1957 Uber Cup qualification

1957 Uber Cup qualification

Tournament details
Dates	30 August 1956 – 16 March 1957
Location	Asian zone: Hong Kong Kuala Lumpur American zone: Kitchener European zone: Belfast Dublin Wimbledon
1960 →

The qualifying process for the 1957 Uber Cup took place from 30 August 1956 to 16 March 1957 to decide the final teams which will play in the final tournament.

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 England. ^[1]

Qualified teams

Country	Qualified as	Qualified on	Final appearance
India	Asian Zone winners	22 December 1956	1st
Denmark	European Zone winners	19 March 1957	1st
United States	American Zone winners	26 March 1957	1st
New Zealand	Sole representative of the Australasian Zone	22 March 1956	1st

Asian Zone

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	30 August 1956 – Hong Kong
	Malaya	6
					21 December 1956 – Kuala Lumpur
	Hong Kong	1
					Malaya	3
					India	4
	Bye
	India

Semi-finals

Malaya 6	Hong Kong 30–31 August 1956 [2]		Hong Kong 1
1 2 3 1 Tan Gaik Bee Ulian Khoo 12 11 12 10     2 Lam Kit Lin Diana Yung 11 4 12 10     3 Dolly Tan Helen Kwong 7 11 6 11     4 Helen Heng  /  Tan Gaik Bee Ulian Khoo  /  Diana Yung 15 5 17 16     5 Lam Kit Lin  /  Cecilia Samuel Cynder Ho  /  Helen Kwong 15 6 15 1     6 Lam Kit Lin  /  Cecilia Samuel Ulian Khoo  /  Diana Yung 15 7 15 3     7 Helen Heng  /  Tan Gaik Bee Cynder Ho  /  Helen Kwong 15 8 15 6

Final

India 4	Kuala Lumpur, Malaya 21–22 December 1956 [3]		Malaya 3
1 2 3 1 Mumtaj Lotwalla Tan Gaik Bee 11 8 11 8     2 Shashi Bhatt Cecilia Samuel 2 11 1 11     3 Prem Prashar Lam Kit Lin 10 12 11 8 8 11   4 Suman Athavale  /  Mumtaj Lotwalla Helen Heng  /  Tan Gaik Bee 15 12 15 6     5 Sushila Kapadia  /  Prem Prashar Lam Kit Lin  /  Cecilia Samuel 2 15 12 15     6 Sushila Kapadia  /  Prem Prashar Helen Heng  /  Tan Gaik Bee 15 6 15 7     7 Suman Athavale  /  Mumtaj Lotwalla Lam Kit Lin  /  Cecilia Samuel 17 15 15 9

American Zone

Bracket

	Final
	25 February 1957 – Kitchener
	United States	7
	Canada	0

Final

United States 7	Kitchener, Canada 25–26 February 1957 [4]		Canada 0
1 2 3 1 Judy Devlin Aveleigh Hepworth 11 3 11 0     2 Margaret Varner Marjory Shedd 11 3 11 3     3 Lois Alston Kay Grant 11 4 9 11 11 1   4 Ethel Marshall  /  Bea Massman Claire Lovett  /  Joan Warren 18 16 15 3     5 Judy Devlin  /  Susan Devlin Joan Hennessy  /  Marjory Shedd 15 7 15 11     6 Judy Devlin  /  Susan Devlin Claire Lovett  /  Joan Warren 15 1 15 7     7 Ethel Marshall  /  Bea Massman Joan Hennessy  /  Marjory Shedd 15 1 15 11

European Zone

Bracket

	First round				Semi-finals				Final
	Denmark
					4 January 1957 – Wimbledon
	Bye
					Denmark	5
					England	2
	England
									15 March 1957 – Dublin
	Bye
									Denmark	6
	17 November 1956 – Dublin
									Ireland	1
	Ireland	6
					16 January 1957 – Belfast
	Sweden	1
					Ireland	5
					Scotland	2
	Scotland
	Bye

First round

Ireland 6	Dublin, Ireland 17–18 November 1956 [5]		Sweden 1
1 2 3 1 Yvonne Kelly Berit Olsson 5 11 10 12     2 Mary O'Sullivan Ulla-Britt Lagerström 11 5 12 9     3 Sheila Smyth Inger Nilsson 11 5 11 4     4 Jean Lawless  /  Sheila Smyth Ingrid Dahlberg  /  Berit Olsson 15 11 15 7     5 Yvonne Kelly  /  Mary O'Sullivan Ulla-Britt Lagerström  /  Inger Nilsson 15 1 15 1     6 Yvonne Kelly  /  Mary O'Sullivan Ingrid Dahlberg  /  Berit Olsson 17 15 13 18 15 5   7 Jean Lawless  /  Sheila Smyth Ulla-Britt Lagerström  /  Inger Nilsson 15 7 15 4

Semi-finals

Ireland 5	Belfast, Northern Ireland 4–5 January 1957 [6]		Scotland 2
1 2 3 1 Yvonne Kelly Wilma Tyre 11 6 12 9     2 Mary O'Sullivan Catherine Dunglison 11 2 12 4     3 Sheila Smyth Gladys Massie 11 5 4 11 11 6   4 Jean Lawless  /  Sheila Smyth Isobel Montgomerie  /  Wilma Tyre 15 5 11 15 13 15   5 Yvonne Kelly  /  Mary O'Sullivan Catherine Dunglison  /  Marjory Russell 15 4 12 15 15 9   6 Yvonne Kelly  /  Mary O'Sullivan Isobel Montgomerie  /  Wilma Tyre 7 15 9 15     7 Jean Lawless  /  Sheila Smyth Catherine Dunglison  /  Marjory Russell 8 15 15 12 15 6

Denmark 5	Wimbledon, England 16–17 January 1957 [7]		England 2
1 2 3 1 Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen Heather Ward 10 12 8 11     2 Tonny Petersen Iris Rogers 3 11 11 7 11 4   3 Tonny Ahm June Timperley 12 10 11 0     4 Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen  /  Birte Kristiansen Barbara Carpenter  /  Heather Ward 12 15 15 12 18 15   5 Kirsten Granlund  /  Anni Hammergaard Hansen Iris Rogers  /  June Timperley 15 9 15 11     6 Kirsten Granlund  /  Anni Hammergaard Hansen Barbara Carpenter  /  Heather Ward 10 15 15 7 15 6   7 Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen  /  Birte Kristiansen Iris Rogers  /  June Timperley 6 15 13 18

Final

Denmark 6	Dublin, Ireland 15–16 March 1957 [8]		Ireland 1
1 2 3 1 Tonny Ahm Yvonne Kelly 12 10 11 8     2 Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen Mary O'Sullivan 2 11 6 11     3 Tonny Petersen Sheila Smyth 11 5 11 1     4 Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen  /  Birte Kristiansen Jean Lawless  /  Sheila Smyth 14 17 15 9 15 7   5 Kirsten Granlund  /  Anni Hammergaard Hansen Yvonne Kelly  /  Mary O'Sullivan 15 7 15 6     6 Kirsten Granlund  /  Anni Hammergaard Hansen Jean Lawless  /  Sheila Smyth 12 15 15 3 15 5   7 Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen  /  Birte Kristiansen Yvonne Kelly  /  Mary O'Sullivan 8 15 15 10 15 3

Australasian Zone

Bracket

	Final
	New Zealand	w/o
	Australia

In the Australasian zone qualifiers, New Zealand automatically qualified for the final tournament after the Australian team announced their withdrawal from the competition. ^[9]

References

1. "Mike's Badminton Populorum". Archived from the original on 2016-03-27. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
2. Malaya vs Hong Kong
3. India vs Malaya
4. United States vs Canada
5. Ireland vs Sweden
6. Ireland vs Scotland
7. Denmark vs England
8. Denmark vs Ireland
9. "Hong Kong in first Uber Cup hurdle". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. The Straits Times. 1956-03-22. Retrieved 2024-05-13– via NewspaperSG.