dᵻspˈaɪt mˈɪsɪŋ ɪts bˈɛst nˈoʊn sˈɪŋɡəlz plˈeɪɚ, tʃˈæɹoʊn wˈɑːtɐnˌæsɪn, tˈaɪlənd ɐɡˈɛn pɹɪvˈeɪld ɪnðɪ ˈeɪʒən zˈoʊn baɪ bˈiːɾɪŋ, kənsˈɛkjuːtˌɪvli, ˈɪndiə sˈɪks θɹˈiː, θɹˈiː tˈaɪm fˈɔːɹmɚ tʃˈæmpiən məlˈeɪə sˈɛvən tˈuː, ænd pˌækɪstˈæn ˈeɪt wˈʌn.
Despite missing its best known singles player, Charoen Wattanasin, Thailand again prevailed in the Asian zone by beating, consecutively, India (6–3), three time former champion Malaya (7–2), and Pakistan (8–1).