The group stage of the 2019 Sudirman Cup was the first stage of the competition. It was held at Guangxi Sports Center in Nanning, China, from 19 to 22 May. For Group 1, the top two teams from each group (8 in total) advanced to the final knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination tournament. Teams from group 2 and 3 (16 in total) play round robin in respective subgroup and advanced to classification round to determine the overall placings, meanwhile teams from group 4 play in a single round robin format for final placings.
Seeding The seeding for 32 teams competing in the tournament were announced on 12 March 2019. It was based on aggregated points from the best players in the world ranking as of 5 March 2019. 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 31, with Kenya withdrawing from the tournament. The 31 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) along with Group 4 (three teams) will fight for overall placings. The draw was held on 19 March 2019.
Group 1Group 2Group 3Group 4
Group composition Group 1Group 1AGroup 1BGroup 1CGroup 1D Group 2Group 3Group 4Group 2AGroup 2BGroup 3AGroup 3B
Group 1A
Japan vs Russia
Thailand vs Russia
Japan vs Thailand
Group 1B
Indonesia vs England
Denmark vs England
Indonesia vs Denmark
Group 1C
Chinese Taipei vs Hong Kong
South Korea vs Hong Kong
Chinese Taipei vs South Korea
Group 1D
China vs Malaysia
India vs Malaysia
China vs India
Group 2A
Netherlands vs Vietnam
France vs United States
France vs Vietnam
Netherlands vs United States
United States vs Vietnam
Netherlands vs France
Group 2B
Canada vs Singapore
Germany vs Israel
Germany vs Singapore
Canada vs Israel
Germany vs Canada
Singapore vs Israel
Group 3A
Ireland vs Nepal
Australia vs New Zealand
Australia vs Nepal
Ireland vs New Zealand
Ireland vs Australia
New Zealand vs Nepal
Group 3B
Switzerland vs Lithuania
Sri Lanka vs Slovakia
Sri Lanka vs Lithuania
Switzerland vs Slovakia
Switzerland vs Sri Lanka
Slovakia vs Lithuania
Group 4
Macau vs Greenland
Kazakhstan vs Greenland
Macau vs Kazakhstan
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