| Tournament details | |||
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| Dates | 22 – 31 May 1981 | ||
| Edition | 9th | ||
| Level | International | ||
| Nations | 5 | ||
| Venue | Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium | ||
| Location | Tokyo, Japan | ||
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The 1981 Uber Cup was the ninth edition of the Uber Cup, the women's badminton team competition. The tournament took place in the 1980-81 badminton season. Japan won its fifth title after beating Indonesia in the final round in Tokyo.[1]
This edition was the first and only time the tournament, including the qualification tournament was played in a best-of-9 format, similar to the Thomas Cup where two singles and two doubles were played on the first day, followed by three singles and two doubles on the second day.