2015 Sudirman Cup

2015 Sudirman Cup

Tournament details
Dates	10–17 May 2015 [1]
Edition	14th
Level	International
Venue	Dongfeng Nissan Sports Center
Location	Dongguan, China
← 2013 Kuala Lumpur 2017 Gold Coast →

The 2015 Sudirman Cup was the fourteenth tournament of the Sudirman Cup. It was held in Dongguan, China. ^[2]

Host city selection

Dongguan is the only city to submit a bid for 2015 Sudirman Cup. Badminton World Federation awarded the event to Dongguan during BWF Council Meeting in Athens, Greece. ^[3]

Seedings

The seedings for teams competing in the tournament were released on March 5, 2015. 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 seven teams were seeded into fourth group. The draw was held on March 16, 2015. ^[4]

Nations to compete at the 2015 Sudirman Cup

Group 1

1.   China
2.   South Korea
3.   Denmark
4.   Japan
5.   Indonesia
6.   Chinese Taipei
7.   Thailand
8.   India
9.   Germany
10.   Malaysia
11.   England
12.   Russia

Group 2

13.   Singapore
14.   Hong Kong
15.   Netherlands
16.   United States
17.   France
18.   Canada
19.   Brazil
20.   Spain

Group 3

21.   Czech Republic
22.   Vietnam
23.   Turkey
24.   Australia
25.   Italy
26.   South Africa
27.   Austria
28.    Switzerland

Group 4

29.   Nigeria
30.   Israel
31.   Philippines
32.   Sri Lanka
33.   Seychelles
34.   Iceland
35.   Kazakhstan

Squads

Further information: 2015 Sudirman Cup squads

Group stage

Group stage

Main article: 2015 Sudirman Cup group stage

Group 1A Pos Team v t e Pld W L MF MA MD GF GA GD PF PA PD Pts Qualification 1   China (H) 2 2 0 10 0 +10 20 2 +18 449 307 +142 2 Advance to knockout stages — 4–1 3–2 2   Germany 2 1 1 3 7 −4 6 17 −11 341 443 −102 1 — 3–2 3   Thailand 2 0 2 2 8 −6 9 16 −7 418 458 −40 0 — Source: BWF (H) Host Group 1B Pos Team v t e Pld W L MF MA MD GF GA GD PF PA PD Pts Qualification 1   Japan 2 2 0 8 2 +6 16 7 +9 444 375 +69 2 Advance to knockout stages — 4–1 4–1 2   Chinese Taipei 2 1 1 5 5 0 12 12 0 437 431 +6 1 — 4–1 3   Russia 2 0 2 2 8 −6 7 16 −9 361 436 −75 0 — Source: BWF Group 1C Pos Team v t e Pld W L MF MA MD GF GA GD PF PA PD Pts Qualification 1   Indonesia 2 2 0 6 4 +2 13 9 +4 408 360 +48 2 Advance to knockout stages — 3–2 3–2 2   Denmark 2 1 1 6 4 +2 13 10 +3 428 403 +25 1 — 4–1 3   England 2 0 2 3 7 −4 7 14 −7 343 416 −73 0 — Source: BWF Group 1D Pos Team v t e Pld W L MF MA MD GF GA GD PF PA PD Pts Qualification 1   Malaysia 2 2 0 6 4 +2 13 9 +4 414 402 +12 2 Advance to knockout stages — 3–2 3–2 2   South Korea 2 1 1 6 4 +2 14 10 +4 456 413 +43 1 — 4–1 3   India 2 0 2 3 7 −4 8 16 −8 414 469 −55 0 — Source: BWF Group 2A Pos Team v t e Pld W L MF MA MD GF GA GD PF PA PD Pts Qualification 1   Netherlands 3 3 0 10 5 +5 22 13 +9 670 598 +72 3 Advance to classification rounds — 4–1 3–2 3–2 2   Singapore 3 2 1 7 8 −1 16 16 0 583 580 +3 2 — 3–2 3–2 3   Spain 3 1 2 7 8 −1 16 20 −4 636 657 −21 1 — 3–2 4   Canada 3 0 3 6 9 −3 16 21 −5 636 690 −54 0 — Source: BWF Group 2B Pos Team v t e Pld W L MF MA MD GF GA GD PF PA PD Pts Qualification 1   Hong Kong 3 3 0 15 0 +15 30 4 +26 695 508 +187 3 Advance to classification rounds — 5–0 5–0 5–0 2   France 3 2 1 7 8 −1 17 19 −2 645 648 −3 2 — 3–2 4–1 3   United States 3 1 2 6 9 −3 15 19 −4 616 621 −5 1 — 4–1 4   Brazil 3 0 3 2 13 −11 7 27 −20 498 677 −179 0 — Source: BWF Group 3A Pos Team v t e Pld W L MF MA MD GF GA GD PF PA PD Pts Qualification 1   Czech Republic 3 3 0 10 5 +5 21 13 +8 670 644 +26 3 Advance to classification rounds — 4–1 3–2 3–2 2   Austria 3 2 1 8 7 +1 19 16 +3 653 604 +49 2 — 3–2 4–1 3   Turkey 3 1 2 7 8 −1 17 17 0 627 586 +41 1 — 3–2 4   South Africa 3 0 3 5 10 −5 12 23 −11 569 685 −116 0 — Source: BWF Group 3B Pos Team v t e Pld W L MF MA MD GF GA GD PF PA PD Pts Qualification 1   Vietnam 3 3 0 12 3 +9 24 9 +15 653 474 +179 3 Advance to classification rounds — 3–2 4–1 5–0 2   Australia 3 2 1 9 6 +3 20 14 +6 601 593 +8 2 — 3–2 4–1 3    Switzerland 3 1 2 6 9 −3 15 19 −4 605 611 −6 1 — 3–2 4   Italy 3 0 3 3 12 −9 7 24 −17 444 625 −181 0 — Source: BWF Group 4A Pos Team v t e Pld W L MF MA MD GF GA GD PF PA PD Pts Qualification 1   Philippines 2 2 0 9 1 +8 18 4 +14 445 315 +130 2 Advance to classification rounds — 4–1 5–0 2   Iceland 2 1 1 4 6 −2 9 12 −3 363 383 −20 1 — 3–2 3   Nigeria 2 0 2 2 8 −6 6 17 −11 351 461 −110 0 — Source: BWF Group 4B Pos Team v t e Pld W L MF MA MD GF GA GD PF PA PD Pts Qualification 1   Sri Lanka 3 3 0 10 5 +5 22 12 +10 640 572 +68 3 Advance to classification rounds — 3–2 3–2 4–1 2   Israel 3 2 1 9 6 +3 18 12 +6 547 482 +65 2 — 3–2 4–1 3   Kazakhstan 3 1 2 8 7 +1 17 17 0 638 620 +18 1 — 4–1 4   Seychelles 3 0 3 3 12 −9 9 25 −16 519 670 −151 0 — Source: BWF

Knockout stage

Main article: 2015 Sudirman Cup knockout stage

Classification bracket

Thirteenth place match         Netherlands 1   Hong Kong 3

Fifteenth place match         Singapore 2   France 3

Seventeenth place match         Spain 3   United States 1

Nineteenth place match         Canada 3   Brazil 1

Twenty-first place match         Czech Republic 0   Vietnam 3

Twenty-third place match         Austria 2   Australia 3

Twenty-fifth place match         Turkey 3    Switzerland 1

Twenty-seventh place match         South Africa 3   Italy 1

Twenty-ninth place match         Philippines 3   Sri Lanka 0

Thirty-first place match         Austria 3   Israel 1

Thirty-third place match         Nigeria 3   Kazakhstan 2

Team 1	Score	Team 2
Netherlands	1–3	Hong Kong
Singapore	3–2	France
Spain	3–1	United States
Canada	3–1	Brazil
Czech Republic	0–3	Vietnam
Austria	2–3	Australia
Turkey	3–1	Switzerland
South Africa	3–1	Italy
Philippines	3–0	Sri Lanka
Iceland	3–1	Israel
Nigeria	3–2	Kazakhstan

Final bracket

The draw for the quarterfinals was held after the completion of the final matches in the group stage on May 13, 2015.

	Quarterfinals				Semifinals				Final
	14 May
	China	3
					16 May
	Germany	0
					China	3
	15 May
					Indonesia	1
	Indonesia	3
									17 May
	Chinese Taipei	1
									China	3
	14 May
									Japan	0
	South Korea	3
					16 May
	Malaysia	1
					South Korea	2
	15 May
					Japan	3
	Denmark	2
	Japan	3

Quarterfinals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
China	3–0	Germany
Indonesia	3–1	Chinese Taipei
South Korea	3–1	Malaysia
Denmark	2–3	Japan

Semifinals

Team 1	Score	Team 2
China	3–1	Indonesia
South Korea	2–3	Japan

Final

Team 1	Score	Team 2
China	3–0	Japan

2015 Sudirman Cup champion
China 10th title

Final standings

1.   China
2.   Japan
3.   South Korea
3.   Indonesia
5.   Denmark
5.   Germany
5.   Malaysia
5.   Chinese Taipei
9.   England
9.   India
9.   Thailand
9.   Russia
13.   Hong Kong
14.   Netherlands
15.   France
16.   Singapore
17.   Spain
18.   United States
19.   Canada
20.   Brazil
21.   Vietnam
22.   Czech Republic
23.   Australia
24.   Austria
25.   Turkey
26.    Switzerland
27.   South Africa
28.   Italy
29.   Philippines
30.   Sri Lanka
31.   Iceland
32.   Israel
33.   Nigeria
34.   Kazakhstan
35.   Seychelles

References

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3. Sachetat, Raphaël. "Jakarta to host its 3rd Worlds in 2015". Badzine.net. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
4. "China Grouped with Germany, Thailand: Vivo BWF Sudirman Cup 2015 – Draw Ceremony". Archived from the original on 2015-07-01. Retrieved 2015-03-26.