# 2019 Sudirman Cup group stage

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 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 |
| Japan China Indonesia Chinese Taipei South Korea Denmark Thailand India Malaysia England Hong Kong Russia | Netherlands Germany Canada France United States Singapore Vietnam Israel | Ireland Switzerland Australia Sri Lanka Slovakia New Zealand Nepal Lithuania | Macau Kazakhstan Kenya Greenland |

### Group composition

Group 1 :
| Group 1A | Group 1B | Group 1C | Group 1D |
| Japan  Thailand  Russia | Indonesia  Denmark  England | Chinese Taipei  South Korea  Hong Kong | China  India  Malaysia |
| Group 2 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 3 | Group 4 |
| Group 2A | Group 2B | Group 3A | Group 3B | Group 4 |
| Netherlands  France  United States  Vietnam | Germany  Canada  Singapore  Israel | Ireland  Australia  New Zealand  Nepal | Switzerland  Sri Lanka  Slovakia  Lithuania | Macau  Kazakhstan  Greenland |

## Group 1A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Japan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 15 | 6 | +9 | 419 | 319 | +100 | 2 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Thailand | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 9 | 13 | −4 | 368 | 403 | −35 | 1 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Russia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 8 | 13 | −5 | 332 | 397 | −65 | 0 | |

### Japan vs Thailand
## Group 1B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Indonesia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 373 | 338 | +35 | 1 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Denmark | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 467 | 440 | +27 | 1 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 3 | England | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 10 | 15 | −5 | 417 | 479 | −62 | 1 | |

### Indonesia vs Denmark
## Group 1C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | South Korea | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 422 | 349 | +73 | 2 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Chinese Taipei | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 415 | 407 | +8 | 1 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 3 | Hong Kong | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 7 | 16 | −9 | 364 | 445 | −81 | 0 | |

### Chinese Taipei vs South Korea
## Group 1D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | China | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 20 | 3 | +17 | 481 | 354 | +127 | 2 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 2 | Malaysia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 9 | 14 | −5 | 399 | 452 | −53 | 1 | Advance to Quarterfinals |
| 3 | India | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | −6 | 5 | 17 | −12 | 362 | 436 | −74 | 0 | |

### China vs India
## Group 2A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | France | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 23 | 12 | +11 | 677 | 621 | +56 | 3 | Classification round |
| 2 | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 22 | 13 | +9 | 679 | 607 | +72 | 2 | Classification round |
| 3 | Vietnam | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 15 | 19 | −4 | 606 | 625 | −19 | 1 | Classification round |
| 4 | United States | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 8 | 24 | −16 | 491 | 600 | −109 | 0 | Classification round |

### Netherlands vs France
## Group 2B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Canada | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 22 | 9 | +13 | 619 | 515 | +104 | 3 | Classification round |
| 2 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 18 | 14 | +4 | 594 | 547 | +47 | 2 | Classification round |
| 3 | Singapore | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 17 | 14 | +3 | 592 | 518 | +74 | 1 | Classification round |
| 4 | Israel | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 6 | 26 | −20 | 441 | 666 | −225 | 0 | Classification round |

### Singapore vs Israel
## Group 3A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Ireland | 3 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 24 | 10 | +14 | 656 | 500 | +156 | 3 | Classification round |
| 2 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 19 | 16 | +3 | 633 | 582 | +51 | 2 | Classification round |
| 3 | New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 18 | 19 | −1 | 667 | 682 | −15 | 1 | Classification round |
| 4 | Nepal | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 8 | 24 | −16 | 451 | 643 | −192 | 0 | Classification round |

### New Zealand vs Nepal
## Group 3B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sri Lanka | 3 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 3 | +9 | 24 | 8 | +16 | 634 | 472 | +162 | 3 | Classification round |
| 2 | Switzerland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 25 | 9 | +16 | 672 | 533 | +139 | 2 | Classification round |
| 3 | Slovakia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 12 | 21 | −9 | 538 | 633 | −95 | 1 | Classification round |
| 4 | Lithuania | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 5 | 28 | −23 | 476 | 682 | −206 | 0 | Classification round |

### Slovakia vs Lithuania
## Group 4

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MF | MA | MD | GF | GA | GD | PF | PA | PD | Pts |
| 1 | Macau | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 18 | 5 | +13 | 456 | 333 | +123 | 2 |
| 2 | Kazakhstan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 13 | 12 | +1 | 444 | 427 | +17 | 1 |
| 3 | Greenland | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 5 | 19 | −14 | 340 | 480 | −140 | 0 |