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1975 Uber Cup

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1975 Uber Cup
Piala Uber 1975
Tournament details
Dates31 May – 6 June 1975
Edition7th
LevelInternational
Nations6
VenueIstora Senayan
LocationJakarta, Indonesia
1972 1978

The 1975 Uber Cup was the seventh edition of the Uber Cup, the women's badminton team competition. The tournament took place in the 1974-75 badminton season, 14 countries competed. Indonesia won its first title in the Uber Cup, after beating the defending champion Japan in the Final Round in Jakarta.[1]

Qualification

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

Means of qualification Date Venue Slot Qualified teams
Host country 12 January 1974 Jakarta 1  Indonesia
1972 Uber Cup 7 – 11 June 1972 Tokyo 1  Japan
Asian Zone 15 February 1975 Lucknow 1  Malaysia
American Zone 7 April 1975 Waukesha 1  Canada
European Zone 20 November 1974 – 5 March 1975 Enschede
Oberhausen
Plymouth
Zweibrücken
1  England
Australasian Zone 20 September 1974 Adelaide 1  Australia
Total 6

From the qualifying rounds, four countries progressed to the inter-zone ties. From the Australasian zone, Australia advanced to the next round after beating New Zealand 4–3. From the Asian zone, Malaysia beat India 6–1. In the European zone final, England defeated Denmark 5–2. From the Pan American zone, Canada advanced to the inter-zone ties after defeating the United States 5–2.[2]

Squads

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Knockout stage

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The following four teams, shown by region, qualified for the 1975 Uber Cup. In the first round, Indonesia defeated debutants Malaysia 7–0 while Canada defeated Australia in a thrilling 4–3 encounter. In the second round, defending champions Japan defeated Canada 6–1 while hosts Indonesia beat England 5–2 to enter the final.

Indonesia clashed with Japan for a third consecutive time in the final. 7 matches were played: 3 singles and 4 doubles (2 doubles, then reversed). Indonesia made history by winning their first ever Uber Cup after defeating Japan 5–2 in the final.

Bracket

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First roundSecond roundChallenge round
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Japan
 
2 June 1975 – Jakarta
 
Bye
 
 Japan6
 
31 May 1975 – Jakarta
 
 Canada1
 
 Canada4
 
6 June 1975 – Jakarta
 
 Australia3
 
 Japan2
 
1 June 1975 – Jakarta
 
 Indonesia5
 
 Malaysia0
 
4 June 1975 – Jakarta
 
 Indonesia7
 
 Indonesia5
 
 
 
 England2
 
Bye
 
 
 England
 

First round

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31 May 1975 (1975-05-31)
Canada  4–3  Australia
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Istora Senayan, Indonesia
1 June 1975 (1975-06-01)
Indonesia  7–0  Malaysia
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Istora Senayan, Indonesia

Second round

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2 June 1975 (1975-06-02)
Japan  6–1  Canada
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Istora Senayan, Indonesia
4 June 1975 (1975-06-04)
Indonesia  5–2  England
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Istora Senayan, Indonesia

Challenge round

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6 June 1975 (1975-06-06)
Japan  2–5  Indonesia
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Istora Senayan, Indonesia


 1975 Uber Cup winner 

Indonesia
First title

References

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  1. ^ "Indonesia Wins the Uber Cup," World Badminton, August 1975, 2 - 4.
  2. ^ Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 134, 135.
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