Uber, whose full name is Betty Uber, was a famous British female badminton player in 1930s. During the period of 1930- 1949, she won the women's singles, women's doubles and mixed doubles in the All England Badminton Championships for many times. After retirement, Mrs Uber still has a soft spot for badminton. In order to promote the development of badminton, she officially donated a commemorative cup made by Maipiy and Weber to the International Badminton Federation at the Council meeting of 1956, and personally presided over the lottery ceremony of the first Uber Cup competition.
This cup is 18cm high, and its body is similar to a globe. There is a badminton-like model at the top of the globe, and a female athlete with a racket stands at the top of the model. Around his base, the words "Mrs. Uber presented the International Women's Badminton Champion Challenge Cup held by the International Badminton Federation 1956" were engraved.
Uber Cup is also called "World Women's Badminton Team Championship". The Uber Cup is the same as the Thomas Cup. Before 1982, it was held every three years, and the competition adopted the best-of-seven system. Starting from 1984, it is held every two years, adopting the best of five games system.
British badminton star George Thomas is the founder of Thomas Cup. In the nearly 30 years from 1903 to 1928, Mr. Thomas won the amphibious champion of men's singles, men's doubles and mixed doubles in British badminton competitions for many times. After retiring, he took part in the work of the International Badminton Federation. As the main head of the International Badminton Federation, Mr. Thomas put forward a novel proposal to promote the extensive development of badminton in the world at the meeting of the International Badminton Federation Council held in 1939. He proposed to set up a world men's badminton team competition and expressed his willingness to donate a trophy for this competition. Mr. Thomas's proposal was immediately approved by the International Badminton Federation, but due to the Second World War, Mr. Thomas's good wishes were forced to be postponed for nearly ten years. From 65438 to 0948, the International Badminton Federation successfully held the first Thomas Cup Men's Team Championship, representing the men of the world. Since then, with the continuous development of badminton in the world, Mr. George Thomas's name has always remained in the hearts of badminton lovers all over the world.
Thomas trophy is 28 inches high and made of platinum, which is expensive. The word "Thomas" is engraved on the bottom. Different from other international competition trophies, Thomas Cup is a mobile cup, and the champion team of each competition will bring the "soup cup" back to their own country and keep it until the next "soup cup" competition begins. Therefore, Thomas Cup is also called "International Badminton Challenge Cup". So far, Thomas Cup has been held for 18 times (including once every three years before 1982 and once every two years after 1982). In the Thomas Cup honor list, Indonesia won the ninth championship.