1969 Uber Cup
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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
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| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Slot | Qualified teams |
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| 1966 Uber Cup | 14 – 21 May 1966 | Auckland Dunedin Napier Wellington |
1 | File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan |
| Asian Zone | 30 January – 1 February 1969 | Bangkok | 1 | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand |
| American Zone | 3 March 1969 | Wilmington | 1 | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
| European Zone | 21 November 1968 – 28 February 1969 | Copenhagen Dresden Dublin Dunfermline Edinburgh Hamburg Stoke |
1 | File:Flag of England.svg England |
| Australasian Zone | 7 – 21 September 1968 | Masterton Perth |
1 | File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia |
| Total | 5 | |||
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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
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Knockout stage
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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
First round
Second round
Challenge round
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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.