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Former Sudirman Cup logo with ex-federation name of "IBF"

Sudirman Cup is the world mixed team badminton championship which takes place every two years. Badminton is a racquet sport played by either two opposing players (singles or two opposing pairs (doubles who take positions on opposite halves of a rectangular court 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). Dick Sudirman ( 29 April 1922 - 10 June 1986) was a former Indonesian Badminton player The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. The first Sudirman Cup tournament took place in Bung Karno Stadium, Central Jakarta, Indonesia on May 24-May 29, 1989. Gelora Bung Karno Stadium (formerly known as Gelora Senayan or Istora) is a multi-use Stadium in Central Jakarta, Indonesia, Central Jakarta ( Indonesian: Jakarta Pusat) is a city of Jakarta, Indonesia. The Republic of Indonesia ( (Republik Indonesia is a Country in Southeast Asia. Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar)

There is no prize money in Sudirman Cup; players play for their respective countries and to earn BWF world ranking points and national prestige. The Badminton World Federation ( BWF) is the international governing body for the Sport of Badminton.

Trophy

The Sudirman Cup stands 80 cm high. It is made of 22 carat (92%) gold-plated solid silver and stands on an octagonal base made of jati wood (Java teak wood). Gold (ˈɡoʊld is a Chemical element with the symbol Au (from its Latin name aurum) and Atomic number 79 Silver (ˈsɪlvɚ is a Chemical element with the symbol " Ag " (argentum from the Ancient Greek: ἀργήντος - argēntos gen Teak ( Tectona) is a genus of tropical Hardwood Trees in the family Verbenaceae, native to the south and southeast of Asia The body of the Cup is in the form of a shuttlecock and is surmounted by a replica of the Borobudur Temple. A shuttlecock' is a high- drag Projectile used in the sport of Badminton. Borobudur is a ninth-century Mahayana Buddhist monument in Magelang, Central Java, Indonesia. The handles are in the shape of stamens, symbolising the seeds of badminton.

The Cup is made by Masterix Bandung Company at the price of US$15,000. The United States dollar ( sign: $; code: USD) is the unit of Currency of the United States; it has also been

Format

Sudirman Cup is the only international competition that does not stage a qualification round. The competing teams are divided into 7 groups based on their performances. Only teams in group 1 will have a chance to lift the trophy as the teams in other groups fight for promotion. The teams who finish last in the group will be relegated to the lower group, except the final group.

Result

Year	Host		Final				Semi-finalists
			Winner	Score	Runner-up
1989 Details	Jakarta, Indonesia		Indonesia	3–2	Korea		China	Denmark
1991	Copenhagen, Denmark		Korea	3–2	Indonesia		Denmark	China
1993	Birmingham, England		Korea	3–2	Indonesia		China	Denmark
1995	Lausanne, Switzerland		China	3–1	Indonesia		Korea	Denmark
1997	Glasgow, Scotland		China	5–0	Korea		Denmark	Indonesia
1999	Copenhagen, Denmark		China	3–1	Denmark		Indonesia	Korea
2001 Details	Seville, Spain		China	3–1	Indonesia		Denmark	Korea
2003	Eindhoven, Netherlands		Korea	3–1	China		Indonesia	Denmark
2005 Details	Beijing, China		China	3–0	Indonesia		Korea	Denmark
2007 Details	Glasgow, Scotland		China	3–0	Indonesia		Korea	England
2009	Guangzhou, China

Successful national teams

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China is the most successful national team in the Sudirman Cup (6 victories), followed by Korea (3 victories) and Indonesia (1 victory). The Cup has never been won by a non-Asian country, Denmark is the only European country that came close to winning it, in 1999.

Team	Titles	Runners-up
China	6 (1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2005*, 2007)	1 (2003)
Korea	3 (1991, 1993, 2003)	2 (1989, 1997)
Indonesia	1 (1989*)	6 (1991, 1993, 1995, 2001, 2005, 2007)
Denmark		1 (1999*)

* = host

External links

• BWF: Sudirman Cup
• (Chinese) 2005 Sudirman Cup official site