1986 Uber Cup qualification

The qualification process will be divided into three regions, the Asian Zone, the European Zone and the Pan American Zone. Teams in their respective zone will first compete in a round-robin elimination format. The top two teams will advance to the knockout stages to compete for a place in the final tournament to be held in Jakarta.^[1]

China qualified for the final tournament as defending champions while Indonesia qualified as hosts.^[1]

Country	Qualified as	Qualified on	Final appearance
Indonesia	1986 Uber Cup hosts	27 May 1984	9th
China	1984 Uber Cup winners	17 May 1984	2nd
South Korea	Asian Zone winners	23 February 1986	2nd
Japan	Asian Zone runners-up	23 February 1986	7th
Denmark	European Zone winners	23 February 1986	6th
England	European Zone runners-up	23 February 1986	7th
Sweden	Third place in European Zone	23 February 1986	1st
Canada	American Zone winners	22 February 1986	8th

The qualification rounds for the Asian Zone were held from 17 to 22 February at the Nimibutr Stadium in Bangkok, Thailand. Eight teams took part in qualifying for the final tournament. Brunei withdrew from the tournament.

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Korea	3	3	0	14	1	+13	3	Advance to knockout stage
2	Malaysia	2	2	1	8	7	+1	2
3	India	2	1	2	8	7	+1	1
4	Sri Lanka	3	0	3	0	15	−15	0

South Korea 5	Nimibutr Stadium 17 February 1986 [2]	Sri Lanka 0
Result 1 Kim Yun-ja 2 – 0 (11–0, 11–0) Imali Fernando 2 Yoo Sang-hee 2 – 0 (11–4, 11–1) Sriyani Deepika 3 Chung So-young 2 – 0 (11–1, 11–1) Yasintha Liyanage 4 Chung Myung-hee Hwang Hye-young 2 – 0 (15–0, 15–2) Kaushalya Dissanayake Ranjani Seneviratne 5 Hwang Sun-ai Kang Haeng-suk 2 – 0 (15–2, 15–1) Jeniffer Jacob Yasintha Liyanage

Malaysia 3	Nimibutr Stadium 18 February 1986 [3]	India 2
Result 1 Juliet Poon 0 – 2 (5–11, 2–11) Ami Ghia 2 Leong Chai Lean 2 – 0 (12–11, 11–3) Madhumita Bisht 3 Tan Mei Chuan 2 – 0 (11–5, 11–7) Seema Bhandari 4 Juliet Poon Tan Sui Hoon 0 – 2 (7–15, 6–15) Madhumita Bisht Ami Ghia 5 Kok Chan Fong Leong Chai Lean 2 – 0 (15–5, 15–7) Mallika Barua Deepti Thanekar

South Korea 5	Nimibutr Stadium 19 February 1986 [4]	Malaysia 0
Result 1 Kim Yun-ja 2 – 0 (11–5, 11–1) Juliet Poon 2 Hwang Hye-young 2 – 0 (11–2, 11–2) Tan Mei Chuan 3 Chung So-young 2 – 0 (11–3, 11–2) Kok Chan Fong 4 Hwang Sun-ai Kim Yun-ja 2 – 0 (15–1, 15–2) Leong Chai Lean Wong Mei Ling 5 Chung Myung-hee Hwang Hye-young 2 – 0 (15–2, 15–4) Kok Chan Fong Tan Sui Hoon

India 5	Nimibutr Stadium 19 February 1986 [5]	Sri Lanka 0
Result 1 Ami Ghia 2 – 0 (11–1, 11–1) Imali Fernando 2 Madhumita Bisht 2 – 0 (11–0, 11–1) Sriyani Deepika 3 Seema Bhandari 2 – 0 (11–3, 11–0) Yasintha Liyanage 4 Madhumita Bisht Ami Ghia 2 – 0 (15–3, 15–4) Kaushalya Dissanayake Ranjani Seneviratne 5 Mallika Barua Deepti Thanekar 2 – 0 (15–0, 15–2) Jeniffer Jacob Yasintha Liyanage

Malaysia 5	Nimibutr Stadium 21 February 1986 [6]	Sri Lanka 0
Result 1 Juliet Poon 2 – 0 (11–2, 11–0) Imali Fernando 2 Leong Chai Lean 2 – 0 (11–1, 11–1) Sriyani Deepika 3 Tan Mei Chuan 2 – 0 (11–2, 11–3) Yasintha Liyanage 4 Lee Wai Leng Juliet Poon 2 – 0 (15–7, 15–2) Kaushalya Dissanayake Ranjani Seneviratne 5 Kok Chan Fong Leong Chai Lean 2 – 0 (15–1, 15–1) Jeniffer Jacob Yasintha Liyanage

South Korea 4	Nimibutr Stadium 21 February 1986 [7]	India 1
Result 1 Kim Yun-ja 2 – 0 (11–3, 11–1) Ami Ghia 2 Hwang Hye-young 1 – 2 (9–11, 11–3, 8–11) Madhumita Bisht 3 Lee Myung-hee 2 – 0 (11–7, 11–4) Seema Bhandari 4 Kang Haeng-suk Yoo Sang-hee 2 – 0 (15–3, 15–2) Madhumita Bisht Ami Ghia 5 Chung Myung-hee Hwang Hye-young 2 – 0 (15–1, 15–2) Mallika Barua Deepti Thanekar

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	Pts	Qualification
1	Japan	3	3	0	15	0	+15	3	Advance to knockout stage
2	Thailand	2	2	1	9	6	+3	2
3	Australia	2	1	2	6	9	−3	1
4	Hong Kong	3	0	3	0	15	−15	0
5	Brunei	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew

Japan 5	Nimibutr Stadium 17 February 1986 [2]	Hong Kong 0
Result 1 Sumiko Kitada 2 – 0 (11–5, 11–4) Tong Chun Mui 2 Kimiko Jinnai 2 – 0 (11–0, 11–0) Poon Wai Na 3 Yoshiko Yonekura 2 – 0 (11–1, 11–2) Cheng Yin Sat 4 Sumiko Kitada Harumi Kohara 2 – 0 (15–2, 15–3) Chan Siu Chun Tong Chun Mui 5 Kazue Hoshi Kazuko Takamine 2 – 0 (15–1, 15–4) Cheng Yin Sat Poon Wai Na

Thailand 4	Nimibutr Stadium 18 February 1986 [3]	Australia 1
Result 1 Darunee Lertvoralak 2 – 0 (11–7, 11–0) Julie McDonald 2 Ladawan Mulasartsatorn 2 – 0 (11–2, 11–5) Audrey Tuckey 3 Penpan Klangthamniem 2 – 0 (11–7, 11–8) Tracey Small 4 Sasithorn Maneeratanaporn Ladawan Mulasartsatorn 1 – 2 (15–3, 11–15, 4–15) Julie McDonald Audrey Tuckey 5 Amporn Kaitpituk Darunee Lertvoralak 2 – 0 (18–16, 15–11) Karen Jupp Tracey Small

Japan 5	Nimibutr Stadium 19 February 1986 [8]	Australia 0
Result 1 Sumiko Kitada 2 – 0 (11–4, 11–1) Karen Jupp 2 Kimiko Jinnai 2 – 0 (11–5, 11–2) Tracey Small 3 Yoshiko Yonekura 2 – 0 (11–0, 11–5) Rhonda Cator 4 Sumiko Kitada Harumi Kohara 2 – 0 (15–6, 15–8) Julie McDonald Audrey Tuckey 5 Kazue Hoshi Kazuko Takamine 2 – 0 (15–9, 15–5) Karen Jupp Tracey Small

Thailand 5	Nimibutr Stadium 19 February 1986 [8]	Hong Kong 0
Result 1 Jutatip Banjongsilp 2 – 0 (11–5, 11–2) Tong Chun Mui 2 Darunee Lertvoralak 2 – 0 (11–2, 11–0) Poon Wai Na 3 Ladawan Mulasartsatorn 2 – 0 (11–0, 11–3) Chan Siu Chun 4 Amporn Kaitpituk Penpan Klangthamniem 2 – 0 (15–7, 15–10) Poon Wai Na Tong Chun Mui 5 Jutatip Banjongsilp Piyathip Sansaniyakulvilai 2 – 0 (15–8, 15–2) Chan Siu Chun Cheng Yin Sat

Japan 5	Nimibutr Stadium 21 February 1986 [6]	Thailand 0
Result 1 Sumiko Kitada 2 – 0 (11–2, 11–5) Jutatip Banjongsilp 2 Kimiko Jinnai 2 – 0 (11–3, 11–4) Darunee Lertvoralak 3 Yoshiko Yonekura 2 – 0 (11–7, 11–2) Ladawan Mulasartsatorn 4 Sumiko Kitada Harumi Kohara 2 – 0 (15–7, 15–9) Amporn Kaitpituk Penpan Klangthamniem 5 Kazue Hoshi Kazuko Takamine 2 – 0 (15–7, 18–15) Darunee Lertvoralak Ladawan Mulasartsatorn

Hong Kong 0	Nimibutr Stadium 21 February 1986 [7]	Australia 5
Result 1 Tong Chun Mui 1 – 2 (8–11, 11–5, 2–11) Julie McDonald 2 Poon Wai Na 0 – 2 (7–12, 9–12) Tracey Small 3 Chan Siu Chun 0 – 2 (5–11, 6–11) Rhonda Cator 4 Poon Wai Na Tong Chun Mui 1 – 2 (15–12, 2–15, 8–15) Julie McDonald Audrey Tuckey 5 Chan Siu Chun Cheng Yin Sat 0 – 2 (3–15, 0–15) Karen Jupp Tracey Small

	Semi-finals				Final
	South Korea	5
	Thailand	0
					South Korea	4
					Japan	1
	Malaysia	1
	Japan	4
					Third place
					Thailand	3
					Malaysia	2

South Korea 5	Nimibutr Stadium 22 February 1986 [9]	Thailand 0
Result 1 Hwang Hye-young 2 – 1 (9–12, 11–4, 11–2) Jutatip Banjongsilp 2 Yoo Sang-hee 2 – 0 (11–6, 11–6) Darunee Lertvoralak 3 Lee Myung-hee 0 – 2 (7–11, 2–11) Ladawan Mulasartsatorn 4 Hwang Sun-ai Kang Haeng-suk 2 – 0 (15–6, 15–6) Amporn Kaitpituk Penpan Klangthamniem 5 Chung Myung-hee Hwang Hye-young 2 – 0 (15–8, 15–5) Darunee Lertvoralak Ladawan Mulasartsatorn

Japan 4	Nimibutr Stadium 22 February 1986 [9]	Malaysia 1
Result 1 Sumiko Kitada 2 – 0 (11–4, 11–3) Juliet Poon 2 Kimiko Jinnai 1 – 2 (10–12, 11–2, 4–11) Leong Chai Lean 3 Yoshiko Yonekura 2 – 1 (1–11, 11–3, 11–2) Tan Mei Chuan 4 Sumiko Kitada Harumi Kohara 2 – 0 (15–7, 15–8) Juliet Poon Tan Sui Hoon 5 Kazue Hoshi Kazuko Takamine 2 – 0 (15–9, 15–7) Kok Chan Fong Leong Chai Lean

Thailand 3	Nimibutr Stadium 23 February 1986 [10]	Malaysia 2
Result 1 Jutatip Banjongsilp 2 – 0 (12–9, 11–4) Juliet Poon 2 Darunee Lertvoralak 2 – 0 (11–8, 11–4) Leong Chai Lean 3 Ladawan Mulasartsatorn 2 – 0 (11–4, 11–1) Tan Mei Chuan 4 Jutatip Banjongsilp Penpan Klangthamniem 1 – 2 (13–18, 15–5, 6–15) Juliet Poon Tan Sui Hoon 5 Amporn Kaitpituk Ladawan Mulasartsatorn 0 – 2 (16–18, 6–15) Kok Chan Fong Leong Chai Lean

South Korea 4	Nimibutr Stadium 23 February 1986 [10]	Japan 1
Result 1 Kim Yun-ja 2 – 0 (11–0, 11–3) Sumiko Kitada 2 Hwang Sun-ai 2 – 0 (11–8, 11–6) Kimiko Jinnai 3 Chung So-young 0 – 2 (6–11, 7–11) Yoshiko Yonekura 4 Kim Yun-ja Yoo Sang-hee 2 – 1 (9–15, 15–1, 15–6) Sumiko Kitada Harumi Kohara 5 Chung Myung-hee Hwang Hye-young 2 – 0 (15–5, 15–8) Kazue Hoshi Kazuko Takamine