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
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 1969 Uber Cup, Japan were exempted from the qualifying rounds and automatically qualified for the final tournament.
Qualified teams
Country | Qualified as | Qualified on | Final appearance |
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Asian Zone winners | 25 February 1972 | 4th | |
European Zone winners | 11 March 1972 | 3rd | |
American Zone winners | 26 February 1972 | 4th | |
Australasian Zone winners | 27 July 1971 | 4th |
Asian Zone
Bracket
First round | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
31 October 1971 – Hong Kong | ||||||||||
30 December 1971 – Jakarta | ||||||||||
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6 | ||||||||||
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25 February 1972 – Jakarta | ||||||||||
Bye | ||||||||||
w/o | ||||||||||
26 December 1971 | ||||||||||
Bye | ||||||||||
w/o | ||||||||||
Bye | ||||||||||
First round
Indonesia automatically qualified for the next round after Hong Kong retired from the competition.
Semi-finals
Indonesia 6 |
Jakarta, Indonesia 30 December 1971 [2] |
Malaysia 1 |
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Final
The 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
Bracket
Final | ||
26 February 1972 – Toronto | ||
6 | ||
1 | ||
Final
United States 1 |
Toronto, Canada 26 February 1972 [3] |
Canada 6 |
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European Zone
Bracket
First round | Second round | Semi-finals | Final | |||||||||||
18 December 1971 – Copenhagen | ||||||||||||||
Bye | ||||||||||||||
0 | ||||||||||||||
30 October 1971 – Hørsholm | ||||||||||||||
7 | ||||||||||||||
6 | ||||||||||||||
15 January 1972 – Copenhagen | ||||||||||||||
1 | ||||||||||||||
6 | ||||||||||||||
1 | ||||||||||||||
Bye | ||||||||||||||
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11 March 1972 – Copenhagen | ||||||||||||||
Bye | ||||||||||||||
5 | ||||||||||||||
2 | ||||||||||||||
2 December 1971 – Paisley | ||||||||||||||
Bye | ||||||||||||||
1 | ||||||||||||||
6 | ||||||||||||||
1 February 1972 – Scunthorpe | ||||||||||||||
Bye | ||||||||||||||
1 | ||||||||||||||
6 | ||||||||||||||
Bye | ||||||||||||||
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First round
Denmark 6 |
Hørsholm, Denmark 30 October 1971 [4] |
Sweden 1 |
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Second round
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
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
England 2 |
Copenhagen, Denmark 11 March 1972 [9] |
Denmark 5 |
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Australasian Zone
Bracket
Final | ||
27 July 1971 – Wellington | ||
4 | ||
3 | ||
Final
New Zealand 4 |
Wellington, New Zealand 27 July 1971 [10] |
Australia 3 |
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References
- ^ "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.