1981 Uber Cup qualification

1981 Uber Cup qualification

Tournament details
Dates	28 October 1980 – 4 April 1981
Location	American zone: Lima Quebec City European zone: Dunfermline Helsingborg Örnsköldsvik Redbridge Sunderland Australasian zone: Jakarta
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The qualifying process for the 1981 Uber Cup took place from 28 October 1980 to 4 April 1981 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 Tokyo. ^[1]

The winners of the 1978 Uber Cup, Japan were exempted from the qualifying rounds and automatically qualified for the final tournament. Malaysia also advanced to the final tournament as they were the only representatives in the Asian zone. ^[2]

Qualified teams

Country	Qualified as	Qualified on	Final appearance
Japan	1978 Uber Cup winners	20 May 1978	5th
Malaysia	Sole representative of the Asian Zone	5 March 1980	2nd
England	European Zone winners	4 April 1981	5th
Canada	American Zone winners	22 February 1981	6th
Indonesia	Australasian Zone winners	31 October 1980	7th

American Zone

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	7 December 1980 – Lima
	United States	9
					21 February 1981 – Quebec City
	Peru	0
					United States	1
					Canada	8
	Canada
	Bye

Semi-finals

United States 9	Lima, Peru 7–8 December 1980 [3]		Peru 0
1 2 3 1 Cheryl Carton Ofelia de Telge 11 1 11 1     2 Utami Kinard Gloria Jiménez 11 5 11 2     3 Pam Bristol Brady  /  Judianne Kelly Josefina de Salazar  /  Luisa Villavicencio 7 15 15 9 15 5   4 Cheryl Carton  /  Utami Kinard Ofelia de Telge  /  Gloria Jiménez 15 3 15 10     5 Cheryl Carton Gloria Jiménez 6 11 11 3 11 4   6 Utami Kinard Ofelia de Telge 11 4 11 0     7 Judianne Kelly Josefina de Salazar 11 8 11 1     8 Cheryl Carton  /  Utami Kinard Josefina de Salazar  /  Luisa Villavicencio 11 15 15 3 15 9   9 Pam Bristol Brady  /  Judianne Kelly Ofelia de Telge  /  Gloria Jiménez 15 1 15 6

Final

Canada 8	Quebec City, Canada 21–22 February 1981 [4]		United States 1
1 2 3 1 Jane Youngberg Alison Root 11 0 11 3     2 Wendy Carter Cheryl Carton 10 12 12 10 11 6   3 Linda Cloutier  /  Johanne Falardeau Traci Britton  /  Vicki Toutz 15 5 15 5     4 Denyse Julien  /  Jane Youngberg Pam Bristol Brady  /  Judianne Kelly 18 17 9 15 6 15   5 Jane Youngberg Cheryl Carton 11 2 11 4     6 Sandra Skillings Judianne Kelly 11 2 6 11 12 10   7 Wendy Carter Alison Root 11 6 11 8     8 Denyse Julien  /  Jane Youngberg Traci Britton  /  Vicki Toutz 13 15 15 10 15 3   9 Linda Cloutier  /  Johanne Falardeau Pam Bristol Brady  /  Judianne Kelly 9 15 15 13 15 11

European Zone

Bracket

	First round				Semi-finals				Final
	18 November 1980 – Örnsköldsvik
	Netherlands	4
					14 January 1981 – Helsingborg
	Sweden	5
					Sweden	1
					Denmark	8
	Denmark
									3 April 1981 – Redbridge
	Bye
									Denmark	4
	26 November 1980 – Dunfermline
									England	5
	Scotland	2
					2 December 1980 – Sunderland
	Taiwan	7
					Taiwan	0
					England	9
	England
	Bye

First round

Netherlands 4	Örnsköldsvik, Sweden 18–19 November 1980 [5] [6]		Sweden 5
1 2 3 1 Joke van Beusekom Anette Börjesson 10 12 2 11     2 Marjan Ridder Lena Axelsson 7 11 9 11     3 Hanke de Kort  /  Joke van Beusekom Maria Bengtsson  /  Anette Börjesson 17 18 15 9 9 15   4 Karin Duyvestein  /  Marjan Ridder Karin Lindquist  /  Christine Magnusson 15 7 15 7     5 Joke van Beusekom Lena Axelsson 7 11 11 4 11 4   6 Hanke de Kort Christine Magnusson 11 9 3 11 11 9   7 Marjan Ridder Anette Börjesson 9 11 6 11     8 Hanke de Kort  /  Joke van Beusekom Karin Lindquist  /  Christine Magnusson 15 10 18 14     9 Karin Duyvestein  /  Marjan Ridder Maria Bengtsson  /  Anette Börjesson 18 16 12 15 10 15

Taiwan 7	Dunfermline, Scotland 26 November 1980 [7]		Scotland 2
1 2 3 1 Liu Hsiu-ying Alison Fulton 11 9 5 11 11 1   2 Chen Yu-jen Pamela Hamilton 11 3 11 6     3 Huang Hsiu-chih  /  Liu Hsiu-ying Joanne Flockhart  /  Alison Fulton 15 10 15 12     4 Chen Yu-jen  /  Lai Tzwu Pamela Hamilton  /  Linda Gardner 4 15 15 10 12 15   5 Liu Hsiu-ying Pamela Hamilton 0 11 12 9 3 3   6 Chen Yu-jen Alison Fulton 11 7 11 6     7 Huang Hsiu-chih Joy Rumgay 8 11 11 7 11 5   8 Huang Hsiu-chih  /  Liu Hsiu-ying Pamela Hamilton  /  Linda Gardner 15 12 15 12     9 Chen Yu-jen  /  Lai Tzwu Christine Heatly  /  Joanne Flockhart 7 15 9 15

Semi-finals

England 9	Sunderland, England 2 December 1980 [8]		Taiwan 0
1 2 3 1 Karen Bridge Liu Hsiu-ying 11 3 11 2     2 Jane Webster Chen Yu-jen 11 5 11 4     3 Nora Perry  /  Jane Webster Huang Hsiu-chih  /  Liu Hsiu-ying 15 10 15 2     4 Karen Bridge  /  Barbara Sutton Chen Yu-jen  /  Lai Tzwu 15 11 15 4     5 Karen Bridge Chen Yu-jen 11 2 11 8     6 Jane Webster Liu Hsiu-ying 11 4 11 2     7 Sally Leadbeater Huang Hsiu-chih 11 7 11 2     8 Nora Perry  /  Jane Webster Chen Yu-jen  /  Lai Tzwu 15 0 15 2     9 Karen Bridge  /  Barbara Sutton Huang Hsiu-chih  /  Liu Hsiu-ying 15 9 15 6

Denmark 8	Helsingborg, Sweden 14–15 January 1981 [9]		Sweden 1
1 2 3 1 Lene Køppen Anette Börjesson 11 2 11 0     2 Rikke von Sørensen Lena Axelsson 11 8 11 5     3 Lene Køppen  /  Anne Skovgaard Maria Bengtsson  /  Anette Börjesson 15 2 15 13     4 Susanne Berg  /  Kirsten Meier Karin Lindquist  /  Christine Magnusson 15 12 12 15 15 5   5 Rikke von Sørensen Anette Börjesson 12 9 11 5     6 Lene Køppen Lena Axelsson 11 1 11 2     7 Susanne Ejlersen Christine Magnusson 11 7 4 11 11 8   8 Lene Køppen  /  Anne Skovgaard Karin Lindquist  /  Christine Magnusson 15 8 15 6     9 Susanne Berg  /  Kirsten Meier Maria Bengtsson  /  Anette Börjesson 6 15 18 17 14 18

Final

Denmark 4	Redbridge, England 3–4 April 1981 [10]		England 5
1 2 3 1 Lene Køppen Jane Webster 11 5 11 4     2 Kirsten Larsen Sally Leadbeater 2 11 5 11     3 Lene Køppen  /  Anne Skovgaard Karen Bridge  /  Barbara Sutton 15 1 8 15 15 2   4 Dorte Kjær  /  Nettie Nielsen Nora Perry  /  Jane Webster 3 15 6 15     5 Kirsten Larsen Jane Webster 5 11 2 11     6 Lene Køppen Sally Leadbeater 11 0 11 1     7 Rikke von Sørensen Karen Bridge 11 9 9 11 11 3   8 Lene Køppen  /  Anne Skovgaard Nora Perry  /  Jane Webster 5 15 13 15     9 Dorte Kjær  /  Nettie Nielsen Karen Bridge  /  Barbara Sutton 16 18 17 16 6 15

Australasian Zone

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	28 October 1980 – Jakarta
	Indonesia	9
					21 February 1981 – Jakarta
	New Zealand	0
					Indonesia	9
	28 October 1980 – Jakarta
					India	0
	Australia	3
	India	6

Semi-finals

Indonesia 9	Jakarta, Indonesia 28–29 October 1980 [11] [12]		New Zealand 0
1 2 3 1 Ivana Lie Toni Whittaker 11 0 11 2     2 Taty Sumirah Karen Phillips 5 0 4 3     3 Imelda Wiguna  /  Verawaty Wiharjo Allison Sinton  /  Toni Whittaker 15 5 15 1     4 Ivana Lie  /  Theresia Widiastuti Mary Livingston  /  Lindsey Shirley 15 2 15 7     5 Taty Sumirah Toni Whittaker 11 1 11 0     6 Ivana Lie Karen Phillips 11 4 11 2     7 Maria Fransisca Allison Sinton 11 1 11 2     8 Imelda Wiguna  /  Verawaty Wiharjo Mary Livingston  /  Lindsey Shirley 15 1 15 3     9 Ivana Lie  /  Theresia Widiastuti Allison Sinton  /  Toni Whittaker 15 2 15 4

Australia 3	Jakarta, Indonesia 28–29 October 1980 [11] [12]		India 6
1 2 3 1 Sue Daly Ami Ghia 4 11 12 10 11 12   2 Julie McDonald Amita Kulkarni 4 11 12 11 11 7   3 Robyn Hobba  /  Audrey Swaby Ami Ghia  /  Kanwal Thakar Singh 8 15 9 15     4 Geraldine Brown  /  Julie McDonald Madhumita Goswami  /  Hufrish Nariman 15 7 15 9     5 Audrey Swaby Madhumita Goswami 11 6 3 11 5 11   6 Julie McDonald Ami Ghia 7 11 4 11     7 Sue Daly Amita Kulkarni 11 3 5 11 2 11   8 Robyn Hobba  /  Audrey Swaby Madhumita Goswami  /  Hufrish Nariman 15 6 15 3     9 Geraldine Brown  /  Julie McDonald Ami Ghia  /  Kanwal Thakar Singh 15 6 9 15 15 18

Final

Indonesia 9	Jakarta, Indonesia 30–31 October 1980 [13] [14]		India 0
1 2 3 1 Verawaty Wiharjo Ami Ghia 11 3 11 2     2 Ivana Lie Amita Kulkarni 11 6 11 5     3 Imelda Wiguna  /  Verawaty Wiharjo Ami Ghia  /  Kanwal Thakar Singh 15 1 15 3     4 Ruth Damayanti  /  Theresia Widiastuti Madhumita Goswami  /  Hufrish Nariman 15 4 15 1     5 Taty Sumirah Madhumita Goswami 11 2 11 2     6 Verawaty Wiharjo Amita Kulkarni 11 0 11 1     7 Ivana Lie Ami Ghia 11 0 11 6     8 Imelda Wiguna  /  Verawaty Wiharjo Madhumita Goswami  /  Hufrish Nariman 15 0 15 1     9 Ruth Damayanti  /  Theresia Widiastuti Ami Ghia  /  Kanwal Thakar Singh 6 15 15 7 15 2

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