Betty Uber
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Betty Uber is a former English female badminton player who won major titles between the 1930's and the beginning of the 1950's.
[edit] Career
Betty Uber won 13 titles at the All England Open Badminton Championships, 1 of them in women's singles, 4 in women's doubles and 8 in mixed doubles.
She was inducted into the World Badminton Hall of Fame as an Inaugural Member.
[edit] Uber Cup
Her surname "Uber" is used for the Uber Cup, the world women's team badminton championship, because she had the idea of hosting the women's event similar to men in New Zealand back in 1950.[1] She also made the draw for the 1956-1957 inaugural tournament, which took place at Lytham St. Annes in Lancashire, England.[2]
[edit] References
- ^ Thomas -/Uber Cup history. Retrieved on 2007-07-19.
- ^ THE LADIES' WORLD TEAM BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE UBER CUP. Retrieved on 2007-06-19.
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