1978 Uber Cup
Tournament details | |||
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Dates | 13 – 20 May 1978 | ||
Edition | 8th | ||
Level | International | ||
Nations | 6 | ||
Venue | Auckland Badminton Association Hall | ||
Location | Auckland, New Zealand | ||
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The 1978 Uber Cup (Māori: 1978 Uber Kapu whakataetae pūkura tiima wahine) was the eighth edition of the Uber Cup, the women's badminton team competition. The tournament took place in the 1977-78 badminton season, 15 countries competed. Japan won its fourth title in the Uber Cup, after beating Indonesia in the Final Round in Auckland.[1]
Qualification
15 teams from 4 regions took part in the competition. As defending champions, Indonesia skipped the qualifications and played directly in the second round of the inter-zone ties (team matches), effectively the semi-finals of the tournament. New Zealand qualified for the final tournament as host nation.
Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Slot | Qualified teams |
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Host country | October 1977 | Auckland | 1 | ![]() |
1975 Uber Cup | 31 May – 6 June 1975 | Jakarta | 1 | ![]() |
Asian Zone | 23 October 1977 – 8 April 1978 | Kuala Lumpur Tokyo | 1 | ![]() |
American Zone | 19–20 November 1977 | San Diego | 1 | ![]() |
European Zone | 2 November 1977 – 30 March 1978 | Brae Copenhagen Edinburgh Haarlem Perth Tilburg Washington | 1 | ![]() |
Australasian Zone | – | – | 1 | ![]() |
Total | 6 |
From the qualifying rounds, four countries progressed to the inter-zone ties. From the Asian zone, Japan beat Malaysia 4–3. In the European zone final, Denmark defeated England 5–2. From the Pan American zone, the United States advanced to the inter-zone ties after defeating the Republic of China 7–0. Australia qualified for the final tournament as the only Australasian Zone representative.[2]
Squads
Knockout stage
The following four teams, shown by region, qualified for the 1978 Uber Cup. In the first round, Japan defeated Australia 7–0 while the United States defeated hosts New Zealand 7–0. In the second round, defending champions Indonesia beat the United States 7–0 while Japan defeated Denmark 6–1.
Indonesia clashed with Japan for a fourth consecutive time in the final. 7 matches were played: 3 singles and 4 doubles (2 doubles, then reversed). Japan won the Uber Cup once again by defeating Indonesia 5–2 in the final.
Bracket
First round | Second round | Challenge round | ||||||||
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16 May 1978 – Auckland | ||||||||||
Bye | ||||||||||
![]() | 7 | |||||||||
13 May 1978 – Auckland | ||||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||||
20 May 1978 – Auckland | ||||||||||
![]() | 7 | |||||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||||||
14 May 1978 – Auckland | ||||||||||
![]() | 5 | |||||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||||||
17 May 1978 – Auckland | ||||||||||
![]() | 7 | |||||||||
![]() | 6 | |||||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||||||
Bye | ||||||||||
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First round
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3e/Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg/23px-Flag_of_New_Zealand.svg.png)
13 May 1978 (1978-05-13) |
United States ![]() | 7–0 | ![]() |
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Report |
Auckland Badminton Association Hall, New Zealand |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Australia_%28converted%29.svg.png)
14 May 1978 (1978-05-14) |
Japan ![]() | 7–0 | ![]() |
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Report |
Auckland Badminton Association Hall, New Zealand |
Second round
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/a4/Flag_of_the_United_States.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_States.svg.png)
16 May 1978 (1978-05-16) |
Indonesia ![]() | 7–0 | ![]() |
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Report |
Auckland Badminton Association Hall, New Zealand |
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/20px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png)
17 May 1978 (1978-05-17) |
Japan ![]() | 6–1 | ![]() |
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Report |
Auckland Badminton Association Hall, New Zealand |
Challenge round
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/23px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png)
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg/22px-Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg.png)
20 May 1978 (1978-05-20) |
Indonesia ![]() | 2–5 | ![]() |
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Report |
Auckland Badminton Association Hall, New Zealand |
1978 Uber Cup winner |
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![]() Japan Fourth title |
References
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Thomas Cup | |
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Uber Cup |
- Kuala Lumpur 1984
- Jakarta 1986
- Kuala Lumpur 1988
- Tokyo 1990
- Kuala Lumpur 1992
- Jakarta 1994
- Hong Kong 1996
- Hong Kong 1998
- Kuala Lumpur 2000
- Guangzhou 2002
- Jakarta 2004
- Sendai/Tokyo 2006
- Jakarta 2008
- Kuala Lumpur 2010
- Wuhan 2012
- New Delhi 2014
- Kunshan 2016
- Bangkok 2018
- Aarhus 2020†
- Bangkok 2022
- Chengdu 2024
- Horsens 2026
- † Postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Denmark