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Competition Sudirman It is a competition organized by the Badminton Federation of the World Badminton World Federation (BWF), the world governing body. The Champions League has been held every two years since its inception in 1989. The tournament used to be held at the same venue at this year’s World Cup until decided by the World Badminton Federation (now BWF). decided to split the two competitions since 2003. There are five matches in each Sudirman Cup competition which consists of men’s and women’s, men’s and women’s and Mixed doubles. The trophy is named after Dick Sudirman, a former Indonesian badminton player and founder of the Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI). The current champion is China, who won their 12th title at the 2021 Games in Finland.
There is no prize money at the Sudirman Cup; athletes play for their countries and to earn BWF World Rankings and national rankings.
Sudirman cup is 80 cm tall. It is made of 22 carat (92%) thick and heavy gold and stands on an octagonal base made of jat wood (Java teak wood). The body of the Cup is in the form of a shuttlecock and is surrounded by a copy of the Borobudur Temple. The hands are in the shape of stamens, which represent the seeds of badminton.
The competition was won by Masterix Bandung at a cost of US $ 15,000.
The Sudirman Competition is an international competition that does not issue a qualifying round. Competing teams are divided into 7 categories based on their performance. Only teams in Group 1 will be able to win the trophy while teams in other teams are vying for the title. Only six teams competed in Group 1 until 2003 before it was increased to 8 in 2005 and later to 12 teams in 2011.
Initially, the teams that finished at the bottom of the group moved on to the next stage, except for the final group. The final relegation-to-relegation system was introduced in 2009, and the competing teams are now integrated into the global rankings.
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1989
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1991
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Copenhagen, Denmark | Template:Bd-big |
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1993
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Birmingham, England | Template:Bd-big |
3–2 | Template:Bd-big | Template:Bd-big | Template:Bd-big | ||
1995
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Lausanne, Switzerland | Template:Bd-big |
3–1 | Template:Bd-big | Template:Bd-big | Template:Bd-big | ||
1997
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Glasgow, Scotland | Template:Bd-big |
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1999
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Copenhagen, Denmark | Template:Bd-big |
3–1 | Template:Bd-big | Template:Bd-big | Template:Bd-big | ||
2001
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Seville, Spain | Template:Bd-big |
3–1 | Template:Bd-big | Template:Bd-big | Template:Bd-big | ||
2003
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Eindhoven, Netherlands | Template:Bd-big |
3–1 | Template:Bd-big | Template:Bd-big | Template:Bd-big | ||
2005
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Beijing, China | Template:Bd-big |
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2007
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Glasgow, Scotland | Template:Bd-big |
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2009
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Guangzhou, China | Template:Bd-big |
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2011
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Qingdao, China | Template:Bd-big |
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2013
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Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia | Template:Bd-big |
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2015
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Dongguan, China | Template:Bd-big |
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2017
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Gold Coast, Australia | Template:Bd-big |
3–2 | Template:Bd-big | Template:Bd-big | Template:Bd-big | ||
2019
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Nanning, China | Template:Bd-big |
3–0 | Template:Bd-big | Template:Bd-big | Template:Bd-big | ||
2021
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Vantaa, Finland | Template:Bd-big |
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2023
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Suzhou, China | |||||||
2025
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Indonesia first won the tournament in 1989. Throughout its history, eight countries have reached the semi-finals of the Sudirman Cup, including China, Denmark, England, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Thailand and Japan.
China is the most successful country in the Sudirman Cup (12 wins), followed by Korea (4) and Indonesia (1). The tournament has never been won by a non-Asian country, with Denmark being the only European country to almost win it, in 1999 and 2011.
Tawaga | Champions League | Runners | The semi-finalists |
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China | 12 (1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2019, 2021) | 2 (2003, 2017) | 3 (1989, 1991, 1993) |
South Korea | 4 (1991, 1993, 2003, 2017) | 4 (1989, 1997, 2009, 2013) | 8 (1995, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2021) |
Indonesia | 1 (1989) | 6 (1991, 1993, 1995, 2001, 2005, 2007) | 7 (1997, 1999, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2019) |
Japan | 3 (2015, 2019, 2021) | 1 (2017) | |
Denmark | 2 (1999, 2011) | 9 (1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2013) | |
Thailand | 3 (2013, 2017, 2019) | ||
Malaysia | 2 (2009, 2021) | ||
England | 1 (2007) |