1949 Thomas Cup
The first edition of the Thomas Cup, the world championship for men's teams in badminton, 1949 took place. Originally, the first edition in 1941 was planned, but realized by the chaos of war until 1949. Winner, the team of Malaya, which the U.S. and in the final in Preston defeated Denmark in the semifinals was in Glasgow. The final two rounds, the Malaysian team with Chan Kon Leong, Law Teik Hock, Yeoh Teck Chye, Teoh Seng Khoon, Ooi Teik Hock, Wong Peng Soon, Lim Kee Fong, Ong Poh Lim and the nichtspielendem Captain Lim Chuan Geok was in December 1948 started at a 25-day cruise in the United Kingdom, where the Malays were first confronted with a European winter.
- 2.1 Overview
- 2.2 Semi-finals
- 2.3 final
Preliminary
Europe Zone
Survey
Results
Pacific zone
Malaya was the only starter directly qualified.
Pan- zone
Final round
Survey
Semifinal
Final
Credentials
- Archived pages of tangkis.tripod.com
- Mike's badminton Populorum
Preston in 1949 | Singapore 1952 | Singapore 1955 | Singapore 1958 | Jakarta 1961 | Tokyo 1964 | Jakarta 1967 | Kuala Lumpur 1970 | Jakarta 1973 | Bangkok 1976 | Jakarta 1979 | London 1982 | Kuala Lumpur 1984 | Jakarta 1986 | Kuala Lumpur 1988 | Nagoya & Tokyo 1990 | Kuala Lumpur 1992 | Jakarta 1994 | Hong Kong 1996 | Hong Kong 1998 | Kuala Lumpur 2000 | Guangzhou 2002 | Jakarta 2004 | Sendai and Tokyo 2006 | Jakarta 2008 | Kuala Lumpur 2010 | Wuhan 2012 | New Delhi 2014
- Thomas Cup
- Sporting event in England
- Badminton 1949
- Sporting event in Scotland
- Badminton in Scotland
- Badminton in England