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Thomas Cup

Posted on May 17, 2022 by admin1  1400

In News

  • 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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