The 2023 Sudirman Cup (officially known as the TotalEnergies BWF Sudirman Cup Finals 2023 for sponsorship reasons) was the 18th 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 Suzhou, China, between 14 and 21 May 2023.[1] China were the defending champions. They successfully defended their title, lifting the trophy for a record-extending 13th time.

2023 Sudirman Cup
Tournament details
Dates14 – 21 May 2023
Edition18th
LevelInternational
Nations16
VenueSuzhou Olympic Sports Centre
LocationSuzhou, China
2021 Vantaa 2025 Xiamen

Host city selection

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New Delhi was awarded the hosting of the championship back in November 2018.[2] In July 2021, it was announced that Suzhou, the original host for the 2021 edition, will host this edition instead and India accepted the offer to host 2026 BWF World Championships in exchange.[3]

Competition format

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Qualification

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Sixteen teams will participate in the final tournament in Suzhou, with the host and the defending champion will qualify automatically. Continental qualifying tournaments were held to determine the winner of allocated continental slots (4 from Asia and Europe, and 1 each from Africa, Oceania and Pan Am). The remaining slots were determined via team rankings. As China is both the host team and the defending champion, an extra slot from world ranking is opened.

Means of qualification Date Venue Slot Qualified teams
Host country July 2021 1   China
2021 Sudirman Cup 26 September – 3 October 2021 Vantaa
2023 All Africa Team Championships 13–16 February 2023 Benoni 1   Egypt
2023 European Mixed Team Badminton Championships 14–18 February 2023 Aire-sur-la-Lys 4   Denmark
  France
  England
  Germany
2023 Asia Mixed Team Championships 14–19 February 2023 Dubai 3   South Korea
  India
  Thailand
2023 Oceania Mixed Team Badminton Championships 17–19 February 2023 Auckland 1   Australia
2023 Pan American Cup 16–19 February 2023 Guadalajara 1   Canada
World Team Rankings for Asia 21 February 2023 1   Japan
World Team Rankings 21 February 2023 4   Indonesia
  Malaysia
  Chinese Taipei
  Singapore
Total 16

Seeding

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Teams Seeds Notes
  China 1 Assigned to position A1
  Japan 2 Assigned to position D1
  Indonesia 3/4
  Malaysia 3/4
  Thailand 5/8
  South Korea 5/8
  Denmark 5/8
  Chinese Taipei 5/8
  India 9/12
  Singapore 9/12
  Germany 9/12
  France 9/12
  Canada 13/16
  England 13/16
  Egypt 13/16
  Australia 13/16

Draw

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The draw for the tournament was conducted on 25 March 2023, at 15:00 CST, at Suzhou City in Suzhou, China. The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four.

The teams were allocated to four pots based on the World Team Rankings of 21 February 2023. Pot 1 contained the top seed China (which were assigned to position A1), the second seed Japan (which were assigned to position D1) and the next two best teams, Indonesia and Malaysia. Pot 2 contained the next best four teams and Pot 3 contained the ninth to sixteenth seeds.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4

  China
  Japan
  Indonesia
  Malaysia

  Thailand
  South Korea
  Denmark
  Chinese Taipei

  India
  Singapore
  Germany
  France

  Canada
  England
  Egypt
  Australia

Squads

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Tiebreakers

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The rankings of teams in each group were determined as follows (regulations Chapter 5 Section 5.1. Article 16.3):[4]

  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.

Group stage

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   China (H) 3 3 0 30 3 +27 686 397 +289 3 Advance to quarter-finals
2   Denmark 3 2 1 20 13 +7 609 501 +108 2
3   Singapore 3 1 2 14 18 −4 548 536 +12 1
4   Egypt 3 0 3 0 30 −30 221 630 −409 0
Source: TournamentSoftware.com
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host
14 May 2023 (2023-05-14)
17:00
Denmark   4–1   Singapore
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14 May 2023 (2023-05-14)
17:00
China   5–0   Egypt
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16 May 2023 (2023-05-16)
17:00
China   5–0   Singapore
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16 May 2023 (2023-05-16)
17:00
Denmark   5–0   Egypt
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18 May 2023 (2023-05-18)
17:00
China   5–0   Denmark
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18 May 2023 (2023-05-18)
17:00
Singapore   5–0   Egypt
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Group B

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Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Thailand 3 3 0 24 11 +13 672 565 +107 3 Advance to quarter-finals
2   Indonesia 3 2 1 25 9 +16 675 564 +111 2
3   Canada 3 1 2 9 23 −14 534 642 −108 1
4   Germany 3 0 3 9 24 −15 546 656 −110 0
Source: TournamentSoftware.com
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
15 May 2023 (2023-05-15)
10:00
Indonesia   5–0   Canada
Report
15 May 2023 (2023-05-15)
10:00
Thailand   4–1   Germany
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16 May 2023 (2023-05-16)
10:00
Indonesia   4–1   Germany
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16 May 2023 (2023-05-16)
10:00
Thailand   4–1   Canada
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18 May 2023 (2023-05-18)
10:00
Indonesia   2–3   Thailand
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18 May 2023 (2023-05-18)
10:00
Germany   2–3   Canada
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Group C

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Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   Malaysia 3 3 0 28 5 +23 661 514 +147 3 Advance to quarter-finals
2   Chinese Taipei 3 2 1 23 13 +10 702 597 +105 2
3   India 3 1 2 15 21 −6 643 667 −24 1
4   Australia 3 0 3 2 29 −27 413 641 −228 0
Source: TournamentSoftware.com
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
14 May 2023 (2023-05-14)
10:00
Chinese Taipei   4–1   India
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14 May 2023 (2023-05-14)
10:00
Malaysia   5–0   Australia
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15 May 2023 (2023-05-15)
10:00
Chinese Taipei   5–0   Australia
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15 May 2023 (2023-05-15)
17:00
Malaysia   5–0   India
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17 May 2023 (2023-05-17)
10:00
Malaysia   4–1   Chinese Taipei
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17 May 2023 (2023-05-17)
10:00
India   4–1   Australia
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Group D

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Pos Team Pld W L GF GA GD PF PA PD Pts Qualification
1   South Korea 3 3 0 27 6 +21 656 483 +173 3 Advance to quarter-finals
2   Japan 3 2 1 19 13 +6 593 522 +71 2
3   France 3 1 2 15 18 −3 570 625 −55 1
4   England 3 0 3 5 29 −24 486 675 −189 0
Source: TournamentSoftware.com
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
14 May 2023 (2023-05-14)
10:00
South Korea   4–1   France
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14 May 2023 (2023-05-14)
17:00
Japan   5–0   England
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15 May 2023 (2023-05-15)
17:00
Japan   4–1   France
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15 May 2023 (2023-05-15)
17:00
South Korea   4–1   England
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17 May 2023 (2023-05-17)
17:00
Japan   0–5   South Korea
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17 May 2023 (2023-05-17)
17:00
France   5–0   England
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Knockout stage

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Bracket

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The draw was held on 18 May 2023, after the last group tie. The group runners-up were drawn against the group winners. Teams from the same group could not be drawn against each other.

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
 
 
 
  China3
 
 
 
  Indonesia0
 
  China3
 
 
 
  Japan2
 
  Thailand2
 
 
 
  Japan3
 
  China3
 
 
 
  South Korea0
 
  Denmark1
 
 
 
  Malaysia3
 
  Malaysia1
 
 
 
  South Korea3
 
  Chinese Taipei1
 
 
  South Korea3
 

Quarter-finals

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19 May 2023 (2023-05-19)
17:00
China   3–0   Indonesia
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19 May 2023 (2023-05-19)
10:00
Thailand   2–3   Japan
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19 May 2023 (2023-05-19)
17:00
Denmark   1–3   Malaysia
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Semi-finals

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20 May 2023 (2023-05-20)
17:00
China   3–2   Japan
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20 May 2023 (2023-05-20)
10:00
Malaysia   1–3   South Korea
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Final

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21 May 2023 (2023-05-21)
14:00
China   3–0   South Korea
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Final ranking

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References

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  1. ^ "Sudirman Cup". Badminton World Federation. Archived from the original on 3 April 2023. Retrieved 25 March 2023.
  2. ^ "BWF Major Event Hosts 2019-2025 Awarded". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Suzhou to stage Sudirman Cup badminton in 2023, India in 2026". Olympic Council of Asia. Retrieved 28 March 2023.
  4. ^ "regulations Chapter 5 Section 5.1" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 25 March 2023.