A report on India national badminton team, 1952 Thomas Cup, 1955 Thomas Cup and 1979 Thomas Cup
Governed by the Badminton Association of India.
- India national badminton teamAs it had in the 1951-1952 series, India won the Asian zone, its toughest competition coming in its opening contest against an improving Thailand 6–3.
- 1955 Thomas CupIndia qualified in the Pacific zone by beating newcomers Thailand and Australia without the loss of a match (thus, 9–0 in each case).
- 1952 Thomas CupThis left only India to visit Malaysia in a replay of their 1976 tie (team match), which Malaysia had won after trailing 1–4.
- 1979 Thomas CupThus India, on the strength of three wins by Prakash Padukone, was able to avenge its 1976 loss in another extremely close contest (5–4) and win the Asian zone for the first time since 1955.
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0 linksInternational badminton competition among teams representing member nations of the Badminton World Federation , the sport's global governing body.
International badminton competition among teams representing member nations of the Badminton World Federation , the sport's global governing body.
India is the current champion, having won its first title after beating title holders Indonesia 3-0 in the 2022 edition.
The former Pacific zone was converted into Asian and Australasian zones for the 1954–1955 tournament.
Beginning with the second tournament in 1951–1952, zone winners contested to determine a challenger for the reigning champion.
Its successful effort to regain the cup in 1969–1970 was a struggle, but in the competitions ending in 1973, 1976, and 1979, Indonesia swept its ties by winning a remarkable 51 of 54 individual matches.