1978 Uber Cup knockout stage

Badminton tournament The knockout stage for the 1978 Uber Cup began on 13 May 1978 with the first round and ended on 20 May with the final tie. Qualified teams The teams that won their zonal tie qualified for the final knockout stage. GroupWinnersHNZL (hosts)AINABJPN 1870CUSADDENEAUS Bracket main Bracket First round Second round Challenge round y INA Bye 13 May 1978 – Auckland NZL 0 USA 7 14 May 1978 – Auckland AUS 0 JPN 1870 7 Bye DEN 16 May 1978 – Auckland INA 7 USA 0 17 May 1978 – Auckland JPN 1870 6 DEN 1 20 May 1978 – Auckland INA 2 JPN 1870 5 First round United States vs New Zealand United States New Zealand Auckland Badminton Association Hall 13 May 1978Badminton U.S.A. Badminton USA 1978 38 6 7 0 Cindy Baker 12 11 Mary Livingston 10 3 Judianne Kelly 2 11 11 Robin Denton 11 9 9 Cheryl White 11 11 Alison Branfield 6 2 Pam Bristol Brady Judianne Kelly 15 15 Mary Livingston Allison Sinton 3 6 Diana Osterhues Janet Wilts 15 15 Alison Branfield Allison Sinton 6 3 Pam Bristol Brady Judianne Kelly 15 17 Alison Branfield Allison Sinton 11 14 Diana Osterhues Janet Wilts 15 15 Mary Livingston Allison Sinton 6 3 Japan vs Australia Japan 1870 Australia Auckland Badminton Association Hall 14 May 197815 May 1978 Sporting details - Badminton https://books.google.com/books?id=AghkAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA14&article_id=2347,4890968 31 July 2024 The Sydney Morning Herald 14 en 7 0 Atsuko Tokuda 11 11 Audrey Swaby 1 0 Hiroe Yuki 11 11 Susan Daly 3 0 Saori Kondo 11 11 Joan Jones 2 0 Mikiko Takada Atsuko Tokuda 15 15 Beverley Hite Audrey Swaby 4 9 Emiko Ueno Yoshiko Yonekura 15 15 Susan Daly Joan Jones 4 3 Emiko Ueno Yoshiko Yonekura 15 15 Beverley Hite Audrey Swaby 4 1 Mikiko Takada Atsuko Tokuda 15 15 Susan Daly Joan Jones 1 3 Second round Indonesia vs United States Indonesia United States Auckland Badminton Association Hall 16 May 197818 May 1978 SMASHING WIN BY INDONESIA https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19780518-1.2.94.3 31 July 2024 The Straits Times 25 en NewspaperSG 7 0 Verawaty Wiharjo 11 11 Cheryl Carton 3 8 Tjan So Gwan 11 11 Judianne Kelly 2 9 Ivana Lie 8 11 11 Cindy Baker 11 7 2 Imelda Wiguna Verawaty Wiharjo 15 15 Diana Osterhues Janet Wilts 9 12 Ivana Lie Regina Masli 15 12 15 Pam Bristol Brady Judianne Kelly 12 15 5 Ivana Lie Regina Masli 17 15 15 Diana Osterhues Janet Wilts 18 6 12 Imelda Wiguna Verawaty Wiharjo 15 15 Pam Bristol Brady Judianne Kelly 11 8 Japan vs Denmark Japan 1870 Denmark Auckland Badminton Association Hall 17 May 197818 May 1978 Japan in Uber Cup final https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/newnation19780518-1.2.87 limited 31 July 2024 New Nation 17 en NewspaperSG 6 1 Hiroe Yuki 5 10 Lene Køppen 11 12 Atsuko Tokuda 11 12 Pia Nielsen 1 10 Saori Kondo 11 11 Inge Borgstrøm 6 3 Emiko Ueno Yoshiko Yonekura 15 15 Lene Køppen Imre Nielsen 5 12 Mikiko Takada Atsuko Tokuda 15 15 Inge Borgstrøm Pia Nielsen 11 4 Mikiko Takada Atsuko Tokuda 15 14 Lene Køppen Imre Nielsen 4 10 3 Emiko Ueno Yoshiko Yonekura 15 15 Inge Borgstrøm Pia Nielsen 11 10 Challenge round The final match saw Indonesia and Japan duel for a fourth consecutive time in the Uber Cup final, this time with Indonesia going all out to defend its title.Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 134, 135. Japan won the first singles when Saori Kondo of Japan, who reached the finals of the All England Open two months prior, defeated Indonesia's Ivana Lie 11–3, 11–3. Both teams were at 1–1 when Verawaty Wiharjo of Indonesia beat former All England champion Hiroe Yuki 11–3, 11–6. The third singles went Japan's way as Atsuko Tokuda won against Tjan So Gwan 11–5, 11–4 and gained Japan a 3–1 lead against their opponents. Indonesia's title was in jeopardy when Imelda Wiguna and Verawaty Wiharjo trailed one game against Emiko Ueno and Yoshiko Yonekura. Wiguna and Wiharjo then came back to defeat their opponents in the next two sets, giving the team hope. The second doubles match saw Indonesia's Uber Cup reign come to an end as Regina Masli and Theresia Widiastuti lost 11–15, 12–15 to Mikiko Takada and Atsuko Tokuda. At 4–2, Japan regained the Uber Cup once again. Japan won the last doubles to finish the tie 5–2. Indonesia vs Japan Indonesia Japan 1870 Auckland Badminton Association Hall 20 May 197822 May 1978 Tokuda stars in Japan's Uber Cup win https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19780522-1.2.87.2 31 July 2024 The Straits Times 23 en NewspaperSG 2 5 Ivana Lie 3 3 Saori Kondo 11 11 Verawaty Wiharjo 11 11 Hiroe Yuki 3 6 Tjan So Gwan 5 4 Atsuko Tokuda 11 11 Imelda Wiguna Verawaty Wiharjo 10 15 15 Emiko Ueno Yoshiko Yonekura 15 8 12 Regina Masli Theresia Widiastuti 11 12 Mikiko Takada Atsuko Tokuda 15 15 Imelda Wiguna Verawaty Wiharjo 5 7 Mikiko Takada Atsuko Tokuda 15 15 Regina Masli Theresia Widiastuti 10 8 Emiko Ueno Yoshiko Yonekura 15 15 References Category:Thomas & Uber Cup Category:1978 in badminton