+ Issue Date : 11/05/2000
+ Classification : Postage Stamp
+ Emission : Special
+ Designer : Peter Chuah PK
+ Printer : Percetakan Keselamatan Nasional Sdn Bhd
+ Printing : Lithography
+ Paper : Phosphorized / Phospor Coated
+ Perforations : 12½
+ Separations : Normal Perforations
+ Gum Type : Gum
+ Shape : Rectangular
+ Orientation : Vertical
The
2000 Thomas & Uber Cup was the
21st tournament of the Thomas Cup, and the
18th tournament of the Uber Cup, which are the major international team competitions in world badminton.
Thomas Cup
The Thomas Cup, sometimes called the World Men's Team Championships, is an international badminton competition among teams representing member nations of theBadminton World Federation (BWF), the sport's global governing body. The championships have been conducted every two years since the 1982 tournament, amended from being conducted every three years since the first tournament held in1948–1949.
49 teams took part in the competition, and 8 teams were qualyfied to the Final Stage, including Indonesia, as defending champion, and Malaysia, as host team.
Final: Indonesia (3) vs China (0)
Uber Cup
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.
43 teams took part in the competition, and 8 teams were qualyfied to the Final Stage.
Final: China (3) vs Denmark (0)
