1972 Uber Cup knockout stage

Badminton tournament

The knockout stage for the 1972 Uber Cup began on 7 June 1972 with the first round and ended on 11 June with the final tie.

Qualified teams

The teams that won their zonal tie qualified for the final knockout stage.

Group	Winners
A	Japan
B	Indonesia
C	Canada
D	Denmark
E	New Zealand

Bracket

First round		Second round		Challenge round



New Zealand
		9 June 1972 – Tokyo
Bye
		New Zealand	0
7 June 1972 – Tokyo
		Indonesia	7
Canada	0
				11 June 1972 – Tokyo
Indonesia	7
				Indonesia	1

				Japan	6
Japan
		8 June 1972 – Tokyo
Bye
		Japan	7

		Denmark	0
Bye

Denmark

First round

Indonesia vs Canada

Indonesia
7

Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
6 June 1972

Canada
0

		1	2	3
1	Utami Dewi Nancy McKinley	11 2	11 0
2	Taty Sumirah Jane Youngberg	11 7	11 1
3	Intan Nurtjahja Judy Rollick	11 8	11 8
4	Regina Masli / Intan Nurtjahja Marjory Shedd / Barbara Welch	15 5	12 15	15 2
5	Retno Kustijah / Poppy Tumengkol Mimi Nilsson / Judy Rollick	15 18	14 17	18 13
6	Retno Kustijah / Poppy Tumengkol Marjory Shedd / Barbara Welch	15 3	15 9
7	Regina Masli / Intan Nurtjahja Mimi Nilsson / Judy Rollick	15 8	15 4

Second round

Japan vs Denmark

Japan
7

Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
7 June 1972

Denmark
0

		1	2	3
1	Noriko Nakayama Annie Bøg Jørgensen	11 4	11 0
2	Hiroe Yuki Imre Nielsen	5 11	11 0	11 4
3	Kaoru Takasaka Pernille Kaagaard	11 3	11 3
4	Noriko Nakayama / Hiroe Yuki Karin Jørgensen / Ulla Strand	8 2	15 3	15
5	Machiko Aizawa / Etsuko Takenaka Anne Flindt / Pernille Kaagaard	15 10	11 15	15 5
6	Noriko Nakayama / Hiroe Yuki Anne Flindt / Pernille Kaagaard	15 6	15 8
7	Machiko Aizawa / Etsuko Takenaka Karin Jørgensen / Imre Nielsen	15 1	15 9

Indonesia vs New Zealand

Indonesia
7

Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
8 June 1972

New Zealand
0

		1	2	3
1	Intan Nurtjahja Frances Walters	11 2	11 1
2	Taty Sumirah Robin Glenie	11 3	11 5
3	Utami Dewi Alison Branfield	11 7	11 5
4	Regina Masli / Intan Nurtjahja Glenys Waller / Frances Walters	15 3	15 5
5	Retno Kustijah / Poppy Tumengkol Alison Branfield / Robin Glenie	10 15	15 11	15 10
6	Regina Masli / Intan Nurtjahja Alison Branfield / Robin Glenie	11 15	18 15	15 9
7	Retno Kustijah / Poppy Tumengkol Glenys Waller / Frances Walters	15 4	15 8

Challenge round

Japan won the Uber Cup title for the third consecutive time, after beating Indonesia in the final for the second consecutive time. Indonesia got its point from third singles player Intan Nurtjahja who won the first match of the tie. Japan's Noriko Nakayama, née Noriko Takagi, remained undefeated in Uber Cup singles.

Japan vs Indonesia

Japan
6

Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium
11 June 1972

Indonesia
1

		1	2	3
1	Noriko Nakayama Utami Dewi	11 2	11 0
2	Hiroe Yuki Taty Sumirah	11 4	11 3
3	Kaoru Takasaka Intan Nurtjahja	9 11	11 7	3 11
4	Machiko Aizawa / Etsuko Takenaka Regina Masli / Intan Nurtjahja	15 5	11 15	15 7
5	Noriko Nakayama / Hiroe Yuki Retno Kustijah / Poppy Tumenkol	15 9	15 11
6	Noriko Nakayama / Hiroe Yuki Regina Masli / Intan Nurtjahja	15 8	15 8
7	Machiko Aizawa / Etsuko Takenaka Retno Kustijah / Poppy Tumengkol	15 8	15 9

References

"Indonesia masok separoh akhir dalam Piala Uber". Berita Harian (in Malay). 7 June 1972. p. 9. Retrieved 12 July 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
"Piala Uber: Jepun dim akhir". Berita Harian (in Malay). 8 June 1972. p. 9. Retrieved 12 July 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
"Peraduan akhir: Piala Uber Jepun akan temui Indonesia". Berita Harian (in Malay). 9 June 1972. p. 9. Retrieved 12 July 2024 – via NewspaperSG.
"Japan's women confirm they are the best". The Straits Times. 12 June 1972. p. 27. Retrieved 12 July 2024 – via NewspaperSG.

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