# The Team Cups · Badminton Level 9: Master

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The Thomas Cup, how a Thomas Cup tie works, Indonesia and the Thomas Cup, the Uber Cup, the Uber Cup's champions, the Sudirman Cup, how a Sudirman Cup tie works, surprises and first-time winners, team spirit, and the cups' calendar.

## Test 1: The Thomas Cup

- Men's national teams. (Source: General badminton reference)
- Player and president. (Source: General badminton reference)
- The first edition. (Source: General badminton reference)
- 1949, 1952, 1955. (Source: General badminton reference)
- Increased to 16 in 2012. (Source: General badminton reference)
- National pride. (Source: General badminton reference)
- India beat Indonesia in Bangkok. (Source: General badminton reference)
- 1949, 2016, 2022. (Source: General badminton reference)
- The field grew. (Source: General badminton reference)
- Men's team trophy. (Source: General badminton reference)

## Test 2: How a Thomas Cup tie works

- Best of five. (Source: General badminton reference)
- Three singles, two doubles. (Source: General badminton reference)
- Best of five. (Source: General badminton reference)
- Five matches. (Source: General badminton reference)
- Three wins needed. (Source: General badminton reference)
- Different players. (Source: General badminton reference)
- Tactics in team events. (Source: General badminton reference)
- Alternating singles and doubles. (Source: General badminton reference)
- Closer to wider. (Source: General badminton reference)
- Decider. (Source: General badminton reference)

## Test 3: Indonesia and the Thomas Cup

- Indonesia leads the list. (Source: General badminton reference)
- Beating Malaya. (Source: General badminton reference)
- National sport. (Source: General badminton reference)
- Denmark in Kunshan. (Source: General badminton reference)
- In Bangkok. (Source: General badminton reference)
- Most titles. (Source: General badminton reference)
- China is a multiple winner. (Source: General badminton reference)
- 1949, 1958, 2016, 2022. (Source: General badminton reference)
- Indonesia leads, China next, Denmark once. (Source: General badminton reference)
- India's first title. (Source: General badminton reference)

## Test 4: The Uber Cup

- Women's teams. (Source: General badminton reference)
- An English player. (Source: General badminton reference)
- The first edition. (Source: General badminton reference)
- USA won 1957, 1960, 1963. (Source: General badminton reference)
- Times have changed. (Source: General badminton reference)
- Best of five. (Source: General badminton reference)
- China leads. (Source: General badminton reference)
- Malaya won the first Thomas Cup in 1949, the USA the first Uber Cup in 1957, Korea the Sudirman Cup in 1992. (Source: General badminton reference)
- Three in a row. (Source: General badminton reference)
- Women's team trophy. (Source: General badminton reference)

## Test 5: Uber Cup champions

- Korea's second title. (Source: General badminton reference)
- Japan's sixth title. (Source: General badminton reference)
- Five titles from 1966 to 1981. (Source: General badminton reference)
- Depth. (Source: General badminton reference)
- Korea in Kuala Lumpur. (Source: General badminton reference)
- China. (Source: General badminton reference)
- Depth needed. (Source: General badminton reference)
- 1957, 2010, 2018, 2022. (Source: General badminton reference)
- 1957, 1966, 1984, 2010. (Source: General badminton reference)
- Korea's 2022 win. (Source: General badminton reference)

## Test 6: The Sudirman Cup

- Men and women together. (Source: General badminton reference)
- A key Indonesian official. (Source: General badminton reference)
- Jakarta, 1989. (Source: General badminton reference)
- Indonesia at home. (Source: General badminton reference)
- China leads. (Source: General badminton reference)
- All five disciplines. (Source: General badminton reference)
- Jakarta. (Source: General badminton reference)
- 1949, 1957, 1989. (Source: General badminton reference)
- 1989, 2017, 2019. (Source: General badminton reference)
- Mixed team trophy. (Source: General badminton reference)

## Test 7: How a Sudirman Cup tie works

- One per discipline. (Source: General badminton reference)
- MS, WS, MD, WD, XD. (Source: General badminton reference)
- Best of five. (Source: General badminton reference)
- Every discipline counts. (Source: General badminton reference)
- Three wins. (Source: General badminton reference)
- Shared team. (Source: General badminton reference)
- Mixed doubles. (Source: General badminton reference)
- MS, WS, MD, WD, XD. (Source: General badminton reference)
- Closer to wider. (Source: General badminton reference)
- One of each discipline. (Source: General badminton reference)

## Test 8: Surprises and first-time winners

- Europe's first. (Source: General badminton reference)
- 3-2 in Kunshan. (Source: General badminton reference)
- A first title. (Source: General badminton reference)
- Bangkok, Thailand. (Source: General badminton reference)
- Korea's third title. (Source: General badminton reference)
- Wider competition. (Source: General badminton reference)
- Denmark in 2016. (Source: General badminton reference)
- 2010, 2016, 2022. (Source: General badminton reference)
- 2016, 2017, 2022. (Source: General badminton reference)
- Denmark. (Source: General badminton reference)

## Test 9: Team spirit

- Shared stakes. (Source: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 10)
- Cheering and support. (Source: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 10)
- Teamwork. (Source: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 10)
- Motivation and support. (Source: General badminton reference)
- The team still needs them. (Source: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 10)
- Support. (Source: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 10)
- Leadership. (Source: General badminton reference)
- Together throughout. (Source: General badminton reference)
- Growing group. (Source: General badminton reference)
- Cohesion. (Source: BWF Coaches' Manual L1, Module 10)

## Test 10: The cups' calendar

- Biennial. (Source: General badminton reference)
- Combined finals. (Source: General badminton reference)
- Biennial. (Source: General badminton reference)
- Spacing the calendar. (Source: General badminton reference)
- Qualifying. (Source: General badminton reference)
- Even years. (Source: General badminton reference)
- Odd years. (Source: General badminton reference)
- Alternating. (Source: General badminton reference)
- Qualify, groups, knock-out, final. (Source: General badminton reference)
- Even years. (Source: General badminton reference)

Sources: BWF Coaches' Manual Level 1 (2017), BWF regulations and history, Olympedia; original questions authored, nothing reproduced. Numbered rules belong to the Rules category (Badminton - Laws of Badminton).

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