2013 Sudirman Cup

The 2013 Sudirman Cup was the thirteenth tournament of the Sudirman Cup. It was held from May 19–26, 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. According to the Badminton World Federation (BWF) 31 teams have confirmed their participation, for the second time, twelve teams competed in the elite group to battle for the title.^[3]

2013 Sudirman Cup

Tournament details
Dates	19–26 May[1]
Edition	13th
Level	International
Venue	Putra Stadium, National Sports Complex[2]
Location	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
← 2011 Qingdao 2015 Dongguan →

Host city selection

Kuala Lumpur and Melbourne submitted bids for 2013 Sudirman Cup.^[4] On 9 December 2011, Badminton World Federation awarded the championships to Kuala Lumpur after Melbourne withdrew its bid and making Kuala Lumpur as the sole candidate.^[5]

Seedings

The seedings for teams competing in the tournament were released on March 7, 2013. It was based on aggregated points from the best players in the world ranking. The tournament was divided into three groups (initially four groups, but because of South Africa withdrawn, Philippines and Kazakhstan redrawn to enter Groups 3), with twelve teams in the elite group competing for the title. Eight teams were seeded into second groups and ten teams were seeded into third groups.^[6] The draw was held on May 7, 2013.^[7]

Group 1

1.  China
2.  Denmark
3.  Malaysia
4.  Thailand
5.  Japan
6.  South Korea
7.  Indonesia
8.  Germany
9.  Chinese Taipei
10.  India
11.  Singapore
12.  Hong Kong

Group 2

13.  Russia
14.  Netherlands
15.  France
16.  USA
17.  Sweden
18.  Canada
19.  Scotland
20.  Austria

Group 3

21.  Ukraine
22.   Switzerland
23.  Vietnam
24.  New Zealand
25.  Turkey
26.  Australia
27.  Sri Lanka
28.  Lithuania
29.  Philippines
30.  Kazakhstan

Group 1

Group stage

Main article: 2013 Sudirman Cup Group 1 group stage

Qualified for quarterfinals

Play-offs

Group 1A Team Pts Pld W L MF MA  China 2 2 2 0 10 0  Indonesia 1 2 1 1 4 6  India 0 2 0 2 1 9 May 19, 2013 China  5–0  India May 20, 2013 Indonesia  4–1  India May 21, 2013 China  5–0  Indonesia

Group 1B Team Pts Pld W L MF MA  South Korea 2 2 2 0 9 1  Thailand 1 2 1 1 3 7  Hong Kong 0 2 0 2 3 7 May 19, 2013 Thailand  3–2  Hong Kong May 20, 2013 South Korea  4–1  Hong Kong May 21, 2013 Thailand  0–5  South Korea

Group 1C Team Pts Pld W L MF MA  Chinese Taipei 2 2 2 0 8 2  Germany 1 2 1 1 3 7  Malaysia 0 2 0 2 4 6 May 19, 2013 Malaysia  2–3  Chinese Taipei May 20, 2013 Germany  0–5  Chinese Taipei May 21, 2013 Malaysia  2–3  Germany

Group 1D Team Pts Pld W L MF MA  Japan 2 2 2 0 8 2  Denmark 1 2 1 1 6 4  Singapore 0 2 0 2 1 9 May 19, 2013 Denmark  4–1  Singapore May 20, 2013 Japan  5–0  Singapore May 21, 2013 Denmark  2–3  Japan

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Knockout stage

The draw for the quarterfinals was held after the completion of the final matches in the group stage on May 21, 2013.

Bracket

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
	23 May
	China	3
					25 May
	Indonesia	2
					China	3
	23 May
					Denmark	1
	Chinese Taipei	0
									26 May
	Denmark	3
									China	3
	23 May
									South Korea	0
	South Korea	3
					25 May
	Germany	0
					South Korea	3
	23 May
					Thailand	1
	Japan	1
	Thailand	3

Quarterfinal

China 3	Stadium Putra Court 2 23 May 2013 12:00		Indonesia 2
1 2 3 1 Xu Chen / Ma Jin Tontowi Ahmad / Lilyana Natsir 18 21 21 14 16 21   2 Chen Long Tommy Sugiarto 21 11 21 15     3 Cai Yun / Fu Haifeng Rian Agung Saputro / Angga Pratama 21 19 18 21 15 21   4 Li Xuerui Lindaweni Fanetri 21 16 21 13     5 Yu Yang / Wang Xiaoli Lilyana Natsir / Nitya Krishinda Maheswari 21 12 21 19

Chinese Taipei 0	Stadium Putra Court 1 23 May 2013 18:00		Denmark 3
1 2 3 1 Chen Hung-ling / Cheng Wen-hsing Joachim Fischer Nielsen / Christinna Pedersen 13 21 16 21     2 Hsueh Hsuan-yi Jan O Jorgensen 18 21 21 14 7 21   3 Lee Sheng-mu / Tsai Chia-hsin Carsten Mogensen / Mathias Boe 18 21 11 21     4 Tai Tzu-ying Line Kjaersfeldt       not played 5 Cheng Wen-hsing / Hsieh Pei-chen Christinna Pedersen / Kamilla Rytter Juhl       not played

South Korea 3	Stadium Putra Court 1 23 May 2013 12:00		Germany 0
1 2 3 1 Ko Sung-hyun / Kim Ha-na Michael Fuchs / Birgit Michels 22 24 21 11 21 13   2 Lee Dong-keun Dieter Domke 21 19 20 22 21 19   3 Ko Sung-hyun / Lee Yong-dae Ingo Kindervater / Johannes Schoettler 21 13 21 10     4 Sung Ji-hyun Olga Konon       not played 5 Kim Ha-na / Jung Kyung-eun Birgit Michels / Johanna Goliszewski       not played

Japan 1	Stadium Putra Court 2 23 May 2013 18:00		Thailand 3
1 2 3 1 Hirokatsu Hashimoto / Miyuki Maeda Sudket Prapakamol / Saralee Thoungthongkam 19 21 9 21     2 Kenichi Tago Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk 22 20 21 18     3 Hiroyuki Endo / Kenichi Hayakawa Maneepong Jongjit / Nipitphon Puangpuapech 25 27 16 21     4 Sayaka Takahashi Ratchanok Inthanon 19 21 21 9 19 21   5 Misaki Matsutomo / Ayaka Takahashi Saralee Thoungthongkam / Kunchala Voravichitchaikul       not played

Semifinal

China 3	Stadium Putra Court 1 25 May 2013 18:00		Denmark 1
1 2 3 1 Zhang Nan / Zhao Yunlei Joachim Fischer Nielsen / Christinna Pedersen 21 15 21 12     2 Chen Long Jan O Jorgensen 21 16 21 16     3 Cai Yun / Fu Haifeng Carsten Mogensen / Mathias Boe 16 21 17 21     4 Li Xuerui Line Kjaersfeldt 21 13 21 9     5 Yu Yang / Wang Xiaoli Kamilla Rytter Juhl / Christinna Pedersen       not played

South Korea 3	Stadium Putra Court 1 25 May 2013 12:00		Thailand 1
1 2 3 1 Ko Sung-hyun / Kim Ha-na Sudket Prapakamol / Saralee Thoungthongkam 21 18 21 19     2 Lee Dong-keun Boonsak Ponsana 9 21 12 21     3 Ko Sung-hyun / Lee Yong-dae Maneepong Jongjit / Nipitphon Puangpuapech 21 12 21 11     4 Sung Ji-hyun Ratchanok Inthanon 21 17 21 14     5 Jung Kyung-eun / Kim Ha-na Saralee Thoungthongkam / Sapsiree Taerattanachai       not played

Final

China 3	Stadium Putra Court 1 26 May 2013 14:00		South Korea 0
1 2 3 1 Xu Chen / Ma Jin Ko Sung-hyun / Kim Ha-na 21 13 21 15     2 Chen Long Lee Dong-keun 21 15 21 10     3 Liu Xiaolong / Qiu Zihan Ko Sung-hyun / Lee Yong-dae 21 19 21 17     4 Li Xuerui Sung Ji-hyun       not played 5 Yu Yang / Wang Xiaoli Jung Kyung-eun / Kim Ha-na       not played

2013 Sudirman Cup champion
China Ninth title

Play-offs

The draw for the Play-offs was held on May 30, 2013.

Bracket

	Play-offs				Group 1
	10 June
	Malaysia	3
					Advance to Group 1
	Singapore	0
					Malaysia
	11 June
					India
	India	3
	Hong Kong	2

• Singapore and  Hong Kong are relegated to Group 2

Group 2

Qualified for Play-off Promotion

Play-offs Relegated

Group 2A

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	MF	MA
Scotland	3	3	3	0	11	4
Russia	2	3	2	1	8	7
Sweden	1	3	1	2	7	8
United States	0	3	0	3	4	11

Group 2B

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	MF	MA
Netherlands	3	3	3	0	13	2
France	2	3	2	1	9	6
Canada	1	3	1	2	7	8
Austria	0	3	0	3	1	14

Play-offs Promotion

Bracket

	Semi-Finals				Final
	24 June
	Scotland	3
					1 July
	France	1
					Scotland	2
	24 June
					Russia	3
	Netherlands	0
	Russia	3

 Russia will be Promoted to Group 1

Play-offs Relegation

Bracket

	Play-offs
	27 June
	United States	3
	Austria	0

 Austria will be relegated to Group 3

Group 3

Group 3A

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	MF	MA
Ukraine	4	4	4	0	18	2
Philippines	3	4	3	1	9	11
New Zealand	2	4	2	2	8	12
Sri Lanka	1	4	1	3	8	12
Turkey	0	4	0	4	7	13

Group 3B

Team	Pts	Pld	W	L	MF	MA
Vietnam	4	4	4	0	17	3
Australia	3	4	3	1	13	7
Switzerland	2	4	2	2	14	6
Lithuania	1	4	1	3	5	15
Kazakhstan	0	4	0	4	1	19

Playoffs

 Ukraine 1 - 3  Vietnam

 Philippines 3 - 0  Australia

 New Zealand2 - 3   Switzerland

 Sri Lanka 3 - 1  Lithuania

 Turkey 3 - 0  Kazakhstan

Final standings

1.  China
2.  South Korea
3.  Denmark
3.  Thailand
5.  Germany
5.  Indonesia
5.  Japan
5.  Chinese Taipei
9.  Hong Kong
9.  India
9.  Malaysia
9.  Singapore
13.  Russia
14.  Scotland
15.  Netherlands
16.  France
17.  Sweden
18.  Canada
19.  United States
20.  Austria
21.  Vietnam
22.  Ukraine
23.  Philippines
24.  Australia
25.   Switzerland
26.  New Zealand
27.  Sri Lanka
28.  Lithuania
29.  Turkey
30.  Kazakhstan