The Asia/Oceania Zone was one of the three zones of the regional Davis Cup competition in 1998.
In the Asia/Oceania Zone there were four different tiers, called groups, in which teams competed against each other to advance to the upper tier.
Group I edit
Winners in Group I advanced to the World Group qualifying round, along with losing teams from the World Group first round. Teams who lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group I, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 1999.[1]
Participating nations edit
Draw edit
| Second Round Play-offs | First Round Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | |||||||||||||||
 South Korea | ||||||||||||||||||
| Seoul, South Korea (hard) | bye | Seoul, South Korea (clay) | ||||||||||||||||
| South Korea | 4 | South Korea | 1 | |||||||||||||||
 China | 1 | Tashkent, Uzbekistan (indoor hard) |  Uzbekistan | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| Uzbekistan | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Yanji, China (hard) | China | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| China | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
 Indonesia | 0 | Sapporo, Japan (indoor carpet) | ||||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Zouk Mikael, Lebanon (indoor hard) |  Japan | 5 | Miyazaki, Japan (clay) | |||||||||||||||
| Indonesia | 2 | Japan | 3 | |||||||||||||||
 Lebanon | 3 | Beirut, Lebanon (indoor hard) |  New Zealand | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Lebanon | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
Indonesia relegated to Group II in 1999.
Uzbekistan and 
Japan advance to World Group qualifying round.
Group II edit
Winners in Group II advanced to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group I. Teams who lost their respective ties competed in the relegation play-offs, with winning teams remaining in Group II, whereas teams who lost their play-offs were relegated to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group III in 1999.[2]
Participating nations edit
Draw edit
| Relegation Play-offs | First Round | Second Round | Third Round | |||||||||||||||
| Manila, Philippines (indoor clay) | ||||||||||||||||||
 Philippines | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| Causeway Bay, Hong Kong (hard) |  Thailand | 4 | Pattaya, Thailand (hard) | |||||||||||||||
| Philippines | 4 | Thailand | 3 | |||||||||||||||
 Hong Kong | 1 | Yilan, Taiwan (indoor carpet) |  Chinese Taipei | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| Hong Kong | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 3 | Lahore, Pakistan (grass) | ||||||||||||||||
| Thailand | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| Islamabad, Pakistan (clay) |  Pakistan | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| Pakistan | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
| Doha, Qatar (hard) |  Pacific Oceania | 0 | Tehran, Iran (clay) | |||||||||||||||
| Pacific Oceania | 1 | Pakistan | 4 | |||||||||||||||
 Qatar | 4 | Tehran, Iran (indoor clay) |  Iran | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Qatar | 0 | |||||||||||||||||
| Iran | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Hong Kong and 
Pacific Oceania relegated to Group III in 1999.
Pakistan promoted to Group I in 1999.
Group III edit
The top two teams in Group III advanced to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 1999, whereas the bottom two teams were relegated to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV in 1999.
Participating nations edit
Draw edit
- Venue: National Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- Date: 15–19 April
Group A
 KAZ
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 SRI
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 SYR
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 SIN
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RR W–L |
Match W–L |
Set W–L |
Standings | ||
| Kazakhstan
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3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 9–0 (100%) | 18–2 (90%) | 1 | ||
| Sri Lanka
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0–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 5–4 (56%) | 10–11 (48%) | 2 | ||
| Syria
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0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–2 | 3–6 (33%) | 9–12 (43%) | 3 | ||
| Singapore
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0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 1–8 (11%) | 4–16 (20%) | 4 |
Group B
 MAS
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 TJK
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 KSA
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 KUW
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RR W–L |
Match W–L |
Set W–L |
Standings | ||
| Malaysia
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1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–4 (56%) | 11–6 (65%) | 1 | ||
| Tajikistan
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2–1 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–4 (56%) | 10–8 (56%) | 2 | ||
| Saudi Arabia
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1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 5–4 (56%) | 10–10 (50%) | 3 | ||
| Kuwait
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1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 3–6 (33%) | 5–12 (29%) | 4 |
- 1st to 4th place play-offs
| 3rd-4th Play-off | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||
| A1 | Kazakhstan | 3 | |||||||||||
| B2 | Tajikistan | 0 | |||||||||||
| B2 | Tajikistan | 3 | A1 | Kazakhstan | 3 | ||||||||
| B1 | Malaysia | 0 | A2 | Sri Lanka | 0 | ||||||||
| A2 | Sri Lanka | 2 | |||||||||||
| B1 | Malaysia | 1 | |||||||||||
- 5th to 8th place play-offs
| 7th-8th Play-off | 5th-8th Play-offs | 5th-6th Play-off | |||||||||||
| A3 | Syria | 2 | |||||||||||
| B4 | Kuwait | 1 | |||||||||||
| B4 | Kuwait | 1 | A3 | Syria | 3 | ||||||||
| A4 | Singapore | 2 | B3 | Saudi Arabia | 0 | ||||||||
| A4 | Singapore | 1 | |||||||||||
| B3 | Saudi Arabia | 2 | |||||||||||
Final standings edit
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Kazakhstan
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| 2 | Sri Lanka
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| 3 | Tajikistan
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| 4 | Malaysia
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| 5 | Syria
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| 6 | Saudi Arabia
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| 7 | Singapore
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| 8 | Kuwait
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Kazakhstan and 
Sri Lanka promoted to Group II in 1999.
Singapore and 
Kuwait relegated to Group IV in 1999.
Group IV edit
The top two teams in Group IV advanced to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group III in 1999. All other teams remained in Group IV.
Participating nations edit
Draw edit
- Venue: National Complex, Ramna Park, Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Date: 9–15 February
 BHR
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 BAN
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 IRQ
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 JOR
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 OMA
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 UAE
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 BRU
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RR W–L |
Match W–L |
Set W–L |
Standings | ||
| Bahrain
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2–1 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 6–0 | 15–3 (83%) | 32–9 (78%) | 1 | ||
| Bangladesh
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1–2 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 5–1 | 14–4 (78%) | 31–13 (70%) | 2 | ||
| Iraq
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1–2 | 0–3 | 3–0 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 4–2 | 12–6 (67%) | 26–14 (65%) | 3 | ||
| Jordan
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1–2 | 1–2 | 0–3 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 3–0 | 3–3 | 10–8 (56%) | 22–17 (56%) | 4 | ||
| Oman
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0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 2–1 | 2–4 | 7–11 (39%) | 14–24 (37%) | 5 | ||
| United Arab Emirates
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0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 2–1 | 1–5 | 3–15 (17%) | 8–29 (22%) | 6 | ||
| Brunei
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0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 0–3 | 1–2 | 1–2 | 0–6 | 2–16 (11%) | 5–32 (14%) | 7 |
Bahrain and 
Bangladesh promoted to Group III in 1999.
References edit
- ^ "1998 Asia/Oceania Group I". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.
- ^ "1998 Asia/Oceania Group II". DavisCup.com. Retrieved 11 June 2020.