The 2017 Sudirman Cup (officially known as the 2017

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, the biennial international

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championship contested by the mixed national teams of the member associations of

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(BWF), since its inception in 1989. The tournament was hosted by Gold Coast, Australia, between 21 and 28 May 2017. It was the first time this event was hosted outside Asia and Europe since its establishment in 1989. The matches was played at Carrara Sports and Leisure Centre. It was the first time that Australia had hosted the tournament and the first time this event is hosted outside Asia and Europe since its establishment in 1989.

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was the defending champion.

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defeated

3–2 to win the tournament, which became the first Sudirman Cup title for Korea after

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Host city selection

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and Gold Coast submitted bids to host 2017 Sudirman Cup. Gold Coast was announced as the host for 2017 Sudirman Cup, while Glasgow later awarded the

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Seedings

The seedings for 32 teams competing in the tournament were released on 2 March 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 17 March 2017. England withdrew from the Sudirman Cup on 4 April 2017. 2017 Sudirman Cup

Group composition

Squads

Group stage

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Knockout stage

Classification bracket

Classification round

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Final draw

The draw for the quarterfinals will be held after the completion of the final matches in the group stage on 24 May 2017.

Final bracket

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Final ranking

References

External links

Official websiteTournament Link
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