The knockout stage of the 2019 Sudirman Cup was the final stage of the competition, following the group stage. It began on 23 May with the quarter-finals and ended on 26 May with the final match of the tournament, held at Guangxi Sports Center in Nanning, China. For Group 1, the top two teams from each group (8 in total) advanced to the final knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination tournament. Teams from group 2 and 3 (16 in total) play round robin in respective subgroup and advanced to classification round to determine the overall placings, meanwhile teams from group 4 play in a single round robin format for final placings.
| Group | Winners | Runners-up |
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| A |  Japan |  Thailand |
| B |  Indonesia |  Denmark |
| C |  South Korea |  Chinese Taipei |
| D |  China |  Malaysia |
| Group | Winners | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
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| A |  France |  Netherlands |  Vietnam |  United States |
| B |  Canada |  Germany |  Singapore |  Israel |
| Group | Winners | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
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| A |  Ireland |  Australia |  New Zealand |  Nepal |
| B |  Sri Lanka |  Switzerland |  Slovakia |  Lithuania |
The draw for the quarterfinals was held after the completion of the final matches in the group stage on 22 May 2019. [1]
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| Malaysia | 0 | |||||||||
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 Nepal 1 | Guangxi Sports Centre, Court 5 24 May 2019, 18:00 UTC+8 [2] |  Lithuania 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 New Zealand 2 | Guangxi Sports Centre, Court 3 24 May 2019, 18:00 UTC+8 [3] |  Slovakia 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Australia 2 | Guangxi Sports Centre, Court 4 24 May 2019, 18:00 UTC+8 [4] |  Switzerland 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Ireland 2 | Guangxi Sports Centre, Court 2 24 May 2019, 18:00 UTC+8 [5] |  Sri Lanka 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 United States 3 | Guangxi Sports Centre, Court 3 23 May 2019, 11:00 UTC+8 [6] |  Israel 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Vietnam 0 | Guangxi Sports Centre, Court 2 23 May 2019, 11:00 UTC+8 [7] |  Singapore 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Netherlands 3 | Guangxi Sports Centre, Court 1 23 May 2019, 11:00 UTC+8 [8] |  Germany 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 France 1 | Guangxi Sports Centre, Court 1 24 May 2019, 18:00 UTC+8 [9] |  Canada 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 South Korea 1 | Guangxi Sports Centre, Court 2 23 May 2019, 18:00 UTC+8 [11] |  Thailand 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Chinese Taipei 2 | Guangxi Sports Centre, Court 2 24 May 2019, 11:00 UTC+8 [12] |  Indonesia 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Malaysia 0 | Guangxi Sports Centre, Court 1 24 May 2019, 11:00 UTC+8 [13] |  Japan 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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