The qualifying process for the 1969 Uber Cup took place from 7 September 1968 to 28 February 1969 to decide the final teams which will play in the final tournament.
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Dates | 7 September 1968 – 28 February 1969 | ||
Location | Asian zone: Bangkok American zone: Masterton Perth | ||
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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 1966 Uber Cup, Japan were exempted from the qualifying rounds and automatically qualified for the challenge round.
Qualified teams
Country | Qualified as | Qualified on | Final appearance |
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Asian Zone winners | 1 February 1969 | 1st | |
European Zone winners | 28 February 1969 | 3rd | |
American Zone winners | 3 March 1969 | 5th | |
Australasian Zone winners | 21 September 1968 | 3rd |
Asian Zone
Bracket
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
30 January 1969 – Bangkok | ||||||
5 | ||||||
1 February 1969 – Bangkok | ||||||
2 | ||||||
5 | ||||||
2 | ||||||
Bye | ||||||
Semi-finals
Final
Thailand 5 |
Bangkok, Thailand 1 February 1969 [3] |
South Korea 2 |
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American Zone
Bracket
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
3 March 1969 – Wilmington | ||||||
5 | ||||||
March 1969 – Lima | ||||||
2 | ||||||
w/o | ||||||
Bye | ||||||
Semi-finals
United States 5 |
Wilmington, United States 23 January 1969 [4] |
Canada 2 |
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Final
The United States automatically qualified for the final tournament as winners of the Pan American zone after Peru withdrew from the competition.
European Zone
Bracket
First round | Second round | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
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23 January 1969 – Stoke | ||||||||||||||
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5 | ||||||||||||||
21 November 1968 – Dublin | ||||||||||||||
2 | ||||||||||||||
2 | ||||||||||||||
2 January 1969 – Copenhagen | ||||||||||||||
5 | ||||||||||||||
7 | ||||||||||||||
0 | ||||||||||||||
28 February 1969 – Hamburg | ||||||||||||||
Bye | ||||||||||||||
6 | ||||||||||||||
December 1968 – Haarlem | ||||||||||||||
1 | ||||||||||||||
25 January 1969 – Dresden | ||||||||||||||
w/o | ||||||||||||||
1 | ||||||||||||||
5 December 1968 – Dunfermline | ||||||||||||||
6 | ||||||||||||||
4 | ||||||||||||||
16 February 1969 – Edinburgh | ||||||||||||||
3 | ||||||||||||||
1 | ||||||||||||||
6 | ||||||||||||||
Bye | ||||||||||||||
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First round
Ireland 2 |
Dublin, Ireland 21 November 1968 [5] |
Denmark 5 |
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Scotland 4 |
Dunfermline, Scotland 5 December 1968 [6] |
Sweden 3 |
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Second round
Scotland 6 |
Dresden, East Germany 25 January 1969 [7] |
East Germany 1 |
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Denmark 7 |
Copenhagen, Denmark 2 January 1969 [8] |
South Africa 0 |
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Semi-finals
England 5 |
Stoke-on-Trent, England 23 January 1969 [9] |
Denmark 2 |
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West Germany 6 |
Edinburgh, Scotland 16 February 1969 [10] |
Scotland 1 |
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Final
England 6 |
Hamburg, West Germany 28 February 1969 [11] |
West Germany 1 |
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Australasian Zone
Bracket
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
7 September 1968 – Masterton | ||||||
6 | ||||||
21 September 1968 – Perth | ||||||
1 | ||||||
7 | ||||||
0 | ||||||
Bye | ||||||
Semi-finals
Indonesia 6 |
Masterton, New Zealand 7 September 1968 [12] |
New Zealand 1 |
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Final
Indonesia 7 |
Perth, Australia 21 September 1968 [13] |
Australia 0 |
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