Federation Cup

Neeraj Chopra was favourite for gold at the Gold Coast after his Unheralded Tamil Nadu athlete Ayyasamy Dharun smashed the men's m hurdles national record and in the process grabbed a Commonwealth Games ticket on the concluding day of the 22nd Federation Cup National Senior Championships.

Mohun Bagan are coming off a splendid title triumph in the Federation Cup and the Indian heavyweights also finished runner-up in the I-League.

Mohun Bagan held on to a draw against Shillong Lajong FC but they qualified for the final of the Federation Cup thanks to a win in the first leg of the semi-final.

Mohun Bagan, who thrashed Shillong Lajong FC in the first leg of the semi-final, are favorites to seal a place in the final of the Federation Cup.

The relatively small nation of Czech Republic dominated the Fed Cup in the s , as the Czechs won six of ten competitions in the decade.

In , Hazel Hotchkiss Wightman had an idea for a women's team tennis competition. This was not adopted but she persisted, presenting a trophy at the annual contest between the United States and Great Britain , named the Wightman Cup.

In , a British resident of the United States, Mary Hardwick Hare , presented a dossier proving that support for such an event was overwhelming, persuading the ITF that it was a 'good idea' to have a team championship played over one week in a different venue each year.

Open to all nations the competition became a resounding success. The inaugural event attracted 16 countries.

The competition was supported by the top players right from the start. The United States would emerge the champion nation in the opening year.

However, it was to be Australia in the early years, winning seven of the next eleven championships. Around the United States was able to establish some significant mark on the competition setting in future years a very high standard for others to compete against.

The first Federation Cup had attracted 16 entry teams, despite no prize money and teams having to meet their own expenses.

When sponsorship became available, the number of teams expanded dramatically, first by the Colgate Group in , and, from to by the Japanese communications and computer giant NEC.

In , there were 73 nations competing, with the host nation of a Federation Cup week was now being required to build a special tennis complex, giving rise to what became known as the Federation Cup "legacy.

For the , a regional group qualifying format was introduced. In , the tournament's name was shortened to the Fed Cup, and a new home-and-away format was adopted as trialled by the Davis Cup, so that women could play for their country in their own country.

There have been a number of smaller changes to the format since The format change implemented in incorporates an eight Nation World Group I and eight nation World Group II both playing home-and-away over three weekends throughout the year.

Three regional groups compete and there are promotions and relegations based on results. Within the Group zonal regions, teams are split into pools and play against each other in a round robin format.

The exact format of each Group event, and promotion and relegation between them, varies according to the number of participating teams.

This structure has been implemented since On the first day there are two singles matches, and then the reverse singles matches take place on the following day.

The final match is a doubles. World Group Semifinals and Final are played over on a home and away knock-out basis, and take place over a weekend in July Semifinals and September Final.

The choice of ground for First Round, Semifinals and Play-Off ties is decided by lot or goes automatically to one of the competing nations.

These are held in the first half of the year to allow promotion of teams to the World Group II Play-Off ties in second half of the year , and dates and venues are decided by the Fed Cup Committee.

The Heart Award is ITF's annual "MVP" award related to Fed Cup, which aims to recognise players who have represented their country with distinction, shown exceptional courage on court and demonstrated outstanding commitment to the team.

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