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2005 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I – play-offs

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The play-offs of the 2005 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I were the final stages of the Group I 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 2005 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I, the top two countries of each pool played for first to fourth placings, while the bottom two of each pool competed for fifth to eighth. The teams that ended up placing first overall advanced to World Group play-offs, whilst those coming in seventh were relegated down to Group II for the next year.

Placing Pool A Pool B
1  China  Australia
2  India  South Korea
3  Kazakhstan  New Zealand
4  Singapore  Chinese Taipei

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 rounds advanced to the World Group II play-offs, where they would get a chance to advance to the World Group II for next year.

China vs. Australia

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China
2
R.K. Khanna Tennis Complex, New Delhi, India
23 April 2005
Decoturf (outdoors)

Australia
0
1 2 3
1 China
Australia
Sun Tiantian
Evie Dominikovic
6
3
7
5
   
2 China
Australia
Zheng Jie
Samantha Stosur
6
3
6
4
   
3 China
Australia
 
 
      not
played

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Third to Fourth play-off

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The second placed teams of each pool were placed against each other in a tie. The winner of the tie was allocated third place in the Group while the loser was allocated fourth.

India vs. South Korea

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India
2
R.K. Khanna Tennis Complex, New Delhi, India
23 April 2005
Decoturf (outdoors)

South Korea
1
1 2 3
1 India
South Korea
Ankita Bhambri
Lee Ye-ra
1
6
3
6
   
2 India
South Korea
Shikha Uberoi
Kim Jin-hee
6
3
6
1
   
3 India
South Korea
Rushmi Chakravarthi / Shikha Uberoi
Chang Kyung-mi / Lee Jin-a
6
3
6
3
   

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Relegation play-offs

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The last and second-to-last placed teams of each pool were placed against each other in two head-to-head rounds. The losing team of the rounds were relegated to Group II for next year.

Kazakhstan vs. Chinese Taipei

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Kazakhstan
0
R.K. Khanna Tennis Complex, New Delhi, India
23 April 2005
Decoturf (outdoors)

Chinese Taipei
2
1 2 3
1 Kazakhstan
Chinese Taipei
Tatyana Ignatchenko
Chao Hsiao-han
4
6
3
6
   
2 Kazakhstan
Chinese Taipei
Mariya Kovaleva
Chen Yi
2
6
0
6
   
3 Kazakhstan
Chinese Taipei
 
 
      not
played

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Singapore vs. New Zealand

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Singapore
0
R.K. Khanna Tennis Complex, New Delhi, India
23 April 2005
Decoturf (outdoors)

New Zealand
2
1 2 3
1 Singapore
New Zealand
Ong Shao-Fang
Paula Marama
1
6
0
6
   
2 Singapore
New Zealand
Ng Yun-Ling
Marina Erakovic
0
6
0
6
   
3 Singapore
New Zealand
 
 
      not
played

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Final Placements

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Placing Teams
Promoted  China
Second  Australia
Third  India
Fourth  South Korea
Fifth  Chinese Taipei
 New Zealand
Relegated  Kazakhstan
 Singapore
  •  China advanced to the World Group II play-offs, and were drawn against  Slovenia, where they won 4–1. The team thus competed in the 2006 World Group II.[5]
  •  Kazakhstan and  Singapore were relegated down to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II for the next year, where they respectively placed second and third overall. Thus, the Kazakhstanis achieved advancement back to Group I for 2007.[6][7]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "China v Australia". fedcup.com.
  2. ^ "India v South Korea". fedcup.com.
  3. ^ "Kazakhstan v Chinese Taipei". fedcup.com.
  4. ^ "Singapore v New Zealand". fedcup.com.
  5. ^ "Fed Cup Profile, China". fedcup.com.
  6. ^ "Fed Cup Profile, Kazakhstan". fedcup.com.
  7. ^ "Fed Cup Profile, Singapore". fedcup.com.
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