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The knockout stage for the 1981 Uber Cup began on 22 May 1981 with the first round and ended on 31 May with the final tie.

Qualified teams

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

Group	Winners
A	Japan
B	Malaysia
C	Canada
D	England
E	Indonesia

Bracket

	First round				Second round				Challenge round
	England
					23 May 1981 – Tokyo
	Bye
					Japan	9
					Canada	0
	Japan
									30 May 1981 – Tokyo
	Bye
									Japan	6
	22 May 1981 – Tokyo
									Indonesia	3
	Malaysia	0
					26 May 1981 – Tokyo
	Indonesia	9
					Indonesia	5
					England	4
	Bye
	England

First round

Indonesia vs Malaysia

Indonesia 9	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium 22–23 May 1981		Malaysia 0
1 2 3 1 Verawaty Wiharjo Katherine Teh 11 0 11 5     2 Ivana Lie Leong Chai Lean 11 0 11 0     3 Ruth Damayanti / Verawaty Wiharjo Khor Lay See / Khaw Mooi Eng 15 3 15 0     4 Theresia Widiastuti / Imelda Wiguna Leong Chai Lean / Katherine Teh 15 9 15 4     5 Taty Sumirah Clare Choo 11 0 11 3     6 Verawaty Wiharjo Leong Chai Lean 11 6 11 0     7 Ivana Lie Katherine Teh 11 5 11 4     8 Theresia Widiastuti / Imelda Wiguna Khor Lay See / Khaw Mooi Eng 15 6 15 12     9 Ruth Damayanti / Verawaty Wiharjo Leong Chai Lean / Katherine Teh 15 1 15 3

Second round

Japan vs Canada

Japan 9	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium 23–24 May 1981		Canada 0
1 2 3 1 Saori Kondo Wendy Carter 11 2 11 1     2 Yoshiko Yonekura Jane Youngberg 11 6 11 7     3 Atsuko Tokuda / Yoshiko Yonekura Wendy Carter / Sandra Skillings 15 2 15 3     4 Saori Kondo / Mikiko Takada Claire Backhouse / Jane Youngberg 15 5 15 1     5 Atsuko Tokuda Denyse Julien 11 2 11 3     6 Yoshiko Yonekura Wendy Carter 11 5 11 7     7 Saori Kondo Jane Youngberg 11 4 11 0     8 Saori Kondo / Mikiko Takada Wendy Carter / Sandra Skillings 15 2 15 1     9 Atsuko Tokuda / Yoshiko Yonekura Claire Backhouse / Jane Youngberg 15 2 15 5

Indonesia vs England

Indonesia 5	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium 26–27 May 1981		England 4
1 2 3 1 Verawaty Wiharjo Jane Webster 11 5 11 5     2 Ivana Lie Sally Leadbeater 12 11 11 6     3 Ruth Damayanti / Verawaty Wiharjo Nora Perry / Jane Webster 11 15 15 5 18 13   4 Theresia Widiastuti / Imelda Wiguna Karen Chapman / Sally Leadbeater 9 15 15 6 4 15   5 Taty Sumirah Karen Bridge 5 11 3 11     6 Verawaty Wiharjo Sally Leadbeater 11 4 11 0     7 Ivana Lie Jane Webster 6 11 11 3 11 12   8 Theresia Widiastuti / Imelda Wiguna Nora Perry / Jane Webster 8 15 8 15     9 Ruth Damayanti / Verawaty Wiharjo Karen Chapman / Sally Leadbeater 15 5 15 12

Challenge round

The final of the 1981 Uber Cup saw Indonesia and Japan duel for the title for a fifth consecutive time since 1969. Japan started with a 1–0 lead when Saori Kondo defeated Indonesia's Ivana Lie 11–7, 10–12, 11–3. In the second singles, Verawaty Wiharjo, who was one game down against Yoshiko Yonekura came back to defeat her opponent in the next two games and earned the first point for Indonesia in the tie. Indonesia later increased their lead to 2–1 when Ruth Damayanti and Verawaty Wiharjo defeated the host pair of Saori Kondo and Mikiko Takada in a three-game thriller. In the second doubles match, Indonesia's Theresia Widiastuti and Imelda Wiguna took the first game from Atsuko Tokuda and Yoshiko Yonekura of Japan but could not hold onto their lead and lost the next two games to the Japanese. The teams were tied at 2–2.

In the second day of the final, Atsuko Tokuda of Japan won against Taty Sumirah of Indonesia to put Japan ahead 3–2. Japan's lead increased further when Saori Kondo defeated Verawaty Wiharjo in the first of the crossover singles. The second crossover singles saw Yoshiko Yonekura earn the winning point for Japan when she defeated Ivana Lie in three games. After the next two doubles matches, the final score between the two teams was 6–3, with Japan successfully retaining their Uber Cup title.

Japan vs Indonesia

Japan 6	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium 30–31 May 1981		Indonesia 3
1 2 3 1 Saori Kondo Ivana Lie 11 7 10 12 11 3   2 Yoshiko Yonekura Verawaty Wiharjo 11 2 2 11 6 11   3 Saori Kondo / Mikiko Takada Ruth Damayanti / Verawaty Wiharjo 15 11 12 15 3 15   4 Atsuko Tokuda / Yoshiko Yonekura Theresia Widiastuti / Imelda Wiguna 17 18 15 11 15 11   5 Atsuko Tokuda Taty Sumirah 11 5 11 9     6 Saori Kondo Verawaty Wiharjo 11 6 11 8     7 Yoshiko Yonekura Ivana Lie 3 11 11 7 12 9   8 Saori Kondo / Mikiko Takada Theresia Widiastuti / Imelda Wiguna 15 8 15 11     9 Atsuko Tokuda / Yoshiko Yonekura Ruth Damayanti / Verawaty Wiharjo 15 9 9 15 12 15

References

1. "Verawaty spearheads Indonesia to 4-0 lead". The Straits Times. 23 May 1981. p. 36. Retrieved 10 August 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
2. "Indonesia tewaskan M'sia 9-0". Berita Harian (in Malay). 25 May 1981. p. 7. Retrieved 10 August 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
3. "尤柏杯女子羽球半决赛日本以9比0轻取加拿大". Sin Chew Jit Poh (in Chinese). 25 May 1981. p. 9. Retrieved 11 August 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
4. "Japan in Uber Cup final". The Straits Times. 25 May 1981. p. 28. Retrieved 11 August 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
5. "Indonesia lead 3-1 in Cup tie". New Nation. 27 May 1981. p. 19. Retrieved 10 August 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
6. "Indonesia scrape through to Uber Cup final". The Straits Times. 29 May 1981. p. 37. Retrieved 10 August 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
7. Pat Davis, The Guinness Book of Badminton (Enfield, Middlesex, England: Guinness Superlatives Ltd., 1983) 134, 135.
8. "Japan and Indonesia tied 2-2 in struggle for badminton supremacy". The Straits Times. 1 June 1981. p. 36. Retrieved 11 August 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
9. "Japanese women win". The Straits Times. 2 June 1981. p. 29. Retrieved 11 August 2024 – via NewspaperSG.

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