The Thomas Cup, sometimes called the 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 championships have been conducted every two years since the 1982, amended from being conducted every three years since the first tournament held in 1948–1949.
The 1949 Thomas Cup was the inaugural tournament of Thomas Cup, the most important men's badminton team competition in the world.
The 1955 Thomas Cup competition is an international team tournament for supremacy in men's badminton. Beginning in 1948–49, it was held every three years until 1982 and has been held every two years thereafter. Twenty-one national teams officially entered the third Thomas Cup series in 1954-1955 but two of these, Belgium and Burma, defaulted their opening ties. Four qualifying zones were established: Asia, Australasia, Europe and Pan America. Winners from each zone played-off in Singapore in late May and early June for the right to play Malaya which, as defending champion, was exempt until it met a challenger in a conclusive challenge round tie. For a more detailed description of the Thomas Cup format see Wikipedia's general article on the Thomas Cup.
The 1992 Thomas & Uber Cup was the 17th tournament of the Thomas Cup, and the 14th tournament of the Uber Cup, which are the major international team competitions in world badminton. The 1992 final stage was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, on May 16, 1992.
The Singapore Open is a badminton event that has been held in Singapore annually since 1929. Badminton World Federation categorised Singapore Open as one of the six BWF World Tour Super 750 events in the BWF events structure since 2023.
Jørn Skaarup was a Danish badminton player. He represented the Denmark national badminton team at the Thomas Cup from 1949 to 1955. Skaarup died on 11 February 1987, at the age of 61.
The 1994 Thomas & Uber Cup was the 18th tournament of the Thomas Cup, and the 15th tournament of the Uber Cup, which are the major international team competitions in world badminton.
Badminton was one of the few main sports to be inaugurated at the 1959 SEAP Games. The events were held in Bangkok, Thailand from 12 to 17 December 1959. Due to the team events being cancelled, only two competitions were held, which were men singles and in men doubles. Only Thailand, Burma and Laos took part in the events.
The qualifying process for the 1949 Thomas Cup took place from 3 November 1948 to 21 January 1949 to decide the final teams which will play in the final tournament.
The men's team tournament at the inaugural Asian Badminton Championships, also known as the Tunku Abdul Rahman Cup took place from 21 to 28 April 1962 at Stadium Negara in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The trophy is named after Tunku Abdul Rahman, the first prime minister of Malaysia. A total of 12 teams competed in this event.
The badminton men's team tournament at the 1962 Asian Games took place from 25 to 27 August at the Istora Senayan Indoor Stadium in Jakarta, China. Originally, there were eight teams competing in the event, the teams being Indonesia, Japan, Singapore, Republic of China (Taiwan), Thailand, the Philippines, Malaya and Cambodia.
The 1992 Thomas Cup group stage was held at Stadium Negara in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, from 5 to 10 May 1992.
The 1994 Thomas Cup group stage was held at Istora Senayan in Jakarta, Indonesia, from 10 to 15 May 1994.
The 1994 Uber Cup group stage was held at Istora Senayan in Jakarta, Indonesia, from 10 to 15 May 1994.
The qualifying process for the 1955 Thomas Cup took place from 27 June 1954 to 6 May 1955 to decide the final teams which will play in the final tournament.
The qualifying process for the 1957 Uber Cup took place from 30 August 1956 to 16 March 1957 to decide the final teams which will play in the final tournament.
The knockout stage for the 1957 Uber Cup began on 13 March 1957 with the semi-finals and ended on 18 March with the final tie. New Zealand, the sole representative of the Australasian zone, withdrew from the final tournament, thus giving Denmark a bye in the semi-finals.
The qualifying process for the 1958 Thomas Cup took place from 19 July 1957 to 27 March 1958 to decide the final teams which will play in the final tournament.
The knockout stage for the 1958 Thomas Cup began on 5 June 1958 with the first-round knockout and ended on 15 June with the final tie.
The qualifying process for the 1964 Thomas Cup took place from 6 September 1963 to 22 March 1964 to decide the final teams which will play in the final tournament.
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