2003 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III

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The Group III tournament was held July 23–27, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on outdoor hard courts.

Format

The eight teams were split into two groups and played in a round-robin format. The top two teams of each group advanced to the promotion pool, from which the two top teams were promoted to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 2004. The bottom two teams of each group were placed in the relegation pool, from which the two bottom teams were demoted to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV in 2004.

Pool A

Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA
Kuwait	3	3	0	9	0
Pacific Oceania	3	2	1	5	4
Kyrgyzstan	3	1	2	3	6
United Arab Emirates	3	0	3	1	8

Kuwait vs. Pacific Oceania

Kuwait 3	National Tennis Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 23 July 2003		Pacific Oceania 0
1 2 3 1 Mohammad-Khaliq Siddiq Cyril Jacobe 6 1 6 3     2 Mohammad Ghareeb Juan Sebastien Langton 6 2 6 4     3 Mohammad Ghareeb / Abdullah Maqdes Brett Baudinet / Juan Sebastien Langton 6 3 79 67

Kyrgyzstan vs. United Arab Emirates

Kyrgyzstan 2	National Tennis Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 23 July 2003		United Arab Emirates 1
1 2 3 1 Ruslan Eshmuhamedov Mahmoud Nader Al Blooshi 6 2 77 62     2 Ernest Batirbekov Omar Alawadhi 6 3 6 4     3 Ernest Batirbekov / Ruslan Eshmuhamedov Mohammed Abdel-Aziz Al Nuaimi / Omar Alawadhi 4 6 6 3 2 6

Kuwait vs. Kyrgyzstan

Kuwait 3	National Tennis Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 24 July 2003		Kyrgyzstan 0
1 2 3 1 Mohammad-Khaliq Siddiq Ruslan Eshmuhamedov 6 3 6 1     2 Mohammad Ghareeb Ernest Batirbekov 6 0 6 2     3 Musaad Al Jazzaf / Abdullah Maqdes Boris Baichorov / Sergei Ni 77 61 6 0

United Arab Emirates vs. Pacific Oceania

United Arab Emirates 0	National Tennis Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 24 July 2003		Pacific Oceania 3
1 2 3 1 Mahmoud Nader Al Blooshi Cyril Jacobe 4 6 4 6     2 Omar Alawadhi Juan Sebastien Langton 1 6 2 6     3 Mohammed Abdel-Aziz Al Nuaimi / Mahmoud Nader Al Blooshi Brett Baudinet / Juan Sebastien Langton 1 6 1 6

Kuwait vs. United Arab Emirates

Kuwait 3	National Tennis Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 25 July 2003		United Arab Emirates 0
1 2 3 1 Abdullah Maqdes Mohammed Abdel-Aziz Al Nuaimi 6 2 6 1     2 Musaad Al Jazzaf Mahmoud Nader Al Blooshi 78 66 6 2     3 Musaad Al Jazzaf / Abdullah Maqdes Mohammed Abdel-Aziz Al Nuaimi / Mahmoud Nader Al Blooshi 6 1 6 1

Kyrgyzstan vs. Pacific Oceania

Kyrgyzstan 1	National Tennis Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 25 July 2003		Pacific Oceania 2
1 2 3 1 Ruslan Eshmuhamedov Cyril Jacobe 6 3 1 6 6 0   2 Ernest Batirbekov Juan Sebastien Langton 2 6 1 6     3 Ernest Batirbekov / Ruslan Eshmuhamedov Brett Baudinet / Juan Sebastien Langton 66 78 4 6

Pool B

Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA
Malaysia	3	3	0	7	2
Qatar	3	2	1	6	3
Syria	3	1	2	3	6
Bahrain	3	0	3	2	7

Malaysia vs. Syria

Malaysia 3	National Tennis Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 23 July 2003		Syria 0
1 2 3 1 Adam Jaya Rabi Bouhassoun 6 4 3 6 5 0   retired 2 Si Yew Ming Lays Salim 6 2 77 65     3 Lai Kok Seong / Mohammed-Noor Noordin Wael Chami / Abraham Ibrahim 6 1 6 1

Qatar vs. Bahrain

Qatar 3	National Tennis Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 23 July 2003		Bahrain 0
1 2 3 1 Amir Mohamed Ebrahim Bayoumi Abdul-Rahman Shehab 6 4 6 4     2 Sultan Khalfan Al Alawi Esam Abdulaal 6 1 6 2     3 Mohammed Abdulla / Amir Mohamed Ebrahim Bayoumi Nader Abdul-Aal / Abdul-Rahman Shehab 6 3 5 7 6 3

Malaysia vs. Bahrain

Malaysia 2	National Tennis Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 24 July 2003		Bahrain 1
1 2 3 1 Adam Jaya Abdul-Rahman Shehab 4 6 4 6     2 Si Yew Ming Bader Abdul-Aal 6 0 6 3     3 Adam Jaya / Si Yew Ming Bader Abdul-Aal / Abdul-Rahman Shehab 6 0 6 3

Qatar vs. Syria

Qatar 2	National Tennis Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 24 July 2003		Syria 1
1 2 3 1 Amir Mohamed Ebrahim Bayoumi Abraham Ibrahim 4 6 1 6     2 Sultan Khalfan Al Alawi Rabi Bouhassoun 6 1 6 3     3 Sultan Khalfan Al Alawi / Amir Mohamed Ebrahim Bayoumi Abraham Ibrahim / Lays Salim 6 1 6 3

Malaysia vs. Qatar

Malaysia 2	National Tennis Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 25 July 2003		Qatar 1
1 2 3 1 Adam Jaya Amir Mohamed Ebrahim Bayoumi 6 4 4 5   retired   2 Si Yew Ming Sultan Khalfan Al Alawi 7 5 6 2     3 Mohammed-Noor Noordin / Si Yew Ming Sultan Khalfan Al Alawi / Amir Mohamed Ebrahim Bayoumi 6 1 6 2

Bahrain vs. Syria

Bahrain 1	National Tennis Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 25 July 2003		Syria 2
1 2 3 1 Abdul-Rahman Shehab Abraham Ibrahim 6 4 0 2   retired   2 Esam Abdulaal Lays Salim 6 1 6 2     3 Esam Abdulaal / Nader Abdul-Aal Abraham Ibrahim / Lays Salim 6 1 2 6 3 6

Promotion pool

The top two teams from each of Pools A and B advanced to the Promotion pool. Results and points from games against the opponent from the preliminary round were carried forward.

Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA
Kuwait	3	3	0	9	0
Malaysia	3	2	1	5	4
Pacific Oceania	3	1	2	2	7
Qatar	3	0	3	2	7

Kuwait vs. Qatar

Kuwait 3	National Tennis Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 26 July 2003		Qatar 0
1 2 3 1 Mohammad-Khaliq Siddiq Mohammed Abdulla 6 1 6 2     2 Mohammad Ghareeb Sultan Khalfan Al Alawi 6 0 6 2     3 Musaad Al Jazzaf / Abdullah Maqdes Mohammed Abdulla / Amir Mohamed Ebrahim Bayoumi 6 3 6 4

Malaysia vs. Pacific Oceania

Malaysia 3	National Tennis Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 26 July 2003		Pacific Oceania 0
1 2 3 1 Lai Kok Seong Cyril Jacobe 6 3 6 4     2 Si Yew Ming Juan Sebastien Langton 6 0 6 2     3 Adam Jaya / Mohammed-Noor Noordin Brett Baudinet / Juan Sebastien Langton 3 6 7 5 6 3

Kuwait vs. Malaysia

Kuwait 3	National Tennis Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 27 July 2003		Malaysia 0
1 2 3 1 Abdullah Maqdes Mohammed-Noor Noordin 6 4 6 1     2 Musaad Al Jazzaf Lai Kok Seong 6 3 6 2     3 Musaad Al Jazzaf / Abdullah Maqdes Adam Jaya / Mohammed-Noor Noordin 6 3 6 4

Qatar vs. Pacific Oceania

Qatar 1	National Tennis Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 27 July 2003		Pacific Oceania 2
1 2 3 1 Mohammed Abdulla Cyril Jacobe 77 62 3 6 0 6   2 Sultan Khalfan Al Alawi Juan Sebastien Langton 6 1 7 5     3 Mohammed Abdulla / Sultan Khalfan Al Alawi Brett Baudinet / Cyril Jacobe 2 6 2 6

Kuwait and Malaysia promoted to Group II for 2004.

Relegation pool

The bottom two teams from Pools A and B were placed in the relegation group. Results and points from games against the opponent from the preliminary round were carried forward.

Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA
Bahrain	3	2	1	6	3
Syria	3	2	1	5	4
United Arab Emirates	3	1	2	4	5
Kyrgyzstan	3	1	2	3	6

Kyrgyzstan vs. Bahrain

Kyrgyzstan 0	National Tennis Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 26 July 2003		Bahrain 3
1 2 3 1 Boris Baichorov Abdul-Rahman Shehab 2 6 6 4 6 8   2 Ernest Batirbekov Esam Abdulaal 6 4 4 6 1 6   3 Boris Baichorov / Sergei Ni Nader Abdul-Aal / Abdul-Rahman Shehab 4 6 4 6

Syria vs. United Arab Emirates

Syria 1	National Tennis Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 26 July 2003		United Arab Emirates 2
1 2 3 1 Abraham Ibrahim Mahmoud Nader Al Blooshi 3 6 2 6     2 Lays Salim Omar Alawadhi 6 0 6 2     3 Abraham Ibrahim / Lays Salim Omar Alawadhi / Mahmoud Nader Al Blooshi 5 7 4 6

Kyrgyzstan vs. Syria

Kyrgyzstan 1	National Tennis Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 27 July 2003		Syria 2
1 2 3 1 Ruslan Eshmuhamedov Rabi Bouhassoun 64 77 1 6     2 Ernest Batirbekov Lays Salim 1 6 0 6     3 Boris Baichorov / Sergei Ni Wael Chami / Abraham Ibrahim 6 4 3 6 6 4

Bahrain vs. United Arab Emirates

Bahrain 2	National Tennis Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 27 July 2003		United Arab Emirates 1
1 2 3 1 Abdul-Rahman Shehab Mahmoud Nader Al Blooshi 2 6 6 2 6 4   2 Esam Abdulaal Omar Alawadhi 1 6 4 6     3 Esam Abdulaal / Abdul-Rahman Shehab Omar Alawadhi / Mahmoud Nader Al Blooshi 3 6 77 65 6 1

United Arab Emirates and Kyrgyzstan demoted to Group IV for 2004.

Final standings

Rank	Team
1	Kuwait
2	Malaysia
3	Pacific Oceania
4	Qatar
5	Bahrain
6	Syria
7	United Arab Emirates
8	Kyrgyzstan

• Kuwait and Malaysia promoted to Group II in 2004.
• United Arab Emirates and Kyrgyzstan relegated to Group IV in 2004.