The victory at the final match of the Uber Cup badminton championships will be determined by the number of the matches won by a team because the Cup is the team tournament. Each match is interdependent so that the success is mutually enjoyed by the whole team members.
However, it must be a wonderful story for individual players, either singles or doubles, when they come to be the team's deciders. Even though each victory will be equally weighed by the team to secure the victory gives a special experience to the players.
Therefore I would like to remind you to those who have been lucky to be the final deciders for their respective teams. The following lists may be incomplete due to my limitation in gathering the data. For your information, Mia Audina is probably the most phenomenal decider by her success securing the title for Indonesia in 1994 when she was only 14.
Let us meet the deciders:
Uber Cup 1957
Venue: Lancashire
Match: United States vs. Denmark
Result: 6-1
Deciders: not known
Uber Cup 1960
Venue: Philadelphia
Match: United States vs. Denmark
Result: 5-2
Deciders: not known
Uber Cup 1963
Venue: Wilmington
Match: United States - England
Result: 4-3
Uber Cup 1966
Venue: Wellington
Match: Japan vs. United States
Result: 5-2
Deciders: H. Amano/T. Takahashi - Tyna Barinaga/C. Jensen 9-15 15-9 15-7
Uber Cup 1969
Venue: Tokyo
Match: Japan vs. Indonesia
Result: 6-1
Deciders: Noriko Takagi/Hiroe Yuki - Nurhaena/Hesty Lianawati 15-3 15-3
Uber Cup 1972
Venue: Tokyo
Match: Japan vs. Indonesia
Result:
Deciders: Etsuko Takenaka/Machiko Aizawa - Retno Kustijah/Poppy Tumengkol 15-8 15-9
Uber Cup 1975
Venue: Jakarta
Match: Indonesia vs. Japan
Result: 5-2
Deciders: Minarni/Regina Masli - Hiroe Yuki/Mika Ikeda 15-8 15-11
Uber Cup 1978
Venue: Auckland
Match: Japan vs. Indonesia
Result: 5-2
Deciders: Michiko Takada/Atsuko Tokuda - Verawaty/Imelda Wiguno 15-5 15-7
Uber Cup 1981
Venue: Tokyo
Match: Japan vs. Indonesia
Result: 6-3
Deciders:
Uber Cup 1984
Venue: Kuala Lumpur
Match: China vs. England
Result: 5-0
Deciders: Zhang Ailing
Uber Cup 1986
Venue: Jakarta
Match: China vs. Indonesia
Result: 3-2
Deciders: Wu Jianqui - Verawaty 12-9 11-7
Uber Cup 1988
Venue: Kuala Lumpur
Match: China vs. Korea
Result: 5-0
Deciders: Shi Wen
Uber Cup 1990
Venue: Tokyo
Match: China vs.Korea
Result: 5-0
Deciders: not known
Uber Cup 1992
Venue: Tokyo
Match: China vs. Korea
Result: 5-0
Deciders: Zhou Lei
Uber Cup 1994
Venue: Jakarta
Match: China vs. Korea
Result: 3-2
Deciders: Mia Audina - Zhang Ning 11-7 10-12 11-4
Uber Cup 1996
Venue: Hong Kong
Match: Indonesia vs. China
Result: 4-1
Deciders: Finarsih/Lili Tampi - Tang Yungshu/Qin Yiyuan 15-9 15-10
Uber Cup 1998
Venue: Hong Kong, China
Match: China vs. Indonesia
Result: 4-1
Deciders: Gong Zhichao - Mia Audina 9-11 12-10 11-4
Uber Cup 2000
Venue: Kuala Lumpur
Match: China vs. Denmark
Result: 3-0
Deciders: Dai Yun - Mette Sorensen 11-8 11-1
Uber Cup 2002
Venue: Guangzhou
Match: China vs. Korea
Result: 3-1
Deciders: Yang Wei/Huang Nanyan - Lee Hyo-jung/Hwang Yu-mi
Uber Cup 2004
Venue: Jakarta
Match: China vs. Korea
Result: 3-1
Deciders: Zhang Ning - Seo Yoon-hee 11-1 13-10
Uber Cup 2006
Venue: Tokyo
Match: China vs. Netherlands
Result: 3-0
Deciders: Jiang Yanjiao - Rachel van Cutsen 21-9 21-7
Uber Cup 2008
Venue: Jakarta
Match: China vs. Indonesia
Result: 3-0
Deciders: Lu Lan - Adrianti Firdasari 21-12 21-10
Uber Cup 2010
Venue: Kuala Lumpur
Match: Korea vs. China
Result: 3-1
Deciders: Lee Kyung Won/Ha Jung Eun - Du Jing/Yu Yang 19-21 21-14 21-18
