1969 Uber Cup

1969 Uber Cupユーバー杯1969 8 – 14 June 1969 5th 1 5 Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Tokyo, Japan 1966 1972 The 1969 Uber Cup was the fifth edition of the Uber Cup, the women's badminton team competition. The tournament took place in the 1968-1969 badminton season, 18 countries competed. Japan won its second title in the Uber Cup, after beating the Indonesia team in the Final Round in Tokyo, Japan. Qualification 1969 Uber Cup qualification 18 teams from 4 regions took part in the competition. As defending champion, Japan skipped the qualifications and played directly in the final round of the inter-zone ties (team matches), effectively the semifinals of the tournament. Four teams qualified for the interzone stage of the competition, Indonesia, Thailand, England and the United States. Japan were exempted until the challenge round. Means of qualificationDateVenueSlotQualified teams1966 Uber Cup14 – 21 May 1966AucklandDunedinNapierWellington1JPN 1870Asian Zone30 January – 1 February 1969Bangkok1THAAmerican Zone3 March 1969Wilmington1USAEuropean Zone21 November 1968 – 28 February 1969CopenhagenDresdenDublinDunfermlineEdinburghHamburgStoke1ENGAustralasian Zone7 – 21 September 1968MastertonPerth1INATotal5 From the Australasian zone, Indonesia advanced to the next round after beating Australia 7–0. From the Asian zone the Thailand team beat South Korea 5–2. In the European zone final England defeated East Germany 6–1. From the Pan American zone, United States advanced to the inter-zone ties after beating Canada 5-2 and getting a walkover from Peru. Squads 1969 Uber Cup squads Knockout stage 1969 Uber Cup knockout stage The following four teams, shown by region, qualified for the 1969 Uber Cup. In the first round, England defeated Thailand 7–0 while Indonesia defeated the United States 7–0. Indonesia entered the Uber Cup final for the first time after the team defeated England 4–3 in the second round. Indonesia were set to meet defending champions and hosts Japan in the final. 7 matches were played: 3 singles and 4 doubles (2 doubles, then reversed). Japan retained the title after defeating Indonesia 6–1 in the final. Bracket Bracket First round 1969 6 8 y USA 0–7 INA Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Japan https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/beritaharian19690611-1.2.87 1969 6 8 y ENG 7–0 THA Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Japan https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/page/beritaharian19690610-1.1.9 Second round 1969 6 11 y ENG 3–4 INA Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Japan https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/beritaharian19690613-1.2.109 Challenge round 1969 6 14 y JPN 1870 6–1 INA Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Japan https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19690615-1.2.91 bd 1969 Uber Cup winner Japan 1870 Second External links tangkis.tripod.com Herbert Scheele ed., The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1967 (Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd., 1967) 82–87. Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 122, 123. Uber Cup Uber Cup Category:Thomas & Uber Cup Uber Cup Uber