1975 Uber Cup

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The 1975 Uber Cup was the seventh edition of the Uber Cup, the women's badminton team competition. The tournament took place in the 1974-75 badminton season, 14 countries competed. Indonesia won its first title in the Uber Cup, after beating the defending champion Japan in the Final Round in Jakarta.[1]

Qualification

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Means of qualification Date Venue Slot Qualified teams
Host country 12 January 1974 Jakarta 1 File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia
1972 Uber Cup 7 – 11 June 1972 Tokyo 1 File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan
Asian Zone 15 February 1975 Lucknow 1 File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia
American Zone 7 April 1975 Waukesha 1 File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada
European Zone 20 November 1974 – 5 March 1975 Enschede
Oberhausen
Plymouth
Zweibrücken
1 File:Flag of England.svg England
Australasian Zone 20 September 1974 Adelaide 1 File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
Total 6

From the qualifying rounds, four countries progressed to the inter-zone ties. From the Australasian zone, Australia advanced to the next round after beating New Zealand 4–3. From the Asian zone, Malaysia beat India 6–1. In the European zone final, England defeated Denmark 5–2. From the Pan American zone, Canada advanced to the inter-zone ties after defeating the United States 5–2.[2]

Squads

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Knockout stage

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The following four teams, shown by region, qualified for the 1975 Uber Cup. In the first round, Indonesia defeated debutants Malaysia 7–0 while Canada defeated Australia in a thrilling 4–3 encounter. In the second round, defending champions Japan defeated Canada 6–1 while hosts Indonesia beat England 5–2 to enter the final.

Indonesia clashed with Japan for a third consecutive time in the final. 7 matches were played: 3 singles and 4 doubles (2 doubles, then reversed). Indonesia made history by winning their first ever Uber Cup after defeating Japan 5–2 in the final.

Bracket

1975 Uber Cup knockout stage

First round

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Second round

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Challenge round

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References

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  1. "Indonesia Wins the Uber Cup," World Badminton, August 1975, 2 - 4.
  2. Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 134, 135.

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External links

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