⇒ The 2022 Thomas & Uber Cup badminton tournament was held in Bangkok, Thailand from 8 to 15 May 2022.
It was the 32nd edition of the Thomas Cup and the 29th edition of the Uber Cup. The biennial international badminton championship is played by the national teams of the member associations of Badminton World Federation (BWF).
2022 Thomas Cup:
The Indian men’s badminton team won the 2022 BWF Thomas Cup, the World Men’s Badminton Championship.
The Indian men’s badminton team which created history by winning the coveted Thomas Cup for the first time with a spectacular 3-0 victory over 14-time champion Indonesia in the final in Bangkok.
- India has become the sixth country to lift the Thomas Cup.
Results: India 3-0 Indonesia
MS1: Lakshya Sen beat Anthony Sinisuka Ginting – 8-21, 21-17, 21-16
MD 1: Satwiksairaj Rankireddy & Chirag Shetty beat Mohammad Ahsan & Kevin Sanjaya Sukamuljo – 18-21, 23-21, 21-19
MS2: Srikanth Kidambi beat Jonatan Christie – 21-15, 23-21
2022 Uber Cup:
Uber Cup is known as the world women’s team championship. South Korea won the 2022 BWF Uber Cup, the World Women’s Badminton Championship, defeating China 3–2 for their second title.
- The Indian women’s badminton team was crashed out of the Uber Cup Finals after being drubbed 0-3 by Thailand in the quarterfinals. Double Olympic medallist P V Sindhu fought hard before losing to Ratchanok Intanon.