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2008 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II – play-offs

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The play-offs of the 2008 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II were the final stage matches of the Group II Zonal Competition involving teams from Asia and Oceania. Using the positions determined in their pools, the nine teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2008 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II. The top team advanced to Group I for the next year.

Placing Pool A Pool B
1  South Korea  Kazakhstan
2  Philippines  Singapore
3  Syria  Turkmenistan
4  Sri Lanka

Promotion play-offs

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The first placed teams of each pool were placed against each other in a head-to-head round. The winner of the round advanced to Group I for 2009.

South Korea vs. Kazakhstan

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South Korea
2
National Tennis Development Centre, Bangkok, Thailand
2 February 2008
Plexipave (outdoors)

Kazakhstan
0
1 2 3
1 South Korea
Kazakhstan
Lee Jin-a
Madina Rakhim
6
4
4
1
   
retired
2 South Korea
Kazakhstan
Lee Ye-ra
Amina Rakhim
3
6
6
2
77
64
 
3 South Korea
Kazakhstan
 
 
      not
played

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Third to Fourth play-offs

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The second-placed teams from each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds to find the third and fourth placed teams.

Philippines vs. Singapore

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Philippines
2
National Tennis Development Centre, Bangkok, Thailand
2 February 2008
Plexipave (outdoors)

Singapore
0
1 2 3
1 Philippines
Singapore
Dianne Matias
Vanessa Boey
6
0
6
0
   
2 Philippines
Singapore
Denise Dy
Stefanie Tan
6
2
6
1
   
3 Philippines
Singapore
 
 
      not
played

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Fifth to Sixth play-offs

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The third-placed teams from each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds to find the fifth and sixth placed teams.

Syria vs. Turkmenistan

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Syria
1
National Tennis Development Centre, Bangkok, Thailand
2 February 2008
Plexipave (outdoors)

Turkmenistan
2
1 2 3
1 Syria
Turkmenistan
Kim Sadi
Marina Lidiya
6
4
6
0
   
2 Syria
Turkmenistan
Line al-Ghannam
Anastasiya Prenko
0
6
3
6
   
3 Syria
Turkmenistan
Lara Alsamman / Ranim Mkahal
Jenneta Halliyeva / Anastasiya Prenko
2
6
2
6
   

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Seventh

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As there was only three teams from Pool A as opposed to the four from Pool B, the last-placed team from Pool B ( Sri Lanka) had no equivalent to play against. Thus the Sri Lankans were automatically allocated seventh place.

Final Placements

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Placing Teams
Promoted  South Korea
Second  Kazakhstan
Third  Philippines
Fourth  Singapore
Fifth  Turkmenistan
Sixth  Syria
Seventh  Sri Lanka
  •  South Korea advanced to the 2009 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I, where they placed sixth.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "South Korea v Kazakhstan". fedcup.com.
  2. ^ "Philippines v Singapore". fedcup.com.
  3. ^ "Syria v Turkmenistan". fedcup.com.
  4. ^ "Fed Cup Profile, South Korea". fedcup.com.
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