2001 Sudirman Cup

2001 Sudirman Cup
Tournament details
Dates	28 May – 2 June
Edition	7th
Level	International
Location	Seville, Spain
← 1999 Copenhagen	2003 Eindhoven →

The 2001 Sudirman Cup was the 7th tournament of the World Mixed Team Badminton Championships of Sudirman Cup. It was held from May 28 to June 2, 2001 in Seville, Spain.

Teams

53 teams around the world took part in this tournament. Cyprus, Jordan, Mauritius and Nigeria withdrew from the competition.^[1]

Group 1

Group A

Team	Pld	W	L
China	2	2	0
Korea	2	1	1
Sweden	2	0	2

May 28, 2001
China	5–0	Sweden
May 29, 2001
Sweden	0–5	Korea
May 30, 2001
Korea	0–5	China

Group B

Team	Pld	W	L
Indonesia	2	2	0
Denmark	2	1	1
England	2	0	2

May 28, 2001
Denmark	5–0	England
May 29, 2001
Indonesia	4–1	England
May 30, 2001
Indonesia	3–2	Denmark

Play-offs

June 1, 2001

England

3–0

Sweden

5th/6th, loser relegate

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Indonesia
3

1 June 2001

South Korea
1

		1	2	3
1	Taufik Hidayat Lee Hyun-il	15 11	15 5
2	Lidya Djaelawijaya Jun Jae-youn	4 11	11 9	13 12
3	Tony Gunawan / Candra Wijaya Lee Dong-soo / Yoo Yong-sung	15 5	15 7
4	Deyana Lomban / Eti Tantra Lee Kyung-won / Ra Kyung-min				not played
5	Tri Kusharyanto / Vita Marissa Kim Dong-moon / Ra Kyung-min	7 15	7 15

China
3

1 June 2001

Denmark
2

		1	2	3
1	Chen Hong Peter Gade	15 17	11 15	15 10
2	Gong Zhichao Camilla Martin	11 1	11 0
3	Zhang Jun / Zhang Wei Jens Eriksen / Jesper Larsen	15 8	15 9
4	Gao Ling / Huang Sui Ann-Lou Jørgensen / Mette Schjoldager	15 3	15 2
5	Zhang Jun / Gao Ling Michael Søgaard / Rikke Olsen	11 15	8 15

Final

China
3

2 June 2001

Indonesia
1

		1	2	3
1	Zhang Jun / Zhang Wei Tony Gunawan / Candra Wijaya	13 15	1 15
2	Huang Sui / Gao Ling Deyana Lomban / Etty Tantri	15 1	15 2
3	Chen Hong Hendrawan	15 12	13 15	15 10
4	Gong Zhichao Yuli Marfuah	11 2	11 5
5	Zhang Jun / Gao Ling Bambang Suprianto / Minarti Timur				not played

Group 2

Subgroup 2A

Team one	Team two	Score
Japan	Germany	5-0
Japan	Malaysia	3-2
Japan	Ukraine	4-1
Germany	Malaysia	2-3
Germany	Ukraine	4-1
Malaysia	Ukraine	4-1

Subgroup 2B

Team one	Team two	Score
Thailand	Netherlands	4-1
Thailand	Chinese Taipei	3-2
Thailand	Scotland	5-0
Netherlands	Chinese Taipei	3-2
Netherlands	Scotland	5-0
Chinese Taipei	Scotland	1-4

Playoff

Team one	Team two	Score	Notes
Thailand	Japan	3-1	7th-8th
Netherlands	Germany	3-0	9th-10th
Malaysia	Chinese Taipei	3-2	11th-12th
Ukraine	Scotland	3-0	13th-14th

Group 3

Subgroup 3A

Team one	Team two	Score
Canada	Russia	3-2
Canada	Finland	5-0
Canada	Norway	4-1
Russia	Finland	3-2
Russia	Norway	5-0
Finland	Norway	4-1

Subgroup 3B

Team one	Team two	Score
Hong Kong	India	4-1
Hong Kong	Wales	5-0
Hong Kong	Austria	5-0
India	Wales	4-1
India	Austria	5-0
Wales	Austria	4-1

Playoff

Team one	Team two	Score	Notes
Canada	Hong Kong	0-3	15th-16th
India	Russia	3-2	17th-18th
Finland	Wales	3-2	19th-20th
Austria	Norway	3-2	21st-22nd

Group 4

Subgroup 4A

Team one	Team two	Score
Singapore	New Zealand	4-1
Singapore	Poland	1-4
Singapore	Iceland	5-0
New Zealand	Poland	3-2
New Zealand	Iceland	5-0
Poland	Iceland	4-1

Subgroup 4B

Team one	Team two	Score
United States	Bulgaria	2-3
United States	France	3-2
United States	Switzerland	3-2
Bulgaria	France	3-2
Bulgaria	Switzerland	4-1
France	Switzerland	3-2

Playoff

Team one	Team two	Score	Notes
Singapore	United States	3-0	23rd-24th
New Zealand	Bulgaria	3-0	25th-26th
Poland	France	3-0	27th-28th
Switzerland	Iceland	3-1	29th-30th

Group 5

Subgroup 5A

Team one	Team two	Score
Spain	Belarus	3-2
Spain	Slovenia	3-2
Spain	Peru	4-1
Belarus	Slovenia	4-1
Belarus	Peru	5-0
Slovenia	Peru	3-2

Subgroup 5B

Team one	Team two	Score
Czech Republic	Belgium	3-2
Czech Republic	Portugal	3-2
Czech Republic	Israel	5-0
Belgium	Portugal	4-1
Belgium	Israel	3-2
Portugal	Israel	4-1

Playoff

Team one	Team two	Score	Notes
Spain	Czech Republic	3-1	31st-32nd
Belarus	Belgium	3-2	33rd-34th
Slovenia	Portugal	3-2	35th-36th
Peru	Israel	3-0	37th-38th

Group 6

Subgroup 6A

Team one	Team two	Score
Sri Lanka	Slovakia	3-2
Sri Lanka	Cyprus	3-2
Sri Lanka	Brazil	3-2
Slovakia	Cyprus	5-0
Slovakia	Brazil	4-1
Cyprus	Brazil	4-1

Subgroup 6B

Team one	Team two	Score
South Africa	Kazakhstan	4-1
South Africa	Estonia	4-1
South Africa	Lithuania	4-1
Kazakhstan	Estonia	4-1
Kazakhstan	Lithuania	4-1
Estonia	Lithuania	4-1

Playoff

Team one	Team two	Score	Notes
South Africa	Sri Lanka	3-2	39th-40th
Kazakhstan	Slovakia	3-2	41st-42nd
Estonia	Cyprus	3-1	43rd-44th
Lithuania	Brazil	3-1	45th-46th

Group 7

Subgroup 7A

Team one	Team two	Score
Luxembourg	Mexico	3-2
Luxembourg	Morocco	5-0
Luxembourg	Gibraltar (IBF Team)	5-0
Mexico	Morocco	5-0
Mexico	Gibraltar (IBF Team)	5-0
Morocco	Gibraltar (IBF Team)	3-2

Subgroup 7B

Team one	Team two	Score
Italy	Greece	4-1
Italy	Greenland	5-0
Greece	Greenland	3-2

Playoff

Team one	Team two	Score	Notes
Italy	Luxembourg	3-1	47th-48th
Greece	Mexico	3-2	49th-50th
Greenland	Morocco	3-1	51st-52nd
Gibraltar (IBF Team)			53rd

Final classification

Group 1

Pos	Country
1	China
2	Indonesia
3	Denmark
4	Korea
5	England
6	Sweden

Group 2

Pos	Country
7	Thailand
8	Japan
9	Netherlands
10	Germany
11	Malaysia
12	Chinese Taipei
13	Ukraine
14	Scotland

Group 3

Pos	Country
15	Hong Kong
16	Canada
17	India
18	Russia
19	Finland
20	Wales
21	Austria
22	Norway

Group 4

Pos	Country
23	Singapore
24	United States
25	New Zealand
26	Bulgaria
27	Poland
28	France
29	Switzerland
30	Iceland

Group 5

Pos	Country
31	Spain
32	Czech Republic
33	Belarus
34	Belgium
35	Slovenia
36	Portugal
37	Peru
38	Israel

Group 6

Pos	Country
39	South Africa
40	Sri Lanka
41	Kazakhstan
42	Slovakia
43	Estonia
44	Cyprus
45	Lithuania
46	Brazil

Group 7

Pos	Country
47	Italy
48	Luxembourg
49	Greece
50	Mexico
51	Greenland
52	Morocco
53	Gibraltar (IBF Team)^[1]

Promoted to higher group

Relegated to lower group

Notes

^1 Gibraltar competed as the neutral IBF Team in this competition due to Gibraltar dispute.^[2] An appeal by Gibraltar Badminton Association to compete with its own name and flag was rejected by Court of Arbitration for Sport.^[3]

References

^ "Sevilla 2001 - Sudirman Group". Dille Sport. Archived from the original on 4 May 2003. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
^ "Gibraltar takes IBF to Court of Arbitration for Sport". World Badminton. Archived from the original on 15 April 2003. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
^ "Court of Arbitration for Sport Rules against Gibraltar Badminton Association". World Badminton. Archived from the original on 15 April 2003. Retrieved 9 May 2019.

External links

[1] "Sevilla 2001 - Sudirman Group". Dille Sport. Archived from the original on 4 May 2003. Retrieved 9 May 2019.

[2] "Gibraltar takes IBF to Court of Arbitration for Sport". World Badminton. Archived from the original on 15 April 2003. Retrieved 9 May 2019.

[3] "Court of Arbitration for Sport Rules against Gibraltar Badminton Association". World Badminton. Archived from the original on 15 April 2003. Retrieved 9 May 2019.

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