The Sudirman Cup is the world mixed team badminton championship which takes place every two years. It is held in the same venue for the IBF World Championships in the same year until International Badminton Federation decided to split the two tournaments starting from 2003. There are five matches in every round: men and women's singles, men and women's doubles and mixed doubles. The Cup is named after Dick Sudirman, a former Indonesian badminton player and the founder of the Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI). The first Sudirman Cup tournament took place in Bung Karno Stadium, Central Jakarta, Indonesia on May 24 – May 29, 1989.
The national badminton team of Thailand represents Thailand in international Badminton competitions. It is managed by the Badminton Association of Thailand (BAT). A 1952 founding member of BWF Team.
The 2009 Sudirman Cup was held in the Guangzhou Gymnasium in China from May 10 to May 17, 2009, having been arranged in December 2005. It was the eleventh contest.
India National Badminton team represents India in international team badminton and is governed by the Badminton Association of India. The Indian team competed in the 2011 Sudirman Cup and shared the fifth rank with three other teams, what is up to now the best performance in the Sudirman Cup. It is currently ranked 9th in the World Teams Ranking but has been as high as 7th. It has won 19 medals at the Commonwealth Games and 8 medals at the Asian Games along with 7 medals at the BWF World Championships and 2 medals at the Summer Olympics.
The 2011 Sudirman Cup was the twelfth tournament of the Sudirman Cup. It was held from May 22–29, 2011 in Qingdao, China. According to the Badminton World Federation (BWF) 32 teams have confirmed their participation, for the first time twelve teams competed in the elite group to battle for the title.
Kim Ha-na is a South Korean badminton player. She has won her first title at the India Open in the women's doubles event in April 2012. She competed at the 2014 Asian Games.
The 2003 Sudirman Cup was the 8th tournament of the World Mixed Team Badminton Championships of Sudirman Cup. It was held from March 18 to March 23, 2003 in Eindhoven, Netherlands. South Korea won in this eighth edition of the championship against China in the final 3-1.
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.
The 2015 BWF Season is the overall badminton circuit organized by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) for the 2015 badminton season to publish and promote the sport. Besides the BWF World Championships, BWF promotes the sport of Badminton through an extensive worldwide programme of events in four structure levels. They are the individual tournaments called Super Series, Grand Prix Events, International Challenge and International Series. Besides the individual tournaments, Team Events such as Thomas Cup & Uber Cup and Sudirman Cup are held every other year.
The Brazil national badminton team represents Brazil in international badminton team competitions.
The 2017 BWF World Championships of badminton were held from 21 to 27 August at Emirates Arena in Glasgow, Scotland.
The 2014 BWF Season is the overall badminton circuit organized by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) for the 2014 badminton season to publish and promote the sport. Besides the BWF World Championships, BWF promotes the sport of Badminton through an extensive worldwide programme of events in four structure levels. They are the individual tournaments called Super Series, Grand Prix Events, International Challenge and International Series. Besides the individual tournaments, Team Events such as Thomas Cup & Uber Cup and Sudirman Cup are held every other year.
Jeon Hyeok-jin is a Korean badminton player. Specializing in singles, he was runner-up at the 2013 Asian Junior Badminton Championships. He was part of the Korean team that won men's team gold at the 2014 Asian Games and the following year, he beat both Chou Tien-chen and compatriot Son Wan-ho to win gold at the 2015 Summer Universiade. In 2017, he helped the Korean national team to win the world team championships at the Sudirman Cup.
The 2017 Sudirman Cup was the 15th edition of the Sudirman Cup, the biennial international badminton championship contested by the mixed national teams of the member associations of Badminton World Federation (BWF), since its inception in 1989. The tournament was hosted by Gold Coast, Australia, between 21 and 28 May 2017. It will be the first time this event is hosted outside Asia and Europe since its establishment in 1989.
Kim Duk-young is a South Korean male badminton player. In 2015, he and his partner in the men's doubles, Jun Bong-chan won the Thailand International Challenge tournament after beat Indonesian pair in the final round. He also won the 2015 Osaka International tournament in the mixed doubles event partnered with Eom Hye-won. In 2017, he helped the Korean national team compete at the 2017 Sudirman Cup and won that tournament.
This article lists the confirmed squads lists for badminton's 2017 Sudirman Cup.
Park Kyung-hoon is a South Korean male badminton player. In 2017, he helped the Korean national team compete at the 2017 Sudirman Cup and won that tournament.
Seo Seung-jae is a South Korean badminton player. In 2014, he competed at the Summer Youth Olympics in Nanjing, China. In 2017, he helped the Korean national team compete at the 2017 Sudirman Cup and won the trophy and the gold medal at that tournament.
The 2019 Sudirman Cup is the 16th edition of the Sudirman Cup, the biennial international badminton championship contested by the mixed national teams of the member associations of Badminton World Federation (BWF), since its inception in 1989. The tournament will be hosted in Nanning, China, between 19 and 26 May 2019. Korea is the defending champion.
