1997 Sudirman Cup

Badminton tournament
1997 Sudirman Cup
Tournament details
Dates19 May – 25 May
Edition5th
VenueScotstoun Leisure Centre[1]
LocationGlasgow, Scotland
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The 1997 Sudirman Cup was the fifth tournament of the World Mixed Team Badminton Championships. It was held from May 19 to May 25, 1997 in Glasgow, Scotland.

Results

59 teams competed in this edition of Sudirman Cup. Nigeria, Morocco, Turkmenistan, Uganda and Zambia also entered, but ultimately did not participate.[2]

Group 1

Subgroup 1A

Team one Team two Score
 China  England 5–0
 South Korea  England 4–1
 China  South Korea 3–2

China
5 		Glasgow, Scotland[3]
20 May 1997
England
0
1 2 3
1 China
England 		Liu Yong / Ge Fei
Nick Ponting / Julie Bradbury 		15
7 		17
14 		   
2 China
England 		Dong Jiong
Peter Knowles 		15
9 		15
6 		   
3 China
England 		Ye Zhaoying
Julia Mann 		11
0 		11
2 		   
4 China
England		 Liu Yong / Zhang Wei
Simon Archer / Chris Hunt 		15
9 		10
15 		15
5 		 
5 China
England		 Qin Yiyuan / Tang Yongshu
Joanne Davies / Donna Kellogg 		15
4 		15
7 		   

South Korea
4 		Glasgow, Scotland[4]
21 May 1997
England
1
1 2 3
1 South Korea
England 		Kim Dong-moon / Ra Kyung-min
Simon Archer / Julie Bradbury 		15
13 		15
11 		   
2 South Korea
England 		Park Sung-woo
Darren Hall 		10
15 		15
17 		   
3 South Korea
England 		Kim Ji-hyun
Julia Mann 		11
5 		11
1 		   
4 South Korea
England		 Ha Tae-kwon / Kang Kyung-jin
Simon Archer / Chris Hunt 		15
8 		15
8 		   
5 South Korea
England		 Chung Jae-hee / Kim Shin-young
Julie Bradbury / Donna Kellogg 		15
6 		15
8 		   

China
3 		Glasgow, Scotland[5]
22 May 1997
South Korea
2
1 2 3
1 China
South Korea 		Ge Fei / Gu Jun
Kim Mee-hyang / Kim Shin-young 		15
4 		15
9 		   
2 China
South Korea 		Dong Jiong
Jang Chun-woong 		15
9 		15
6 		   
3 China
South Korea 		Gong Zhichao
Lee Joo-hyun 		11
5 		11
0 		   
4 China
South Korea		 Ge Cheng / Tao Xiaoqiang
Ha Tae-kwon / Kang Kyung-jin 		3
15 		10
15 		   
5 China
South Korea		 Liu Yong / Ge Fei
Kim Dong-moon / Ra Kyung-min 		15
7 		2
15 		11
15 		 

Subgroup 1B

Team one Team two Score
 Indonesia  Sweden 5–0
 Denmark  Sweden 4–1
 Denmark  Indonesia 3–2

Indonesia
5 		Glasgow, Scotland[3]
20 May 1997
Sweden
0
1 2 3
1 Indonesia
Sweden 		Sigit Budiarto / Candra Wijaya
Peter Axelsson / Pär-Gunnar Jönsson 		15
8 		15
10 		   
2 Indonesia
Sweden 		Eliza Nathanael / Zelin Resiana
Marina Andrievskaya / Catrine Bengtsson 		15
8 		17
15 		   
3 Indonesia
Sweden 		Joko Suprianto
Tomas Johansson 		16
18 		15
3 		15
9 		 
4 Indonesia
Sweden		 Mia Audina
Margit Borg 		11
7 		11
8 		   
5 Indonesia
Sweden		 Tri Kusharjanto / Minarti Timur
Peter Axelsson / Catrine Bengtsson 		15
9 		17
14 		   

Denmark
4 		Glasgow, Scotland[4]
21 May 1997
Sweden
1
1 2 3
1 Denmark
Sweden 		Camilla Martin
Marina Andrievskaya 		11
3 		11
3 		   
2 Denmark
Sweden 		Michael Søgaard / Rikke Olsen
Jens Olsson / Astrid Crabo 		15
6 		15
3 		   
3 Denmark
Sweden 		Thomas Stuer-Lauridsen
Rikard Magnusson 		18
14 		15
1 		   
4 Denmark
Sweden		 Jim Laugesen / Thomas Stavngaard
Peter Axelsson / Pär-Gunnar Jönsson 		15
11 		17
14 		   
5 Denmark
Sweden		 Lisbet Stuer-Lauridsen / Marlene Thomsen
Marina Andrievskaya / Catrine Bengtsson 		9
15 		3
15 		   

Denmark
3 		Glasgow, Scotland[5]
22 May 1997
Indonesia
2
1 2 3
1 Denmark
Indonesia 		Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen
Hariyanto Arbi 		17
15 		12
15 		15
4 		 
2 Denmark
Indonesia 		Camilla Martin
Susi Susanti 		6
11 		3
11 		   
3 Denmark
Indonesia 		Jon Holst-Christensen / Michael Søgaard
Rexy Mainaky / Ricky Subagja 		15
18 		12
15 		   
4 Denmark
Indonesia		 Helene Kirkegaard / Rikke Olsen
Eliza Nathanael / Zelin Resiana 		17
14 		14
17 		15
10 		 
5 Denmark
Indonesia		 Jens Eriksen / Marlene Thomsen
Flandy Limpele / Minarti Timur 		15
6 		15
12 		   

Semi-finals

Team one Team two Score
 China  Indonesia 3–2
 South Korea  Denmark 3–2

China
3 		Glasgow, Scotland[6]
23 May 1997
Indonesia
2
1 2 3
1 China
Indonesia 		Liu Yong / Ge Fei
Flandy Limpele / Minarti Timur 		18
15 		15
13 		   
2 China
Indonesia 		Ye Zhaoying
Susi Susanti 		11
6 		6
11 		0
11 		 
3 China
Indonesia 		Dong Jiong
Ardy Wiranata 		15
2 		15
8 		   
4 China
Indonesia		 Liu Yong / Sun Jun
Sigit Budiarto / Candra Wijaya 		8
15 		6
15 		   
5 China
Indonesia		 Ge Fei / Gu Jun
Eliza Nathanael / Zelin Resiana 		15
3 		15
3 		   

South Korea
3 		Glasgow, Scotland[7]
23 May 1997
Denmark
2
1 2 3
1 South Korea
Denmark 		Kim Dong-moon / Ra Kyung-min
Jens Eriksen / Marlene Thomsen 		15
10 		15
13 		   
2 South Korea
Denmark 		Park Sung-woo
Peter Rasmussen 		6
15 		15
11 		15
4 		 
3 South Korea
Denmark 		Kim Ji-hyun
Camilla Martin 		7
11 		0
11 		   
4 South Korea
Denmark		 Ha Tae-kwon / Kang Kyung-jin
Jon Holst-Christensen / Michael Søgaard 		15
11 		18
16 		   
5 South Korea
Denmark		 Kim Shin-young / Ra Kyung-min
Helene Kirkegaard / Rikke Olsen 		9
15 		11
15 		   

Relegation playoff

Team one Team two Score
 Sweden  England 4–1

Sweden
4 		Glasgow, Scotland[8]
23 May 1997
England
1
1 2 3
1 Sweden
England 		Marina Andrievskaya / Catrine Bengtsson
Julie Bradbury / Donna Kellogg 		15
10 		15
10 		   
2 Sweden
England 		Peter Axelsson / Pär-Gunnar Jönsson
Nick Ponting / Chris Hunt 		15
3 		15
8 		   
3 Sweden
England 		Tomas Johansson
Darren Hall 		15
7 		15
18 		15
10 		 
4 Sweden
England		 Marina Andrievskaya
Julia Mann 		11
3 		11
7 		   
5 Sweden
England		 Peter Axelsson / Jenny Karlsson
Simon Archer / Julie Bradbury 		7
15 		15
13 		7
15 		 

Final

Team one Team two Score
 China  South Korea 5–0

China
5 		Glasgow, Scotland[9]
24 May 1997
South Korea
0
1 2 3
1 China
South Korea 		Liu Yong / Ge Fei
Kim Dong-moon / Ra Kyung-min 		15
7 		15
8 		   
2 China
South Korea 		Dong Jiong
Park Sung-woo 		15
9 		15
11 		   
3 China
South Korea 		Gong Zhichao
Lee Joo-hyun 		11
2 		11
7 		   
4 China
South Korea		 Chen Xingdong / Lin Liwen
Ha Tae-kwon / Kang Kyung-jin 		15
7 		15
2 		   
5 China
South Korea		 Ge Fei / Gu Jun
Kim Shin-young / Ra Kyung-min 		15
7 		15
10 		   
1997 Sudirman Cup Champions

China
Second title

Group 2

Subgroup 2A

Team one Team two Score
Germany Germany Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei 3-2
Germany Germany Japan Japan 3-2
Germany Germany Thailand Thailand 3-2
Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei Japan Japan 3-2
Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei Thailand Thailand 3-2
Japan Japan Thailand Thailand 3-2

Subgroup 2B

Team one Team two Score
Malaysia Malaysia Netherlands Netherlands 3-2
Malaysia Malaysia Russia Russia 3-2
Malaysia Malaysia Canada Canada 4-1
Netherlands Netherlands Russia Russia 3-2
Netherlands Netherlands Canada Canada 5-0
Russia Russia Canada Canada 3-2

Playoff

Team one Team two Score Notes
Malaysia Malaysia Germany Germany 3-2 7th-8th
Chinese Taipei Chinese Taipei Netherlands Netherlands 3-2 9th-10th
Russia Russia Japan Japan 3-2 11th-12th
Thailand Thailand Canada Canada 3-2 13th-14th

Group 3

Subgroup 3A

Team one Team two Score
Australia Australia Hong Kong Hong Kong 3-2
Australia Australia Finland Finland 3-2
Australia Australia Austria Austria 3-2
Hong Kong Hong Kong Finland Finland 3-2
Hong Kong Hong Kong Austria Austria 3-1
Finland Finland Austria Austria 3-2

Subgroup 3B

Team one Team two Score
Scotland Scotland New Zealand New Zealand 3-2
Scotland Scotland India India 3-2
Scotland Scotland Norway Norway 5-0
New Zealand New Zealand India India 5-0
New Zealand New Zealand Norway Norway 4-1
India India Norway Norway 4-1

Playoff

Team one Team two Score Notes
Scotland Scotland Australia Australia 3-2 15th-16th
Hong Kong Hong Kong New Zealand New Zealand 3-2 17th-18th
India India Finland Finland 4-1 19th-20th
Norway Norway Austria Austria 4-1 21st-22nd

Group 4

Subgroup 4A

Team one Team two Score
United States United States Poland Poland 3-2
United States United States Iceland Iceland 4-1
United States United States Bulgaria Bulgaria 5-0
Poland Poland Iceland Iceland 4-1
Poland Poland Bulgaria Bulgaria 5-0
Iceland Iceland Bulgaria Bulgaria 3-2

Subgroup 4B

Team one Team two Score
Ukraine Ukraine Wales Wales 3-2
Ukraine Ukraine Switzerland Switzerland 5-0
Ukraine Ukraine Czech Republic Czech Republic 5-0
Wales Wales Switzerland Switzerland 5-0
Wales Wales Czech Republic Czech Republic 4-1
Switzerland Switzerland Czech Republic Czech Republic 3-2

Playoff

Team one Team two Score Notes
Ukraine Ukraine United States United States 4-1 23rd-24th
Poland Poland Wales Wales 3-2 25th-26th
Iceland Iceland Switzerland Switzerland 3-2 27th-28th
Bulgaria Bulgaria Czech Republic Czech Republic 3-2 29th-30th

Group 5

Subgroup 5A

Team one Team two Score
Belarus Belarus France France 4-1
Belarus Belarus Portugal Portugal 5-0
Belarus Belarus Belgium Belgium 5-0
France France Portugal Portugal 3-2
France France Belgium Belgium 5-0
Portugal Portugal Belgium Belgium 4-1

Subgroup 5B

Team one Team two Score
Republic of Ireland Ireland Spain Spain 4-1
Republic of Ireland Ireland Peru Peru 4-1
Republic of Ireland Ireland Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 4-1
Spain Spain Peru Peru 4-1
Spain Spain Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 5-0
Peru Peru Kazakhstan Kazakhstan 3-2

Playoff

Team one Team two Score Notes
Belarus Belarus Republic of Ireland Ireland 4-1 31st-32nd
France France Spain Spain 4-1 33rd-34th
Portugal Portugal Peru Peru 3-2 35th-36th
Kazakhstan Kazakhstan Belgium Belgium 4-1 37th-38th

Group 6

Subgroup 6A

Team one Team two Score
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Slovenia Slovenia 4-1
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Pakistan Pakistan 4-1
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Guatemala Guatemala 4-1
Slovenia Slovenia Pakistan Pakistan 3-2
Slovenia Slovenia Guatemala Guatemala 3-2
Pakistan Pakistan Guatemala Guatemala 3-2

Subgroup 6B

Team one Team two Score
Israel Israel South Africa South Africa 3-2
Israel Israel Jamaica Jamaica 3-2
Israel Israel Mauritius Mauritius 2-3
South Africa South Africa Jamaica Jamaica 4-1
South Africa South Africa Mauritius Mauritius 4-1
Jamaica Jamaica Mauritius Mauritius 3-2

Playoff

Team one Team two Score Notes
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Israel Israel 3-2 39th-40th
Slovenia Slovenia South Africa South Africa 3-2 41st-42nd
Jamaica Jamaica Pakistan Pakistan 3-2 43rd-44th
Mauritius Mauritius Guatemala Guatemala 3-2 45th-46th

Group 7

Subgroup 7A

Team one Team two Score
Cyprus Cyprus Mexico Mexico 5-0
Cyprus Cyprus Malta Malta 4-1
Cyprus Cyprus Luxembourg Luxembourg 3-2
Mexico Mexico Malta Malta 4-1
Mexico Mexico Luxembourg Luxembourg 4-1
Malta Malta Luxembourg Luxembourg 3-2

Subgroup 7B

Team one Team two Score
Italy Italy Slovakia Slovakia 4-1
Italy Italy Brazil Brazil 5-0
Italy Italy Argentina Argentina 5-0
Slovakia Slovakia Brazil Brazil 5-0
Slovakia Slovakia Argentina Argentina 5-0
Brazil Brazil Argentina Argentina 5-0

Playoff

Team one Team two Score Notes
Italy Italy Cyprus Cyprus 5-0 47th-48th
Slovakia Slovakia Mexico Mexico 4-1 49th-50th
Brazil Brazil Malta Malta 3-2 51st-52nd
Luxembourg Luxembourg Argentina Argentina 4-1 53rd-54th

Group 8

Team one Team two Score
Lithuania Lithuania Estonia Estonia 3-2
Lithuania Lithuania Armenia Armenia 5-0
Lithuania Lithuania Greece Greece 4-1
Lithuania Lithuania Chile Chile 5-0
Estonia Estonia Armenia Armenia 5-0
Estonia Estonia Greece Greece 5-0
Estonia Estonia Chile Chile 5-0
Armenia Armenia Greece Greece 3-2
Armenia Armenia Chile Chile 5-0
Greece Greece Chile Chile 5-0

Final classification

Group 1
Pos Country
1  China
2  South Korea
3  Denmark
3  Indonesia
5  Sweden
6  England
Group 2
Pos Country
7  Malaysia
8  Germany
9  Chinese Taipei
10  Netherlands
11  Russia
12  Japan
13  Thailand
14  Canada
Group 3
Pos Country
15  Scotland
16  Australia
17  Hong Kong
18  New Zealand
19  India
20  Finland
21  Norway
22  Austria
Group 4
Pos Country
23  Ukraine
24  United States
25  Poland
26  Wales
27  Iceland
28   Switzerland
29  Bulgaria
30  Czech Republic
Group 5
Pos Country
31  Belarus
32  Ireland
33  France
34  Spain
35  Portugal
36  Peru
37  Kazakhstan
38  Belgium
Group 6
Pos Country
39  Sri Lanka
40  Israel
41  Slovenia
42  South Africa
43  Jamaica
44  Pakistan
45  Mauritius
46  Guatemala
Group 7
Pos Country
47  Italy
48  Cyprus
49  Slovakia
50  Mexico
51  Brazil
52  Malta
53  Luxembourg
54  Argentina
Group 8
Pos Country
55  Lithuania
56  Estonia
57  Armenia
58  Greece
59  Chile
  Promoted to higher group
  Relegated to lower group

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