Uber Cup
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The Uber Cup, sometimes called the World Team Championships for Women, is a major international badminton competition contested by women's national badminton teams. It has been played every two years since 1984, amend from three years previuosly, after merging with the Thomas Cup, played in same period and venue.
The Uber Cup is named after an ex-British women's badminton player, Betty Uber, who had the idea of hosting the women's event similar to men in New Zealand back in 1950.[1] She also made the draw for the 1956-1957 inaugural tournament, which took place at Lytham St. Annes in Lancashire, England.[2]
The cup follows a similar format to that of the men's competition of the Thomas Cup. In the twenty-one tournament held, China is the most successful, having lifted the trophy eleven times. Japan is second, having won it five times, followed by Indonesia and United States, each with three cups.
The 2008 Uber Cup was contested in Jakarta, Indonesia.
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[edit] Trophy
The Uber Cup trophy was officially presented at the annual general meeting in 1956, the year the first Uber Cup tournament was formed.[2] It was made by Mappin & Webb, prominent silversmiths on Regent Street in London. The trophy is 20 inch high, with a rotating globe on top of a plinth and a female player standing on top of shuttlecock.[1]
[edit] Results
[edit] Uber Cup summaries
[edit] 1957 - 1981
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| 1957 Details |
Lancashire, England |  United States |
6–1 |  Denmark |
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| 1960 Details |
Philadelphia, United States |  United States |
5–2 | Denmark |
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| 1963 Details |
Wilmington, United States | United States |
4–3 |  England |
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| 1966 Details |
Wellington, New Zealand |  Japan |
5–2 | United States |
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| 1969 | Tokyo, Japan | Japan |
6–1 |  Indonesia |
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| 1972 | Tokyo, Japan | Japan |
6–1 | Indonesia |
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| 1975 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Indonesia |
5–2 | Japan |
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| 1978 | Auckland, New Zealand | Japan |
5–2 | Indonesia |
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| 1981 | Tokyo, Japan | Japan |
6–3 | Indonesia |
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[edit] 1984 - 1988
| Year | Host | Final | Third Place | ||||||
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| Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third Place | Score | Fourth Place | ||||
| 1984 Details |
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia |  China |
5–0 | England |
 Korea |
5–0 | Denmark |
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| 1986 Details |
Jakarta, Indonesia | China |
3–2 | Indonesia |
Korea |
3–2 | Japan |
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| 1988 Details |
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | China |
5–0 | Korea |
Indonesia |
5–0 | Japan |
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[edit] 1990 onwards
| Year | Host | Final | Semi-finalists | |||||
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| Winner | Score | Runner-up | ||||||
| 1990 Details |
Nagoya & Tokyo, Japan | China |
3–2 | Korea |
Indonesia |
Japan |
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| 1992 Details |
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | China |
3–2 | Korea |
 Sweden |
Indonesia |
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| 1994 Details |
Jakarta, Indonesia | Indonesia |
3–2 | China |
Sweden |
Korea |
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| 1996 Details |
Hong Kong | Indonesia |
4–1 | China |
Korea |
Denmark |
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| 1998 Details |
Hong Kong, China SAR | China |
4–1 | Indonesia |
Denmark |
Korea |
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| 2000 Details |
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | China |
3–0 | Denmark |
Korea |
Indonesia |
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| 2002 Details |
Guangzhou, China | China |
3–1 | Korea |
 Netherlands |
 Hong Kong |
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| 2004 Details |
Jakarta, Indonesia | China |
3–1 | Korea |
Japan |
Denmark |
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| 2006 Details |
Sendai & Tokyo, Japan | China |
3–0 | Netherlands |
 Germany |
 Chinese Taipei |
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| 2008 Details |
Jakarta, Indonesia | China |
3–0 | Indonesia |
Korea |
Germany |
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[edit] Successful national teams
So far, only 4 countries have won the Uber Cup with China the most successful team with 11 titles, followed by Japan (5 titles), Indonesia (3 titles) and United States (3 titles). Uber Cup has only crossed the shores of two continents so far; Asia and North America.
Eight teams had eventually make it into the final, Korea enter the final for five times, but failed to win after lost all to the China. It was followed by Denmark, England and Netherlands. Other than that, Sweden, Hong Kong, Germany and Chinese Taipei is the other four teams which successively make it into final four in the history of Championships.
| Teams | Titles | Runners-up |
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 China |
11 (1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1998, 2000, 2002*, 2004, 2006, 2008) | 2 (1994, 1996) |
 Japan |
5 (1966, 1969*, 1972*, 1978, 1981*) | 1 (1975) |
 Indonesia |
3 (1975*, 1994*, 1996) | 7 (1969, 1972, 1978, 1981, 1986*, 1998, 2008*) |
 United States |
3 (1957, 1960*, 1963*) | 1 (1966) |
 Korea |
5 (1988, 1990, 1992, 2002, 2004) | |
 Denmark |
3 (1957, 1960, 2000) | |
 England |
1 (1963) | |
 Netherlands |
1 (2006) |
- * = hosts
[edit] Team appearances
Twenty-one teams made at least one appearance in Uber Cup after the 2008 tournament. Geographically, Asia have ten teams that made it into the final, followed by Europe with six teams. Americas and Oceania have two teams qualified respectively while South Africa is the only team qualified from Africa zone.
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[edit] References
- ^ a b Thomas -/Uber Cup history. Retrieved on 2007-07-19.
- ^ a b THE LADIES' WORLD TEAM BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE UBER CUP. Retrieved on 2007-06-19.
[edit] External links
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