The2023 Sudirman Cup (officially known as theTotalEnergies BWF Sudirman Cup Finals 2023 for sponsorship reasons) was the 18th edition of theSudirman Cup, the biennial internationalbadminton championship contested by the mixed national teams of the member associations ofBadminton World Federation (BWF), since its inception in 1989. The tournament was played inSuzhou, China, between 14 and 21 May 2023.[1]China were the defending champions. They successfully defended their title, lifting the trophy for a record-extending 13th time.
New Delhi was awarded the hosting of the championship back in November 2018.[2] In July 2021, it was announced thatSuzhou, the original host for the 2021 edition, will host this edition instead and India accepted the offer to host2026 BWF World Championships in exchange.[3]
Sixteen teams will participate in the final tournament in Suzhou, with the host and the defending champion will qualify automatically. Continental qualifying tournaments were held to determine the winner of allocated continental slots (4 from Asia and Europe, and 1 each from Africa, Oceania and Pan Am). The remaining slots were determined via team rankings. As China is both the host team and the defending champion, an extra slot from world ranking is opened.
The draw for the tournament was conducted on 25 March 2023, at 15:00CST, at Crowne Plaza Hotel in Suzhou, China.[4] The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four.
The teams were allocated to four pots based on the World Team Rankings of 21 February 2023. Pot 1 contained the top seed China (which were assigned to position A1), the second seed Japan (which were assigned to position D1) and the next two best teams, Indonesia and Malaysia. Pot 2 contained the next best four teams, Pot 3 contained the ninth to twelfth seeds, Pot 4 contained the thirteenth to sixteenth seeds.
The draw was held on 18 May 2023, after the last group tie. The group runners-up were drawn against the group winners. Teams from the same group could not be drawn against each other.
^"2023年苏迪曼杯抽签结果出炉 中国队与丹麦、新加坡、埃及同组" [2023 Sudirman Cup draw results announced: Chinese team in the same group with Denmark, Singapore, Egypt].jsstyj.jiangsu.gov.cn (in Chinese (China)). 30 March 2023. Retrieved15 February 2025.
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