1972 Uber Cup qualification

1972 Uber Cup qualification
Tournament details
Dates	27 July 1971 – 11 March 1972
Location	Asian zone:; Jakarta; American zone:; Toronto; European zone:; Copenhagen; Hørsholm; Paisley; Scunthorpe; Australasian zone:; Wellington
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The qualifying process for the 1972 Uber Cup took place from 27 July 1971 to 11 March 1972 to decide the final teams which will play in the final tournament.

Qualification process

The qualification process is divided into four regions, the Asian Zone, the American Zone, the European Zone and the Australasian Zone. Teams in their respective zone will compete in a knockout format. Three singles and four doubles will be played on the day of competition. The teams that win their respective zone will earn a place in the final tournament to be held in Tokyo.^[1]

The winners of the 1969 Uber Cup, Japan were exempted from the qualifying rounds and automatically qualified for the final tournament.

Qualified teams

Country	Qualified as	Qualified on	Final appearance
Indonesia	Asian Zone winners	25 February 1972	4th
Denmark	European Zone winners	11 March 1972	3rd
Canada	American Zone winners	26 February 1972	4th
New Zealand	Australasian Zone winners	27 July 1971	4th

Asian Zone

Bracket

First round		Semi-finals		Final

31 October 1971 – Hong Kong

Hong Kong
		30 December 1971 – Jakarta
Indonesia	w/o
		Indonesia	6

		Malaysia	1
Malaysia
				25 February 1972 – Jakarta
Bye
				Indonesia	w/o

				Thailand
India
		26 December 1971
Bye
		India

		Thailand	w/o
Thailand

Bye

First round

Indonesia automatically qualified for the next round after Hong Kong retired from the competition.

Semi-finals

Indonesia
6

Jakarta, Indonesia
30 December 1971
^[2]

Malaysia
1

		1	2	3
1	Utami Dewi Rosalind Singha Ang	11 3	2 11	10 12
2	Taty Sumirah Sylvia Tan	11 3	11 4
3	Intan Nurtjahja Yap Hei Lin	11 6	11 1
4	Regina Masli / Poppy Tumengkol Rosalind Singha Ang / Teoh Siew Yong	15 12	15 4
5	Retno Kustijah / Intan Nurtjahja Teh Mei Ling / Yap Hei Lin	15 13	15 2
6	Retno Kustijah / Intan Nurtjahja Rosalind Singha Ang / Teoh Siew Yong	9 15	15 13	15 6
7	Regina Masli / Poppy Tumengkol Teh Mei Ling / Yap Hei Lin	15 6	15 4

Final

The final of the Asian zone between Indonesia and Thailand which was scheduled to be held in Jakarta on 25 February 1972 was later cancelled after Thailand withdrew from the competition due to injuries sustained by players. Therefore, Indonesia qualified for the final tournament in Tokyo.

American Zone

Bracket

	Final

	26 February 1972 – Toronto

	Canada	6

	United States	1

Final

United States
1

Toronto, Canada
26 February 1972
^[3]

Canada
6

		1	2	3
1	Diane Hales Judy Rollick	5 11	6 11
2	Pam Stockton Nancy McKinley	7 11	9 12
3	Vicki Toutz Jane Youngberg	1 11	3 11
4	Polly Bretzke / Pam Stockton Mimi Nilsson / Judy Rollick	11 15	15 5	5 15
5	Dorothy O’Neil / Rosine Lemon Marjory Shedd / Barbara Welch	7 15	15 7	15 11
6	Dorothy O’Neil / Rosine Lemon Mimi Nilsson / Judy Rollick	15 15	5 18	11
7	Polly Bretzke / Pam Stockton Marjory Shedd / Barbara Welch	9 15	14 18

European Zone

Bracket

Ireland

18 December 1971 – Copenhagen

Bye

Ireland

0

30 October 1971 – Hørsholm

Denmark

7

Denmark

6

15 January 1972 – Copenhagen

Sweden

1

Denmark

6

West Germany

1

Bye

West Germany

11 March 1972 – Copenhagen

Bye

Denmark

5

England

2

Scotland

2 December 1971 – Paisley

Bye

Scotland

1

Netherlands

6

Netherlands

1 February 1972 – Scunthorpe

Bye

Netherlands

1

England

6

Bye

England

Bye

England

First round

Denmark
6

Hørsholm, Denmark
30 October 1971
^[4]

Sweden
1

		1	2	3
1	Lene Køppen Eva Twedberg	11 9	5 11	5 11
2	Pernille Kaagaard Ewa Carlander	11 0	11 1
3	Anne Berglund Karin Lindquist	11 4	11 4
4	Karin Jørgensen / Ulla Strand Kathryn Ekengren / Eva Twedberg	15 5	15 2
5	Anne Flindt / Pernille Kaagaard Ewa Carlander / Karin Lindquist	15 3	15 2
6	Anne Flindt / Pernille Kaagaard Kathryn Ekengren / Eva Twedberg	15 1	15 0
7	Karin Jørgensen / Ulla Strand Ewa Carlander / Karin Lindquist	15 2	15 8

Second round

Scotland
1

Paisley, Scotland
2 December 1971
^[5]

Netherlands
6

		1	2	3
1	Joanne Flockhart Joke van Beusekom	4 11	1 11
2	Helen Kelly Marjan Luesken	10 12	0 11
3	Christine Stewart Felice de Nooyer	6 11	6 11
4	Joanne Flockhart / Helen Kelly Joke van Beusekom / Marjan Luesken	11 15	12 15
5	Margaret Gibson / Christine Stewart Marja Ridder / Henny Wesdorp	15 10	14 17	15 9
6	Margaret Gibson / Christine Stewart Joke van Beusekom / Marjan Luesken	8 15	9 15
7	Joanne Flockhart / Helen Kelly Marja Ridder / Henny Wesdorp	14 17	15 5	10 15

Denmark
7

Copenhagen, Denmark
18 December 1971
^[6]

Ireland
0

		1	2
1	Lene Køppen Mary Bryan	12 10	11 2
2	Anne Berglund Barbara Beckett	11 5	11 3
3	Pernille Kaagaard Yvonne Kelly	11 1	11 0
4	Anne Flindt / Pernille Kaagaard Barbara Beckett / Lena McAleese	15 1	15 0
5	Karin Jørgensen / Ulla Strand Mary Bryan / Yvonne Kelly	15 3	15 9
6	Karin Jørgensen / Ulla Strand Barbara Beckett / Lena McAleese	15 1	15 7
7	Anne Flindt / Pernille Kaagaard Mary Bryan / Yvonne Kelly	15 3	18 13

Semi-finals

Denmark
6

Copenhagen, Denmark
15 January 1972
^[7]

West Germany
1

		1	2	3
1	Lene Køppen Gudrun Ziebold	11 4	11 0
2	Anne Berglund Marieluise Wackerow	11 8	11 2
3	Pernille Kaagaard Brigitte Steden	11 6	12 11
4	Karin Jørgensen / Ulla Strand Anke Betz / Brigitte Steden	15 9	15 4
5	Anne Flindt / Pernille Kaagaard Marieluise Wackerow / Gudrun Ziebold	15 8	15 4
6	Anne Flindt / Pernille Kaagaard Anke Betz / Brigitte Steden	16 17	15 8	15 0
7	Karin Jørgensen / Ulla Strand Marieluise Wackerow / Gudrun Ziebold	8 15	15 5	11 15

England
6

Scunthorpe, England
1 February 1972
^[8]

Netherlands
1

		1	2	3
1	Margaret Beck Joke van Beusekom	11 8	7 11	11 7
2	Gillian Gilks Marjan Luesken	11 4	11 8
3	Judy Hashman Agnes van der Meulen	4 11	5 11
4	Gillian Gilks / Judy Hashman Agnes van der Meulen / Lily ter Metz	15 6	15 3
5	Margaret Beck / Jenny Horton Marjan Luesken / Joke van Beusekom	15 6	15 11
6	Gillian Gilks / Judy Hashman Marjan Luesken / Joke van Beusekom	15 3	15 11
7	Margaret Beck / Jenny Horton Agnes van der Meulen / Lily ter Metz	15 8	15 8

Final

England
2

Copenhagen, Denmark
11 March 1972
^[9]

Denmark
5

		1	2	3
1	Julie Rickard Pernille Kaagaard	5 11	4 11
2	Margaret Beck Lene Køppen	8 11	11 12
3	Gillian Gilks Anne Berglund	11 8	4 11	11 4
4	Margaret Beck / Jenny Horton Karin Jørgensen / Ulla Strand	10 15	6 15
5	Gillian Gilks / Judy Hashman Anne Flindt / Pernille Kaagaard	9 15	14 18
6	Margaret Beck / Jenny Horton Anne Flindt / Pernille Kaagaard	8 15	6 15
7	Gillian Gilks / Judy Hashman Karin Jørgensen / Ulla Strand	15 9	15 11

Australasian Zone

Bracket

	Final

	27 July 1971 – Wellington

	New Zealand	4

	Australia	3

Final

New Zealand
4

Wellington, New Zealand
27 July 1971
^[10]

Australia
3

		1	2	3
1	Alison Branfield Judy Nyirati	11 12	10 12
2	Robin Glenie Joan Kennington	11 7	11 4
3	Frances Walters Joan Harwood	7 11	2 11
4	Alison Branfield / Robin Glenie Judy Nyirati / Joan Smith	15 5	15 0
5	Glenys Waller / Frances Walters Joan Harwood / Joan Kennington	15 7	18 15
6	Glenys Waller / Frances Walters Judy Nyirati / Joan Smith	15 1	14 18	11 15
7	Alison Branfield / Robin Glenie Joan Harwood / Joan Kennington	15 1	17 15

References

^ "Mike's Badminton Populorum". Archived from the original on 2016-03-27. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
^ "Piala Uber: Indonesia tewaskan Malaysia". Berita Harian (in Malay). 1 January 1972. p. 7. Retrieved 12 July 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
^ "Canadian bird team advances". The Calgary Herald. 28 February 1972. p. 24. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
^ "KÖPENHAMN: Uber Cup-tuneringen, damer, Danmark—Sverige 6—1". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). 31 October 1971. p. 25. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
^ "Scotland out of Uber Cup". The Glasgow Herald. 3 December 1971. p. 4. Retrieved 12 July 2024.
^ Badmintonbladet 1 (1971), p. 4
^ Badmintonbladet 2 (1971), p. 7
^ "England in Uber Cup final". The Scotsman. 2 February 1972. p. 13. Retrieved 12 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ Badmintonbladet 4 (1971), p. 6, 7
^ "Canadian bird team advances". The Sydney Morning Herald. 29 July 1971. p. 11. Retrieved 12 July 2024.

[:0-1] "Mike's Badminton Populorum". Archived from the original on 2016-03-27. Retrieved 2024-05-13.

[2] "Piala Uber: Indonesia tewaskan Malaysia". Berita Harian (in Malay). 1 January 1972. p. 7. Retrieved 12 July 2024 – via NewspaperSG.

[3] "Canadian bird team advances". The Calgary Herald. 28 February 1972. p. 24. Retrieved 12 July 2024.

[4] "KÖPENHAMN: Uber Cup-tuneringen, damer, Danmark—Sverige 6—1". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). 31 October 1971. p. 25. Retrieved 12 July 2024.

[5] "Scotland out of Uber Cup". The Glasgow Herald. 3 December 1971. p. 4. Retrieved 12 July 2024.

[6] Badmintonbladet 1 (1971), p. 4

[7] Badmintonbladet 2 (1971), p. 7

[8] "England in Uber Cup final". The Scotsman. 2 February 1972. p. 13. Retrieved 12 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[9] Badmintonbladet 4 (1971), p. 6, 7

[10] "Canadian bird team advances". The Sydney Morning Herald. 29 July 1971. p. 11. Retrieved 12 July 2024.

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