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
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