2005 Sudirman Cup

The 2005 Sudirman Cup was the 9th tournament of the World Mixed Team Badminton Championships of Sudirman Cup. It was held from May 10 to May 15, 2005, in Beijing, China.

2005 Sudirman Cup

Tournament details
Dates	10 – 15 May
Edition	9th
Level	International
Venue	Capital Indoor Stadium[1]
Location	Beijing, China
← 2003 Eindhoven 2007 Glasgow →

Host city selection

Beijing and Glasgow submitted bids for the competition. Beijing was confirmed as the host during 2003 IBF council meeting in Eindhoven.^[2]

Teams

41 teams around the world took part in this tournament.^[3] Geographically, they were 22 from Europe, 13 teams from Asia, 3 from Americas, two from Oceania and one from Africa. This edition also saw the expansion of Group 1 to 8 teams.

Results

^[4]

Group 1

Subgroup 1A

Team one	Team two	Score
Denmark	England	3–2
South Korea	Thailand	4–1
Denmark	Thailand	4–1
South Korea	England	5–0
Denmark	South Korea	3–2
England	Thailand	4–1

Subgroup 1B

Team one	Team two	Score
China	Sweden	5–0
Indonesia	Hong Kong	4–1
China	Hong Kong	5–0
Indonesia	Sweden	4–1
China	Indonesia	5–0
Hong Kong	Sweden	4–1

Playoff

Team one	Team two	Score	Notes
England	Hong Kong	3-1	5th-6th
Thailand	Sweden	3-0	7th-8th

Semi-finals

Team one	Team two	Score
China	South Korea	3–0
Indonesia	Denmark	3–0

Final

China 3	Beijing, China		Indonesia 0
1 2 3 1 Zhang Jun / Gao Ling Nova Widianto / Liliyana Natsir 12 15 15 5 15 8   2 Lin Dan Taufik Hidayat 17 15 15 9     3 Zhang Ning Fransisca Ratnasari 11 1 11 7

2005 Sudirman Cup Champions
China Fifth title

Group 2

Subgroup 2A

Team one	Team two	Score
Malaysia	Netherlands	3–2
Malaysia	Chinese Taipei	4–1
Malaysia	Russia	5–0
Netherlands	Chinese Taipei	3–2
Netherlands	Russia	4–1
Chinese Taipei	Russia	4–1

Subgroup 2B

Team one	Team two	Score
Japan	Singapore	3–2
Japan	Germany	4–1
Japan	Ukraine	5–0
Singapore	Germany	3–2
Singapore	Ukraine	5–0
Germany	Ukraine	4–1

Playoff

Team one	Team two	Score	Notes
Malaysia	Japan	3-1	9th-10th
Singapore	Netherlands	3-0	11th-12th
Germany	Chinese Taipei	3-0	13th-14th
Russia	Ukraine	3-2	15th-16th

Group 3

Subgroup 3A

Team one	Team two	Score
Poland	New Zealand	4–1
Poland	Finland	4–1
Poland	Bulgaria	3–2
New Zealand	Finland	4–1
New Zealand	Bulgaria	4–1
Finland	Bulgaria	3–2

Subgroup 3B

Team one	Team two	Score
India	United States	4–1
India	Scotland	4–1
India	Wales	4–1
United States	Scotland	3–2
United States	Wales	5–0
Scotland	Wales	4–1

Playoff

Team one	Team two	Score	Notes
Poland	India	3-1	17th-18th
New Zealand	United States	3-2	19th-20th
Scotland	Finland	3-2	21st-22nd
Bulgaria	Wales	3-2	23rd-24th

Group 4

Subgroup 4A

Team one	Team two	Score
Switzerland	Estonia	3–2
Switzerland	Kazakhstan	3–2
Switzerland	Norway	5–0
Estonia	Kazakhstan	4–1
Estonia	Norway	3–2
Kazakhstan	Norway	3–2

Subgroup 4B

Team one	Team two	Score
France	Australia	4–1
France	South Africa	5–0
France	Peru	5–0
Australia	South Africa	5–0
Australia	Peru	4–1
South Africa	Peru	4–1

Playoff

Team one	Team two	Score	Notes
France	Switzerland	3-0	25th-26th
Australia	Estonia	3-0	27th-28th
South Africa	Kazakhstan	3-1	29th-30th
Norway	Peru	3-1	31st-32nd

Group 5

Subgroup 5A

Team one	Team two	Score
Italy	Luxembourg	4–1
Italy	Cyprus	4–1
Luxembourg	Cyprus	4–1

Subgroup 5B

Team one	Team two	Score
Lithuania	Israel	4–1
Lithuania	Turkey	4–1
Israel	Turkey	4–1

Playoff

Team one	Team two	Score	Notes
Italy	Lithuania	3-2	33rd-34th
Luxembourg	Israel	3-1	35th-36th
Turkey	Cyprus	3-1	37th-38th

Group 6

Team one	Team two	Score
Sri Lanka	Jamaica	4–1
Sri Lanka	Mongolia	5–0
Jamaica	Mongolia	5–0

Final classification

Group 1 Pos Country 1 China 2 Indonesia 3 Denmark 4 Korea 5 England 6 Hong Kong 7 Thailand 8 Sweden

Group 2 Pos Country 9 Malaysia 10 Japan 11 Singapore 12 Netherlands 13 Germany 14 Chinese Taipei 15 Russia 16 Ukraine

Group 3 Pos Country 17 Poland 18 India 19 New Zealand 20 United States 21 Scotland 22 Finland 23 Bulgaria 24 Wales

Group 4 Pos Country 25 France 26 Switzerland 27 Australia 28 Estonia 29 South Africa 30 Kazakhstan 31 Norway 32 Peru

Group 5 Pos Country 33 Italy 34 Lithuania 35 Luxembourg 36 Israel 37 Turkey 38 Cyprus

Group 6 Pos Country 39 Sri Lanka 40 Jamaica 41 Mongolia

  Promoted to higher group

  Relegated to lower group