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Thomas Cup: Thomas cup related to which sports?

Thomas cup is associated with Badminton. The trophy signifies world supremacy in the sport of badminton. 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. The first tournament was held in 1948–49 and won by Malaya. Tournaments are held every two years.

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The final phase of the tournament involves twelve teams competing at venues within a host nation and is played concurrently with the final phase of the world women’s team championships, the Uber Cup (first held in 1956-1957). Since 1984 the two competitions have been held jointly at the various stages of play.

Thomas Cup winners List 1949 – 2021:

1949 – Malaya beat Denmark 8-1
1952 – Malaya beat USA 7-2
1955 – Malaya beat Denmark 8-1
1958 – Indonesia beat Malaya 6-3
1961 – Indonesia beat Thailand 6-3
1964 – Indonesia beat Denmark 5-4
1967 – Malaysia beat Indonesia 6-3
1970 – Indonesia beat Malaysia 7-2
1973 – Indonesia beat Denmark 8-1
1976 – Indonesia beat Malaysia 9-0
1979 – Indonesia beat Denmark 9-0
1982 – China beat Indonesia 5-4
1984 – Indonesia beat China 3-2
1986 – China beat Indonesia 3-2
1988 – China beat Malaysia 4-1
1990 – China beat Malaysia 4-1
1992 – Malaysia beat Indonesia 3-2
1994 – Indonesia beat Denmark 5-0
1996 – Indonesia beat Malaysia 3-2
1998 – Indonesia beat China 3-0
2000 – Indonesia beat China 3-0
2002 – Indonesia beat Malaysia 3-2
2004 – China beat Denmark 3-0
2006 – China beat Denmark 3-0
2008 – China beat South Korea 3-1
2010 – China beat Indonesia 3-0
2012 – China beat Korea 3-0
2014 – Japan beat Malaysia 3-2
2016 – Denmark beat Indonesia 3-2
2018 – China defeated Japan 3-1
2020 — Indonesia defeats China 3 – 0
2022 Thomas Cup will take place in Bangkok, Thailand
2024 Thomas Cup will take place in China

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