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Sudirman Cup… May 20, 2009

Filed under: Hobby — miaudina @ 1:56 am

Sudirman Cup is the world mixed team badminton championship which takes place every two years. There are five matches in every round: men and women’s singles, men and women’s doubles and mixed doubles. The Cup is named after Dick Sudirman, a former Indonesian badminton player and the founder of the Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI). The first Sudirman Cup tournament took place in Bung Karno Stadium, Central Jakarta, Indonesia on May 24May 29, 1989.

There is no prize money in Sudirman Cup; players play for their respective countries and to earn BWF world ranking points and national prestige.

Successful national teams

Team Titles Runners-up
China 7 (1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2005*, 2007, 2009*) 1 (2003)
Korea 3 (1991, 1993, 2003) 3 (1989, 1997, 2009)
Indonesia 1 (1989*) 6 (1991, 1993, 1995, 2001, 2005, 2007)
Denmark 1 (1999*)

Sumber: Wikipedia

 

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