2001 Sudirman Cup

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.

2001 Sudirman Cup

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

Teams

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

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. An appeal by Gibraltar Badminton Association to compete with its own name and flag was rejected by Court of Arbitration for Sport.

External links

• Smash: Sudirman Cup
• SudirmanCup 2001 Sevilla, Spanien