2005 Sudirman Cup

The 2005 Sudirman Cup was the 9th tournament of the World Mixed Team Badminton Championships of Sudirman Cup. It was held from May 10 to May 15, 2005, in Beijing, China.

2005 Sudirman Cup
Tournament details
Dates10 – 15 May
Edition9th
LevelInternational
VenueCapital Indoor Stadium[1]
LocationBeijing, China
2003 Eindhoven2007 Glasgow

Host city selection

Beijing and Glasgow submitted bids for the competition. Beijing was confirmed as the host during 2003 IBF council meeting in Eindhoven.[2]

Teams

41 teams around the world took part in this tournament.[3] Geographically, they were 22 from Europe, 13 teams from Asia, 3 from Americas, two from Oceania and one from Africa. This edition also saw the expansion of Group 1 to 8 teams.

Results

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Group 1

Subgroup 1A

Team oneTeam twoScore
Denmark England3–2
South Korea Thailand4–1
Denmark Thailand4–1
South Korea England5–0
Denmark South Korea3–2
England Thailand4–1

Subgroup 1B

Team oneTeam twoScore
China Sweden5–0
Indonesia Hong Kong4–1
China Hong Kong5–0
Indonesia Sweden4–1
China Indonesia5–0
Hong Kong Sweden4–1

Playoff

Team oneTeam twoScoreNotes
England Hong Kong3-15th-6th
Thailand Sweden3-07th-8th

Semi-finals

Team oneTeam twoScore
China South Korea3–0
Indonesia Denmark3–0

Final

2005 Sudirman Cup Champions

China

Fifth title

Group 2

Subgroup 2A

Team oneTeam twoScore
Malaysia Netherlands3–2
Malaysia Chinese Taipei4–1
Malaysia Russia5–0
Netherlands Chinese Taipei3–2
Netherlands Russia4–1
Chinese Taipei Russia4–1

Subgroup 2B

Team oneTeam twoScore
Japan Singapore3–2
Japan Germany4–1
Japan Ukraine5–0
Singapore Germany3–2
Singapore Ukraine5–0
Germany Ukraine4–1

Playoff

Team oneTeam twoScoreNotes
Malaysia Japan3-19th-10th
Singapore Netherlands3-011th-12th
Germany Chinese Taipei3-013th-14th
Russia Ukraine3-215th-16th

Group 3

Subgroup 3A

Team oneTeam twoScore
Poland New Zealand4–1
Poland Finland4–1
Poland Bulgaria3–2
New Zealand Finland4–1
New Zealand Bulgaria4–1
Finland Bulgaria3–2

Subgroup 3B

Team oneTeam twoScore
India United States4–1
India Scotland4–1
India Wales4–1
United States Scotland3–2
United States Wales5–0
Scotland Wales4–1

Playoff

Team oneTeam twoScoreNotes
Poland India3-117th-18th
New Zealand United States3-219th-20th
Scotland Finland3-221st-22nd
Bulgaria Wales3-223rd-24th

Group 4

Subgroup 4A

Team oneTeam twoScore
Switzerland Estonia3–2
Switzerland Kazakhstan3–2
Switzerland Norway5–0
Estonia Kazakhstan4–1
Estonia Norway3–2
Kazakhstan Norway3–2

Subgroup 4B

Team oneTeam twoScore
France Australia4–1
France South Africa5–0
France Peru5–0
Australia South Africa5–0
Australia Peru4–1
South Africa Peru4–1

Playoff

Team oneTeam twoScoreNotes
France Switzerland3-025th-26th
Australia Estonia3-027th-28th
South Africa Kazakhstan3-129th-30th
Norway Peru3-131st-32nd

Group 5

Subgroup 5A

Team oneTeam twoScore
Italy Luxembourg4–1
Italy Cyprus4–1
Luxembourg Cyprus4–1

Subgroup 5B

Team oneTeam twoScore
Lithuania Israel4–1
Lithuania Turkey4–1
Israel Turkey4–1

Playoff

Team oneTeam twoScoreNotes
Italy Lithuania3-233rd-34th
Luxembourg Israel3-135th-36th
Turkey Cyprus3-137th-38th

Group 6

Team oneTeam twoScore
Sri Lanka Jamaica4–1
Sri Lanka Mongolia5–0
Jamaica Mongolia5–0

Final classification

Group 1
PosCountry
1 China
2 Indonesia
3 Denmark
4 Korea
5 England
6 Hong Kong
7 Thailand
8 Sweden
Group 2
PosCountry
9 Malaysia
10 Japan
11 Singapore
12 Netherlands
13 Germany
14 Chinese Taipei
15 Russia
16 Ukraine
Group 3
PosCountry
17 Poland
18 India
19 New Zealand
20 United States
21 Scotland
22 Finland
23 Bulgaria
24 Wales
Group 4
PosCountry
25 France
26 Switzerland
27 Australia
28 Estonia
29 South Africa
30 Kazakhstan
31 Norway
32 Peru
Group 5
PosCountry
33 Italy
34 Lithuania
35 Luxembourg
36 Israel
37 Turkey
38 Cyprus
Group 6
PosCountry
39 Sri Lanka
40 Jamaica
41 Mongolia
  Promoted to higher group
  Relegated to lower group

References