Previously, the qualification process was divided into three regions, the Pacific Zone, the American Zone and the European Zone. More countries competed in qualifying for the Cup, resulting in the process being divided into four regions, the Asian Zone, the American Zone, the European Zone and the Australasian Zone. Teams in their respective zone will compete in a
knockout format. Teams will compete for two days, with two singles and doubles played on the first day and three singles and two doubles played on the next day. The teams that win their respective zone will earn a place in the
final tournament to be held in
Singapore. Malaya were the champions of the last
Thomas Cup, therefore the team automatically qualified for the inter-zone play-offs.
Qualified teams == Asian Zone ==