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- ↑ "1975 Uber Cup". Badminton Canada. 1975-05-30. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
- ↑ Hong Kwang, P'ng (22 May 1975). "Uber Cup - England confident". New Straits Times . p. 11. Retrieved 19 July 2024.
- ↑ The Badminton World (in Japanese). Vol. 69. Nippon Badminton Association. 1975. p. 14.
- ↑ The Badminton World (in Japanese). Vol. 67. Nippon Badminton Association. 1975. p. 40.
- ↑ "Malaysia lawan England untuk B'ton Piala Uber". Berita Harian (in Malay). 27 March 1975. p. 6. Retrieved 19 July 2024– via NewspaperSG.