The 1966 Uber Cup (Māori: 1966 Uber Kapu whakataetae pūkura tiima wahine) was the fourth edition of the Uber Cup, the women's badminton team competition. The tournament took place in the 1965-66 badminton season, 17 countries competed. Japan won its first title in the Uber Cup, after beating defending champions United States in the Challenge Round.[1]
| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 14 – 21 May 1966 | ||
| Edition | 4th | ||
| Level | International | ||
| Nations | 5 | ||
| Location | Napier, New Zealand Dunedin, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand Wellington, New Zealand | ||
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Qualification
editFour teams qualified for the interzone stage of the competition, Indonesia, Japan, Canada and England. The United States were exempted until the challenge round.
| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Slot | Qualified teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 Uber Cup | 1 – 6 April 1963 | Boston New London Bronxville Wilmington |
1 |  United States
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| Asian Zone | 20 – 27 February 1966 | Hyderabad | 1 |  Japan
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| American Zone | – | – | 1 |  Canada
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| European Zone | 30 November 1965 – 21 March 1966 | Abingdon Belfast Carlisle Haarlem Solingen |
1 |  England
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| Australasian Zone | 19 – 26 June 1965 | Auckland Launceston |
1 |  Indonesia
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| Total | 4 | |||
Knockout stage
editThe following four teams, shown by region, qualified for the 1966 Uber Cup. In the first round, England defeated Canada 6–1 while Indonesia suffered an upset, losing 2–5 to debutants Japan. England later met the same fate as Indonesia when the team lost 4–3 to Japan. The United States and Japan contested for the title in the final. 7 matches were played: 3 singles and 4 doubles (2 doubles, then reversed). The United States could not retain their title as the team lost 5–2 to Japan in the final. This marked Japan's first title in the Uber Cup.
Bracket
edit| First round | Second round | Challenge round | ||||||||
| United States | ||||||||||
| Bye | ||||||||||
| United States | ||||||||||
| Bye | ||||||||||
| 21 May 1966 – Wellington | ||||||||||
| United States | 2 | |||||||||
| 14 May 1966 – Napier | ||||||||||
| Japan | 5 | |||||||||
| Japan | 5 | |||||||||
| 17 May 1966 – Auckland | ||||||||||
| Indonesia | 2 | |||||||||
| Japan | 4 | |||||||||
| 14 May 1966 – Dunedin | ||||||||||
| England | 3 | |||||||||
| Canada | 1 | |||||||||
| England | 6 | |||||||||
First round
editConsolation playoff
editSecond round
editChallenge round
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| 1966 Uber Cup winner |
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 Japan First title |
References
edit- ^ "Times Archives". Oxfordshire Libraries.