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on February 17-19, 2012 at Los Angeles Badminton Club
2012 Thomas & Uber Cup Tournaments
Street: 10410 Valley Blvd City: El Monte, State: California
Event
Title:2012 Thomas & Uber Cup - Pan America Regional Tournament
When: 02.17.2012 - 02.19.2012 Where: Los Angeles Badminton Club (LABC) -El MonteCategory: Badminton Tournament.
Description
The Thomas Cup, sometimes called the World Men's Team Cha mpionships, is an international badminton competition among teams representing member nations of the Badminton World Federation (BWF), the sport's global governing body. The championships have been conducted every two years since the 1982 tournament, amended from conducted every three years since the first tournament held in 1948-1949.
The final phase of the tournament involves twelve teams competing at venues within a host nation and is played concurrently with the final phase of the world women's team championships, the Uber Cup ( first held in 1956-1957). Since 1984 the two competitions have been held jointly at the various stages of play.
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.
The Thomas and Uber Cups Pan American Tournament is a preliminary stage where winning teams are selected to represent the American continent to compete in the international stage. Every continent the world in will have its own preliminary stage at about the same time.
The 2012 TUCQ is hosted by LABC from Feb-17 to Feb-19 and participated by Barbados, Brazil, Canada, Guatemala, Jamaica, Puerto Rico,
Suriname, and USA; with the following schedules.
Day
Round
Session
Friday 2/17Round 1
9.00 am - 12.00 noon
Round 1 & 2
2.00 pm - 5.00 pm
Round 1 & 2
7.00 pm - 10.00 pm
Saturday 2/18Round 2 & 3
10.30 am – 1.30 noon
Round 3 & 4
4.30 pm – 7.30 pm
Sunday 2/19Semi Finals
10.30 am – 1.30 noon
Finals4.30 pm – 7.30 pm
Venue
Venue: Los Angeles Badminton Club (LABC) - Website
Street: 10410 Valley Blvd ZIP: 91731 City: El Monte State: California