1978 Uber Cup qualification

1978 Uber Cup qualification

Tournament details
Dates	23 October 1977 – 8 April 1978
Location	Asian zone: Kuala Lumpur Tokyo American zone: San Diego European zone: Brae Copenhagen Edinburgh Haarlem Perth Tilburg Washington
← 1975 1981 →

The qualifying process for the 1978 Uber Cup took place from 23 October 1977 to 8 April 1978 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.[1]

The winners of the 1975 Uber Cup, Indonesia were exempted from the qualifying rounds and automatically qualified for the final tournament. New Zealand also qualified for the final tournament as hosts. With New Zealand's exemption from the Australasian zone, Australia also qualified for the final tournament as sole representatives of the Australasian zone.

Qualified teams

Country	Qualified as	Qualified on	Final appearance
New Zealand	1978 Uber Cup hosts	October 1977	5th
Indonesia	1975 Uber Cup winners	6 June 1975	6th
Japan	Asian Zone winners	8 April 1978	5th
Denmark	European Zone winners	30 March 1978	4th
United States	American Zone winners	20 November 1977	6th
Australia	Sole representative of the Australasian Zone	23 October 1977	2nd

Asian Zone

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	14 December 1977 – Kuala Lumpur
	Malaysia	6
					8 April 1978 – Kuala Lumpur
	India	1
					Malaysia	3
	23 October 1977 – Tokyo
					Japan	4
	Japan	7
	South Korea	0

Semi-finals

Malaysia 6	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 14 December 1977 [2]		India 1
1 2 3 1 Sylvia Ng Latha Kailash 11 0 11 1     2 Katherine Teh Ami Ghia 12 10 11 3     3 Yap Hei Lin Kanwal Thakar Singh 11 6 11 6     4 Rosalind Singha Ang / Sylvia Ng Ami Ghia / Kanwal Thakar Singh 15 1 15 6     5 Khaw Mooi Eng / Yap Hei Lin Sujata Jain / Noreen Padua 15 13 15 10     6 Khaw Mooi Eng / Yap Hei Lin Ami Ghia / Kanwal Thakar Singh 3 15 8 15     7 Rosalind Singha Ang / Sylvia Ng Sujata Jain / Noreen Padua 15 1 15 3

Japan 7	Tokyo, Japan 23 October 1977 [3]		South Korea 0
1 2 3 1 Hiroe Yuki Park Ok-yeon 11 12 11 2 11 1   2 Atsuko Tokuda Song Hyang-soon 11 6 11 2     3 Saori Kondo Oh Yeon-han 11 7 11 5     4 Mikiko Takada / Atsuko Tokuda Park Ok-yeon / Song Hyang-soon 15 6 15 5     5 Saori Kondo / Hiroe Yuki Oh Yeon-han / Kang Haeng-suk 17 15 15 2     6 Saori Kondo / Hiroe Yuki Park Ok-yeon / Song Hyang-soon 15 9 15 9     7 Mikiko Takada / Atsuko Tokuda Oh Yeon-han / Kang Haeng-suk 15 11 13 15 15 10

Final

Japan 4	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 8 April 1978 [4]		Malaysia 3
1 2 3 1 Saori Kondo Sylvia Ng 11 12 4 11     2 Hiroe Yuki Katherine Teh 11 8 10 12 3 11   3 Atsuko Tokuda Yap Hei Lin 11 0 11 2     4 Noriko Nakayama / Emiko Ueno Sylvia Ng / Ong Ah Hong 15 8 15 8     5 Mikiko Takada / Atsuko Tokuda Katherine Teh / Yap Hei Lin 15 5 15 2     6 Mikiko Takada / Atsuko Tokuda Sylvia Ng / Ong Ah Hong 15 11 15 4     7 Noriko Nakayama / Emiko Ueno Katherine Teh / Yap Hei Lin         w/o

American Zone

Bracket

	Final
	19 November 1977 – San Diego
	United States	5
	Republic оf China	2

Final

United States 5	San Diego, United States 19–20 November 1977 [5]		Republic оf China 2
1 2 3 1 Madalene Steinbroner Yu Yu-e 11 12 11 8 11 7   2 Judianne Kelly Lin Su 11 5 1 11 9 11   3 Cheryl Carton Chen Yu-jen (badminton) 10 12 11 5 11 6   4 Diana Osterhues / Janet Wilts Lin Su / Yu Yu-e 17 16 8 15 8 15   5 Pam Bristol Brady / Judianne Kelly Chen Yu-jen (badminton) / Liu Shiu-ying 15 3 15 7     6 Pam Bristol Brady / Judianne Kelly Lin Su / Yu Yu-e 15 10 15 9     7 Diana Osterhues / Janet Wilts Chen Yu-jen (badminton) / Liu Shiu-ying 15 5 15 3

European Zone

Bracket

First round

Second round

Semi-finals

Final

West Germany

24 November 1977 – Edinburgh

Bye

West Germany

3

2 November 1977 – Brae

Scotland

4

Scotland

5

12 January 1978 – Perth

Norway

2

Scotland

0

Denmark

7

Bye

Bye

Denmark

Bye

Denmark

30 March 1978 – Copenhagen

Bye

Denmark

5

9 November 1977 – Tilburg

England

2

Netherlands

4

7 February 1978 – Haarlem

Sweden

3

Netherlands

5

Canada

2

Canada

16 February 1978 – Washington

Bye

Netherlands

1

England

6

Bye

Bye

Bye

England

Bye

England

First round

Scotland 5	Brae, Scotland 2 November 1977 [6]		Norway 2
1 2 3 1 Joanne Flockhart Else Thoresen 5 11 9 11     2 Pamela Hamilton Kari Histøl 2 11 11 5 4 11   3 Anne Johnstone Kjersti Torp 11 0 11 2     4 Joanne Flockhart / Christine Stewart Kari Histøl / Else Thoresen 15 8 15 0     5 Pamela Hamilton / Anne Johnstone Kristin Rasmussen / Kjersti Torp 15 1 15 3     6 Pamela Hamilton / Anne Johnstone Kari Histøl / Else Thoresen 15 8 15 9     7 Joanne Flockhart / Christine Stewart Kristin Rasmussen / Else Thoresen 15 2 15 0

Netherlands 4	Tilburg, Netherlands 9 November 1977 [7]		Sweden 3
1 2 3 1 Joke van Beusekom Anette Börjesson 12 10 11 3     2 Marjan Ridder Karin Lindquist 11 3 11 3     3 Hanke de Kort Cecilia Jeppson 5 11 0 11     4 Marjan Ridder / Joke van Beusekom Britt-Marie Larsson / Agneta Lundh 15 3 15 5     5 Hanke de Kort / Marja Ravelli Anette Börjesson / Karin Lindquist 12 15 11 15     6 Hanke de Kort / Marja Ravelli Britt-Marie Larsson / Agneta Lundh 13 3 6 8     7 Marjan Ridder / Joke van Beusekom Anette Börjesson / Karin Lindquist 15 6 15 4

Second round

West Germany 3	Edinburgh, Scotland 24 November 1977 [8]		Scotland 4
1 2 3 1 Brigitte Steden Joanne Flockhart 11 3 11 4     2 Eva-Maria Zwiebler Pamela Hamilton 7 11 11 0 11 5   3 Elke Weber Anne Johnstone 11 3 11 1     4 Brigitte Steden / Marieluise Zizmann Joanne Flockhart / Christine Stewart 13 15 10 15     5 Ingrid Morsch / Elke Weber Pamela Hamilton / Anne Johnstone 6 15 16 15     6 Ingrid Morsch / Elke Weber Joanne Flockhart / Christine Stewart 9 15 8 15     7 Brigitte Steden / Marieluise Zizmann Pamela Hamilton / Anne Johnstone 15 10 15 4

Canada 2	Haarlem, Netherlands 7 February 1978 [9]		Netherlands 5
1 2 3 1 Wendy Clarkson Joke van Beusekom 11 3 6 11 12 10   2 Jane Youngberg Marjan Ridder 8 11 7 11     3 Barb O'Brien Hanke de Kort 3 11 5 11     4 Claire Backhouse / Sharon Crawford Maureen Oskam / Marja Ravelli 9 15 11 15     5 Wendy Clarkson / Jane Youngberg Marjan Ridder / Joke van Beusekom 4 15 8 15     6 Wendy Clarkson / Jane Youngberg Maureen Oskam / Marja Ravelli 15 12 15 11     7 Claire Backhouse / Sharon Crawford Marjan Ridder / Joke van Beusekom 15 7 11 15 15 6

Semi-finals

Denmark 7	Perth, Scotland 12 January 1978 [10]		Scotland 0
1 2 3 1 Lene Køppen Joanne Flockhart 11 2 11 4     2 Pia Nielsen Pamela Hamilton 11 8 11 9     3 Inge Borgstrøm Anne Johnstone 3 11 11 7 11 6   4 Lene Køppen / Imre Nielsen Joanne Flockhart / Christine Stewart 15 7 15 11     5 Inge Borgstrøm / Pia Nielsen Pamela Hamilton / Anne Johnstone 15 10 15 2     6 Inge Borgstrøm / Pia Nielsen Joanne Flockhart / Christine Stewart 15 7 11 15 15 10   7 Lene Køppen / Imre Nielsen Pamela Hamilton / Anne Johnstone 18 13 15 6

England 6	Washington, England 16 February 1978 [11]		Netherlands 1
1 2 3 1 Jane Webster Joke van Beusekom 9 11 3 11     2 Karen Bridge Hanke de Kort 11 7 11 7     3 Nora Perry Maureen Oskam 11 4 11 6     4 Nora Perry / Anne Statt Hanke de Kort / Marja Ravelli 15 7 15 1     5 Barbara Sutton / Jane Webster Maureen Oskam / Joke van Beusekom 5 15 15 9 18 15   6 Barbara Sutton / Jane Webster Hanke de Kort / Marja Ravelli 12 15 17 15 15 1   7 Nora Perry / Anne Statt Maureen Oskam / Joke van Beusekom 15 5 15 7

Final

England 2	Copenhagen, England 30 March 1978 [12]		Denmark 5
1 2 3 1 Jane Webster Lene Køppen 4 11 2 11     2 Karen Bridge Inge Borgstrøm 5 11 11 4 11 8   3 Margaret Lockwood Pia Nielsen 0 11 10 12     4 Barbara Sutton / Jane Webster Lene Køppen / Imre Nielsen 9 15 17 15 14 18   5 Nora Perry / Anne Statt Inge Borgstrøm / Pia Nielsen 18 13 10 15 15 12   6 Nora Perry / Anne Statt Lene Køppen / Imre Nielsen 18 13 4 15 14 17   7 Barbara Sutton / Jane Webster Inge Borgstrøm / Pia Nielsen 12 15 4 15

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