The Sudirman Cup is the world championship for mixed national badminton teams. The Sudirman Cup is one of the five tournaments of the 7 * category (highest category of tournaments in badminton).
The Sudirman Cup - named after Dick Sudirman (1922–86), a world-class badminton player from Indonesia, who founded the Indonesian badminton association PBSI and was a long member of the BWF board - was held for the first time in 1989 . Since then it has been held every two years, i.e. always in the years when there is no Thomas Cup and no Uber Cup . Initially, the Sudirman Cup and the Individual World Cup were held together, but the Sudirman Cup has been a separate event since 2003 .
Since it was first held, the Cup has always stayed in Asia. The winners do not receive any prize money. The participants play for their respective nations and for world ranking points.
trophy
This trophy was made by Masterix Bandung Company. The trophy is 80 cm high and made of silver , which has been provided with a gold coating of 22 carats . The octagonal base is made of teak . The goblet in the shape of a badminton ball stands on it. This is flanked with two handles, which are intended to remind of stamen . The lid is a replica of the Borobudur temple. This cup is supposed to symbolize the seeds of the badminton.
The acquisition value was $ 15,000.
mode
There is no qualifying round for the Sudirman Cup. There are a total of 7 groups, whereby only the teams in group 1 can play for the cup. The first group to go up one group and the last group to go down, apart from group 7.
An encounter is made up of five games, one each for men, women, men, women and mixed.
