The Group III tournament was held April 10–14, in Tehran, Iran, on outdoor clay courts.[1]
Format edit
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 2003. 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 2003.
Pool A edit
| Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Iran |
3 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 |
 United Arab Emirates |
3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
 Qatar |
3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
 Singapore |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
Results of Individual Ties edit
| Date | Winning Team | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 10 | Iran |
3–0 | Qatar
|
| April 10 | United Arab Emirates |
3–0 | Singapore
|
| April 11 | Iran |
3–0 | United Arab Emirates
|
| April 11 | Qatar |
3–0 | Singapore
|
| April 12 | Iran |
3–0 | Singapore
|
| April 12 | United Arab Emirates |
2–1 | Qatar
|
Pool B edit
| Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tajikistan |
3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 3 |
 Pacific Oceania |
3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
 Syria |
3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
 Saudi Arabia |
3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Results of Individual Ties edit
| Date | Winning Team | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 10 | Tajikistan |
2–1 | Syria
|
| April 10 | Pacific Oceania |
2–1 | Saudi Arabia
|
| April 11 | Tajikistan |
2–1 | Pacific Oceania
|
| April 11 | Syria |
2–1 | Saudi Arabia
|
| April 12 | Tajikistan |
2–1 | Saudi Arabia
|
| April 12 | Pacific Oceania |
2–1 | Syria
|
Promotion pool edit
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.
| Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iran |
3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1 |
| Tajikistan |
3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| United Arab Emirates |
3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Pacific Oceania |
3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Results of Individual Ties edit
| Date | Winning Team | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| April 13 | Iran |
2–1 | Pacific Oceania
|
| April 13 | Tajikistan |
3–0 | United Arab Emirates
|
| April 14 | Iran |
3–0 | Tajikistan
|
| April 14 | United Arab Emirates |
2–1 | Pacific Oceania
|
Iran and Tajikistan promoted to Group II for 2003.
Relegation pool edit
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.
| Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Qatar |
3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
| Syria |
3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Singapore |
3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| Saudi Arabia |
3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
Results of Individual Ties edit
| Date | Winning Team | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 13 | Qatar |
2–1 | Saudi Arabia
|
| July 13 | Syria |
2–1 | Singapore
|
| July 14 | Qatar |
2–1 | Syria
|
| July 14 | Singapore |
2–1 | Saudi Arabia
|
Singapore and Saudi Arabia demoted to Group IV for 2003.