1961 Thomas Cup - American Zone

The Thomas Cup is an international teams competition for the supremacy in men's badminton. For the Thomas Cup 1961, 18 national teams were divided in 4 groups; namely, Asia, Australasia, Europe, and America. The four zone winners would then play a second round in Jakarta, Indonesia, for the right to face the defending champion, Indonesia, who was exempted from earlier rounds, in a conclusive challenge round. For a more detailed description of the Thomas Cup format, see Wikipedia's general article about the Thomas Cup.
As in previous years, the American zone qualifiers of the Thomas Cup of 1961 were limited to a dual meet between the United States and Canada that was won as always by the former team. These games were held at Toronto, Canada, on the 24 and 25 February 1961.