Sudirman Cup

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Official logo

Former Sudirman Cup logo with ex-federation name of "IBF"

Sudirman Cup is the world mixed team badminton championship which takes place every two years. There are five matches in every round: men and women's singles, men and women's doubles and mixed doubles. The Cup is named after Dick Sudirman, a former Indonesian badminton player and the founder of the Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI). The first Sudirman Cup tournament took place in Bung Karno Stadium, Central Jakarta, Indonesia on May 24-May 29, 1989.

There is no prize money in Sudirman Cup; players play for their respective countries and to earn BWF world ranking points and national prestige.

1 Trophy
2 Format
3 Result
4 Successful national teams
5 External links

[edit] Trophy

The Sudirman Cup stands 80 cm high. It is made of 22 carat (92%) gold-plated solid silver and stands on an octagonal base made of jati wood (Java teak wood). The body of the Cup is in the form of a shuttlecock and is surmounted by a replica of the Borobudur Temple. The handles are in the shape of stamens, symbolising the seeds of badminton.

The Cup is made by Masterix Bandung Company at the price of US$15,000.

[edit] Format

Sudirman Cup is the only international competition that does not stage a qualification round. The competing teams are divided into 7 groups based on their performances. Only teams in group 1 will have a chance to lift the trophy as the teams in other groups fight for promotion. The teams who finish last in the group will be relegated to the lower group, except the final group.

[edit] Result

Year	Host	Final			Semi-finalists
Year	Host	Winner	Score	Runner-up	Semi-finalists
1989 Details	Jakarta, Indonesia	Indonesia	3–2	Korea	China	Denmark
1991	Copenhagen, Denmark	Korea	3–2	Indonesia	Denmark	China
1993	Birmingham, England	Korea	3–2	Indonesia	China	Denmark
1995	Lausanne, Switzerland	China	3–1	Indonesia	Korea	Denmark
1997	Glasgow, Scotland	China	5–0	Korea	Denmark	Indonesia
1999	Copenhagen, Denmark	China	3–1	Denmark	Indonesia	Korea
2001 Details	Seville, Spain	China	3–1	Indonesia	Denmark	Korea
2003	Eindhoven, Netherlands	Korea	3–1	China	Indonesia	Denmark
2005 Details	Beijing, China	China	3–0	Indonesia	Korea	Denmark
2007 Details	Glasgow, Scotland	China	3–0	Indonesia	Korea	England
2009	Guangzhou, China

[edit] Successful national teams

Indonesia initially won the tournament in 1989. Throughout the history of the tournament, only five countries have reached through to the semifinal round in all tournaments of Sudirman Cup: Korea, Indonesia, China, Denmark, and England.

China is the most successful national team in the Sudirman Cup (6 victories), followed by Korea (3 victories) and Indonesia (1 victory). The Cup has never been won by a non-Asian country, Denmark is the only European country that came close to winning it, in 1999.

Team	Titles	Runners-up
China	6 (1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2005*, 2007)	1 (2003)
Korea	3 (1991, 1993, 2003)	2 (1989, 1997)
Indonesia	1 (1989*)	6 (1991, 1993, 1995, 2001, 2005, 2007)
Denmark		1 (1999*)