Uber Cup

Current season, competition or edition: 2024 Thomas & Uber Cup
Sport	Badminton
Founded	1957
No. of teams	16
Countries	BWF member nations
Most recent champion(s)	China (16th title)
Most titles	China (16 titles)

The Uber Cup, sometimes called the World Women's Team Championships, 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. In 2007, the Badminton World Federation decided to have Thomas and Uber Cup finals separated again but the proposal was ultimately abandoned.^[1] 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.^[2] She also made the draw for the 1956–1957 inaugural tournament, which took place at Lytham St. Annes in Lancashire, England.^[3]

The cup follows a similar format to that of the men's competition of the Thomas Cup. As of the 2024 tournament, China is the most successful team, having won 16 titles. Japan is second, having won it six times, followed by Indonesia and United States, each with three cups.

Trophy

The Uber Cup trophy was officially presented at the annual general meeting in 1956, the year the first Uber Cup tournament was first held.^[3] It was made by Mappin & Webb, prominent silversmiths on Regent Street in London. The trophy is 20 inches high with a rotating globe on top of a plinth and a female player standing on top of a shuttlecock.^[2]

Results

1957–1981

Year[4]	Host		Final				Semi-finalists
			Champions	Score	Runners-up
1957 Details	Lancashire, England		United States	6–1	Denmark		India
1960 Details	Philadelphia, United States		United States	5–2	Denmark		New Zealand
1963 Details	Wilmington, United States		United States	4–3	England		Indonesia
1966 Details	Wellington, New Zealand		Japan	5–2	United States		England
1969 Details	Tokyo, Japan		Japan	6–1	Indonesia		England
1972 Details	Tokyo, Japan		Japan	6–1	Indonesia		Denmark	New Zealand
1975 Details	Jakarta, Indonesia		Indonesia	5–2	Japan		Canada	England
1978 Details	Auckland, New Zealand		Japan	5–2	Indonesia		Denmark	United States
1981 Details	Tokyo, Japan		Japan	6–3	Indonesia		Canada	England

1984–1988

Year	Host		Final				Third place tie
			Champions	Score	Runners-up		Third place	Score	Fourth place
1984 Details	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia		China	5–0	England		South Korea	5–0	Denmark
1986 Details	Jakarta, Indonesia		China	3–2	Indonesia		South Korea	3–2	Japan
1988 Details	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia		China	5–0	South Korea		Indonesia	5–0	Japan

1990–present

Year	Host		Final				Semi-finalists
			Champions	Score	Runners-up
1990 Details	Nagoya and Tokyo, Japan		China	3–2	South Korea		Indonesia	Japan
1992 Details	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia		China	3–2	South Korea		Sweden	Indonesia
1994 Details	Jakarta, Indonesia		Indonesia	3–2	China		Sweden	South Korea
1996 Details	Hong Kong		Indonesia	4–1	China		South Korea	Denmark
1998 Details	Hong Kong SAR, China		China	4–1	Indonesia		Denmark	South Korea
2000 Details	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia		China	3–0	Denmark		Indonesia	South Korea
2002 Details	Guangzhou, China		China	3–1	South Korea		Netherlands	Hong Kong
2004 Details	Jakarta, Indonesia		China	3–1	South Korea		Denmark	Japan
2006 Details	Sendai and Tokyo, Japan		China	3–0	Netherlands		Germany	Chinese Taipei
2008 Details	Jakarta, Indonesia		China	3–0	Indonesia		South Korea	Germany
2010 Details	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia		South Korea	3–1	China		Japan	Indonesia
2012 Details	Wuhan, China		China	3–0	South Korea		Thailand	Japan
2014 Details	New Delhi, India		China	3–1	Japan		India	South Korea
2016 Details	Kunshan, China		China	3–1	South Korea		India	Japan
2018 Details	Bangkok, Thailand		Japan	3–0	Thailand		South Korea	China
2020 Details	Aarhus, Denmark		China	3–1	Japan		South Korea	Thailand
2022 Details	Bangkok, Thailand		South Korea	3–2	China		Japan	Thailand
2024 Details	Chengdu, China		China	3–0	Indonesia		South Korea	Japan
2026 Details	Horsens, Denmark

Successful national teams

So far, only five countries have won the Uber Cup with China the most successful team, with 16 titles, followed by Japan (six titles), Indonesia (three titles), the United States (three titles) and Korea (two titles). The Uber Cup has only spread to two continents so far: Asia and North America.

Nine teams have made it into the finals. The finalists other than the five winner countries above are Denmark, England, the Netherlands and Thailand. Sweden, Hong Kong, Germany, Chinese Taipei and India are the other fives teams which have made it into the final four.

Teams	Titles	Runners-up	Semi-finalists	Third place	Fourth place	Top 4 total
China	16 (1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2020, 2024)	4 (1994, 1996, 2010, 2022)	1 (2018)	—	—	21
Japan	6 (1966, 1969, 1972, 1978, 1981, 2018)	3 (1975, 2014, 2020)	7 (1990, 2004, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2022, 2024)	—	2 (1986, 1988)	18
Indonesia	3 (1975, 1994, 1996)	8 (1969, 1972, 1978, 1981, 1986, 1998, 2008, 2024)	4 (1990, 1992, 2000, 2010)	1 (1988)	—	16
United States	3 (1957, 1960, 1963)	1 (1966)	—	—	—	4
South Korea	2 (2010, 2022)	7 (1988, 1990, 1992, 2002, 2004, 2012, 2016)	9 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2008, 2014, 2018, 2020, 2024)	2 (1984, 1986)	—	20
Denmark	—	3 (1957, 1960, 2000)	3 (1996, 1998, 2004)	—	1 (1984)	7
England	—	2 (1963, 1984)	—	—	—	2
Thailand	—	1 (2018)	3 (2012, 2020, 2022)	—	—	4
Netherlands	—	1 (2006)	1 (2002)	—	—	2
Sweden	—	—	2 (1992, 1994)	—	—	2
Germany	—	—	2 (2006, 2008)	—	—	2
India	—	—	2 (2014, 2016)	—	—	2
Hong Kong	—	—	1 (2002)	—	—	1
Chinese Taipei	—	—	1 (2006)	—	—	1

Bold text denotes team was host country.

Team appearances at the final stages

As of 2022^[update], 28 teams have qualified in the history of the competition for the final stages of the Uber Cup. Asia and Europe are the continent with the most teams, at ten. Africa and Oceania have each had three teams that qualified, while Canada and United States are the only team that has qualified from Pan America.

Below is the list of teams that have appeared in the final stage of Uber Cup as of the 2024 tournament.

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