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
European Badminton Championships all host cities and countries of the European Championships. On 15 January 2008, Manchester of England won the bids to stage the 2010 events. Starting from 2017, the championship will be an annual event except for the year with European Games. Below is the list of the most ever successful players in the European Badminton Championships: <nowiki>*</nowiki> "included medals won by the USSR and the CIS" European Badminton Championships The European Badminton Championships is a tournament organized by the Badminton Europe (BE). The first of these competitions was held in 1968. The competition was held once every two years to