# 1976 Thomas Cup qualification

The qualifying process for the 1976 Thomas Cup took place from 26 September 1975 to 3 April 1976 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 Bangkok.
Indonesia were the champions of the last Thomas Cup, therefore the team automatically qualified for the inter-zone play-offs. Thailand also qualified for the final tournament as hosts.

### Qualified teams

| Country | Qualified as | Qualified on | Final appearance |
| Thailand | 1976 Thomas Cup hosts | 13 July 1975 | 5th |
| Indonesia | 1973 Thomas Cup winners | 3 June 1973 | 7th |
| Malaysia | Asian Zone winners | 3 April 1976 | 8th |
| Denmark | European Zone winners | 21 March 1976 | 10th |
| Canada | American Zone winners | 15 February 1976 | 3rd |
| New Zealand | Australasian Zone winners | 27 September 1975 | 2nd |

## Asian Zone
### Bracket

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| Hong Kong | | | | | | |
| Hong Kong | | 20 September 1975 – Tokyo | 20 September 1975 – Tokyo | | | | |
| Bye | | 20 September 1975 – Tokyo | 20 September 1975 – Tokyo | | | |
| Bye | | Hong Kong | 0 | | | |
| | | Japan | 9 | | | |
| Japan | | Japan | 9 | | | |
| Japan | | | | 24 January 1976 – Tokyo | 24 January 1976 – Tokyo | | |
| Bye | | | | 24 January 1976 – Tokyo | 24 January 1976 – Tokyo | |
| Bye | | | | Japan | 9 | |
| | | | | South Korea | 0 | |
| South Korea | | | | South Korea | 0 | |
| Bye | | | | | | |
| Bye | | South Korea | | | | |
| | | Bye | | | | |
| Bye | | Bye | | | | |
| Bye | | | | | | | 2 April 1976 – Kuala Lumpur | 2 April 1976 – Kuala Lumpur |
| Bye | | | | | | | 2 April 1976 – Kuala Lumpur | 2 April 1976 – Kuala Lumpur |
| Bye | | | | | | | Japan | 3 |
| July 1975 | July 1975 | | | | | | | Japan | 3 |
| July 1975 | July 1975 | | | | | | Malaysia | 6 |
| Pakistan | w/o | | | | | | Malaysia | 6 |
| Pakistan | w/o | 29 November 1975 – Lahore | 29 November 1975 – Lahore | | | | | |
| Burma | | 29 November 1975 – Lahore | 29 November 1975 – Lahore | | | | | |
| Burma | | Pakistan | 4 | | | | | |
| | | India | 5 | | | | | |
| India | | India | 5 | | | | | |
| India | | | | 14 February 1976 – Ludhiana | 14 February 1976 – Ludhiana | | | | |
| Bye | | | | 14 February 1976 – Ludhiana | 14 February 1976 – Ludhiana | | | |
| Bye | | | | India | 4 | | | |
| 27 August 1975 – Colombo | 27 August 1975 – Colombo | | | | India | 4 | | | |
| 27 August 1975 – Colombo | 27 August 1975 – Colombo | | | Malaysia | 5 | |
| Sri Lanka | 0 | | | Malaysia | 5 | |
| Sri Lanka | 0 | 5 December 1975 – Singapore | 5 December 1975 – Singapore | | | | |
| Singapore | 9 | 5 December 1975 – Singapore | 5 December 1975 – Singapore | | | |
| Singapore | 9 | Singapore | 1 | | | |
| | | Malaysia | 8 | | | |
| Bye | | Malaysia | 8 | | | |
| Malaysia | | | | | | |

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

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 24 January 1976 – Manhattan Beach | 24 January 1976 – Manhattan Beach |
| Canada | 6 |
| Canada | 6 | 14 February 1976 – Mexico City | 14 February 1976 – Mexico City |
| United States | 3 | 14 February 1976 – Mexico City | 14 February 1976 – Mexico City |
| United States | 3 | Canada | 6 |
| 13 December 1975 – Lima | 13 December 1975 – Lima | | Canada | 6 |
| 13 December 1975 – Lima | 13 December 1975 – Lima | Mexico | 3 |
| Mexico | 8 | Mexico | 3 |
| Peru | 1 | | |

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

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Netherlands | | | | | | |
| Netherlands | | 2 December 1975 – Geldrop | 2 December 1975 – Geldrop | | | | |
| Bye | | 2 December 1975 – Geldrop | 2 December 1975 – Geldrop | | | |
| Bye | | Netherlands | 0 | | | |
| 4 November 1975 – Edinburgh | 4 November 1975 – Edinburgh | | Netherlands | 0 | | | |
| 4 November 1975 – Edinburgh | 4 November 1975 – Edinburgh | England | 9 | | | |
| Scotland | 0 | England | 9 | | | |
| Scotland | 0 | | | | 31 January 1976 – Copenhagen | 31 January 1976 – Copenhagen | |
| England | 9 | | | | 31 January 1976 – Copenhagen | 31 January 1976 – Copenhagen |
| England | 9 | | | | England | 3 |
| | | | | | Denmark | 6 |
| Denmark | | | | | Denmark | 6 |
| Bye | | | | | | |
| Bye | | Denmark | | | | |
| | | Bye | | | | |
| Bye | | Bye | | | | |
| Bye | | | | | | | 20 March 1976 – Copenhagen | 20 March 1976 – Copenhagen |
| Bye | | | | | | | 20 March 1976 – Copenhagen | 20 March 1976 – Copenhagen |
| Bye | | | | | | | Denmark | 5 |
| | | | | | | | Sweden | 4 |
| Finland | | | | | | | Sweden | 4 |
| Finland | | 22 November 1975 – Helsinki | 22 November 1975 – Helsinki | | | | | |
| Bye | | 22 November 1975 – Helsinki | 22 November 1975 – Helsinki | | | | | |
| Bye | | Finland | 0 | | | | | |
| | | West Germany | 9 | | | | | |
| West Germany | | West Germany | 9 | | | | | |
| West Germany | | | | | 3 January 1976 – Mariestad | 3 January 1976 – Mariestad | | |
| Bye | | | | | 3 January 1976 – Mariestad | 3 January 1976 – Mariestad | | |
| Bye | | | | | West Germany | 1 | | |
| | | | | | Sweden | 8 |
| Bye | | | | | Sweden | 8 |
| Bye | | | | | | |
| Bye | | Bye | | | | |
| | | Sweden | | | | |
| Bye | | Sweden | | | | |
| Sweden | | | | | | |

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

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| August 1975 – Perth | August 1975 – Perth |
| Australia | w/o |
| Australia | w/o | 26 September 1975 – Hobart | 26 September 1975 – Hobart |
| Iran | | 26 September 1975 – Hobart | 26 September 1975 – Hobart |
| Iran | | Australia | 0 |
| July 1975 | July 1975 | | Australia | 0 |
| July 1975 | July 1975 | New Zealand | 9 |
| New Zealand | w/o | New Zealand | 9 |
| Republic оf China | | | |

### Semi-finals

In August 1975, Australia and Iran were due to compete for a place in the Australasian zone final in Perth but Iran later withdrew from the event. New Zealand also qualified for the Australasian zone final following the withdrawal of the Republic of China.