1999 Sudirman Cup

The 1999 Sudirman Cup was the 6th tournament of the World Mixed Team Badminton Championships. It was held from May 10 to May 15, 1999, in Copenhagen, Denmark.

1999 Sudirman Cup

Tournament details
Dates	10 May – 15 May
Edition	6th
Level	International
Venue	Brøndbyhallen
Location	Copenhagen, Denmark
← 1997 Glasgow 2001 Seville →

Teams

50 teams around the world took part in this tournament, Zambia also entered but did not play in the tournament.^[1]

Group 1

Group A

Team	Pld	W	L
China	2	2	0
Indonesia	2	1	1
Malaysia	2	0	2

China 4	Copenhagen, Denmark[2] 10 May 1999		Malaysia 1
1 2 3 1 Zhang Jun / Ge Fei Chan Chong Ming / Ang Li Peng 15 2 15 5     2 Gong Zhichao Woon Sze Mei 11 1 11 1     3 Sun Jun Chew Choon Eng 15 7 15 4     4 Huang Nanyan / Yang Wei Lim Pek Siah / Joanne Quay 15 8 15 3     5 Zhang Jun / Zhang Wei Choong Tan Fook / Lee Wan Wah 9 15 8 15

Indonesia 4	Copenhagen, Denmark[3] 11 May 1999		Malaysia 1
1 2 3 1 Tri Kusharjanto / Minarti Timur Chan Chong Ming / Joanne Quay 15 5 15 6     2 Cindana Hartono Kusuma Ng Mee Fen 11 6 11 1     3 Hendrawan Ong Ewe Hock 11 15 15 8 15 4   4 Indarti Issolina / Deyana Lomban Ang Li Peng / Lim Pek Siah 15 6 15 9     5 Rexy Mainaky / Ricky Subagja Choong Tan Fook / Lee Wan Wah 14 17 12 15

China 3	Copenhagen, Denmark[4] 12 May 1999		Indonesia 2
1 2 3 1 Ge Fei / Gu Jun Etty Tantri / Cynthia Tuwankotta 15 13 15 2     2 Dai Yun Ellen Angelina 11 6 11 3     3 Yu Jinhao / Zhang Jun Tony Gunawan / Candra Wijaya 4 15 15 10 8 15   4 Dong Jiong Taufik Hidayat 11 15 4 15     5 Liu Yong / Ge Fei Bambang Suprianto / Zelin Resiana 15 4 15 4

Group B

Team	Pld	W	L
Denmark	2	2	0
South Korea	2	1	1
Sweden	2	0	2

Denmark 3	Copenhagen, Denmark[2] 10 May 1999		South Korea 2
1 2 3 1 Jon Holst-Christensen / Ann Jørgensen Kim Dong-moon / Ra Kyung-min 9 15 7 15     2 Peter Gade Park Tae-sang 15 0 15 1     3 Camilla Martin Lee Kyung-won 11 3 11 6     4 Helene Kirkegaard / Rikke Olsen Chung Jae-hee / Ra Kyung-min 15 13 15 10     5 Jens Eriksen / Jesper Larsen Ha Tae-kwon / Kim Dong-moon 3 15 6 15

South Korea 4	Copenhagen, Denmark[3] 11 May 1999		Sweden 1
1 2 3 1 Chung Jae-hee / Ra Kyung-min Marina Andrievskaya / Catrine Bengtsson 15 9 15 10     2 Ha Tae-kwon / Kim Dong-moon Peter Axelsson / Pär-Gunnar Jönsson 15 6 15 6     3 Ahn Jae-chang Tomas Johansson 15 10 5 15 10 15   4 Kim Ji-hyun Margit Borg 11 9 11 5     5 Kim Dong-moon / Ra Kyung-min Peter Axelsson / Catrine Bengtsson 15 4 15 8

Denmark 5	Copenhagen, Denmark[4] 12 May 1999		Sweden 0
1 2 3 1 Michael Søgaard / Rikke Olsen Peter Axelsson / Catrine Bengtsson 15 6 15 9     2 Peter Gade Tomas Johansson 15 3 15 5     3 Camilla Martin Margit Borg 11 2 11 1     4 Jens Eriksen / Jesper Larsen Peter Axelsson / Pär-Gunnar Jönsson 15 11 15 8     5 Rikke Olsen / Marlene Thomsen Marina Andrievskaya / Catrine Bengtsson 15 5 15 8

Relegation playoff

Sweden 4	Copenhagen, Denmark[5] 14 May 1999		Malaysia 1
1 2 3 1 Peter Axelsson / Marina Andrievskaya Chew Choon Eng / Ang Li Peng 15 10 15 13     2 Margit Borg Woon Sze Mei 9 11 11 1 11 0   3 Tomas Johansson Ong Ewe Hock 15 6 15 5     4 Marina Andrievskaya / Catrine Bengtsson Lim Pek Siah / Joanne Quay 15 8 15 13     5 Peter Axelsson / Pär-Gunnar Jönsson Choong Tan Fook / Lee Wan Wah 9 15 13 15

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

China 3	Copenhagen, Denmark[6] 14 May 1999		South Korea 2
1 2 3 1 Liu Yong / Ge Fei Kim Dong-moon / Ra Kyung-min 10 15 15 10 15 13   2 Sun Jun Ahn Jae-chang 9 15 15 6 15 7   3 Gong Zhichao Kim Ji-hyun 9 11 11 1 3 11   4 Yu Jinhao / Zhang Jun Lee Dong-soo / Yoo Yong-sung 15 3 15 5     5 Gu Jun / Zhang Ning Chung Jae-hee / Ra Kyung-min 15 8 12 15 11 15

Denmark 3	Copenhagen, Denmark[7] 14 May 1999		Indonesia 2
1 2 3 1 Michael Søgaard / Rikke Olsen Tri Kusharyanto / Minarti Timur 15 12 11 15 9 15   2 Peter Gade Taufik Hidayat 15 4 15 1     3 Camilla Martin Cindana Hartono Kusuma 11 4 11 6     4 Jens Eriksen / Jesper Larsen Tony Gunawan / Candra Wijaya 12 15 7 15     5 Helene Kirkegaard / Rikke Olsen Indarti Issolina / Deyana Lomban 17 15 15 7

Final

China 3	Copenhagen, Denmark[8] 15 May 1999		Denmark 1
1 2 3 1 Liu Yong / Ge Fei Jon Holst-Christensen / Ann Jørgensen 10 15 8 15     2 Dai Yun Camilla Martin 5 11 11 9 13 11   3 Sun Jun Peter Gade 15 13 15 13     4 Yu Jinhao / Zhang Jun Jens Eriksen / Jesper Larsen 15 13 15 13     5 Ge Fei / Gu Jun Helene Kirkegaard / Rikke Olsen       not played

Group 2

Subgroup 2A

Team one	Team two	Score
England	Netherlands	5-0
England	Scotland	5-0
England	Russia	5-0
Netherlands	Scotland	5-0
Netherlands	Russia	4-1
Scotland	Russia	3-2

Subgroup 2B

Team one	Team two	Score
Thailand	Japan	3-2
Thailand	Germany	2-3
Thailand	Chinese Taipei	4-1
Japan	Germany	3-2
Japan	Chinese Taipei	4-1
Germany	Chinese Taipei	3-2

Playoff

Team one	Team two	Score	Notes
England	Thailand	3-2	7th-8th
Netherlands	Japan	3-2	9th-10th
Germany	Scotland	5-0	11th-12th
Chinese Taipei	Russia	5-0	13th-14th

Group 3

Subgroup 3A

Team one	Team two	Score
India	Canada	2-3
India	Finland	5-0
India	Austria	4-1
Canada	Finland	2-3
Canada	Austria	3-2
Finland	Austria	3-2

Subgroup 3B

Team one	Team two	Score
Ukraine	Hong Kong	3-2
Ukraine	Australia	4-1
Ukraine	Norway	4-1
Hong Kong	Australia	3-2
Hong Kong	Norway	5-0
Australia	Norway	5-0

Playoff

Team one	Team two	Score	Notes
Ukraine	India	4-1	15th-16th
Hong Kong	Canada	4-1	17th-18th
Australia	Finland	4-1	19th-20th
Austria	Norway	3-2	21st-22nd

Group 4

Subgroup 4A

Team one	Team two	Score
Iceland	Switzerland	5-0
Iceland	United States	2-3
Iceland	Czech Republic	3-2
Switzerland	United States	3-2
Switzerland	Czech Republic	4-1
United States	Czech Republic	4-1

Subgroup 4B

Team one	Team two	Score
Wales	Bulgaria	4-1
Wales	Poland	4-1
Wales	Belarus	5-0
Bulgaria	Poland	3-2
Bulgaria	Belarus	3-2
Poland	Belarus	3-2

Playoff

Team one	Team two	Score	Notes
Wales	Iceland	5-0	23rd-24th
Bulgaria	Switzerland	4-1	25th-26th
Poland	United States	5-0	27th-28th
Belarus	Czech Republic	4-1	29th-30th

Group 5

Subgroup 5A

Team one	Team two	Score
France	Peru	5-0
France	Israel	5-0
France	Kazakhstan	4-1
Peru	Israel	4-1
Peru	Kazakhstan	3-2
Israel	Kazakhstan	3-2

Subgroup 5B

Team one	Team two	Score
Belgium	Spain	4-1
Belgium	Portugal	4-1
Belgium	Sri Lanka	4-1
Spain	Portugal	3-2
Spain	Sri Lanka	3-2
Portugal	Sri Lanka	3-2

Playoff

Team one	Team two	Score	Notes
France	Belgium	4-1	31st-32nd
Spain	Peru	3-2	33rd-34th
Portugal	Israel	4-1	35th-36th
Sri Lanka	Kazakhstan	3-2	37th-38th

Group 6

Subgroup 6A

Team one	Team two	Score
South Africa	Slovakia	3-2
South Africa	Lithuania	4-1
South Africa	Mexico	5-0
Slovakia	Lithuania	3-2
Slovakia	Mexico	3-2
Lithuania	Mexico	5-0

Subgroup 6B

Team one	Team two	Score
Mauritius	Brazil	4-1
Mauritius	Cyprus	4-1
Mauritius	Luxembourg	5-0
Brazil	Cyprus	3-2
Brazil	Luxembourg	4-1
Cyprus	Luxembourg	4-1

Playoff

Team one	Team two	Score	Notes
Mauritius	South Africa	3-2	39th-40th
Slovakia	Brazil	5-0	41st-42nd
Lithuania	Cyprus	3-2	43rd-44th
Mexico	Luxembourg	5-0	45th-46th

Group 7

Team one	Team two	Score
Estonia	Nigeria	3-2
Estonia	Latvia	3-2
Estonia	Argentina	5-0
Nigeria	Latvia	3-2
Nigeria	Argentina	5-0
Latvia	Argentina	5-0

Final classification

Group 1 Pos Country 1 China 2 Denmark 3 Indonesia 3 Korea 5 Sweden 6 Malaysia	Group 2 Pos Country 7 England 8 Thailand 9 Netherlands 10 Japan 11 Germany 12 Scotland 13 Chinese Taipei 14 Russia	Group 3 Pos Country 15 Ukraine 16 India 17 Hong Kong 18 Canada 19 Australia 20 Finland 21 Austria 22 Norway	Group 4 Pos Country 23 Wales 24 Iceland 25 Bulgaria 26 Switzerland 27 Poland 28 United States 29 Belarus 30 Czech Republic	Group 5 Pos Country 31 France 32 Belgium 33 Spain 34 Peru 35 Portugal 36 Israel 37 Sri Lanka 38 Kazakhstan
Group 6 Pos Country 39 Mauritius 40 South Africa 41 Slovakia 42 Brazil 43 Lithuania 44 Cyprus 45 Mexico 46 Luxembourg	Group 7 Pos Country 47 Estonia 48 Nigeria 49 Latvia 50 Argentina

  Promoted to higher group

  Relegated to lower group