My Latest Acquisitions: Thomas Cup Memorabilia from the 1940s/50s

In the 1940s/50s, when one mentions "Malaya", Singapore immediately comes to mind, even though Singapore had been participating in sporting events since after WW2, most notably at the 1948 London Olympics.

Hence, Wong Peng Soon and Ong Poh Lim, although hailing from Singapore were considered Malayan and therefore eligible to play in the Malayan Thomas Cup Team of 1949 and subsequent ones too.

So always a pleasure for me to come across Thomas Cup memorabilia from the 1940s & 50s... especially when they come with autographs of these stars! #amazingfind

Found: 1952 Straits Times Souvenir Magazine. The tournament was hosted at the Singapore Badminton Hall

Vintage 1950s Tiger Beer Advertisement!

Souvenir programme from the 1949 Thomas Cup Winners visit to the Perak Turf Club in Ipoh, Malaysia!

List of Malayan Champions!

Wong Peng Soon's profile and writeup

Ong Poh Lim's autograph!

More Autographs of the 1949 Champions!

Amazing to find these autographs of Champions of 1949!

Team Manager was from Singapore

Full results from the 1948-1949 Thomas Cup Campaign