1966 Uber Cup qualification

The qualifying process for the 1966 Uber Cup took place from 19 June 1965 to 21 March 1966 to decide the final teams which will play in the final tournament.

1966 Uber Cup qualification
Tournament details
Dates19 June 1965 – 21 March 1966
LocationAsian zone:
Hyderabad

European zone:
Abingdon
Belfast
Carlisle
Haarlem
Solingen

Australasian zone:
Auckland
Launceston
1963 1969

Qualification process

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The qualification process is divided into four regions, the Asian Zone, the American Zone, the European Zone and the Australasian Zone. Teams in their respective zone will compete in a knockout format. Three singles and four doubles will be played on the day of competition. The teams that win their respective zone will earn a place in the final tournament to be held in New Zealand.[1]

The winners of the 1963 Uber Cup, the United States were exempted from the qualifying rounds and automatically qualified for the challenge round. Therefore, Canada automatically qualified for the final tournament since there was no other opponent in the American zone qualifiers.

Qualified teams

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Country Qualified as Qualified on Final appearance
  United States 1963 Uber Cup winners 6 April 1963 4th
  Japan Asian Zone winners 27 February 1966 1st
  England European Zone winners 21 March 1966 2nd
  Canada Sole representative of the American Zone March 1965 3rd
  Indonesia Australasian Zone winners 26 June 1965 2nd

Asian Zone

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Bracket

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First roundSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
February 1966 – Hyderabad
 
 
  Indiaw/o
 
20 February 1966 – Hyderabad
 
  Malaysia
 
  India4
 
 
 
  Thailand3
 
  Thailand
 
27 February 1966 – Hyderabad
 
Bye
 
  Thailand0
 
 
 
  Japan7
 
  Hong Kong
 
February 1966 – Hyderabad
 
Bye
 
  Hong Kong
 
 
 
  Japanw/o
 
  Japan
 
 
Bye
 

First round

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India were automatically given a place in the semi-finals after Malaysia withdrew its team from the competition.

Semi-finals

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Final

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European Zone

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Bracket

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First roundSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
30 November 1965 – Belfast
 
 
  Ireland4
 
4 February 1966 – Carlisle
 
  Scotland3
 
  Ireland0
 
29 December 1966 – Haarlem
 
  Scotland7
 
  Netherlands1
 
21 March 1966 – Abingdon
 
  England6
 
  England7
 
 
 
  West Germany0
 
  Denmark
 
12 February 1966 – Solingen
 
  South Africaw/o
 
  South Africa0
 
 
 
  West Germany7
 
  West Germany
 
 
Bye
 

First round

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Semi-finals

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Final

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Australasian Zone

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Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
19 June 1965 – Auckland
 
 
  Indonesia7
 
26 June 1965 – Launceston
 
  New Zealand0
 
  Indonesia6
 
 
 
  Australia1
 
Bye
 
 
  Australia
 

Semi-finals

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Final

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References

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  1. ^ "Mike's Badminton Populorum". Archived from the original on 2016-03-27. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
  2. ^ a b c d Herbert Scheele ed., The International Badminton Federation Handbook for 1971 (Canterbury, Kent, England: J. A. Jennings Ltd., 1971) 78.
  3. ^ "Scotland's defeat in Uber Cup". The Glasgow Herald. 1 December 1965. p. 6. Retrieved 4 July 2024.
  4. ^ "England's easy Uber Cup victory". Coventry Evening Telegraph. 30 December 1965. p. 19. Retrieved 4 July 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ^ "Irish Cup team go down 7-0". Belfast Telegraph. 5 February 1966. p. 12. Retrieved 22 June 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ^ Badminton Rundschau 9 (1966), p. 8
  7. ^ "Australia out of badminton". The Age. 28 June 1965. p. 7. Retrieved 4 July 2024.