Bangkok, Thailand (Outdoor Hard) W/C 28th January

:hearts: in BKK

Australia's team:

David Taylor (Capt)
Alicia Molik
Nicole Pratt
Casey Dellacqua
Rennae Stubbs

Two pools of four teams
Pool winners will play-off in World Group II playoffs in April

I went to this last year :) (although its alittle far away for me to go to this year!)

The teams competiting this year are...
Division One
Australia (strong team)
Chinese Taipei (strong team, won it last year)
Hong Kong (Ling Zhang is a handy player at least...)
India (strong team)
Indonesia (Reasonably good team)
New Zealand (MARINA BETTER PLAY THIS YEAR!)
Thailand (Will need Tammy to be fit)
Uzbekistan (Will need Iroda to be fit)

Division crap Two
Iran
Jordan (kept getting double bagelled last year...)
Kazakhstan (likewise...)
Korea Rep. (reasonable team, but their doubles combo's are useless!)
Philippines
Singapore
Sri Lanka
Syria
Turkmenistan

So in short there is a BIG difference in form between the top division and lower division :eek:

Go!!Thailand

Good luck Indonesia :bounce: & Chinese Taipei

Go! Thailand!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!
Tammy need to play

Good luck to Hong Kong, Chinese Taipei and Indonesia in Division 1 :banana:

Philippines or Korea will win Division 2 :D

Indonesia will play for this qualification:
Indonesian players:
Sandy Gumulya, Ayu D, ,Lavinia Tananta,Jessy Rompies dan Vivien Silfany.
Anggie, Wynne and Romana wont playe =/ Oh well..
Good Luck anyway even chance to qualify is too small..

The NZ Team is...

Marina Erakovic
Sacha Jones
Ellen Barry
Leanne Baker

Thailand Team:
Tamarine Tanasugarn [S=117, D=81]
Suchanan Viratprasert [S=556, D=NR]
Nudnida Luangnam [S=336, D=1002]
Varatchaya Wongteanchai [S=802, D=244]

look like Tammy/Varatchaya for double :D

this is unofficial... just posted on jirobkk.com

India team :-

Sania Mirza,
Sunitha Rao
Isha Lakhani
Tara Iyer

Molik to lead Australia in Fed Cup
World No. 56 Alicia Molik will lead Australia's Fed Cup team, along with Nicole Pratt, Rennae Stubbs and Casey Dellacqua in their upcoming Fed Cup by BNP Paribas Asia/Oceania Zone Group I competition on 30 January - 2 February. Australia's No. 1 player Sam Stosur will be missing from the tie while she recovers from illness.

"It's unfortunate that Sam's not available to play," said captain David Taylor. "But I think having a team that includes three top 100 singles players and two top 12 doubles players gives us a lot of that hope that we can come out on top and advance to a World Group II Play-off in April."

Dellacqua is a relative newcomer to Fed Cup, having played just two singles rubbers, but the 22 year old had a breakthrough year in 2007, cracking the top 100 for the first time.

Eight nations will compete in the round-robin competition held in Bangkok - Australia, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong, China, India, Indonesia, New Zealand, Thailand and Uzbekistan - and will be divided into two pools of four. The winners of each pool Play-off will compete in the final on Saturday 2 February.

http://www.fedcup.com/news/newsarticle.asp?articleid=11228

Just letting you know that there will still be two divisions this year (unlike last year). 8 teams in each division. 2 teams from the top division will play 2009 in division 2!

Article about the Aussie team

http://www.fedcup.com/news/newsarticle.asp?articleid=11233

ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP I

Venue: National Tennis Development Centre, Bangkok, Thailand
Winning nation advances to World Group II Play-offs in April

AUSTRALIA
Alicia Molik, Nicole Pratt, Casey Dellacqua, Rennae Stubbs
Captain: David Taylor

CHINESE TAIPEI
Yung Jan Chan, Su-Wei Hsieh, Chin-Wei Chan, Chia-Jung Chuang
Captain: Shi-Ting Wang

INDONESIA
Sandy Gumulya, Lavinia Tananta, Ayu Fani Damayanti, Vivien Silfany
Captain: Suzanna Anggarkusuma

THAILAND
Tamarine Tanasugarn, Nudnida Luangnam, Suchanun Viratprasert, Napaporn Tongsalee
Captain: Pracharapol Khamsaman

UZBEKISTAN
Akgul Amanmuradova, Iroda Tulyaganova, Vlada Ekshibarova, Albina Khabibulina
Captain: Samuk Abidov

INDIA
Sania Mirza, Sunitha Rao, Isha Lakhani, Tara Iyer
Captain: Enrico Piperno

NEW ZEALAND
Marina Erakovic, Sacha Jones, Ellen Barry, Leanne Baker
Captain: David Lewis

HONG KONG, CHINA
Ling Zhang, Zi Jun Yang, Po Kuen Lam, Ka Po Tong
Captain: Yat Wai Venant Shum

ASIA/OCEANIA ZONE GROUP II

Venue: National Tennis Development Centre, Bangkok, Thailand
Top two nations promoted to Asia/Oceania Zone Group I in 2009

KAZAKHSTAN
Amina Rakhim, Madina Rakhim, Tatyana Ignatchenko, Maiya Maralbayeva
Captain: Talgat Mambetov

KOREA
Ye-Ra Lee , Jin-A Lee, Mi Yoo, So-Jung Kim
Captain: Il-Soon Kim

PHILIPPINES
Czarina Mae Arevalo, Denise Dy, Dianne Kenneth Matias
Captain: Juan Jose

SINGAPORE
Li Yun “Stefanie” Tan, Shi-Hui “Vanessa Estelle” Boey, Sonya Kumar, Wei “Laura Elizabeth” Lim
Captain: Daniel Heryanta Dewandaka

SRI LANKA
Amreetha Muttiah, Jithmie Jayawickrema, Nilupul Goonasekera, Mahesha Seneviratne
Captain: Niranjan Casie Chitty

SYRIA :eek: :bounce:
Line Al-Ghannam, Ranim Mkahal, Line Jouayed, Lara Alsamman
Captain: Lina Machati

TURKMENISTAN
Jenneta Halliyeva, Anastasiya Prenko, Ummarahmat Alisultanova, Lidiya Marina
Captain: Gulcha Byashimov

Strong field.
Indonesia might be demoted to Group 2 after this.

Go Team India :yeah:

Surprised to see that Shikha Uberoi not included in the team.

SYRIA :eek: :bounce:



Your sarcasm is pretty obvious here :p

Your sarcasm is pretty obvious here :p
It's not sarcasm :p
I remember on GM someone wrote they don't have any woman players and such,
so I was genuinly surprised to see them here and I do wish them all the best.
I'm sure most Syrians don't get to decide who their leaders are
and what descisions these leaders make.
That's probably even more true for women.

strong field

Aussie, Aussie, Aussie Oi, Oi Oi!!!

From Tennis New Zealand:-

NZ Fed Cup team leave for Bangkok
25/01/2008 5:21:51 p.m.

The NZ team head to Bangkok today (Friday) for the 2008 Asia/Oceania Fed Cup Qualifying Competition in Bangkok. The NZ team consisting of Marina Erakovic, Sacha Jones, Leanne Baker and Ellen Barry are lead by Captain David Lewis.

The NZ team have four days preparation before the competition starts. New Zealand are in Zone 1 along with Australia, Chinese Taipei, Indonesia, Thailand, Uzbekistan, India and Hong Kong China.

The eight teams will be drawn into two Round Robin pools of four teams. The round robin will be played from Wednesday (30th Jan) through to Friday and on Saturday the winners of each pool will play-off against each other to determine which one nation will be promoted to the World Group Playoffs in 2009.

The draw will be done on Tuesday night in Bangkok.

Cmon our Aussie girls :D

Leesh, Casey, Jess and Stubsy :rocker2:

Best of luck team Taiwan. :)

C'mon Aussies :bounce: you can do it!!!

Wow, strong field. Taiwan's Chan/Chaung could come in handy. Hseih is playing better then Chan at the moment.

Australia looks to be a favorite as well.

Suchanan always plays well at Fed Cup, but too bad her form has gone so down hill lately, go Thailand! =)

Tong Ka-Po and Lam Po-Kuen, vintage Hong Kong! Hope they put on a decent show, along with the young hopes Ling Zhang and Yang Zi-Jun :D

I think this is strong. Australia will be challenged by New Zealand, Tapei and Thailand, Uzbekistan and India.

go thailand

CHINESE TAIPEI
Yung Jan Chan, Su-Wei Hsieh, Chin-Wei Chan, Chia-Jung Chuang
Captain: Shi-Ting Wang



:hearts: :hearts:

Good luck team Taiwan :kiss:

C;mon Australia and Indonesia

Lets go Australia :D

Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Qualifying Group 1

Group A

1. Australia(1)
2. India(3)
3. New Zealand
4. Indonesia

Group B

1. Chinese Taipei(2)
2. Thailand(4)
3. Uzbekistan
4. Hong Kong

http://board.jirobkk.com/viewtopic.php?t=2929

Update Results:http://www.jirobkk.com/

C'monn Aussies :rocker2:

Any ozzoes know if there's gonna be TV coverage? There usually is For All Fed Cup and Davis Cup matches That The Aussies play.

I can't get onto Jiro's website.Is there any problem?

When will the first results come out? :)

can someone from bangkok tell me adress of the courts where fed cup matches are played? and explain, what is the best way how to get there from bangkok airport? i believe there is a chance i could visit courts and cheer for players :)

Chinese Taipei vs Uzbekistan Update:

Single 1
Iroda Tulyaganova UZB d. Su-Wei Hsieh TPE67(5) 63 63

Thailand(1) vs Hong Kong update:

Single 1
Nudnida Luangnam THA d. Zi Jun Yang HKG 64 75

On Jiro's Website: http://www.jirobkk.com/Result1/result_others-2008fed30jan.htm

Very tough draw for NZ :tears:

We could even get relagated at this rate :tape:

Yesssss Sacha Jones lost! :banana: Well Done, Casey Dellacqua :yeah:

Casey def Jones 4-6 6-4 4-1 RET :D

Jones retired because of cramps :ras:

Oh well and wins a win ;) Good luck Leesh :yeah:

Jones took a set from Dellacqua and almost won it. :eek: Casey...:unsure:

Su-Wei. :tape:

Casey def Jones 4-6 6-4 4-1 RET :D

Jones retired because of cramps :ras:

Oh well and wins a win ;) Good luck Leesh :yeah:

Cramps my ass!

As I've been saying since her Vera match - something is mentally wrong with her, she needs help :tape:

Any idea if Marina beat Molik?

I think the Molik match still has to be played yet?

I agree Harley, with Sacha its all in her head. Watching the match with Vera live, she was all over the place, throwing her racquet, swaring at herself, it was accually pretty hard to watch :( Great effort, from Sacha tho :) Good luck Marina!

WTF Iroda won :eek:
She lost to Su-Wei at the Asian Hopman Cup only winning 2 games. Also considering Su-Wei's great form of late, it's a bit of a shock!

Congrats Iroda :banana:

Marina Erakovic def. Alicia MOlik 6-6 ret.

Wow Alicia. :woohoo: Impressive scoreline. :drool:

OMG Marina :bolt::spit::sad:

Tamarine Tanasugarn THA d. Ling Zhang HKG 63 61 :worship:

How do u get the latest scores?
any TV live coverage? or any livescore please?..

Ling Zhang :rolleyes: ur future number 35 :mad:

From Jiro's website:

Akgul Amanmuradova UZB d. Yung-Jan Chan TPE 60 62 :o

Marina Erakovic NZL d. Alicia Molik AUS 6-6 Ret. ( Calf : Serious ) :confused:

Sandy Gumulya INA d. Sunitha Rao IND 61 36 63

Su-Wei :rolleyes:
Taiwan :tape:

Hope Alicia's situation isn't too bad... :sad:

Single 1
Shikha Uberoi IND d. Ayu Fani Damayanti INA 64 61
Single 2
Sandy Gumulya INA d. Sunitha Rao IND 61 36 63

Ugh. There goes the chance for Indonesia to win a tie since Sania is not playing this tie.

awesome Akgul :banana:

Sunitha just goes from bad to worse :help:

Hongkong players looks better than their ranking. They lost but they plays well.
Go! Thai team

Double
Gumulya/Damayanti INA d. Rao/Uberoi IND 67(7) 61 63

:banana:
Didn't expect it. I thought Sania is only going to play the double. But anyhow, yay for Indonesia. No degradation.

Double
Dellacqua/Stubbs AUS d. Erakovic/Baker NZL 75 62

Akgul & Iroda :worship:.

:yeah: Indo and Uzb Team!!!
:sad: India and Taiwan

so, anything can happen...

Iroda won also, :yeah: :) great start for Uzbekistan :D

Well Done Dellacqua/Stubbs :worship:

Alicia :sad:

Yung Jan :help:

I kenw Iroda would have a chance Su-Wei's schedule of late, but Yung-Jan! WTF!:eek:

Ling and Jessica Yang :tears: good luck to both players in the other rubbers, and doubles! :banana:

Results for Group 2, but I can't find the website anymore! oops!

Korea def Syria 3-0
Kazakhstan def Turkmenistan 2-0
Singapore def Sri Lanka 2-1

Where is Pratt and Mirza?

Day 1 : Wednesday 30 January 2008

GROUP B : Thailand(1) d. Hong Kong 3 - 0

Single 1
Nudnida Luangnam THA d. Zi Jun Yang HKG 64 75
Single 2
Tamarine Tanasugarn THA d. Ling Zhang HKG 63 61
Double
Viratprasert /Tongsalee THA d. Zhang/Lam HKG 75 64

GROUP B : Uzbekistan d. Chinese Taipei 2 - 1

Single 1
Iroda Tulyaganova UZB d. Su-Wei Hsieh TPE67(5) 63 63
Single 2
Akgul Amanmuradova UZB d. Yung Jan Chan TPE 60 62
Double
Chan/Chuang TPE d. Ekshibarova/ KhabibulinaUZB 61 75

GROUP A : Australia d. New Zealand 2 - 1

Single 1
Casey Dellacqua AUS d. Sacha Jones NZL 46 64 4-1 Ret.
Single 2
Marina Erakovic NZL d. Alicia Molik AUS 6-6 Ret. ( torn calf muscle )
Double
Dellacqua/Stubbs AUS d. Erakovic/Baker NZL 75 62

GROUP A : Indonesia d. India 2 - 1
Single 1
Shikha Uberoi IND d. Ayu Fani Damayanti INA 64 61
Single 2
Sandy Gumulya INA d. Sunitha Rao IND 61 36 63
Double
Gumulya/Damayanti INA d. Rao/Uberoi IND 67(7) 61 63

Pratt has retired ewbangkok

Brettles WTF :help: where did you get that info from

Indonesia, Thailand and Australia :bounce:

Double
Gumulya/Damayanti INA d. Rao/Uberoi IND 67(7) 61 63

:banana:
Didn't expect it. I thought Sania is only going to play the double. But anyhow, yay for Indonesia. No degradation.

It is early to celebrate...anything can happen...Most likely we lose to AUS and chance vs NZL is 40-60 to win...so, if we finish no 3 then if we play TPE...yes, welcome to degradation!:devil:

It is early to celebrate...anything can happen...Most likely we lose to AUS and chance vs NZL is 40-60 to win...so, if we finish no 3 then if we play TPE...yes, welcome to degradation!:devil:


Well, we have to optimis that INDONESIA can do well :p

Jess is down 5-2 against Damayanti :sad:

Fight Jess :armed:

Iroda Tulyaganova UZB def Suchanun Viratprasert THA 26 61 60 :sad:

How about other results?

from jirobkk.com

GROUP B : Thailand(1) vs Uzbekistan 0 - 1
Single 2
Iroda Tulyaganova UZB d. Suchanun Viratprasert THA 26 61 60
Single 1
Tamarine Tanasugarn THA vs Akgul Amanmuradova UZB 36 0-0
Double
Luangnam/Tongsalee THA vs Amanmuradova/Tulyaganova UZB

GROUP B : Chinese Taipei vs Hong Kong 1 - 1
Single 2
Zi Jun Yang HKG d. Chin-Wei Chan TPE 62 64
Single 1
Yung Jan Chan TPE d. Ling Zhang HKG 60 61
Double
Hsieh/Chuang TPE vs Zhang/Yang HKG

GROUP A : Australia vs Indonesia 0 - 1
Single 2
Ayu Fani Damayanti INA d. Jessica Moore AUS 63 64
Single 1
Casey Dellacqua AUS vs Sandy Gumulya INA 6-5
Double
Dellacqua/Stubbsvs AUS vs Tananta/Silfany INA

GROUP A : India vs New Zealand 1 - 0
Single 2
Isha Lakhani IND d. Sacha Jones NZL 67 61 64
Single 1
Sunitha Rao IND vs Marina Erakovic NZL
Double
Lakhani/Rao IND vs Baker/Erakovic NZL

Ayu :eek: :yeah:

hopefully Indonesia can get another win here ;)

Phew...if Yung-Jan did lose to Zhang I's shot myself immediately.Nice scoreline. ;)

Chin-Wei. :hug:

Jess. :tape:

Australia in real danger. :tape:

Gumulya leads Dellacqua 76 32.

Tanasugarn-Amanmuradova into deciding set.Uzbekistan already 1-0.

aussie update?

aussie update?

Sandy Gumulya INA d. Casey Dellacqua AUS 76 76

:o :o

http://www.jirobkk.com/Result1/result_others-2008fed31jan.htm

Thailand vs Uzbekistan 0 - 2
Single 2
Iroda Tulyaganova UZB d. Suchanun Viratprasert THA 26 61 60
Single 1
Akgul Amanmuradova UZB d. Tamarine Tanasugarn THA 63 46 62

Chinese Taipei vs Hong Kong 1 - 1
Single 2
Zi Jun Yang HKG d. Chin-Wei Chan TPE 62 64
Single 1
Yung Jan Chan TPE d. Ling Zhang HKG 60 61
Double
Chan/Chuang TPE vs Zhang/Yang HKG 63 3-1

Australia vs Indonesia 0 - 2
Single 2
Ayu Fani Damayanti INA d. Jessica Moore AUS 63 64
Single 1
Sandy Gumulya INA d. Casey Dellacqua AUS 76 76

India vs New Zealand 1 - 0
Single 2
Isha Lakhani IND d. Sacha Jones NZL 67 61 64
Single 1
Sunitha Rao IND vs Marina Erakovic NZL 06 3-4

Sandy & Ayu :yeah:

GROUP B : Chinese Taipei(Taiwan) d. Hong Kong 2 - 1
Zi-Jun Yang HKG d. Chin-Wei Chan TPE 62 64
Yung-Jan Chan TPE d. Ling Zhang HKG 60 61
Doubles: Chan/Chuang TPE d. Zhang/Yang HKG 63 62

GROUP A : Indonesia d. Australia 2 - 1
Ayu Fani Damayanti INA d. Jessica Moore AUS 63 64
Sandy Gumulya INA d. Casey Dellacqua AUS 76(5) 76(5)
Doubles: Dellacqua/Stubbsvs AUS d. Tananta/Silfany INA 62 61

Thai double leads 7-5, 5-3

so, UZB has a very good chance to play in final against Indonesia???

After 2 days
(wins-losses)
Group A
1. Indonesia 4-2
2= Australia 3-3
2= New Zealand 3-3
4. India 2-4

Remaining ties
New Zealand vrs Indonesia
Australia vrs India

Group B
1= Uzbekistan 4-2
1= Thailand 4-2
3. Chinese Taipei 3-3
4. Hong Kong 1-5

Remaining ties
Chinese Taipei vrs Thailand
Hong Kong vrs Uzbekistan

Then

A1 vrs B2
A2 vrs B1

Winners of these matches plays off against each other. The winner of this match advances through to the World Group II playoffs. The other three remain in Division 1.

A3 vrs B4
A4 vrs B3

The two losers of these matches are relegated to Division 2. The two winners remain in Division 1.

Kittykings predictions...

New Zealand def Indonesia 3-0 (im VERY nervous about the 2nd singles match though)
Australia def India 3-0

Group A
1= Australia 6-3
1= New Zealand 6-3
3. Indonesia 4-5
4. India 2-7

Thailand def Chinese Taipei 2-1
Uzbekistan def Hong Kong 3-0

Group B
1. Uzbekistan 7-2
2. Thailand 6-3
3. Chinese Taipei 4-5
4. Hong Kong 1-8

Uzbekistan! :D

Two good wins here for Akgul. I hope she and Iroda can blow Hong Kong out of the water and advance to the final. :yeah:

Iroda & Akgul :woohoo:

Jess :rolleyes: :help:

Sandy and Ayu Fani :)

Indonesia :banana:
It was unexpected win. Congrats to Ayu and Sandy. They even might even have a chance to be the top of the group. Even if they lose tomorrow, they should be proud of themselves. Especially Sandy :yeah:

It is early to celebrate...anything can happen...Most likely we lose to AUS and chance vs NZL is 40-60 to win...so, if we finish no 3 then if we play TPE...yes, welcome to degradation!:devil:

See, anything is possible in tennis

Indonesia def Australia :p

Is Sania playing today? :confused:

Kittykings predictions...

New Zealand def Indonesia 3-0 (im VERY nervous about the 2nd singles match though)
Australia def India 3-0

Group A
1= Australia 6-3
1= New Zealand 6-3
3. Indonesia 4-5
4. India 2-7

Thailand def Chinese Taipei 2-1
Uzbekistan def Hong Kong 3-0

Group B
1. Uzbekistan 7-2
2. Thailand 6-3
3. Chinese Taipei 4-5
4. Hong Kong 1-8

it's only your dream he he he... :bounce:
Keep fight Sandy & Ayu... :worship:

Then

A1 vrs B2
A2 vrs B1

Winners of these matches plays off against each other. The winner of this match advances through to the World Group II playoffs. The other three remain in Division 1.

A3 vrs B4
A4 vrs B3

The two losers of these matches are relegated to Division 2. The two winners remain in Division 1.
So it means we still hold a chance to advance to WGII play-off(if we finish #2 in Group B)? :confused:

So it means we still hold a chance to advance to WGII play-off(if we finish #2 in Group B)? :confused:

Yes

Last year it was an exception because there was two groups, 5 teams in each. Only the top team of each group had a chance at making WGII play-off (due to it taking 4 days to complete group play instead of 3 here)

Thanks a lot. :worship: Every reporter and our team captain are saying we're hopeless for making it since Uzbekistan defeat Thialand. :rolleyes:

Thanks a lot. :worship: Every reporter and our team captain are saying we're hopeless for making it since Uzbekistan defeat Thialand. :rolleyes:

The media says alot of shit, trust me :lol:

Anyone know the score of Jess vs the Indian girl? :confused:

Last I heard it was 4-5 :rolleyes:

australia has to win all 3 rubbers & hope that indonesia lose, really we cannot stuff up here.

This was on that Jirobkk site:

Jessica Moore AUS d. Isha Lakhani IND 36 64 61 :D

CMONNNNNNNNN :D Well done Jess :yeah:

:woohoo:

Sacha won 64 75 :worship:

Finally a win for you :D Come on Marina, semifinals is in sight!

So let me get this straight....

The top 2 teams in each pool go through to the semis? :confused:

Come on Casey & Marina!!

did Sascha def Ayu or Sandy?

C'mon Sandy, you can do it and beat marina and brings INA to the Semis :)

First results:

Group A
AUS leads IND 1-0: Moore d Lakhani 36 64 61
NZL leads INA 1-0: Jones d Damayanti 64 75

Group B
TPE leads THA 1-0: Hsieh d Luangnam 64 26 62
UZB leads HKG 1-0: Khabibulina d Lam 60 62

GL New Zealand and Australia :)

here is from jiro website:

Round-robin: eight teams divided into two pools of four. The winners of each pool play off, with the winning team advancing to the World Group II Play-offs in April 2008. The nation finishing third in each pool will play off against the nation finishing fourth in the other pool with the two losing nations being relegated to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 2009. Please note that the format is subject to change if any nation withdraws.

So it seems that only the winner of each pool will still have a chance to advance to World Group II Play-Offs.

C'mon Sandy, try your best to win the single and then hopefully INA can win the double as well.

Poor Ayu, it seems that she was leading 4-1 in both set, but got treatment in both sets for her thigh, and eventually lost both sets because she couldn't run freely. Hope it's not serious though.

C'mon Sandy! Break a leg...

here is from jiro website:

Round-robin: eight teams divided into two pools of four. The winners of each pool play off, with the winning team advancing to the World Group II Play-offs in April 2008. The nation finishing third in each pool will play off against the nation finishing fourth in the other pool with the two losing nations being relegated to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 2009. Please note that the format is subject to change if any nation withdraws.

So it seems that only the winner of each pool will still have a chance to advance to World Group II Play-Offs.

C'mon Sandy, try your best to win the single and then hopefully INA can win the double as well.

Poor Ayu, it seems that she was leading 4-1 in both set, but got treatment in both sets for her thigh, and eventually lost both sets because she couldn't run freely. Hope it's not serious though.

I'm pretty sure that Jiro is wrong on this, I got an email from one of the guys at ITF a few days ago. On top of this you can clearly see on http://www.fedcup.com/ties/ao1.asp that the top two teams in each pool will advance to the 1st-4th play-off. This has changed from what it said a few days ago, but I'm pretty sure its correct this time.

This is due to there being Division 1 and Division 2 this year, instead of last where they all played in 1 division.

Yay for Harley, and NZ!

Well,but on this page it says the same as Jiro. :confused:
http://www.fedcup.com/results/ao1.asp
The two pool winners will play-off with the winning team advancing to the World Group II Play-offs in April 2008. The third place team in each pool will play-off against the fourth-placed team in the other pool, with the two losing teams relegated to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 2009.
Ugh,it's confusing. :o But I hope you're right,KK. :)

The fed cup site also has India listed twice in group A :lol:

So KK thinks top 2 go through and Jiro think top of the pool goes through :confused:

And KK got an email from the ITF saying it was top 2?

Hopefully KK is right :yeah:

Well,but on this page it says the same as Jiro. :confused:

Ugh,it's confusing. :o But I hope you're right,KK. :)

I've got no idea now, that page was updated more recently so maybe thats right :confused:

Um let's just wait and see, I could be wrong now :sad:

Casey Dellacqua AUS d. Sunitha Rao IND 63 75

Aus 2-0! Win the doubles girls!

I think I will be the same thing than for America Group 1 because there are two groups there too for one spot in the play off.

In America Group 1, only the first team of each group plays the play-off...

I think I will be the same thing than for America Group 1 because there are two groups there too for one spot in the play off.

In America Group 1, only the first team of each group plays the play-off...

I hope your wrong :sad:

If Australia win 3-0 against India, they will play the play-off against Uzbekistan :)

I hope your wrong :sad:
Well I'm sorry but it seems pretty logical no? It is the number of group and spot than America. I can't see how the play-off should be different, but it is only logical so maybe Itf is weird and they are doing play-off with 4 teams lol ;)

If Australia win 3-0 against India, they will play the play-off against Uzbekistan :)

It does seem logical to do it that way yes

If New Zealand win 3-0 over Indonesia and Australia win 3-0 over India then both New Zealand and Australia have the same amount of win's. So in that case does Australia finish top because they beat New Zealand? Or does it come down to Set Ratio

ITF are alot of help aren't they :rolleyes:

well done casey :D

Yung-Jan Chan (TPE) d Tamarine Tanasugarn (THA) 64 26 61
Taiwan(Chinese Taipei) d Thailand 2:0

Ling Zhang (HKG) d Vlada Ekshibarova (UZB) 63 64
Amanmuradova/Tulyaganova (UZB) d. Lam/Zhang (HKG) 62 60
Uzbekistan d Hong Kong 2:1;#1 in Group B

Casey Dellacqua (AUS) d Sunitha Rao (IND) 63 75
Australia d India 2:0

Marina Erakovic (NZL) d Sandy Gumulya (INA) 63 61
New Zealand d Indonesia 2:0

So it all comes down to doubles then

I think if Indonesia wins doubles then they finish top of their group :tape:

(because they would be equal on wins with Australia, and they beat Australia yesterday)

This will explain our problem:
http://www.fedcup.com/results/ao1.asp

This will explain our problem:
http://www.fedcup.com/results/ao1.asp

http://www.fedcup.com/ties/ao1.asp says differently to http://www.fedcup.com/results/ao1.asp :confused:

From Fed Cup Regulations Appendix A 11

If 3 teams are equal on points i.e. AUS, INA, NZL have 2 wins each then there is a count back on matches. So if from AUS and NZL, one team wins their doubles and the other loses then the winning team tops group A.

If they both win or they both lose then there is a count back on sets, NZL wins.

Results before the doubles

TIES

NZL 2 - 1
AUS 2 - 1
INA 2 - 1
IND 0 - 3


MATCHES

NZL 5 - 3
AUS 5 - 3
INA 4 - 4
IND 2 - 6


SETS

NZL 12 - 6
AUS 10 - 8
INA 8 - 10
IND 7 - 13

I think if Indonesia wins doubles then they finish top of their group :tape:

(because they would be equal on wins with Australia, and they beat Australia yesterday)
What the...

:tape:

Is that true..?

From Fed Cup Regulations Appendix A 11

If 3 teams are equal on points i.e. AUS, INA, NZL have 2 wins each then there is a count back on matches. So if from AUS and NZL, one team wins their doubles and the other loses then the winning team tops group A.

If they both win or they both lose then there is a count back on sets, NZL wins.

Results before the doubles

TIES

NZL 2 - 1
AUS 2 - 1
INA 2 - 1
IND 0 - 3


MATCHES

NZL 5 - 3
AUS 5 - 3
INA 4 - 4
IND 2 - 6


SETS

NZL 12 - 6
AUS 10 - 8
INA 8 - 10
IND 7 - 13
So basically Group B standings are decided now.

With W/L
UZB 3/0
TPE 2/1
THA 1/2
HKG 0/3

UZB tops Group B;gets to the final for the sopt in WGII play-offs.
THA will face IND of Group A;HKG will face INA or AUS with the losing teams being degraded.

We've been debating this for awhile in Tennis Aus/NZ (because the Group I winner would be one of these two mainly). The verdict is that only the top of the group advances and thats New Zealand :woohoo:

What the...

:tape:

Is that true..?

I think I miscalculated it actually, they would have been a close second :tape:

Congrats New Zealand :D

Good effort by the Aussie girls though, without the likes of Alicia and Sammy!
Congrats to Jess for getting a Fed Cup win too!
And to winning all the doubles matches! It was close!

Yes,Erakovic and Baker won the doubles.

So Uzbekistan vs New Zealand final.

What? That's silly, even though Australia beat New Zealand they go through to the final. I guess thats what Australia get for a crappy tie against Indonesia..still annoying though.

What? That's silly, even though Australia beat New Zealand they go through to the final. I guess thats what Australia get for a crappy tie against Indonesia..still annoying though.

Australia still could have won - the reality is that we don't trust ITF :lol:

Dellacqua/Stubbs won 76 60.
Chan/Chuang won 63 60.
(All doubles matches today ended with a bagel. :lol: )

Group A Team Standings:
1.New Zealand
2.Australia
3.Indonesia
4.India

Group B Team Standings:
1.Uzbekistan
2.Taiwan(Chinese Taipei)
3.Thailand
4.Hong Kong

A1(NZL) vs B1(UZB)
The winning team advances to WGII play-offs.

A3(INA) vs B4(HKG)
A4(IND) vs A3(THA)
The losing teams being relegated to Zone II.

Dellacqua/Stubbs won 76 60.
Chan/Chuang won 63 60.
(All doubles matches today ended with a bagel. :lol: )

Group A Team Standings:
1.New Zealand
2.Australia
3.Indonesia
4.India

Group B Team Standings:
1.Uzbekistan
2.Taiwan(Chinese Taipei)
3.Thailand
4.Hong Kong

A1(NZL) vs B1(UZB)
The winning team advances to WGII play-offs.

A3(INA) vs B4(HKG)
A4(IND) vs A3(THA)
The losing teams being relegated to Zone II.

Please say you have a source to back you up on this (I hope your right, Im so confused!!!)

You are kidding me!
I will not believe if either India or Thailand will be relegrated to Zone II because they have such calibers players and they do not belong to there!
Hongkong will deserve but really I dont think India and Thailand belon there =(
I thought the last team on each group automatically will be relegrated to zoneII which are India and Hongkong..
Why should Indonesia and Thai play again? They are third in group.. ANyone?
Sania Mirza will be very upset to waste time to play against newb in ZONE II!!!

http://www.fedcup.com/results/ao1.asp
The third place team in each pool will play-off against the fourth-placed team in the other pool, with the two losing teams relegated to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 2009.
This is why there would be still two ties deciding which teams will be degraded.

And to kittyking,according to what etf has quoted(from Fed Cup Regulations Appendix A 11),when teams have the same W/L record then it comes down to match ratio,as Australia and New Zealand are both 6/3 on this,it counts on set ratio,then,which New Zealand gets the better hand. ;)

This is why there would be still two ties deciding which teams will be degraded.

And to kittyking,according to what etf has quoted(from Fed Cup Regulations Appendix A 11),when teams have the same W/L record then it comes down to match ratio,as Australia and New Zealand are both 6/3 on this,it counts on set ratio,then,which New Zealand gets the better hand. ;)

Please don't post a Fed Cup address, the two pages contradict each other (and don't email the ITF people either, until they agree that the other was wrong!)

I already acknowledged that Etf was a champion :p (go to the first reply to Etf's post)

Sure,I'm not competing for anything. ;) Simply stated the situation.

OMG NZ in the final :worship:

OOP 2/2/08 (from jirobkk's board)

GZ1
UZB vs NZL
TPE vs AUS
THA vs INA
HKG vs IND

GZ2
KOR vs KAZ

I think UZB will win... Iroda and Akkul play so well other 2 young players also good in double.

Go Iroda and Akgul :yeah:

Iroda is down for playing in the Pattaya Open Qualies today! She is not allowed to play both, will be interesting to see which one she withdraws from...

She's not withdrawing from either, she is playing her singles at Pattaya tomorrow. There are at least 5 other players in the same situation as her.

so IND and HGK automatically delegated to zone II?
Its tough for Indo to face Thai ... >_>' especially Ayu and Sandy are injured..

so IND and HGK automatically delegated to zone II?
Its tough for Indo to face Thai ... >_>' especially Ayu and Sandy are injured..

I'm confused where you meaning INDia or INDonesia?

I think Hong Kong could get absolutely thrashed by India. I think the Thailand vrs Indonesia could be a close one, Indonesia have been playing with alot of pride this week so who knows maybe they could pull a big upset.

I'm confused where you meaning INDia or INDonesia?

I think Hong Kong could get absolutely thrashed by India. I think the Thailand vrs Indonesia could be a close one, Indonesia have been playing with alot of pride this week so who knows maybe they could pull a big upset.
In term of abbrev. IND is india and IDN is Indonesia. (worldly known)
I thought third place vs fouth place on the other group.. why IDN vs THA?
Sania Mirza seems will play double tie against HGK. (according to Jiro website), why she has been hiding? Injured?
IDN will absolutely lose to THA because Ayu and Sandy wont play single as they are injured. Does it mean the loser team of those two ties will be delegated to zone 2? or IND and HGK are automatically already delegated to Zone II as they finish 7 and 8?
Thanks.. :bounce:

OK if I am not wrong from my understanding, India and Hongkong will battle each other to avoid delegation. I guess only 1 team will be delegated instead of 2.
Please correct me if I am wrong.

OK if I am not wrong from my understanding, India and Hongkong will battle each other to avoid delegation. I guess only 1 team will be delegated instead of 2.
Please correct me if I am wrong.

I'm alittle bit unsure now, the Fed Cup site keeps changing what it says!

Iroda Tulyaganova UZB vs Sacha Jones NZL 46 61 62 :yeah:

Well done Iroda but another match with a slow start

GL Akgul :)

I'm still confident that Marina can beat Akgul and then doubles is in the bag :p

:eek: Marina lost the first set, so New Zealands down a tie and a set now :tears:

I'm pretty sure Marina won the first 6-4? :confused:

On Jiro's website is says:

Akgul Amanmuradova UZB vs Marina Erakovic NZL 4-6 2-2

Great win Iroda!! :worship:

GOGO UZB!!! http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/6900/uzflagoq5.gif

So can anyone please post the other results? :help: I have problems again getting onto Jiro's website. :(

Great effort from Sacha :worship: Lets make it 1-1 now Marina ;) Keep fighting!

Marina Erakovic NZL d. Akgul Amanmuradova UZB 64 76 :rocker2:

1-1 now :D Win the doubles NZ! :yeah:

So can anyone please post the other results? :help: I have problems again getting onto Jiro's website. :(
It's good now.Thanks. :o

:woohoo: Way to go Marina!

Which players play in the dubs?

GOGO UZB!!! http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/6900/uzflagoq5.gif

Amanmuradova/Tulyaganova UZB vs Erakovic/ Baker NZL

Cmon NZ win this one :rocker2: :D

NZ is up a break leads 2-1 and serving :woohoo:

Btw Droolv3 sorry if you got my PM like 12 times, Wtaworld kept cutting out :lol:

2-2 now

Come on NZ!! Win the doubles :D

We are down 3-2 now :tears:

Amanmuradova/Tulyaganova UZB vs Erakovic/ Baker NZL 46 62

Cmon NZ pull through :rocker2:

NZ was down a break...

but NZ just broke back!

2-1, NZ serving!

Keep the faith....come on NZ!!!!!!!!

2-2 come on kiwis!

Very very close, 4 all in the third!!
Go Uzbeks!!

May surprise you but I think your the only Australian thats cheering for Uzbek :lol:

Come on Kiwi's!!!

Nothing against the kiwi's :)
Just Iroda is my fave player and because of that I cheer for Akgul too

OMG 6 all :lol:
NZL has served for the match twice, must be very tense!!

Uzbeks lead 3-2 in the TB :scared:

7-7 :scared:

Amanmuradova/Tulyaganova UZB d. Erakovic/ Baker NZL 46 62 76(7) :banana:

Congrats Iroda/Akgul, what a match!! :worship:
Did your country proud!!

YES YES YES!!!! CONGRATS UZB :bounce::bounce::bounce:

NZ :sobbing:

It would have been absolutely huge if New Zealand had have won it. They served for the match at 5-4, 6-5 and possibly a few times in the tiebreak but failed to convert. Still, a very good week for them. Best Fed Cup performance since back in the early 90s :)

:yeah: UZb!!!

YES!!! So happy UZB won it....

NZ should never have been in the finals :o