2019 Sudirman Cup

The 2019 Sudirman Cup (officially known as the 2019 Total BWF Sudirman Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 16th edition of the Sudirman Cup, the biennial international badminton championship contested by the mixed national teams of the member associations of Badminton World Federation (BWF), since its inception in 1989. The tournament was played in Nanning, China, between 19 and 26 May 2019.[1] Korea is the defending champion.

2019 Sudirman Cup

Tournament details
Dates	19–26 May
Edition	16th
Level	International
Competitors	377
Nations	31
Venue	Guangxi Sports Center
Location	Nanning, China
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China defeated Japan 3–0 in the final to win the tournament.

Host city selection

Nanning was the only bidder for this event.[2] The bid was approved by Badminton World Federation on 18 March 2017 during a meeting in Kuala Lumpur.[3] The city itself won the internal bidding phase by the Chinese Badminton Association, being the preferred city over Nanjing (later chosen to host 2018 BWF World Championships), Qingdao, and Wuhan.[4]

Seedings

The seedings for 32 teams competing in the tournament were announced on 12 March 2019.[5] It was based on aggregated points from the best players in the world ranking as of 5 March 2019. The tournament was divided into four groups, with twelve teams in the elite group competing for the title. Eight teams were seeded into second and third groups and four remaining teams were seeded into fourth group.

On the day of the draw, it was announced that the original list of 32 teams was pared down to 31, with Kenya withdrawing from the tournament. The 31 participating teams were divided into four groups, with Group 1 consisting of the 12 teams that will compete for the title. Group 2 and Group 3 (eight teams each) along with Group 4 (three teams) will fight for overall placings. The draw was held on 19 March 2019.[6]

Rank Team Points Group Notes 1  Japan 450447 1 2  China 442562 3  Indonesia 353008 4  Chinese Taipei 331368 5  South Korea 301475 6  Denmark 293816 7  Thailand 293118 8  India 262590 9  Malaysia 261018 10  England 213529 11  Hong Kong 205146 12  Russia 182260

Rank Team Points Group Notes 13  Netherlands 180954 2 14  Germany 161960 15  Canada 159971 16  France 159030 17  United States 137024 18  Singapore 116740 19  Vietnam 99780 20  Israel 79711 21  Ireland 78929 3 22   Switzerland 68279 23  Australia 60533 24  Sri Lanka 45860

Rank Team Points Group Notes 25  Slovakia 45254 3 26  New Zealand 35709 27    Nepal 27130 28  Lithuania 25348 29  Macau 23200 4 30  Kazakhstan 20820 31  Kenya 4770 Withdrawn 32  Greenland 2500

Group composition

Group 1
Group 1A	Group 1B	Group 1C	Group 1D
Japan  Thailand  Russia	Indonesia  Denmark  England	Chinese Taipei  South Korea  Hong Kong	China  India  Malaysia

Group 2		Group 3		Group 4
Group 2A	Group 2B	Group 3A	Group 3B
Netherlands  France  United States  Vietnam	Germany  Canada  Singapore  Israel	Ireland  Australia  New Zealand    Nepal	Switzerland  Sri Lanka  Slovakia  Lithuania	Macau  Kazakhstan  Greenland

Tiebreakers

The rankings of teams in each group were determined as follows (regulations Chapter 5 Section 5.1. Article 16.3):[7]

1. Points
2. Results between tied teams
3. Match difference
4. Game difference
5. Point difference

Teams that won 3 match first win the tie: 1 points for the winner, 0 points for the loser.

Squads

Further information: 2019 Sudirman Cup squads

Group stage

Main article: 2019 Sudirman Cup group stage

Group 1A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Japan	2	2	0	7	3	+4	15	6	+9	419	319	+100	2	Advance to Quarterfinals		—	4–1	3–2
2	Thailand	2	1	1	4	6	−2	9	13	−4	368	403	−35	1				—	3–2
3	Russia	2	0	2	4	6	−2	8	13	−5	332	397	−65	0					—

Source: TS
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Group 1B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Indonesia	2	1	1	6	4	+2	12	8	+4	373	338	+35	1	Advance to Quarterfinals		—	2–3	4–1
2	Denmark	2	1	1	5	5	0	13	12	+1	467	440	+27	1				—	2–3
3	England	2	1	1	4	6	−2	10	15	−5	417	479	−62	1					—

Source: TS
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Group 1C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Korea	2	2	0	7	3	+4	15	7	+8	422	349	+73	2	Advance to Quarterfinals		—		4–1
2	Chinese Taipei	2	1	1	5	5	0	12	11	+1	415	407	+8	1			2–3	—	3–2
3	Hong Kong	2	0	2	3	7	−4	7	16	−9	364	445	−81	0					—

Source: TS
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Group 1D

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	China	2	2	0	10	0	+10	20	3	+17	481	354	+127	2	Advance to Quarterfinals		—	5–0	5–0
2	Malaysia	2	1	1	3	7	−4	9	14	−5	399	452	−53	1				—	3–2
3	India	2	0	2	2	8	−6	5	17	−12	362	436	−74	0					—

Source: TS
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Group 2A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	France	3	3	0	11	4	+7	23	12	+11	677	621	+56	3	Classification round		—	3–2	4–1	4–1
2	Netherlands	3	2	1	10	5	+5	22	13	+9	679	607	+72	2				—	3–2	5–0
3	Vietnam	3	1	2	6	9	−3	15	19	−4	606	625	−19	1					—	3–2
4	United States	3	0	3	3	12	−9	8	24	−16	491	600	−109	0						—

Source: TS
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Group 2B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Canada	3	3	0	11	4	+7	22	9	+13	619	515	+104	3	Classification round		—	3–2	3–2	5–0
2	Germany	3	2	1	8	7	+1	18	14	+4	594	547	+47	2				—	3–2	3–2
3	Singapore	3	1	2	8	7	+1	17	14	+3	592	518	+74	1					—	4–1
4	Israel	3	0	3	3	12	−9	6	26	−20	441	666	−225	0						—

Source: TS
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Group 3A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ireland	3	3	0	11	4	+7	24	10	+14	656	500	+156	3	Classification round		—	3–2	3–2	5–0
2	Australia	3	2	1	9	6	+3	19	16	+3	633	582	+51	2				—	4–1	3–2
3	New Zealand	3	1	2	7	8	−1	18	19	−1	667	682	−15	1					—	4–1
4	Nepal	3	0	3	3	12	−9	8	24	−16	451	643	−192	0						—

Source: TS
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Group 3B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Qualification
1	Sri Lanka	3	3	0	12	3	+9	24	8	+16	634	472	+162	3	Classification round		—	3–2	4–1	5–0
2	Switzerland	3	2	1	11	4	+7	25	9	+16	672	533	+139	2				—	5–0	4–1
3	Slovakia	3	1	2	5	10	−5	12	21	−9	538	633	−95	1					—	4–1
4	Lithuania	3	0	3	2	13	−11	5	28	−23	476	682	−206	0						—

Source: TS
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Group 4

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	MF	MA	MD	GF	GA	GD	PF	PA	PD	Pts
1	Macau	2	2	0	8	2	+6	18	5	+13	456	333	+123	2		—	3–2	5–0
2	Kazakhstan	2	1	1	6	4	+2	13	12	+1	444	427	+17	1			—	4–1
3	Greenland	2	0	2	1	9	−8	5	19	−14	340	480	−140	0				—

Source: TS
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Knockout stage

Main article: 2019 Sudirman Cup knockout stage

Classification bracket

Thirteenth place match        France 1  Canada 3

Fifteenth place match        Netherlands 3  Germany 2

Seventeenth place match        Vietnam 0  Singapore 3

Nineteenth place match        United States 3  Israel 1

Twenty-first place match        Ireland 2  Sri Lanka 3

Twenty-third place match        Australia 2   Switzerland 3

Twenty-fifth place match        New Zealand 2  Slovakia 3

Twenty-seventh place match          Nepal 1  Lithuania 3

Classification round

Team 1	Score	Team 2
France	1–3	Canada
Netherlands	3–2	Germany
Vietnam	0–3	Singapore
United States	3–1	Israel
Ireland	2–3	Sri Lanka
Australia	2–3	Switzerland
New Zealand	2–3	Slovakia
Nepal	1–3	Lithuania

Final bracket

The draw for the quarterfinals was held after the completion of the final matches in the group stage on 22 May 2019.[8]

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
	23 May – Nanning
	China	3
					25 May – Nanning
	Denmark	1
					China	3
	23 May – Nanning
					Thailand	0
	South Korea	1
									26 May – Nanning
	Thailand	3
									China	3
	24 May – Nanning
									Japan	0
	Chinese Taipei	2
					25 May – Nanning
	Indonesia	3
					Indonesia	1
	24 May – Nanning
					Japan	3
	Malaysia	0
	Japan	3

Quarterfinals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
China	3–1	Denmark
South Korea	1–3	Thailand
Chinese Taipei	2–3	Indonesia
Malaysia	0–3	Japan

Semifinals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
China	3–0	Thailand
Indonesia	1–3	Japan

Final

Team 1	Score	Team 2
China	3–0	Japan

Final ranking

Pos Team Pld W L Pts Final result  China 5 5 0 5 Champions  Japan 5 4 1 4 Runners-up  Indonesia 4 2 2 2 Eliminated in Semifinals  Thailand 4 2 2 2 5  South Korea 3 2 1 2 Eliminated in Quarterfinals  Chinese Taipei 3 1 2 1  Denmark 3 1 2 1  Malaysia 3 1 2 1 9  England 2 1 1 1 Eliminated in Group stage  Russia 2 0 2 0  Hong Kong 2 0 2 0  India 2 0 2 0 13  Canada 4 4 0 4 Group 2 14  France 4 3 1 3 15  Netherlands 4 3 1 3 16  Germany 4 2 2 2 17  Singapore 4 2 2 2 18  Vietnam 4 1 3 1 19  United States 4 1 3 1 20  Israel 4 0 4 0 21  Sri Lanka 4 4 0 4 Group 3 22  Ireland 4 3 1 3 23   Switzerland 4 3 1 3 24  Australia 4 2 2 2 25  Slovakia 4 2 2 2 26  New Zealand 4 1 3 1 27  Lithuania 4 1 3 1 28    Nepal 4 0 4 0 29  Macau 2 2 0 2 Group 4 30  Kazakhstan 2 1 1 1 31  Greenland 2 0 2 0

2019 Sudirman Cup Champions  China 11th title

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