1961 Thomas Cup 1961 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 and 1949 it was held every three years until 1982 and thereafter every two years. Nineteen teams, eighteen of them starting from four regional qualifying zones, Asia, Australasia, Europe, and Pan America, contested for the Thomas Cup during the 1960-1961 seasons. Zone winners then played-off in Jakarta, Indonesia for the right to face defending champion Indonesia (exempt from all earlier ties), in a conclusive challenge round. For a more detailed description of the
India at the 2011 Sudirman Cup times champion the Chinese team. Sudirman Cup World Mixed Team Badminton Championship is an international badminton tournament for mixed teams, consist of both male and female players. It held every two years and is named after Dick Sudirman, a former Indonesian badminton player and the founder of the Badminton Association of Indonesia. 2011 Sudirman Cup, officially known as Double Star 2011 Sudirman Cup BWF World Team Championships (for sponsorship reasons) was hosted by the Qingdao city of China. Qingdao was awarded the host right in 2009. Tournament was organised in the 12,500 sitting capacity Qingdao Sports Center Stadium. In Sudirman