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.
Tournament details | |||
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Dates | 27 July 1971 – 11 March 1972 | ||
Location | Asian zone: Jakarta American zone: Wellington | ||
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Qualification process
editThe 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
editCountry | Qualified as | Qualified on | Final appearance |
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Japan | 1969 Uber Cup winners | 14 June 1969 | 3rd |
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
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editFirst 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
editIndonesia automatically qualified for the next round after Hong Kong retired from the competition.
Semi-finals
edit Indonesia 6 |
Jakarta, Indonesia 30 December 1971 [2] |
Malaysia 1 |
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Final
editThe 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
editBracket
editFinal | ||
26 February 1972 – Toronto | ||
Canada | 6 | |
United States | 1 | |
Final
edit United States 1 |
Toronto, Canada 26 February 1972 [3] |
Canada 6 |
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European Zone
editBracket
editFirst round | Second round | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||
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Bye | ||||||||||||||
West Germany | ||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||
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England | ||||||||||||||
Bye | ||||||||||||||
England | ||||||||||||||
First round
edit Denmark 6 |
Hørsholm, Denmark 30 October 1971 [4] |
Sweden 1 |
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Second round
edit Scotland 1 |
Paisley, Scotland 2 December 1971 [5] |
Netherlands 6 |
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Denmark 7 |
Copenhagen, Denmark 18 December 1971 [6] |
Ireland 0 |
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Semi-finals
edit Denmark 6 |
Copenhagen, Denmark 15 January 1972 [7] |
West Germany 1 |
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England 6 |
Scunthorpe, England 1 February 1972 [8] |
Netherlands 1 |
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Final
edit England 2 |
Copenhagen, Denmark 11 March 1972 [9] |
Denmark 5 |
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Australasian Zone
editBracket
editFinal | ||
27 July 1971 – Wellington | ||
New Zealand | 4 | |
Australia | 3 | |
Final
edit New Zealand 4 |
Wellington, New Zealand 27 July 1971 [10] |
Australia 3 |
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References
edit- ^ "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.