Previous Sudirman Cup winners
First: May 1989, Jakarta, Indonesia
Winner: Indonesia
Runner-up: Korea
Third Place: China, Denmark (tie)
China lost to Korea 2:3 in the Semi-finals
Mixed Doubles: Wang Pengren/Shi Fangjing 0:2 Park Joo-bong/Jung Myung-hee (8:15, 2:15)
Women’s Singles: Han Aiping 2:1 Lee Young-sook (9:12, 11:5, 11:0)
Men’s Singles: Yang Yang 2:0 Ahn Jae Chang
Women’s Doubles: Lin Ying/Kwan Wei-Jung 0:2 Zheng Su-Ying/Huang Hui-Ying (8:15, 12:15)
Men’s Doubles: Li Yongbo/Chen Kang 0:2 Park Joo-bong/Kim Man-soo (7:15, 11:15)
Second: April 1991, Copenhagen, Denmark
Champion: Korea
Runner-up: Indonesia
Third Place: China, Denmark (tie)
China lost to Korea 2:3 in the Semi-finals
Men’s Doubles: Li Yongbo/Tian Bingyi 0:2 Park Joo-bong/Kim Man-soo (10:15, 2:15)
Women’s Singles: Tang Jiuhong 2:0 Fang Bahtxian (11:3, 11:6)
Women’s Doubles: Yao Fen/Lai Choi Chin 0:2 Zheng Suying/Huang Huiying (3:15, 4:15)
Men’s Singles: Wu Wenkai 2:0 Kim Hak-kyun (15:6, 15:7)
Mixed Doubles: Yu Yong/Nong Qunhua 0:2 Park Joo-bong/Jung Myung-hee (7:15, 4:15)
Third: May 1993, Birmingham, England
Champion: Korea
Runner-up: Indonesia
Third Place: China, Denmark (tie)
China lost to Indonesia 2:3 in the Semi-finals
Women’s Singles: Ye** 1:2 Wang Lianxiang (6:11, 11:5, 8:11)
Men’s Singles: Wu Wenkai 2:0 Al: (15:9, 15:8)
Women’s Doubles: Yao Fen/Lin Yanfen 1:2 Lily/Finasi (15:10, 16:18, 1:15)
Men’s Doubles: Chen Kang / Chen Hongyong 0:2 Subagia / Guo Hongyuan (13:18, 7:15)
Mixed Doubles: Zhao Jianhua/Sun Man 2:1 Cantono/Rosiana (10:15, 18:15, 15:8)
Fourth: May 1995, Lausanne, Switzerland
Champion: China
Runner-up: Indonesia
Third Place: Korea
Denmark (tie)
China beat Indonesia 3:1 in the final.
Women’s Doubles: Ge Fei / Gu Jun 2:0 Elisa / Zelin (15:9, 15:10)
Women’s Singles: Ye** 2:0 Wang Lianxiang (11:2, 11:3)
Men’s Singles: Sun Jun 2:1 Al: (15:7, 9:15, 15:11)
Men’s Doubles: Jiang Xin/Huang Zhanzhong 1:2 Maenaki/Subagia (15:11, 11:15, 6:15)
Mixed Doubles: not played due to reasons
Fifth: May 1997, Glasgow, England
Champion: China
Runner-up: Korea
Third Place: Indonesia
Denmark (tie)
China beat Korea 2:0 in the final.
Mixed Doubles: Liu Yong / Ge Fei 2:0 Kim Dong Man / Luo Jing Min (15:7, 15:8)
Men’s Singles: Dong Jong 2:0 Park Seung-woo (15:9, 15:11)
Women’s Singles: Gong Zhichao 2:0 Lee Joo Hyun (11:2, 11:7)
Men’s Doubles: Lin Liwen/Chen Xingdong 2:0 Kang Kyung Jin/Ha Tae Kwon (15:7, 15:2)
Women’s Doubles: Ge Fei / Gu Jun 2:0 Luo Jingmin / Kim Shin Young
Sixth: May 1999, Copenhagen, Denmark
Winner: China
Runner-up: Denmark
Runner-up: Indonesia, Korea (tied)
Note: China met Denmark in the final, which was also the first time Denmark entered the final, and China won the Sudirman Cup for the third time by defeating Denmark 3:1.
Mixed Doubles: Liu Yong / Ge Fei 0:2 Jorgensen / Christensen (10:15, 8:15)
Women’s Singles: Susanna Tai 2:1 Martin (5:11, 11:9, 13:11)
Men’s Singles: Sun Jun 2:0 Pete Gay (15:13, 15:13)
Men’s Doubles: Yu Jinhao/Zhang Jun 2:0 Eriksson/Larsson (15:12, 15:13)
Women’s Doubles: Won and lost, no more matches
Seventh: May 2001, Seville, Spain
Champion: China
Runner-up: Indonesia
Runner-up: Denmark, Korea (tied)
Note: China met Indonesia in the final, which was also Indonesia’s fifth time to reach the final, resulting in China winning the Sudirman Cup for the fourth time with a 3:1 victory over Indonesia.
Men’s Doubles: Zhang Yu / Zhang Jun 0:2 Wu Junming / Chen Jia Liang (13:15, 1:15)
Women’s Doubles: Gao Diamond/Huang Sui 2:0 Lung Ban/Etty (15:1, 15:2)
Men’s Singles: Chen Hong 2:1 Ye Chengwan (15:12, 13:15, 15:10)
Women’s Singles: Gong Zhichao 2:0 Yuli (11:2, 11:5)
Mixed Doubles: Zhang Jun / Gao Diamond vs Bambang / Xu Yimin (Winner already decided, no more matches)
Eighth: March 2003, Eindhoven, Netherlands
Champion: Korea
Runner-up: China
Third Place: Indonesia, Denmark (tie)
Note: China met Korea in the final. Both China and Korea were in the final for the fifth time, and Korea won the Sudirman Cup for the third time by beating China 3:1.
Mixed Doubles: Zhang Jun / Gao Diamond (China) 0:2 lost Kim Dongwen / Luo Jingmin (Korea): 8:11, 0:11
Women’s Singles: Gong Rui Na (CHN) 2:1 win over Jeon Jae Juan (KOR): 7:11, 11:7,
Men’s Singles: Chen Hong (CHN) 0:2 Loss Lee Hyun-Il (KOR): 10:15, 12:15
Men’s Doubles: Zhang Yu / Cai Yun (China) 0:2 lost Li Dongxiu / Yongsheng Liu (Korea): 3:15, 14:17
Women’s Doubles: Wei Yili / Zhao Tingting (CHN) vs Luo Jingmin / Kim Kyungran (KOR): win or lose, no more match
Ninth: May 2005, Beijing, China
Champion: China
Runner-up: Indonesia
Third Place: Korea, Denmark (tie)
Mixed Doubles: Zhang Jun/Gao Diamond (China) 2-1 (12-15, 15-5, 15-8) Nova/Nasir (Indonesia)
Men’s Singles: Lin Dan (China) 2-0 (17-15, 15-9) Taufik (Indonesia)
Women’s Singles: Zhang Ning (China) 2-0 (11-1, 11-7) Hari (Indonesia)