1955 Thomas 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 matches). Four qualifying zones were established: Asia, Australasia, Europe and Pan America. Winners from each zone played-off in Singapore in late May and early June for the right to play Malaya which, as
Mexican National Badminton Championships Mexican National Badminton Championships The Mexican National Championship of Badminton is a nationwide competition of badminton held in Mexico since 1933. This tournament was initially organised by the then ""Asociación Mexicana de Badminton"", together with the Centro Deportivo Chapultepec AC. Since its beginning, the best Mexican players have competed in the Mexican National Championship of Badminton. Traditionally, the tournament has been organised in five events or categories, namely, men´s singles, women´s singles, men´s doubles, women´s doubles, and mixed doubles. Along with the Mexican National Championship of Badminton, another badminton competition has been held in Mexico called the Mexican National Open