The 2025 Sudirman Cup (officially known as the TotalEnergies BWF Sudirman Cup Finals 2025 for sponsorship reasons) was the nineteenth edition of the Sudirman Cup, the biennial international badminton championship contested by the mixed national teams of the member associations of the Badminton World Federation (BWF) since its inception in 1989. The tournament has been held in Xiamen, China, between 27 April and 4 May 2025.[2]
| Tournament details | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | 27 April – 4 May 2025 | ||
| Edition | 19th | ||
| Level | International | ||
| Nations | 16 | ||
| Venue | Fenghuang Gymnasium[1] | ||
| Location | Xiamen, China | ||
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China was awarded the right to host the tournament by the BWF in November 2018.[3] In December 2023, it was announced that the Chinese Badminton Association had chosen Xiamen as the host city over Shenzhen and Zhengzhou.[4] The BWF officially announced Xiamen as the host city in June 2024.[2]
Sixteen teams was participated in the final tournament in Xiamen, with the host and the defending champion qualified automatically. Continental qualifying tournaments were held to determine the winners of allocated continental slots (4 from Asia and Europe, and 1 each from Africa, Oceania and Pan America). The remaining slots were determined via team rankings. Since China was both the host team and the defending champion, an additional slot was opened from the world rankings.
| Means of qualification | Date | Venue | Slot | Qualified teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Host country | June 2024 | — | 1 | China |
| 2023 Sudirman Cup | 14 – 21 May 2023 | Suzhou | ||
| 2025 Oceania Mixed Team Badminton Championships | 10–12 February 2025 | Auckland | 1 | Australia |
| 2025 All Africa Team Championships | 10–13 February 2025 | Douala | 1 | Algeria |
| 2025 Asia Mixed Team Championships | 11–16 February 2025 | Qingdao | 3 | Indonesia |
| Japan | ||||
| Thailand | ||||
| 2025 European Mixed Team Badminton Championships | 12–16 February 2025 | Baku | 4 | Denmark |
| England | ||||
| France | ||||
| 2025 Pan American Cup | 13–16 February 2025 | Aguascalientes | 1 | Canada |
| World Team Rankings (Asia) | 18 February 2025 | — | 1 | South Korea1 |
| World Team Rankings | 4 | Malaysia | ||
| Chinese Taipei | ||||
| India | ||||
| Hong Kong | ||||
| World Team Rankings (Europe) | 10 March 2025 | 1 | Czech Republic2 | |
| Total | 16 | |||
- ^1 Since China had already qualified as the host nation, South Korea was awarded a spot as the highest-ranked Asian team in the World Team Rankings.
- ^2 Germany withdrew before the draw and was replaced by the Czech Republic, the next available team from Europe.
The draw for the tournament took place on 13 March 2025, at 15:00 CST, in Xiamen, China. The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four.
Teams were divided into four pots based on the World Team Rankings as of 18 February 2025. Pot 1 contained top-seeded China (assigned to position A1), second-seeded Indonesia (assigned to position D1) and the next two best teams, South Korea and Japan. Pot 2 contained the next four best teams, Pot 3 included the ninth through twelfth seeds, and Pot 4 comprised the thirteenth through sixteenth seeds.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
China Indonesia South Korea Japan |
Malaysia Denmark Chinese Taipei Thailand |
India France Hong Kong Canada |
England Australia Czech Republic Algeria |
The rankings of teams in each group were determined as follows (regulations Chapter 5 Section 5.1. Article 16.3):[5]
- Points
- Results between tied teams
- Match difference
- Game difference
- Point difference
Teams that won 3 match first win the tie: 1 points for the winner, 0 points for the loser.
| Pos | Team
|
Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 29 | 4 | +25 | 688 | 399 | +289 | 3 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 2 | Thailand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 23 | 11 | +12 | 638 | 516 | +122 | 2 | |
| 3 | Hong Kong | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 20 | −7 | 523 | 569 | −46 | 1 | |
| 4 | Algeria | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 30 | −30 | 265 | 630 | −365 | 0 |
Source: BWF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Host
| Pos | Team
|
Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Korea | 3 | 3 | 0 | 24 | 9 | +15 | 649 | 487 | +162 | 3 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 2 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 2 | 1 | 22 | 11 | +11 | 600 | 571 | +29 | 2 | |
| 3 | Canada | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 20 | −6 | 587 | 646 | −59 | 1 | |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 26 | −20 | 506 | 638 | −132 | 0 |
Source: BWF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
| Pos | Team
|
Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 27 | 7 | +20 | 685 | 508 | +177 | 3 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 2 | Malaysia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 24 | 9 | +15 | 659 | 497 | +162 | 2 | |
| 3 | France | 3 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 24 | −14 | 539 | 661 | −122 | 1 | |
| 4 | Australia | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 27 | −21 | 461 | 678 | −217 | 0 |
Source: BWF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
| Pos | Team
|
Pld | W | L | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Indonesia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 7 | +21 | 713 | 519 | +194 | 3 | Advance to quarter-finals |
| 2 | Denmark | 3 | 2 | 1 | 21 | 11 | +10 | 606 | 519 | +87 | 2 | |
| 3 | India | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 22 | −9 | 582 | 673 | −91 | 1 | |
| 4 | England | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 28 | −22 | 494 | 684 | −190 | 0 |
Source: BWF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
The draw was held on 1 May 2025, after the last group tie. The group runners-up were drawn against the group winners. Teams from the same group could not be drawn against each other.
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| China | 3 | |||||||||
| Malaysia | 0 | |||||||||
| China | 3 | |||||||||
| Japan | 0 | |||||||||
| Japan | 3 | |||||||||
| Chinese Taipei | 0 | |||||||||
| China | 3 | |||||||||
| South Korea | 1 | |||||||||
| Denmark | 1 | |||||||||
| South Korea | 3 | |||||||||
| South Korea | 3 | |||||||||
| Indonesia | 2 | |||||||||
| Thailand | 1 | |||||||||
| Indonesia | 3 | |||||||||
| 2025 Sudirman Cup champions |
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| China 14th title |
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