{{infobox badminton event |name = 1967 Thomas Cup qualification |image = |size = |caption = |dates = 26 August 1966 – 22 March 1967 |number_edition = |level = |prize_money = |host = |venue = |location ='''Asian zone:'''<br/>Kuala Lumpur<br/>Lahore<br/>Panagoda<br/> '''American zone:'''<br/>New Orleans<br/>Mexico City<br/>Manhattan Beach<br/> '''European zone:'''<br/>Ayr<br/>Belfast<br/>Copenhagen<br/>Dunfermline<br/>Hanover<br/>Malmö<br/>Wallasey<br/> '''Australasian zone:'''<br/>Adelaide<br/>Dunedin |previous = 1964 |next = 1970 }}
The qualifying process for the 1967 Thomas Cup took place from 26 August 1966 to 22 March 1967 to decide the final teams which will play in the final tournament.
== Qualification process == The qualification process is divided into four regions, the Asian Zone, the American Zone, the European Zone and the Australasian Zone. Teams in their respective zone will compete in a knockout format. Teams will compete for two days, with two singles and doubles played on the first day and three singles and two doubles played on the next day. The teams that win their respective zone will earn a place in the final tournament to be held in Jakarta.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Mike's Badminton Populorum |url=http://www2.sbg.ac.at/populorum/badminton/archiv_thomascup.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160330231130/http://www2.sbg.ac.at/populorum/badminton/archiv_thomascup.htm |archive-date=2016-03-30 |access-date=2011-06-05}}</ref>
Indonesia were the champions of the last Thomas Cup, therefore the team automatically qualified for the inter-zone play-offs.<ref name=":0" />
=== Qualified teams === {| class="sortable wikitable" |- ! width="120" | Country ! width="350" | Qualified as ! width="110" | Qualified on ! Final appearance |- | {{bd|INA}} | 1964 Thomas Cup winners | 22 May 1964 |4th |- |{{bd|MAS}} |Asian Zone winners |25 February 1967 |6th |- | {{bd|DEN}} | European Zone winners | 22 March 1967 |7th |- | {{bd|USA}} | American Zone winners | 19 March 1967 |6th |- |{{bd|JPN|1870}} |Australasian Zone winners |16 September 1966 |2nd |}
== Asian Zone == === Bracket === <onlyinclude>{{#invoke:transcludable section|main|section=Bracket|text={{Round4 |RD1=Semi-finals |RD2=Final <!--Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 --> <!-- semi-finals --> |25 November 1966 – Kuala Lumpur|'''{{bd|MAS}}'''|'''8'''|{{bd|IND}}|1 |27 September 1966 – Panagoda|{{bd|CEY}}|2|'''{{bd|PAK}}'''|'''7''' <!-- final --> |24 February 1967 – Lahore|'''{{bd|MAS}}'''|'''8'''|{{bd|PAK}}|1}}}}</onlyinclude>
=== Semi-finals === {{Badmintonbox |team1=Malaysia |team2=India |venue= Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |date= 25–26 November 1966<br/><ref>{{cite news |date=30 November 1966 |title=Malaysia win 8-1 |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitsbudget19661130-1.2.130 |access-date=5 July 2024 |newspaper=The Straits Budget |page=20 |language=en |via=NewspaperSG}}</ref> |score1=8 |score2=1 |R1={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Teh Kew San |15 |7 | |T2P1=Suresh Goel |18 |15 | }} |R2={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Tan Aik Huang |15 |15 | |T2P1=Dinesh Khanna |8 |10 | }} |R3={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Tan Aik Huang |T1P2=Yew Cheng Hoe |13 |15 |15 |T2P1=Dipu Ghosh |T2P2=Raman Ghosh |15 |2 |10 }} |R4={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Ng Boon Bee |T1P2=Tan Yee Khan |15 |15 | |T2P1=Satish Bhatia |T2P2=Suresh Goel |9 |11 | }} |R5={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Tan Aik Huang |6 |15 |15 |T2P1=Suresh Goel |15 |7 |5 }} |R6={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Yew Cheng Hoe |15 |15 | |T2P1=Satish Bhatia |9 |5 | }} |R7={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Teh Kew San |15 |15 | |T2P1=Dinesh Khanna |9 |1 | }} |R8={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Tan Aik Huang |T1P2=Yew Cheng Hoe |15 |15 | |T2P1=Satish Bhatia |T2P2=Suresh Goel |10 |8 | }} |R9={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Ng Boon Bee |T1P2=Tan Yee Khan |15 |15 | |T2P1=Dipu Ghosh |T2P2=Raman Ghosh |2 |10 | }} }}
{{Badmintonbox |team1=Pakistan |team2=Ceylon |venue= Panagoda, Ceylon |date= 27–28 September 1966<br/><ref>{{cite news |date=30 September 1966 |title=Pakistan beat Ceylon 7-2 |url=https://gpa.eastview.com/crl/san/?a=d&d=paob19660930-01.1.3&e=-------en-25--1--img-txIN---------- |access-date=5 July 2024 |newspaper=Pakistan Observer |page=3 |language=en}}</ref> |score1=7 |score2=2 |R1={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Masood Khan |15 |9 |15 |T2P1=Gerry Chandrasena |11 |15 |7 }} |R2={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Khawaja Salahuddin |15 |15 |15 |T2P1=L. R. Ariyananda |6 |18 |10 }} |R3={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Naqi Mohsin |T1P2=Khawaja Salahuddin |15 |15 | |T2P1=Gerry Chandrasena |T2P2=A. R. L. Wijesekera |11 |5 | }} |R4={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Masood Khan |T1P2=Akram Baig |15 |15 | |T2P1=Nagoor Kaney |T2P2=K. Vijendra |7 |4 | }} |R5={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Khawaja Salahuddin |15 |15 | |T2P1=Gerry Chandrasena |5 |6 | }} |R6={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Masood Khan | | | |T2P1=L. R. Ariyananda | | | |wo=2}} |R7={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Akram Baig |15 |15 | |T2P1=Sam Chandrasena |10 |6 | }} |R8={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Naqi Mohsin |T1P2=Khawaja Salahuddin |15 |15 | |T2P1=Nagoor Kaney |T2P2=K. Vijendra |4 |3 | }} |R9={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Masood Khan |T1P2=Akram Baig |6 |7 | |T2P1=Gerry Chandrasena |T2P2=A. R. L. Wijesekera |15 |15 | }} }}
=== Final === {{Badmintonbox |team1=Malaysia |team2=Pakistan |venue= Lahore, Pakistan |date= 24–25 February 1967<br/><ref>{{cite news |date=27 March 1967 |title=Malaysia take a 4-0 lead over Pakistan |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19670327-1.2.122.6 |url-access=limited |access-date=5 July 2024 |newspaper=The Straits Times |page=18 |language=en |via=NewspaperSG}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=28 March 1967 |title=Malaysia kalahkan Pakistan 8-1 —Hoe kechewa |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/beritaharian19670328-1.2.74 |url-access=limited |access-date=5 July 2024 |newspaper=Berita Harian |page=8 |language=en |via=NewspaperSG}}</ref> |score1=8 |score2=1 |R1={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Teh Kew San |15 |15 | |T2P1=Khawaja Salahuddin |7 |5 | }} |R2={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Yew Cheng Hoe |15 |15 | |T2P1=Naqi Mohsin |4 |6 | }} |R3={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Tan Aik Huang |T1P2=Teh Kew San |15 |15 | |T2P1=Minhab Juddin |T2P2=Anwar Saeed |1 |1 | }} |R4={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Ng Boon Bee |T1P2=Tan Yee Khan |15 |15 | |T2P1=Naqi Mohsin |T2P2=Khawaja Salahuddin |2 |10 | }} |R5={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Teh Kew San |15 |15 | |T2P1=Fazal Haq |5 |6 | }} |R6={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Tan Aik Huang |15 |15 | |T2P1=Naqi Mohsin |3 |6 | }} |R7={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Yew Cheng Hoe |16 |9 | |T2P1=Khawaja Salahuddin |18 |15 | }} |R8={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Ng Boon Bee |T1P2=Tan Yee Khan |15 |15 | |T2P1=Minhab Juddin |T2P2=Anwar Saeed |5 |7 | }} |R9={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Tan Aik Huang |T1P2=Teh Kew San |15 |15 | |T2P1=Naqi Mohsin |T2P2=Khawaja Salahuddin |3 |3 | }} }}
== American Zone ==
=== Bracket === <onlyinclude>{{#invoke:transcludable section|main|section=Bracket|text={{Round8 |RD1=First round |RD2=Semi-finals |RD3=Final |byes=y <!--Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 --> <!-- first-round --> | |{{bd|USA}}| |Bye| |February 1967 – Kingston|{{bd|THA}}||'''{{bd|JAM}}'''|'''w/o''' | |{{bd|MEX|1934}}| |Bye| | |Bye| |{{bd|CAN}}| <!-- semi-finals --> |25 February 1967 – New Orleans|'''{{bd|USA}}'''|'''9'''|{{bd|JAM}}|0 |11 February 1967 – Mexico City|{{bd|MEX|1934}}|0|'''{{bd|CAN}}'''|'''9''' <!-- final --> |18 March 1967 – Manhattan Beach|'''{{bd|USA}}'''|'''5'''|{{bd|CAN}}|4}}}}</onlyinclude>
=== First round === The first round match between Jamaica and Thailand was cancelled after Thailand pulled out of the competition due to financial problems.<ref>{{cite news |date=6 February 1967 |title=Piala Thomas |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/beritaharian19670206-1.2.91 |access-date=6 July 2024 |newspaper=Berita Harian |page=8 |language=ms |via=NewspaperSG}}</ref> Therefore, Jamaica automatically qualified for the next round.<ref>{{cite news |date=7 February 1967 |title=Piala Thomas: Thailand tarek diri tahun ini |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/beritaharian19670207-1.2.77 |access-date=6 July 2024 |newspaper=Berita Harian |page=11 |language=ms |via=NewspaperSG}}</ref>
=== Semi-finals === {{Badmintonbox |team1=Canada |team2=Mexico |var2=1934 |venue= Vancouver, Canada |date= 11–12 February 1967<br/><ref>{{cite news |date=13 February 1967 |title=Canada Badminton Team Wins |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=t58tAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA45 |access-date=6 July 2024 |newspaper=The Montreal Gazette |page=45 |language=en}}</ref> |score1=9 |score2=0 |R1={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1='''Jamie Paulson''' | | | |T2P1=Antonio Rangel | | | }} |R2={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1='''Wayne Macdonnell''' | | | |T2P1=Gustavo Hernández | | | }} |R3={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1='''Edward Paterson''' |T1P2='''Rolf Paterson''' | | | |T2P1=Gustavo Hernández |T2P2=Manuel Ordorica | | | }} |R4={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1='''James Carnwath''' |T1P2='''Bruce Rollick''' | | | |T2P1=Oscar Lujan |T2P2=Antonio Rangel | | | }} |R5={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Wayne Macdonnell |12 |15 |15 |T2P1=Antonio Rangel |15 |6 |8 }} |R6={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Jamie Paulson |15 |15 | |T2P1=Gustavo Hernández |4 |2 | }} |R7={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Bruce Rollick |15 |15 | |T2P1=Oscar Lujan |8 |9 | }} |R8={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Edward Paterson |T1P2=Rolf Paterson |15 |15 | |T2P1=Oscar Lujan |T2P2=Antonio Rangel |5 |6 | }} |R9={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=James Carnwath |T1P2=Bruce Rollick |18 |15 | |T2P1=Gustavo Hernández |T2P2=Manuel Ordorica |15 |3 | }} }}
{{Badmintonbox |team1=United States |team2=Jamaica |venue= New Orleans, United States |date= 25–26 February 1967<br/><ref>{{cite news |date=16 March 1967 |title=Badminton playdowns begin this weekend |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=WjVgAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA17 |access-date=7 July 2024 |newspaper=Saskatoon Star-Phoenix |page=17 |language=en |via=NewspaperSG}}</ref> |score1=9 |score2=0 |R1={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1='''Stan Hales''' | | | |T2P1=Anthony Garcia | | | }} |R2={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1='''Jim Poole''' | | | |T2P1=Keith Palmer | | | }} |R3={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1='''Thomas Carmichael''' |T1P2='''Larry Saben''' | | | |T2P1=Anthony Garcia |T2P2=Richard Roberts | | | }} |R4={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1='''Richard Gorman''' |T1P2='''Stan Hales''' | | | |T2P1=Douglas Bennett |T2P2=Keith Palmer | | | }} |R5={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1='''Jim Poole''' | | | |T2P1=Keith Palmer | | | }} |R6={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1='''Stan Hales''' | | | |T2P1=Anthony Garcia | | | }} |R7={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1='''Ray Park''' | | | |T2P1=Richard Roberts | | | }} |R8={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1='''Richard Gorman''' |T1P2='''Stan Hales''' | | | |T2P1=Douglas Bennett |T2P2=Keith Palmer | | | }} |R9={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1='''Thomas Carmichael''' |T1P2='''Larry Saben''' | | | |T2P1=Anthony Garcia |T2P2=Richard Roberts | | | }} }}
=== Final === {{Badmintonbox |team1=United States |team2=Canada |venue= Manhattan Beach, United States |date= 18–19 March 1967<br/><ref>{{cite news |date=18 March 1967 |title=Poolers Play Us. Margin Over Canada |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=NjY_AAAAIBAJ&pg=PA24 |access-date=7 July 2024 |newspaper=The Windsor Star |page=24 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=20 March 1967 |title=Us Ousts Young Canucks From Thomas Cup Playdown |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=K2dkAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA22 |access-date=7 July 2024 |newspaper=The Calgary Herald |page=22 |language=en}}</ref> |score1=5 |score2=4 |R1={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Stan Hales |5 |11 | |T2P1=Jamie Paulson |15 |15 | }} |R2={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Jim Poole |15 |15 | |T2P1=Wayne Macdonnell |1 |9 | }} |R3={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Donald C. Paup |T1P2=Jim Poole |15 |15 | |T2P1=Yves Paré |T2P2=Jamie Paulson |6 |6 | }} |R4={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Joey Alston |T1P2=Thomas Carmichael |3 |15 |15 |T2P1=Wayne Macdonnell |T2P2=Rolf Paterson |15 |12 |12 }} |R5={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Jim Poole |15 |15 | |T2P1=Jamie Paulson |6 |8 | }} |R6={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Stan Hales |10 |5 | |T2P1=Wayne Macdonnell |15 |15 | }} |R7={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Ray Park |4 |3 | |T2P1=Lane Bickel |15 |15 | }} |R8={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Joey Alston |T1P2=Thomas Carmichael |8 |14 | |T2P1=Yves Paré |T2P2=Jamie Paulson |15 |17 | }} |R9={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Donald C. Paup |T1P2=Jim Poole |15 |18 | |T2P1=Wayne Macdonnell |T2P2=Rolf Paterson |2 |16 | }} }}
==European Zone== === Bracket === <onlyinclude>{{#invoke:transcludable section|main|section=Bracket|text={{Round16 |RD1=First round |RD2=Second round |RD3=Semi-finals |RD4=Final |byes=y |3rdplace=no <!--Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 --> <!-- first-round --> | |{{bd|DEN}}| |Bye| | |Bye| |Bye| |26 November 1966 – Hanover|'''{{bd|SWE}}'''|'''6'''|{{bd|FRG}}|3 |2 December 1966 – Belfast|'''{{bd|IRL}}'''|'''7'''|{{bd|NOR}}|2 |December 1966 – East Berlin|{{bd|GDR}}| |'''{{bd|RSA|1928}}'''|'''w/o''' |9 November 1966 – Ayr|'''{{bd|SCO}}'''|'''7'''|{{bd|NED}}|2 | |Bye| |Bye| | |Bye| |{{bd|ENG}}| <!-- second-round --> ||{{bd|DEN}}||Bye| |25 January 1967 – Malmö|'''{{bd|SWE}}'''|'''9'''|{{bd|IRL}}|0 |27 January 1967 – Dunfermline|'''{{bd|RSA|1928}}'''|'''6'''|{{bd|SCO}}|3 ||Bye||{{bd|ENG}}| <!-- semi-finals --> |22 February 1967 – Malmö|'''{{bd|DEN}}'''|'''5'''|{{bd|SWE}}|4 |19 February 1967 – Wallasey|'''{{bd|RSA|1928}}'''|'''6'''|{{bd|ENG}}|3 <!-- final --> |21 March 1967 – Copenhagen|'''{{bd|DEN}}'''|'''8'''|{{bd|RSA|1928}}|1}}}}</onlyinclude>
=== First round === {{Badmintonbox |team1=Sweden |team2=West Germany |venue= Hanover, West Germany |date= 26–27 November 1966<br/><ref>Badminton Rundschau 10 (1967), p. 1</ref> |score1=6 |score2=3 |R1={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Sture Johnsson|9 |15 |15 |T2P1=Wolfgang Bochow |15 |3 |13 }} |R2={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Kurt Johnsson |15 |15 | |T2P1=Franz Beinvogl |10 |4 | }} |R3={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Willy Lund |T1P2=Göran Wahlqvist |15 |18 | |T2P1=Wolfgang Bochow |T2P2=Friedhelm Wulff |11 |14 | }} |R4={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Kurt Johnsson |T1P2=Sture Johnsson |9 |6 | |T2P1=Franz Beinvogl |T2P2=Willi Braun |15 |15 | }} |R5={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Kurt Johnsson |8 |4 | |T2P1=Wolfgang Bochow |15 |15 | }} |R6={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Sture Johnsson |15 |15 | |T2P1=Franz Beinvogl |6 |6 | }} |R7={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Willy Lund |15 |15 | |T2P1=Willi Braun |8 |12 | }} |R8={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Kurt Johnsson |T1P2=Sture Johnsson |10 |5 | |T2P1=Wolfgang Bochow |T2P2=Friedhelm Wulff |15 |15 | }} |R9={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Willy Lund |T1P2=Göran Wahlqvist |15 |18 | |T2P1=Franz Beinvogl |T2P2=Willi Braun |2 |13 | }} }}
{{Badmintonbox |team1=Ireland |team2=Norway |venue= Belfast, Northern Ireland |date= 2–3 December 1966<br/><ref>{{cite news |date=5 December 1966 |title=Irland slo Norge 7-2 i Thomas Cups 1. runde |url=https://www.nb.no/items/4f26ee6c9dcdd1f61e6852c1d7ac73f6?page=3 |access-date=5 July 2024 |newspaper=Sandefjords Blad |page=4 |language=no |via=National Library of Norway}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=5 December 1966 |title=Norway are crushed |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0005119/19661205/260/0012 |url-access=registration |access-date=5 July 2024 |newspaper=Belfast News Letter |page=12 |language=en |via=British Newspaper Archive}}</ref> |score1=7 |score2=2 |R1={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Winston Wilkinson |9 |12 | |T2P1=Harald Nettli |15 |15 | }} |R2={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Robert Harris |15 |15 | |T2P1=Hans Sperre |11 |12 | }} |R3={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Samuel Blair |T1P2=Winston Wilkinson |15 |15 | |T2P1=Jan Holtnæs |T2P2=Pål Øian |5 |1 | }} |R4={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Maurice Adamson |T1P2=Kenneth Carlisle |15 |18 | |T2P1=Arne Hagene |T2P2=Hans Sperre |11 |16 | }} |R5={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Robert Harris|15 |9 |7 |T2P1=Harald Nettli |7 |15 |15 }} |R6={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Winston Wilkinson |8 |15 |15 |T2P1=Hans Sperre |15 |4 |8 }} |R7={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Peter Moore |15 |8 |15 |T2P1=Arne Hagene |9 |15 |11 }} |R8={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Samuel Blair |T1P2=Winston Wilkinson |15 |15 | |T2P1=Harald Nettli |T2P2=Hans Sperre |1 |5 | }} |R9={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Maurice Adamson |T1P2=Kenneth Carlisle |15 |15 | |T2P1=Arne Hagene |T2P2=Pål Øian |13 |12 | }} }}
{{Badmintonbox |team1=Scotland |team2=Netherlands |venue= Ayr, Scotland |date= 9–10 November 1966<br/><ref>{{cite news |date=10 November 1966 |title=Scots win impressively at badminton |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/19661110/385/0018 |url-access=registration |access-date=5 July 2024 |newspaper=The Scotsman |page=18 |language=en |via=British Newspaper Archive}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=11 November 1966 |title=Thomas Cup win for Scotland |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/BL/0000540/19661111/416/0017 |url-access=registration |access-date=5 July 2024 |newspaper=The Scotsman |page=17 |language=en |via=British Newspaper Archive}}</ref> |score1=7 |score2=2 |R1={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Robert S. McCoig|15 |15 | |T2P1=Huub van Ginneken |4 |4 | }} |R2={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Jim Sydie |15 |15 | |T2P1=Herman Leidelmeijer |6 |5 | }} |R3={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Mac Henderson |T1P2=Robert S. McCoig |15 |15 | |T2P1=Ruud van Ginneken |T2P2=Herman Leidelmeijer |2 |6 | }} |R4={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Ian Hume |T1P2=Robert Fowlis |17 |15 |15 |T2P1=Huub van Ginneken |T2P2=Leo Kountul |18 |8 |3 }} |R5={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Jim Sydie |11 |13 | |T2P1=Huub van Ginneken |15 |15 | }} |R6={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Nicol McCloy |14 |15 |3 |T2P1=Ruud van Ginneken |18 |12 |15 }} |R7={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Robert S. McCoig |15 |15 | |T2P1=Herman Leidelmeijer |10 |3 | }} |R8={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Mac Henderson |T1P2=Robert S. McCoig |15 |15 | |T2P1=Huub van Ginneken |T2P2=Leo Kountul |12 |5 | }} |R9={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Ian Hume |T1P2=Robert Fowlis |15 |15 | |T2P1=Ruud van Ginneken |T2P2=Herman Leidelmeijer |10 |3 | }} }}
===Second round=== {{Badmintonbox |team1=Sweden |team2=Ireland |venue= Malmö, Sweden |date= 25–26 January 1967<br/><ref>{{cite news |date=29 January 1967 |title=Malmö: Thomas Cup: Sverige—Irland 9—0, Kvartsfinal |url=https://tidningar.kb.se/q829x7r22kt3bzm/part/2/page/11 |access-date=24 June 2024 |newspaper=Dagens Nyheter |page=11 |language=sv}}</ref> |score1=9 |score2=0 |R1={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Sture Johnsson|15 |15 | |T2P1=John McCloy |5 |5 | }} |R2={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Kurt Johnsson |15 |15 | |T2P1=Robert Harris |0 |1 | }} |R3={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Berndt Dahlberg |T1P2=Sture Johnsson |15 |15 | |T2P1=Maurice Adamson |T2P2=Samuel Blair |3 |12 | }} |R4={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Willy Lund |T1P2=Göran Wahlqvist |15 |10 |15 |T2P1=Kenneth Carlisle |T2P2=John McCloy |8 |15 |0 }} |R5={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Kurt Johnsson |15 |15 | |T2P1=John McCloy |1 |6 | }} |R6={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Sture Johnsson |15 |15 | |T2P1=Robert Harris |3 |1 | }} |R7={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Willy Lund |15 |15 | |T2P1=Peter Moore |1 |9 | }} |R8={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Berndt Dahlberg |T1P2=Sture Johnsson |15 |14 |15 |T2P1=Kenneth Carlisle |T2P2=John McCloy |8 |18 |11 }} |R9={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Willy Lund |T1P2=Göran Wahlqvist |15 |15 | |T2P1=Maurice Adamson |T2P2=Samuel Blair |7 |12 | }} }}
{{Badmintonbox |team1=Scotland |team2=South Africa |var2=1928 |venue= Dunfermline, Scotland |date= 27–28 January 1967<br/><ref>{{cite news |date=28 January 1967 |title=Thomas Cup tie evenly poised |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000578/19670128/255/0012 |url-access=registration |access-date=5 July 2024 |newspaper=Aberdeen Press and Journal |page=12 |language=en |via=British Newspaper Archive}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=30 January 1967 |title=Flockhart's tenacious display |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/19670130/194/0011 |url-access=registration |access-date=5 July 2024 |newspaper=The Scotsman |page=11 |language=en |via=British Newspaper Archive}}</ref> |score1=3 |score2=6 |R1={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Jim Sydie|6 |9 | |T2P1=Alan Parsons |15 |15 | }} |R2={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Robert S. McCoig |18 |15 | |T2P1=William Kerr |16 |12 | }} |R3={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Ian Hume |T1P2=Robert Fowlis |6 |4 | |T2P1=William Kerr |T2P2=Alan Parsons |15 |15 | }} |R4={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Mac Henderson |T1P2=Robert S. McCoig |15 |15 | |T2P1=David Powell |T2P2=René du Toit |4 |8 | }} |R5={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Jim Sydie |7 |3 | |T2P1=William Kerr |15 |15 | }} |R6={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Robert S. McCoig |12 |4 | |T2P1=Alan Parsons |15 |15 | }} |R7={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Adam Flockhart |15 |9 |5 |T2P1=René du Toit |5 |15 |15 }} |R8={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Ian Hume |T1P2=Robert Fowlis |7 |8 | |T2P1=David Powell |T2P2=René du Toit |15 |15 | }} |R9={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Mac Henderson |T1P2=Robert S. McCoig |15 |15 | |T2P1=William Kerr |T2P2=Alan Parsons |10 |4 | }} }}
===Semi-finals=== {{Badmintonbox |team1=England |team2=South Africa |var2=1928 |venue= Wallasey, England |date= 22–23 February 1967<br/><ref>{{cite news |date=23 February 1967 |title=Badminton - S. Africans build a useful lead |url=https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0002135/19670223/622/0024 |url-access=registration |access-date=5 July 2024 |newspaper=Birmingham Daily Post |page=24 |language=en |via=British Newspaper Archive}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=24 February 1967 |title=S. Africa to meet Denmark in final |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AWxAAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA6 |access-date=5 July 2024 |newspaper=The Glasgow Herald |page=6 |language=en}}</ref> |score1=3 |score2=6 |R1={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Roger Mills|7 |15 | |T2P1=René du Toit |15 |18 | }} |R2={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Colin Beacom |11 |1 | |T2P1=Alan Parsons |15 |15 | }} |R3={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=David Horton |T1P2=Roger Mills |15 |18 | |T2P1=William Lightbody |T2P2=René du Toit |13 |17 | }} |R4={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Colin Beacom |T1P2=Anthony Jordan |7 |6 | |T2P1=William Kerr |T2P2=Alan Parsons |15 |15 | }} |R5={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Roger Mills |9 |4 | |T2P1=Alan Parsons |15 |15 | }} |R6={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Ray Sharp |8 |5 | |T2P1=William Kerr |15 |15 | }} |R7={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Colin Beacom |15 |15 | |T2P1=René du Toit |2 |9 | }} |R8={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=David Horton |T1P2=Roger Mills |9 |7 | |T2P1=William Kerr |T2P2=Alan Parsons |15 |15 | }} |R9={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Colin Beacom |T1P2=Anthony Jordan |15 |15 | |T2P1=William Lightbody |T2P2=René du Toit |12 |12 | }} }}
{{Badmintonbox |team1=Denmark |team2=Sweden |venue= Malmö, Sweden |date= 19–20 February 1967<br/><ref>{{cite news |date=19 February 1967 |title=Malmö: Thomas Cup: Sverige—Danmark efter första dagen 2—2 |url=https://tidningar.kb.se/j2vzrn1v0ch5pdx/part/1/page/25 |access-date=6 July 2024 |newspaper=Svenska Dagbladet |page=25 |language=sv}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=29 January 1967 |title=Malmö: Thomas Cup: Sverige—Danmark 4—5, Söndagens Matcher |url=https://tidningar.kb.se/l4x1tq3x5nkgr0c/part/1/page/15 |access-date=6 July 2024 |newspaper=Svenska Dagbladet |page=15 |language=sv}}</ref> |score1=5 |score2=4 |R1={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Erland Kops |12 |15 |6 |T2P1=Sture Johnsson |15 |8 |15 }} |R2={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Tom Bacher |12 |14 | |T2P1=Kurt Johnsson |15 |15 | }} |R3={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Henning Borch |T1P2=Jørgen Mortensen |15 |8 |15 |T2P1=Willy Lund |T2P2=Göran Wahlqvist |7 |15 |11 }} |R4={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Erland Kops |T1P2=Per Walsøe |15 |15 | |T2P1=Bengt-Åke Jönsson |T2P2=Benny Wihlborg |8 |8 | }} |R5={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Tom Bacher |8 |7 | |T2P1=Sture Johnsson |15 |15 | }} |R6={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Erland Kops |15 |15 | |T2P1=Kurt Johnsson |11 |1 | }} |R7={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Elo Hansen |9 |10 | |T2P1=Willy Lund |15 |15 | }} |R8={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Henning Borch |T1P2=Jørgen Mortensen |15 |15 | |T2P1=Bengt-Åke Jönsson |T2P2=Benny Wihlborg |6 |10 | }} |R9={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Erland Kops |T1P2=Per Walsøe |15 |15 | |T2P1=Willy Lund |T2P2=Göran Wahlqvist |7 |11 | }} }}
===Final=== {{Badmintonbox |team1=Denmark |team2=South Africa |var2=1928 |venue= Copenhagen, Denmark |date= 21–22 March 1967<br/><ref>{{cite news |date=22 March 1967 |title=Teh and Yew arrive in Lahore |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19670322-1.2.108.8 |access-date=6 July 2024 |newspaper=The Straits Times |page=19 |language=en |via=NewspaperSG}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=23 March 1967 |title=Denmark sweep to 8-1 win over S. Africa |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19670323-1.2.139 |access-date=6 July 2024 |newspaper=The Straits Times |page=18 |language=en |via=NewspaperSG}}</ref> |score1=8 |score2=1 |R1={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Erland Kops |15 |15 | |T2P1=René du Toit |7 |7 | }} |R2={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Svend Andersen |15 |15 | |T2P1=Alan Parsons |7 |7 | }} |R3={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Henning Borch |T1P2=Jørgen Mortensen |15 |15 | |T2P1=William Lightbody |T2P2=René du Toit |4 |4 | }} |R4={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Svend Andersen |T1P2=Per Walsøe |10 |7 | |T2P1=William Kerr |T2P2=Alan Parsons |15 |15 | }} |R5={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Erland Kops |15 |15 | |T2P1=Alan Parsons |5 |7 | }} |R6={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Svend Andersen |18 |15 | |T2P1=René du Toit |14 |12 | }} |R7={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Tom Bacher |15 |15 | |T2P1=William Kerr |9 |6 | }} |R8={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Svend Andersen |T1P2=Per Walsøe |15 |17 | |T2P1=William Lightbody |T2P2=René du Toit |7 |14 | }} |R9={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Henning Borch |T1P2=Jørgen Mortensen |8 |15 |15 |T2P1=William Kerr |T2P2=Alan Parsons |15 |8 |11 }} }}
== Australasian Zone ==
=== Bracket === <onlyinclude>{{#invoke:transcludable section|main|section=Bracket|text={{Round4 |RD1=Semi-finals |RD2=Final <!--Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 --> <!-- semi-finals --> |26 August 1966 – Dunedin|'''{{bd|JPN|1870}}'''|'''9'''|{{bd|NZL}}|0 ||Bye||{{bd|AUS}}| <!-- final --> |15 September 1966 – Adelaide|'''{{bd|JPN|1870}}'''|'''9'''|{{bd|AUS}}|0}}}}</onlyinclude>
=== Semi-finals === {{Badmintonbox |team1=Japan |var1=1870 |team2=New Zealand |venue= Dunedin, New Zealand |date= 26–27 August 1966<br/><ref>{{cite news |date=28 August 1966 |title=Japan sweep NZ 9-0 in Thomas Cup |url=https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19660828-1.2.62.23 |access-date=6 July 2024 |newspaper=The Straits Times |page=19 |language=en |via=NewspaperSG}}</ref> |score1=9 |score2=0 |R1={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Masao Akiyama |15 |15 | |T2P1=Richard Purser |7 |8 | }} |R2={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Ippei Kojima |15 |15 | |T2P1=Don Higgins |8 |4 | }} |R3={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Takeshi Miyanaga |T1P2=Eiichi Sakai |15 |15 | |T2P1=Don Higgins |T2P2=Richard Purser |6 |4 | }} |R4={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Takeshi Anzawa |T1P2=Yoshinori Itagaki |15 |15 | |T2P1=Leighton Bristol |T2P2=Grenville Hinton |11 |4 | }} |R5={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Ippei Kojima |15 |15 | |T2P1=Richard Purser |9 |5 | }} |R6={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Masao Akiyama |15 |15 | |T2P1=Don Higgins |7 |10 | }} |R7={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Yoshinori Itagaki |15 |15 | |T2P1=John Compton |9 |0 | }} |R8={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Takeshi Miyanaga |T1P2=Eiichi Sakai |15 |15 | |T2P1=Leighton Bristol |T2P2=Grenville Hinton |7 |3 | }} |R9={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Takeshi Anzawa |T1P2=Yoshinori Itagaki |15 |15 | |T2P1=Don Higgins |T2P2=Richard Purser |12 |14 | }} }}
=== Final === {{Badmintonbox |team1=Japan |var1=1870 |team2=Australia |venue= Adelaide, Australia |date= 15–16 September 1966<br/><ref>{{cite news |date=17 September 1966 |title=Japan in finals |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/106936256 |access-date=6 July 2024 |newspaper=The Canberra Times |page=31 |language=en |via=Trove}}</ref> |score1=9 |score2=0 |R1={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Ippei Kojima |15 |15 | |T2P1=George Robotham |3 |3 | }} |R2={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Masao Akiyama |15 |15 | |T2P1=Andrew Ong |1 |4 | }} |R3={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Takeshi Miyanaga |T1P2=Eiichi Sakai |12 |15 |15 |T2P1=Graham Nelson |T2P2=Andrew Ong |15 |7 |1 }} |R4={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Takeshi Anzawa |T1P2=Yoshinori Itagaki |15 |15 | |T2P1=Greg Pedler |T2P2=George Robotham |9 |7 | }} |R5={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Takeshi Miyanaga |15 |15 | |T2P1=Greg Pedler |2 |1 | }} |R6={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Masao Akiyama |15 |15 | |T2P1=George Robotham |5 |5 | }} |R7={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Ippei Kojima |15 |15 | |T2P1=Andrew Ong |4 |7 | }} |R8={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Takeshi Miyanaga |T1P2=Eiichi Sakai |15 |15 | |T2P1=Chris Hardwick |T2P2=Greg Pedler |1 |10 | }} |R9={{BadmintonMatch |T1P1=Takeshi Anzawa |T1P2=Yoshinori Itagaki |15 |15 | |T2P1=Graham Nelson |T2P2=Andrew Ong |5 |9 | }} }}
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