The 2001 Sudirman Cup was the 7th tournament of the World Mixed Team Badminton Championships of Sudirman Cup. It was held from May 28 to June 2, 2001 in Seville, Spain.
Teams 53 teams around the world took part in this tournament. Cyprus, Jordan, Mauritius and Nigeria withdrew from the competition.
Group 1
Group A TeamPldWL China220 Korea211 Sweden202May 28, 2001China 5–0 SwedenMay 29, 2001Sweden 0–5 KoreaMay 30, 2001Korea 0–5 China
Group B TeamPldWL Indonesia220 Denmark211 England202May 28, 2001Denmark 5–0 EnglandMay 29, 2001Indonesia 4–1 EnglandMay 30, 2001Indonesia 3–2 Denmark
Play-offs June 1, 2001England 3–0 Sweden5th/6th, loser relegate
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Final
2001 Sudirman Cup Champions Fourth title
Group 2
Subgroup 2A Team one Team two Score Japan Germany 5-0 Japan Malaysia 3-2 Japan Ukraine 4-1 Germany Malaysia 2-3 Germany Ukraine 4-1 Malaysia Ukraine 4-1
Subgroup 2B Team one Team two Score Thailand Netherlands 4-1 Thailand Chinese Taipei 3-2 Thailand Scotland 5-0 Netherlands Chinese Taipei 3-2 Netherlands Scotland 5-0 Chinese Taipei Scotland 1-4
Playoff Team one Team two Score Notes Thailand Japan 3-1 7th-8th Netherlands Germany 3-0 9th-10th Malaysia Chinese Taipei 3-2 11th-12th Ukraine Scotland 3-0 13th-14th
Group 3
Subgroup 3A Team one Team two Score Canada Russia 3-2 Canada Finland 5-0 Canada Norway 4-1 Russia Finland 3-2 Russia Norway 5-0 Finland Norway 4-1
Subgroup 3B Team one Team two Score Hong Kong India 4-1 Hong Kong Wales 5-0 Hong Kong Austria 5-0 India Wales 4-1 India Austria 5-0 Wales Austria 4-1
Playoff Team one Team two Score Notes Canada Hong Kong 0-3 15th-16th India Russia 3-2 17th-18th Finland Wales 3-2 19th-20th Austria Norway 3-2 21st-22nd
Group 4
Subgroup 4A Team one Team two Score Singapore New Zealand 4-1 Singapore Poland 1-4 Singapore Iceland 5-0 New Zealand Poland 3-2 New Zealand Iceland 5-0 Poland Iceland 4-1
Subgroup 4B Team one Team two Score United States Bulgaria 2-3 United States France 3-2 United States Switzerland 3-2 Bulgaria France 3-2 Bulgaria Switzerland 4-1 France Switzerland 3-2
Playoff Team one Team two Score Notes Singapore United States 3-0 23rd-24th New Zealand Bulgaria 3-0 25th-26th Poland France 3-0 27th-28th Switzerland Iceland 3-1 29th-30th
Group 5
Subgroup 5A Team one Team two Score Spain Belarus 3-2 Spain Slovenia 3-2 Spain Peru 4-1 Belarus Slovenia 4-1 Belarus Peru 5-0 Slovenia Peru 3-2
Subgroup 5B Team one Team two Score Czech Republic Belgium 3-2 Czech Republic Portugal 3-2 Czech Republic Israel 5-0 Belgium Portugal 4-1 Belgium Israel 3-2 Portugal Israel 4-1
Playoff Team one Team two Score Notes Spain Czech Republic 3-1 31st-32nd Belarus Belgium 3-2 33rd-34th Slovenia Portugal 3-2 35th-36th Peru Israel 3-0 37th-38th
Group 6
Subgroup 6A Team one Team two Score Sri Lanka Slovakia 3-2 Sri Lanka Cyprus 3-2 Sri Lanka Brazil 3-2 Slovakia Cyprus 5-0 Slovakia Brazil 4-1 Cyprus Brazil 4-1
Subgroup 6B Team one Team two Score South Africa Kazakhstan 4-1 South Africa Estonia 4-1 South Africa Lithuania 4-1 Kazakhstan Estonia 4-1 Kazakhstan Lithuania 4-1 Estonia Lithuania 4-1
Playoff Team one Team two Score Notes South Africa Sri Lanka 3-2 39th-40th Kazakhstan Slovakia 3-2 41st-42nd Estonia Cyprus 3-1 43rd-44th Lithuania Brazil 3-1 45th-46th
Group 7
Subgroup 7A Team one Team two Score Luxembourg Mexico 3-2 Luxembourg Morocco 5-0 Luxembourg Gibraltar (IBF Team) 5-0 Mexico Morocco 5-0 Mexico Gibraltar (IBF Team) 5-0 Morocco Gibraltar (IBF Team) 3-2
Subgroup 7B Team one Team two Score Italy Greece 4-1 Italy Greenland 5-0 Greece Greenland 3-2
Playoff Team one Team two Score Notes Italy Luxembourg 3-1 47th-48th Greece Mexico 3-2 49th-50th Greenland Morocco 3-1 51st-52nd Gibraltar (IBF Team) 53rd
Final classification Group 1 PosCountry1 China2 Indonesia3 Denmark4 Korea5 England6 SwedenGroup 2 PosCountry7 Thailand8 Japan9 Netherlands10 Germany11 Malaysia12 Chinese Taipei13 Ukraine14 ScotlandGroup 3 PosCountry15 Hong Kong16 Canada17 India18 Russia19 Finland20 Wales21 Austria22 NorwayGroup 4 PosCountry23 Singapore24 United States25 New Zealand26 Bulgaria27 Poland28 France29 Switzerland30 IcelandGroup 5 PosCountry31 Spain32 Czech Republic33 Belarus34 Belgium35 Slovenia36 Portugal37 Peru38 IsraelGroup 6 PosCountry39 South Africa40 Sri Lanka41 Kazakhstan42 Slovakia43 Estonia44 Cyprus45 Lithuania46 BrazilGroup 7 PosCountry47 Italy48 Luxembourg49 Greece50 Mexico51 Greenland52 Morocco53 Gibraltar (IBF Team)
Notes Gibraltar competed as the neutral IBF Team in this competition due to Gibraltar dispute. An appeal by Gibraltar Badminton Association to compete with its own name and flag was rejected by Court of Arbitration for Sport.
References
External links Smash: Sudirman Cup SudirmanCup 2001 Sevilla, Spanien