International women's badminton competition
Uber Cup
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Sport
| Badminton
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Founded
| 1957
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No. of teams
| 16
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Countries
| BWF
member nations
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Most recent
champion(s)
|
China
(16th title)
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Most titles
|
China
(16 titles)
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Daphne Young
, winner of the
All England
Badminton Women's Singles Championship, being congratulated by
Betty Uber
, winner of the mixed doubles (with her partner, Bill White) March 1938
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
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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
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1957?1981
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1984?1988
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1990?present
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Year
|
Host
|
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Final
|
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Semi-finalists
|
Champions
|
Score
|
Runners-up
|
1990
Details
|
Nagoya
and
Tokyo
, Japan
|
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png) China
|
3?2
|
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_South_Korea_%281984%E2%80%931997%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_South_Korea_%281984%E2%80%931997%29.svg.png) South Korea
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/33px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png) Indonesia
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1b/Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_Japan_%281870%E2%80%931999%29.svg.png) Japan
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1992
Details
|
Kuala Lumpur
, Malaysia
|
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png) China
|
3?2
|
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_South_Korea_%281984%E2%80%931997%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_South_Korea_%281984%E2%80%931997%29.svg.png) South Korea
|
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/33px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png) Sweden
|
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/33px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png) Indonesia
|
1994
Details
|
Jakarta
, Indonesia
|
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/33px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png) Indonesia
|
3?2
|
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png) China
|
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/4c/Flag_of_Sweden.svg/33px-Flag_of_Sweden.svg.png) Sweden
|
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_South_Korea_%281984%E2%80%931997%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_South_Korea_%281984%E2%80%931997%29.svg.png) South Korea
|
1996
Details
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Hong Kong
|
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/33px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png) Indonesia
|
4?1
|
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png) China
|
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_South_Korea_%281984%E2%80%931997%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_South_Korea_%281984%E2%80%931997%29.svg.png) South Korea
|
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/32px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png) Denmark
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1998
Details
|
Hong Kong SAR
, China
|
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png) China
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4?1
|
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/33px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png) Indonesia
|
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/32px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png) Denmark
|
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Flag_of_South_Korea_%281997%E2%80%932011%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_South_Korea_%281997%E2%80%932011%29.svg.png) South Korea
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2000
Details
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Kuala Lumpur
, Malaysia
|
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png) China
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3?0
|
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/32px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png) Denmark
|
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/33px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png) Indonesia
|
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Flag_of_South_Korea_%281997%E2%80%932011%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_South_Korea_%281997%E2%80%932011%29.svg.png) South Korea
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2002
Details
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Guangzhou
, China
|
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png) China
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3?1
|
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Flag_of_South_Korea_%281997%E2%80%932011%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_South_Korea_%281997%E2%80%932011%29.svg.png) South Korea
|
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png) Netherlands
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg/33px-Flag_of_Hong_Kong.svg.png) Hong Kong
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2004
Details
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Jakarta
, Indonesia
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png) China
|
3?1
|
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Flag_of_South_Korea_%281997%E2%80%932011%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_South_Korea_%281997%E2%80%932011%29.svg.png) South Korea
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9c/Flag_of_Denmark.svg/32px-Flag_of_Denmark.svg.png) Denmark
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/33px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png) Japan
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2006
Details
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Sendai
and
Tokyo
, Japan
|
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png) China
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3?0
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_Netherlands.svg.png) Netherlands
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/33px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png) Germany
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/14/Flag_of_Chinese_Taipei_for_Olympic_games.svg/33px-Flag_of_Chinese_Taipei_for_Olympic_games.svg.png) Chinese Taipei
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2008
Details
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Jakarta
, Indonesia
|
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png) China
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3?0
|
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/33px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png) Indonesia
|
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Flag_of_South_Korea_%281997%E2%80%932011%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_South_Korea_%281997%E2%80%932011%29.svg.png) South Korea
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/b/ba/Flag_of_Germany.svg/33px-Flag_of_Germany.svg.png) Germany
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2010
Details
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Kuala Lumpur
, Malaysia
|
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/76/Flag_of_South_Korea_%281997%E2%80%932011%29.svg/33px-Flag_of_South_Korea_%281997%E2%80%932011%29.svg.png) South Korea
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3?1
|
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png) China
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/33px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png) Japan
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/33px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png) Indonesia
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2012
Details
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Wuhan
, China
|
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png) China
|
3?0
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/33px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png) South Korea
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/33px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png) Thailand
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/33px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png) Japan
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2014
Details
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New Delhi
, India
|
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png) China
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3?1
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/33px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png) Japan
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/33px-Flag_of_India.svg.png) India
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/33px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png) South Korea
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2016
Details
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Kunshan
, China
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png) China
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3?1
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/33px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png) South Korea
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/4/41/Flag_of_India.svg/33px-Flag_of_India.svg.png) India
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/33px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png) Japan
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2018
Details
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Bangkok
, Thailand
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/33px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png) Japan
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3?0
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/33px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png) Thailand
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/33px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png) South Korea
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png) China
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2020
Details
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Aarhus
, Denmark
|
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png) China
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3?1
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/33px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png) Japan
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/33px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png) South Korea
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/33px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png) Thailand
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2022
Details
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Bangkok
, Thailand
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/33px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png) South Korea
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3?2
|
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png) China
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/33px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png) Japan
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a9/Flag_of_Thailand.svg/33px-Flag_of_Thailand.svg.png) Thailand
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2024
Details
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Chengdu
, China
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg/33px-Flag_of_the_People%27s_Republic_of_China.svg.png) China
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3?0
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/Flag_of_Indonesia.svg/33px-Flag_of_Indonesia.svg.png) Indonesia
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/09/Flag_of_South_Korea.svg/33px-Flag_of_South_Korea.svg.png) South Korea
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/9e/Flag_of_Japan.svg/33px-Flag_of_Japan.svg.png) Japan
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2026
Details
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Horsens
, Denmark
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Successful national teams
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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
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Semi-finalists
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Third place
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Fourth place
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Top 4 total
|
China
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16 (1984, 1986, 1988, 1990, 1992, 1998, 2000,
2002
, 2004, 2006, 2008,
2012
, 2014,
2016
, 2020,
2024
)
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4 (1994, 1996, 2010, 2022)
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1 (2018)
|
?
|
?
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21
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Japan
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6 (1966,
1969
,
1972
, 1978,
1981
, 2018)
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3 (1975, 2014, 2020)
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7 (
1990
, 2004, 2010, 2012, 2016, 2022, 2024)
|
?
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2 (1986, 1988)
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18
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Indonesia
|
3 (
1975
,
1994
, 1996)
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8 (1969, 1972, 1978, 1981,
1986
, 1998,
2008
, 2024)
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4 (1990, 1992, 2000, 2010)
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1 (1988)
|
?
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16
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United States
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3 (1957,
1960
,
1963
)
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1 (1966)
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
4
|
South Korea
|
2 (2010, 2022)
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7 (1988, 1990, 1992, 2002, 2004, 2012, 2016)
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9 (1994, 1996, 1998, 2000, 2008, 2014, 2018, 2020, 2024)
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2 (1984, 1986)
|
?
|
20
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Denmark
|
?
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3 (1957, 1960, 2000)
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3 (1996, 1998, 2004)
|
?
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1 (1984)
|
7
|
England
|
?
|
2 (1963, 1984)
|
?
|
?
|
?
|
2
|
Thailand
|
?
|
1 (
2018
)
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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
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Map showing countries that qualified for the final stages of the Uber Cup
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
- 21 times
- 15 times
- 14 times
- 13 times
- 11 times
- 10 times
- 9 times
- 6 times
- 5 times
- 3 times
- 2 times
- 1 time
References
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Badminton competitions
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Major events
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Continent events
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World Tour Finals
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Super 1000
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Super 750
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Super 500
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Super 300
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Super 100
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International Challenge
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International Series
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Future Series
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National Championships
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