1955 Thomas Cup which came in doubles and largely from the efforts of Kobbero's partner Jorgen Hammergaard Hansen whose powerful smash lived up to his name. Winning 8 matches to 1, Malaya thus retained the Cup. 1955 Thomas Cup The Thomas Cup competition is an international team tournament for supremacy in men's badminton (its female counterpart is the Uber Cup). Beginning in 1948-1949, 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" (team
1931 World Archery Championships team competition was also held. Three teams of three archers each entered, two representing Poland and a third team from France, who won the tournament. 1931 World Archery Championships The 1931 World Archery Championships was the inaugural edition of the World Archery Championships. The event was held in Lwów, Poland in August 1931. Following the competition, on 4 September, the World Archery Federation (FITA) was formally founded by the four nations which sent representatives to the Championships (Sweden, Czechoslovakia, France, Poland) along with representatives of the United States, Hungary and Italy. Competitors shot arrows from three distances, 30 meters, 40