2023 BWF World Junior Championships Teams event | |
Dates: | 25 – 30 September 2023 |
Number Edition: | 23rd |
Level: | 1 |
Nations: | 38 |
Venue: | The Podium |
Location: | Spokane, Washington, United States |
Previous: | 2022 Santander |
Next: | 2024 TBC |
The teams event of the 2023 BWF World Junior Championships is being held from 25 – 30 September 2023.[1] The event is also known as the 2023 Suhandinata Cup. South Korea was the champion of the last edition held in Santander, Spain.
38 countries representing all five continental federations are competing in this event.[2] The group draw was done on 9 August. Top seeds China were drawn with defending champions South Korea, Australia, Netherlands and Norway in group A. United States as the host were drawn with second seed Thailand, Slovenia, Peru and Iceland in group H.[3] Ecuador and Trinidad and Tobago withdrew before the start of the championships. Mauritius and Dominican Republic withdrew after the draw.
The seedings for teams competing in the tournament were released on July 11, 2023. It was based on aggregated points from the best players in the BWF World Junior Ranking. The teams was divided into three pots, with China and Thailand were the two top seeds with another 6 teams, another 8 teams were put in the second groups. Twenty-six other teams (seeded 17–42) were seeded into third groups. The draw was held on 9 August in Spokane.[2]
The draw for 40 teams competing in the tournament were announced on 9 August 2023.