2001 Sudirman Cup Explained

2001 Sudirman Cup
Dates:	28 May – 2 June
Number Edition:	7th
Level:	1
Location:	Seville, Spain
Previous:	1999 Copenhagen
Next:	2003 Eindhoven

The 2001 Sudirman Cup was the 7th tournament of the World Mixed Team Badminton Championships of Sudirman Cup. It was held from May 28 to June 2, 2001 in Seville, Spain.

Teams

53 teams around the world took part in this tournament. Cyprus, Jordan, Mauritius and Nigeria withdrew from the competition.^[1]

Group 1

Group A

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China	2	2	0
Korea	2	1	1
Sweden	2	0	2

May 28, 2001
width=150 align=right	China	width=100 align=center	5–0	width=150	Sweden
May 29, 2001
Sweden	0–5	Korea
May 30, 2001
Korea	0–5	China

Group B

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Indonesia	2	2	0
Denmark	2	1	1
England	2	0	2

May 28, 2001
width=150 align=right	Denmark	width=100 align=center	5–0	width=150	England
May 29, 2001
Indonesia	4–1	England
May 30, 2001
Indonesia	3–2	Denmark

Play-offs

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June 1, 2001

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England

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3–0

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Sweden

5th/6th, loser relegate

Knockout stage

Final

Group 2

Subgroup 2A

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Japan	Germany	5-0
Japan	Malaysia	3-2
Japan	Ukraine	4-1
Germany	Malaysia	2-3
Germany	Ukraine	4-1
Malaysia	Ukraine	4-1

Subgroup 2B

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Thailand	Netherlands	4-1
Thailand	Chinese Taipei	3-2
Thailand	Scotland	5-0
Netherlands	Chinese Taipei	3-2
Netherlands	Scotland	5-0
Chinese Taipei	Scotland	1-4

Playoff

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Thailand	Japan	3-1	7th-8th
Netherlands	Germany	3-0	9th-10th
Malaysia	Chinese Taipei	3-2	11th-12th
Ukraine	Scotland	3-0	13th-14th

Group 3

Subgroup 3A

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Canada	Russia	3-2
Canada	Finland	5-0
Canada	Norway	4-1
Russia	Finland	3-2
Russia	Norway	5-0
Finland	Norway	4-1

Subgroup 3B

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Hong Kong	India	4-1
Hong Kong	Wales	5-0
Hong Kong	Austria	5-0
India	Wales	4-1
India	Austria	5-0
Wales	Austria	4-1

Playoff

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Canada	Hong Kong	0-3	15th-16th
India	Russia	3-2	17th-18th
Finland	Wales	3-2	19th-20th
Austria	Norway	3-2	21st-22nd

Group 4

Subgroup 4A

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Singapore	New Zealand	4-1
Singapore	Poland	1-4
Singapore	Iceland	5-0
New Zealand	Poland	3-2
New Zealand	Iceland	5-0
Poland	Iceland	4-1

Subgroup 4B

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United States	Bulgaria	2-3
United States	France	3-2
United States	Switzerland	3-2
Bulgaria	France	3-2
Bulgaria	Switzerland	4-1
France	Switzerland	3-2

Playoff

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Singapore	United States	3-0	23rd-24th
New Zealand	Bulgaria	3-0	25th-26th
Poland	France	3-0	27th-28th
Switzerland	Iceland	3-1	29th-30th

Group 5

Subgroup 5A

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Spain	Belarus	3-2
Spain	Slovenia	3-2
Spain	Peru	4-1
Belarus	Slovenia	4-1
Belarus	Peru	5-0
Slovenia	Peru	3-2

Subgroup 5B

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Czech Republic	Belgium	3-2
Czech Republic	Portugal	3-2
Czech Republic	Israel	5-0
Belgium	Portugal	4-1
Belgium	Israel	3-2
Portugal	Israel	4-1

Playoff

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Spain	Czech Republic	3-1	31st-32nd
Belarus	Belgium	3-2	33rd-34th
Slovenia	Portugal	3-2	35th-36th
Peru	Israel	3-0	37th-38th

Group 6

Subgroup 6A

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Sri Lanka	Slovakia	3-2
Sri Lanka	Cyprus	3-2
Sri Lanka	Brazil	3-2
Slovakia	Cyprus	5-0
Slovakia	Brazil	4-1
Cyprus	Brazil	4-1

Subgroup 6B

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South Africa	Kazakhstan	4-1
South Africa	Estonia	4-1
South Africa	Lithuania	4-1
Kazakhstan	Estonia	4-1
Kazakhstan	Lithuania	4-1
Estonia	Lithuania	4-1

Playoff

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South Africa	Sri Lanka	3-2	39th-40th
Kazakhstan	Slovakia	3-2	41st-42nd
Estonia	Cyprus	3-1	43rd-44th
Lithuania	Brazil	3-1	45th-46th

Group 7

Subgroup 7A

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Luxembourg	Mexico	3-2
Luxembourg	Morocco	5-0
Luxembourg	Gibraltar (IBF Team)	5-0
Mexico	Morocco	5-0
Mexico	Gibraltar (IBF Team)	5-0
Morocco	Gibraltar (IBF Team)	3-2

Subgroup 7B

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Italy	Greece	4-1
Italy	Greenland	5-0
Greece	Greenland	3-2

Playoff

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Italy	Luxembourg	3-1	47th-48th
Greece	Mexico	3-2	49th-50th
Greenland	Morocco	3-1	51st-52nd
Gibraltar (IBF Team)			53rd

Final classification

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Group 1

Pos	Country
1	China
2	Indonesia
3	Denmark
4	Korea
5	England
6	Sweden

Group 2

Pos	Country
7	Thailand
8	Japan
9	Netherlands
10	Germany
11	Malaysia
12	Chinese Taipei
13	Ukraine
14	Scotland

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Group 3

Pos	Country
15	Hong Kong
16	Canada
17	India
18	Russia
19	Finland
20	Wales
21	Austria
22	Norway

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Group 4

Pos	Country
23	Singapore
24	United States
25	New Zealand
26	Bulgaria
27	Poland
28	France
29	Switzerland
30	Iceland

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Group 5

Pos	Country
31	Spain
32	Czech Republic
33	Belarus
34	Belgium
35	Slovenia
36	Portugal
37	Peru
38	Israel

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Group 6

Pos	Country
39	South Africa
40	Sri Lanka
41	Kazakhstan
42	Slovakia
43	Estonia
44	Cyprus
45	Lithuania
46	Brazil

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Group 7

Pos	Country
47	Italy
48	Luxembourg
49	Greece
50	Mexico
51	Greenland
52	Morocco
53	Gibraltar (IBF Team)

Notes

Gibraltar competed as the neutral IBF Team in this competition due to Gibraltar dispute.^[2] An appeal by Gibraltar Badminton Association to compete with its own name and flag was rejected by Court of Arbitration for Sport.^[3]

External links

Notes and References

Web site: Sevilla 2001 - Sudirman Group . Dille Sport . 9 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030504130021/http://www.dillesport.dk/sportspc/vm2001badm/art-SCgames.uk.html . 4 May 2003.
Web site: Gibraltar takes IBF to Court of Arbitration for Sport . World Badminton . 9 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030415052652/http://www.worldbadminton.net/getstory.asp?id=294 . 15 April 2003.
Web site: Court of Arbitration for Sport Rules against Gibraltar Badminton Association . World Badminton . 9 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20030415052652/http://www.worldbadminton.net/getstory.asp?id=296 . 15 April 2003.