1989 Sudirman Cup

The 1989 Sudirman Cup was the first tournament of the World Mixed Team Badminton Championships, the Sudirman Cup. It was held from May 24 to May 29, 1989, in Central Jakarta, Indonesia.

1989 Sudirman Cup
Piala Sudirman 1989

Tournament details
Dates	24–29 May
Edition	1st
Level	International
Venue	Istora Senayan
Location	Jakarta, Indonesia
1991 Copenhagen →

Host city selection

In May 1988, the International Badminton Federation approved the inauguration of the world mixed team championships and announced that the championships would be inaugurated in Jakarta, Indonesia.^[1]

Teams

28 teams around the world took part in this tournament.^[2] Geographically, they were 13 from Europe, 10 teams from Asia, two from Americas, two from Oceania and one from Africa. India and Pakistan entered the competition but ultimately did not participate.^[3][4]

Draw

The draw was announced in April 1989, a month prior to the championships.^[5]

Group composition

Group 1		Group 2	Group 3
Group 1A	Group 1B
England  Indonesia  South Korea	China  Denmark  Sweden	Japan  Malaysia  Netherlands  Soviet Union	Canada  India  Chinese Taipei  Thailand

Group 4	Group 5	Group 6	Group 7
Australia  West Germany  Hong Kong  Scotland	Finland  New Zealand  United States  Austria	Nepal  Norway  Pakistan  Sri Lanka	Bulgaria  France  Mauritius

Group stage

Group 1

Subgroup A

Pos Team W L MF MA MD Pts 1  Indonesia 2 0 9 1 +8 2 2  South Korea 1 1 6 4 +2 1 3  England 0 2 0 10 −10 0

Indonesia  5–0  England South Korea  5–0  England Indonesia  4–1  South Korea

Indonesia 5	Istora Senayan 25 May 1989 [6][7]		England 0
1 2 3 1 Verawaty Fajrin / Yanti Kusmiati Gillian Clark / Gillian Gowers 15 9 15 11     2 Susi Susanti Fiona Smith 12 11 11 0     3 Eddy Hartono / Rudy Gunawan Martin Dew / Steve Baddeley 15 10 15 5     4 Icuk Sugiarto Darren Hall 15 12 15 7     5 Eddy Hartono / Verawaty Fajrin Andy Goode / Gillian Gowers 15 8 15 6

South Korea 5	Istora Senayan 26 May 1989 [8][9]		England 0
1 2 3 1 Sung Han-kook Steve Butler 15 10 15 10     2 Lee Young-suk Helen Troke 11 8 11 5     3 Park Joo-bong / Kim Moon-soo Martin Dew / Steve Baddeley 15 5 15 11     4 / /         5 Park Joo-bong / Chung Myung-hee Andy Goode / Gillian Gowers 15 10 15 6

Indonesia 4	Istora Senayan 27 May 1989 [10]		South Korea 1
1 2 3 1 Verawaty Fajrin / Yanti Kusmiati Chung Myung-hee / Hwang Hye-young 15 6 11 15 10 15   2 Susi Susanti Lee Young-suk 3 11 11 7 12 11   3 Eddy Hartono / Rudy Gunawan Park Joo-bong / Lee Sang-bok 15 12 15 8     4 Icuk Sugiarto Lee Kwang-jin 15 11 15 1     5 Aryono Miranat / Minarti Timur Park Joo-bong / Chung Myung-hee 15 9 15 2

Subgroup B

Pos Team W L MF MA MD Pts 1  China 2 0 9 1 +8 2 2  Denmark 1 1 3 7 −2 1 3  Sweden 0 2 3 7 −2 0

China  4–1  Sweden China  5–0  Denmark Denmark  3–2  Sweden

China 4	Istora Senayan 25 May 1989 [6][7]		Sweden 1
1 2 3 1 Jiang Guoliang / Nong Qunhua Jens Olsson / Maria Bengtsson 15 5 16 18 2 15   2 Yang Yang Jonas Herrgårdh 15 5 15 3     3 Han Aiping Christine Magnusson 11 4 11 0     4 Li Yongbo / Tian Bingyi Jan-Eric Antonsson / Pär-Gunnar Jönsson 15 7 15 11     5 Sun Xiaoqing / Zhou Lei Catrine Bengtsson / Maria Bengtsson 16 18 15 6 18 16

China 5	Istora Senayan 26 May 1989 [11]		Denmark 0
1 2 3 1 Xiong Guobao Jens Peter Nierhoff 15 11 15 4     2 Tang Jiuhong Kirsten Larsen 11 4 11 0     3 Li Yongbo / Zheng Yumin Mark Christiansen / Michael Kjeldsen 15 13 15 9     4 Lin Ying / Guan Weizhen Dorte Kjær / Lotte Olsen 15 2 15 5     5 Wang Pengren / Shi Fangjing Jesper Knudsen / Nettie Nielsen 15 8 15 11

Denmark 3	Istora Senayan 27 May 1989 [10][11]		Sweden 2
1 2 3 1 Dorte Kjær / Nettie Nielsen Maria Bengtsson / Christine Magnusson 6 15 15 11 15 11   2 Morten Frost Jonas Herrgårdh 15 1 15 4     3 Mark Christiansen / Michael Kjeldsen Jan-Eric Antonsson / Pär-Gunnar Jönsson 9 15 15 11 15 9   4 Kirsten Larsen Christine Magnusson 10 11 7 11     5 Morten Frost / Dorte Kjær Jan-Eric Antonsson / Maria Bengtsson 8 15 11 15

Group 2

Pos Team W L MF MA MD Pts 1  Japan 3 0 11 4 +7 3 2  Netherlands 2 1 9 6 +3 2 3  Malaysia 1 2 8 7 +1 1 4  Soviet Union 0 3 2 13 −11 0

Japan  3–2  Malaysia Japan  3–2  Netherlands Japan  5–0  Soviet Union Malaysia  1–4  Netherlands Malaysia  5–0  Soviet Union Netherlands  3–2  Soviet Union

Group 3

Pos Team W L MF MA MD Pts 1  Chinese Taipei 3 0 9 6 +3 3 2  Thailand 2 1 9 5 +4 2 3  Canada 1 2 8 7 +1 1 4  Hong Kong 0 3 4 11 −7 0

Chinese Taipei  3–2  Thailand Chinese Taipei  3–2  Canada Chinese Taipei  3–2  Hong Kong Thailand  3–2  Canada Thailand  4–1  Hong Kong Canada  4–1  Hong Kong

Group 4

Pos Team W L MF MA MD Pts 1  Scotland 3 0 9 5 +4 3 2  Australia 2 1 7 8 −1 2 3  West Germany 1 2 7 8 −1 1 4  Poland 0 3 6 9 −3 0

Scotland  4–1  Australia Scotland  3–2  West Germany Scotland  3–2  Poland Australia  3–2  West Germany Australia  3–2  Poland West Germany  3–2  Poland

Group 5

Pos Team W L MF MA MD Pts 1  New Zealand 3 0 14 1 +13 3 2  Finland 2 1 10 5 +5 2 3  United States 1 2 5 10 −5 1 4  Austria 0 3 1 14 −13 0

New Zealand  4–1  Finland New Zealand  5–0  United States New Zealand  5–0  Austria Finland  5–0  United States Finland  4–1  Austria United States  5–0  Austria

Group 6

Pos Team W L MF MA MD Pts 1  Norway 2 0 9 1 +8 2 2  Sri Lanka 1 1 6 4 +2 1 3    Nepal 0 2 0 10 −10 0

Norway  4–1  Sri Lanka Norway  5–0    Nepal Sri Lanka  5–0    Nepal

Group 7

Pos Team W L MF MA MD Pts 1  Bulgaria 2 0 9 1 +8 2 2  France 1 1 6 4 +2 1 3  Mauritius 0 2 0 10 −10 0

Bulgaria  3–2  France Bulgaria  5–0  Mauritius France  5–0  Mauritius

Knockout stage

Classification bracket

	Fifth place match
	Sweden		5
	England		0

Semi-finals

Indonesia vs Denmark

Indonesia 5	Istora Senayan 28 May 1989 [12][11]		Denmark 0
1 2 3 1 Eddy Hartono / Rudy Gunawan Jan Paulsen / Henrik Svarrer 15 2 15 13     2 Verawaty Fajrin / Yanti Kusmiati Dorte Kjær / Lotte Olsen 15 11 15 4     3 Eddy Kurniawan Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen 15 9 15 10     4 Susi Susanti Pernille Nedergaard 11 6 11 2     5 Eddy Hartono / Verawaty Fajrin Jesper Knudsen / Nettie Nielsen 15 3 15 1

South Korea vs China

South Korea 3	Istora Senayan 28 May 1989 [13]		China 2
1 2 3 1 Park Joo-bong / Chung Myung-hee Wang Pengren / Shi Fangjing 15 8 15 2     2 Lee Young-suk Han Aiping 12 9 5 11 0 11   3 Ahn Jae-chang Yang Yang 5 15 7 15     4 Chung So-young / Hwang Hye-young Lin Ying / Guan Weizhen 15 8 15 12     5 Park Joo-bong / Kim Moon-soo Li Yongbo / Chen Kang 15 7 15 11

Final

Indonesia 3	Istora Senayan 28 May 1989 [14]		South Korea 2
1 2 3 1 Eddy Hartono / Rudy Gunawan Park Joo Bong / Kim Moon-soo 9 15 15 8 13 15   2 Verawaty Fajrin / Yanti Kusmiati Hwang Hye-young / Chung So-young 12 15 6 15     3 Susi Susanti Lee Young-suk 10 12 12 10 11 0   4 Eddy Kurniawan Sung Han-kook 15 4 15 3     5 Eddy Hartono / Verawaty Fajrin Park Joo Bong / Chung So-young 18 13 15 3

1989 Sudirman Cup Champions
Indonesia First title

Final ranking

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	Final result
	Indonesia	4	4	0	4	Champions
	South Korea	4	2	2	2	Runner-up
	China	3	2	1	2	Eliminated in semi-finals
	Denmark	3	1	2	1
5	Sweden	3	1	2	1	Group 1
6	England	3	0	3	0
7	Japan	3	3	0	3	Group 2
8	Netherlands	3	2	1	2
9	Malaysia	3	1	2	1
10	Soviet Union	3	0	3	0
11	Chinese Taipei	3	3	0	3	Group 3
12	Thailand	3	2	1	2
13	Canada	3	1	2	1
14	Hong Kong	3	0	3	0
15	Scotland	3	4	0	3	Group 4
16	Australia	3	3	1	2
17	West Germany	3	3	1	1
18	Poland	3	0	4	0
19	New Zealand	3	3	0	3	Group 5
20	Finland	3	2	1	2
21	United States	3	1	2	1
22	Austria	3	0	3	0
41	Norway	2	2	0	2	Group 6
42	Sri Lanka	2	1	1	1
43	Nepal	2	0	2	0
44	Bulgaria	2	2	0	2	Group 7
45	France	2	1	1	1
46	Mauritius	2	0	2	0
−	India	−	−	−	−	Withdrew
	Pakistan	−	−	−	−

  Promoted to higher group

  Relegated to lower group