Sudirman Cup
Sudirman Cup is the world mixed team
badminton championship which takes place every two years. There are five matches in every round: men and women's singles, men and women's doubles and mixed doubles. The Cup is named after Dick Sudirman, a former
Indonesian badminton player and the founder of the Badminton Association of Indonesia . The first Sudirman Cup tournament took place in Bung Karno Stadium,
South Jakarta, Indonesia on May 24-May 29, 1989.
There is no prize money in Sudirman Cup; players play for their respective countries and to earn
IBF world ranking points and national prestige.
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Sudirman Cup is the world mixed team
badminton championship which takes place every two years. There are five matches in every round: men and women's singles, men and women's doubles and mixed doubles. The Cup is named after Dick Sudirman, a former
Indonesian badminton player and the founder of the Badminton Association of Indonesia . The first Sudirman Cup tournament took place in Bung Karno Stadium,
South Jakarta, Indonesia on May 24-May 29, 1989.
There is no prize money in Sudirman Cup; players play for their respective countries and to earn
IBF world ranking points and national prestige.
Trophy
The Sudirman Cup stands 80 cm high. It is made of 22 carat
gold-plated solid
silver and stands on an octagonal base made of jati
wood. The body of the Cup is in the form of a
shuttlecock and is surmounted by a replica of the
Borobudur Temple. The handles are in the shape of stamens, symbolising the seeds of badminton.
The Cup is made by Masterix Bandung Company at the price of
US$15,000.
Format
Sudirman Cup is the only international competition that does not stage a qualification round. The competing teams are divided into 7 groups based on their performances. Only teams in group 1 will have a chance to lift the trophy as the teams in other groups fight for promotion. The teams who finish last in the group will are relegated to the lower group, except the final group.
Result
Successful national teams
Indonesia initially won the tournament in 1986. Throughout the history of the tournament, only four countries have reached through to the semifinal round in all tournaments of Sudirman Cup:
South Korea,
Indonesia,
China and
Denmark.
China is the most successful team in the Sudirman Cup , followed by South Korea and Indonesia . The Cup has never been won by a non-Asian country,
Denmark the only country come close, in 1999.
| Teams | Titles | Winning Years | Runners-up |
|---|
| 5 | 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2005* | 1 |
| 3 | 1991, 1993, 2003 | 2 |
| 1 | 1989* | 5 |
| - | - | 1 |
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