# 2018 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III

The Asia/Oceania Zone was the unique zone within Group 3 of the regional Davis Cup competition in 2018. The zone's competition was held in round robin format in Hanoi, Vietnam, from 2 to 7 April 2018. The two winning nations won promotion to Group II, Asia/Oceania Zone, for 2019.

## Participating nations

* Cambodia
* Jordan
* Kuwait
* Malaysia
* Pacific Oceania
* Qatar
* Saudi Arabia
* Syria
* Vietnam (Host)

## Draw

Date: 2–7 April, 2018
Location: Mỹ Đình Sports Complex, Hanoi, Vietnam (indoor hard)
Format: Round-robin basis. One pool of 4 teams (Pool A) and one pool of 5 teams (Pool B). The winner of Pool A will play-off against the runner-up of Pool B and the winner of Pool B will play-off against the runner-up of Pool A to determine which two nations will be promoted to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 2019.

### Seeding

| Pot | Nation | Rank$^1$ | Seed |
| 1 | Vietnam | 67 | 1 |
| 1 | Kuwait | 73 | 2 |
| 2 | Qatar | 86 | 3 |
| 2 | Malaysia | 91 | 4 |
| 3 | Syria | 92 | 5 |
| 3 | Pacific Oceania | 93 | 6 |
| 4 | Jordan | 99 | 7 |
| 4 | Cambodia | 103 | 8 |
| 4 | Saudi Arabia | 114 | 9 |
* $^1$Davis Cup Rankings as of 5 February 2018

### Draw
#### Pool A

| | | VIE | MAS | CAM | POC | RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings |
| 1 | Vietnam | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 17–3 (85%) | 113–48 (70%) | 1 |
| 4 | Malaysia | 0–3 | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 12–9 (57%) | 103–95 (52%) | 2 |
| 8 | Cambodia | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 1–2 | 6–15 (29%) | 77–112 (41%) | 3 |
| 6 | Pacific Oceania | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 0–3 | 7–15 (32%) | 83–121 (41%) | 4 |

#### Pool B

| | | KUW | QAT | SYR | JOR | KSA | RR W–L | Set W–L | Game W–L | Standings |
| 2 | Kuwait | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–0 | 20–5 (80%) | 144–90 (62%) | 1 |
| 3 | Qatar | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–1 | 19–8 (70%) | 145–102 (59%) | 2 |
| 5 | Syria | 1–2 | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–2 | 12–16 (43%) | 113–139 (45%) | 3 |
| 7 | Jordan | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 1–3 | 12–16 (43%) | 126–128 (50%) | 4 |
| 9 | Saudi Arabia | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | | 0–4 | 5–23 (18%) | 87–156 (36%) | 5 |
Standings are determined by: 1. number of wins; 2. number of matches; 3. in two-team ties, head-to-head records; 4. in three-team ties, (a) percentage of sets won (head-to-head records if two teams remain tied), then (b) percentage of games won (head-to-head records if two teams remain tied), then (c) Davis Cup rankings.

### Playoffs

| Placing | A Team | Score | B Team |
| Promotional | Vietnam | 3–0 | Qatar |
| Promotional | Malaysia | 0–2 | Kuwait |
| 5th | — | — | Syria |
| Relegation | Cambodia | 0–3 | Saudi Arabia |
| Relegation | Pacific Oceania | 2–1 | Jordan |
* Vietnam and Kuwait promoted to Group II in 2019.
* Cambodia and Jordan relegated to Group IV in 2019.

## Round Robin
### Pool A
#### Vietnam vs. Pacific Oceania

| Vietnam 2 | Mỹ Đình Sports Complex, Hanoi, Vietnam 3 April Hard (indoor) | Mỹ Đình Sports Complex, Hanoi, Vietnam 3 April Hard (indoor) | Pacific Oceania 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Trịnh Linh Giang Heve Kelley 6 0 6 2     2 Lý Hoàng Nam Matthew Stubbings 6 3 6 1     3 Phạm Minh Tuấn / Lê Quốc Khánh Brett Baudinet / Colin Sinclair 6 1 3 6 3 6 ||||

#### Malaysia vs. Cambodia

| Malaysia 3 | Mỹ Đình Sports Complex, Hanoi, Vietnam 3 April Hard (indoor) | Mỹ Đình Sports Complex, Hanoi, Vietnam 3 April Hard (indoor) | Cambodia 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Ahmed Deedat Abdul Razak Kim Delton 6 1 6 2     2 Christian Didier Chin Bun Kenny 7 5 3 6 7$^8$ 6$^6$   3 Syed Mohd Agil Syed Naguib / Muhammad-Ashaari bin Zainal-Abidin Kim Delton / Mam Phalkun 6 3 6 2 ||||

#### Vietnam vs. Cambodia

| Vietnam 3 | Mỹ Đình Sports Complex, Hanoi, Vietnam 4 April Hard (indoor) | Mỹ Đình Sports Complex, Hanoi, Vietnam 4 April Hard (indoor) | Cambodia 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Trịnh Linh Giang Kim Delton 6 0 6 1     2 Lý Hoàng Nam Long Samneang 6 1 6 1     3 Phạm Minh Tuấn / Lê Quốc Khánh Kim Delton / Mam Phalkun 6 1 6 4 ||||

#### Malaysia vs. Pacific Oceania

| Malaysia 2 | Mỹ Đình Sports Complex, Hanoi, Vietnam 4 April Hard (indoor) | Mỹ Đình Sports Complex, Hanoi, Vietnam 4 April Hard (indoor) | Pacific Oceania 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Ahmed Deedat Abdul Razak Matthew Stubbings 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 7 5     2 Christian Didier Chin Colin Sinclair 6 3 6 2     3 Syed Mohd Agil Syed Naguib / Muhammad-Ashaari bin Zainal-Abidin Brett Baudinet / Matthew Stubbings 5 7 6 0 4 6 ||||

#### Vietnam vs. Malaysia

| Vietnam 3 | Mỹ Đình Sports Complex, Hanoi, Vietnam 5 April Hard (indoor) | Mỹ Đình Sports Complex, Hanoi, Vietnam 5 April Hard (indoor) | Malaysia 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Trịnh Linh Giang Christian Didier Chin 6 4 6 0     2 Lý Hoàng Nam Muhammad-Ashaari bin Zainal-Abidin 6 0 6 1     3 Phạm Minh Tuấn / Lê Quốc Khánh Ahmed Deedat Abdul Razak / Syed Mohd Agil Syed Naguib 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 4 6 6 4 ||||

#### Pacific Oceania vs. Cambodia

| Pacific Oceania 1 | Mỹ Đình Sports Complex, Hanoi, Vietnam 5 April Hard (indoor) | Mỹ Đình Sports Complex, Hanoi, Vietnam 5 April Hard (indoor) | Cambodia 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Heve Kelley Kim Delton 7 5 2 6 4 6   2 Matthew Stubbings Long Samneang 4 6 0 6     3 Brett Baudinet / Heve Kelley Long Samneang / Mam Phalkun 6$^3$ 7$^7$ 6 4 6 4 ||||

### Pool B
#### Kuwait vs. Jordan

| Kuwait 3 | Mỹ Đình Sports Complex, Hanoi, Vietnam 2 April Hard (indoor) | Mỹ Đình Sports Complex, Hanoi, Vietnam 2 April Hard (indoor) | Jordan 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Mohammad Ghareeb Mousa Alkotop 6 4 6 2     2 Abdullah Maqdes Seif Adas 7$^7$ 6$^1$ 6 3     3 Mohammad Ghareeb / Abdullah Maqdes Hamzeh Al-Aswad / Mousa Alkotop 6 3 6 2 ||||

#### Qatar vs. Syria

| Qatar 3 | Mỹ Đình Sports Complex, Hanoi, Vietnam 2 April Hard (indoor) | Mỹ Đình Sports Complex, Hanoi, Vietnam 2 April Hard (indoor) | Syria 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Jabor Al-Mutawa Rabee Sleem 6 1 6 2     2 Mubarak Shannan Zayid Yacoub Makzoume 6 2 2 6 6 3   3 Issa Shanan Al Harrasi / Mousa Shanan Zayed Yacoub Makzoume / Rabee Sleem 6 4 7$^7$ 6$^3$ ||||

#### Kuwait vs. Saudi Arabia

| Kuwait 3 | Mỹ Đình Sports Complex, Hanoi, Vietnam 3 April Hard (indoor) | Mỹ Đình Sports Complex, Hanoi, Vietnam 3 April Hard (indoor) | Saudi Arabia 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Mohammad Ghareeb Saud Alhaqbani 7 5 6 1     2 Abdullah Maqdes Ammar Alhaqbani 3 6 6 4 6 1   3 Mohammed Ghareeb / Abdullah Maqdes Fahad Al Saad / Faisal Alrebdi 6 3 6 4 ||||

#### Qatar vs. Jordan

| Qatar 2 | Mỹ Đình Sports Complex, Hanoi, Vietnam 3 April Hard (indoor) | Mỹ Đình Sports Complex, Hanoi, Vietnam 3 April Hard (indoor) | Jordan 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Jabor Al-Mutawa Mousa Alkotop 4 6 6 2 6 3   2 Mubarak Shannan Zayid Seif Adas 6 2 6 4     3 Issa Shanan Al Harrasi / Mousa Shanan Zayed Hamzeh Al-Aswad / Mousa Alkotop 5 7 6 4 6$^2$ 7$^7$ ||||

#### Kuwait vs. Qatar

| Kuwait 2 | Mỹ Đình Sports Complex, Hanoi, Vietnam 4 April Hard (indoor) | Mỹ Đình Sports Complex, Hanoi, Vietnam 4 April Hard (indoor) | Qatar 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Mohammad Ghareeb Mousa Shanan Zayed 7 5 6 0     2 Abdullah Maqdes Mubarak Shannan Zayid 6$^1$ 7$^7$ 2 6     3 Mohammed Ghareeb / Abdullah Maqdes Mousa Shanan Zayed / Mubarak Shannan Zayid 6 2 7 5 ||||

#### Syria vs. Saudi Arabia

| Syria 2 | Mỹ Đình Sports Complex, Hanoi, Vietnam 4 April Hard (indoor) | Mỹ Đình Sports Complex, Hanoi, Vietnam 4 April Hard (indoor) | Saudi Arabia 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Rabee Sleem Faisal Alrebdi 6 4 6 4     2 Yacoub Makzoume Ammar Alhaqbani 5 7 6 2 3 6   3 Yacoub Makzoume / Rabee Sleem Fahad Al Saad / Ammar Alhaqbani 6 4 3 6 6 2 ||||

#### Kuwait vs. Syria

| Kuwait 2 | Mỹ Đình Sports Complex, Hanoi, Vietnam 5 April Hard (indoor) | Mỹ Đình Sports Complex, Hanoi, Vietnam 5 April Hard (indoor) | Syria 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Mohammad Ghareeb Rabee Sleem 6 1 6 3     2 Abdullah Maqdes Yacoub Makzoume 5 7 4 6     3 Mohammad Ghareeb / Abdullah Maqdes Yacoub Makzoume / Rabee Sleem 6 3 6 1 ||||

#### Jordan vs. Saudi Arabia

| Jordan 3 | Mỹ Đình Sports Complex, Hanoi, Vietnam 5 April Hard (indoor) | Mỹ Đình Sports Complex, Hanoi, Vietnam 5 April Hard (indoor) | Saudi Arabia 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Mousa Alkotop Saud Alhaqbani 6 0 6 1     2 Seif Adas Ammar Alhaqbani 6 4 3 6 6 4   3 Hamzeh Al-Aswad / Mousa Alkotop Faisal Alrebdi / Saud Alhaqbani 6 2 6 2 ||||

#### Qatar vs. Saudi Arabia

| Qatar 3 | Mỹ Đình Sports Complex, Hanoi, Vietnam 6 April Hard (indoor) | Mỹ Đình Sports Complex, Hanoi, Vietnam 6 April Hard (indoor) | Saudi Arabia 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Jabor Al-Mutawa Saud Alhaqbani 6 4 6 2     2 Mubarak Shannan Zayid Fahad Al Saad 6 2 6 1     3 Issa Shanan Al Harrasi / Mousa Shanan Zayed Fahad Al Saad / Faisal Alrebdi       w/o ||||

#### Syria vs. Jordan

| Syria 2 | Mỹ Đình Sports Complex, Hanoi, Vietnam 6 April Hard (indoor) | Mỹ Đình Sports Complex, Hanoi, Vietnam 6 April Hard (indoor) | Jordan 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Rabee Sleem Mousa Alkotop 0 6 0 6     2 Yacoub Makzoume Seif Adas 6 3 6 3     3 Yacoub Makzoume / Rabee Sleem Hamzeh Al-Aswad / Mousa Alkotop 6 4 3 6 6 4 ||||

## Play-offs
### Promotional play-offs
#### Vietnam vs. Qatar

| Vietnam 3 | Mỹ Đình Sports Complex, Hanoi, Vietnam 7 April Hard (indoor) | Mỹ Đình Sports Complex, Hanoi, Vietnam 7 April Hard (indoor) | Qatar 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Trịnh Linh Giang Jabor Al-Mutawa 6 4 7 5     2 Lý Hoàng Nam Mubarak Shannan Zayid 6 4 7$^7$ 6$^2$     3 Phạm Minh Tuấn / Lê Quốc Khánh Issa Shanan Al Harrasi / Mousa Shanan Zayed 6 3 6 2 ||||

#### Malaysia vs. Kuwait

| Malaysia 0 | Mỹ Đình Sports Complex, Hanoi, Vietnam 7 April Hard (indoor) | Mỹ Đình Sports Complex, Hanoi, Vietnam 7 April Hard (indoor) | Kuwait 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Syed Mohd Agil Syed Naguib Mohammad Ghareeb 3 6 3 6     2 Christian Didier Chin Abdullah Maqdes 6 3 3 6 5 7   3 Muhammad-Ashaari bin Zainal-Abidin / Syed Mohd Agil Syed Naguib Mohammad Ghareeb / Abdullah Maqdes       not played ||||

### Relegation play-offs
#### Cambodia vs. Saudi Arabia

| Cambodia 0 | Mỹ Đình Sports Complex, Hanoi, Vietnam 7 April Hard (indoor) | Mỹ Đình Sports Complex, Hanoi, Vietnam 7 April Hard (indoor) | Saudi Arabia 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Kim Delton Saud Alhaqbani 6 4 1 6 2 6   2 Long Samneang Ammar Alhaqbani 1 6 2 6     3 Long Samneang / Mam Phalkun Ammar Alhaqbani / Saud Alhaqbani        w/o ||||

#### Jordan vs. Pacific Oceania

| Jordan 1 | Mỹ Đình Sports Complex, Hanoi, Vietnam 7 April Hard (indoor) | Mỹ Đình Sports Complex, Hanoi, Vietnam 7 April Hard (indoor) | Pacific Oceania 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Mousa Alkotop Heve Kelley 6 3 6 1     2 Seif Adas Matthew Stubbings 5 7 2 6     3 Hamzeh Al-Aswad / Mousa Alkotop Brett Baudinet / Matthew Stubbings 6 2 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 4 6 ||||