-
May 9, 2000 15:23 Changjiang Daily
Uber Cup, representing the highest level of women's team badminton in the world today, is actually the World Women's Badminton Team Championship. The International Badminton Federation was founded in 1 956.
With the rapid development of Thomas Cup, the World Men's Badminton Team Championship, Mrs. Youbofu, who was active in the world badminton field in 1930s and 1940s, thought that there should also be a large-scale women's badminton team competition. 1956, Mrs. Uber donated a Champions Cup named after her and presided over the lottery ceremony for the first Uber Cup.
1956 to 1998, organized by the International Badminton Federation 17 Uber Cup. Like the Thomas Cup, the Uber Cup was changed from 1984 to once every two years.
Although badminton originated in Britain, and the Tang and You Cups were initiated by the British, and the main leaders of the International Badminton Federation were mostly British, the British badminton team never won the Tang and You Cups once. On the contrary, the American girl won a "three consecutive championships" in the first three sessions. Uber Cup has been in Asia since the 4th session of 1966. Among them, Japan and Indonesia won 5 and 3 respectively. China women's team began to participate in the Uber Cup from 1984, and maintained the Champions Cup for 10 for a record. However, in 1994 and 1996, the Champions Cup was won by the Indonesian team headed by Wang Lianxiang, the "queen of feathers". 1998, China women's team regained the Uber Cup after four years' absence.