Thomas Cup

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India defeated the 14-time champions Indonesia to win the Thomas Cup for the first time. The tournament was held in Bangkok (Thailand).

About Thomas Cup

It is also referred to as World Men’s Team Championships, is an international badminton competition among teams representing member nations of the Badminton World Federation (BWF), the sport’s global governing body.
The cup was donated in 1939 by Sir George Thomas for a series of men’s international team competitions to be managed by the International Badminton Federation (IBF), of which Thomas was then president.
It runs parallel with the Uber Cup, the global women’s team championship.
It was first held in 1948–1949 and it used to be once in a three-year event. The first tournament was held in 1948–49 and won by Malaya.
The championship has been a biennial event since 1982.
Just six nations have lifted the Thomas Cup since 1948–1949. They are:
- Indonesia (14 victories)
- China (10 victories)
- Malaysia (5 victories)
- Japan (1 victory)
- Denmark (1 victory)
- India (1 victory)

All England Open Badminton Championship

The All England Open Badminton Championship is the world’s oldest and most prestigious badminton tournament.
Played annually, it developed after the success of the world’s first open tournament held in Guildford in 1898.
Prakash Padukone (1980) and P Gopichand (2001) are the two Indians who have won the tournament.

Source: TH

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