The 1963 Uber Cup was the third edition of the Uber Cup, the women's badminton competition. The tournament took place in the 1962-63 badminton season, 11 countries competed.
Defending champions the United States hosted the final and claimed victory over England — their third consecutive victory, largely on the strength of Judy Devlin once again winning all three of her matches.
Qualification
Four teams qualified for the interzone stage of the competition, Indonesia, New Zealand, Canada and England. The United States were exempted until the challenge round. Means of qualificationDateVenueSlotQualified teams1960 Uber Cup4 – 9 April 1960BaltimoreBostonNew HavenPhiladelphia1Asian Zone29 September – December 1962BangkokHong Kong1American Zone––1European Zone16 January – 18 February 1963CopenhagenDublinEdinburgh1Australasian Zone––1Total5
Squads
Knockout stage
The following four teams, shown by region, qualified for the 1963 Uber Cup. In the first round, both Canada and New Zealand suffered upsetting defeats to debutants England and Indonesia, losing 7–0 to the two teams respectively. In the semi-final clash, England defeated Indonesia 5–2 to enter the challenge round. The United States and England clashed in the final. 7 matches were played: 3 singles and 4 doubles (2 doubles, then reversed). The United States retained the Uber Cup for a third time after defeating the England 4–3.
Bracket
First round
Second round
Challenge round
References
www.worldbadminton.net The Ladies' World Team Badminton Championship for the Uber Cup. Accessed 23 August 2006 tangkis.tripod.com Mike's Badminton Populorum