1991 Sudirman Cup

The 1991 Sudirman Cup was the second tournament of the World Mixed Team Badminton Championships. It was held from April 30 to May 4, 1991, in Copenhagen, Denmark.

1991 Sudirman Cup
Sudirman Cup 1991

Tournament details
Dates	30 April – 04 May
Edition	2nd
Venue	Brøndbyhallen
Location	Copenhagen, Denmark
← 1989 Jakarta 1993 Birmingham →

Results

Nigeria and Pakistan also entered, but ultimately did not participate.^[1]

Group 1

Subgroup A

Team one	Team two	Score
China	Sweden	3–2
Indonesia	Sweden	4–1
Indonesia	China	3–2

China 3	Copenhagen, Denmark[2] 1 May 1991		Sweden 2
1 2 3 1 Huang Hua Christine Magnusson 11 2 11 7     2 Wu Wenkai Jens Olsson 11 15 8 15     3 Guan Weizhen / Nong Qunhua Maria Bengtsson / Christine Magnusson 15 8 15 1     4 Li Yongbo / Tian Bingyi Peter Axelsson / Pär-Gunnar Jönsson 15 13 15 8     5 Zheng Yumin / Lai Caiqin Pär-Gunnar Jönsson / Maria Bengtsson 6 15 9 15

Indonesia 4	Copenhagen, Denmark[3] 2 May 1991		Sweden 1
1 2 3 1 Rudy Gunawan / Rosiana Tendean Pär-Gunnar Jönsson / Maria Bengtsson 15 8 15 9     2 Susi Susanti Christine Magnusson 11 3 11 3     3 Ardy Wiranata Jens Olsson 15 13 18 13     4 Rudy Gunawan / Eddy Hartono Peter Axelsson / Pär-Gunnar Jönsson 15 6 15 8     5 Erma Sulistianingsih / Rosiana Tendean Maria Bengtsson / Christine Magnusson 8 15 11 15

Indonesia 3	Copenhagen, Denmark[4] 3 May 1991		China 2
1 2 3 1 Eddy Hartono / Erma Sulistianingsih Zheng Yumin / Pan Li 15 8 15 7     2 Susi Susanti Tang Jiuhong 6 11 11 7 11 1   3 Ardy Wiranata Zhao Jianhua 7 15 17 16 15 8   4 Erma Sulistianingsih / Rosiana Tendean Guan Weizhen / Nong Qunhua 14 15 3 15     5 Rudy Gunawan / Eddy Hartono Li Yongbo / Tian Bingyi 14 17 8 15

Subgroup B

Team one	Team two	Score
Denmark	Japan	4–1
South Korea	Japan	5–0
South Korea	Denmark	4–1

Denmark 4	Copenhagen, Denmark[2] 1 May 1991		Japan 1
1 2 3 1 Jon Holst-Christensen / Thomas Lund Shuji Matsuno / Shinji Matsuura 15 12 15 4     2 Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen Hiroki Eto 15 5 15 11     3 Pernille Nedergaard Hisako Mizui 8 11 11 8 10 12   4 Dorte Kjær / Nettie Nielsen Kimiko Jinnai / Hisako Mori 15 3 13 15 15 9   5 Thomas Lund / Pernille Dupont Koji Miya / Hisako Mori 15 2 15 4

South Korea 5	Copenhagen, Denmark[3] 2 May 1991		Japan 0
1 2 3 1 Bang Soo-hyun Aiko Miyamura 11 5 11 1     2 Kim Hak-kyun Hiroki Eto 15 4 15 6     3 Chung So-young / Hwang Hye-young Kimiko Jinnai / Hisako Mori 15 3 15 9     4 Kim Moon-soo / Park Joo-bong Shuji Matsuno / Shinji Matsuura 15 8 15 6     5 Lee Sang-bok / Chung Myung-hee Koji Miya / Tokiko Hirota 15 5 15 3

South Korea 4	Copenhagen, Denmark[4] 3 May 1991		Denmark 1
1 2 3 1 Chung Myung-hee / Hwang Hye-young Pernille Dupont / Grete Mogensen 15 13 15 9     2 Lee Heung-soon Pernille Nedergaard 11 5 11 2     3 Ahn Jae-chang Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen 3 15 15 8 17 14   4 Kim Moon-soo / Park Joo-bong Jan Paulsen / Henrik Svarrer 15 7 15 12     5 Lee Sang-bok / Chung So-young Jon Holst-Christensen / Grete Mogensen 2 15 1 15

Relegation play-off

Team one	Team two	Score
Sweden	Japan	4–1

Semi-finals

Team one	Team two	Score
Indonesia	Denmark	3–2
South Korea	China	3–2

Indonesia 3	Copenhagen, Denmark[5] 4 May 1991		Denmark 2
1 2 3 1 Rudy Gunawan / Rosiana Tendean Thomas Lund / Pernille Dupont 18 14 14 18 12 15   2 Susi Susanti Camilla Martin 11 6 11 2     3 Joko Suprianto Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen 10 15 15 12 15 8   4 Erma Sulistianingsih / Rosiana Tendean Dorte Kjær / Nettie Nielsen 17 16 15 4     5 Rudy Gunawan / Eddy Hartono Jon Holst-Christensen / Thomas Lund 11 15 8 15

South Korea 3	Copenhagen, Denmark[5] 4 May 1991		China 2
1 2 3 1 Kim Moon-soo / Park Joo-bong Li Yongbo / Tian Bingyi 15 10 15 2     2 Bang Soo-hyun Tang Jiuhong 3 11 6 11     3 Chung So-young / Hwang Hye-young Lai Caiqin / Yao Fen 15 3 15 4     4 Kim Hak-kyun Wu Wenkai 6 15 7 15     5 Park Joo-bong / Chung Myung-hee Yu Yong / Nong Qunhua 15 7 15 4

Final

Team one	Team two	Score
South Korea	Indonesia	3–2

South Korea 3	Copenhagen, Denmark 5 May 1991		Indonesia 2
1 2 3 1 Park Joo-bong / Chung Myung-hee Rudy Gunawan / Erma Sulistianingsih 15 3 15 7     2 Lee Kwang-jin Ardy Wiranata 1 15 5 15     3 Bang Soo-hyun Susi Susanti 11 2 6 11 6 11   4 Chung So-young / Hwang Hye-young Erma Sulistianingsih / Rosiana Tendean 15 6 15 7     5 Kim Moon-soo / Park Joo-bong Rudy Gunawan / Eddy Hartono 15 3 15 5

1991 Sudirman Cup Champions
South Korea First title

Group 2

Team one	Team two	Score
England	Netherlands	5-0
England	Malaysia	3-2
England	Chinese Taipei	5-0
Netherlands	Malaysia	3-2
Netherlands	Chinese Taipei	3-2
Malaysia	Chinese Taipei	4-1

Group 3

Team one	Team two	Score
Thailand	Soviet Union	4-1
Thailand	Scotland	4-1
Thailand	Canada	3-2
Soviet Union	Canada	3-2
Soviet Union	Scotland	4-1
Scotland	Canada	3-2

Group 4

Team one	Team two	Score
Australia	Germany	3-2
Australia	New Zealand	4-1
Australia	Hong Kong	3-2
Germany	New Zealand	3-2
Germany	Hong Kong	3-2
New Zealand	Hong Kong	3-2

Group 5

Team one	Team two	Score
India	Finland	4-1
India	United States	4-1
India	Poland	3-2
Finland	United States	5-0
Finland	Poland	1-4
United States	Poland	3-2

Group 6

Team one	Team two	Score
Norway	Ireland	3-2
Norway	Iceland	4-1
Norway	Bulgaria	3-2
Ireland	Iceland	3-2
Ireland	Bulgaria	5-0
Iceland	Bulgaria	5-0

Group 7

Team one	Team two	Score
Czechoslovakia	Switzerland	4-1
Czechoslovakia	France	3-2
Czechoslovakia	Mexico	3-2
Switzerland	France	5-0
Switzerland	Mexico	3-2
France	Mexico	3-2

Group 8

Team one	Team two	Score
North Korea	Spain	4-1
North Korea	Mauritius	4-1
North Korea	Italy	5-0
North Korea	Malta	5-0
Spain	Mauritius	4-1
Spain	Italy	4-1
Spain	Malta	5-0
Mauritius	Italy	4-1
Mauritius	Malta	5-0
Italy	Malta	4-1

Final classification

Group 1 Pos Country 1  South Korea 2  Indonesia 3  Denmark 3  China 5  Sweden 6  Japan

Group 2 Pos Country 7  England 8  Netherlands 9  Malaysia 10  Chinese Taipei

Group 3 Pos Country 11  Thailand 12 Soviet Union 13  Scotland 14  Canada

Group 4 Pos Country 15  Australia 16  Germany 17  New Zealand 18  Hong Kong

Group 5 Pos Country 19  India 20  Poland 21  Finland 22  United States

Group 6 Pos Country 23  Norway 24  Ireland 25  Iceland 26  Bulgaria

Group 7 Pos Country 27  Czechoslovakia 28   Switzerland 29  France 30  Mexico

Group 8 Pos Country 31  North Korea 32  Spain 33  Mauritius 34  Italy 35  Malta

  Promoted to higher group

  Relegated to lower group