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
2015 European Mixed Team Badminton Championships Belgium and Germany. One day before the start of the event, Spain withdrew their team from the competition. 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