The Davis Cup Final 8 starts in Bologna on 24 November, and the full schedule is now set. Here are the quarter-final ties, the seeds and the match timings in India.
The quarter-finals
The draw produced four ties. Times are Central European Time, with India time in brackets, because Italy is 4.5 hours behind India.
- Tuesday, 24 November: Czechia (4) v Canada, 4 pm (8:30 pm IST).
- Wednesday, 25 November: Italy (1) v South Korea, 4 pm (8:30 pm IST).
- Thursday, 26 November: Great Britain v Germany (3), 10 am (2:30 pm IST).
- Thursday, 26 November: Austria v Spain (2), not before 5 pm (not before 9:30 pm IST).
The semi-finals and final
- Friday, 27 November, 4 pm (8:30 pm IST): Italy or South Korea against Czechia or Canada.
- Saturday, 28 November, 12 pm (4:30 pm IST): Great Britain or Germany against Austria or Spain.
- Sunday, 29 November, 3 pm (7:30 pm IST): the final.
Italy chase a fourth title
Italy are the hosts and the defending champions, and they have won the title three years in a row. They face South Korea, who are making their Final 8 debut and are the first Asian nation to qualify under the current format. South Korea earned their place by beating India 3-1 in the qualifiers.
Past champions in the field
Six of the eight nations have won the Davis Cup before. Great Britain hold the record with ten titles, and Spain have six. Austria and South Korea are still chasing their first. The draw rules kept the four top seeds, Italy, Spain, Germany and Czechia, apart in the quarter-finals.
Czechia’s squad
Czechia, who knocked out the United States 3-2 in the qualifiers, will be led by captain Tomas Berdych, with Jakub Mensik and Jiri Lehecka among the singles players. Canada, the 2022 champions, are their opponents.
Where to watch in India
A broadcaster for the Final 8 in India was not confirmed in the sources we found. For the September qualifiers, the platform Veto carried matches in India with no TV broadcast, so check the official Davis Cup channels. Our earlier Davis Cup Finals 2026 guide has the background.
What to watch for
Team ties are decided over singles and doubles, so the doubles rubber can swing a close match. Keep an eye on which nations select their top singles players, because line-ups are announced close to each tie.
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