2018 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I – play-offs

The play-offs games of the 2018 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I were the final stages of the Group I Zonal Competition, which involved teams from Asia and Oceania. Using the positions determined in their pools, the eight teams faced off to determine their placing in the 2018 Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Zone Group I. The winner of the promotional play-off advanced to the World Group II play-offs, while the losers of the relegation play-offs were relegated to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 2019.

Pool results

Placing	Pool A	Pool B
1	Kazakhstan	Japan
2	China	South Korea
3	India	Thailand
4	Hong Kong	Chinese Taipei

Promotion play-off

The first placing teams of the two pools were drawn in head-to-head rounds. The winner advanced to the World Group II play-offs.

Kazakhstan vs. Japan

Kazakhstan
1

R.K. Khanna Tennis Complex, New Delhi, India^[1]
10 February
Hard

Japan
2

		1	2
1	Zarina Diyas Kurumi Nara	5 7	4 6
2	Yulia Putintseva Nao Hibino	6 3	6 4
3	Zarina Diyas / Yulia Putintseva Miyu Kato / Makoto Ninomiya	4 6	5 7

3rd place play-off

The second placed teams of the two pools were drawn in head-to-head rounds to find the third placed team.

China vs. South Korea

China
2

R.K. Khanna Tennis Complex, New Delhi, India^[2]
10 February
Hard

South Korea
0

		1	2	3
1	Yang Zhaoxuan Lee So-ra	6 3	6 2
2	Zhu Lin Jeong Su-nam	4 6	7 5	6 1
3	Wang Yafan / Yang Zhaoxuan Han Na-lae / Kim Na-ri				not played

Relegation play-off

The third and fourth placed teams of the two pools were drawn in head-to-head rounds. The losers were relegated to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 2019.

India vs. Chinese Taipei

India
2

R.K. Khanna Tennis Complex, New Delhi, India^[3]
10 February
Hard

Chinese Taipei
0

		1	2	3
1	Karman Thandi Lee Pei-chi	7⁷ 6⁴	6 3
2	Ankita Raina Hsu Chieh-yu	6 4	5 7	6 1
3	Ankita Raina / Prarthana Thombare Hsu Ching-wen / Lee Ya-hsuan				not played

Thailand vs. Hong Kong

Thailand
2

R.K. Khanna Tennis Complex, New Delhi, India^[4]
10 February
Hard

Hong Kong
1

		1	2
1	Patcharin Cheapchandej Eudice Chong	3 6	3 6
2	Peangtarn Plipuech Zhang Ling	6 4	6 4
3	Nicha Lertpitaksinchai / Peangtarn Plipuech Eudice Chong / Zhang Ling	6 3	6 1

Final placements

Placing	Teams
Promoted/First	Japan
Second	Kazakhstan
Third	China
Fourth	South Korea
Fifth	India	Thailand
Relegated/Seventh	Chinese Taipei	Hong Kong

Japan was promoted to the 2018 Fed Cup World Group II play-offs.
Chinese Taipei and Hong Kong were relegated to Asia/Oceania Zone Group II in 2019.

References

^ "Kazakhstan v Japan". FedCup.com.
^ "China v South Korea". FedCup.com.
^ "India v Chinese Taipei". FedCup.com.
^ "Thailand v Hong Kong". FedCup.com.

External links

Fed Cup website

[1] "Kazakhstan v Japan". FedCup.com.

[2] "China v South Korea". FedCup.com.

[3] "India v Chinese Taipei". FedCup.com.

[4] "Thailand v Hong Kong". FedCup.com.

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