1960 Uber Cup

1960 Uber Cup
Location	Philadelphia, United States
← 1957 1963 →

The 1960 Uber Cup, held during the 1959-1960 badminton season, was the second edition of the women's international badminton championship. The ties (sets of matches) between zone winning nations took place in April 1960. Having won the previous tournament in 1957, the United States hosted the final round in Philadelphia.

In a repeat of the 1957 Uber Cup final, the United States were victorious over Denmark with Judy Devlin again victorious in all three of her matches.

Teams[]

As defending champion, United States skip through to the final.

Europe

• Denmark
• Ireland

Asia

• India
• Malaysia

Americas

• Canada
• United States

Australasia

• New Zealand
• Australia

Knockout stages[]

Qualifying round[]

New Zealand	6–1	Australia
Denmark	6–1	Ireland
India	5–2	Malaysia

First round[]

Denmark	6–1	India	New Haven
New Zealand	4–3	Canada	Boston

Second round[]

Denmark	7–0	New Zealand	Baltimore

Final[]

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United States 5	Philadelphia, United States April 09, 1960		Denmark 2
1 2 3 1 Judy Devlin Tonny Holst-Christensen 12 9 12 9     2 Margaret Varner 11 8 11 6     3 Dorothy O'Neil 11 8 8 11 11 7   4 Margaret Varner / Dorothy O'Neil Kirsten Thorndahl /  14 17 5 15     5 Judy Devlin / Susan Devlin  / Aase Winther 15 5 15 3     6 Margaret Varner / Dorothy O'Neil  / Aase Winther 8 15 17 16 14 17   7 Judy Devlin / Susan Devlin Kirsten Thorndahl /  5 15 15 6 18 16

1960 Uber Cup Champions
United States Second title

References[]

• tangkis.tripod.com
• Mike's Badminton Populorum