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Amongst the highest honors to be won by a badminton player, the Thomas and Uber Cups are internationally renowned large scale team competitions, the Thomas Cup the men’s event and the Uber Cup the women’s. Originally held every three years, in 1981 the newly-formed Badminton World Federation (BWF) decided that, from 1984, the Thomas and Uber Cups would be held in the same place at the same time and would be held every two years from 1986. The joint holding of the two events gives fans a chance to see the best players from around the world at the same time and the Thomas and Uber Cups are always eagerly awaited by badminton fans everywhere.
The Korea’s Lee Yong Dae and Yoo Yeon Seong playing at the 2014 Thomas Cup
Indonesia has won the Thomas Cup 13 times
The Thomas Cup is also called the World Men's Team Badminton Championships. English player George Thomas was the first chairman of the International Badminton Federation when it was established in 1934 and actively promoted the development of an international men’s team competition. Thomas presented a cup for the competition and it was thus later named after him. Malaysia was the first winner and the first country to have its name engraved on the cup.
In the early days the Thomas Cup was held every three years. Nine matches (five singles and four doubles)were held over two days, the first team to gain five wins was the winner. From 1986 it has been held every two years and is now a one-day event, with five matches now played (three singles, two doubles,) the first team to win three matches the winner.
Up to 2014 the Thomas Cup has been held 27 times but only four countries have won the title, with Indonesia having won more than any other country, amassing 13 wins; China follows in second with nine wins, followed by Malaysia with five wins; Japan won for the first time in 2014. Denmark has recorded the best results of a European nation, with eight final appearances, but in each they have lost to an Asian team, taking eight second places. So far the Thomas Cup has been monopolized by Asian countries.
List of past Thomas Cup winners
No.
Year
Host city
Finalists
Semi-finalists
Champions
score
runner-up
1
1949
Preston
Malaya
8-1
Denmark
2
1952
Singapore
Malaya
7-2
USA
3
1955
Singapore
Malaya
8-1
Denmark
4
1958
Singapore
Indonesia
6-3
Malaya
5
1961
Jakarta
Indonesia
6-3
Thailand
6
1964
Tokyo
Indonesia
5-4
Denmark
7
1967
Jakarta
Malaysia
6-3
Indonesia
8
1970
Kuala Lumpur
Indonesia
7-2
Malaysia
9
1973
Jakarta
Indonesia
8-1
Denmark
10
1976
Bangkok
Indonesia
9-0
Malaysia
11
1979
Jakarta
Indonesia
9-0
Denmark
12
1982
London
China
5-4
Indonesia
13
1984
Kuala Lumpur
Indonesia
3-2
China
England
Korea
14
1986
Jakarta
China
3-2
Indonesia
Malaysia
Denmark
15
1988
Kuala Lumpur
China
4-1
Malaysia
Indonesia
Denmark
16
1990
Nagoya Tokyo
China
4-1
Malaysia
Denmark
Indonesia
17
1992
Kuala Lumpur
Malaysia
3-2
Indonesia
China
Korea
18
1994
Jakarta
Indonesia
3-0
Malaysia
Korea
China
19
1996
Hong Kong
Indonesia
5-0
Denmark
China
Korea
20
1998
Hong Kong
Indonesia
3-2
Malaysia
Denmark
China
21
2000
Kuala Lumpur
Indonesia
3-0
China
Korea
Denmark
22
2002
Guangzhou
Indonesia
3-2
Malaysia
Denmark
China
23
2004
Jakarta
China
3-1
Denmark
Korea
Indonesia
24
2006
Sendai , Tokyo
China
3-0
Denmark
Indonesia
Malaysia
25
2008
Jakarta
China
3-1
Korea
Malaysia
Indonesia
26
2010
Kuala Lumpu
China
3-0
Indonesia
Malaysia
Japan
27
2012
Wuhan
China
3-0
Korea
Japan
Denmark
28
2014
New Delhi
Japan
3-2
Malaysia
China
Indonesia
China has won the Uber Cup 13 times
The Uber Cup is also called the World Women's Team Badminton Championships. The cup was presented to the International Badminton Federation in 1956 by English player Betty Uber which is why the competition is so named. The first Uber Cup was held in 1957 in Lancashire in the UK and was won by the USA team.
The Korea’s Kim So Young/Jang Ye Na at the 2014 Uber CupFirst held in 1957, to begin with the Uber Cup was held every three years. In 1981 when the BWF was created by merging the two existing international badminton organizations, it was decided that, from 1986, it would be held every two years and held together with the men’s Thomas Cup.Held 25 times to date, only five teams have ever won the Uber Cup, with China’s 13 wins leading the field, followed by Japan with five wins, Indonesia with three, the USA with three and Korea first-time winners in 2010. To date, the cup has only been –have reached the finals but have never won the title.
List of past Uber Cup winners
No.
Year
Host city
Finalists
Semi-finalists
Champions
score
runner-up
1
1957
Lancashire
USA
6-1
Demark
2
1960
Philadelphia
USA
5-2
Demark
3
1963
Wilmington
USA
4-3
England
4
1966
Wellington
Japan
5-2
USA
5
1969
Tokyo
Japan
6-1
Indonesia
6
1972
Tokyo
Japan
6-1
Indonesia
7
1975
Jakarta
Indonesia
5-2
Japan
8
1978
Auckland
Japan
5-2
Indonesia
9
1981
Tokyo
Japan
6-3
Indonesia
10
1984
Kuala Lumpur
China
5-0
England
Korea
Denmark
11
1986
Jakarta
China
3-2
Indonesia
Korea
Japan
12
1988
Kuala Lumpur
China
5-0
Korea
Indonesia
Japan
13
1990
Nagoya , Tokyo
China
3-2
Korea
Indonesia
Japan
14
1992
Kuala Lumpur
China
3-2
Korea
Sweden
Indonesia
15
1994
Jakarta
Indonesia
3-2
China
Sweden
Korea
16
1996
Hong Kong
Indonesia
4-1
China
Korea
Denmark
17
1998
Hong Kong
China
4-1
Indonesia
Denmark
Korea
18
2000
Kuala Lumpur
China
3-0
Denmark
Korea
Indonesia
19
2002
Guangzhou
China
3-1
Korea
Netherlands
Hong Kong
20
2004
Jakarta
China
3-1
Korea
Demark
Japan
21
2006
Sendai , Tokyo
China
3-0
Netherlands
Germany
Chinese Taipei
22
2008
Jakarta
China
3-0
Indonesia
Korea
Germany
23
2010
Kuala Lumpur
ROK
3-1
China
Japan
Indonesia
24
2012
Wuhan
China
3-0
Korea
Japan
Thailand
25
2014
New Delhi
China
3-1
Japan
Korea
India
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