Uber Cup as of the 2018 tournament. Uber Cup The Uber Cup, sometimes called the World Team Championships for Women, is a major international badminton competition contested by women's national badminton teams. First held in 1956–1957 and contested at three year intervals, it has been contested every two years since 1984 when its scheduled times and venues were merged with those of Thomas Cup, the world men's team championship. The Uber Cup is named after a former British women's badminton player, Betty Uber, who in 1950 had the idea of hosting a women's event similar to the men's. She also made the
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