| 1981 Uber Cup | |
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| Location |  Tokyo, Japan |
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]
 Indonesia | 9-0 |  New Zealand | Jakarta |
 India | 3-6 |  Australia | Jakarta |
| Indonesia | 9-0 | Australia | Jakarta |
 Scotland | 1-8 |  Taiwan | Dunfermline |
 Sweden | 5-4 |  Netherlands | Örnsköldsvik |
| Sweden | 8-1 |  Denmark | Helsingborg |
 England | 9-0 | Taiwan | Sunderland |
 England | 5-4 | Denmark | Redbridge, London |
 Peru | 0-9 |  United States | Lima |
 Canada | 8-1 | United States | Quebec |
| Indonesia | 9–0 |  Malaysia |
| Indonesia | 5–4 | England |
| Japan | 9–0 | Canada |
 Japan 6 | Tokyo, Japan 30 & 31 May, 1981 |  Indonesia 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1981 Uber Cup Champions |
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 Japan Fifth title |
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