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1960 Uber Cup

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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
Tournament details
Dates4 – 9 April 1960
Edition2nd
LevelInternational
Nations5
LocationBaltimore, United States
Boston, United States
New Haven, United States
Philadelphia, United States
1957 1963

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.[1]

Qualification

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Four teams qualified for the interzone stage of the competition, India, New Zealand and Denmark. The United States were exempted until the challenge round.

Means of qualification Date Venue Slot Qualified teams
1957 Uber Cup 13 – 18 March 1957 Eastbourne
Lytham St Annes
1   United States
Asian Zone 5 September – 3 December 1959 Jamshedpur
Singapore
1   India
American Zone 1   Canada
European Zone 4 December 1959 – 25 February 1960 Copenhagen
Dublin
Edinburgh
1   Denmark
Australasian Zone 29 June – 26 September 1959 Dunedin
Melbourne
Wellington
1   New Zealand
Total 5

Squads

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Knockout stage

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The following four teams, shown by region, qualified for the 1960 Uber Cup. In the first round, New Zealand narrowly defeated Canada 4–3 while Denmark defeated India 6–1. Denmark then defeated New Zealand 7–0. The United States and Denmark once again clashed in the final. 7 matches were played: 3 singles and 4 doubles (2 doubles, then reversed). The United States retained the Uber Cup after defeating the Denmark 5–2.

Bracket

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First roundSecond roundChallenge round
 
          
 
 
 
 
  United States
 
 
 
Bye
 
  United States
 
 
 
Bye
 
 
 
9 April 1960 – Philadelphia
 
 
 
  United States5
 
5 April 1960 – Boston
 
  Denmark2
 
  Canada3
 
7 April 1960 – Baltimore
 
  New Zealand4
 
  New Zealand0
 
4 April 1960 – New Haven
 
  Denmark7
 
  India1
 
 
  Denmark6
 

First round

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4 April 1960 (1960-04-04)
Denmark   6–1   India
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5 April 1960 (1960-04-05)
New Zealand   4–3   Canada
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Second round

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7 April 1960 (1960-04-07)
Denmark   7–0   New Zealand
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Challenge round

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9 April 1960 (1960-04-09)
United States   5–2   Denmark
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 1960 Uber Cup winner 
 
United States
Second title

References

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  1. ^ "Times Archives". Oxfordshire Libraries.