The Thomas Cup is the prize awarded for the World Men’s Team Championships, while the Uber Cup is the prize for the World Women’s Team Championships.
We are usually asked about
HOW ARE THE TEAMS’ RANKINGS CALCULATED?
In the men’s and women’s team championships, the team’s ranking is the sum of the individual ranking of its top three singles players and top two doubles pairs on a certain cut-off date.
WHICH ARE THE MOST SUCCESSFUL TEAMS?
Indonesia are the most successful team in the Thomas Cup with 14 titles, while China are the most successful team in the Uber Cup with 15 titles.
WHICH ARE THE HOST CITIES AND CHAMPIONS?
homas Cup:
- 1948-1949 – Host England (Preston); Champion – Malaya
- 1951-1952 – Host Singapore; Champion – Malaya
- 1954-1955 – Host Singapore; Champion – Malaya
- 1957-1958 – Host Singapore; Champion – Indonesia
- 1960-1961 – Host Indonesia (Jakarta); Champion – Indonesia
- 1963-1964 – Host Japan (Tokyo); Champion – Indonesia
- 1966-1967 – Host Indonesia (Jakarta); Champion – Malaysia
- 1969-1970 – Host Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur); Champion – Indonesia
- 1972-1973 – Host Indonesia (Jakarta); Champion – Indonesia
- 1975-1976 – Host Thailand (Bangkok); Champion – Indonesia
- 1978-1979 – Host Indonesia (Jakarta); Champion – Indonesia
- 1981-1982 – Host England (London); Champion – China
- 1984 – Host Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur); Champion – Indonesia
- 1986 – Host Indonesia (Jakarta); Champion – China
- 1988 – Host Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur); Champion – China
- 1990 – Host Japan (Tokyo); Champion – China
- 1992 – Host Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur); Champion – Malaysia
- 1994 – Host Indonesia (Jakarta); Champion – Indonesia
- 1996 – Host Hong Kong; Champion – Indonesia
- 1998 – Host Hong Kong; Champion – Indonesia
- 2000 – Host Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur); Champion – Indonesia
- 2002 – Host China (Guangzhou); Champion – Indonesia
- 2004 – Host Indonesia (Jakarta); Champion – China
- 2006 – Host Japan (Tokyo); Champion – China
- 2008 – Host Indonesia (Jakarta); Champion – China
- 2010 – Host Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur); Champion – China
- 2012 – Host China (Wuhan); Champion – China
- 2014 – Host India (New Delhi); Champion – Japan
- 2016 – Host China (Kunshan); Champion – Denmark
- 2018 – Host Thailand (Bangkok); Champion – China
- 2020 – Host Denmark (Aarhus); Champion – Indonesia
Uber Cup:
- 1956-1957 – Host England (Lytham St. Annes); Champion – USA
- 1959-1960 – Host USA (Philadelphia); Champion – USA
- 1962-1963 – Host USA (Wilmington); Champion – USA
- 1965-1966 – Host New Zealand (Wellington); Champion – Japan
- 1968-1969 – Host Japan (Tokyo); Champion – Japan
- 1971-1972 – Host Japan (Tokyo); Champion – Japan
- 1974-1975 – Host Indonesia (Jakarta); Champion – Indonesia
- 1977-1978 – Host New Zealand (Auckland); Champion – Japan
- 1980-1981 – Host Japan (Tokyo); Champion – Japan
- 1984 – Host Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur); Champion – China
- 1986 – Host Thailand (Bangkok); Champion – China
- 1988 – Host Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur); Champion – China
- 1990 – Host Japan (Tokyo); Champion – China
- 1992 – Host Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur); Champion – China
- 1994– Host Indonesia (Jakarta); Champion – Indonesia
- 1996 – Host Hong Kong; Champion – Indonesia
- 1998 – Host Hong Kong; Champion – China
- 2000 – Host Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur); Champion – China
- 2002 – Host China (Guangzhou); Champion – China
- 2004 – Host Indonesia (Jakarta); Champion – China
- 2006 – Host Japan (Tokyo); Champion – China
- 2008 – Host Indonesia (Jakarta); Champion – China
- 2010 – Host Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur); Champion – Korea
- 2012 – Host China (Wuhan); Champion – China
- 2014 – Host India (New Delhi); Champion – China
- 2016 – Host China (Kunshan); Champion – China
- 2018 – Host Thailand (Bangkok); Champion – Japan
- 2020 – Host Denmark (Aarhus); Champion – China