1957 Uber Cup

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1957 Uber Cup
Tournament details
Dates13 – 18 March 1957
Edition1st
LevelInternational
Nations4
Location Eastbourne, England
Lytham St Annes, England
1960 →

The 1957 Uber Cup was the inaugural Uber Cup; a women's international team badminton championship promoted by Betty Uber. Eleven nations took part competing first (as in Thomas Cup competition) within zones to qualify for interzone matches. The final round was held in Lytham St Annes, Lancashire, England on 18 March 1957. [1] [2] The United States won the event, defeating Denmark.

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Qualification

Three teams qualified for the interzone stage of the competition, the United States, India, and Denmark. Denmark received a bye in the first round to go directly into the final. Originally four teams were to be represented in the interzone matches, but New Zealand which qualified from Australasia withdrew.

Means of qualificationDateVenueSlotQualified teams
Asian Zone30 August – 22 December 1956 Hong Kong
Kuala Lumpur 		1Flag of India.svg  India
American Zone25 – 26 February 1957 Kitchener 1Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States
European Zone17 November 1956 – 16 February 1957 Belfast
Dublin
Wimbledon 		1Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Australasian Zone––1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Total4

Squads

Knockout stage

The following four teams, shown by region, qualified for the 1957 Uber Cup. In the semi-finals, the United States defeated India 7–0. New Zealand withdrew from the competition, giving Denmark a place in the final.

The United States and Denmark competed in the final. 7 matches were played: 3 singles and 4 doubles (2 doubles, then reversed). Winning all three of her matches, Judy Devlin led the way to a decisive 6–1 victory for the USA. [3]

Bracket

 
 Semi-finals Final
 
      
 
13 March 1957 – Eastbourne
 
 
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 7
 
18 March 1957 – Lytham St Annes
 
Flag of India.svg  India 0
 
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg  United States 6
 
 
 
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 1
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
 
 
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark w/o
 

Semi-finals

13 March 1957 (1957-03-13)
United States  Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg 7–0 Flag of India.svg  India
Report
March 1957 (1957-03)
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg – Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Report

Final

18 March 1957 (1957-03-18)
United States  Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg 6–1 Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Report
 1957 Uber Cup winner 
Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg
United States
First title

References

  1. ↑ tangkis.tripod.com. Accessed 22 May 2006
  2. ↑ Team Announcement Badminton Australia - pdf Archived 2006-08-22 at the Wayback Machine Uber Cup. Accessed 22 May 2006
  3. ↑ "Times Archives". Oxfordshire Libraries.
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