Sudirman Cup, Thomas Cup, Uber Cup.

1, Sudirman Cup

Also known as the World Badminton Mixed Team Championships, it was started in 1989 and is held biennially in odd-numbered years. The Sudirman Cup is a trophy donated to the International Badminton Federation by the Indonesian Badminton Association on behalf of its people.

2. Thomas Cup

When the International Badminton Federation (IBF) was founded in 1934, the Englishman George Thomas was elected president. 5 years later, Thomas proposed at the IBF meeting that the time was ripe for the organization of a men's world team competition, and said that he would donate a trophy for such a competition, which would be called the "Thomas Cup". ".

3. Uber Cup

Since the Cup in 1957 to 1984, the Uber Cup tournament was held once every three years. 1981, the BWF and the IBF merged into a new International Badminton Federation (IBF) and decided that the Thomas Cup and the Uber Cup tournaments would be held once every two years from 1986 onwards, and each of the two tournaments would be held at the same time and same place, with a five-games-to-three-win system.

Expanded:

Other tournaments:

1. World Championships

That is, the World Badminton Singles Championships. There are five events: men's and women's singles, doubles and mixed doubles. it was held once every three years since 1977, and then once every two years in odd-numbered years in 1983. it was changed to once every year in 2005, but it is not held in the Olympic year.

2. China Open

In 2007, the World Badminton Federation launched a super series of tournaments second only to the Olympic Games, the Thompson Cup (i.e., Thomas Cup and Uber Cup), the Sudirman Cup and the World Championships, the China Open, which was listed as one of the twelve stops in the super series of tournaments, with its results counting toward the world rankings and the Olympic participation points, and with total prize money as high as 250,000 U.S. dollars. The tournament attracts many of the world's top players to compete.

3, the All England Championships

Badminton Association of England was founded in 1899, is the world's oldest badminton tournament in the history of badminton. Initially participated by players from Britain and Commonwealth countries, it has now become a global badminton battle.

4, Olympic Games

Badminton became an official Olympic Games in 1992, only four single events, no mixed doubles competition. 1996 Atlanta Olympics added a mixed doubles program, the Olympic badminton champion is the world's highest badminton honor.

5, the world badminton federation

World badminton federation with reference to the world tennis grand prix approach to the organization. It started in 1983. It consists of a series of six levels of tournaments held at different times throughout the year and in different countries, mainly including the Super and Grand Prix tournaments.

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