Uber Cup
Current season, competition or edition: 2016 Thomas & Uber Cup
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| Sport | Badminton |
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| Founded | 1957 |
| No. of teams | 16 |
| Countries | BWF member nations |
| Most recent champion(s) |
 China (14th title) |
| Most titles |
China (14 titles) |
The Uber Cup, sometimes called the World Team Championships for Women, 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. 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 that of the men . She also made the draw for the 1956–1957 inaugural tournament, which took place at Lytham St. Annes in Lancashire, England.
The cup follows a similar format to that of the men's competition of the Thomas Cup. As of the 2016 tournament, China is the most successful team, having won fourteen times. Japan is second, having won it five times, followed by Indonesia and United States, each with three cups.
The 2016 tournament was held in Kunshan, China.
The Uber Cup trophy was officially presented at the annual general meeting in 1956, the year the first Uber Cup tournament was first held. 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.
So far, only 5 countries have won the Uber Cup with China the most successful team with 14 titles, followed by Japan (5 titles), Indonesia (3 titles), United States (3 titles) and Korea (1 title). The Uber Cup has only crossed the shores of two continents so far: Asia and North America.
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