2017 Sudirman Cup
# 2017 Sudirman Cup

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.

| Rank | Team | Points | Group | Notes |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | China | 359843 | 1 | |
| 2 | Denmark | 334544 | 1 | |
| 3 | South Korea | 315087 | 1 | |
| 4 | Japan | 313853 | 1 | |
| 5 | Malaysia | 296873 | 1 | |
| 6 | Indonesia | 289727 | 1 | |
| 7 | Thailand | 266335 | 1 | |
| 8 | Chinese Taipei | 249965 | 1 | |
| 9 | India | 226509 | 1 | |
| 10 | England | 207930 | 1 | Withdraw |
| 11 | Hong Kong | 195775 | 1 | |
| 12 | Russia | 166701 | 1 | |
| Rank | Team | Points | Group | Notes |
| 13 | Germany | 156839 | 2 | Grp.1 |
| 14 | Singapore | 140819 | 2 | |
| 15 | Netherlands | 127822 | 2 | Withdraw |
| 16 | Australia | 126915 | 2 | |
| 17 | Vietnam | 121569 | 2 | |
| 18 | Sweden | 119234 | 2 | Withdraw |
| 19 | Spain | 117931 | 2 | Withdraw |
| 20 | United States | 107606 | 2 | |
| 21 | Scotland | 95524 | 3 | Grp.2 |
| 22 | Canada | 83511 | 3 | Grp.2 |
| 23 | Austria | 72731 | 3 | Grp.2 |
| 24 | Mexico | 36107 | 3 | Withdraw |
| Rank | Team | Points | Group | Notes |
| 25 | New Zealand | 156839 | 3 | Grp.2 |
| 26 | Sri Lanka | 32434 | 3 | |
| 27 | Slovakia | 17929 | 3 | |
| 28 | New Caledonia | 15400 | 3 | |
| 29 | Macau | 7410 | 4 | Grp.3 |
| 30 | Tahiti | 6160 | 4 | Grp.3 |
| 31 | Fiji | Nil | 4 | Grp.3 |
| 32 | Guam | Nil | 4 | Grp.3 |

### Group composition

| Group 1 | Group 1 | Group 1 | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 3 |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Group 1A | Group 1B | Group 1C | Group 1D | Group 2A | Group 2B | Group 3A | Group 3B |
| China  Thailand  Hong Kong | South Korea  Chinese Taipei  Russia | Japan  Malaysia  Germany | Denmark  Indonesia  India | Vietnam  Scotland  Canada  New Zealand | Singapore  Australia  United States  Austria | New Caledonia  Macau  Guam | Sri Lanka  Slovakia  Fiji  Tahiti |

## Group stage

### Group 1A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MW | ML | GW | GL | PW | PL | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | China | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 440 | 331 | 2 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Thailand | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 365 | 429 | 1 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Hong Kong | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 384 | 449 | 0 | |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| China | 4–1 | Hong Kong |
| Thailand | 3–2 | Hong Kong |
| China | 5–0 | Thailand |

### Group 1B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MW | ML | GW | GL | PW | PL | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Chinese Taipei | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 464 | 415 | 2 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | South Korea | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 425 | 352 | 1 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Russia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 328 | 450 | 0 | |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| South Korea | 4–1 | Russia |
| Chinese Taipei | 4–1 | Russia |
| South Korea | 2–3 | Chinese Taipei |

### Group 1C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MW | ML | GW | GL | PW | PL | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Japan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 420 | 371 | 2 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Malaysia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 422 | 347 | 1 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Germany | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 293 | 417 | 0 | |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Japan | 4–1 | Germany |
| Malaysia | 5–0 | Germany |
| Japan | 3–2 | Malaysia |

### Group 1D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MW | ML | GW | GL | PW | PL | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Denmark | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 476 | 480 | 1 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | India | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 415 | 419 | 1 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Indonesia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 468 | 460 | 1 | |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Denmark | 4–1 | India |
| Indonesia | 1–4 | India |
| Denmark | 2–3 | Indonesia |

### Group 2A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MW | ML | GW | GL | PW | PL | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Vietnam | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 28 | 6 | 685 | 500 | 3 | Classification round |
| 2 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 648 | 640 | 2 | Classification round |
| 3 | Scotland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 19 | 663 | 650 | 1 | Classification round |
| 4 | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 28 | 525 | 731 | 0 | Classification round |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Vietnam | 4–1 | New Zealand |
| Scotland | 2–3 | Canada |
| Vietnam | 5–0 | Canada |
| Scotland | 4–1 | New Zealand |
| Canada | 5–0 | New Zealand |
| Vietnam | 4–1 | Scotland |

### Group 2B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MW | ML | GW | GL | PW | PL | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Singapore | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 28 | 5 | 674 | 494 | 3 | Classification round |
| 2 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 567 | 466 | 2 | Classification round |
| 3 | United States | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 527 | 581 | 1 | Classification round |
| 4 | Austria | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 27 | 439 | 666 | 0 | Classification round |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Australia | 4–1 | United States |
| Singapore | 5–0 | Austria |
| Australia | 5–0 | Austria |
| Singapore | 5–0 | United States |
| United States | 3–2 | Austria |
| Singapore | 4–1 | Australia |

### Group 3A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MW | ML | GW | GL | PW | PL | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Macau | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 461 | 251 | 2 | Classification round |
| 2 | New Caledonia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 346 | 370 | 1 | Classification round |
| 3 | Guam | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 251 | 437 | 0 | Classification round |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| New Caledonia | 4–1 | Guam |
| Macau | 5–0 | Guam |
| New Caledonia | 0–5 | Macau |

### Group 3B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MW | ML | GW | GL | PW | PL | Pts | Qualification |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Sri Lanka | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 630 | 249 | 3 | Classification round |
| 2 | Slovakia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 543 | 382 | 2 | Classification round |
| 3 | Fiji | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 24 | 416 | 652 | 1 | Classification round |
| 4 | Tahiti | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 29 | 376 | 682 | 0 | |
| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| Sri Lanka | 5–0 | Fiji |
| Slovakia | 5–0 | Tahiti |
| Sri Lanka | 5–0 | Tahiti |
| Slovakia | 5–0 | Fiji |
| Tahiti | 1–4 | Fiji |
| Sri Lanka | 5–0 | Slovakia |

## Knockout stage

### Classification bracket

| Thirteenth place match | Thirteenth place match | Thirteenth place match |
| - | - | - |
| Vietnam | Vietnam | 3 |
| Singapore | Singapore | 1 |
| Fifteenth place match | Fifteenth place match | Fifteenth place match |
| Canada | Canada | 2 |
| Australia | Australia | 3 |
| Seventeenth place match | Seventeenth place match | Seventeenth place match |
| Scotland | Scotland | 3 |
| United States | United States | 0 |
| Nineteenth place match | Nineteenth place match | Nineteenth place match |
| New Zealand | New Zealand | 3 |
| Austria | Austria | 1 |
| Twenty-first place match | Twenty-first place match | Twenty-first place match |
| Macau | Macau | 0 |
| Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka | 3 |
| Twenty-third place match | Twenty-third place match | Twenty-third place match |
| New Caledonia | New Caledonia | 0 |
| Slovakia | Slovakia | 3 |
| Twenty-fifth place match | Twenty-fifth place match | Twenty-fifth place match |
| Guam | Guam | 1 |
| Fiji | Fiji | 3 |

### Classification round

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| - | - | - |
| Guam | 1–3 | Fiji |
| New Caledonia | 1–3 | Slovakia |
| Macau | 0–3 | Sri Lanka |
| New Zealand | 3–1 | Austria |
| Scotland | 3–0 | United States |
| Canada | 2–3 | Australia |
| Vietnam | 3–1 | Singapore |

### 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.

| Position | Team 1 | vs | Team 2 | Position |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| A1 | China | vs | India | D2 |
| C1 | Japan | vs | Malaysia | C2 |
| B2 | South Korea | vs | Chinese Taipei | B1 |
| A2 | Thailand | vs | Denmark | D1 |

### Final bracket

| Quarter-finals | Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 26 May – Gold Coast | 26 May – Gold Coast | | | |
| China | 3 | | | |
| China | 3 | 27 May – Gold Coast | 27 May – Gold Coast | | |
| India | 0 | 27 May – Gold Coast | 27 May – Gold Coast | |
| India | 0 | China | 3 | |
| 26 May – Gold Coast | 26 May – Gold Coast | | China | 3 | |
| 26 May – Gold Coast | 26 May – Gold Coast | Japan | 2 | |
| Japan | 3 | Japan | 2 | |
| Japan | 3 | | | | 28 May – Gold Coast | 28 May – Gold Coast |
| Malaysia | 1 | | | | 28 May – Gold Coast | 28 May – Gold Coast |
| Malaysia | 1 | | | | China | 2 |
| 25 May – Gold Coast | 25 May – Gold Coast | | | | | China | 2 |
| 25 May – Gold Coast | 25 May – Gold Coast | | | | South Korea | 3 |
| South Korea | 3 | | | | South Korea | 3 |
| South Korea | 3 | 27 May – Gold Coast | 27 May – Gold Coast | | | |
| Chinese Taipei | 1 | 27 May – Gold Coast | 27 May – Gold Coast | | | |
| Chinese Taipei | 1 | South Korea | 3 | | | |
| 25 May – Gold Coast | 25 May – Gold Coast | | South Korea | 3 | | | |
| 25 May – Gold Coast | 25 May – Gold Coast | Thailand | 1 | |
| Thailand | 3 | Thailand | 1 | |
| Denmark | 2 | | | |

### Quarter-finals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| - | - | - |
| China | 3–0 | India |
| Japan | 3–1 | Malaysia |
| South Korea | 3–1 | Chinese Taipei |
| Thailand | 3–2 | Denmark |

### Semi-finals

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| - | - | - |
| China | 3–2 | Japan |
| South Korea | 3–1 | Thailand |

### Final

| Team 1 | Score | Team 2 |
| - | - | - |
| China | 2–3 | South Korea |

## Final ranking

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | Final result |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| | South Korea | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | Champions |
| | China | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | Runners-up |
| | Japan | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Eliminated in Semi-finals |
| | Thailand | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Eliminated in Semi-finals |
| 5 | Denmark | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Eliminated in Quarter-finals |
| 5 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Eliminated in Quarter-finals |
| 5 | Malaysia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Eliminated in Quarter-finals |
| 5 | India | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Eliminated in Quarter-finals |
| 9 | Indonesia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 9 | Hong Kong | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 9 | Russia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 9 | Germany | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Eliminated in Group stage |
| 13 | Vietnam | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | Group 2 |
| 14 | Singapore | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Group 2 |
| 15 | Australia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Group 2 |
| 16 | Canada | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Group 2 |
| 17 | Scotland | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Group 2 |
| 18 | United States | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | Group 2 |
| 19 | New Zealand | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | Group 2 |
| 20 | Austria | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | Group 2 |
| 21 | Sri Lanka | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | Group 3 |
| 22 | Macau | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Group 3 |
| 23 | Slovakia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | Group 3 |
| 24 | New Caledonia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Group 3 |
| 25 | Fiji | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Group 3 |
| 26 | Guam | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Group 3 |
| 27 | Tahiti | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Group 3 |

* 2017 Sudirman Cup champions
* South Korea 4th title
