2013 Sudirman Cup

Badminton tournament
2013 Sudirman Cup
Tournament details
Dates19–26 May[1]
Edition13th
LevelInternational
VenuePutra Stadium, National Sports Complex[2]
LocationKuala Lumpur, Malaysia
← 2011 Qingdao 2015 Dongguan →

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]

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.[citation needed]

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 The tournament was divided into three groups (initially four groups, but because of South Africa withdrawn, Philippines and Kazakhstan redrawn to enter Groups 3), with twelve teams in the elite group competing for the title.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.[5] The draw was held on May 7, 2013.[6]

Group 1

Group 2

Group 3

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

 
QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
 
          
 
23 May
 
 
 China3
 
25 May
 
 Indonesia2
 
 China3
 
23 May
 
 Denmark1
 
 Chinese Taipei0
 
26 May
 
 Denmark3
 
 China3
 
23 May
 
 South Korea0
 
 South Korea3
 
25 May
 
 Germany0
 
 South Korea3
 
23 May
 
 Thailand1
 
 Japan1
 
 
 Thailand3
 

Quarterfinal


China
3 		Stadium Putra Court 2
23 May 2013
12:00
Indonesia
2
1 2 3
1 China
Indonesia 		Xu Chen / Ma Jin
Tontowi Ahmad / Lilyana Natsir 		18
21 		21
14 		16
21 		 
2 China
Indonesia 		Chen Long
Tommy Sugiarto 		21
11 		21
15 		   
3 China
Indonesia 		Cai Yun / Fu Haifeng
Rian Agung Saputro / Angga Pratama 		21
19 		18
21 		15
21 		 
4 China
Indonesia		 Li Xuerui
Lindaweni Fanetri 		21
16 		21
13 		   
5 China
Indonesia		 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 Chinese Taipei
Denmark 		Chen Hung-ling / Cheng Wen-hsing
Joachim Fischer Nielsen / Christinna Pedersen 		13
21 		16
21 		   
2 Chinese Taipei
Denmark 		Hsueh Hsuan-yi
Jan O Jorgensen 		18
21 		21
14 		7
21 		 
3 Chinese Taipei
Denmark 		Lee Sheng-mu / Tsai Chia-hsin
Carsten Mogensen / Mathias Boe 		18
21 		11
21 		   
4 Chinese Taipei
Denmark		 Tai Tzu-ying
Line Kjaersfeldt 		      not
played
5 Chinese Taipei
Denmark		 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 South Korea
Germany 		Ko Sung-hyun / Kim Ha-na
Michael Fuchs / Birgit Michels 		22
24 		21
11 		21
13 		 
2 South Korea
Germany 		Lee Dong-keun
Dieter Domke 		21
19 		20
22 		21
19 		 
3 South Korea
Germany 		Ko Sung-hyun / Lee Yong-dae
Ingo Kindervater / Johannes Schoettler 		21
13 		21
10 		   
4 South Korea
Germany		 Sung Ji-hyun
Olga Konon 		      not
played
5 South Korea
Germany		 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 Japan
Thailand 		Hirokatsu Hashimoto / Miyuki Maeda
Sudket Prapakamol / Saralee Thoungthongkam 		19
21 		9
21 		   
2 Japan
Thailand 		Kenichi Tago
Tanongsak Saensomboonsuk 		22
20 		21
18 		   
3 Japan
Thailand 		Hiroyuki Endo / Kenichi Hayakawa
Maneepong Jongjit / Nipitphon Puangpuapech 		25
27 		16
21 		   
4 Japan
Thailand		 Sayaka Takahashi
Ratchanok Inthanon 		19
21 		21
9 		19
21 		 
5 Japan
Thailand		 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 China
Denmark 		Zhang Nan / Zhao Yunlei
Joachim Fischer Nielsen / Christinna Pedersen 		21
15 		21
12 		   
2 China
Denmark 		Chen Long
Jan O Jorgensen 		21
16 		21
16 		   
3 China
Denmark 		Cai Yun / Fu Haifeng
Carsten Mogensen / Mathias Boe 		16
21 		17
21 		   
4 China
Denmark		 Li Xuerui
Line Kjaersfeldt 		21
13 		21
9 		   
5 China
Denmark		 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 South Korea
Thailand 		Ko Sung-hyun / Kim Ha-na
Sudket Prapakamol / Saralee Thoungthongkam 		21
18 		21
19 		   
2 South Korea
Thailand 		Lee Dong-keun
Boonsak Ponsana 		9
21 		12
21 		   
3 South Korea
Thailand 		Ko Sung-hyun / Lee Yong-dae
Maneepong Jongjit / Nipitphon Puangpuapech 		21
12 		21
11 		   
4 South Korea
Thailand		 Sung Ji-hyun
Ratchanok Inthanon 		21
17 		21
14 		   
5 South Korea
Thailand		 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 China
South Korea 		Xu Chen / Ma Jin
Ko Sung-hyun / Kim Ha-na 		21
13 		21
15 		   
2 China
South Korea 		Chen Long
Lee Dong-keun 		21
15 		21
10 		   
3 China
South Korea 		Liu Xiaolong / Qiu Zihan
Ko Sung-hyun / Lee Yong-dae 		21
19 		21
17 		   
4 China
South Korea		 Li Xuerui
Sung Ji-hyun 		      not
played
5 China
South Korea		 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-offsGroup 1
 
      
 
10 June
 
 
 Malaysia3
 
 Advance to Group 1
 
 Singapore0
 
 Malaysia
 
11 June
 
 India
 
 India3
 
 
 Hong Kong2
 


• 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-FinalsFinal
 
      
 
24 June
 
 
 Scotland3
 
1 July
 
 France1
 
 Scotland2
 
24 June
 
 Russia3
 
 Netherlands0
 
 
 Russia3
 


 Russia will be Promoted to Group 1

Play-offs Relegation

Bracket

 
Play-offs
 
  
 
27 June
 
 
 United States3
 
 
 Austria0
 


 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

References

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