The Uber Cup, sometimes called the World Team Championships for Women, is a major international badminton competition contested by women's national badminton teams. Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players (singles or two opposing pairs (doubles who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court It has been played every two years since 1984, amend from three years previuosly, after merging with the Thomas Cup, played in same period and venue. The 1984 Thomas Cup & Uber Cup was the 13th tournament of Thomas Cup and the 10th tournament of Uber Cup, the most important Badminton team competitions The Thomas Cup, sometimes called the World Men's Team Championships, is an international Badminton competition among teams representing member nations of the

The Uber Cup is named after an ex-British women's badminton player, Betty Uber, who had the idea of hosting the women's event similar to men in New Zealand back in 1950. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Betty Uber is a former English female Badminton player who won major titles between the 1930's and the beginning of the 1950's New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island ^[1] She also made the draw for the 1956-1957 inaugural tournament, which took place at Lytham St. Annes in Lancashire, England. The 1957 Uber Cup was the inaugural Uber Cup; a women's Badminton tournament created by Betty Uber Lytham St Annes is a conurbation in the Fylde district of Lancashire, England. Lancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England, bounded to the west by the Irish Sea England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland ^[2]

The cup follows a similar format to that of the men's competition of the Thomas Cup. In the twenty-one tournament held, China is the most successful, having lifted the trophy eleven times. The China national badminton team represents People's Republic of China in international Badminton team competitions and is controlled by the Badminton Association Japan is second, having won it five times, followed by Indonesia and United States, each with three cups. The Japan national badminton team represents Japan in international Badminton team competitions The Indonesia national badminton team represents Indonesia in International Badminton Team Competitions and is controlled by the The United States national badminton team represents the United States in international Badminton team competitions

The 2008 Uber Cup was contested in Jakarta, Indonesia. Jakarta (also DKI Jakarta) is the Capital and largest city of Indonesia. The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia.

Trophy

The Uber Cup trophy was officially presented at the annual general meeting in 1956, the year the first Uber Cup tournament was formed. ^[2] It was made by Mappin & Webb, prominent silversmiths on Regent Street in London. Regent Street is one of the major shopping streets in London 's West End. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. The trophy is 20 inch high, with a rotating globe on top of a plinth and a female player standing on top of shuttlecock. ^[1]

Results

Uber Cup summaries

1957 - 1981

Year	Host		Final
			Winner	Score	Runner-up
1957 Details	Lancashire, England		United States	6–1	Denmark
1960 Details	Philadelphia, United States		United States	5–2	Denmark
1963 Details	Wilmington, United States		United States	4–3	England
1966 Details	Wellington, New Zealand		Japan	5–2	United States
1969	Tokyo, Japan		Japan	6–1	Indonesia
1972	Tokyo, Japan		Japan	6–1	Indonesia
1975	Jakarta, Indonesia		Indonesia	5–2	Japan
1978	Auckland, New Zealand		Japan	5–2	Indonesia
1981	Tokyo, Japan		Japan	6–3	Indonesia

1984 - 1988

Year	Host		Final				Third Place
			Winner	Score	Runner-up		Third Place	Score	Fourth Place
1984 Details	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia		China	5–0	England		Korea	5–0	Denmark
1986 Details	Jakarta, Indonesia		China	3–2	Indonesia		Korea	3–2	Japan
1988 Details	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia		China	5–0	Korea		Indonesia	5–0	Japan

1990 onwards

Year	Host		Final				Semi-finalists
			Winner	Score	Runner-up
1990 Details	Nagoya & Tokyo, Japan		China	3–2	Korea		Indonesia	Japan
1992 Details	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia		China	3–2	Korea		Sweden	Indonesia
1994 Details	Jakarta, Indonesia		Indonesia	3–2	China		Sweden	Korea
1996 Details	Hong Kong		Indonesia	4–1	China		Korea	Denmark
1998 Details	Hong Kong, China SAR		China	4–1	Indonesia		Denmark	Korea
2000 Details	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia		China	3–0	Denmark		Korea	Indonesia
2002 Details	Guangzhou, China		China	3–1	Korea		Netherlands	Hong Kong
2004 Details	Jakarta, Indonesia		China	3–1	Korea		Japan	Denmark
2006 Details	Sendai & Tokyo, Japan		China	3–0	Netherlands		Germany	Chinese Taipei
2008 Details	Jakarta, Indonesia		China	3–0	Indonesia		Korea	Germany

Successful national teams

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Eight teams had eventually make it into the final, Korea enter the final for five times, but failed to win after lost all to the China. It was followed by Denmark, England and Netherlands. Other than that, Sweden, Hong Kong, Germany and Chinese Taipei is the other four teams which successively make it into final four in the history of Championships.

Teams	Titles	Runners-up
China	11 (1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1998, 2000, 2002*, 2004, 2006, 2008)	2 (1994, 1996)
Japan	5 (1966, 1969*, 1972*, 1978, 1981*)	1 (1975)
Indonesia	3 (1975*, 1994*, 1996)	7 (1969, 1972, 1978, 1981, 1986*, 1998, 2008*)
United States	3 (1957, 1960*, 1963*)	1 (1966)
Korea		5 (1988, 1990, 1992, 2002, 2004)
Denmark		3 (1957, 1960, 2000)
England		1 (1963)
Netherlands		1 (2006)

* = hosts

Team appearances

The map shown that countries already making appearances in Championships history

Twenty-one teams made at least one appearance in Uber Cup after the 2008 tournament. The China national badminton team represents People's Republic of China in international Badminton team competitions and is controlled by the Badminton Association The Japan national badminton team represents Japan in international Badminton team competitions The Indonesia national badminton team represents Indonesia in International Badminton Team Competitions and is controlled by the The United States national badminton team represents the United States in international Badminton team competitions The Korea national badminton team represents South Korea in international Badminton team competitions The Denmark national badminton team is a Badminton team located in Denmark and represents the nation of Denmark in international Badminton team competitions The England national badminton team represents England in international Badminton team competitions and is controlled by Badminton England, the The Netherlands national badminton team represents the Netherlands in international Badminton team competitions The 2008 Thomas & Uber Cup was the 25th tournament of the Thomas Cup and 22nd tournament of the Uber Cup, the men's and women's team competition in Badminton Geographically, Asia have ten teams that made it into the final, followed by Europe with six teams. Americas and Oceania have two teams qualified respectively while South Africa is the only team qualified from Africa zone.

References

External links

• BWF: Uber Cup