2008 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II – play-offs

The play-offs of the 2008 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II were the final stage matches of the Group II Zonal Competition involving teams from Asia and Oceania. Using the positions determined in their pools, the nine teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2008 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group II. The top team advanced to Group I for the next year.

Placing Pool A Pool B
1  South Korea  Kazakhstan
2  Philippines  Singapore
3  Syria  Turkmenistan
4  Sri Lanka

Promotion play-offs

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The first placed teams of each pool were placed against each other in a head-to-head round. The winner of the round advanced to Group I for 2009.

South Korea vs. Kazakhstan

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South Korea
2
National Tennis Development Centre, Bangkok, Thailand
2 February 2008
Plexipave (outdoors)
 
Kazakhstan
0
1 2 3
1  
 
Lee Jin-a
Madina Rakhim
6
4
4
1
   
retired
2  
 
Lee Ye-ra
Amina Rakhim
3
6
6
2
77
64
 
3  
 
 
 
      not
played

[1]

Third to Fourth play-offs

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The second-placed teams from each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds to find the third and fourth placed teams.

Philippines vs. Singapore

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Philippines
2
National Tennis Development Centre, Bangkok, Thailand
2 February 2008
Plexipave (outdoors)
 
Singapore
0
1 2 3
1  
 
Dianne Matias
Vanessa Boey
6
0
6
0
   
2  
 
Denise Dy
Stefanie Tan
6
2
6
1
   
3  
 
 
 
      not
played

[2]

Fifth to Sixth play-offs

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The third-placed teams from each pool were drawn in head-to-head rounds to find the fifth and sixth placed teams.

Syria vs. Turkmenistan

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Syria
1
National Tennis Development Centre, Bangkok, Thailand
2 February 2008
Plexipave (outdoors)
 
Turkmenistan
2
1 2 3
1  
 
Kim Sadi
Marina Lidiya
6
4
6
0
   
2  
 
Line al-Ghannam
Anastasiya Prenko
0
6
3
6
   
3  
 
Lara Alsamman / Ranim Mkahal
Jenneta Halliyeva / Anastasiya Prenko
2
6
2
6
   

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Seventh

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As there was only three teams from Pool A as opposed to the four from Pool B, the last-placed team from Pool B (  Sri Lanka) had no equivalent to play against. Thus the Sri Lankans were automatically allocated seventh place.

Final Placements

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Placing Teams
Promoted   South Korea
Second   Kazakhstan
Third   Philippines
Fourth   Singapore
Fifth   Turkmenistan
Sixth   Syria
Seventh   Sri Lanka
  •   South Korea advanced to the 2009 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I, where they placed sixth.[4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "South Korea v Kazakhstan". fedcup.com.
  2. ^ "Philippines v Singapore". fedcup.com.
  3. ^ "Syria v Turkmenistan". fedcup.com.
  4. ^ "Fed Cup Profile, South Korea". fedcup.com.
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