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 The tournament was divided into three groups (initially four groups, but because of South Africa withdrawn, Philippines and Kazakhstan redrawn to enter Groups 3), with twelve teams in the elite group competing for the title.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

  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

  1.  Russia
  2.  Netherlands
  3.  France
  4.  USA
  5.  Sweden
  6.  Canada
  7.  Scotland
  8.  Austria

Group 3

  1.  Ukraine
  2.   Switzerland
  3.  Vietnam
  4.  New Zealand
  5.  Turkey
  6.  Australia
  7.  Sri Lanka
  8.  Lithuania
  9.  Philippines
  10.  Kazakhstan

Group 1

Group stage

Main article: 2013 Sudirman Cup Group 1 group stage
Qualified for quarterfinals
Play-offs

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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

Semifinal

Final

 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

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

References

  1. ^ "Badminton World Federation". Archived from the original on 2012-01-07. Retrieved 2013-04-14.
  2. ^ "Sudirman Cup 2013". Archived from the original on 12 May 2013. Retrieved 21 April 2013.
  3. ^ "Badminton World Federation". Archived from the original on 2013-05-12. Retrieved 2013-04-14.
  4. ^ Sachetat, Raphaël. "WORLDS 2013 – Macau, Copenhagen and Guangzhou". Badzine.net. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
  5. ^ "Kazakhstan and the Philippines Redrawn in Group 3 of Li Ning BWF Sudirman Cup 2013". Archived from the original on 2013-05-11. Retrieved 2013-05-22.
  6. ^ "Hosts Happy with Li Ning BWF Sudirman Cup Draw; China Ready to Defend Title". Archived from the original on 2013-04-03. Retrieved 2013-05-22.
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