1966 Uber Cup

1966 Uber Cup
Location	Wellington, New Zealand

The 1966 Uber Cup 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.

Teams

5 teams from 4 regions took part in the Inter-Zone ties. As defending champion, the United States skipped the Final Round and played directly in the Challenge Round.

Panamerican zone

•  United States
•  Canada

Australasian zone

•  Indonesia
•  Australia

Asian zone

•  Japan
•  Thailand

European zone

•  England
•  West Germany

Knockout stages

Qualifying round

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Indonesia	6–1	Australia
England	7–0	West Germany
Japan	7–0	Thailand

First round

Japan	5–2	Indonesia	Napier, New Zealand
England	6–1	Canada	Dunedin

Final round

Japan	4–3	England	Auckland

Challenge round

Japan 5	Wellington, New Zealand May 21, 1966		United States 2
1 2 3 1 Noriko Takagi Judy Devlin Hashman 12 9 11 7     2 Fumiko Yokoi Caroline Jensen 12 11 11 3     3 Mitsuko Yokoyama Tyna Barinaga 11 3 11 8     4 Noriko Takagi / Kazuko Goto Judy Devlin Hashman / Rosine Jones 14 18 9 15     5 Hiroe Amano / Tomoko Takahashi Tyna Barinaga / Caroline Jensen 9 15 15 9 15 7   6 Hiroe Amano / Tomoko Takahashi Judy Devlin Hashman / Rosine Jones 8 15 4 15     7 Noriko Takagi / Kazuko Goto Tyna Barinaga / Caroline Jensen 9 15 15 9 15 7

1966 Uber Cup Champions
Japan First title

References

• tangkis.tripod.com

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