| Tournament details | |||
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| Dates | 22 – 26 February 1949 | ||
| Edition | 1st | ||
| Level | International | ||
| Nations | 3 | ||
| Venue | Kelvin Hall Queen's Hall | ||
| Location | Glasgow, Scotland Preston, England | ||
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The 1949 Thomas Cup was the inaugural tournament of Thomas Cup, the most important men's badminton team competition in the world.
The tournament was originally planned for 1941–1942 (badminton seasons in the northern hemisphere traditionally ran from the autumn of one calendar year to the spring of the next), but was delayed when World War II exploded across the continents. Sir George's dream was finally realized in 1948-1949 when ten national teams participated in the first Thomas Cup competition.