Fighting back: India’s Lakshya Sen returns a shot to Indonesia’s Anthony Ginting during their men’s singles final badminton match at Thomas & Uber Cup in Bangkok, Thailand, on May 15, 2022. — SAKCHAI LALIT/AP
MALAYA and Indonesia were the dominant forces in world badminton during the 1950s and 60s, winning the Thomas Cup at regular intervals.
The last time Malaysia won the coveted Thomas Cup was in 1992, that also, after a lapse of a quarter of a century, in 1967.