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
International Violin Competition of Indianapolis International Violin Competition of Indianapolis The International Violin Competition of Indianapolis is a classical violin competition which takes place once every four years in Indianapolis, Indiana. Since 1984, it has been a member of the World Federation of International Music Competitions. The first International Violin Competition of Indianapolis was first held in 1982, directed by Josef Gingold. It was open to violinists aged eighteen to thirty, and its prize was a gold medal and 10,000 (ten thousand) United States dollars. The competition was originally organized as an isolated event, but Gingold decided to repeat it because of its success. For