World Men's Team Championships
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The World Men's Team Championships, also known as the Thomas Cup, is the premier international men's team badminton tournament organized by the Badminton World Federation.
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| World Men's Team Championships canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9479487 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: World Men's Team Championships Context triple: [New Zealand national badminton team, representsInEvent, World Men's Team Championships]
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World Championships
The World Championships in wheelchair basketball are the premier international tournament where national teams compete for the sport’s highest global title.
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World Championships
The World Championships in Greco-Roman wrestling are the premier annual global tournament where elite wrestlers compete for world titles across various weight classes.
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C.
World Championships
The World Championships in speed skating are elite international competitions where top skaters from around the globe compete for world titles across various distances and disciplines.
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World Championships
The World Championships in this context refers to the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship, an annual international tournament where national teams compete for the world title in ice hockey.
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World Championships
The World Championships are premier international competitions that bring together elite athletes from around the globe to compete in top-level skiing and snowboarding events.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: World Men's Team Championships Target entity description: The World Men's Team Championships, also known as the Thomas Cup, is the premier international men's team badminton tournament organized by the Badminton World Federation.
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A.
World Championships
The World Championships in wheelchair basketball are the premier international tournament where national teams compete for the sport’s highest global title.
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B.
World Championships
The World Championships in Greco-Roman wrestling are the premier annual global tournament where elite wrestlers compete for world titles across various weight classes.
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C.
World Championships
The World Championships in speed skating are elite international competitions where top skaters from around the globe compete for world titles across various distances and disciplines.
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D.
World Championships
The World Championships in this context refers to the IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship, an annual international tournament where national teams compete for the world title in ice hockey.
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E.
World Championships
The World Championships are premier international competitions that bring together elite athletes from around the globe to compete in top-level skiing and snowboarding events.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
international badminton tournament
ⓘ
men's team badminton competition ⓘ |
| ageCategory | senior ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Thomas Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastMedium |
online streaming
ⓘ
television ⓘ |
| category | BWF major event ⓘ |
| competitionStructure | group stage and knock-out phase in many editions ⓘ |
| competitionType | team event ⓘ |
| continentCoverage | global ⓘ |
| discipline | badminton men's team ⓘ |
| firstHeld | 1949 ⓘ |
| format |
team knock-out tournament
ⓘ
ties consisting of multiple matches ⓘ |
| frequency | biennial ⓘ |
| gender | men ⓘ |
| governingBody | Badminton World Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMedalType |
bronze medal
ⓘ
gold medal ⓘ silver medal ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://bwfbadminton.com ⓘ |
| hasWomen'sCounterpart | Uber Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPartOf | BWF World Team Championships NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isPremierTournamentFor | men's international team badminton ⓘ |
| level | international ⓘ |
| matchTypesIncluded |
men's doubles
ⓘ
men's singles ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Sir George Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| officialLanguage | English ⓘ |
| organizedBy | BWF Events Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizer | Badminton World Federation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| organizingFederationAbbreviation | BWF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| participantType | national teams ⓘ |
| qualificationMethod | continental qualification and world rankings ⓘ |
| rankingImpact | contributes to BWF world team rankings ⓘ |
| region | worldwide ⓘ |
| relatedCompetition |
Sudirman Cup
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Uber Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ World Mixed Team Championships NERFINISHED ⓘ World Women's Team Championships NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scope | world ⓘ |
| selectionUnit | member associations of BWF ⓘ |
| sport | badminton ⓘ |
| status | active competition ⓘ |
| teamSizeRule | multiple singles and doubles players per team ⓘ |
| trophyName | Thomas Cup NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| trophyType | perpetual cup ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: World Men's Team Championships Description of subject: The World Men's Team Championships, also known as the Thomas Cup, is the premier international men's team badminton tournament organized by the Badminton World Federation.
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