1981 Uber Cup qualification

1981 Uber Cup qualification
Tournament details
Dates	28 October 1980 – 4 April 1981
Location	American zone:; Lima; Quebec City; European zone:; Dunfermline; Helsingborg; Örnsköldsvik; Redbridge; Sunderland; Australasian zone:; Jakarta
← 1978	1984 →

The qualifying process for the 1981 Uber Cup took place from 28 October 1980 to 4 April 1981 to decide the final teams which will play in the final tournament.

Qualification process

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 Tokyo.^[1]

The winners of the 1978 Uber Cup, Japan were exempted from the qualifying rounds and automatically qualified for the final tournament. Malaysia also advanced to the final tournament as they were the only representatives in the Asian zone.^[2]

Qualified teams

Country	Qualified as	Qualified on	Final appearance
Japan	1978 Uber Cup winners	20 May 1978	5th
Malaysia	Sole representative of the Asian Zone	5 March 1980	2nd
England	European Zone winners	4 April 1981	5th
Canada	American Zone winners	22 February 1981	6th
Indonesia	Australasian Zone winners	31 October 1980	7th

American Zone

Bracket

Semi-finals		Final

7 December 1980 – Lima

United States	9
		21 February 1981 – Quebec City
Peru	0
		United States	1

		Canada	8
Canada

Bye

Semi-finals

United States
9

Lima, Peru
7–8 December 1980
^[3]

Peru
0

		1	2	3
1	Cheryl Carton Ofelia de Telge	11 1	11 1
2	Utami Kinard Gloria Jiménez	11 5	11 2
3	Pam Bristol Brady / Judianne Kelly Josefina de Salazar / Luisa Villavicencio	7 15	15 9	15 5
4	Cheryl Carton / Utami Kinard Ofelia de Telge / Gloria Jiménez	15 3	15 10
5	Cheryl Carton Gloria Jiménez	6 11	11 3	11 4
6	Utami Kinard Ofelia de Telge	11 4	11 0
7	Judianne Kelly Josefina de Salazar	11 8	11 1
8	Cheryl Carton / Utami Kinard Josefina de Salazar / Luisa Villavicencio	11 15	15 3	15 9
9	Pam Bristol Brady / Judianne Kelly Ofelia de Telge / Gloria Jiménez	15 1	15 6

Final

Canada
8

Quebec City, Canada
21–22 February 1981
^[4]

United States
1

		1	2	3
1	Jane Youngberg Alison Root	11 0	11 3
2	Wendy Carter Cheryl Carton	10 12	12 10	11 6
3	Linda Cloutier / Johanne Falardeau Traci Britton / Vicki Toutz	15 5	15 5
4	Denyse Julien / Jane Youngberg Pam Bristol Brady / Judianne Kelly	18 17	9 15	6 15
5	Jane Youngberg Cheryl Carton	11 2	11 4
6	Sandra Skillings Judianne Kelly	11 2	6 11	12 10
7	Wendy Carter Alison Root	11 6	11 8
8	Denyse Julien / Jane Youngberg Traci Britton / Vicki Toutz	13 15	15 10	15 3
9	Linda Cloutier / Johanne Falardeau Pam Bristol Brady / Judianne Kelly	9 15	15 13	15 11

European Zone

Bracket

First round		Semi-finals		Final

18 November 1980 – Örnsköldsvik

Netherlands	4
		14 January 1981 – Helsingborg
Sweden	5
		Sweden	1

		Denmark	8
Denmark
				3 April 1981 – Redbridge
Bye
				Denmark	4
26 November 1980 – Dunfermline
				England	5
Scotland	2
		2 December 1980 – Sunderland
Taiwan	7
		Taiwan	0

		England	9
England

Bye

First round

Netherlands
4

Örnsköldsvik, Sweden
18–19 November 1980
^[5]^[6]

Sweden
5

		1	2	3
1	Joke van Beusekom Anette Börjesson	10 12	2 11
2	Marjan Ridder Lena Axelsson	7 11	9 11
3	Hanke de Kort / Joke van Beusekom Maria Bengtsson / Anette Börjesson	17 18	15 9	9 15
4	Karin Duyvestein / Marjan Ridder Karin Lindquist / Christine Magnusson	15 7	15 7
5	Joke van Beusekom Lena Axelsson	7 11	11 4	11 4
6	Hanke de Kort Christine Magnusson	11 9	3 11	11 9
7	Marjan Ridder Anette Börjesson	9 11	6 11
8	Hanke de Kort / Joke van Beusekom Karin Lindquist / Christine Magnusson	15 10	18 14
9	Karin Duyvestein / Marjan Ridder Maria Bengtsson / Anette Börjesson	18 16	12 15	10 15

Taiwan
7

Dunfermline, Scotland
26 November 1980
^[7]

Scotland
2

		1	2	3
1	Liu Hsiu-ying Alison Fulton	11 9	5 11	11 1
2	Chen Yu-jen Pamela Hamilton	11 3	11 6
3	Huang Hsiu-chih / Liu Hsiu-ying Joanne Flockhart / Alison Fulton	15 10	15 12
4	Chen Yu-jen / Lai Tzwu Pamela Hamilton / Linda Gardner	4 15	15 10	12 15
5	Liu Hsiu-ying Pamela Hamilton	0 11	12 9	3 3
6	Chen Yu-jen Alison Fulton	11 7	11 6
7	Huang Hsiu-chih Joy Rumgay	8 11	11 7	11 5
8	Huang Hsiu-chih / Liu Hsiu-ying Pamela Hamilton / Linda Gardner	15 12	15 12
9	Chen Yu-jen / Lai Tzwu Christine Heatly / Joanne Flockhart	7 15	9 15

Semi-finals

England
9

Sunderland, England
2 December 1980
^[8]

Taiwan
0

		1	2
1	Karen Bridge Liu Hsiu-ying	11 3	11 2
2	Jane Webster Chen Yu-jen	11 5	11 4
3	Nora Perry / Jane Webster Huang Hsiu-chih / Liu Hsiu-ying	15 10	15 2
4	Karen Bridge / Barbara Sutton Chen Yu-jen / Lai Tzwu	15 11	15 4
5	Karen Bridge Chen Yu-jen	11 2	11 8
6	Jane Webster Liu Hsiu-ying	11 4	11 2
7	Sally Leadbeater Huang Hsiu-chih	11 7	11 2
8	Nora Perry / Jane Webster Chen Yu-jen / Lai Tzwu	15 0	15 2
9	Karen Bridge / Barbara Sutton Huang Hsiu-chih / Liu Hsiu-ying	15 9	15 6

Denmark
8

Helsingborg, Sweden
14–15 January 1981
^[9]

Sweden
1

		1	2	3
1	Lene Køppen Anette Börjesson	11 2	11 0
2	Rikke von Sørensen Lena Axelsson	11 8	11 5
3	Lene Køppen / Anne Skovgaard Maria Bengtsson / Anette Börjesson	15 2	15 13
4	Susanne Berg / Kirsten Meier Karin Lindquist / Christine Magnusson	15 12	12 15	15 5
5	Rikke von Sørensen Anette Börjesson	12 9	11 5
6	Lene Køppen Lena Axelsson	11 1	11 2
7	Susanne Ejlersen Christine Magnusson	11 7	4 11	11 8
8	Lene Køppen / Anne Skovgaard Karin Lindquist / Christine Magnusson	15 8	15 6
9	Susanne Berg / Kirsten Meier Maria Bengtsson / Anette Börjesson	6 15	18 17	14 18

Final

Denmark
4

Redbridge, England
3–4 April 1981
^[10]

England
5

		1	2	3
1	Lene Køppen Jane Webster	11 5	11 4
2	Kirsten Larsen Sally Leadbeater	2 11	5 11
3	Lene Køppen / Anne Skovgaard Karen Bridge / Barbara Sutton	15 1	8 15	15 2
4	Dorte Kjær / Nettie Nielsen Nora Perry / Jane Webster	3 15	6 15
5	Kirsten Larsen Jane Webster	5 11	2 11
6	Lene Køppen Sally Leadbeater	11 0	11 1
7	Rikke von Sørensen Karen Bridge	11 9	9 11	11 3
8	Lene Køppen / Anne Skovgaard Nora Perry / Jane Webster	5 15	13 15
9	Dorte Kjær / Nettie Nielsen Karen Bridge / Barbara Sutton	16 18	17 16	6 15

Australasian Zone

Bracket

Semi-finals		Final

28 October 1980 – Jakarta

Indonesia	9
		21 February 1981 – Jakarta
New Zealand	0
		Indonesia	9
28 October 1980 – Jakarta
		India	0
Australia	3

India	6

Semi-finals

Indonesia
9

Jakarta, Indonesia
28–29 October 1980
^[11]^[12]

New Zealand
0

		1	2
1	Ivana Lie Toni Whittaker	11 0	11 2
2	Taty Sumirah Karen Phillips	5 0	4 3
3	Imelda Wiguna / Verawaty Wiharjo Allison Sinton / Toni Whittaker	15 5	15 1
4	Ivana Lie / Theresia Widiastuti Mary Livingston / Lindsey Shirley	15 2	15 7
5	Taty Sumirah Toni Whittaker	11 1	11 0
6	Ivana Lie Karen Phillips	11 4	11 2
7	Maria Fransisca Allison Sinton	11 1	11 2
8	Imelda Wiguna / Verawaty Wiharjo Mary Livingston / Lindsey Shirley	15 1	15 3
9	Ivana Lie / Theresia Widiastuti Allison Sinton / Toni Whittaker	15 2	15 4

Australia
3

Jakarta, Indonesia
28–29 October 1980
^[11]^[12]

India
6

		1	2	3
1	Sue Daly Ami Ghia	4 11	12 10	11 12
2	Julie McDonald Amita Kulkarni	4 11	12 11	11 7
3	Robyn Hobba / Audrey Swaby Ami Ghia / Kanwal Thakar Singh	8 15	9 15
4	Geraldine Brown / Julie McDonald Madhumita Goswami / Hufrish Nariman	15 7	15 9
5	Audrey Swaby Madhumita Goswami	11 6	3 11	5 11
6	Julie McDonald Ami Ghia	7 11	4 11
7	Sue Daly Amita Kulkarni	11 3	5 11	2 11
8	Robyn Hobba / Audrey Swaby Madhumita Goswami / Hufrish Nariman	15 6	15 3
9	Geraldine Brown / Julie McDonald Ami Ghia / Kanwal Thakar Singh	15 6	9 15	15 18

Final

Indonesia
9

Jakarta, Indonesia
30–31 October 1980
^[13]^[14]

India
0

		1	2	3
1	Verawaty Wiharjo Ami Ghia	11 3	11 2
2	Ivana Lie Amita Kulkarni	11 6	11 5
3	Imelda Wiguna / Verawaty Wiharjo Ami Ghia / Kanwal Thakar Singh	15 1	15 3
4	Ruth Damayanti / Theresia Widiastuti Madhumita Goswami / Hufrish Nariman	15 4	15 1
5	Taty Sumirah Madhumita Goswami	11 2	11 2
6	Verawaty Wiharjo Amita Kulkarni	11 0	11 1
7	Ivana Lie Ami Ghia	11 0	11 6
8	Imelda Wiguna / Verawaty Wiharjo Madhumita Goswami / Hufrish Nariman	15 0	15 1
9	Ruth Damayanti / Theresia Widiastuti Ami Ghia / Kanwal Thakar Singh	6 15	15 7	15 2

References

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^ "Malaysia in Uber Cup finals". The Straits Times. 5 March 1980. p. 28. Retrieved 10 August 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
^ Badminton U.S.A. Vol. 40. Badminton USA. 1981. p. 9.
^ Badminton U.S.A. Vol. 40. Badminton USA No. 3. 1981. p. 15.
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[:0-1] "Mike's Badminton Populorum". Archived from the original on 2016-03-27. Retrieved 2024-05-13.

[2] "Malaysia in Uber Cup finals". The Straits Times. 5 March 1980. p. 28. Retrieved 10 August 2024 – via NewspaperSG.

[3] Badminton U.S.A. Vol. 40. Badminton USA. 1981. p. 9.

[4] Badminton U.S.A. Vol. 40. Badminton USA No. 3. 1981. p. 15.

[5] "Badminton". Trouw (in Dutch). 20 November 1980. p. 17. Retrieved 10 August 2024 – via Delpher.

[6] "Badminton". Trouw (in Dutch). 21 November 1980. p. 13. Retrieved 10 August 2024 – via Delpher.

[7] "Scots girls fall to Taiwan". The Scotsman. 27 November 1980. p. 23. Retrieved 10 August 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.

[8] World Badminton No. 1. Vol. 9. International Badminton Federation. 1981. p. 16.

[9] Badmintonbladet No. 1. Vol. 33. International Badminton Federation. 1981. p. 9.

[10] Badmintonbladet No. 4. Vol. 33. International Badminton Federation. 1981. p. 10.

[AsianZoneDay1-11] "尤泊杯女子羽毛球预赛印尼击败纽西兰澳洲与印度言和". Nanyang Siang Pau (in Chinese). 30 October 1980. p. 15. Retrieved 10 August 2024 – via NewspaperSG.

[AsianZoneDay2-12] "尤泊杯澳亚区决赛今举行印尼与印度女羽队爭出线". Nanyang Siang Pau (in Chinese). 31 October 1980. p. 16. Retrieved 10 August 2024 – via NewspaperSG.

[13] "Indonesia lead 4-0". The Straits Times. 1 November 1980. p. 38. Retrieved 10 August 2024 – via NewspaperSG.

[14] "Indonesia make clean sweep". The Straits Times. 3 November 1980. p. 30. Retrieved 10 August 2024 – via NewspaperSG.

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