The Group IV tournament was held June 18–21, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, on outdoor clay courts.[1]
Format
The eight teams were split into two groups and played in a round-robin format. The top two teams of each group advanced to the promotion pool, from which the two top teams were promoted to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group III in 2004.
Pool A
| Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Vietnam | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 2 |
 Saudi Arabia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 |
 Sri Lanka | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
 Brunei | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
Results of Individual Ties
| Date | Winning Team | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 18 | Vietnam | 2–1 | Sri Lanka |
| June 18 | Saudi Arabia | 3–0 | Brunei |
| June 19 | Vietnam | 2–0 | Brunei |
| June 19 | Saudi Arabia | 2–0 | Sri Lanka |
| June 20 | Vietnam | 2–1 | Saudi Arabia |
| June 20 | Sri Lanka | 3–0 | Brunei |
Pool B
| Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oman | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 2 |
 Myanmar | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
 Singapore | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 |
 Bangladesh | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
Results of Individual Ties
| Date | Winning Team | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 18 | Oman | 3–0 | Myanmar |
| June 18 | Singapore | 2–1 | Bangladesh |
| June 19 | Oman | 2–1 | Bangladesh |
| June 19 | Myanmar | 2–1 | Singapore |
| June 20 | Oman | 2–1 | Singapore |
| July 25 | Myanmar | 3–0 | Bangladesh |
Promotion pool
The top two teams from each of Pools A and B advanced to the Promotion pool. Results and points from games against the opponent from the preliminary round were carried forward.
| Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oman | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Myanmar | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
Results of Individual Ties
| Date | Winning Team | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|
| June 21 | Oman | 2–1 | Saudi Arabia |
| June 21 | Vietnam | 3–0 | Myanmar |
Oman and Vietnam promoted to Group III for 2004. The remaining matches were not played, since they could not have changed the outcome.
References
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