The 2026 Suhandinata Cup (also known as the VICTOR BWF World Junior Team Championships 2026) is a team event of the 2026 BWF World Junior Championships. It is currently being held at the Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex in Cairo, Egypt, from 5 to 10 October 2026. Organised by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) together with Egyptian Badminton Federation, the tournament features 47 national teams competing in a mixed team format for the world junior team title.
China enter the tournament as the defending champions, having won the previous edition.
Format The tournament played in two stages: a group stage followed by a final stage. Each tie will consist of a best-of-three sets format, with each set played to 55 points. A set will be won by the side that first scores 55 points. Each set will consist of five matches: men's singles, women's singles, men's doubles, women's doubles, and mixed doubles. Each match will end when one side reaches 11, 22, 33, 44, or 55 points, with the winning side being awarded the corresponding point milestone. Group stage Subgroup round robin In the first stage, all teams are divided into eight groups, with each group consisting of two subgroups of three to four teams. The ranking of teams within each subgroup will be determined by the number of ties won after all matches in the subgroup have been completed.
Group play-off The teams finishing first in their respective subgroups will play a play-off to determine first and second place in the group. Similarly, the teams finishing second in each subgroup will play a play-off to determine third and fourth place, while the teams finishing third in each subgroup will play a play-off to determine fifth and sixth place. Following the play-offs, the final standings for each group will be determined based on the results of these play-off matches.
Finals round The finals stage shall consist of a series of ranking competitions. Each ranking competition will be conducted in a knock-out format, with the winning teams progressing to the next round. The losing teams will instead face other teams that lost in the same round in subsequent sub-competitions, until the final ranking of all teams in the respective ranking competition has been determined.
Schedule The tournament will be conducted according to the following schedule: All times are Egypt Summer Time (UTC+03:00) DateDayTimeEvent5 October Monday 9:00 Relay 12:00 15:00 18:006 October Tuesday 9:00 Relay 12:00 15:00 18:007 October Wednesday 9:00 Relay & group ranking 12:00 15:00 18:008 October Thursday 9:00 Group ranking 12:00 15:00 19:159 October Friday 9:00 Group ranking 12:00 15:00 Semifinals 18:00 10 October Saturday 15:00 Final
Draw The original draw for the tournament was held on 28 August 2026. However, a redraw was required following the subsequent withdrawals of several teams. The redraw was held on 3 October 2026 at 9:30 EST at the Cairo Stadium Indoor Halls Complex in Cairo, Egypt. The 47 participating teams were divided into eight groups, with each group, except Group G, consisting of two subgroups of three teams each.
Group 1 (Seeded 1-8)
Group 2 (Seeded 9-16)
Group 3 (Unseeded 17-36)
Group Subgroup Teams Seeded Unseeded A A1 A2 B B1 B2 C C1 C2 D D1 D2 E E1 E2 F F1 F2 G H H1 H2 Host country
Seychelles and Libya subsequently withdrew from the tournament before the original draw was held. However, Nigeria and Macau withdrew after the draw had been conducted. As a result, a redraw was required, with the remaining 47 teams participating in the competition.
Squads
Players representing all participating national teams must be under 19 years of age throughout the 2026 calendar year and at the time of the tournament.
Group stage
Group A
Play-off first placed A1 & A2
Play-off second placed A1 & A2
Play-off third placed A1 & A2
Subgroup A1
Subgroup A2
Group B
Play-off first placed B1 & B2
Play-off second placed B1 & B2
Play-off third placed B1 & B2
Subgroup B1
Subgroup B2
Group C
Play-off first placed C1 & C2
Play-off second placed C1 & C2
Play-off third placed C1 & C2
Subgroup C1
Subgroup C2
Group D
Play-off first placed D1 & D2
Play-off second placed D1 & D2
Play-off third placed D1 & D2
Subgroup D1
Subgroup D2
Group E
Play-off first placed E1 & E2
Play-off second placed E1 & E2
Play-off third placed E1 & E2
Subgroup E1
Subgroup E2
Group F
Play-off first placed F1 & F2
Play-off second placed F1 & F2
Play-off third placed F1 & F2
Subgroup F1
Subgroup F2
Group G
As this group consists of only five teams, all teams are placed in a single group without being divided into two separate subgroups. Each team will play against every other team in the group to determine the final group standings.
Hong Kong vs Armenia
England vs Romania
Hungary vs Armenia
Hong Kong vs Romania
England vs Armenia
Hong Kong vs Hungary
Romania vs Armenia
England vs Hungary
Hungary vs Romania
Hong Kong vs England
Group H
Play-off first placed H1 & H2
Play-off second placed H1 & H2
Play-off third placed H1 & H2
Subgroup H1
Subgroup H2
Finals round
1st to 8th classification (finals)
Quarter-finals
5th to 8th play-off
5th–6th place match
7th–8th place match
Semi-finals
Final
Final ranking Team 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49
References
External links Tournament draw