1957 Uber Cup qualification

1957 Uber Cup qualification
Tournament details
Dates	30 August 1956 – 16 March 1957
Location	Asian zone:; Hong Kong; Kuala Lumpur; American zone:; Kitchener; European zone:; Belfast; Dublin; Wimbledon
	1960 →

The qualifying process for the 1957 Uber Cup took place from 30 August 1956 to 16 March 1957 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 England.^[1]

Qualified teams

Country	Qualified as	Qualified on	Final appearance
India	Asian Zone winners	22 December 1956	1st
Denmark	European Zone winners	19 March 1957	1st
United States	American Zone winners	26 March 1957	1st
New Zealand	Sole representative of the Australasian Zone	22 March 1956	1st

Asian Zone

Bracket

Semi-finals		Final

30 August 1956 – Hong Kong

Malaya	6
		21 December 1956 – Kuala Lumpur
Hong Kong	1
		Malaya	3

		India	4
Bye

India

Semi-finals

Malaya
6

Hong Kong
30–31 August 1956
^[2]

Hong Kong
1

		1	2
1	Tan Gaik Bee Ulian Khoo	12 11	12 10
2	Lam Kit Lin Diana Yung	11 4	12 10
3	Dolly Tan Helen Kwong	7 11	6 11
4	Helen Heng / Tan Gaik Bee Ulian Khoo / Diana Yung	15 5	17 16
5	Lam Kit Lin / Cecilia Samuel Cynder Ho / Helen Kwong	15 6	15 1
6	Lam Kit Lin / Cecilia Samuel Ulian Khoo / Diana Yung	15 7	15 3
7	Helen Heng / Tan Gaik Bee Cynder Ho / Helen Kwong	15 8	15 6

Final

India
4

Kuala Lumpur, Malaya
21–22 December 1956
^[3]

Malaya
3

		1	2	3
1	Mumtaj Lotwalla Tan Gaik Bee	11 8	11 8
2	Shashi Bhatt Cecilia Samuel	2 11	1 11
3	Prem Prashar Lam Kit Lin	10 12	11 8	8 11
4	Suman Athavale / Mumtaj Lotwalla Helen Heng / Tan Gaik Bee	15 12	15 6
5	Sushila Kapadia / Prem Prashar Lam Kit Lin / Cecilia Samuel	2 15	12 15
6	Sushila Kapadia / Prem Prashar Helen Heng / Tan Gaik Bee	15 6	15 7
7	Suman Athavale / Mumtaj Lotwalla Lam Kit Lin / Cecilia Samuel	17 15	15 9

American Zone

Bracket

	Final

	25 February 1957 – Kitchener

	United States	7

	Canada	0

Final

United States
7

Kitchener, Canada
25–26 February 1957
^[4]

Canada
0

		1	2	3
1	Judy Devlin Aveleigh Hepworth	11 3	11 0
2	Margaret Varner Marjory Shedd	11 3	11 3
3	Lois Alston Kay Grant	11 4	9 11	11 1
4	Ethel Marshall / Bea Massman Claire Lovett / Joan Warren	18 16	15 3
5	Judy Devlin / Susan Devlin Joan Hennessy / Marjory Shedd	15 7	15 11
6	Judy Devlin / Susan Devlin Claire Lovett / Joan Warren	15 1	15 7
7	Ethel Marshall / Bea Massman Joan Hennessy / Marjory Shedd	15 1	15 11

European Zone

Bracket

First round		Semi-finals		Final



Denmark
		4 January 1957 – Wimbledon
Bye
		Denmark	5

		England	2
England
				15 March 1957 – Dublin
Bye
				Denmark	6
17 November 1956 – Dublin
				Ireland	1
Ireland	6
		16 January 1957 – Belfast
Sweden	1
		Ireland	5

		Scotland	2
Scotland

Bye

First round

Ireland
6

Dublin, Ireland
17–18 November 1956
^[5]

Sweden
1

		1	2	3
1	Yvonne Kelly Berit Olsson	5 11	10 12
2	Mary O'Sullivan Ulla-Britt Lagerström	11 5	12 9
3	Sheila Smyth Inger Nilsson	11 5	11 4
4	Jean Lawless / Sheila Smyth Ingrid Dahlberg / Berit Olsson	15 11	15 7
5	Yvonne Kelly / Mary O'Sullivan Ulla-Britt Lagerström / Inger Nilsson	15 1	15 1
6	Yvonne Kelly / Mary O'Sullivan Ingrid Dahlberg / Berit Olsson	17 15	13 18	15 5
7	Jean Lawless / Sheila Smyth Ulla-Britt Lagerström / Inger Nilsson	15 7	15 4

Semi-finals

Ireland
5

Belfast, Northern Ireland
4–5 January 1957
^[6]

Scotland
2

		1	2	3
1	Yvonne Kelly Wilma Tyre	11 6	12 9
2	Mary O'Sullivan Catherine Dunglison	11 2	12 4
3	Sheila Smyth Gladys Massie	11 5	4 11	11 6
4	Jean Lawless / Sheila Smyth Isobel Montgomerie / Wilma Tyre	15 5	11 15	13 15
5	Yvonne Kelly / Mary O'Sullivan Catherine Dunglison / Marjory Russell	15 4	12 15	15 9
6	Yvonne Kelly / Mary O'Sullivan Isobel Montgomerie / Wilma Tyre	7 15	9 15
7	Jean Lawless / Sheila Smyth Catherine Dunglison / Marjory Russell	8 15	15 12	15 6

Denmark
5

Wimbledon, England
16–17 January 1957
^[7]

England
2

		1	2	3
1	Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen Heather Ward	10 12	8 11
2	Tonny Petersen Iris Rogers	3 11	11 7	11 4
3	Tonny Ahm June Timperley	12 10	11 0
4	Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen / Birte Kristiansen Barbara Carpenter / Heather Ward	12 15	15 12	18 15
5	Kirsten Granlund / Anni Hammergaard Hansen Iris Rogers / June Timperley	15 9	15 11
6	Kirsten Granlund / Anni Hammergaard Hansen Barbara Carpenter / Heather Ward	10 15	15 7	15 6
7	Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen / Birte Kristiansen Iris Rogers / June Timperley	6 15	13 18

Final

Denmark
6

Dublin, Ireland
15–16 March 1957
^[8]

Ireland
1

		1	2	3
1	Tonny Ahm Yvonne Kelly	12 10	11 8
2	Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen Mary O'Sullivan	2 11	6 11
3	Tonny Petersen Sheila Smyth	11 5	11 1
4	Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen / Birte Kristiansen Jean Lawless / Sheila Smyth	14 17	15 9	15 7
5	Kirsten Granlund / Anni Hammergaard Hansen Yvonne Kelly / Mary O'Sullivan	15 7	15 6
6	Kirsten Granlund / Anni Hammergaard Hansen Jean Lawless / Sheila Smyth	12 15	15 3	15 5
7	Aase Schiøtt Jacobsen / Birte Kristiansen Yvonne Kelly / Mary O'Sullivan	8 15	15 10	15 3

Australasian Zone

Bracket

	Final



	New Zealand	w/o

	Australia

In the Australasian zone qualifiers, New Zealand automatically qualified for the final tournament after the Australian team announced their withdrawal from the competition.^[9]

References

^ "Mike's Badminton Populorum". Archived from the original on 2016-03-27. Retrieved 2024-05-13.
^ Malaya vs Hong Kong
^ India vs Malaya
^ United States vs Canada
^ Ireland vs Sweden
^ Ireland vs Scotland
^ Denmark vs England
^ Denmark vs Ireland
^ "Hong Kong in first Uber Cup hurdle". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. The Straits Times. 1956-03-22. Retrieved 2024-05-13 – via NewspaperSG.

[:0-1] "Mike's Badminton Populorum". Archived from the original on 2016-03-27. Retrieved 2024-05-13.

[2] Malaya vs Hong Kong

[3] India vs Malaya

[4] United States vs Canada

[5] Ireland vs Sweden

[6] Ireland vs Scotland

[7] Denmark vs England

[8] Denmark vs Ireland

[9] "Hong Kong in first Uber Cup hurdle". eresources.nlb.gov.sg. The Straits Times. 1956-03-22. Retrieved 2024-05-13 – via NewspaperSG.

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