Sudirman Cup Archive

Guangzhou and Kuala Lumpur share 2013 events

Posted on December 9, 2011 | No Comments
After the announcement was made that Denmark was to host the 2014 World Champsionships (article HERE), the hosts of the other upcoming events were unveiled today as the BWF announced the host cities for the...
Ponappa at 240 km/h

Posted on June 2, 2011 | No Comments
According to the Hindu, Ashwini Ponappa was recorded with the fastest smash for a woman in the Sudirman Cup which occurred last week in Qingdao, China. The Indian women’s doubles player, featuring with India for...
SUDIRMAN CUP 2011 Final – China wins 4th straight in 3

Posted on May 29, 2011 | No Comments
Team China gave its home crowd in Qingdao plenty to scream about as the badminton powerhouse blanked Denmark to win its fourth Sudirman Cup in a row. By Don Hearn, Badzine Correspondent. Photos: Badmintonphoto (live)...
SUDIRMAN CUP 2011 SF – Indonesia DENied

Posted on May 29, 2011 | 2 Comments
Denmark duplicated the semi-final feat of their Sunday opponents China, ceding men’s doubles while chalking up a 3-1 win. Indonesia showed plenty of fight but the Danish veterans were just too confident and too consistent....
SUDIRMAN CUP 2011 SF – Korea shut down but not shut out

Posted on May 28, 2011 | No Comments
There was no clean sheet for China but they took another giant step toward their fourth Sudirman Cup victory as Lin Dan and Wang Shixian dominated Korea’s singles challengers. By Don Hearn, Badzine Correspondent. Photos:...
SUDIRMAN CUP 2011 QF – One night, two dreams shattered

Posted on May 28, 2011 | No Comments
The 2011 Sudirman Cup is the 12th contest held since the event first took place in Jakarta in 1989. This year in Qingdao is the tenth time in the event that the same old flags...
SUDIRMAN CUP 2011 Play-offs – Singapore to the fore of 2

Posted on May 27, 2011 | No Comments
The afternoon of the 6th day of the 2011 Sudirman Cup was like a dose of stimulant to the teams in group 2 and 3. Today, it was no longer just points-accumulating ties, but the...
SUDIRMAN CUP 2011 QF – Ha’s heroics save Korea again

Posted on May 27, 2011 | No Comments
Since the release of the draw for the quarter-finals Wednesay night, many may have thought it would be easy to tell who would be bagging effortless victories, as the outcomes seemed to be fairly inclined...