1960 Uber Cup

August 2023 1960 Uber Cup 4 – 9 April 1960 2nd 1 5 Baltimore, United StatesBoston, United StatesNew Haven, United StatesPhiladelphia, United States 1957 1963 The 1960 Uber Cup, held during the 1959-1960 badminton season, was the second edition of the women's international badminton championship. The ties (sets of matches) between zone winning nations took place in April 1960. Having won the previous tournament in 1957, the United States hosted the final round in Philadelphia. In a repeat of the 1957 Uber Cup final, the United States were victorious over Denmark with Judy Devlin again victorious in all three of her matches.https://www.oxfordshire.gov.uk/cms/public-site/reference-online Times Archives Oxfordshire Libraries Qualification 1960 Uber Cup qualification Four teams qualified for the interzone stage of the competition, India, New Zealand and Denmark. The United States were exempted until the challenge round. Means of qualificationDateVenueSlotQualified teams1957 Uber Cup13 – 18 March 1957EastbourneLytham St Annes1USAAsian Zone5 September – 3 December 1959JamshedpurSingapore1INDAmerican Zone––1CAN 1957European Zone4 December 1959 – 25 February 1960CopenhagenDublinEdinburgh1DENAustralasian Zone29 June – 26 September 1959DunedinMelbourneWellington1NZLTotal5 Squads 1960 Uber Cup squads Knockout stage 1960 Uber Cup knockout stage thumb|The United States team, winners of the 1960 Uber Cup. The following four teams, shown by region, qualified for the 1960 Uber Cup. In the first round, New Zealand narrowly defeated Canada 4–3 while Denmark defeated India 6–1. Denmark then defeated New Zealand 7–0. The United States and Denmark once again clashed in the final. 7 matches were played: 3 singles and 4 doubles (2 doubles, then reversed). The United States retained the Uber Cup after defeating the Denmark 5–2. Bracket Bracket First round 1960 4 4 y DEN 6–1 IND New Haven, United States https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0003221/19600406/183/0008 1960 4 5 y NZL 4–3 CAN 1957 Boston, United States https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/freepress19600406-1.2.186 Second round 1960 4 7 y DEN 7–0 NZL Baltimore, United States https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19600409-1.2.134 Challenge round 1960 4 9 y USA 5–2 DEN Philadelphia, United States https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/freepress19600411-1.2.87 bd 1960 Uber Cup winner United States Second References External links tangkis.tripod.com Mike's Badminton Populorum https://web.archive.org/web/20160330231130/http://www2.sbg.ac.at/populorum/badminton/archiv_thomascup.htm 2016-03-30 Uber Cup Category:Thomas & Uber Cup U Ube Category:International sports competitions hosted by the United States