1989 Sudirman Cup

1989 Sudirman Cup
Piala Sudirman 1989
Tournament details
Dates	24–29 May
Edition	1st
Level	International
Venue	Istora Senayan
Location	Jakarta, Indonesia
	1991 Copenhagen →

The 1989 Sudirman Cup was the first tournament of the World Mixed Team Badminton Championships, the Sudirman Cup. It was held from May 24 to May 29, 1989, in Central Jakarta, Indonesia.

Host city selection

In May 1988, the International Badminton Federation approved the inauguration of the world mixed team championships and announced that the championships would be inaugurated in Jakarta, Indonesia.^[1]

Teams

28 teams around the world took part in this tournament.^[2] Geographically, they were 13 from Europe, 10 teams from Asia, two from Americas, two from Oceania and one from Africa. India and Pakistan entered the competition but ultimately did not participate.^[3]^[4]

Draw

The draw was announced in April 1989, a month prior to the championships.^[5]

Group composition

Group 1		Group 2	Group 3
Group 1A	Group 1B	Group 2	Group 3
England Indonesia South Korea	China Denmark Sweden	Japan Malaysia Netherlands Soviet Union	Canada India Chinese Taipei Thailand

Group 4	Group 5	Group 6	Group 7
Australia West Germany Hong Kong Scotland	Finland New Zealand United States Austria	Nepal Norway Pakistan Sri Lanka	Bulgaria France Mauritius

Group stage

Group 1

Subgroup A

Pos	Team	W	L	MF	MA	MD	Pts
1	Indonesia	2	0	9	1	+8	2
2	South Korea	1	1	6	4	+2	1
3	England	0	2	0	10	−10	0


Indonesia	5–0	England

South Korea	5–0	England

Indonesia	4–1	South Korea

Indonesia
5

Istora Senayan
25 May 1989
^[6]^[7]

England
0

		1	2
1	Verawaty Fajrin / Yanti Kusmiati Gillian Clark / Gillian Gowers	15 9	15 11
2	Susi Susanti Fiona Smith	12 11	11 0
3	Eddy Hartono / Rudy Gunawan Martin Dew / Steve Baddeley	15 10	15 5
4	Icuk Sugiarto Darren Hall	15 12	15 7
5	Eddy Hartono / Verawaty Fajrin Andy Goode / Gillian Gowers	15 8	15 6

South Korea
5

Istora Senayan
26 May 1989
^[8]^[9]

England
0

		1	2
1	Sung Han-kook Steve Butler	15 10	15 10
2	Lee Young-suk Helen Troke	11 8	11 5
3	Park Joo-bong / Kim Moon-soo Martin Dew / Steve Baddeley	15 5	15 11
4	/ /
5	Park Joo-bong / Chung Myung-hee Andy Goode / Gillian Gowers	15 10	15 6

Indonesia
4

Istora Senayan
27 May 1989
^[10]

South Korea
1

		1	2	3
1	Verawaty Fajrin / Yanti Kusmiati Chung Myung-hee / Hwang Hye-young	15 6	11 15	10 15
2	Susi Susanti Lee Young-suk	3 11	11 7	12 11
3	Eddy Hartono / Rudy Gunawan Park Joo-bong / Lee Sang-bok	15 12	15 8
4	Icuk Sugiarto Lee Kwang-jin	15 11	15 1
5	Aryono Miranat / Minarti Timur Park Joo-bong / Chung Myung-hee	15 9	15 2

Subgroup B

Pos	Team	W	L	MF	MA	MD	Pts
1	China	2	0	9	1	+8	2
2	Denmark	1	1	3	7	−2	1
3	Sweden	0	2	3	7	−2	0


China	4–1	Sweden

China	5–0	Denmark

Denmark	3–2	Sweden

China
4

Istora Senayan
25 May 1989
^[6]^[7]

Sweden
1

		1	2	3
1	Jiang Guoliang / Nong Qunhua Jens Olsson / Maria Bengtsson	15 5	16 18	2 15
2	Yang Yang Jonas Herrgårdh	15 5	15 3
3	Han Aiping Christine Magnusson	11 4	11 0
4	Li Yongbo / Tian Bingyi Jan-Eric Antonsson / Pär-Gunnar Jönsson	15 7	15 11
5	Sun Xiaoqing / Zhou Lei Catrine Bengtsson / Maria Bengtsson	16 18	15 6	18 16

China
5

Istora Senayan
26 May 1989
^[11]

Denmark
0

		1	2
1	Xiong Guobao Jens Peter Nierhoff	15 11	15 4
2	Tang Jiuhong Kirsten Larsen	11 4	11 0
3	Li Yongbo / Zheng Yumin Mark Christiansen / Michael Kjeldsen	15 13	15 9
4	Lin Ying / Guan Weizhen Dorte Kjær / Lotte Olsen	15 2	15 5
5	Wang Pengren / Shi Fangjing Jesper Knudsen / Nettie Nielsen	15 8	15 11

Denmark
3

Istora Senayan
27 May 1989
^[10]^[11]

Sweden
2

		1	2	3
1	Dorte Kjær / Nettie Nielsen Maria Bengtsson / Christine Magnusson	6 15	15 11	15 11
2	Morten Frost Jonas Herrgårdh	15 1	15 4
3	Mark Christiansen / Michael Kjeldsen Jan-Eric Antonsson / Pär-Gunnar Jönsson	9 15	15 11	15 9
4	Kirsten Larsen Christine Magnusson	10 11	7 11
5	Morten Frost / Dorte Kjær Jan-Eric Antonsson / Maria Bengtsson	8 15	11 15

Group 2

Pos	Team	W	L	MF	MA	MD	Pts
1	Japan	3	0	11	4	+7	3
2	Netherlands	2	1	9	6	+3	2
3	Malaysia	1	2	8	7	+1	1
4	Soviet Union	0	3	2	13	−11	0


Japan	3–2	Malaysia

Japan	3–2	Netherlands

Japan	5–0	Soviet Union

Malaysia	1–4	Netherlands

Malaysia	5–0	Soviet Union

Netherlands	3–2	Soviet Union

Group 3

Pos	Team	W	L	MF	MA	MD	Pts
1	Chinese Taipei	3	0	9	6	+3	3
2	Thailand	2	1	9	5	+4	2
3	Canada	1	2	8	7	+1	1
4	Hong Kong	0	3	4	11	−7	0


Chinese Taipei	3–2	Thailand

Chinese Taipei	3–2	Canada

Chinese Taipei	3–2	Hong Kong

Thailand	3–2	Canada

Thailand	4–1	Hong Kong

Canada	4–1	Hong Kong

Group 4

Pos	Team	W	L	MF	MA	MD	Pts
1	Scotland	3	0	9	5	+4	3
2	Australia	2	1	7	8	−1	2
3	West Germany	1	2	7	8	−1	1
4	Poland	0	3	6	9	−3	0


Scotland	4–1	Australia

Scotland	3–2	West Germany

Scotland	3–2	Poland

Australia	3–2	West Germany

Australia	3–2	Poland

West Germany	3–2	Poland

Group 5

Pos	Team	W	L	MF	MA	MD	Pts
1	New Zealand	3	0	14	1	+13	3
2	Finland	2	1	10	5	+5	2
3	United States	1	2	5	10	−5	1
4	Austria	0	3	1	14	−13	0


New Zealand	4–1	Finland

New Zealand	5–0	United States

New Zealand	5–0	Austria

Finland	5–0	United States

Finland	4–1	Austria

United States	5–0	Austria

Group 6

Pos	Team	W	L	MF	MA	MD	Pts
1	Norway	2	0	9	1	+8	2
2	Sri Lanka	1	1	6	4	+2	1
3	Nepal	0	2	0	10	−10	0


Norway	4–1	Sri Lanka

Norway	5–0	Nepal

Sri Lanka	5–0	Nepal

Group 7

Pos	Team	W	L	MF	MA	MD	Pts
1	Bulgaria	2	0	9	1	+8	2
2	France	1	1	6	4	+2	1
3	Mauritius	0	2	0	10	−10	0


Bulgaria	3–2	France

Bulgaria	5–0	Mauritius

France	5–0	Mauritius

Knockout stage

Classification bracket

	Fifth place match

	Sweden		5

	England		0

Semi-finals

Indonesia vs Denmark

Indonesia
5

Istora Senayan
28 May 1989
^[12]^[11]

Denmark
0

		1	2
1	Eddy Hartono / Rudy Gunawan Jan Paulsen / Henrik Svarrer	15 2	15 13
2	Verawaty Fajrin / Yanti Kusmiati Dorte Kjær / Lotte Olsen	15 11	15 4
3	Eddy Kurniawan Poul-Erik Høyer Larsen	15 9	15 10
4	Susi Susanti Pernille Nedergaard	11 6	11 2
5	Eddy Hartono / Verawaty Fajrin Jesper Knudsen / Nettie Nielsen	15 3	15 1

South Korea vs China

South Korea
3

Istora Senayan
28 May 1989
^[13]

China
2

		1	2	3
1	Park Joo-bong / Chung Myung-hee Wang Pengren / Shi Fangjing	15 8	15 2
2	Lee Young-suk Han Aiping	12 9	5 11	0 11
3	Ahn Jae-chang Yang Yang	5 15	7 15
4	Chung So-young / Hwang Hye-young Lin Ying / Guan Weizhen	15 8	15 12
5	Park Joo-bong / Kim Moon-soo Li Yongbo / Chen Kang	15 7	15 11

Final

Indonesia
3

Istora Senayan
28 May 1989
^[14]

South Korea
2

		1	2	3
1	Eddy Hartono / Rudy Gunawan Park Joo Bong / Kim Moon-soo	9 15	15 8	13 15
2	Verawaty Fajrin / Yanti Kusmiati Hwang Hye-young / Chung So-young	12 15	6 15
3	Susi Susanti Lee Young-suk	10 12	12 10	11 0
4	Eddy Kurniawan Sung Han-kook	15 4	15 3
5	Eddy Hartono / Verawaty Fajrin Park Joo Bong / Chung So-young	18 13	15 3

Final ranking

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	Pts	Final result
	Indonesia	4	4	0	4	Champions
	South Korea	4	2	2	2	Runner-up
	China	3	2	1	2	Eliminated in semi-finals
	Denmark	3	1	2	1	Eliminated in semi-finals
5	Sweden	3	1	2	1	Group 1
6	England	3	0	3	0	Group 1
7	Japan	3	3	0	3	Group 2
8	Netherlands	3	2	1	2
9	Malaysia	3	1	2	1
10	Soviet Union	3	0	3	0
11	Chinese Taipei	3	3	0	3	Group 3
12	Thailand	3	2	1	2
13	Canada	3	1	2	1
14	Hong Kong	3	0	3	0
15	Scotland	3	4	0	3	Group 4
16	Australia	3	3	1	2
17	West Germany	3	3	1	1
18	Poland	3	0	4	0
19	New Zealand	3	3	0	3	Group 5
20	Finland	3	2	1	2
21	United States	3	1	2	1
22	Austria	3	0	3	0
41	Norway	2	2	0	2	Group 6
42	Sri Lanka	2	1	1	1
43	Nepal	2	0	2	0
44	Bulgaria	2	2	0	2	Group 7
45	France	2	1	1	1
46	Mauritius	2	0	2	0
−	India	−	−	−	−	Withdrew
−	Pakistan	−	−	−	−	Withdrew

Promoted to higher group

Relegated to lower group

1989 Sudirman Cup champions
Indonesia 1st title

References

^ "Mixed team meet from next year". The Straits Times. 1988-05-30. p. 27. Retrieved 2024-06-03 – via NewspaperSG.
^ "Sudirman Cup". Archived from the original on 2011-06-02. Retrieved 2011-06-24.
^ Populorum, Mike. "Archiv SudirmanCup". sbg.ac.at. Retrieved 8 May 2019.
^ "Times Archives". Oxfordshire Libraries.
^ "No surprises in seeding lists". The Straits Times. 1989-04-27. p. 33. Retrieved 2024-06-03 – via NewspaperSG.
^ ^a ^b "Bright start for China, Indonesia". nlb.gov.sg. The Straits Times. 26 May 1989. p. 41. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Scores and statistics: Badminton". nlb.gov.sg. The Straits Times. 26 May 1989. p. 43. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
^ "Chinese smash into the semis". nlb.gov.sg. The Straits Times. 27 May 1989. p. 41. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
^ "한국 英國완파 4강에 세계 배드민턴 혼합단체". www.busan.com (in Korean). 26 May 1989. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Denmark faces Indonesia in semis". nlb.gov.sg. The New Paper. 27 May 1989. p. 28. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Resultater Sudirman Cup" (PDF). badmintonmuseet.dk (in Danish). 1989. p. 16. Retrieved 16 June 2020.
^ "Kurniawan bawa Indonesia masuk tandingan akhir". nlb.gov.sg (in Malay). Berita Harian. 28 May 1989. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
^ "China kalah bercatur". nlb.gov.sg (in Malay). Berita Harian. 29 May 1989. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
^ "Korea took second place". Chosun Ilbo. 30 May 1989. Retrieved 29 September 2021.

[1] "Mixed team meet from next year". The Straits Times. 1988-05-30. p. 27. Retrieved 2024-06-03 – via NewspaperSG.

[2] "Sudirman Cup". Archived from the original on 2011-06-02. Retrieved 2011-06-24.

[3] Populorum, Mike. "Archiv SudirmanCup". sbg.ac.at. Retrieved 8 May 2019.

[4] "Times Archives". Oxfordshire Libraries.

[5] "No surprises in seeding lists". The Straits Times. 1989-04-27. p. 33. Retrieved 2024-06-03 – via NewspaperSG.

[bs-6] "Bright start for China, Indonesia". nlb.gov.sg. The Straits Times. 26 May 1989. p. 41. Retrieved 16 June 2020.

[ss-7] "Scores and statistics: Badminton". nlb.gov.sg. The Straits Times. 26 May 1989. p. 43. Retrieved 16 June 2020.

[8] "Chinese smash into the semis". nlb.gov.sg. The Straits Times. 27 May 1989. p. 41. Retrieved 16 June 2020.

[9] "한국 英國완파 4강에 세계 배드민턴 혼합단체". www.busan.com (in Korean). 26 May 1989. Retrieved 16 June 2020.

[di-10] "Denmark faces Indonesia in semis". nlb.gov.sg. The New Paper. 27 May 1989. p. 28. Retrieved 16 June 2020.

[bm-11] "Resultater Sudirman Cup" (PDF). badmintonmuseet.dk (in Danish). 1989. p. 16. Retrieved 16 June 2020.

[12] "Kurniawan bawa Indonesia masuk tandingan akhir". nlb.gov.sg (in Malay). Berita Harian. 28 May 1989. Retrieved 9 May 2019.

[13] "China kalah bercatur". nlb.gov.sg (in Malay). Berita Harian. 29 May 1989. Retrieved 9 May 2019.

[14] "Korea took second place". Chosun Ilbo. 30 May 1989. Retrieved 29 September 2021.

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