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The qualifying process for the 1969 Uber Cup took place from 7 September 1968 to 28 February 1969 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.

The winners of the 1966 Uber Cup, Japan were exempted from the qualifying rounds and automatically qualified for the challenge round.

Qualified teams

Country	Qualified as	Qualified on	Final appearance
Japan	1966 Uber Cup winners	21 May 1966	2nd
Thailand	Asian Zone winners	1 February 1969	1st
England	European Zone winners	28 February 1969	3rd
United States	American Zone winners	3 March 1969	5th
Indonesia	Australasian Zone winners	21 September 1968	3rd

Asian Zone

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	30 January 1969 – Bangkok
	Thailand	5
					1 February 1969 – Bangkok
	India	2
					Thailand	5
					South Korea	2
	Bye
	South Korea

Semi-finals

Thailand 5	Bangkok, Thailand 30 January 1969		India 2
1 2 3 1 Thongkam Kingmanee Damayanti Tambay         2 Kanitta Mansamuth Shobha Moorthy         3 Sumol Chanklum Rafia Latif         4 Thongkam Kingmanee / Kanitta Mansamuth Joe Phillips / Damayanti Tambay         5 Sumol Chanklum / Pachara Pattabongse Morin Mathias / Shobha Moorthy         6 Sumol Chanklum / Pachara Pattabongse Joe Phillips / Damayanti Tambay         7 Thongkam Kingmanee / Kanitta Mansamuth Morin Mathias / Shobha Moorthy

Final

Thailand 5	Bangkok, Thailand 1 February 1969		South Korea 2
1 2 3 1 Thongkam Kingmanee Lee Young-soon 11 6 11 7     2 Kanitta Mansamuth Kang Young-sin 11 4 11 5     3 Sumol Chanklum Mae Ho-yong 11 0 11 8     4 Thongkam Kingmanee / Kanitta Mansamuth Kang Young-sin / Lee Young-soon 15 2 15 7     5 Sumol Chanklum / Pachara Pattabongse Han Sook-ee / Mae Ho-yong 15 0 15 6     6 Sumol Chanklum / Pachara Pattabongse Kang Young-sin / Lee Young-soon         w/o 7 Thongkam Kingmanee / Kanitta Mansamuth Han Sook-ee / Mae Ho-yong         w/o

American Zone

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	3 March 1969 – Wilmington
	United States	5
					March 1969 – Lima
	Canada	2
					United States	w/o
					Peru
	Bye
	Peru

Semi-finals

United States 5	Wilmington, United States 23 January 1969		Canada 2
1 2 3 1 Judy Hashman Alison Daysmith 8 11 11 2 11 7   2 Tyna Barinaga Sharon Whittaker 7 11 12 10 11 6   3 Cindy Root Judy Rollick 5 11 11 12     4 Judy Hashman / Rosine Lemon Barbara Hood / Marjory Shedd 15 7 18 16     5 Tyna Barinaga / Carlene Starkey Mimi Nilsson / Judy Rollick 15 8 15 5     6 Tyna Barinaga / Carlene Starkey Barbara Hood / Marjory Shedd 15 7 15 7     7 Judy Hashman / Rosine Lemon Mimi Nilsson / Judy Rollick         w/o

Final

The United States automatically qualified for the final tournament as winners of the Pan American zone after Peru withdrew from the competition.

European Zone

Bracket

First round

Second round

Semi-finals

Final

England

Bye

England

Bye

Bye

23 January 1969 – Stoke

Bye

England

5

21 November 1968 – Dublin

Denmark

2

Ireland

2

2 January 1969 – Copenhagen

Denmark

5

Denmark

7

South Africa

0

South Africa

28 February 1969 – Hamburg

Bye

England

6

December 1968 – Haarlem

West Germany

1

Netherlands

25 January 1969 – Dresden

East Germany

w/o

East Germany

1

5 December 1968 – Dunfermline

Scotland

6

Scotland

4

16 February 1969 – Edinburgh

Sweden

3

Scotland

1

West Germany

6

Bye

Bye

Bye

West Germany

Bye

West Germany

First round

Ireland 2	Dublin, Ireland 21 November 1968		Denmark 5
1 2 3 1 Mary Bryan Jette Føge 12 11 11 8     2 Yvonne Kelly Anne Flindt 8 11 2 11     3 Dorothy Haslam Lizbeth von Barnekow 5 11 3 11     4 Yvonne Kelly / Mary Bryan Anne Flindt / Pernille Mølgaard Hansen 4 15 15 13 15 3   5 Lena McAleese / Maureen Mockford Karin Jørgensen / Ulla Strand 2 15 5 15     6 Lena McAleese / Maureen Mockford Anne Flindt / Pernille Mølgaard Hansen 3 15 2 15     7 Yvonne Kelly / Mary Bryan Karin Jørgensen / Ulla Strand 15 12 14 17 12 15

Scotland 4	Dunfermline, Scotland 5 December 1968		Sweden 3
1 2 3 1 Muriel Woodcock Eva Twedberg 6 11 1 11     2 Mary Thompson Marianne Flykt 5 11 4 11     3 Helen Kelly Ann-Christine Rosenquist 7 11 11 6 5 11   4 Wilma Reid / Muriel Woodcock Kathryn Ekengren / Marianne Flykt 15 1 15 5     5 Maureen Hume / Mary Thompson Ann-Christine Rosenquist / Eva Twedberg 18 15 15 7     6 Wilma Reid / Muriel Woodcock Ann-Christine Rosenquist / Eva Twedberg 15 3 15 8     7 Maureen Hume / Mary Thompson Kathryn Ekengren / Marianne Flykt 15 13 15 2

Second round

Scotland 6	Dresden, East Germany 25 January 1969		East Germany 1
1 2 3 1 Maureen Hume Annemarie Richter 11 3 5 11 11 2   2 Muriel Woodcock Beate Herbst 11 7 11 4     3 Wilma Reid Monika Thiere 6 11 2 11     4 Wilma Reid / Muriel Woodcock Beate Herbst / Annemarie Richter 15 2 15 7     5 Maureen Hume / Mary Thompson Monika Thiere / Christel Sommer 18 15 15 11     6 Wilma Reid / Muriel Woodcock Monika Thiere / Christel Sommer 15 10 15 8     7 Maureen Hume / Mary Thompson Beate Herbst / Annemarie Richter 15 5 15 7

Denmark 7	Copenhagen, Denmark 2 January 1969		South Africa 0
1 2 3 1 Imre Rietveld Wilma Prade 11 7 11 8     2 Anne Flindt Ann Smith 11 6 11 1     3 Jette Føge Anneslie Clark 11 5 11 1     4 Anne Flindt / Pernille Mølgaard Hansen Wilma Prade / Ann Smith 15 6 15 4     5 Karin Jørgensen / Imre Rietveld Jeanie Audibert / Anneslie Clark 15 5 15 8     6 Anne Flindt / Pernille Mølgaard Hansen Jeanie Audibert / Anneslie Clark 15 5 15 2     7 Karin Jørgensen / Imre Rietveld Wilma Prade / Ann Smith 15 11 15 13

Semi-finals

England 5	Stoke-on-Trent, England 23 January 1969		Denmark 2
1 2 3 1 Gillian Perrin Imre Rietveld 12 9 11 2     2 Margaret Boxall Anne Flindt 11 8 0 11 5 11   3 Susan Whetnall Jette Føge 6 11 6 11     4 Julie Charles / Gillian Perrin Anne Flindt / Pernille Mølgaard Hansen 15 8 8 15 15 10   5 Margaret Boxall / Susan Whetnall Lizbeth von Barnekow / Karin Jørgensen 15 5 15 8     6 Julie Charles / Gillian Perrin Lizbeth von Barnekow / Karin Jørgensen 15 0 15 7     7 Margaret Boxall / Susan Whetnall Anne Flindt / Pernille Mølgaard Hansen 16 18 15 3 15 10

West Germany 6	Edinburgh, Scotland 16 February 1969		Scotland 1
1 2 3 1 Marieluise Wackerow Maureen Hume 11 4 11 5     2 Gudrun Ziebold Muriel Woodcock 11 7 11 8     3 Karin Dittberner Mary Thompson 11 5 12 11     4 Marieluise Wackerow / Gudrun Ziebold Wilma Reid / Muriel Woodcock 8 15 15 10 15 11   5 Karin Dittberner / Karin Schäfers Maureen Hume / Mary Thompson 15 3 15 9     6 Karin Dittberner / Karin Schäfers Wilma Reid / Muriel Woodcock 15 7 16 17 6 15   7 Marieluise Wackerow / Gudrun Ziebold Maureen Hume / Mary Thompson 10 15 18 14 15 9

Final

England 6	Hamburg, West Germany 28 February 1969		West Germany 1
1 2 3 1 Susan Whetnall Karin Dittberner 11 4 11 2     2 Margaret Boxall Gudrun Ziebold 11 2 11 5     3 Gillian Perrin Marieluise Wackerow 8 11 2 11     4 Julie Charles / Gillian Perrin Karin Dittberner / Karin Schäfers 18 13 15 6     5 Margaret Boxall / Susan Whetnall Marieluise Wackerow / Gudrun Ziebold 15 9 6 15 15 4   6 Margaret Boxall / Susan Whetnall Karin Dittberner / Karin Schäfers 15 2 15 10     7 Julie Charles / Gillian Perrin Marieluise Wackerow / Gudrun Ziebold 15 6 15 5

Australasian Zone

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	7 September 1968 – Masterton
	Indonesia	6
					21 September 1968 – Perth
	New Zealand	1
					Indonesia	7
					Australia	0
	Bye
	Australia

Semi-finals

Indonesia 6	Masterton, New Zealand 7 September 1968		New Zealand 1
1 2 3 1 Minarni Gaynor Weatherley 11 6 11 0     2 Retno Kustijah Heather Robson 11 2 11 4     3 Utami Dewi Glenys Middelburg 5 11 4 11     4 Retno Kustijah / Minarni Gilda Tompkins / Gaynor Weatherley 15 1 15 1     5 Nurhaena / Poppy Tumengkol Val Gow / Heather Robson 15 5 15 11     6 Retno Kustijah / Minarni Val Gow / Heather Robson 15 3 15 3     7 Nurhaena / Poppy Tumengkol Gilda Tompkins / Gaynor Weatherley 15 5 15 3

Final

Indonesia 7	Perth, Australia 21 September 1968		Australia 0
1 2 3 1 Retno Kustijah Judy Nyirati 11 3 11 4     2 Minarni Kay Nesbit 11 1 11 2     3 Utami Dewi Judy Walker 11 8 11 4     4 Retno Kustijah / Minarni Jan Horton / Kay Nesbit 15 8 15 3     5 Nurhaena / Poppy Tumengkol Judy Nyirati / Judy Walker 15 11 15 7     6 Nurhaena / Poppy Tumengkol Jan Horton / Kay Nesbit 15 11 15 3     7 Retno Kustijah / Minarni Judy Nyirati / Judy Walker 15 3 15 3

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