1972 Uber Cup knockout stage

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