1998 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group III

The Group III tournament was held April 15-19, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on hard courts. The top two teams from each pool advanced to a promotion playoff, while the bottom two were placed in a relegation playoff.[1]

Pool A

Advanced to Promotion Round
Assigned to Relegation Round
Team Pld W L MF MA
 Kazakhstan33090
 Sri Lanka32154
 Syria31236
 Singapore30318

Results of Individual Ties

Date Winning Team Score
April 15 Kazakhstan3-0 Sri Lanka
April 15 Syria2-1 Singapore
April 16 Kazakhstan3-0 Singapore
April 16 Sri Lanka2-1 Syria
April 17 Kazakhstan3-0 Syria
April 17 Sri Lanka3-0 Singapore

Pool B

Advanced to Promotion Round
Assigned to Relegation Round
Team Pld W L MF MA
 Malaysia32154
 Tajikistan32154
 Saudi Arabia32154
 Kuwait30336

Results of Individual Ties

Date Winning Team Score
April 15 Malaysia2-1 Kuwait
April 15 Saudi Arabia2-1 Tajikistan
April 16 Malaysia2-1 Saudi Arabia
April 16 Tajikistan3-0 Kuwait
April 17 Tajikistan2-1 Malaysia
April 17 Saudi Arabia2-1 Kuwait

1st-4th Playoff

  Play-offs
April 19
1st Round
April 18
2nd Round
April 19
                           
 
    S   Kazakhstan 3  
      Tajikistan 0    
  Tajikistan 3         Kazakhstan 3
  Malaysia 0       Sri Lanka 0
  S   Malaysia 1
      Sri Lanka 2  

Kazakhstan and Sri Lanka both promoted to Group II for 1999.

5th-8th Playoff

  Play-offs
April 19
1st Round
April 18
2nd Round
April 19
                           
 
    S   Saudi Arabia 2  
      Singapore 1    
  Singapore 2         Saudi Arabia 0
  Kuwait 1       Syria 3
  S   Syria 2
      Kuwait 1  

Singapore and Kuwait both relegated to Group IV for 1999.

References

See also

1998 Davis Cup
1998 Davis Cup Americas Zone1998 Davis Cup Asia/Oceania Zone1998 Davis Cup Europe/Africa Zone
1997 Asia/Oceania Zone Group III

1998 Asia/Oceania Zone Group II

1999 Asia/Oceania Zone Group III
1998 Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV

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