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]

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

Host city selection edit

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 edit

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 The tournament was divided into three groups (initially four groups, but because of South Africa withdrawn, Philippines and Kazakhstan redrawn to enter Groups 3), with twelve teams in the elite group competing for the title.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

Group 2 edit

Group 3 edit

Group 1 edit

Group stage edit

Qualified for quarterfinals
Play-offs

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Knockout stage edit

The draw for the quarterfinals was held after the completion of the final matches in the group stage on May 21, 2013.

Bracket edit

 
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 edit

Semifinal edit

Final edit

 2013 Sudirman Cup champion 
 
China
Ninth title

Play-offs edit

The draw for the Play-offs was held on May 30, 2013.

Bracket edit

 
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 edit

Qualified for Play-off Promotion
Play-offs Relegated

Group 2A edit

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 edit

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 edit

Bracket edit

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


  Russia will be Promoted to Group 1

Play-offs Relegation edit

Bracket edit

 
Play-offs
 
  
 
27 June
 
 
  United States3
 
 
  Austria0
 


  Austria will be relegated to Group 3

Group 3 edit

Group 3A edit

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 edit

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 edit

  Ukraine 1 - 3   Vietnam

  Philippines 3 - 0   Australia

  New Zealand2 - 3    Switzerland

  Sri Lanka 3 - 1   Lithuania

  Turkey 3 - 0   Kazakhstan

Final standings edit

References edit

  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.