The 1997 Sudirman Cup was the fifth tournament of the World Mixed Team Badminton Championships. It was held from May 19 to May 25, 1997 in Glasgow, Scotland.
Results 59 teams competed in this edition of Sudirman Cup. Nigeria, Morocco, Turkmenistan, Uganda and Zambia also entered, but ultimately did not participate.
Group 1
Subgroup 1A Team one Team two Score 5–0 4–1 3–2
Subgroup 1B Team one Team two Score 5–0 4–1 3–2
Semi-finals Team one Team two Score 3–2 3–2
Relegation playoff Team one Team two Score 4–1
Final Team one Team two Score 5–0
1997 Sudirman Cup Champions Second title
Group 2
Subgroup 2A Team one Team two Score Germany Chinese Taipei 3-2 Germany Japan 3-2 Germany Thailand 3-2 Chinese Taipei Japan 3-2 Chinese Taipei Thailand 3-2 Japan Thailand 3-2
Subgroup 2B Team one Team two Score Malaysia Netherlands 3-2 Malaysia Russia 3-2 Malaysia Canada 4-1 Netherlands Russia 3-2 Netherlands Canada 5-0 Russia Canada 3-2
Playoff Team one Team two Score Notes Malaysia Germany 3-2 7th-8th Chinese Taipei Netherlands 3-2 9th-10th Russia Japan 3-2 11th-12th Thailand Canada 3-2 13th-14th
Group 3
Subgroup 3A Team one Team two Score Australia Hong Kong 3-2 Australia Finland 3-2 Australia Austria 3-2 Hong Kong Finland 3-2 Hong Kong Austria 3-1 Finland Austria 3-2
Subgroup 3B Team one Team two Score Scotland New Zealand 3-2 Scotland India 3-2 Scotland Norway 5-0 New Zealand India 5-0 New Zealand Norway 4-1 India Norway 4-1
Playoff Team one Team two Score Notes Scotland Australia 3-2 15th-16th Hong Kong New Zealand 3-2 17th-18th India Finland 4-1 19th-20th Norway Austria 4-1 21st-22nd
Group 4
Subgroup 4A Team one Team two Score United States Poland 3-2 United States Iceland 4-1 United States Bulgaria 5-0 Poland Iceland 4-1 Poland Bulgaria 5-0 Iceland Bulgaria 3-2
Subgroup 4B Team one Team two Score Ukraine Wales 3-2 Ukraine Switzerland 5-0 Ukraine Czech Republic 5-0 Wales Switzerland 5-0 Wales Czech Republic 4-1 Switzerland Czech Republic 3-2
Playoff Team one Team two Score Notes Ukraine United States 4-1 23rd-24th Poland Wales 3-2 25th-26th Iceland Switzerland 3-2 27th-28th Bulgaria Czech Republic 3-2 29th-30th
Group 5
Subgroup 5A Team one Team two Score Belarus France 4-1 Belarus Portugal 5-0 Belarus Belgium 5-0 France Portugal 3-2 France Belgium 5-0 Portugal Belgium 4-1
Subgroup 5B Team one Team two Score Ireland Spain 4-1 Ireland Peru 4-1 Ireland Kazakhstan 4-1 Spain Peru 4-1 Spain Kazakhstan 5-0 Peru Kazakhstan 3-2
Playoff Team one Team two Score Notes Belarus Ireland 4-1 31st-32nd France Spain 4-1 33rd-34th Portugal Peru 3-2 35th-36th Kazakhstan Belgium 4-1 37th-38th
Group 6
Subgroup 6A Team one Team two Score Sri Lanka Slovenia 4-1 Sri Lanka Pakistan 4-1 Sri Lanka Guatemala 4-1 Slovenia Pakistan 3-2 Slovenia Guatemala 3-2 Pakistan Guatemala 3-2
Subgroup 6B Team one Team two Score Israel South Africa 3-2 Israel Jamaica 3-2 Israel Mauritius 2-3 South Africa Jamaica 4-1 South Africa Mauritius 4-1 Jamaica Mauritius 3-2
Playoff Team one Team two Score Notes Sri Lanka Israel 3-2 39th-40th Slovenia South Africa 3-2 41st-42nd Jamaica Pakistan 3-2 43rd-44th Mauritius Guatemala 3-2 45th-46th
Group 7
Subgroup 7A Team one Team two Score Cyprus Mexico 5-0 Cyprus Malta 4-1 Cyprus Luxembourg 3-2 Mexico Malta 4-1 Mexico Luxembourg 4-1 Malta Luxembourg 3-2
Subgroup 7B Team one Team two Score Italy Slovakia 4-1 Italy Brazil 5-0 Italy Argentina 5-0 Slovakia Brazil 5-0 Slovakia Argentina 5-0 Brazil Argentina 5-0
Playoff Team one Team two Score Notes Italy Cyprus 5-0 47th-48th Slovakia Mexico 4-1 49th-50th Brazil Malta 3-2 51st-52nd Luxembourg Argentina 4-1 53rd-54th
Group 8 Team one Team two Score Lithuania Estonia 3-2 Lithuania Armenia 5-0 Lithuania Greece 4-1 Lithuania Chile 5-0 Estonia Armenia 5-0 Estonia Greece 5-0 Estonia Chile 5-0 Armenia Greece 3-2 Armenia Chile 5-0 Greece Chile 5-0
Final classification Group 1 PosCountry123356Group 2 PosCountry7891011121314Group 3 PosCountry1516171819202122Group 4 PosCountry2324252627282930Group 5 PosCountry3132333435363738Group 6 PosCountry3940414243444546Group 7 PosCountry4748495051525354Group 8 PosCountry5556575859
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