The 1989 Sudirman Cup was the first tournament of the World Mixed Team Badminton Championships, the Sudirman Cup. It was held from May 24 to May 29, 1989, in Central Jakarta, Indonesia.

1989 Sudirman Cup
Piala Sudirman 1989
Tournament details
Dates24–29 May
Edition1st
LevelInternational
VenueIstora Senayan
LocationJakarta, Indonesia
1991 Copenhagen

Host city selection edit

In May 1988, the International Badminton Federation approved the inauguration of the world mixed team championships and announced that the championships would be inaugurated in Jakarta, Indonesia.[1]

Teams edit

28 teams around the world took part in this tournament.[2] Geographically, they were 13 from Europe, 10 teams from Asia, two from Americas, two from Oceania and one from Africa. India and Pakistan entered the competition but ultimately did not participate.[3][4]

Draw edit

The draw was announced on April 1989, a month prior to the championships.[5]

Group composition edit

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3
Group 1A Group 1B
  England
  Indonesia
  South Korea
  China
  Denmark
  Sweden
  Japan
  Malaysia
  Netherlands
  Soviet Union
  Canada
  India
  Chinese Taipei
  Thailand
Group 4 Group 5 Group 6 Group 7
  Australia
  West Germany
  Hong Kong
  Scotland
  Finland
  New Zealand
  United States
  Austria
    Nepal
  Norway
  Pakistan
  Sri Lanka
  Bulgaria
  France
  Mauritius

Group stage edit

Group 1 edit

Subgroup A edit

Subgroup B edit

Group 2 edit

Group 3 edit

Group 4 edit

Group 5 edit

Group 6 edit

Group 7 edit

Knockout stage edit

Classification bracket edit

Fifth place match
   
  Sweden 5
  England 0

Semi-finals edit

Indonesia vs Denmark edit

South Korea vs China edit

Final edit

Final ranking edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Mixed team meet from next year". The Straits Times. 1988-05-30. p. 27. Retrieved 2024-06-03 – via NewspaperSG.
  2. ^ "Sudirman Cup". Archived from the original on 2011-06-02. Retrieved 2011-06-24.
  3. ^ Populorum, Mike. "Archiv SudirmanCup". sbg.ac.at. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
  4. ^ "Times Archives". Oxfordshire Libraries.
  5. ^ "No surprises in seeding lists". The Straits Times. 1989-04-27. p. 33. Retrieved 2024-06-03 – via NewspaperSG.
  6. ^ a b "Bright start for China, Indonesia". nlb.gov.sg. The Straits Times. 26 May 1989. p. 41. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  7. ^ a b "Scores and statistics: Badminton". nlb.gov.sg. The Straits Times. 26 May 1989. p. 43. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  8. ^ "Chinese smash into the semis". nlb.gov.sg. The Straits Times. 27 May 1989. p. 41. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  9. ^ "한국 英國완파 4강에 세계 배드민턴 혼합단체". www.busan.com (in Korean). 26 May 1989. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  10. ^ a b "Denmark faces Indonesia in semis". nlb.gov.sg. The New Paper. 27 May 1989. p. 28. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  11. ^ a b c "Resultater Sudirman Cup" (PDF). badmintonmuseet.dk (in Danish). 1989. p. 16. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
  12. ^ "Kurniawan bawa Indonesia masuk tandingan akhir". nlb.gov.sg (in Malay). Berita Harian. 28 May 1989. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  13. ^ "China kalah bercatur". nlb.gov.sg (in Malay). Berita Harian. 29 May 1989. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  14. ^ "Korea took second place". Chosun Ilbo. 30 May 1989. Retrieved 29 September 2021.