2008 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I – Play-offs

The Play-offs of the 2008 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I were the final stages of the Group I Zonal Competition involving teams from Asia and Oceania. Using the positions determined in their pools, the eight teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2008 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I. The top team advanced to the World Group II, and the bottom team was relegated down to the Group II for the next year.

PlacingPool APool B
1 New Zealand Uzbekistan
2 Australia Chinese Taipei
3 Indonesia Thailand
4 India Hong Kong
Main article: 2008 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone

Promotional Play-Offs

The first placed teams of each pool were placed against each other in a head-to-head round. The winner of the rounds advanced to the World Group II Play-offs, where they would get a chance to advance to the World Group II for next year.

New Zealand vs. Uzbekistan

New Zealand
1		 National Tennis Development Centre, Bangkok, Thailand
2 February 2008
Plexipave (outdoors)
Uzbekistan
2
1 2 3
1
Sacha Jones
Iroda Tulyaganova		 6
4		 1
6 		2
6 		 
2
Marina Erakovic
Akgul Amanmuradova		 6
4		 77
63		    
3
Leanne Baker / Marina Erakovic
Akgul Amanmuradova / Iroda Tulyaganova		 6
4		 2
6 		67
79		  

[1]

Third to Fourth Play-off

 Chinese Taipei placed third overall while  Australia placed fourth.[2]

Fifth to Sixth Play-off

The third placed teams of each pool were placed against each other in a ties. The winner of the tie was allocated fifth place in the Group while the loser was allocated sixth.

Indonesia vs. Thailand

Indonesia
2		 National Tennis Development Centre, Bangkok, Thailand
2 February 2008
Plexipave (outdoors)
Thailand
1
1 2 3
1
Vivien Silfany-Tony
Suchanun Viratprasert		 65
77		     retired
 
2
Lavinia Tananta
Nudnida Luangnam		 6
4		      
retired
3
Ayu-Fani Damayanti / Sandy Gumulya
Nudnida Luangnam / Suchanun Viratprasert		       w/o
 

[3]

Relegation Play-Offs

The last placed teams of each pool were placed against each other in a head-to-head round. The losing team was relegated to Group II for next year.

India vs. Hong Kong

India
2		 National Tennis Development Centre, Bangkok, Thailand
2 February 2008
Plexipave (outdoors)
Hong Kong
1
1 2 3
1
Shikha Uberoi
Yang Zi-Jun		 6
1		 77
65		    
2
Isha Lakhani
Zhang Ling		 5
7 		3
6 		   
3
Sania Mirza / Sunitha Rao
Yang Zi-Jun / Zhang Ling		 78
66		 6
2		    

[4]

Final Placements
Placing Teams
Promoted  Uzbekistan
Second  New Zealand
Third  Chinese Taipei
Fourth  Australia
Fifth  Indonesia
Sixth  Thailand
Seventh  India
Relegated  Hong Kong
  •  Uzbekistan advanced to the World Group II Play-offs, and were drawn against  Slovakia. They lost 0–5, and thus they were relegated back to Group I for 2009.[5]
  •  Hong Kong was relegated down to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II for the next year, where they placed second overall.[6]

See also
  • Fed Cup structure

References
  1. "New Zealand v Uzbekistan". fedcup.com.
  2. "Tennis Asia, Issue No. 59" (PDF). Asian Tennis Federation.
  3. "Indonesia v Thailand". fedcup.com.
  4. "India v Hong Kong". fedcup.com.
  5. "Fed Cup Profile, Uzbekistan". fedcup.com.
  6. "Fed Cup Profile, Hong Kong". fedcup.com.
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