2023 Sudirman Cup
The 2023 Sudirman Cup was the 18th edition of the Sudirman Cup, the biennial international badminton championship contested by the mixed national teams of the member associations of Badminton World Federation, since its inception in 1989. The tournament was played in Suzhou, China, between 14 and 21 May 2023. China were the defending champions. They successfully defended their title, lifting the trophy for a record-extending 13th time.
Host city selection
New Delhi was awarded the hosting of the championship back in November 2018. In July 2021, it was announced that Suzhou, the original host for the 2021 edition, will host this edition instead and India accepted the offer to host 2026 BWF World Championships in exchange.Competition format
Qualification
Sixteen teams will participate in the final tournament in Suzhou, with the host and the defending champion will qualify automatically. Continental qualifying tournaments were held to determine the winner of allocated continental slots. The remaining slots were determined via team rankings. As China is both the host team and the defending champion, an extra slot from world ranking is opened.Draw
The draw for the tournament was conducted on 25 March 2023, at 15:00 CST, at Crowne Plaza Hotel in Suzhou, China. The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four.The teams were allocated to four pots based on the World Team Rankings of 21 February 2023. Pot 1 contained the top seed China, the second seed Japan and the next two best teams, Indonesia and Malaysia. Pot 2 contained the next best four teams, Pot 3 contained the ninth to twelfth seeds, Pot 4 contained the thirteenth to sixteenth seeds.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
Tiebreakers
The rankings of teams in each group were determined as follows :- Points
- Results between tied teams
- Match difference
- Game difference
- Point difference
Group stage
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Group D
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