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1. The Thomas Cup Badminton Tournament is the highest level men's badminton team tournament in the world, and is the World Men's Badminton Team Championship. It was founded in 1948 by the former International Badminton Federation. Held every two years. When the International Badminton Federation was established in 1934, British man George Thomas was elected president. Five years later, Thomas proposed at the International Badminton Federation meeting that the time was ripe to organize a world men's team competition, and said that he would donate a trophy to this competition, called the "Thomas Cup". This suggestion was approved by the conference, but due to the outbreak of World War II, the cup originally scheduled to be held around 1941 was delayed. After the end of World War II, the International Badminton Federation finally held the first Thomas Cup in Scotland from 1948 to 1949, and Malaysia became the first country to have its name engraved on the Thomas Cup. Since 1982, the team competition has been changed to be held every two years, and the competition format has also been changed from the previous 9 best-of-five games (5 singles and 4 doubles) in two days to the best of 5 games in one day (3 singles and 2 doubles). As of 2008, the Indonesian team has won the championship 13 times, the Chinese team has won the championship 7 times, and the Malaysian team has won the championship 5 times.

2. Uber Cup

Uber’s full name is Betty Uber, a famous British female badminton player in the 1930s. From 1930 to 1949, She has won the women's singles, women's doubles and mixed doubles championships at the All England Badminton Championships many times. After retiring, Mrs. Uber still had a soft spot for badminton. In order to promote the development of badminton, she officially donated a commemorative cup made by McPee and Wieber to the International Badminton Federation at the 1956 International Badminton Council meeting. , now known as the Uber Cup, and personally presided over the draw ceremony of the first Uber Cup competition. The cup is 18 centimeters high and has a globe-like body. There is a badminton-like model on the top of the sphere. At the top of the model stands a female athlete holding a racket. Engraved around his base are the following words: "Mrs. Uber presented the International Women's Badminton Championship Challenge Cup organized by the International Badminton Federation in 1956." The Uber Cup is also known as the "World Women's Badminton Team Championship". The format of the Uber Cup is the same as that of the Thomas Cup. Before 1982, it was held every three years, and the competition adopted a best-of-seven system. Since 1984, it has been held every two years, using a best-of-five series. The first Uber Cup was held in Lancashire, England in 1956. It has been held for 21 times so far, during which only 4 countries have won the championship: China (11 times), Japan (5 times), and Indonesia (3 times). , United States (3 times).

3. World Badminton Championships. In 1934, the International Badminton Federation was established in the United Kingdom and was the first global badminton organization. In 1978, the World Badminton Federation was established. Before the two organizations united, they had each held two individual badminton competitions that each other considered to be world-wide, namely, the International Badminton Federation in 1977 and 1980, and the World Badminton Federation in 1978 and 1979. In 1981, the two international badminton organizations announced their union, and the name was still the International Badminton Federation. At the federation (124 member countries and regions at the end of June 1996), it was decided to hold a world badminton individual competition every two years, namely the World Badminton Individual Championships (Individual World Championships), and continue the previous arrangements of the two international badminton organizations. Number of sessions. In 1983, the Third World Badminton Individual Championships was officially held in Copenhagen, the capital of Denmark. This event only has 5 individual events, namely men's and women's singles, men's and women's doubles and mixed doubles. The champion of all events will receive a gold medal, the runner-up will receive a silver medal, and the loser of the semi-finals will receive a bronze medal. In 1988, the International Badminton Federation decided that the World Badminton Individual Championships and the newly established Sudirman Cup would be held at the same time and in the same place. Based on the world rankings at the time, the International Badminton Federation invites the top 16 (pairs) athletes in each event to directly participate in the competition. Each member country and region of the International Badminton Federation can register no more than 4 athletes (pairs) in each event. China has won the championship eight times: 1985, 1987, 1989, 1991, 1999, 2003, 2006, and 2007.

4. Sudirman Cup

The Sudirman Cup, Thomas Cup (World Men’s Badminton Team Championship) and Uber Cup (World Women’s Badminton Team Championship) are both international badminton competitions. The three major badminton team events hosted by the United Nations. The difference is that the Sudirman Cup is an event that tests the overall level of badminton in various countries or regions, and is the basis for determining the world rankings of badminton in various countries and regions. The Sudirman Cup is divided into several levels according to the strength of the teams in each country and region, and the competition is promoted and relegated. There are 6 teams participating in each level except A-level. In the previous 7 A-level competitions, 6 teams participated. Only A-level teams can compete for the Champions Cup. From this competition, the number of A-level teams has increased to 8. The first place in each level after level B will be promoted to the previous level in the next competition, and the last place will be demoted to the next level. The competition consists of 5 games of men's and women's singles, doubles and mixed doubles, with a best-of-five game system. The Su Cup is a trophy donated by the Indonesian Badminton Association to the International Badminton Federation on behalf of its people. It is named in memory of Dick Sudirman, the founder of the Indonesian Badminton Association and former vice president of the International Badminton Federation. The trophy is in the shape of a badminton ball. The body of the cup is made of pure silver and the surface is plated with pure gold. The cup is 80 cm high, 50 cm wide and weighs 12 kg. The base is carved with the shape of the world-famous Borobudur pagoda. Currently, only three countries, Indonesia, South Korea and China, have won the Sudirman Cup, with China winning the title four times.

5. All England Badminton Championships. The All England Badminton Championships is one of the oldest and most important individual badminton competitions in the world. It started in 1899 and is hosted by the England Badminton Association. Before the International Badminton Federation founded the World Badminton Championships in 1977, the All England Badminton Championships, along with the Thomas Cup and Uber Cup hosted by the International Badminton Federation, were listed as the three major badminton tournaments in the world. For many years, people have regarded the All England Badminton Championships as the highest level individual competition in the world, and the winner is regarded as the world champion. Therefore, the All England Badminton Championships have attracted the attention of the international badminton community. The All England Badminton Championships are held at the Wembley Sports Center near London in the middle, late or last week of March every year. It is the last stop in a series of international badminton open tournaments in Europe in February and March. Each time, the elites of the world's badminton world gathered together and became a global badminton competition. Its appeal even exceeded the first two World Badminton Championships held by the original International Badminton Federation. The World Badminton Championships has truly become the world's highest level single badminton championship since its third edition after the former International Badminton Federation and the World Badminton Federation united. China has sent players to the All England Badminton Championships every year since 1982, and Luan Jin and Zhao Jianhua won the men's singles championship. Zhang Ailing, Li Lingwei, Han Aiping and Gu Jiaming have won the women's singles championship, Li Yongbo and Tian Bingyi have won the men's doubles championship, Lin Ying and Wu Dixi, Xu Rong and Wu Jianqiu, Li Lingwei and Han Aiping have won the women's doubles championship. Among them, Zhao Jianhua set several records in 1985: he won the men's singles championship when he participated in the All England Badminton Championships for the first time; he was the first player with a left-handed grip to win the men's singles championship since the resumption of the All England Badminton Championships in 1947; Like Indonesia's Liang Hailiang, who has won the All England Badminton Championship eight times, he also won the men's singles championship under the age of 20.

6. The World Badminton Grand Prix Finals is an annual badminton competition organized by the International Badminton Federation. Only the top eight players ranked in the world at the end of the year are invited to the Grand Prix Finals. The competition began in 1983, and the last competition was in 2001. After that, it was no longer included in the competition schedule by the International Badminton Federation. In 2007, the Badminton World Federation held the Badminton World Super Series, and the event was renamed the Badminton World Super Series Masters Finals.