1960 Uber Cup

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1960 Uber Cup
Tournament details
Dates4 – 9 April 1960
Edition2nd
LevelInternational
Nations5
Location Baltimore, United States
Boston, United States
New Haven, United States
Philadelphia, United States
← 1957 1963 →

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.

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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

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 qualificationDateVenueSlotQualified teams
1957 Uber Cup 13 – 18 March 1957 Eastbourne
Lytham St Annes 		1Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Asian Zone5 September – 3 December 1959 Jamshedpur
Singapore 		1Flag of India.svg  India
American Zone––1Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg  Canada
European Zone4 December 1959 – 25 February 1960 Copenhagen
Dublin
Edinburgh 		1Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Australasian Zone29 June – 26 September 1959 Dunedin
Melbourne
Wellington 		1Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Total5

Squads

Knockout stage

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

 
 First round Second round Challenge round
 
          
 
 
 
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
 
 
 
Bye
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
 
 
 
Bye
 
 
 
9 April 1960 – Philadelphia
 
 
 
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 5
 
5 April 1960 – Boston
 
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2
 
Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg  Canada 3
 
7 April 1960 – Baltimore
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 4
 
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 0
 
4 April 1960 – New Haven
 
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 7
 
Flag of India.svg  India 1
 
 
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 6
 

First round

4 April 1960 (1960-04-04)
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg 6–1 Flag of India.svg  India
Report
5 April 1960 (1960-04-05)
New Zealand  Flag of New Zealand.svg 4–3 Canadian Red Ensign (1957-1965).svg  Canada
Report

Second round

7 April 1960 (1960-04-07)
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg 7–0 Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand
Report

Challenge round

9 April 1960 (1960-04-09)
United States  Flag of the United States.svg 5–2 Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Report
 1960 Uber Cup winner 
Flag of the United States.svg
United States
Second title

References

  1. ↑ "Times Archives". Oxfordshire Libraries.
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