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Badminton is Indonesia’s “national game”, the Sudirman Cup is the country’s badminton association on behalf of the people of the country to the International Badminton Federation donated a trophy. The cup’s body is made of sterling silver, the appearance of pure gold-plated, cup height of 80 cm, width of 50 cm, weighing 12 kg, the cost of 15,000 U.S. dollars, it is a very rich national characteristics, a symbol of the Indonesian people’s infinite love of badminton trophy.
Sudirman is the former chairman of the Indonesian Badminton Association. He was born on 29 April 1922 in a small town in North Sumatra province, Indonesia. He topped the regional children’s and youth badminton competitions from primary to secondary school; by the time he was in high school, he had become a national celebrity; and he became an unofficial national champion when he was a university student (University of Commerce). In the 1940s, there was no national tournament in Indonesia, and he had beaten every player he could meet. Not only was he good in singles, but he also teamed up with one of his older brothers to win the doubles championship several times.
In 1958, Mr Sudirman represented Indonesia for the first time as a starter in the fourth Thomas Cup tournament in Singapore. During the tournament he gave full play to his badminton talents and contributed to Indonesia’s first ever World Badminton Men’s Team Championship. It is worth mentioning that in order to participate in this tournament, due to the shortage of funds at that time the Indonesian ** and badminton federation, even the travelling expenses could not come out, in this difficult time, Mr. Sudirman resolutely sold his beloved car, the money from the sale of the car as a participation in the Thomas Cup tournament costs all free of charge donated to the Indonesian team.
In 1951, under Mr Sudirman’s initiative, the Indonesian Badminton Association (BBA) was formally established and Mr Sudirman himself was elected as the first chairman of the association. Due to Mr Sudirman’s selfless and effective work, he was elected as the President of the Indonesian Badminton Association for 22 consecutive years. Mr Sudirman was elected to the Board of Directors of the International Badminton Federation (BFI) in 1973 and became Vice President of the BFI in 1975, a position he held until his death in 1986.
After Mr Sudirman’s death, the Indonesian Badminton Federation donated a gold cup costing 27 million rupiahs (about US$1,500 at that time) to the BWF and named it the “Sudirman Cup” (Sudirman Cup) for a few years for his achievements.
In 1986, in the BWF Council held for the first time to hold a mixed team tournament proposal. 1988, the BWF accepted and designated the mixed team tournament and one-way championships held at the same time, and decided to use the Sudirman Cup as a mixed team tournament trophy. 1989, the first Sudirman Cup tournament and the sixth World Badminton Singles Championships were held in Indonesia at the same time, and it was stipulated that the tournament would be held every two years, and the Sudirman Cup would be held every two years, and it would be held every two years. In 1989, the first Sudirman Cup and the sixth World Badminton Singles Championships were held simultaneously in Indonesia, with the stipulation that the tournaments would be held every two years, with the Tang and You Cups in even-numbered years and the Sudirman Cup in odd-numbered years.
The Sudirman Cup matches are scheduled to be held in the same practice and venue as the World Championships (bilateral matches are played first, followed by the World Championships). Sudirman Cup matches are played in a best-of-five format and consist of five events: men’s singles, women’s singles, men’s doubles, women’s doubles and mixed doubles. Since the first Sudirman Cup tournament was held in Indonesia in 1989, eight editions have been held to date.
