1958 Thomas Cup 1958 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. Nineteen teams contested for the Thomas Cup during the 1957-1958 season. As defending champion Malaya (now Malaysia) was exempt until the conclusive "tie" (team match) called the challenge round. The other eighteen teams were divided into four qualifying zones; Asia, Australasia, Europe, and Pan America; with the winners of each intra-zone competition advancing to inter-zone competition in
Pan Am Badminton Championships Championships have a Grand Prix status. Pan Am Badminton Championships The Pan Am Badminton Championships is a tournament organized since 1977 by the Badminton Pan Am (BPA) to crown the best badminton players in the Americas. The tournament was held every two years from 1977 until 2007. It is now organized annually, except once every four years when the Pan Am Games multi-sports event is held. Badminton is part of the Pan Am Games since 1995. Since then, 2007 was the only year both events (the Pan Am Badminton Championships and the Pan Am Games) were held simultaneously in the