The 2003 Sudirman Cup was the 8th tournament of the World Mixed Team Badminton Championships of Sudirman Cup. It was held from March 18 to March 23, 2003, in Eindhoven, Netherlands. South Korea won in this eighth edition of the championship against China in the final 3–1.
Host city selection International Badminton Federation decided to split the IBF World Championships and the Sudirman Cup as separate tournaments starting from 2003. Canada, China, England, Hong Kong, and the Netherlands were the countries interested in hosting the tournaments. Netherlands later announced as host for the first standalone Sudirman Cup tournament.
Results
Group 1
Subgroup 1A Team one Team two Score South Korea Sweden 5-0 China Sweden 5-0 China South Korea 3-2
Subgroup 1B Team one Team two Score Denmark England 4-1 Indonesia England 3-2 Denmark Indonesia 4-1
Relegation playoff Team one Team two Score England Sweden 3-0
Semi-finals Team one Team two Score China Indonesia 3-1 South Korea Denmark 3-2
Final
2003 Sudirman Cup Champions Third title
Group 2
Subgroup 2A Team one Team two Score Hong Kong Netherlands 3-2 Hong Kong Germany 3-2 Hong Kong Ukraine 4-1 Netherlands Germany 4-1 Netherlands Ukraine 5-0 Germany Ukraine 5-0
Subgroup 2B Team one Team two Score Malaysia Japan 3-2 Malaysia Chinese Taipei 3-2 Malaysia Scotland 5-0 Japan Chinese Taipei 4-1 Japan Scotland 5-0 Chinese Taipei Scotland 5-0
Playoff Team one Team two Score Notes Hong Kong Malaysia 3-2 7th-8th Japan Netherlands 3-0 9th-10th Chinese Taipei Germany 3-2 11th-12th Ukraine Scotland 3-0 13th-14th
Group 3
Subgroup 3A Team one Team two Score India Bulgaria 3-2 India Wales 4-1 India Austria 4-1 Bulgaria Wales 3-2 Bulgaria Austria 4-1 Wales Austria 5-0
Subgroup 3B Team one Team two Score Russia Finland 4-1 Russia United States 4-1 Russia Norway 5-0 Finland United States 3-2 Finland Norway 5-0 United States Norway 5-0
Playoff Team one Team two Score Notes Russia India 3-2 15th-16th Finland Bulgaria 3-1 17th-18th Wales United States 3-2 19th-20th Austria Norway 3-0 21st-22nd
Group 4
Subgroup 4A Team one Team two Score Poland Spain 5-0 Poland Switzerland 5-0 Poland Belgium 5-0 Spain Switzerland 3-2 Spain Belgium 3-2 Switzerland Belgium 3-2
Subgroup 4B Team one Team two Score France Australia 3-2 France Iceland 3-2 France Czech Republic 4-1 Australia Iceland 3-2 Australia Czech Republic 4-1 Iceland Czech Republic 3-2
Playoff Team one Team two Score Notes Poland France 3-1 23rd-24th Spain Australia 3-2 25th-26th Iceland Switzerland 3-0 27th-28th Belgium Czech Republic 3-1 29th-30th
Group 5
Subgroup 5A Team one Team two Score Slovenia South Africa 4-1 Slovenia Estonia 3-2 Slovenia Israel 5-0 South Africa Estonia 3-2 South Africa Israel 4-1 Estonia Israel 4-1
Subgroup 5B Team one Team two Score Portugal Kazakhstan 4-1 Portugal Peru 4-1 Portugal Slovakia 4-1 Kazakhstan Peru 3-2 Kazakhstan Slovakia 3-2 Peru Slovakia 3-2
Playoff Team one Team two Score Notes Portugal Slovenia 3-1 31st-32nd Kazakhstan Belgium 3-1 33rd-34th Peru Estonia 3-0 35th-36th Slovakia Israel 3-0 37th-38th
Group 6
Subgroup 6A Team one Team two Score Hungary Cyprus 3-2 Hungary Greece 4-1 Hungary Latvia 5-0 Cyprus Greece 3-2 Cyprus Latvia 5-0 Greece Latvia 5-0
Subgroup 6B Team one Team two Score Lithuania Luxembourg 3-2 Lithuania Greenland 5-0 Lithuania Gibraltar 5-0 Luxembourg Greenland 3-2 Luxembourg Gibraltar 5-0 Greenland Gibraltar 5-0
Playoff Team one Team two Score Notes Hungary Lithuania 3-2 39th-40th Cyprus Luxembourg 3-2 41st-42nd Greece Greenland 3-1 43rd-44th Latvia Gibraltar 3-1 45th-46th
Group 7 Team one Team two Score Jamaica Turkey 3-2 Jamaica Suriname 5-0 Jamaica Faroe Islands 5-0 Turkey Suriname 3-2 Turkey Faroe Islands 4-1 Suriname Faroe Islands 3-2
Final classification Group 1 PosCountry1 Korea2 China3 Indonesia Denmark5 England6 SwedenGroup 2 PosCountry7 Hong Kong8 Malaysia9 Japan10 Netherlands11 Chinese Taipei12 Germany13 Ukraine14 ScotlandGroup 3 PosCountry15 Russia16 India17 Finland18 Bulgaria19 Wales20 United States21 Austria22 NorwayGroup 4 PosCountry23 Poland24 France25 Spain26 Australia27 Iceland28 Switzerland29 Belgium30 Czech RepublicGroup 5 PosCountry31 Portugal32 Slovenia33 Kazakhstan34 South Africa35 Peru36 Estonia37 Slovakia38 IsraelGroup 6 PosCountry39 Hungary40 Lithuania41 Cyprus42 Luxembourg43 Greece44 Greenland45 Latvia46 GibraltarGroup 7 PosCountry47 Jamaica48 Turkey49 Suriname50 Faroe Islands
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