The Group III tournament was held July 23–27, in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on outdoor hard courts.[1]
Format
editThe 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 2004. 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 2004.
Pool A
edit| Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Kuwait |
3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
 Pacific Oceania |
3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
 Kyrgyzstan |
3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
 United Arab Emirates |
3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
Results of Individual Ties
edit| Date | Winning Team | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 23 | Kuwait |
3–0 | Pacific Oceania
|
| July 23 | Kyrgyzstan |
2–1 | United Arab Emirates
|
| July 24 | Kuwait |
3–0 | Kyrgyzstan
|
| July 24 | Pacific Oceania |
3–0 | United Arab Emirates
|
| July 25 | Kuwait |
3–0 | United Arab Emirates
|
| July 25 | Pacific Oceania |
2–1 | Kyrgyzstan
|
Pool B
edit| Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Malaysia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
 Qatar |
3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
 Syria |
3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
 Bahrain |
3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
Results of Individual Ties
edit| Date | Winning Team | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 23 | Malaysia |
3–0 | Syria
|
| July 23 | Qatar |
3–0 | Bahrain
|
| July 24 | Malaysia |
2–1 | Bahrain
|
| July 24 | Qatar |
2–1 | Syria
|
| July 25 | Malaysia |
2–1 | Qatar
|
| July 25 | Syria |
2–1 | Bahrain
|
Promotion pool
editThe 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.
| Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuwait |
3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
| Malaysia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Pacific Oceania |
3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Qatar |
3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
Results of Individual Ties
edit| Date | Winning Team | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 26 | Malaysia |
3–0 | Pacific Oceania
|
| July 26 | Kuwait |
3–0 | Qatar
|
| July 27 | Kuwait |
3–0 | Malaysia
|
| July 27 | Pacific Oceania |
2–1 | Qatar
|
Kuwait and Malaysia promoted to Group II for 2004.
Relegation pool
editThe 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.
| Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bahrain |
3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 |
| Syria |
3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| United Arab Emirates |
3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
| Kyrgyzstan |
3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
Results of Individual Ties
edit| Date | Winning Team | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 26 | Bahrain |
3–0 | Kyrgyzstan
|
| July 26 | Syria |
2–1 | United Arab Emirates
|
| July 27 | Syria |
2–1 | Kyrgyzstan
|
| July 27 | Bahrain |
2–1 | United Arab Emirates
|
United Arab Emirates and Kyrgyzstan demoted to Group IV for 2004.
References
edit- ^ "Davis Cup – Tie – Details". Archived from the original on 2014-02-27. Retrieved 2014-02-20.