1981 Uber Cup
uber cup ninth edition uber cup womens badminton team competition tournament took place badminton season japan fifth title beating indonesia final round tokyo edition first time tournament including qualification tournament played bestof format similar thomas cup two single two double played first day followed three single two double second day team region took part competition defending champion japan skipped qualification played directly second round interzone tie team match effectively semifinal tournament qualifying round four country progressed interzone tie malaysia directly qualified final tournament team enter asian zone european zone final england defeated denmark – pan american zone canada defeated united state – australasian zone indonesia defeated india – following four team shown region qualified uber cup first round indonesia defeated malaysia – second round defending champion japan beat canada – indonesia defeated england – indonesia clashed japan fifth consecutive time final japan uber cup fifth time defeating indonesia – final