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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
Year^[4]	Host	Champions	Score	Runners-up	Semi-finalists
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
Year	Host	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
Year	Host	Champions	Score	Runners-up	Semi-finalists
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.

27 times

23 times

Denmark

21 times

15 times

Malaysia

14 times

13 times

United States

11 times

Germany

10 times

9 times

6 times

New Zealand

5 times

3 times

2 times

1 time

References

^ "Thomas and Uber Cups to Stay Together". badminton-information. Archived from the original on 24 February 2019. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
^ ^a ^b "Thomas -/Uber Cup history". Archived from the original on 2007-10-21. Retrieved 2007-07-19.
^ ^a ^b "THE LADIES' WORLD TEAM BADMINTON CHAMPIONSHIP FOR THE UBER CUP". Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2007-06-19.
^ From 1957 to 1981, Uber Cup actually played each edition for two years, the years shown here is only for final tournament.