The 2017 Sudirman Cup (officially known as the 2017 Total BWF Sudirman Cup for sponsorship reasons) was the 15th edition of the Sudirman Cup, the biennial international badminton championship contested by the mixed national teams of the member associations of Badminton World Federation (BWF), since its inception in 1989. The tournament was hosted by Gold Coast, Australia, between 21 and 28 May 2017. It was the first time this event was hosted outside Asia and Europe since its establishment in 1989.
The matches was played at Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre. It was the first time that Australia had hosted the tournament and the first time this event is hosted outside Asia and Europe since its establishment in 1989.
China was the defending champion. Korea defeated China 3–2 to win the tournament, which became the first Sudirman Cup title for Korea after 2003.
Host city selection Glasgow and Gold Coast submitted bids to host 2017 Sudirman Cup. Gold Coast was announced as the host for 2017 Sudirman Cup, while Glasgow later awarded the 2017 BWF World Championships.
Seedings The seedings for 32 teams competing in the tournament were released on 2 March 2017. It was based on aggregated points from the best players in the world ranking. The tournament was divided into four groups, with twelve teams in the elite group competing for the title. Eight teams were seeded into second and third groups and four remaining teams were seeded into fourth group.
On the day of the draw, it was announced that the original list of 32 teams was pared down to 28, with four teams – Mexico, Netherlands, Spain and Sweden were withdrawing from the tournament. The 28 participating teams were divided into four groups, with Group 1 consisting of the 12 teams that will compete for the title. Group 2 and Group 3 (eight teams each) will fight for overall placings. The draw was held on 17 March 2017. England withdrew from the Sudirman Cup on 4 April 2017.
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Group composition Group 1Group 2Group 3Group 1AGroup 1BGroup 1CGroup 1DGroup 2AGroup 2BGroup 3AGroup 3B
Squads
Group stage
Group 1A TeamQualification1 220911924403312Quarter-finals2 2113771536542913 202377163844490
Group 1B TeamQualification1 220731594644152Quarter-finals2 2116414842535213 202285173284500
Group 1C TeamQualification1 220731584203712Quarter-finals2 2117315742234713 202193182934170
Group 1D TeamQualification1 2116414124764801Quarter-finals2 21155121141541913 2114611144684601
Group 2A TeamQualification1 33013228668550032 32187171964864023 31278181966365014 3032139285257310
Group 2B TeamQualification1 33014128567449432 321105201056746623 312411102252758114 3032136274396660
Group 3A TeamQualification1 22010020246125122 2114691234637013 202193182514370
Group 3B TeamQualification1 33015030063024932 321105201054338223 31241192441665214 3031144293766820
Knockout stage
Classification bracket
Classification round
Final draw The draw for the quarterfinals will be held after the completion of the final matches in the group stage on 24 May 2017.
PositionTeam 1vsTeam 2PositionA1D2C1C2B2B1A2D1
Final bracket
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Final ranking TeamFinal result 5414Champions 5414Runners-up 4313Eliminated in Semi-finals42225 3121Eliminated in Quarter-finals3212312131219 2111Eliminated in Group stage20202020202013 4404Group 214 431315 431316 422217 422218 413119 413120 404021 4404Group 322 321223 431324 312125 422226 303027 3030
References
External links Official website Tournament Link