1981 Uber Cup

1981 Uber Cupユーバー杯1981 22 – 31 May 1981 9th 1 5 Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Tokyo, Japan 1978 1984 The 1981 Uber Cup was the ninth edition of the Uber Cup, the women's badminton team competition. The tournament took place in the 1980-81 badminton season. Japan won its fifth title after beating Indonesia in the final round in Tokyo.https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/cms/public-site/reference-online Times Archives Oxfordshire Libraries This edition was the first and only time the tournament, including the qualification tournament was played in a best-of-9 format, similar to the Thomas Cup where two singles and two doubles were played on the first day, followed by three singles and two doubles on the second day. Qualification 1981 Uber Cup qualification 14 teams from 4 regions took part in the competition. As defending champions, Japan skipped the qualifications and played directly in the second round of the inter-zone ties (team matches), effectively the semi-finals of the tournament. Means of qualificationDateVenueSlotQualified teams1978 Uber Cup13–20 May 1978Auckland1JPN 1870Asian Zone––1MASAmerican Zone7 December 1980 – 22 February 1981LimaQuebec City1CANEuropean Zone18 November 1980 – 4 April 1981DunfermlineHelsingborgÖrnsköldsvikRedbridgeSunderland1ENGAustralasian Zone28–31 October 1980Jakarta1INATotal5 From the qualifying rounds, four countries progressed to the inter-zone ties. Malaysia directly qualified for the final tournament as they were the only team to enter the Asian Zone. In the European zone final, England defeated Denmark 5–4. From the Pan American zone, the Canada defeated the United States 8–1. In the Australasian zone, Indonesia defeated India 9–0. Squads 1981 Uber Cup squads Knockout stage 1981 Uber Cup knockout stage The following four teams, shown by region, qualified for the 1981 Uber Cup. In the first round, Indonesia defeated Malaysia 9–0. In the second round, defending champions Japan beat Canada 9–0 while Indonesia defeated England 5–4. Indonesia clashed with Japan for a fifth consecutive time in the final. Japan won the Uber Cup for the fifth time by defeating Indonesia 6–3 in the final. Bracket Bracket First round 1981 5 22 y1981 5 23 y INA 9–0 MAS Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Japan https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/page/beritaharian19810525-1.1.7 Second round 1981 5 23 y1981 5 24 y JPN 1870 8–1 CAN Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Japan https://books.google.com.my/books?id=FwoiAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA233&article_id=5733,1908813&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiZhMquh-uHAxXvS2wGHdjrJGoQ6AF6BAgHEAI#v=onepage&q&f=false 1981 5 26 y1981 5 27 y INA 5–4 ENG Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Japan https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/page/straitstimes19810529-1.1.37 Challenge round 1981 5 30 y1981 5 31 y JPN 1870 6–3 INA Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Japan https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19810602-1.2.102.3 bd 1981 Uber Cup winner Japan 1870 Fifth References Uber Cup Uber Cup Category:Thomas & Uber Cup Category:1981 in Japanese sport Uber Cup