The Group III tournament was held July 18–22, in Sri Lanka Tennis Association, Colombo, Sri Lanka, on outdoor hard courts.
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 II in 2008. The bottom two teams of each group were placed in the relegation pool, from which the two bottom teams were demoted to the Asia/Oceania Zone Group IV in 2008.
Pool A
Lebanon vs. Singapore
Saudi Arabia vs. United Arab Emirates
Lebanon vs. United Arab Emirates
Saudi Arabia vs. Singapore
Lebanon vs. Saudi Arabia
Singapore vs. United Arab Emirates
Pool B
Vietnam vs. Malaysia
Sri Lanka vs. Oman
Vietnam vs. Oman
Sri Lanka vs. Malaysia
Vietnam vs. Sri Lanka
Malaysia vs. Oman
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.
(scores in italics carried over from Groups)
Note: Oman/Lebanon/Sri Lanka tie broken on number of rubbers won.
Oman and Lebanon promoted to Group II in 2008.
Lebanon vs. Oman
United Arab Emirates vs. Sri Lanka
Lebanon vs. Sri Lanka
Oman vs. United Arab Emirates
Relegation pool The bottom two teams from Pools A and B were placed in the relegation group. Results and points from games against the opponent from the preliminary round were carried forward.
(scores in italics carried over from Groups)
Singapore and Saudi Arabia relegated to Group IV in 2008.
Singapore vs. Vietnam
Saudi Arabia vs. Malaysia
Singapore vs. Malaysia
Vietnam vs. Saudi Arabia
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