home in Kuala Lumpur, drew a Danish team which was missing two of its leading "regulars." The veteran Erland Kops, highly critical of the IBF's (BWF's) decision to sustain Indonesia's protest against Thailand (see Intra-zone summary above), declined to play in further Thomas Cup contests.[1] For reasons less clear, Denmark's top singles player Svend Pri was also unavailable. Nevertheless, Malaysia had great difficulty against a group of opponents who seemed to be less affected by the tropical heat and humidity than previous Danish squads had been. Playing first singles for Denmark, the talented Elo Hansen stunned both Tan Aik Huang and "Punch" Gunalan in straight game, while the veteran Henning Borch outlasted Abdul Rahman in the third singles match. Malaysia managed to scrape home 5–4 by taking three of the four doubles matches and both singles against the Danish number two. Gunalan atoned for his loss to Hansen by decisively winning his remaining singles and doubles.
In the other half of the draw, Indonesia, having barely survived the Asian zone qualification, coasted through two ties against first time inter-zone participants. It beat New Zealand without the loss of a match or a game, and Canada with almost equal ease. In eight singles games against Rudy Hartono and Muljadi, Canada's Jamie Paulson and Wayne Macdonnell could aggregate only 21 points.[2]
Malaysia's struggle on its home courts against Denmark had boded badly for its chances against Indonesia, but the relative ease of Indonesia's victory in the final still surprised many observers.[3] Indonesia captured five of the first six matches, including all four at the first two singles positions, to wrest the Cup from Malaysia. Though "Punch" Gunalan was Malaysia's strongest all-around player at this time, he was also (at the comparatively late age of 26) a Thomas Cup rookie, and nerves may have played a role in his tame lead-off loss to the veteran Muljadi. He won the first of his doubles matches with the redoubtable Ng Boon Bee and extended Rudy Hartono to three games in the fifth match of the tie, but the potential three wins which might have been expected from Gunalan's racket did not materialize. Indonesia regained the title by a final score of 7–2, in one of the very few Thomas Cup occasions that a team has had much more difficulty in qualifying for the final set of ties than in winning it. Again, Hartono won all four of his matches.
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The 1970 Thomas Cup was the eighth tournament of Thomas Cup the most important men s badminton team competition in the world The final set of ties team matches were held in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 1970 Thomas CupLocationKuala Lumpur Malaysia 19671973 Indonesia won its fourth title after beating Malaysia in the Final Round Contents 1 Teams 2 Qualifications 2 1 Australasian zone 2 1 1 First round 2 1 2 Final round 2 2 Asian zone 2 2 1 Final round 2 3 European zone 2 3 1 First round 2 3 2 Second round 2 3 3 Third round 2 3 4 Final round 2 4 Panamerican zone 2 4 1 First round 2 4 2 Second round 2 4 3 Final round 3 Summary of qualification Intra zone ties 4 Inter zone playoffs 4 1 First round 4 2 Second round 5 Final round summary 6 Final round 7 References 8 External linksTeams Edit25 teams took part in the competition 3 of them in the Australasian Zone 8 in the Asian Zone 9 in the European Zone and 5 in the Pan American Zone As defending champion Malaysia received a bye through the zone qualifications and the first round of Inter zone ties and played directly in the second round of inter zone ties the semifinal round of the entire tournament Australasian Zone nbsp New Zealand nbsp Australia nbsp Singapore Asian Zone nbsp Malaysia nbsp Japan nbsp Hong Kong nbsp Thailand nbsp Pakistan nbsp Ceylon nbsp Indonesia nbsp India European Zone nbsp Ireland nbsp Netherlands nbsp Sweden nbsp Scotland nbsp England nbsp FR Germany nbsp Norway nbsp South Africa nbsp Denmark Panamerican Zone nbsp United States nbsp Peru nbsp Mexico nbsp Canada nbsp JamaicaQualifications EditAustralasian zone Edit First round Edit New Zealand nbsp 8 1 nbsp Australia Melbourne AustraliaSingapore nbsp byeFinal round Edit New Zealand nbsp 7 2 nbsp Singapore Christchurch New ZealandAsian zone Edit Japan nbsp 9 0 nbsp Hong Kong Hong KongThailand nbsp 9 0 nbsp Pakistan Bangkok ThailandThailand nbsp 9 0 nbsp Ceylon Colombo CeylonIndonesia nbsp 7 2 nbsp India Jaipur IndiaIndonesia nbsp 6 3 nbsp Thailand Bangkok ThailandFinal round Edit Indonesia nbsp 5 4 nbsp Japan Kyoto JapanEuropean zone Edit First round Edit Ireland nbsp 5 4 nbsp Netherlands Ballymena Northern IrelandSweden nbsp 7 2 nbsp Scotland Gothenburg SwedenEngland nbsp 7 2 nbsp FR Germany Bracknell EnglandNorway nbsp byeSecond round Edit Sweden nbsp 9 0 nbsp Ireland Ballymena Northern IrelandEngland nbsp 9 0 nbsp Norway Wells EnglandThird round Edit Sweden nbsp 7 2 nbsp South Africa Haarlem NetherlandsDenmark nbsp 6 3 nbsp England Blackburn EnglandFinal round Edit Denmark nbsp 8 1 nbsp Sweden Copenhagen DenmarkPanamerican zone Edit First round Edit United States nbsp 8 1 nbsp Peru Lima PeruMexico nbsp byeCanada nbsp byeJamaica nbsp byeSecond round Edit United States nbsp 7 2 nbsp Mexico San Diego United StatesCanada nbsp WO nbsp JamaicaFinal round Edit Canada nbsp 6 3 nbsp United States Calgary CanadaSummary of qualification Intra zone ties EditNew Zealand led by the Purser brothers Richard and Bryan won the Australasian Zone for the first time by beating Australia 8 1 and Singapore 7 2 Denmark again prevailed in the European Zone Its closest tie came in the zone semifinal against England which the Danes won six matches to three thanks largely to Svend Pri s three victories Three wins by Jamie Paulson were also instrumental in Canada s first ever victory 6 3 over the USA in the Pan American zone The greatest drama came in the Asian Zone which contained several of the strongest teams in the entire competition Indonesia fighting to regain the cup that it had relinquished in 1967 began its quest by defeating India 7 2 It then became embroiled in yet another highly controversial tie but this time one in which Indonesia rather than its opponent nation claimed to be the victim of partisanship Facing Thailand in Bangkok up three matches to two Indonesia removed its player Muljadi from the court during the first game of the sixth match and refused to continue Though Thailand was initially awarded the tie 6 3 the IBF upheld an Indonesian protest and ordered the tie to be continued at three matches each in Japan where the zone final was scheduled to be played When Thailand refused to comply Indonesia was awarded the match 6 3 In the zone final Indonesia faced a Japanese team which boasted one of the strongest lineups of singles players Ippei Kojima Masao Akiyama and Junji Honma in the tournament Indonesia finally prevailed 5 4 largely because of Rudy Hartono s four victories Inter zone playoffs EditPrior to the 1969 1970 Thomas Cup series the defending champion nation had been exempt from earlier play needing only to defeat a challenger in a single conclusive challenge round tie Beginning with this series however the defending champion received a bye only to an inter zone semifinal tie needing to win this contest and the inter zone final in order to retain the Cup Malaysia defending its title at home in Kuala Lumpur drew a Danish team which was missing two of its leading regulars The veteran Erland Kops highly critical of the IBF s BWF s decision to sustain Indonesia s protest against Thailand see Intra zone summary above declined to play in further Thomas Cup contests 1 For reasons less clear Denmark s top singles player Svend Pri was also unavailable Nevertheless Malaysia had great difficulty against a group of opponents who seemed to be less affected by the tropical heat and humidity than previous Danish squads had been Playing first singles for Denmark the talented Elo Hansen stunned both Tan Aik Huang and Punch Gunalan in straight game while the veteran Henning Borch outlasted Abdul Rahman in the third singles match Malaysia managed to scrape home 5 4 by taking three of the four doubles matches and both singles against the Danish number two Gunalan atoned for his loss to Hansen by decisively winning his remaining singles and doubles In the other half of the draw Indonesia having barely survived the Asian zone qualification coasted through two ties against first time inter zone participants It beat New Zealand without the loss of a match or a game and Canada with almost equal ease In eight singles games against Rudy Hartono and Muljadi Canada s Jamie Paulson and Wayne Macdonnell could aggregate only 21 points 2 First round Edit Indonesia nbsp 9 0 nbsp New ZealandSecond round Edit Indonesia nbsp 9 0 nbsp CanadaMalaysia nbsp 5 4 nbsp DenmarkFinal round summary EditMalaysia s struggle on its home courts against Denmark had boded badly for its chances against Indonesia but the relative ease of Indonesia s victory in the final still surprised many observers 3 Indonesia captured five of the first six matches including all four at the first two singles positions to wrest the Cup from Malaysia Though Punch Gunalan was Malaysia s strongest all around player at this time he was also at the comparatively late age of 26 a Thomas Cup rookie and nerves may have played a role in his tame lead off loss to the veteran Muljadi He won the first of his doubles matches with the redoubtable Ng Boon Bee and extended Rudy Hartono to three games in the fifth match of the tie but the potential three wins which might have been expected from Gunalan s racket did not materialize Indonesia regained the title by a final score of 7 2 in one of the very few Thomas Cup occasions that a team has had much more difficulty in qualifying for the final set of ties than in winning it Again Hartono won all four of his matches Final round Edit nbsp Indonesia7 Kuala Lumpur MalaysiaJune 5 amp June 6 1970 nbsp Malaysia21 2 31 nbsp nbsp MuljadiPunch Gunalan15 915 5 2 nbsp nbsp Rudy HartonoAbdul Rahman Mohamed15 1215 2 3 nbsp nbsp Rudy Hartono Indra GunawanTan Aik Huang Ng Tat Wai15 915 11 4 nbsp nbsp Indratno MintarjaNg Boon Bee Punch Gunalan7 1515 1310 15 5 nbsp nbsp DarmadiTan Aik Huang12 1512 15 6 nbsp nbsp MuljadiAbdul Rahman Mohamed15 515 5 7 nbsp nbsp Rudy HartonoPunch Gunalan17 1612 1515 3 8 nbsp nbsp Rudy Hartono Indra GunawanNg Boon Bee Punch Gunalan9 1517 1615 6 9 nbsp nbsp Indratno MintarjaTan Aik Huang Ng Tat Wai10 1518 1615 10 1970 Thomas Cup Champions nbsp Indonesia Fourth titleReferences Edit Ole Mertz Badminton in Denmark Badminton USA November 1970 11 Herbert Scheele ed The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1971 Canterbury Kent England J A Jennings Ltd 1971 29 Scheele 23 External links Edittangkis tripod com Mike s Badminton Populorum Archived 2016 03 30 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1970 Thomas Cup amp oldid 1156008743, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
