1955 Thomas Cup knockout stage

The knockout stage for the 1955 Thomas Cup began on 24 May 1955 with the first-round knockout and ended on 5 June with the final tie.

Qualified teams

The teams that won their zonal tie qualified for the final knockout stage.

Group	Winners
CH	Malaya
AS	India
AM	United States
AU	Australia
EU	Denmark

Bracket

	First round				Second round				Challenge round
	Malaya
	Bye
					Malaya
					Bye
									4 June 1955 – Singapore
									Malaya	8
	24 May 1955 – Singapore
									Denmark	1
	United States	3
					31 May 1955 – Singapore
	India	6
					India	3
	27 May 1955 – Singapore
					Denmark	6
	Australia	0
	Denmark	9

First round

In the first round of the inter-zone playoffs India avenged its 1952 loss to the US by winning 4 of 5 singles matches and holding its own in doubles to defeat the Americans 6–3. Although Australia played some competitive matches against European powerhouses Denmark, it was unable to win any of them (0–9).

United States vs India

United States 3	Singapore Badminton Stadium, Singapore 24–25 May 1955		India 6
1 2 3 1 Dick Mitchell Nandu Natekar 7 15 13 15     2 Joey Alston Trilok Nath Seth 17 14 17 16     3 Wynn Rogers / Bob Williams Manoj Guha / Gajanan Hemmady 4 15 8 15     4 Manuel Armendariz / Carl Loveday Ravindra Dongre / Nandu Natekar 10 15 15 13 15 9   5 Carl Loveday P.S. Chawla 17 15 11 15 12 15   6 Joey Alston Nandu Natekar 15 7 9 15 8 15   7 Dick Mitchell Trilok Nath Seth 7 15 15 8 11 15   8 Wynn Rogers / Bob Williams Ravindra Dongre / Nandu Natekar 15 4 15 5     9 Manuel Armendariz / Carl Loveday Manoj Guha / Gajanan Hemmady 11 15 17 14 8 15

Denmark vs Australia

Denmark 9	Singapore Badminton Stadium, Singapore 27–28 May 1955		Australia 0
1 2 3 1 Finn Kobberø Don Murray 15 10 9 15 15 2   2 Jørn Skaarup Stan Russell 15 8 15 8     3 Jørgen Hansen / Finn Kobberø Cliff Cutt / Don Murray 15 7 18 14     4 Ove Eilertsen / Ole Mertz Allan McCabe / Stan Russell 15 8 15 13     5 Finn Kobberø Stan Russell 15 12 15 1     6 Jørn Skaarup Don Murray 18 13 15 2     7 Ole Jensen Rex Collins 15 11 15 3     8 Jørgen Hansen / Finn Kobberø Allan McCabe / Stan Russell 15 3 15 1     9 Ove Eilertsen / Ole Jensen Cliff Cutt / Don Murray 15 8 15 10

Second round

Denmark vs India

Young Kobbero was the star of the inter-zone final between Denmark and India. He won all four of his matches which included a fine three game duel with India's stylish Nandu Natekar, leading Denmark to a 6–3 victory. Thus, Denmark emerged as the challenger to cup-holder Malaya.

Denmark 6	Singapore Badminton Stadium, Singapore 31 May–1 June 1955		India 3
1 2 3 1 Jørn Skaarup Nandu Natekar 8 15 13 15     2 Finn Kobberø Trilok Nath Seth 18 14 15 11     3 Ove Eilertsen / Ole Mertz Ravindra Dongre / Nandu Natekar 3 15 15 18     4 Jørgen Hansen / Finn Kobberø Manoj Guha / Gajanan Hemmady 15 12 15 5     5 Finn Kobberø Nandu Natekar 8 15 15 6 15 10   6 Ole Jensen P.S. Chawla 15 4 18 14     7 Jørn Skaarup Trilok Nath Seth 15 10 15 3     8 Ove Eilertsen / Ole Mertz Manoj Guha / Gajanan Hemmady 10 15 15 3 3 15   9 Jørgen Hansen / Finn Kobberø Ravindra Dongre / Nandu Natekar 15 8 15 3

Challenge round

Malaya vs Denmark

The competitive swan song of Malaya's venerable Wong Peng Soon was successful though he dropped a game to both Kobbero and Jørn Skaarup. Eddie Choong, with two All-England singles titles already to his name, made his Thomas Cup debut by beating both Kobbero and Skaarup in straight games. Ong Poh Lim was once again stalwart, winning his match at third singles and both of his doubles partnered by veteran Ooi Teik Hock. The Danes could muster only one victory which came in doubles and largely from the efforts of Kobbero's partner Jorgen Hammergaard Hansen whose powerful smash lived up to his name. Winning 8 matches to 1, Malaya thus retained the Cup.

Malaya 8	Singapore Badminton Stadium, Singapore 4–5 June 1955		Denmark 1
1 2 3 1 Eddy Choong Finn Kobberø 15 6 15 4     2 Wong Peng Soon Jørn Skaarup 15 9 16 18 15 4   3 Tan Jin Eong / Lim Kee Fong Ole Mertz / Ove Eilertsen 15 9 15 3     4 Ong Poh Lim / Ooi Teik Hock Finn Kobberø / Jørgen Hansen 15 4 15 8     5 Ong Poh Lim Ole Jensen 15 10 15 8     6 Wong Peng Soon Finn Kobberø 12 15 15 0 15 7   7 Eddy Choong Jørn Skaarup 15 10 15 9     8 Tan Jin Eong / Lim Kee Fong Finn Kobberø / Jørgen Hansen 13 18 15 4 6 15   9 Ong Poh Lim / Ooi Teik Hock Ole Mertz / Ove Eilerstsen 15 8 15 1