Thomas and Uber Cup 2024 is Won by – China 

The Thomas and Uber Cup 2024 in Chengdu saw China claim both the men’s and women’s team badminton crowns. In the Thomas Cup final, the host nation defeated 14-time champions Indonesia 3-1 to secure their 11th title. 

The Thomas Cup is the prize awarded for the World Men’s Team Championships, while the Uber Cup is the prize for the World Women’s Team Championships. The Thomas Cup, the older and the larger of the two, is the handsome prize awarded for the World Men’s Team Championships. Made by Atkin Bros of London, the silver-gilt trophy consists of a cup on a plinth, with the figure of a player atop the lid. Its name honors Sir George Thomas, legendary Founder-President of the International Badminton Federation (now BWF), who was keen that badminton should have its own version of the Davis Cup in tennis. 

The World Women’s Team Championships was proposed in 1950 by England’s great pre-War player Betty Uber (supported by New Zealand’s Nancy Fleming), and eventually came into being in 1956-57. The trophy, donated and designed by Betty Uber, consists of a female player on a swiveling globe, mounted on a plinth, and was made by London’s silversmiths Mappin and Webb. 

Indonesia is the most successful team in the Thomas Cup with 14 titles, while China is the most successful team in the Uber Cup with 15 titles.