2003 Sudirman Cup Explained

2003 Sudirman Cup
Dates:	18 – 23 March
Number Edition:	8th
Level:	1
Venue:	Eindhoven Indoor Sports Center^[1]
Location:	Eindhoven, Netherlands
Previous:	2001 Seville
Next:	2005 Beijing

The 2003 Sudirman Cup was the 8th tournament of the World Mixed Team Badminton Championships of Sudirman Cup. It was held from March 18 to March 23, 2003, in Eindhoven, Netherlands. South Korea won in this eighth edition of the championship against China in the final 3–1.^[2]

Host city selection

International Badminton Federation decided to split the IBF World Championships and the Sudirman Cup as separate tournaments starting from 2003. Canada, China, England, Hong Kong, and the Netherlands were the countries interested in hosting the tournaments.^[3] Netherlands later announced as host for the first standalone Sudirman Cup tournament.^[4]

Results

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Group 1

Subgroup 1A

width=250	Team one	width=250	Team two	width=80	Score
South Korea	Sweden	5-0
China	Sweden	5-0
China	South Korea	3-2

Subgroup 1B

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Denmark	England	4-1
Indonesia	England	3-2
Denmark	Indonesia	4-1

Relegation playoff

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England	Sweden	3-0

Semi-finals

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China	Indonesia	3-1
South Korea	Denmark	3-2

Final

Group 2

Subgroup 2A

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Hong Kong	Netherlands	3-2
Hong Kong	Germany	3-2
Hong Kong	Ukraine	4-1
Netherlands	Germany	4-1
Netherlands	Ukraine	5-0
Germany	Ukraine	5-0

Subgroup 2B

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Malaysia	Japan	3-2
Malaysia	Chinese Taipei	3-2
Malaysia	Scotland	5-0
Japan	Chinese Taipei	4-1
Japan	Scotland	5-0
Chinese Taipei	Scotland	5-0

Playoff

width=250	Team one	width=250	Team two	width=80	Score	width=100	Notes
Hong Kong	Malaysia	3-2	7th-8th
Japan	Netherlands	3-0	9th-10th
Chinese Taipei	Germany	3-2	11th-12th
Ukraine	Scotland	3-0	13th-14th

Group 3

Subgroup 3A

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India	Bulgaria	3-2
India	Wales	4-1
India	Austria	4-1
Bulgaria	Wales	3-2
Bulgaria	Austria	4-1
Wales	Austria	5-0

Subgroup 3B

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Russia	Finland	4-1
Russia	United States	4-1
Russia	Norway	5-0
Finland	United States	3-2
Finland	Norway	5-0
United States	Norway	5-0

Playoff

width=250	Team one	width=250	Team two	width=80	Score	width=100	Notes
Russia	India	3-2	15th-16th
Finland	Bulgaria	3-1	17th-18th
Wales	United States	3-2	19th-20th
Austria	Norway	3-0	21st-22nd

Group 4

Subgroup 4A

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Poland	Spain	5-0
Poland	Switzerland	5-0
Poland	Belgium	5-0
Spain	Switzerland	3-2
Spain	Belgium	3-2
Switzerland	Belgium	3-2

Subgroup 4B

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France	Australia	3-2
France	Iceland	3-2
France	Czech Republic	4-1
Australia	Iceland	3-2
Australia	Czech Republic	4-1
Iceland	Czech Republic	3-2

Playoff

width=250	Team one	width=250	Team two	width=80	Score	width=100	Notes
Poland	France	3-1	23rd-24th
Spain	Australia	3-2	25th-26th
Iceland	Switzerland	3-0	27th-28th
Belgium	Czech Republic	3-1	29th-30th

Group 5

Subgroup 5A

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Slovenia	South Africa	4-1
Slovenia	Estonia	3-2
Slovenia	Israel	5-0
South Africa	Estonia	3-2
South Africa	Israel	4-1
Estonia	Israel	4-1

Subgroup 5B

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Portugal	Kazakhstan	4-1
Portugal	Peru	4-1
Portugal	Slovakia	4-1
Kazakhstan	Peru	3-2
Kazakhstan	Slovakia	3-2
Peru	Slovakia	3-2

Playoff

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Portugal	Slovenia	3-1	31st-32nd
Kazakhstan	Belgium	3-1	33rd-34th
Peru	Estonia	3-0	35th-36th
Slovakia	Israel	3-0	37th-38th

Group 6

Subgroup 6A

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Hungary	Cyprus	3-2
Hungary	Greece	4-1
Hungary	Latvia	5-0
Cyprus	Greece	3-2
Cyprus	Latvia	5-0
Greece	Latvia	5-0

Subgroup 6B

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Lithuania	Luxembourg	3-2
Lithuania	Greenland	5-0
Lithuania	Gibraltar	5-0
Luxembourg	Greenland	3-2
Luxembourg	Gibraltar	5-0
Greenland	Gibraltar	5-0

Playoff

width=250	Team one	width=250	Team two	width=80	Score	width=100	Notes
Hungary	Lithuania	3-2	39th-40th
Cyprus	Luxembourg	3-2	41st-42nd
Greece	Greenland	3-1	43rd-44th
Latvia	Gibraltar	3-1	45th-46th

Group 7

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Jamaica	Turkey	3-2
Jamaica	Suriname	5-0
Jamaica	Faroe Islands	5-0
Turkey	Suriname	3-2
Turkey	Faroe Islands	4-1
Suriname	Faroe Islands	3-2

Final classification

valign=top	Group 1 Pos Country 1 Korea 2 China 3 Indonesia Denmark 5 England 6 Sweden	Group 2 Pos Country 7 Hong Kong 8 Malaysia 9 Japan 10 Netherlands 11 Chinese Taipei 12 Germany 13 Ukraine 14 Scotland	valign=top	Group 3 Pos Country 15 Russia 16 India 17 Finland 18 Bulgaria 19 Wales 20 United States 21 Austria 22 Norway	valign=top	Group 4 Pos Country 23 Poland 24 France 25 Spain 26 Australia 27 Iceland 28 Switzerland 29 Belgium 30 Czech Republic	valign=top	Group 5 Pos Country 31 Portugal 32 Slovenia 33 Kazakhstan 34 South Africa 35 Peru 36 Estonia 37 Slovakia 38 Israel
valign=top	Group 6 Pos Country 39 Hungary 40 Lithuania 41 Cyprus 42 Luxembourg 43 Greece 44 Greenland 45 Latvia 46 Gibraltar	valign=top	Group 7 Pos Country 47 Jamaica 48 Turkey 49 Suriname 50 Faroe Islands

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mannschaft-WM 2003. Deutscher Badminton Verband. 7 July 2017.
2. Web site: Mannschafts-WM 2003 Eindhoven. 20 April 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130816213722/http://badminton.de/03-UEbersicht.503.0.html. 16 August 2013. dead. dmy-all.
3. Web site: Badminton: VM 2003 til England og Holland. Berlingske. 12 April 2017.
4. Web site: Korn Dabbaransi new IBF President. Utusan Online. 12 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170410214750/http://ww1.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2001&dt=0604&pub=Utusan_Express&sec=Sports&pg=sp_05.htm. 10 April 2017. dead.
5. Web site: Times Archives. Oxfordshire Libraries.