The group stage of the 2017 Sudirman Cup was the first stage of the competition. It began on 21 May and ended on 25 May, held at Carrara Sport and Leisure Centre in Gold Coast, Australia. The top two teams from each group (8 in total) advanced to the final knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination tournament. The teams from group 2 and 3 (14 in total) advanced to the final classification stage to compete in a single-elimination tournament.
Seedings The seedings for 32 teams competing in the tournament were released on March 2, 2017. It was based on aggregated points from the best players in the world ranking. The tournament was divided into four groups, with twelve teams in the elite group competing for the title. Eight teams were seeded into second and third groups and four remaining teams were seeded into fourth group.
On the day of the draw, it was announced that the original list of 32 teams was pared down to 28, with four teams – Mexico, Netherlands, Spain and Sweden were withdrawing from the tournament. The 28 participating teams were divided into four groups, with Group 1 consisting of the 12 teams that will compete for the title. Group 2 and Group 3 (eight teams each) will fight for overall placings. The draw was held on March 17, 2017. England withdrew from the Sudirman Cup on April 4, 2017.
Group 1Group 2Group 3Group 4
Group composition Group 1Group 2Group 3Group 1AGroup 1BGroup 1CGroup 1DGroup 2AGroup 2BGroup 3AGroup 3B
Group 1A TeamQualification1 220911924403312Quarter-finals2 2113771536542913 202377163844490
China vs Hong Kong
Thailand vs Hong Kong
China vs Thailand
Group 1B TeamQualification1 220731594644152Quarter-finals2 2116414842535213 202285173284500
Korea vs Russia
Chinese Taipei vs Russia
Korea vs Chinese Taipei
Group 1C TeamQualification1 220731584203712Quarter-finals2 2117315742234713 202193182934170
Japan vs Germany
Malaysia vs Germany
Japan vs Malaysia
Group 1D TeamQualification1 2116414124764801Quarter-finals2 21155121141541913 2114611144684601
Denmark vs India
Indonesia vs India
Denmark vs Indonesia
Group 2A TeamQualification1 33013228668550032 32187171964864023 31278181966365014 3032139285257310
Vietnam vs New Zealand
Scotland vs Canada
Vietnam vs Canada
Scotland vs New Zealand
Canada vs New Zealand
Vietnam vs Scotland
Group 2B TeamQualification1 33014128567449432 321105201056746623 312411102252758114 3032136274396660
Australia vs United States
Singapore vs Austria
Australia vs Austria
Singapore vs United States
United States vs Austria
Singapore vs Australia
Group 3A TeamQualification1 22010020246125122 2114691234637013 202193182514370
New Caledonia vs Guam
Macau vs Guam
New Caledonia vs Macau
Group 3B TeamQualification1 33015030063024932 321105201054338223 31241192441665214 3031144293766820
Sri Lanka vs Fiji
Slovakia vs Tahiti
Sri Lanka vs Tahiti
Slovakia vs Fiji
Tahiti vs Fiji
Sri Lanka vs Slovakia
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