1966 Uber Cup

The 1966 Uber Cup (Māori: 1966 Uber Kapu whakataetae pūkura tiima wahine) was the fourth edition of the Uber Cup, the women's badminton team competition. The tournament took place in the 1965-66 badminton season, 17 countries competed. Japan won its first title in the Uber Cup, after beating defending champions United States in the Challenge Round.^[1]

1966 Uber Cup
1966 Uber Kapu

Tournament details
Dates	14 – 21 May 1966
Edition	4th
Level	International
Nations	5
Location	Napier, New Zealand Dunedin, New Zealand Auckland, New Zealand Wellington, New Zealand
← 1963 1969 →

Qualification

Main article: 1966 Uber Cup qualification

Four teams qualified for the interzone stage of the competition, Indonesia, Japan, Canada and England. The United States were exempted until the challenge round.

Means of qualification	Date	Venue	Slot	Qualified teams
1963 Uber Cup	1 – 6 April 1963	Boston New London Bronxville Wilmington	1	United States
Asian Zone	20 – 27 February 1966	Hyderabad	1	Japan
American Zone	–	–	1	Canada
European Zone	30 November 1965 – 21 March 1966	Abingdon Belfast Carlisle Haarlem Solingen	1	England
Australasian Zone	19 – 26 June 1965	Auckland Launceston	1	Indonesia
Total			5

Squads

Further information: 1966 Uber Cup squads

Knockout stage

Main article: 1966 Uber Cup knockout stage

The following four teams, shown by region, qualified for the 1966 Uber Cup. In the first round, England defeated Canada 6–1 while Indonesia suffered an upset, losing 2–5 to debutants Japan. England later met the same fate as Indonesia when the team lost 4–3 to Japan. The United States and Japan contested for the title in the final. 7 matches were played: 3 singles and 4 doubles (2 doubles, then reversed). The United States could not retain their title as the team lost 5–2 to Japan in the final. This marked Japan's first title in the Uber Cup.

Bracket

	First round				Second round				Challenge round
	United States
	Bye
					United States
					Bye
									21 May 1966 – Wellington
									United States	2
	14 May 1966 – Napier
									Japan	5
	Japan	5
					17 May 1966 – Auckland
	Indonesia	2
					Japan	4
	14 May 1966 – Dunedin
					England	3
	Canada	1
	England	6

First round

Indonesia  v  Japan

14 May 1966 (1966-05-14)

Indonesia	2–5	Japan
Report

Napier, New Zealand

England  v  Canada

14 May 1966 (1966-05-14)

England	6–1	Canada
Report

Dunedin, New Zealand

Consolation playoff

Indonesia  v  Canada

17 May 1966 (1966-05-17)

Indonesia	6–1	Canada
Report

Auckland, New Zealand

Second round

England  v  Japan

17 May 1966 (1966-05-17)

England	3–4	Japan
Report

Auckland, New Zealand

Challenge round

United States  v  Japan

21 May 1966 (1966-05-21)

United States	2–5	Japan
Report

Wellington, New Zealand

1966 Uber Cup winner
Japan First title