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]
| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 13 – 20 May 1978 | ||
| Edition | 8th | ||
| Level | International | ||
| Nations | 6 | ||
| Venue | Auckland Badminton Association Hall | ||
| Location | Auckland, New Zealand | ||
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Qualification
edit15 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
editKnockout stage
editThe 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| First round | Second round | Challenge round | ||||||||
| Indonesia | ||||||||||
| 16 May 1978 – Auckland | ||||||||||
| Bye | ||||||||||
| Indonesia | 7 | |||||||||
| 13 May 1978 – Auckland | ||||||||||
| United States | 0 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 0 | |||||||||
| 20 May 1978 – Auckland | ||||||||||
| United States | 7 | |||||||||
| Indonesia | 2 | |||||||||
| 14 May 1978 – Auckland | ||||||||||
| Japan | 5 | |||||||||
| Australia | 0 | |||||||||
| 17 May 1978 – Auckland | ||||||||||
| Japan | 7 | |||||||||
| Japan | 6 | |||||||||
| Denmark | 1 | |||||||||
| Bye | ||||||||||
| Denmark | ||||||||||
First round
editSecond round
editChallenge round
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| 1978 Uber Cup winner |
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 Japan Fourth title |
References
edit- ^ "Times Archives". Oxfordshire Libraries.
- ^ Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 134, 135.