# 1972 Uber Cup qualification

The qualifying process for the 1972 Uber Cup took place from 27 July 1971 to 11 March 1972 to decide the final teams which will play in the final tournament.

## Qualification process

The qualification process is divided into four regions, the Asian Zone, the American Zone, the European Zone and the Australasian Zone. Teams in their respective zone will compete in a knockout format. Three singles and four doubles will be played on the day of competition. The teams that win their respective zone will earn a place in the final tournament to be held in Tokyo.
The winners of the 1969 Uber Cup, Japan were exempted from the qualifying rounds and automatically qualified for the final tournament.

### Qualified teams

| Country | Qualified as | Qualified on | Final appearance |
| Japan | 1969 Uber Cup winners | 14 June 1969 | 3rd |
| Indonesia | Asian Zone winners | 25 February 1972 | 4th |
| Denmark | European Zone winners | 11 March 1972 | 3rd |
| Canada | American Zone winners | 26 February 1972 | 4th |
| New Zealand | Australasian Zone winners | 27 July 1971 | 4th |

## Asian Zone
### Bracket

| First round | First round | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 31 October 1971 – Hong Kong | 31 October 1971 – Hong Kong | | |
| Hong Kong | | | |
| Hong Kong | | 30 December 1971 – Jakarta | 30 December 1971 – Jakarta | |
| Indonesia | w/o | 30 December 1971 – Jakarta | 30 December 1971 – Jakarta |
| Indonesia | w/o | Indonesia | 6 |
| | | Malaysia | 1 |
| Malaysia | | Malaysia | 1 |
| Malaysia | | | | 25 February 1972 – Jakarta | 25 February 1972 – Jakarta |
| Bye | | | | 25 February 1972 – Jakarta | 25 February 1972 – Jakarta |
| Bye | | | | Indonesia | w/o |
| | | | | Thailand | |
| India | | | | Thailand | |
| India | | 26 December 1971 | 26 December 1971 | | |
| Bye | | 26 December 1971 | 26 December 1971 | | |
| Bye | | India | | | |
| | | Thailand | w/o |
| Thailand | | Thailand | w/o |
| Bye | | | |

### First round

Indonesia automatically qualified for the next round after Hong Kong retired from the competition.

### Final

The final of the Asian zone between Indonesia and Thailand which was scheduled to be held in Jakarta on 25 February 1972 was later cancelled after Thailand withdrew from the competition due to injuries sustained by players. Therefore, Indonesia qualified for the final tournament in Tokyo.

## American Zone
### Bracket

| Final | Final |
| 26 February 1972 – Toronto | 26 February 1972 – Toronto |
| Canada | 6 |
| United States | 1 |

### Final
## European Zone
### Bracket

| First round | First round | Second round | Second round | | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| Ireland | | | | | | |
| Ireland | | 18 December 1971 – Copenhagen | 18 December 1971 – Copenhagen | | | | |
| Bye | | 18 December 1971 – Copenhagen | 18 December 1971 – Copenhagen | | | |
| Bye | | Ireland | 0 | | | |
| 30 October 1971 – Hørsholm | 30 October 1971 – Hørsholm | | Ireland | 0 | | | |
| 30 October 1971 – Hørsholm | 30 October 1971 – Hørsholm | Denmark | 7 | | | |
| Denmark | 6 | Denmark | 7 | | | |
| Denmark | 6 | | | | 15 January 1972 – Copenhagen | 15 January 1972 – Copenhagen | |
| Sweden | 1 | | | | 15 January 1972 – Copenhagen | 15 January 1972 – Copenhagen |
| Sweden | 1 | | | | Denmark | 6 |
| | | | | | West Germany | 1 |
| Bye | | | | | West Germany | 1 |
| Bye | | | | | | |
| Bye | | Bye | | | | |
| | | West Germany | | | | |
| West Germany | | West Germany | | | | |
| West Germany | | | | | | | 11 March 1972 – Copenhagen | 11 March 1972 – Copenhagen |
| Bye | | | | | | | 11 March 1972 – Copenhagen | 11 March 1972 – Copenhagen |
| Bye | | | | | | | Denmark | 5 |
| | | | | | | | England | 2 |
| Scotland | | | | | | | England | 2 |
| Scotland | | 2 December 1971 – Paisley | 2 December 1971 – Paisley | | | | | |
| Bye | | 2 December 1971 – Paisley | 2 December 1971 – Paisley | | | | | |
| Bye | | Scotland | 1 | | | | | |
| | | Netherlands | 6 | | | | | |
| Netherlands | | Netherlands | 6 | | | | | |
| Netherlands | | | | | 1 February 1972 – Scunthorpe | 1 February 1972 – Scunthorpe | | |
| Bye | | | | | 1 February 1972 – Scunthorpe | 1 February 1972 – Scunthorpe | | |
| Bye | | | | | Netherlands | 1 | | |
| | | | | | England | 6 |
| Bye | | | | | England | 6 |
| Bye | | | | | | |
| Bye | | Bye | | | | |
| | | England | | | | |
| Bye | | England | | | | |
| England | | | | | | |

### Final
## Australasian Zone
### Bracket

| Final | Final |
| 27 July 1971 – Wellington | 27 July 1971 – Wellington |
| New Zealand | 4 |
| Australia | 3 |