# 2005 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III

The Group III tournament was held July 13–17, in Victoria Park Tennis Centre, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong, on outdoor hard courts.

## Format

The eight teams were split into two groups and played in a round-robin format. The top two teams of each group advanced to the promotion pool, from which the two top teams were promoted to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 2006. The bottom two teams of each group were placed in the relegation pool, from which the two bottom teams were demoted to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV in 2006.

## Pool A

| | Group A | HKG | MAS | KSA | TJK |
| 1 | Hong Kong (3–0) | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Malaysia (2–1) | 0–3 | | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Saudi Arabia (1–2) | 0–3 | 1–2 | | 2–1 |
| 4 | Tajikistan (0–3) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | |

### Hong Kong vs. Saudi Arabia

| Hong Kong 3 | Victoria Park Tennis Centre, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong 13 July 2005 Hard | Victoria Park Tennis Centre, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong 13 July 2005 Hard | Saudi Arabia 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Martin Sayer Fahad Al Saad 6 2 6 2     2 Yu Hiu Tung Omar Althagib 6 1 6 0     3 Brian Hung / Martin Sayer Fahad Al Saad / Bager Bokhleaf 6 2 6 2 ||||

### Tajikistan vs. Malaysia

| Tajikistan 0 | Victoria Park Tennis Centre, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong 13 July 2005 Hard | Victoria Park Tennis Centre, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong 13 July 2005 Hard | Malaysia 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Mirkhusein Yakhyaev Selvam Veerasingam 1 6 0 6     2 Dilshod Sharifi Si Yew Ming 3 6 5 7     3 Dilshod Sharifi / Mirkhusein Yakhyaev Panthlia-Nikesh Singh / Tan Qi Hao 4 6 1 6 ||||

### Hong Kong vs. Malaysia

| Hong Kong 3 | Victoria Park Tennis Centre, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong 14 July 2005 Hard | Victoria Park Tennis Centre, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong 14 July 2005 Hard | Malaysia 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Wayne Wong Selvam Veerasingam 6$^5$ 7$^7$ 6 3 6 4   2 Yu Hiu Tung Si Yew Ming 3 6 7$^7$ 6$^2$ 7 5   3 Brian Hung / Martin Sayer Panthlia-Nikesh Singh / Tan Qi Hao 6 1 6 1 ||||

### Tajikistan vs. Saudi Arabia

| Tajikistan 1 | Victoria Park Tennis Centre, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong 14 July 2005 Hard | Victoria Park Tennis Centre, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong 14 July 2005 Hard | Saudi Arabia 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Mirkhusein Yakhyaev Fahad Al Saad 2 6 2 6     2 Dilshod Sharifi Omar Althagib 6 0 4 6 6 3   3 Dilshod Sharifi / Mansur Yakhyaev Bader Mohammed Almuqail / Fahad Al Saad 2 6 4 6 ||||

### Hong Kong vs. Tajikistan

| Hong Kong 3 | Victoria Park Tennis Centre, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong 15 July 2005 Hard | Victoria Park Tennis Centre, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong 15 July 2005 Hard | Tajikistan 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Martin Sayer Mirkhusein Yakhyaev 6 0 6 2     2 Brian Hung Dilshod Sharifi 6 0 6 1     3 Brian Hung / Martin Sayer Rahmatullo Rajabaliev / Mirkhusein Yakhyaev 6 0 6 1 ||||

### Malaysia vs. Saudi Arabia

| Malaysia 2 | Victoria Park Tennis Centre, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong 15 July 2005 Hard | Victoria Park Tennis Centre, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong 15 July 2005 Hard | Saudi Arabia 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Tan Qi Hao Fahad Al Saad 4 6 2 6     2 Si Yew Ming Omar Althagib 6 2 6 4     3 Si Yew Ming / Selvam Veerasingam Bader Mohammed Almuqail / Fahad Al Saad 6 1 6 3 ||||

## Pool B

| | Group B | VIE | SRI | BRN | QAT |
| 1 | Vietnam (3–0) | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Sri Lanka (2–1) | 1–2 | | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Bahrain (1–2) | 1–2 | 0–3 | | 2–1 |
| 4 | Qatar (0–3) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | |

### Qatar vs. Sri Lanka

| Qatar 0 | Victoria Park Tennis Centre, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong 13 July 2005 Hard | Victoria Park Tennis Centre, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong 13 July 2005 Hard | Sri Lanka 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Sultan Khalfan Al Alawi Harshana Godamanna 2 6 1 6     2 Mohammed Abdulla Renouk Wijemanne 4 6 0 6     3 Mohammed Abdulla / Abdulla Al-Haji Harshana Godamanna / Oshada Wijemanne 1 6 1 6 ||||

### Bahrain vs. Vietnam

| Bahrain 1 | Victoria Park Tennis Centre, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong 13 July 2005 Hard | Victoria Park Tennis Centre, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong 13 July 2005 Hard | Vietnam 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Abdul-Rahman Shehab Ngô Quang Huy 6 4 6 3     2 Abdullatif Mohamed Đỗ Minh Quân 0 6 2 6     3 Abdullatif Mohamed / Abdul-Rahman Shehab Đỗ Minh Quân / Lê Quốc Khánh 3 6 2 6 ||||

### Qatar vs. Vietnam

| Qatar 0 | Victoria Park Tennis Centre, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong 14 July 2005 Hard | Victoria Park Tennis Centre, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong 14 July 2005 Hard | Vietnam 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Sultan Khalfan Al Alawi Ngô Quang Huy 3 6 6$^5$ 7$^7$     2 Mohammed Abdulla Đỗ Minh Quân 1 6 2 6     3 Mohammed Abdulla / Abdulla Al-Haji Lê Quốc Khánh / Trần Thanh Hoàng 2 6 1 6 ||||

### Bahrain vs. Sri Lanka

| Bahrain 0 | Victoria Park Tennis Centre, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong 14 July 2005 Hard | Victoria Park Tennis Centre, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong 14 July 2005 Hard | Sri Lanka 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Abdul-Rahman Shehab Harshana Godamanna 1 6 4 6     2 Khaled Al Thawadi Renouk Wijemanne 2 6 4 6     3 Abdullatif Mohamed / Abdul-Latif Al Murraghi Rajeev Rajapakse / Oshada Wijemanne 5 7 4 6 ||||

### Qatar vs. Bahrain

| Qatar 1 | Victoria Park Tennis Centre, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong 15 July 2005 Hard | Victoria Park Tennis Centre, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong 15 July 2005 Hard | Bahrain 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Sultan Khalfan Al Alawi Abdul-Rahman Shehab 5 7 3 6     2 Mohammed Abdulla Khaled Al Thawadi 6 2 3 6 8 6   3 Mohammed Abdulla / Sultan Khalfan Al Alawi Abdullatif Mohamed / Abdul-Rahman Shehab 4 6 2 6 ||||

### Vietnam vs. Sri Lanka

| Vietnam 2 | Victoria Park Tennis Centre, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong 15 July 2005 Hard | Victoria Park Tennis Centre, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong 15 July 2005 Hard | Sri Lanka 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Ngô Quang Huy Harshana Godamanna 6 4 3 6 3 6   2 Đỗ Minh Quân Renouk Wijemanne 6 4 6 4     3 Đỗ Minh Quân / Lê Quốc Khánh Harshana Godamanna / Rajeev Rajapakse 6 3 6 1 ||||

## Promotion pool

The top two teams from each of Pools A and B advanced to the Promotion pool. Results and points from games against the opponent from the preliminary round were carried forward.
| | 1st–4th Play-off | HKG | MAS | VIE | SRI |
| 1 | Hong Kong (3–0) | | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 2 | Malaysia (2–1) | 0–3 | | 3–0 | 3–0 |
| 3 | Vietnam (1–2) | 0–3 | 0–3 | | 2–1 |
| 4 | Sri Lanka (0–3) | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | |
Hong Kong and Malaysia promoted to Group II in 2006.

### Hong Kong vs. Sri Lanka

| Hong Kong 3 | Victoria Park Tennis Centre, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong 16 July 2005 Hard | Victoria Park Tennis Centre, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong 16 July 2005 Hard | Sri Lanka 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Wayne Wong Harshana Godamanna 7 5 6 2     2 Yu Hiu Tung Renouk Wijemanne 7 5 6 2     3 Brian Hung / Martin Sayer Harshana Godamanna / Renouk Wijemanne 7 5 6 1 ||||

### Vietnam vs. Malaysia

| Vietnam 0 | Victoria Park Tennis Centre, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong 16 July 2005 Hard | Victoria Park Tennis Centre, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong 16 July 2005 Hard | Malaysia 3 |
| 1 2 3 1 Ngô Quang Huy Selvam Veerasingam 4 6 4 6     2 Đỗ Minh Quân Si Yew Ming 7$^{11}$ 6$^9$ 4 6 6 8   3 Lê Quốc Khánh / Trần Thanh Hoàng Panthlia-Nikesh Singh / Tan Qi Hao 3 6 2 6 ||||

### Hong Kong vs. Vietnam

| Hong Kong 3 | Victoria Park Tennis Centre, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong 17 July 2005 Hard | Victoria Park Tennis Centre, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong 17 July 2005 Hard | Vietnam 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Martin Sayer Trần Thanh Hoàng 6 3 6 1     2 Brian Hung Đỗ Minh Quân 6 2 6 4     3 Martin Sayer / Yu Hiu Tung Đỗ Minh Quân / Lê Quốc Khánh 6 1 6 3 ||||

### Malaysia vs. Sri Lanka

| Malaysia 3 | Victoria Park Tennis Centre, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong 17 July 2005 Hard | Victoria Park Tennis Centre, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong 17 July 2005 Hard | Sri Lanka 0 |
| 1 2 3 1 Selvam Veerasingam Harshana Godamanna 3 6 7$^7$ 6$^5$ 7 5   2 Si Yew Ming Renouk Wijemanne 6 2 6 1     3 Panthlia-Nikesh Singh / Tan Qi Hao Rajeev Rajapakse / Oshada Wijemanne 6 3 2 6 9 7 ||||

## Relegation pool

The bottom two teams from Pools A and B were placed in the relegation group. Results and points from games against the opponent from the preliminary round were carried forward.
| | 5th–8th Play-off | BRN | KSA | QAT | TJK |
| 1 | Bahrain (2–1) | | 2–1 | 2–1 | 1–2 |
| 2 | Saudi Arabia (2–1) | 1–2 | | 2–1 | 2–1 |
| 3 | Qatar (1–2) | 1–2 | 1–2 | | 2–1 |
| 4 | Tajikistan (1–2) | 2–1 | 1–2 | 1–2 | |
Qatar and Tajikistan relegated to Group IV in 2006.

### Saudi Arabia vs. Qatar

| Saudi Arabia 2 | Victoria Park Tennis Centre, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong 16 July 2005 Hard | Victoria Park Tennis Centre, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong 16 July 2005 Hard | Qatar 1 |
| 1 2 3 1 Fahad Al Saad Sultan Khalfan Al Alawi 6 2 6 4     2 Omar Althagib Mohammed Abdulla 0 6 1 6     3 Bader Mohammed Almuqail / Fahad Al Saad Mohammed Abdulla / Sultan Khalfan Al Alawi 0 6 7$^8$ 6$^6$ 6 2 ||||

### Bahrain vs. Tajikistan

| Bahrain 1 | Victoria Park Tennis Centre, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong 16 July 2005 Hard | Victoria Park Tennis Centre, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong 16 July 2005 Hard | Tajikistan 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Abdul-Rahman Shehab Mansur Yakhyaev 6$^6$ 7$^8$ 6 3 6 4   2 Khaled Al Thawadi Dilshod Sharifi 3 6 3 6     3 Abdullatif Mohamed / Abdul-Rahman Shehab Dilshod Sharifi / Mirkhusein Yakhyaev 4 6 4 6 ||||

### Saudi Arabia vs. Bahrain

| Saudi Arabia 1 | Victoria Park Tennis Centre, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong 17 July 2005 Hard | Victoria Park Tennis Centre, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong 17 July 2005 Hard | Bahrain 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Bader Mohammed Almuqail Abdul-Rahman Shehab 2 6 1 0   retired  2 Fahad Al Saad Khaled Al Thawadi 6 2 3 6 6 3   3 Bader Mohammed Almuqail / Fahad Al Saad Abdullatif Mohamed / Abdul-Rahman Shehab 5 7 4 6 ||||

### Tajikistan vs. Qatar

| Tajikistan 1 | Victoria Park Tennis Centre, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong 17 July 2005 Hard | Victoria Park Tennis Centre, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong 17 July 2005 Hard | Qatar 2 |
| 1 2 3 1 Mirkhusein Yakhyaev Abdulla Al-Haji 6 4 6 4     2 Dilshod Sharifi Mohammed Abdulla 5 7 6 3 5 7   3 Mirkhusein Yakhyaev / Dilshod Sharifi Mohammed Abdulla / Sultan Khalfan Al Alawi 2 6 2 6 ||||