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Badminton tournament
1975 Uber Cup
Piala Uber 1975
Tournament details
Dates31 May – 6 June 1975
Edition7th
LevelInternational
Nations6
VenueIstora Senayan
LocationJakarta, Indonesia
1972 1978

The 1975 Uber Cup was the seventh edition of the Uber Cup, the women's badminton team competition. The tournament took place in the 1974-75 badminton season, 14 countries competed. Indonesia won its first title in the Uber Cup, after beating the defending champion Japan in the Final Round in Jakarta.

Qualification

Main article: 1975 Uber Cup qualification

14 teams from 4 regions took part in the competition. As defending champions, Japan skipped the qualifications and played directly in the second round of the inter-zone ties (team matches), effectively the semifinals of the tournament.

Means of qualification Date Venue Slot Qualified teams
Host country 12 January 1974 Jakarta 1  Indonesia
1972 Uber Cup 7 – 11 June 1972 Tokyo 1  Japan
Asian Zone 15 February 1975 Lucknow 1  Malaysia
American Zone 7 April 1975 Waukesha 1  Canada
European Zone 20 November 1974 – 5 March 1975 Enschede
Oberhausen
Plymouth
Zweibrücken
1  England
Australasian Zone 20 September 1974 Adelaide 1  Australia
Total 6

From the qualifying rounds, four countries progressed to the inter-zone ties. From the Australasian zone, Australia advanced to the next round after beating New Zealand 4–3. From the Asian zone, Malaysia beat India 6–1. In the European zone final, England defeated Denmark 5–2. From the Pan American zone, Canada advanced to the inter-zone ties after defeating the United States 5–2.

Squads

Further information: 1975 Uber Cup squads

Knockout stage

Main article: 1975 Uber Cup knockout stage

The following four teams, shown by region, qualified for the 1975 Uber Cup. In the first round, Indonesia defeated debutants Malaysia 7–0 while Canada defeated Australia in a thrilling 4–3 encounter. In the second round, defending champions Japan defeated Canada 6–1 while hosts Indonesia beat England 5–2 to enter the final.

Indonesia clashed with Japan for a third consecutive time in the final. 7 matches were played: 3 singles and 4 doubles (2 doubles, then reversed). Indonesia made history by winning their first ever Uber Cup after defeating Japan 5–2 in the final.

Bracket

 First roundSecond roundChallenge round
           
  
 
  Japan
 2 June 1975 – Jakarta
 Bye
  Japan6
 31 May 1975 – Jakarta
  Canada1
  Canada4
 6 June 1975 – Jakarta
  Australia3
  Japan2
 1 June 1975 – Jakarta
  Indonesia5
  Malaysia0
 4 June 1975 – Jakarta
  Indonesia7
  Indonesia5
  
  England2
 Bye
 
  England
 

First round

Canada  v  Australia
31 May 1975 (1975-05-31)
Canada  4–3  Australia
Report
Istora Senayan, Indonesia
Indonesia  v  Malaysia
1 June 1975 (1975-06-01)
Indonesia  7–0  Malaysia
Report
Istora Senayan, Indonesia

Second round

Japan  v  Canada
2 June 1975 (1975-06-02)
Japan  6–1  Canada
Report
Istora Senayan, Indonesia
Indonesia  v  England
4 June 1975 (1975-06-04)
Indonesia  5–2  England
Report
Istora Senayan, Indonesia

Challenge round

Japan  v  Indonesia
6 June 1975 (1975-06-06)
Japan  2–5  Indonesia
Report
Istora Senayan, Indonesia


 1975 Uber Cup winner 

Indonesia
First title

References

  1. "Indonesia Wins the Uber Cup," World Badminton, August 1975, 2 - 4.
  2. Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 134, 135.

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