1952 Thomas Cup 1952 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 thereafter has been held every two years. Twelve national teams contested for the Thomas Cup in the 1951-1952 badminton season, the tournament's second edition. According to the rules then in place Malaya was exempt from earlier "ties" (team matches), needing only to defend its title in a conclusive challenge round tie. The other contestants were divided into three regional qualifying zones, the Pacific, Europe,
2015 European Mixed Team Badminton Championships 2015 European Mixed Team Badminton Championships The 2015 European Mixed Team Badminton Championships were held at the Sportoase in Leuven, Belgium, between 11–15 February and were organised by Badminton Europe and Badminton Vlaanderen. It was the 23rd edition of the tournament. Germany was the defending champion. The draw was made on 18 December 2014. 33 national teams entered the competition of which 12 are participating in the final event. Five countries qualified for the final directly, the remaining nations qualified by winning their qualification group. <nowiki>*</nowiki> — at the time of the entry deadline, not taken into consideration ranking of