1963 Uber Cup Explained

1963 Uber Cup
Dates:1 – 6 April 1963
Number Edition:3rd
Level:1
Nations:5
Location:Boston, United States
New London, United States
Bronxville, United States
Wilmington, United States
Previous:1960
Next:1966

The 1963 Uber Cup was the third edition of the Uber Cup, the women's badminton competition. The tournament took place in the 1962-63 badminton season, 11 countries competed.

Defending champions the United States hosted the final and claimed victory over England — their third consecutive victory, largely on the strength of Judy Devlin once again winning all three of her matches.[1]

Qualification

See main article: 1963 Uber Cup qualification. Four teams qualified for the interzone stage of the competition, Indonesia, New Zealand, Canada and England. The United States were exempted until the challenge round.

Means of qualificationDateVenueSlotQualified teams
1960 Uber Cup4 – 9 April 1960Baltimore
Boston
New Haven
Philadelphia
1
Asian Zone29 September – December 1962Bangkok
Hong Kong
1
American Zone1
European Zone16 January – 18 February 1963Copenhagen
Dublin
Edinburgh
1
Australasian Zone1
Total5

Knockout stage

See main article: 1963 Uber Cup knockout stage.

The following four teams, shown by region, qualified for the 1963 Uber Cup. In the first round, both Canada and New Zealand suffered upsetting defeats to debutants England and Indonesia, losing 7 - 0 to the two teams respectively. In the semi-final clash, England defeated Indonesia 5 - 2 to enter the challenge round. The United States and England clashed in the final. 7 matches were played: 3 singles and 4 doubles (2 doubles, then reversed). The United States retained the Uber Cup for a third time after defeating the England 4 - 3.

Challenge round

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Times Archives. Oxfordshire Libraries.