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1652:Wuhan 2012
1597:Tokyo 1990
1575:Since 1984
1562:Tokyo 1981
1547:Tokyo 1972
1542:Tokyo 1969
1474:Tokyo 1964
1441:Thomas Cup
1422:Thomas Cup
1325:Arab Games
1191:Mixed Team
1183:Individual
1040:Thomas Cup
957:2011-06-05
933:References
786:1949-02-26
777:1949-02-25
658:1949-02-22
649:1949-02-21
262:Copenhagen
119:Thomas Cup
1433:1949–1982
1365:SEA Games
1024:badminton
923:Singapore
270:Leicester
153:Singapore
123:badminton
1514:Uber Cup
1426:Uber Cup
1290:–
1281:Americas
1265:–
1220:–
1177:–
1138:–
1075:Olympics
1045:Uber Cup
983:Archived
919:Malaysia
339:Scotland
149:Malaysia
80:Scotland
72:Location
1256:Oceania
856:Preston
833:Denmark
784: (
775: (
765:Denmark
728:Glasgow
656: (
647: (
592:Denmark
548:Denmark
361:Bracket
355:England
351:Preston
335:Glasgow
286:Denmark
229:Toronto
170:Denmark
88:England
84:Preston
76:Glasgow
54:Nations
38:Edition
1424:&
1211:Europe
1129:Africa
885:Malaya
842:Report
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304:Squads
292:Total
283:
266:Ilford
246:
216:Malaya
213:
184:Venue
145:Malaya
1312:Games
1120:Teams
896:Notes
739:Final
381:Final
187:Slot
181:Date
147:(now
62:Venue
46:Level
30:Dates
1187:Team
1168:Asia
921:and
168:and
162:both
157:both
151:and
113:The
101:1952
1288:BPA
1136:BCA
1035:BWF
818:8–1
690:6–3
562:Bye
41:1st
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1263:BO
1218:BE
1189:,
1185:,
1175:BA
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627:v
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353:,
337:,
295:3
274:1
237:1
204:1
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