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The 1966 Uber Cup (Māori: 1966 Uber Kapu whakataetae pūkura tiima wahine) was the fourth edition of the Uber Cup, the women's badminton team competition. The tournament took place in the 1965-66 badminton season, 17 countries competed. Japan won its first title in the Uber Cup, after beating defending champions United States in the Challenge Round.

Qualification

Four teams qualified for the interzone stage of the competition, Indonesia, Japan, Canada and England. The United States were exempted until the challenge round.

Means of qualification	Date	Venue	Slot	Qualified teams
1963 Uber Cup	1 – 6 April 1963	Boston New London Bronxville Wilmington	1	United States
Asian Zone	20 – 27 February 1966	Hyderabad	1	Japan
American Zone	–	–	1	Canada
European Zone	30 November 1965 – 21 March 1966	Abingdon Belfast Carlisle Haarlem Solingen	1	England
Australasian Zone	19 – 26 June 1965	Auckland Launceston	1	Indonesia
Total			5

Squads

Knockout stage

The following four teams, shown by region, qualified for the 1966 Uber Cup. In the first round, England defeated Canada 6–1 while Indonesia suffered an upset, losing 2–5 to debutants Japan. England later met the same fate as Indonesia when the team lost 4–3 to Japan. The United States and Japan contested for the title in the final. 7 matches were played: 3 singles and 4 doubles (2 doubles, then reversed). The United States could not retain their title as the team lost 5–2 to Japan in the final. This marked Japan's first title in the Uber Cup.

Bracket

	First round				Second round				Challenge round
	United States
	Bye
					United States
					Bye
									21 May 1966 – Wellington
									United States	2
	14 May 1966 – Napier
									Japan	5
	Japan	5
					17 May 1966 – Auckland
	Indonesia	2
					Japan	4
	14 May 1966 – Dunedin
					England	3
	Canada	1
	England	6

First round

Indonesia	2–5	Japan
Report

England	6–1	Canada
Report

Consolation playoff

Indonesia	6–1	Canada
Report

Second round

England	3–4	Japan
Report

Challenge round

United States	2–5	Japan
Report

1966 Uber Cup winner
Japan First title

References

1. "Times Archives". Oxfordshire Libraries.

• tangkis.tripod.com

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