Some games have become popular due to associated trophies and vice versa. For example Wimbledon Trophy is well known for Tennis. The list shows different important trophies and cups of sports and games which are played India and worldwide.
Important Trophies and Cups of Sports : Tennis
Grand Slam events provide the most important trophies and Cups in Tennis. The main associated trophies in Grand Slam are – Australian Open, French Open, Wimbledon and US Open. These four trophies are called as all time best Tennis throughout the world as they provide the maximum prize money, popularity and rating points. Among all of these four trophies, Wimbledon is the most prestigious one.
Some other internationally important Trophies and Cups in tennis are – ATP World Tour, WTA Tour Championship, WTA Premier, ATP Masters 1000, ATP challenger, Davis Cup, Fed Cup, World Team Cup, Hopman Cup
Important Trophies and Cups in association to Cricket
The most famous cup in cricket is ICC World Cup. This is organized by International Cricket Council (ICC) in every four years. The format consists of one day international matches (ODIs). The first World Cup was held in England in 1975 in which West Indies won the World Cup trophy by defeating Australia in final.
Some other internationally popular Trophies and Cups in Cricket are – Ashes Cup, Champions Trophy, T20 World Cup, Border Gavaskar Trophy, Asia Cup, Indian Premier League, NatWest Series, Champions League T20, Mandela Trophy, Sharjah Cup, Titan Cup etc.
Important Trophies and Cups associated with Ice Hockey Sport
Ice Hockey World cup is organised by International Ice Hockey Federation. It was established in 1920 during Summer Olympics of Belgium. It is highest and most reputed trophy in Ice Hockey sport worldwide.
Other important Trophies and Cups in Ice Hockey are – Canada Cup, Challenge Cup, Olympics medal, IIHF World championships, NHL Challenge Cup, Victoria Cup, Canada USSR Summit series etc
Important Trophies and Cups associated with Field Hockey Sport
The most important cup is Hockey World cup organised by International Hockey Federation. Hockey world cup tournament started in year 1971 and from then it is organised every four years. Like wise Women’s Hockey World Cup hold equally important status. Pakistan win and lifted the World Cup in the inaugural event of 1971 hosted by Spain.Pakistan is four times winner and Australia is three times winner of Hockey World Cup.
Other important trophies and Cups in Hockey – Sultan Azlan Shah Cup (held in Malaysia), Sultan Ibrahim Ismail Hockey Cup (for under 21 age in Malaysia), Olympic Medal in Hockey, Champions Trophy, Indira Gandhi International Gold Cup, Hockey Champions Challenge, Commonwealth games Cup.
List of Important Trophies and Cups in Football
The most important Cup in Football game is FIFA World Cup. This was founded in year 1930 as Federation of International Football Association. It is organised every four years starting from 1930 (except in 1942 and 1946). Urugay was the first winner and host of this prestigious World Cup in 1930. Germany is the current winner of the event held in 2014 at Brazil.
List of other important Trophies and Cups associated to sport of Football – FIFA Confedrarions Cup, The Premiership Trophy of England, Champions League Trophy of Europe, FA Cup, Ruropean Football Championships (UEFA), Africa Cup of Nations (CAF), CONMEBOL (Copa America)
List of Important Trophies and Cups of Sports Worldwide
| Name of Trophy | Associated Sport |
| America’s Cup | Yacht Racing |
| Ashes | Cricket (England-Australia) |
| Asia Cup | Cricket |
| ATP Championship | Tennis |
| Australian Open | Tennis |
| Azar Cup | Polo |
| Azlan Shah Cup | Hockey |
| Benson and Hedges Trophy | Cricket |
| Canadian Open | Tennis |
| Champions Trophy | Hockey |
| Champions League | T 20 Cricket |
| ICC Champions Trophy | Cricket |
| Cincinnati Masters | Tennis |
| Colombo Cup | Football |
| Corbillion Cup | World Table Tennis (Women’s) |
| Davis Cup | Tennis |
| Derby | Horse Racing |
| Dubai Open | Tennis |
| Euro Cup | Football |
| Evert Cup | Tennis |
| F A Cup | Football |
| Federation Cup | Tennis |
| FIFA World Cu | Football |
| French Open | Tennis |
| German Open | Tennis |
| Grand National | Horse Racing |
| Hall of Fame Championship | Tennis |
| Hambury Masters | Tennis |
| Heineken Open ATP Tour Event | Tennis |
| Hol Rar Trophy | Bridge |
| Hopman Cup | Tennis |
| India Satellite Open | Tennis |
| Indian Premier League | Cricket |
| Indira Gandhi International Gold Cup | Hockey |
| Italian Open | Tennis |
| Japan Open | Tennis |
| Jules Rimet Trophy | Football |
| King’s Cup | Air Races (England) |
| Mercedes Benz Cup | Tennis |
| Merdeka | Football (Asian Cup) |
| Nasdaq 100 Open | Tennis |
| Natwest Trophy | Cricket |
| Nordic Light Open | Tennis |
| Presidents Cup | Football |
| Prince of Wales Cup | Golf (England) |
| Ryder Cup | Golf (England) |
| Schneider Cup | Seaplane Race (England) |
| Swaythling Cup | World Table Tennis (Men) |
| Thomas Cup | World Badminton (Men) |
| Tunku Abdul Rahman Cup | Asian Badminton |
| Uber Cup | World Badminton (Women) |
| UEFA Cup | Football |
| Virginia Long Corn Trophy | Boxing |
| Walker Cup | Golf (England) |
| WBA Title | Boxing |
| World Chess Championship | Chess |
List of Important Trophies and Cups of Sports in India
| Name of Trophy | Related Sport |
| Aga Khan Cup | Hockey |
| Maharaja Ranjit Singh Gold Cup | Hockey |
| Amrit Diwan Cup | Badminton |
| Ashutosh Trophy | Football |
| Bangalore Blues Challenge Cup | Basketball |
| Barna Bellack Cup | Table Tennis (Men) |
| Beighton Cup | Hockey |
| Mumbai Gold Cup | Hockey |
| Burdwan Gold Cup | Weightlifting |
| Chadda Cup | Badminton (Women) |
| Chakola Gold Trophy | Football, Hockey |
| Cooch Bihar Trophy | Cricket |
| DCM Trophy | Football |
| Deodhar Trophy | Cricket |
| Dhyan Chand Trophy | Hockey |
| Dr B C Roy Trophy | Football |
| Rajindra Prasad Cup | Tennis |
| Duleep Trophy | Cricket |
| Durand Cup | Football |
| Ezar Cup | Polo |
| Gurmit Trophy | Hockey |
| Hiralal Cup | Badminton |
| I F A Shield | Football |
| Irani Cup | Cricket |
| Jaylakshmi Cup | Table Tennis (Women) |
| Kuppuswamy Naidu Trophy | Hockey |
| Lady Ratan Tata Trophy | Hockey (Women) |
| Maulana Azad Trophy | Inter-University Sports |
| MCC Trophy | Hockey |
| Mrs Iqbal Hussain Trophy | Football |
| Moin-ud-Daula Gold Cup | Cricket |
| Murugappa Gold Cup | Hockey |
| Obaidullah Gold Cup | Hockey |
| Prithi Singh Cup | Polo |
| Radha Mohan Cup | Polo |
| Ramanujan Trophy | Table Tennis (Girls) |
| Rani Jhansi Trophy | Cricket |
| Rangaswamy Cup | Hockey |
| Ranji Trophy | Cricket |
| Rene Frank Trophy | Hockey |
| Santosh Trophy | Football |
| Scindia Gold Cup | Hockey |
| Sheesh Mahal Trophy | Cricket |
| Stafford Cup | Football |
| Subrato Mukherjee Cup | Football |
| Todd Memorial Trophy | Football |
| Vijay Merchant Trophy | Cricket |
| Vittal Trophy | Football |
| Wellington Trophy | Rowing |
| Wills Cup | Cricket |
| Yadavindra Cup | Hockey |
| Yonex Cup | Badminton |