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1972 Uber Cup

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1972 Uber Cup
ユーバー杯1972
Tournament details
Dates7 – 11 June 1972
Edition6th
LevelInternational
Nations5
VenueTokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
LocationTokyo, Japan
1969 1975

The 1972 Uber Cup was the sixth edition of the Uber Cup, the women's badminton team competition. The tournament took place in the 1971–1972 badminton season, 17 countries competed. Japan won its third title in the Uber Cup, after beating the Indonesia team 6–1 in the Final Round in Tokyo, Japan.

Qualification

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17 teams from 4 regions took part in the competition. As defending champion, Japan skipped the qualifications and played directly in the final round of the inter-zone ties (team matches), effectively the semifinals of the tournament.

Means of qualification Date Venue Slot Qualified teams
1969 Uber Cup 8 – 14 June 1969 Tokyo 1  Japan
Asian Zone 31 October 1971 – 25 February 1972 Jakarta 1  Indonesia
American Zone 26 February 1972 Toronto 1  Canada
European Zone 30 October 1971 – 11 March 1972 Copenhagen
Hørsholm
Paisley
Scunthorpe
1  Denmark
Australasian Zone 27 July 1971 Wellington 1  New Zealand
Total 5

From the qualifying rounds, four countries progressed to the inter-zone ties. From the Australasian zone, New Zealand advanced to the next round after beating Australia 4–3. From the Asian zone the Indonesia team advanced to the inter-zone ties with a walkover against Thailand. In the European zone final Denmark defeated England 5–2. From the Pan American zone, Canada beat the United States 6–1.

Squads

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Knockout stage

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The following four teams, shown by region, qualified for the 1972 Uber Cup. In the first round, Indonesia defeated Canada 7–0. The second round saw defending champions and hosts Japan defeat Denmark 7–0. In the other tie, Indonesia beat New Zealand 7–0. Indonesia once again clashed with Japan in the final. 7 matches were played: 3 singles and 4 doubles (2 doubles, then reversed). Japan retained the title for a third time after defeating Indonesia 6–1 in the final.

Bracket

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First roundSecond roundChallenge round
 
          
 
 
 
 
 New Zealand
 
9 June 1972 – Tokyo
 
Bye
 
 New Zealand0
 
7 June 1972 – Tokyo
 
 Indonesia7
 
 Canada0
 
11 June 1972 – Tokyo
 
 Indonesia7
 
 Indonesia1
 
 
 
 Japan6
 
 Japan
 
8 June 1972 – Tokyo
 
Bye
 
 Japan7
 
 
 
 Denmark0
 
Bye
 
 
 Denmark
 

First round

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7 June 1972 (1972-06-07)
Indonesia  7–0  Canada
Report
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Japan

Second round

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8 June 1972 (1972-06-08)
Japan  7–0  Denmark
Report
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Japan
9 June 1972 (1972-06-09)
Indonesia  7–0  New Zealand
Report
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Japan

Challenge round

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11 June 1972 (1972-06-11)
Japan  6–1  Indonesia
Report
Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium, Japan


 1972 Uber Cup winner 

Japan
Third title
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