1989 Sudirman Cup Explained

1989 Sudirman Cup Piala Sudirman 1989
Dates:	24–29 May
Number Edition:	1st
Level:	1
Venue:	Istora Senayan
Location:	Jakarta, Indonesia
Next:	1991 Copenhagen

The 1989 Sudirman Cup was the first tournament of the World Mixed Team Badminton Championships, the Sudirman Cup. It was held from May 24 to May 29, 1989, in Central Jakarta, Indonesia.

Host city selection

In May 1988, the International Badminton Federation approved the inauguration of the world mixed team championships and announced that the championships would be inaugurated in Jakarta, Indonesia.^[1]

Teams

28 teams around the world took part in this tournament.^[2] Geographically, they were 13 from Europe, 10 teams from Asia, two from Americas, two from Oceania and one from Africa. India and Pakistan entered the competition but ultimately did not participate.^{[3] [4]}

Draw

The draw was announced on April 1989, a month prior to the championships.^[5]

Group composition

Group stage

Group 1

Subgroup A

	Team
1		2	0	9	1	+8	2
2		1	1	6	4	+2	1
3		0	2	0	10	−10	0

	5–0
	5–0
	4–1

Subgroup B

	Team
1		2	0	9	1	+8	2
2		1	1	3	7	−2	1
3		0	2	3	7	−2	0

	4–1
	5–0
	3–2

Group 2

	Team
1		3	0	11	4	+7	3
2		2	1	9	6	+3	2
3		1	2	8	7	+1	1
4		0	3	2	13	−11	0

	3–2
	3–2
	5–0
	1–4
	5–0
	3–2

Group 3

	Team
1		3	0	9	6	+3	3
2		2	1	9	5	+4	2
3		1	2	8	7	+1	1
4		0	3	4	11	−7	0

	3–2
	3–2
	3–2
	3–2
	4–1
	4–1

Group 4

	Team
1		3	0	9	5	+4	3
2		2	1	7	8	−1	2
3		1	2	7	8	−1	1
4		0	3	6	9	−3	0

	4–1
	3–2
	3–2
	3–2
	3–2
	3–2

Group 5

	Team
1		3	0	14	1	+13	3
2		2	1	10	5	+5	2
3		1	2	5	10	−5	1
4		0	3	1	14	−13	0

	4–1
	5–0
	5–0
	5–0
	4–1
	5–0

Group 6

	Team
1		2	0	9	1	+8	2
2		1	1	6	4	+2	1
3		0	2	0	10	−10	0

	4–1
	5–0
	5–0

Group 7

	Team
1		2	0	9	1	+8	2
2		1	1	6	4	+2	1
3		0	2	0	10	−10	0

	3–2
	5–0
	5–0

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

South Korea vs China

Final

Final ranking

	Team					Final result
		4	4	0	4	Champions
		4	2	2	2	Runner-up
		3	2	1	2	Eliminated in semi-finals
		3	1	2	1
5		3	1	2	1	Group 1
6		3	0	3	0
7		3	3	0	3	Group 2
8		3	2	1	2
9		3	1	2	1
10		3	0	3	0
11		3	3	0	3	Group 3
12		3	2	1	2
13		3	1	2	1
14		3	0	3	0
15		3	4	0	3	Group 4
16		3	3	1	2
17		3	3	1	1
18		3	0	4	0
19		3	3	0	3	Group 5
20		3	2	1	2
21		3	1	2	1
22		3	0	3	0
41		2	2	0	2	Group 6
42		2	1	1	1
43		2	0	2	0
44		2	2	0	2	Group 7
45		2	1	1	1
46		2	0	2	0
−		−	−	−	−	Withdrew
		−	−	−	−

Notes and References

1. News: 1988-05-30 . Mixed team meet from next year . 2024-06-03 . . 27 . NewspaperSG.
2. Web site: Sudirman Cup . 2011-06-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110602161249/http://www.badminton.de/WM_Mannschaft.499.0.html . 2011-06-02 . dead .
3. Web site: Populorum . Mike . Archiv SudirmanCup . sbg.ac.at . 8 May 2019.
4. Web site: Times Archives . Oxfordshire Libraries.
5. News: 1989-04-27 . No surprises in seeding lists . 2024-06-03 . . 33 . NewspaperSG.