# 1955 Thomas Cup qualification

The qualifying process for the 1955 Thomas Cup took place from 27 June 1954 to 6 May 1955 to decide the final teams which will play in the final tournament.

## Qualification process

Previously, the qualification process was divided into three regions, the Pacific Zone, the American Zone and the European Zone. More countries competed in qualifying for the Cup, resulting in the process being 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 Singapore.
Malaya were the champions of the last Thomas Cup, therefore the team automatically qualified for the inter-zone play-offs.

### Qualified teams

| Country | Qualified as | Qualified on | Final appearance |
| Malaya | 1952 Thomas Cup winners | 1 June 1952 | 3rd |
| India | Asian Zone winners | 10 April 1955 | 2nd |
| Denmark | European Zone winners | 2 April 1955 | 3rd |
| United States | American Zone winners | 13 March 1955 | 3rd |
| Australia | Australasian Zone winners | 6 May 1955 | 1st |

## Asian Zone
### Bracket

| First round | First round | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| 27 June 1954 – Colombo | 27 June 1954 – Colombo | | | |
| Pakistan | 9 | | | |
| Pakistan | 9 | 20 November 1954 – Karachi | 20 November 1954 – Karachi | | |
| Ceylon | 0 | 20 November 1954 – Karachi | 20 November 1954 – Karachi | |
| Ceylon | 0 | Pakistan | 0 | |
| 30 July 1954 – Bangkok | 30 July 1954 – Bangkok | | Pakistan | 0 | |
| 30 July 1954 – Bangkok | 30 July 1954 – Bangkok | India | 9 | |
| India | 6 | India | 9 | |
| India | 6 | | | | 9 April 1955 – Bombay | 9 April 1955 – Bombay |
| Thailand | 3 | | | | 9 April 1955 – Bombay | 9 April 1955 – Bombay |
| Thailand | 3 | | | | India | 9 |
| August 1954 – Rangoon | August 1954 – Rangoon | | | | | India | 9 |
| August 1954 – Rangoon | August 1954 – Rangoon | | | | Hong Kong | 0 |
| Burma | | | | | Hong Kong | 0 |
| Burma | | 11 November 1954 – Hong Kong | 11 November 1954 – Hong Kong | | | |
| Hong Kong | w/o | 11 November 1954 – Hong Kong | 11 November 1954 – Hong Kong | | | |
| Hong Kong | w/o | Hong Kong | 6 | | | |
| | | Japan | 3 | |
| Japan | | Japan | 3 | |
| Bye | | | | |

### Final
## American Zone
### Bracket

| Final | Final |
| 12 March 1955 – Winnipeg | 12 March 1955 – Winnipeg |
| United States | 5 |
| Canada | 4 |

### Final
## European Zone
### Bracket

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| Sweden | | | | | | |
| Sweden | | 18 December 1954 – Le Havre | 18 December 1954 – Le Havre | | | | |
| Bye | | 18 December 1954 – Le Havre | 18 December 1954 – Le Havre | | | |
| Bye | | Sweden | 9 | | | |
| | | France | 0 | | | |
| France | | France | 0 | | | |
| France | | | | 28 February 1955 – Stoke | 28 February 1955 – Stoke | | |
| Bye | | | | 28 February 1955 – Stoke | 28 February 1955 – Stoke | |
| Bye | | | | Sweden | 7 | |
| 13 November 1954 – Bonn | 13 November 1954 – Bonn | | | | Sweden | 7 | |
| 13 November 1954 – Bonn | 13 November 1954 – Bonn | | | England | 2 | |
| England | 9 | | | England | 2 | |
| England | 9 | November 1954 – Brussels | November 1954 – Brussels | | | | |
| West Germany | 0 | November 1954 – Brussels | November 1954 – Brussels | | | |
| West Germany | 0 | England | w/o | | | |
| | | Belgium | | | | |
| Belgium | | Belgium | | | | |
| Belgium | | | | | | | 1 April 1955 – Stockholm | 1 April 1955 – Stockholm |
| Bye | | | | | | | 1 April 1955 – Stockholm | 1 April 1955 – Stockholm |
| Bye | | | | | | | Denmark | 8 |
| | | | | | | | Sweden | 1 |
| Bye | | | | | | | Sweden | 1 |
| Bye | | 7 December 1954 – Cardiff | 7 December 1954 – Cardiff | | | | | |
| Denmark | | 7 December 1954 – Cardiff | 7 December 1954 – Cardiff | | | | | |
| Denmark | | Denmark | 9 | | | | | |
| | | Wales | 0 | | | | | |
| Bye | | Wales | 0 | | | | | |
| Bye | | | | 10 December 1954 – Dublin | 10 December 1954 – Dublin | | | |
| Wales | | | | 10 December 1954 – Dublin | 10 December 1954 – Dublin | | | |
| Wales | | | | Denmark | 9 | | | |
| | | | | Ireland | 0 | |
| Bye | | | | Ireland | 0 | |
| Bye | | 26 November 1954 – Dunfermline | 26 November 1954 – Dunfermline | | | | |
| Scotland | | 26 November 1954 – Dunfermline | 26 November 1954 – Dunfermline | | | |
| Scotland | | Scotland | 3 | | | |
| | | Ireland | 6 | | | |
| Bye | | Ireland | 6 | | | |
| Ireland | | | | | | |

### Final
## Australasian Zone
### Bracket

| Final | Final |
| 5 May 1955 – Melbourne | 5 May 1955 – Melbourne |
| Australia | 7 |
| New Zealand | 2 |