- Sudirman Cup
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 afterDick Sudirman , a formerIndonesia n badminton player and the founder of the Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI). The first Sudirman Cup tournament took place inBung Karno Stadium ,Central Jakarta ,Indonesia onMay 24 -May 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.
Trophy
The Sudirman Cup stands 80 cm high. It is made of 22 carat (92%)
gold -plated solidsilver and stands on an octagonal base made of jati wood (Javateak wood). The body of the Cup is in the form of ashuttlecock and is surmounted by a replica of theBorobudur Temple. The handles are in the shape of stamens, symbolising the seeds of badminton.The Cup is made by Masterix Bandung Company at the price of US$15,000.
Format
Sudirman Cup is the only international competition that does not stage a qualification round. The competing teams are divided into 7 groups based on their performances. Only teams in group 1 will have a chance to lift the trophy as the teams in other groups fight for promotion. The teams who finish last in the group will be relegated to the lower group, except the final group.
Result
uccessful national teams
Indonesia initially won the tournament in 1989. Throughout the history of the tournament, only five countries have reached through to the semifinal round in all tournaments of Sudirman Cup: Korea, Indonesia, China, Denmark, and England.
China is the most successful national team in the Sudirman Cup (6 victories), followed by Korea (3 victories) and Indonesia (1 victory). The Cup has never been won by a non-Asian country, Denmark is the only European country that came close to winning it, in 1999.
* "= host"External links
* [http://www.internationalbadminton.org/sudirman.html BWF: Sudirman Cup]
*zh icon [http://2005sc.163.com/ 2005 Sudirman Cup official site]
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