Uber Cup

The Uber Cup, also called the World Women's Team Championships, is a major international competition contested by women's national teams. First held in 1956 it was named for former British player, Betty Uber. The most successful nations competition include China, Japan, Indonesia, and the United States.. A separate Men's team championship is the Thomas Cup and a Mixed team championships is the Sudirman Cup.

A place mat designed and manufactured for sale to raise funds for the U.S A. team travelling to England for the final of the first Uber Cup competition (which U.S.A won) in the 1956-57 season. From the collection of Susan Devlin Peard