1966 Uber Cup

The 1966 Uber Cup was the fourth edition of the Uber Cup, the women's badminton team competition. The tournament took place in the 1965-66 badminton season, 17 countries competed. Japan won its first title in the Uber Cup, after beating defending champions United States in the Challenge Round.

1966 Uber Cup
Location Wellington, New Zealand

Teams

5 teams from 4 regions took part in the Inter-Zone ties. As defending champion, the United States skipped the Final Round and played directly in the Challenge Round.

Panamerican zone
Australasian zone
Asian zone
European zone

Knockout stages

Qualifying round

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Indonesia 61 Australia
England 70 West Germany
Japan 70 Thailand

First round

Japan  52  Indonesia Napier, New Zealand
England  61  Canada Dunedin

Final round

Japan  43  England Auckland

Challenge round

1966 Uber Cup Champions

Japan

First title

References

  1. "Times Archives". Oxfordshire Libraries.
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