1969 Uber Cup qualification

1969 Uber Cup qualification
Tournament details
Dates	7 September 1968 – 28 February 1969
Location	Asian zone:; Bangkok; American zone:; Wilmington; European zone:; Copenhagen; Dresden; Dublin; Dunfermline; Edinburgh; Hamburg; Stoke; Australasian zone:; Masterton; Perth
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The qualifying process for the 1969 Uber Cup took place from 7 September 1968 to 28 February 1969 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 1966 Uber Cup, Japan were exempted from the qualifying rounds and automatically qualified for the challenge round.

Qualified teams

Country	Qualified as	Qualified on	Final appearance
Thailand	Asian Zone winners	1 February 1969	1st
England	European Zone winners	28 February 1969	3rd
United States	American Zone winners	3 March 1969	5th
Indonesia	Australasian Zone winners	21 September 1968	3rd

Asian Zone

Bracket

Semi-finals		Final

30 January 1969 – Bangkok

Thailand	5
		1 February 1969 – Bangkok
India	2
		Thailand	5

		South Korea	2
Bye

South Korea

Semi-finals

Thailand
5

Bangkok, Thailand
30 January 1969
^[2]

India
2

			1	2	3
1		Thongkam Kingmanee Damayanti Tambay
2		Kanitta Mansamuth Shobha Moorthy
3		Sumol Chanklum Rafia Latif
4		Thongkam Kingmanee / Kanitta Mansamuth Joe Phillips / Damayanti Tambay
5		Sumol Chanklum / Pachara Pattabongse Morin Mathias / Shobha Moorthy
6		Sumol Chanklum / Pachara Pattabongse Joe Phillips / Damayanti Tambay
7		Thongkam Kingmanee / Kanitta Mansamuth Morin Mathias / Shobha Moorthy

Final

Thailand
5

Bangkok, Thailand
1 February 1969
^[3]

South Korea
2

		1	2
1	Thongkam Kingmanee Lee Young-soon	11 6	11 7
2	Kanitta Mansamuth Kang Young-sin	11 4	11 5
3	Sumol Chanklum Mae Ho-yong	11 0	11 8
4	Thongkam Kingmanee / Kanitta Mansamuth Kang Young-sin / Lee Young-soon	15 2	15 7
5	Sumol Chanklum / Pachara Pattabongse Han Sook-ee / Mae Ho-yong	15 0	15 6
6	Sumol Chanklum / Pachara Pattabongse Kang Young-sin / Lee Young-soon			w/o
7	Thongkam Kingmanee / Kanitta Mansamuth Han Sook-ee / Mae Ho-yong			w/o

American Zone

Bracket

Semi-finals		Final

3 March 1969 – Wilmington

United States	5
		March 1969 – Lima
Canada	2
		United States	w/o

		Peru
Bye

Peru

Semi-finals

United States
5

Wilmington, United States
23 January 1969
^[4]

Canada
2

		1	2	3
1	Judy Hashman Alison Daysmith	8 11	11 2	11 7
2	Tyna Barinaga Sharon Whittaker	7 11	12 10	11 6
3	Cindy Root Judy Rollick	5 11	11 12
4	Judy Hashman / Rosine Lemon Barbara Hood / Marjory Shedd	15 7	18 16
5	Tyna Barinaga / Carlene Starkey Mimi Nilsson / Judy Rollick	15 8	15 5
6	Tyna Barinaga / Carlene Starkey Barbara Hood / Marjory Shedd	15 7	15 7
7	Judy Hashman / Rosine Lemon Mimi Nilsson / Judy Rollick				w/o

Final

The United States automatically qualified for the final tournament as winners of the Pan American zone after Peru withdrew from the competition.

European Zone

Bracket

England

Bye

England

Bye

23 January 1969 – Stoke

Bye

England

5

21 November 1968 – Dublin

Denmark

2

Ireland

2

2 January 1969 – Copenhagen

Denmark

5

Denmark

7

South Africa

0

South Africa

28 February 1969 – Hamburg

Bye

England

6

December 1968 – Haarlem

West Germany

1

Netherlands

25 January 1969 – Dresden

East Germany

w/o

East Germany

1

5 December 1968 – Dunfermline

Scotland

6

Scotland

4

16 February 1969 – Edinburgh

Sweden

3

Scotland

1

West Germany

6

Bye

West Germany

Bye

West Germany

First round

Ireland
2

Dublin, Ireland
21 November 1968
^[5]

Denmark
5

		1	2	3
1	Mary Bryan Jette Føge	12 11	11 8
2	Yvonne Kelly Anne Flindt	8 11	2 11
3	Dorothy Haslam Lizbeth von Barnekow	5 11	3 11
4	Yvonne Kelly / Mary Bryan Anne Flindt / Pernille Mølgaard Hansen	4 15	15 13	15 3
5	Lena McAleese / Maureen Mockford Karin Jørgensen / Ulla Strand	2 15	5 15
6	Lena McAleese / Maureen Mockford Anne Flindt / Pernille Mølgaard Hansen	3 15	2 15
7	Yvonne Kelly / Mary Bryan Karin Jørgensen / Ulla Strand	15 12	14 17	12 15

Scotland
4

Dunfermline, Scotland
5 December 1968
^[6]

Sweden
3

		1	2	3
1	Muriel Woodcock Eva Twedberg	6 11	1 11
2	Mary Thompson Marianne Flykt	5 11	4 11
3	Helen Kelly Ann-Christine Rosenquist	7 11	11 6	5 11
4	Wilma Reid / Muriel Woodcock Kathryn Ekengren / Marianne Flykt	15 1	15 5
5	Maureen Hume / Mary Thompson Ann-Christine Rosenquist / Eva Twedberg	18 15	15 7
6	Wilma Reid / Muriel Woodcock Ann-Christine Rosenquist / Eva Twedberg	15 3	15 8
7	Maureen Hume / Mary Thompson Kathryn Ekengren / Marianne Flykt	15 13	15 2

Second round

Scotland
6

Dresden, East Germany
25 January 1969
^[7]

East Germany
1

		1	2	3
1	Maureen Hume Annemarie Richter	11 3	5 11	11 2
2	Muriel Woodcock Beate Herbst	11 7	11 4
3	Wilma Reid Monika Thiere	6 11	2 11
4	Wilma Reid / Muriel Woodcock Beate Herbst / Annemarie Richter	15 2	15 7
5	Maureen Hume / Mary Thompson Monika Thiere / Christel Sommer	18 15	15 11
6	Wilma Reid / Muriel Woodcock Monika Thiere / Christel Sommer	15 10	15 8
7	Maureen Hume / Mary Thompson Beate Herbst / Annemarie Richter	15 5	15 7

Denmark
7

Copenhagen, Denmark
2 January 1969
^[8]

South Africa
0

		1	2
1	Imre Rietveld Wilma Prade	11 7	11 8
2	Anne Flindt Ann Smith	11 6	11 1
3	Jette Føge Anneslie Clark	11 5	11 1
4	Anne Flindt / Pernille Mølgaard Hansen Wilma Prade / Ann Smith	15 6	15 4
5	Karin Jørgensen / Imre Rietveld Jeanie Audibert / Anneslie Clark	15 5	15 8
6	Anne Flindt / Pernille Mølgaard Hansen Jeanie Audibert / Anneslie Clark	15 5	15 2
7	Karin Jørgensen / Imre Rietveld Wilma Prade / Ann Smith	15 11	15 13

Semi-finals

England
5

Stoke-on-Trent, England
23 January 1969
^[9]

Denmark
2

		1	2	3
1	Gillian Perrin Imre Rietveld	12 9	11 2
2	Margaret Boxall Anne Flindt	11 8	0 11	5 11
3	Susan Whetnall Jette Føge	6 11	6 11
4	Julie Charles / Gillian Perrin Anne Flindt / Pernille Mølgaard Hansen	15 8	8 15	15 10
5	Margaret Boxall / Susan Whetnall Lizbeth von Barnekow / Karin Jørgensen	15 5	15 8
6	Julie Charles / Gillian Perrin Lizbeth von Barnekow / Karin Jørgensen	15 0	15 7
7	Margaret Boxall / Susan Whetnall Anne Flindt / Pernille Mølgaard Hansen	16 18	15 3	15 10

West Germany
6

Edinburgh, Scotland
16 February 1969
^[10]

Scotland
1

		1	2	3
1	Marieluise Wackerow Maureen Hume	11 4	11 5
2	Gudrun Ziebold Muriel Woodcock	11 7	11 8
3	Karin Dittberner Mary Thompson	11 5	12 11
4	Marieluise Wackerow / Gudrun Ziebold Wilma Reid / Muriel Woodcock	8 15	15 10	15 11
5	Karin Dittberner / Karin Schäfers Maureen Hume / Mary Thompson	15 3	15 9
6	Karin Dittberner / Karin Schäfers Wilma Reid / Muriel Woodcock	15 7	16 17	6 15
7	Marieluise Wackerow / Gudrun Ziebold Maureen Hume / Mary Thompson	10 15	18 14	15 9

Final

England
6

Hamburg, West Germany
28 February 1969
^[11]

West Germany
1

		1	2	3
1	Susan Whetnall Karin Dittberner	11 4	11 2
2	Margaret Boxall Gudrun Ziebold	11 2	11 5
3	Gillian Perrin Marieluise Wackerow	8 11	2 11
4	Julie Charles / Gillian Perrin Karin Dittberner / Karin Schäfers	18 13	15 6
5	Margaret Boxall / Susan Whetnall Marieluise Wackerow / Gudrun Ziebold	15 9	6 15	15 4
6	Margaret Boxall / Susan Whetnall Karin Dittberner / Karin Schäfers	15 2	15 10
7	Julie Charles / Gillian Perrin Marieluise Wackerow / Gudrun Ziebold	15 6	15 5

Australasian Zone

Bracket

Semi-finals		Final

7 September 1968 – Masterton

Indonesia	6
		21 September 1968 – Perth
New Zealand	1
		Indonesia	7

		Australia	0
Bye

Australia

Semi-finals

Indonesia
6

Masterton, New Zealand
7 September 1968
^[12]

New Zealand
1

		1	2
1	Minarni Gaynor Weatherley	11 6	11 0
2	Retno Kustijah Heather Robson	11 2	11 4
3	Utami Dewi Glenys Middelburg	5 11	4 11
4	Retno Kustijah / Minarni Gilda Tompkins / Gaynor Weatherley	15 1	15 1
5	Nurhaena / Poppy Tumengkol Val Gow / Heather Robson	15 5	15 11
6	Retno Kustijah / Minarni Val Gow / Heather Robson	15 3	15 3
7	Nurhaena / Poppy Tumengkol Gilda Tompkins / Gaynor Weatherley	15 5	15 3

Final

Indonesia
7

Perth, Australia
21 September 1968
^[13]

Australia
0

		1	2
1	Retno Kustijah Judy Nyirati	11 3	11 4
2	Minarni Kay Nesbit	11 1	11 2
3	Utami Dewi Judy Walker	11 8	11 4
4	Retno Kustijah / Minarni Jan Horton / Kay Nesbit	15 8	15 3
5	Nurhaena / Poppy Tumengkol Judy Nyirati / Judy Walker	15 11	15 7
6	Nurhaena / Poppy Tumengkol Jan Horton / Kay Nesbit	15 11	15 3
7	Retno Kustijah / Minarni Judy Nyirati / Judy Walker	15 3	15 3

References

^ "Mike's Badminton Populorum". Archived from the original on 2016-03-27. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
^ "Thais Enter Uber Cup Zone Final". Eastern Sun. 31 January 1969. p. 14. Retrieved 8 July 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
^ "尤泊杯羽球賽泰國擊敗印度成亞洲區盟主". Nanyang Siang Pau (in Chinese). 2 February 1969. p. 16. Retrieved 8 July 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
^ Badmintonbladet 21 (February 1968), p. 8
^ Badmintonbladet 20 (1968), p. 10
^ "Uber Cup: First Scots win after fine doubles recovery". The Scotsman. 6 December 1968. p. 22. Retrieved 7 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Scotland qualify for Uber Cup zone semi-finals". The Glasgow Herald. 27 January 1969. p. 6. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
^ Badmintonbladet 21 (January 1969), p. 8
^ Badmintonbladet 21 (February 1968), p. 8
^ "Germans impress in victory but no walk-over". The Scotsman. 17 February 1969. p. 13. Retrieved 7 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Badminton". The Scotsman. 1 March 1969. p. 29. Retrieved 7 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
^ "Indonesia berhasil kalahkan Selandia Baru 6-1" (PDF). Harian Kami (in Indonesian). 9 September 1968. p. 1, 3. Retrieved 8 July 2024 – via National Library of Indonesia.
^ "Indonesia madju kebabak inter-zone Uber Cup dengan mudah mengalahkan Australia 7-0" (PDF). Harian Kami (in Indonesian). 23 September 1968. p. 1, 3. Retrieved 8 July 2024 – via National Library of Indonesia.

[:0-1] "Mike's Badminton Populorum". Archived from the original on 2016-03-27. Retrieved 2024-05-13.

[2] "Thais Enter Uber Cup Zone Final". Eastern Sun. 31 January 1969. p. 14. Retrieved 8 July 2024 – via NewspaperSG.

[3] "尤泊杯羽球賽泰國擊敗印度成亞洲區盟主". Nanyang Siang Pau (in Chinese). 2 February 1969. p. 16. Retrieved 8 July 2024 – via NewspaperSG.

[4] Badmintonbladet 21 (February 1968), p. 8

[5] Badmintonbladet 20 (1968), p. 10

[6] "Uber Cup: First Scots win after fine doubles recovery". The Scotsman. 6 December 1968. p. 22. Retrieved 7 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[7] "Scotland qualify for Uber Cup zone semi-finals". The Glasgow Herald. 27 January 1969. p. 6. Retrieved 7 July 2024.

[8] Badmintonbladet 21 (January 1969), p. 8

[9] Badmintonbladet 21 (February 1968), p. 8

[10] "Germans impress in victory but no walk-over". The Scotsman. 17 February 1969. p. 13. Retrieved 7 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[11] "Badminton". The Scotsman. 1 March 1969. p. 29. Retrieved 7 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[12] "Indonesia berhasil kalahkan Selandia Baru 6-1" (PDF). Harian Kami (in Indonesian). 9 September 1968. p. 1, 3. Retrieved 8 July 2024 – via National Library of Indonesia.

[13] "Indonesia madju kebabak inter-zone Uber Cup dengan mudah mengalahkan Australia 7-0" (PDF). Harian Kami (in Indonesian). 23 September 1968. p. 1, 3. Retrieved 8 July 2024 – via National Library of Indonesia.

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