Uber Cup

Sports Name: Badminton

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Updated On : 06 May, 2019

Full Name
Uber Cup

Type
international

Location
Worldwide

Disabled
No

Conducted
Once in 2 years

Gender
Female

Trivia

China is the most recent champion of the Uber Cup tournament and has won 14 titles till now.

The Uber Cup (also called as World Team Championships for Women) is an international tournament of badminton, played amongst women's national badminton teams that are members of BWF. The championship was founded in 1957 when a British women’s badminton player, Betty Uber (after whom the championship has been named after) proposed the idea of hosting women’s event similar to that of men (Thomas Cup) in the year 1950. From 1984, the Uber Cup is held in every two years after the merging of its scheduled time and venues with the Thomas Cup. The Uber Cup trophy was first brought to light at the annual general meeting in the year 1956. The trophy was made by Mappin & Webb of Regent Street, London. It is 20 inches in height with a rotating globe at the top and a female badminton player standing on top of a shuttlecock.

Competition Format

The format of the Uber Cup is as same as that of Thomas Cup which is also hosted by Badminton World Federation (BWF).
Teams in the Uber Cup are invited, based on their world ranking positions.
In the Uber Cup (according to the new format), only two teams proceed to the knockout stage.
From the year 2014, 16 teams participate in the competition. The final stage of the Uber Cup is played at the same time of the final stage of the Thomas Cup (which was first held in the year 1948).
The Uber Cup trophy has only reached two continents so far: Asia and North America. The new format ensured the entry of minimum of one team from each continent.
The teams are divided into groups, each having four teams.
The top two teams move forward to the Knock-out stage where quarterfinals, semifinals, and finals are held.