1978 Uber Cup
| Tournament details | |||
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| Dates | 13 – 20 May 1978 | ||
| Edition | 8th | ||
| Level | International | ||
| Nations | 6 | ||
| Venue | Auckland Badminton Association Hall | ||
| Location | Auckland, New Zealand | ||
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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
[edit | edit source]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 |
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| Host country | October 1977 | Auckland | 1 | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand |
| 1975 Uber Cup | 31 May – 6 June 1975 | Jakarta | 1 | File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia |
| Asian Zone | 23 October 1977 – 8 April 1978 | Kuala Lumpur Tokyo |
1 | File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan |
| American Zone | 19–20 November 1977 | San Diego | 1 | Error creating thumbnail: United States |
| European Zone | 2 November 1977 – 30 March 1978 | Brae Copenhagen Edinburgh Haarlem Perth Tilburg Washington |
1 | File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark |
| Australasian Zone | – | – | 1 | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia |
| Total | 6 | |||
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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
[edit | edit source]Knockout stage
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]| First round | Second round | Challenge round | ||||||||
| File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia | ||||||||||
| 16 May 1978 – Auckland | ||||||||||
| Bye | ||||||||||
| File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia | 7 | |||||||||
| 13 May 1978 – Auckland | ||||||||||
| Error creating thumbnail: United States | 0 | |||||||||
| File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | 0 | |||||||||
| 20 May 1978 – Auckland | ||||||||||
| Error creating thumbnail: United States | 7 | |||||||||
| File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia | 2 | |||||||||
| 14 May 1978 – Auckland | ||||||||||
| File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan | 5 | |||||||||
| File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 0 | |||||||||
| 17 May 1978 – Auckland | ||||||||||
| File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan | 7 | |||||||||
| File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan | 6 | |||||||||
| File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark | 1 | |||||||||
| Bye | ||||||||||
| File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark | ||||||||||
First round
[edit | edit source]13 May 1978
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| United States Error creating thumbnail: | 7–0 | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand |
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| Report | ||
Auckland Badminton Association Hall, New Zealand
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14 May 1978
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| Japan File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg | 7–0 | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia |
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| Report | ||
Auckland Badminton Association Hall, New Zealand
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Second round
[edit | edit source]16 May 1978
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| Indonesia File:Flag of Indonesia.svg | 7–0 | Error creating thumbnail: United States |
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| Report | ||
Auckland Badminton Association Hall, New Zealand
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17 May 1978
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| Japan File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg | 6–1 | File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark |
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| Report | ||
Auckland Badminton Association Hall, New Zealand
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Challenge round
[edit | edit source]20 May 1978
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| Indonesia File:Flag of Indonesia.svg | 2–5 | File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan |
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| Report | ||
Auckland Badminton Association Hall, New Zealand
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| 1978 Uber Cup winner |
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| File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan Fourth title |
References
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