Indonesia lifted the Thomas Cup trophy for the first time since 2002 after sweeping past defending champions China 3-0 in the final on October 17, 2021.
Indonesia is the most successful nation in the history of the team championship of men’s badminton with 14 titles but had endured a nineteen-year winless drought before Sunday’s victory.
UBER Cup: Meanwhile in Uber Cup, China beat defending champions Japan 3-1, to clinch their 15th Uber Cup trophy. South Korea and Thailand shared bronze. Thomas Cup is the biennial international badminton championship contested by the men’s national teams of the member associations of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) while the Uber Cup is a women’s team event.
The 2020 Thomas & Uber Cup was the 31st edition of the Thomas Cup and the 28th edition of the Uber Cup.
