{"schema":"https://ver.cy/schemas/card/1.0.0","id":"vr.tr.thomas-cup","code":"thing-q1194788","url":"https://ver.cy/models/thing/q1194788/","name":"Thomas Cup","alternateNames":[],"kind":"thing","status":"research-draft","version":"0.2.0-wave.4","language":"en","classifiers":{"family":"Thing Registry","category":"Activities and processes","entryKind":"thing","plane":"ACT","domain":["ACT.EVT"],"industry":[],"navPath":"","tags":[],"facets":{}},"whatItIs":"The world team championship for men s badminton, officially the Thomas Cup, first contested in 1948-49 and won by Malaya, named after Sir George Alan Thomas, the English player who donated the trophy, organised by the Badminton World Federation and held biennially alongside the women s Uber Cup since 1984, with ties of three singles and two doubles; Indonesia holds the record number of titles, China has won many, and India won its first title in 2022, with results from 2024 onward to be checked against current sources.","purpose":"Let 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