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1978 Uber Cup

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1978 Uber Cup
1978 Uber Kapu
Tournament details
Dates13 – 20 May 1978
Edition8th
LevelInternational
Nations6
VenueAuckland Badminton Association Hall
LocationAuckland, New Zealand
1975 1981

The 1978 Uber Cup (Māori: 1978 Uber Kapu whakataetae pūkura tiima wahine) was the eighth edition of the Uber Cup, the women's badminton team competition. The tournament took place in the 1977-78 badminton season, 15 countries competed. Japan won its fourth title in the Uber Cup, after beating Indonesia in the Final Round in Auckland.[1]

Qualification

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15 teams from 4 regions took part in the competition. As defending champions, Indonesia skipped the qualifications and played directly in the second round of the inter-zone ties (team matches), effectively the semi-finals of the tournament. New Zealand qualified for the final tournament as host nation.

Means of qualification Date Venue Slot Qualified teams
Host country October 1977 Auckland 1  New Zealand
1975 Uber Cup 31 May – 6 June 1975 Jakarta 1  Indonesia
Asian Zone 23 October 1977 – 8 April 1978 Kuala Lumpur
Tokyo
1  Japan
American Zone 19–20 November 1977 San Diego 1  United States
European Zone 2 November 1977 – 30 March 1978 Brae
Copenhagen
Edinburgh
Haarlem
Perth
Tilburg
Washington
1  Denmark
Australasian Zone 1  Australia
Total 6

From the qualifying rounds, four countries progressed to the inter-zone ties. From the Asian zone, Japan beat Malaysia 4–3. In the European zone final, Denmark defeated England 5–2. From the Pan American zone, the United States advanced to the inter-zone ties after defeating the Republic of China 7–0. Australia qualified for the final tournament as the only Australasian Zone representative.[2]

Squads

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Knockout stage

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The following four teams, shown by region, qualified for the 1978 Uber Cup. In the first round, Japan defeated Australia 7–0 while the United States defeated hosts New Zealand 7–0. In the second round, defending champions Indonesia beat the United States 7–0 while Japan defeated Denmark 6–1.

Indonesia clashed with Japan for a fourth consecutive time in the final. 7 matches were played: 3 singles and 4 doubles (2 doubles, then reversed). Japan won the Uber Cup once again by defeating Indonesia 5–2 in the final.

Bracket

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First roundSecond roundChallenge round
 
          
 
 
 
 
 Indonesia
 
16 May 1978 – Auckland
 
Bye
 
 Indonesia7
 
13 May 1978 – Auckland
 
 United States0
 
 New Zealand0
 
20 May 1978 – Auckland
 
 United States7
 
 Indonesia2
 
14 May 1978 – Auckland
 
 Japan5
 
 Australia0
 
17 May 1978 – Auckland
 
 Japan7
 
 Japan6
 
 
 
 Denmark1
 
Bye
 
 
 Denmark
 

First round

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13 May 1978 (1978-05-13)
United States  7–0  New Zealand
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Auckland Badminton Association Hall, New Zealand
14 May 1978 (1978-05-14)
Japan  7–0  Australia
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Auckland Badminton Association Hall, New Zealand

Second round

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16 May 1978 (1978-05-16)
Indonesia  7–0  United States
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Auckland Badminton Association Hall, New Zealand
17 May 1978 (1978-05-17)
Japan  6–1  Denmark
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Auckland Badminton Association Hall, New Zealand

Challenge round

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20 May 1978 (1978-05-20)
Indonesia  2–5  Japan
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Auckland Badminton Association Hall, New Zealand


 1978 Uber Cup winner 

Japan
Fourth title

References

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  1. ^ "Times Archives". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  2. ^ Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 134, 135.