2009 Sudirman Cup Explained

2009 Sudirman Cup
Dates:	10 – 17 May
Number Edition:	11th
Level:	1
Venue:	Guangzhou Gymnasium
Location:	Guangzhou, China
Previous:	2007 Glasgow
Next:	2011 Qingdao

The 2009 Sudirman Cup (World Mixed Team Badminton Championships) was held in the Guangzhou Gymnasium in China from May 10 to May 17, 2009, having been arranged in December 2005. It was the eleventh contest.

Guangzhou has a tradition of staging badminton tournaments (The China Open was held in Guangzhou from 2005 to 2007, Thomas and Uber Cup in 2002 as well). The Sudirman Cup is part of the city's campaign of "hosting a major sporting event every year" in the run up to the 2010 Asian Games, which will be held in the same city.

China defeated Korea to win the title for the seventh time.

Host city selection

Guangzhou is the only bidder for this event and later selected to host the tournament by Badminton World Federation during a council meeting in Kuala Lumpur.^[1] Denmark and India also expressed interest in hosting the event.^[2]

Venue

• Guangzhou Gymnasium

Group 1

Semifinals
Relegation playoff

width=45% valign=top	Group A width=175 Team width=20 Pts width=20 Pld width=20 W width=20 L width=20 MF width=20 MA 3 3 3 0 10 5 2 3 2 1 9 6 1 3 1 2 6 9 0 3 0 3 5 10	width=45% valign=top	Group B width=175 Team width=20 Pts width=20 Pld width=20 W width=20 L width=20 MF width=20 MA 3 3 3 0 15 0 2 3 2 1 8 7 1 3 1 2 5 10 0 3 0 3 2 13
May 10, 2009 width=150 align=right width=100 align=center 2–3 width=150 3–2 May 11, 2009 4–1 May 12, 2009 1–4 May 13, 2009 3–2 May 14, 2009 2–3	May 10, 2009 width=150 align=right width=100 align=center 4–1 width=150 5–0 May 11, 2009 4–1 May 12, 2009 5–0 May 13, 2009 4–1 May 14, 2009 0–5

Play-offs

width=100	May 15, 2009	width=150 align=right		width=100 align=center	3–2		5th/6th
		1–3	width=150		7th/8th, Hong Kong is relegated to Group 2.

Final Stage

Semi-final

width=100	May 16, 2009	width=150 align=right		width=100 align=center	3–1	width=150
		0–3

Final

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May 17, 2009

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0–3

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Group 2

Promotion playoff
Relegation playoff

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May 10, 2009 width=150 align=right width=100 align=center 4–1 width=150 4–1 May 12, 2009 3–2 4–1 May 13, 2009 4–1 5–0	May 11, 2009 width=150 align=right width=100 align=center 2–3 width=150 2–3 May 13, 2009 3–2 4–1 May 14, 2009 2–3 3–2

Play-offs

width=100	May 15, 2009		3–0		9th/10th, Thailand is promoted to Group 1.
		3–1		11th/12th
	width=150 align=right		width=100 align=center	3–0	width=150		13th/14th
		0–3		15th/16th, France is relegated to Group 3.

Group 3

Promotion playoff
Relegation playoff

width=45% valign=top	Group A width=175 Team width=20 Pts width=20 Pld width=20 W width=20 L width=20 MF width=20 MA 2 3 2 1 8 7 2 3 2 1 8 7 1 3 1 2 7 8 1 3 1 2 7 8	width=45% valign=top	Group B width=175 Team width=20 Pts width=20 Pld width=20 W width=20 L width=20 MF width=20 MA 3 3 3 0 14 1 2 3 2 1 6 9 1 3 1 2 7 8 0 3 0 3 3 12
May 10, 2009 width=150 align=right width=100 align=center 3–2 width=150 3–2 May 11, 2009 2–3 2–3 May 12, 2009 2–3 2–3	May 11, 2009 width=150 align=right width=100 align=center 4–1 width=150 2–3 May 12, 2009 5–0 5–0 May 13, 2009 5–0 3–2

Play-offs

May 14, 2009		0–3		17th/18th, India is promoted to Group 2
		1–3		19th/20th
width=100		width=150 align=right		width=100 align=center	1–3	width=150		21st/22nd
		3–1		23rd/24th, Australia is relegated to Group 4

Group 4

Promotion playoff

width=45% valign=top	Group A width=175 Team width=20 Pts width=20 Pld width=20 W width=20 L width=20 MF width=20 MA 4 4 4 0 17 3 3 4 3 1 14 6 2 4 2 2 9 11 1 4 1 3 8 12 0 4 0 4 2 18	width=45% valign=top	Group B width=175 Team width=20 Pts width=20 Pld width=20 W width=20 L width=20 MF width=20 MA 3 4 3 1 14 6 3 4 3 1 14 6 3 4 3 1 14 6 1 4 1 3 8 12 0 4 0 4 0 20
May 10, 2009 width=150 align=right width=100 align=center 1–4 width=150 0–5 May 11, 2009 4-1 4-1 May 12, 2009 4–1 1–4 May 13, 2009 5–0 3–2 May 14, 2009 4–1 0–5	May 10, 2009 width=150 align=right width=100 align=center 2–3 width=150 5–0 May 11, 2009 1–4 5–0 May 12, 2009 5–0 3–2 May 13, 2009 width=150 align=right width=100 align=center 1–4 width=150 2–3 May 14, 2009 width=150 align=right width=100 align=center 5–0 width=150 4–1

Play-offs

width=100	May 15, 2009	width=150 align=right		width=100 align=center	3–1	width=150		25th/26th, Switzerland is promoted to Group 3.
		3–2		27th/28th
		0–3		29th/30th
		1–3		31st/32nd
		3–1		33rd/34th

Final classification

Group 1 Pos Country 1 China 2 Korea 3 Indonesia 3 Malaysia 5 Denmark 6 England 7 Japan 8 Hong Kong	Group 2 Pos Country 9 Thailand 10 Russia 11 Chinese Taipei 12 Singapore 13 Germany 14 Netherlands 15 Poland 16 France	Group 3 Pos Country 17 India 18 Bulgaria 19 Ukraine 20 United States 21 Scotland 22 Czech Republic 23 Sweden 24 Australia
Group 4 Pos Country 25 Switzerland 26 Lithuania 27 Philippines 28 Portugal 29 Iceland 30 South Africa 31 Sri Lanka 32 Turkey 33 Luxembourg 34 Mongolia

External links

• 2009 Sudirman Cup at tournamentsoftware.com

Notes and References

1. Web site: 苏迪曼杯举办权花落广州 国际羽联给予高度评价(图). sina.com.cn. 8 April 2017.
2. Web site: China mit Guangzhou dritter Bewerber um Mannschafts-WM 2009. archiv.badminton.de. 8 April 2017.