1960 Uber Cup

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.

1960 Uber Cup
Location	Philadelphia, United States

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.

Teams

As defending champion, United States skip through to the final.

Europe

• Denmark
• Ireland

Asia

• India
• Malaysia

Americas

• Canada
• United States

Australasia

• New Zealand
• Australia

Knockout stages

Qualifying round

New Zealand	6–1	Australia
Denmark	6–1	Ireland
India	5–2	Malaysia

First round

Denmark	6–1	India	New Haven
New Zealand	4–3	Canada	Boston

Second round

Denmark	7–0	New Zealand	Baltimore

Final

United States 5	Philadelphia, United States April 09, 1960		Denmark 2
1 2 3 1 Judy Devlin Tonny Holst-Christensen 12 9 12 9     2 Margaret Varner Hanne Jensen 11 8 11 6     3 Dorothy O'Neil Inge Hasselsteen 11 8 8 11 11 7   4 Margaret Varner / Dorothy O'Neil Kirsten Thorndahl / Hanne Jensen 14 17 5 15     5 Judy Devlin / Susan Devlin Birte Kristiansen / Aase Winther 15 5 15 3     6 Margaret Varner / Dorothy O'Neil Birte Kristiansen / Aase Winther 8 15 17 16 14 17   7 Judy Devlin / Susan Devlin Kirsten Thorndahl / Hanne Jensen 5 15 15 6 18 16

1960 Uber Cup Champions
United States Second title

References

• tangkis.tripod.com
• Mike's Badminton Populorum Archived 2016-03-30 at the Wayback Machine