The Thomas Cup – “Men’s Team World Badminton Championship”, held every two years, is the most sought after men’s team trophy for badminton. Only three nations have won the Thomas Cup since its inception in 1948; Malaysia, Indonesia and China.

Next Thomas Cup

China has won that last three Thomas Cups held in Jakarta in 2004, Sendai/Tokyo in 2006 and Jakarta 2008. The next Men’s Team World Badminton Championship for the Thomas Cup will be hosted in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 09 - 16 May 2010.

The Thomas Cup championships will be combined again with the Uber Cup - the Women’s Team World Badminton Championship.

Brief History

Formerly known as 'The International Badminton Championship Challenge Cup', the silver-gilt trophy is usually referred to by its more familiar title of 'The Thomas Cup'.

The Thomas Cup competition in 1948 was BWF’s first major international tournament. The trophy was donated by the first president of the world body, Sir George Thomas.

More about Thomas Cup

BWF Thomas & Uber Cup 2010 Official Website

Malaysia Local TV & Astro will provide Live & Exclusive Coverage on:

 TV1            TV9

 Channel 801        Channel 811

13-16 May 2010 Semi Finals & Final will broadcast in HD channel:

 Channel 831

For those who are always on the move or even out of the country, Total Sports Asia (TSA) is offering free online live streaming of the tournament to all Asian countries (except Malaysia), via its Total Sports TV portal.

Total Sports TV portal

LIVE Event Schedule (GMT+8 Malaysian time)

9 May 2010

12pm - Thomas Cup Group D – Indonesia vs Australia

10 May 2010

12pm - Thomas Cup Group D – Indonesia vs India

11 May 2010

12pm - Uber Cup Group B - Indonesia vs Denmark

SUBSCRIPTION COVERAGE

12 May 2010

12pm - Uber Cup Quarterfinals

6pm - Thomas Cup Quarterfinals

13 May 2010

12pm - Uber Cup Semifinal 1 ~ Korea - Japan

6pm - Uber Cup Semifinal 2 ~ China - Indonesia

14 May 2010

2:30pm - Thomas Cup Semifinal 1 ~ Japan - Indonesia

7pm - Thomas Cup Semifinal 2 ~ China - Malaysia

15 May 2010

2pm - Uber Cup Final ~ China - Korea

16 May 2010

2pm - Thomas Cup Final ~ China - Indonesia

Live Scores, Fixtures & Results

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