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The knockout stage for the 1960 Uber Cup began on 4 April 1960 with the semi-finals and ended on 9 April with the final tie.

Qualified teams

The teams that won their zonal tie qualified for the final knockout stage.

Group	Winners
A	United States
B	India
C	Canada
D	Denmark
E	New Zealand

Bracket

	First round				Second round				Challenge round
	United States
	Bye
					United States
					Bye
									9 April 1960 – Philadelphia
									United States	5
	5 April 1960 – Boston
									Denmark	2
	Canada	3
					7 April 1960 – Baltimore
	New Zealand	4
					New Zealand	0
	4 April 1960 – New Haven
					Denmark	7
	India	1
	Denmark	6

First round

Denmark vs India

Denmark 6	New Haven, United States 4 April 1960		India 1
1 2 3 1 Tonny Holst-Christensen Meena Shah 3 11 12 11 11 6   2 Hanne Jensen Prem Prashar 5 11 12 9 3 11   3 Inge Hasselsteen Sushila Kapadia 11 8 11 0     4 Birte Kristiansen / Aase Winther Suman Athavale / Mumtaj Lotwalla 17 16 15 9     5 Hanne Jensen / Kirsten Thorndahl Sushila Kapadia / Prem Prashar 15 6 15 1     6 Hanne Jensen / Kirsten Thorndahl Suman Athavale / Mumtaj Lotwalla 12 15 15 8 15 4   7 Birte Kristiansen / Aase Winther Sushila Kapadia / Prem Prashar 15 2 15 6

New Zealand vs Canada

New Zealand 4	Boston, United States 5 April 1960		Canada 3
1 2 3 1 Sonia Cox Marjory Shedd 11 4 11 3     2 Heather Robson Joy Campbell 9 12 11 7 12 11   3 Glenys Hopkinson Jean Miller 11 7 11 7     4 Sonia Cox / Elizabeth M. Meyer Marjory Shedd / Dorothy Tinline 10 15 13 18     5 Val Gow / Heather Robson Jean Miller / Joan Hennessy 15 12 13 15 11 15   6 Val Gow / Heather Robson Marjory Shedd / Dorothy Tinline 5 15 10 15     7 Sonia Cox / Elizabeth M. Meyer Jean Miller / Joan Hennessy 13 15 18 16 15 7

Second round

Denmark vs New Zealand

Denmark 7	Baltimore, United States 7 April 1960		New Zealand 0
1 2 3 1 Tonny Holst-Christensen Sonia Cox 11 7 11 4     2 Hanne Jensen Heather Robson 5 11 11 8 11 4   3 Inge Hasselsteen Glenys Hopkinson 11 9 7 11 11 9   4 Birte Kristiansen / Aase Winther Sonia Cox / Elizabeth M. Meyer 15 9 15 3     5 Hanne Jensen / Kirsten Thorndahl Val Gow / Heather Robson 15 3 15 5     6 Hanne Jensen / Kirsten Thorndahl Sonia Cox / Elizabeth M. Meyer       w/o   7 Birte Kristiansen / Aase Winther Val Gow / Heather Robson 15 5 15 7

Challenge round

United States vs Denmark

United States 5	Philadelphia, United States 9 April 1960		Denmark 2
1 2 3 1 Judy Devlin Tonny Holst-Christensen 12 9 12 9     2 Margaret Varner Hanne Jensen 11 8 11 6     3 Dorothy O'Neil Inge Hasselsteen 11 8 8 11 11 7   4 Margaret Varner / Dorothy O'Neil Kirsten Thorndahl / Hanne Jensen 14 17 5 15     5 Judy Devlin / Susan Devlin Birte Kristiansen / Aase Winther 15 5 15 3     6 Margaret Varner / Dorothy O'Neil Birte Kristiansen / Aase Winther 8 15 17 16 14 17   7 Judy Devlin / Susan Devlin Kirsten Thorndahl / Hanne Jensen 5 15 15 6 18 16

References

1. "Denmark beat India 6-1". Civil and Military Gazette. 6 April 1960. p. 8. Retrieved 20 May 2024 – via British Newspaper Archive.
2. "Uber Cup trouncing: India's star hurt". The Singapore Free Press. 6 April 1960. p. 12. Retrieved 20 May 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
3. "Denmark whip New Zealand". The Straits Times. 9 April 1960. p. 14. Retrieved 20 May 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
4. "Uber Cup to U.S.". The Singapore Free Press. 11 April 1960. p. 10. Retrieved 20 May 2024 – via NewspaperSG.

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