2021 Sudirman Cup

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2021 Sudirman Cup
2021 TotalEnergies BWF Sudirman Cup Logo.svg
Tournament details
Dates26 September – 3 October 2021
Edition17th
LevelInternational
Competitors222 from 16 nations
Venue Energia Areena
Location Vantaa, Finland
← 2019 Nanning 2023 Suzhou →

The 2021 Sudirman Cup (officially known as the TotalEnergies BWF Sudirman Cup Finals 2021 for sponsorship reasons) was the 17th 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 played in Vantaa, Finland, between 26 September and 3 October 2021. [1] China were the defending champions. They successfully defended their title, lifting the trophy for a record-extending 12th time.

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Host city selection

Originally the Badminton World Federation awarded Suzhou, China to host the tournament back in November 2018, [2] but due to the strict restrictions from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, it was too hard to conduct tournaments in China in 2021. Thus, on 29 June 2021 BWF announced that Vantaa, Finland would be the new host to stage this tournament. [3]

Competition format

Unlike previous format of Sudirman Cup, only 16 teams will compete in the competition. Teams will be drawn into four groups of four teams. The competition still starts with a group stage followed by a knockout stage. [4]

Qualifying

Originally, the qualifying process to qualify was through each continental (Asia, Europe, Pan America, Africa, and Oceania) mixed team championships which were planned to take place around February 2021. However, only the European Mixed Team Championships was able to take place due to travel and border restrictions arising from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic affecting the other planned continental team championships. Therefore, teams from Asia, Pan America, Oceania, and Africa qualified based on the World Rankings. [4]

With the move of host city from Suzhou to Vantaa, it was decided to retain the same qualifying teams as originally qualified in February for the Suzhou hosted tournament which means the quota place for the hosts is temporarily waived. However, if a team withdrew from the competition, the host (Finland) will be invited to participate first.

France and Australia, later on, withdrew from the competition, thus Finland was awarded a quota place as the host. New Zealand was originally to take the place but also declined, in the end, Tahiti was awarded the quota place for Oceania due to their performance at the 2019 Pacific Games. [5]

Seeding

TeamsSeedsNotes
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 1Assigned to position A1
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 2Assigned to position D1
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 3/4
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 3/4
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 5/8
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 5/8
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 5/8
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 5/8
Flag of India.svg  India 9/16
Flag of England.svg  England 9/16
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 9/16
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 9/16
Nbfr logo.png NBFR 9/16
Flag of Finland.svg  Finland 9/16Host
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 9/16
Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti 9/16

Tiebreakers

The rankings of teams in each group were determined per BWF Statutes Section 5.1, Article 16.3: [6]

  1. Number of ties won;
  2. Tie result between the teams in question;
  3. Match difference in all group ties;
  4. Game difference in all group ties;
  5. Point difference in all group ties.

Squads

Group stage

All times are Eastern European Summer Time (UTC+3)

Group A

PosTeam
PldWLGFGAGDPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 330274+23621380+2413Advance to quarter-finals
2Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 321229+13571461+1102
3Flag of India.svg  India 3121021−11492580−881
4Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (H)303328−25380643−2630
Source: TournamentSoftware.com
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host
26 September 2021 (2021-09-26)
10:00
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg5–0Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
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26 September 2021 (2021-09-26)
10:00
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg4–1Flag of India.svg  India
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27 September 2021 (2021-09-27)
10:00
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg5–0Flag of India.svg  India
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27 September 2021 (2021-09-27)
16:00
Thailand  Flag of Thailand.svg5–0Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
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29 September 2021 (2021-09-29)
16:00
India  Flag of India.svg4–1Flag of Finland.svg  Finland
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29 September 2021 (2021-09-29)
16:00
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg3–2Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
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Group B

PosTeam
PldWLGFGAGDPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 330285+23672422+2503Advance to quarter-finals
2Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 3212213+9666502+1642
3Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 3121618−2612565+471
4Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti 303030−30169630−4610
Source: TournamentSoftware.com
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
26 September 2021 (2021-09-26)
10:00
Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg5–0Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti
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26 September 2021 (2021-09-26)
16:00
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg4–1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
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28 September 2021 (2021-09-28)
10:00
Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg5–0Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
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28 September 2021 (2021-09-28)
10:00
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg5–0Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti
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30 September 2021 (2021-09-30)
10:00
Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg0–5Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
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30 September 2021 (2021-09-30)
10:00
Germany  Flag of Germany.svg5–0Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti
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Group C

PosTeam
PldWLGFGAGDPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 330258+17647523+1243Advance to quarter-finals
2Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 3212310+13625533+922
3 Nbfr logo.png NBFR 3121320−7574611−371
4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 303528−23491670−1790
Source: TournamentSoftware.com
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
26 September 2021 (2021-09-26)
16:00
Indonesia  Flag of Indonesia.svg5–0 Nbfr logo.png NBFR
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26 September 2021 (2021-09-26)
16:00
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg5–0Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
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27 September 2021 (2021-09-27)
16:00
Denmark  Flag of Denmark.svg4–1 Nbfr logo.png NBFR
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27 September 2021 (2021-09-27)
16:00
Indonesia  Flag of Indonesia.svg3–2Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
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29 September 2021 (2021-09-29)
10:00
Indonesia  Flag of Indonesia.svg3–2Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
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29 September 2021 (2021-09-29)
10:00
Canada  Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg0–5 Nbfr logo.png NBFR
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Group D

PosTeam
PldWLGFGAGDPFPAPDPtsQualification
1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 330293+26665383+2823Advance to quarter-finals
2Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 3211913+6593482+1112
3Flag of England.svg  England 3121517−2570527+431
4Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 303030−30194630−4360
Source: TournamentSoftware.com
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
27 September 2021 (2021-09-27)
10:00
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg3–2Flag of England.svg  England
Report
27 September 2021 (2021-09-27)
10:00
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg5–0Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Report
28 September 2021 (2021-09-28)
16:00
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg5–0Flag of England.svg  England
Report
28 September 2021 (2021-09-28)
16:00
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg5–0Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
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30 September 2021 (2021-09-30)
16:00
Japan  Flag of Japan.svg4–1Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia
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30 September 2021 (2021-09-30)
16:00
England  Flag of England.svg5–0Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
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Knockout stage

Bracket

The draw was held on 30 September 2021, after the Japan against Malaysia tie. The group runners-up were drawn against the group winners. Teams from the same group cannot be drawn against each other.

 
 Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
 
          
 
 
 
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 3
 
 
 
Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 2
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 3
 
 
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 0
 
Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 3
 
 
 
Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 2
 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 3
 
 
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 1
 
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 3
 
 
 
Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 2
 
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 1
 
 
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3
 
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 1
 
 
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3
 

Quarter-finals

1 October 2021 (2021-10-01)
10:00
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg3–2Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
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1 October 2021 (2021-10-01)
10:00
South Korea  Flag of South Korea.svg3–2Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand
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1 October 2021 (2021-10-01)
16:00
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg3–2Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia
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1 October 2021 (2021-10-01)
16:00
Chinese Taipei  Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg1–3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
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Semi-finals

2 October 2021 (2021-10-02)
10:00
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg3–0Flag of South Korea.svg  South Korea
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2 October 2021 (2021-10-02)
16:00
Malaysia  Flag of Malaysia.svg1–3Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
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Final

3 October 2021 (2021-10-03)
13:00
China  Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg3–1Flag of Japan.svg  Japan
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 2021 Sudirman Cup champions 
Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg
China
12th title

Final ranking

PosTeamPldWLPtsMDGDPDFinal result
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the People's Republic of China.svg  China 6606+17+31+316Champions
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Japan.svg  Japan 6515+15+31+351Runners-up
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of South Korea.svg  South Korea 5414+11+19+215Eliminated in semi-finals
Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 5323+2+5+89
5Flag of Indonesia.svg  Indonesia 4313+6+14+101Eliminated in quarter-finals
6Flag of Thailand.svg  Thailand 4222+6+13+109
7Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark 4222+6+11+61
8Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg  Chinese Taipei 4222+3+6+132
9Flag of England.svg  England 3121−1−2+43Eliminated in group stage
10Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 3121−3−2+47
11 Nbfr logo.png NBFR 3121−3−7−37
12Flag of India.svg  India 3121−5−11−88
13Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 3030−11−23−179
14Flag of Finland.svg  Finland (H)3030−13−25−263
15Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 3030−15−30−436
16Flag of French Polynesia.svg  Tahiti 3030−15−30−461

References

  1. ↑ "Sudirman Cup". Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 28 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "BWF Major Event Hosts 2019-2025 Awarded". Badminton World Federation. 29 November 2018. Retrieved 9 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "Sudirman Cup Finals to be held in Finland as BWF announces calendar changes". Inside the Games. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  4. 1 2 "TotalEnergies BWF Sudirman Cup Finals" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  5. ↑ "Tahiti to compete in TotalEnergies BWF Sudirman Cup, Thomas Cup and Uber Cup Finals 2021". Badminton Oceania. 9 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
  6. ↑ "BWF Statutes, Section 5.1: General Competition Regulations" (PDF). Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
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