Uber Cup

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The Uber Cup is a major women's international badminton competition, similar to the Thomas Cup for male badminton players. The trophy itself was donated by Betty Uber, an English badminton player, in 1956. She also made the draw for the 1956-1957 inaugural tournament that took place at Lytham St. Annes in Lancashire, England.

The first nine editions were played once every three years with 7 matches in a tie (except 1981), played in two days. In 1984, the Uber Cup united with Thomas Cup (men's tournament), playing in the same venue. Since then, the Thomas Cup rules were also followed by the Uber Cup.

1 Trophy
2 Format
3 Past Winners
4 Successful national teams
5 References

[edit] Trophy

The trophy was made by one of London's most significant silversmiths; Mappin & Webb. The 20 inch high trophy is considered to be the most beautiful within badminton. It is a rotating globe on top of a plinth. On top is a female player standing on a shuttlecock.

[edit] Format

Since the Uber Cup has been united with Thomas Cup, both tournaments share format and rules.

For full details, see the Thomas Cup format.

[edit] Past Winners

Year	Host	Final			Third Place ^[1]
Year	Host	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Third Place	Score	Fourth Place
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	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	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	China	5–0	England	Korea	5–0	Denmark
1986	Jakarta, Indonesia	China	3–2	Indonesia	Korea	3–2	Japan
1988	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	China	5–0	Korea	Indonesia	5–0	Japan
1990 details	Nagoya & Tokyo, Japan	China	3–2	Korea	Indonesia	and	Japan
1992 details	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	China	3–2	Korea	Sweden	and	Indonesia
1994	Jakarta, Indonesia	Indonesia	3–2	China	Sweden	and	Korea
1996	Hong Kong	Indonesia	4–1	China	Korea	and	Denmark
1998	Hong Kong, China SAR	China	4–1	Indonesia	Denmark	and	Korea
2000	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia	China	3–0	Denmark	Korea	and	Indonesia
2002 details	Guangzhou, China	China	3–1	Korea	Netherlands	and	Hong Kong
2004 details	Jakarta, Indonesia	China	3–1	Korea	Japan	and	Denmark
2006 details	Sendai & Tokyo, Japan	China	3–0	Netherlands	Germany	and	Chinese Taipei
2008 details	Jakarta, Indonesia

[edit] Successful national teams

So far, only 4 countries have won the Uber Cup with China the most successful team with 10 titles, followed by Japan, Indonesia and United States. Uber Cup has only crossed the shores of two continents so far; Asia and North America.

Teams	Titles	Runners-up
China	10 (1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004*, 2006)	2 (1994, 1996)
Japan	5 (1966, 1969, 1972, 1978, 1981*)	1 (1975)
Indonesia	3 (1975, 1994, 1996)	6 (1969, 1972, 1978, 1981, 1986*, 1998)
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)