1963 Uber Cup
| Tournament details | |||
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| Dates | 1 – 6 April 1963 | ||
| Edition | 3rd | ||
| Level | International | ||
| Nations | 5 | ||
| Location | Boston, United States New London, United States Bronxville, United States Wilmington, United States | ||
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The 1963 Uber Cup was the third edition of the Uber Cup, the women's badminton competition. The tournament took place in the 1962-63 badminton season, 11 countries competed.
Defending champions the United States hosted the final and claimed victory over England — their third consecutive victory, largely on the strength of Judy Devlin once again winning all three of her matches.[1]
Qualification
[edit | edit source]Four teams qualified for the interzone stage of the competition, Indonesia, New Zealand, Canada and England. The United States were exempted until the challenge round.
| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Slot | Qualified teams |
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| 1960 Uber Cup | 4 – 9 April 1960 | Baltimore Boston New Haven Philadelphia |
1 | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States |
| Asian Zone | 29 September – December 1962 | Bangkok Hong Kong |
1 | File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia |
| American Zone | – | – | 1 | File:Canadian Red Ensign (1957–1965).svg Canada |
| European Zone | 16 January – 18 February 1963 | Copenhagen Dublin Edinburgh |
1 | File:Flag of England.svg England |
| Australasian Zone | – | – | 1 | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand |
| Total | 5 | |||
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Squads
[edit | edit source]Knockout stage
[edit | edit source]The following four teams, shown by region, qualified for the 1963 Uber Cup. In the first round, both Canada and New Zealand suffered upsetting defeats to debutants England and Indonesia, losing 7–0 to the two teams respectively. In the semi-final clash, England defeated Indonesia 5–2 to enter the challenge round. The United States and England clashed in the final. 7 matches were played: 3 singles and 4 doubles (2 doubles, then reversed). The United States retained the Uber Cup for a third time after defeating the England 4–3.
Bracket
[edit | edit source]| First round | Second round | Challenge round | ||||||||
| File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | ||||||||||
| Bye | ||||||||||
| File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | ||||||||||
| Bye | ||||||||||
| 6 April 1963 – Wilmington | ||||||||||
| File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 4 | |||||||||
| 1 April 1963 – New London | ||||||||||
| File:Flag of England.svg England | 3 | |||||||||
| File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | 0 | |||||||||
| 3 April 1963 – Bronxville | ||||||||||
| File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia | 7 | |||||||||
| File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia | 2 | |||||||||
| 1 April 1963 – Boston | ||||||||||
| File:Flag of England.svg England | 5 | |||||||||
| File:Canadian Red Ensign (1957–1965).svg Canada | 0 | |||||||||
| File:Flag of England.svg England | 7 | |||||||||
First round
[edit | edit source]1 April 1963
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| New Zealand File:Flag of New Zealand.svg | 0–7 | File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia |
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| Report | ||
1 April 1963
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| Canada File:Canadian Red Ensign (1957–1965).svg | 0–7 | File:Flag of England.svg England |
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| Report | ||
Second round
[edit | edit source]Challenge round
[edit | edit source]6 April 1963
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| United States File:Flag of the United States.svg | 4–3 | File:Flag of England.svg England |
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| Report | ||
| 1963 Uber Cup winner |
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| File:Flag of the United States.svg United States Third title |
References
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- www.worldbadminton.net The Ladies' World Team Badminton Championship for the Uber Cup. Accessed 23 August 2006
- tangkis.tripod.com
- Mike's Badminton Populorum
