# 2011 Sudirman Cup

The 2011 Sudirman Cup was the twelfth tournament of the Sudirman Cup. It was held from May 22–29, 2011 in Qingdao, China. According to the Badminton World Federation (BWF) 32 teams confirmed their participation, for the first time twelve teams competed in the elite group to battle for the title.
China defeated Denmark 3–0 in the final to win the Cup for the fourth consecutive time and eight time overall.

## Host city selection

Two cities (one from Asia and one from Europe) declared interest to host the event. Qingdao later revealed as the sole bidder and the bid was approved by BWF during a council meeting in Kuala Lumpur.

## Seedings

The seedings for teams competing in the tournament were released on March 9, 2011. It is based on aggregated points from the best players in the world ranking. The tournament will be divided into four groups, with twelve teams in the elite group competing for the title. Eight teams will be seeded into both the second and third groups, while only five teams will compete in the fourth group. The draw was held on April 17, 2011.

### Group 1

* China
* Denmark
* Indonesia
* Chinese Taipei
* South Korea
* Malaysia
* Thailand
* Japan
* Germany
* India
* England
* Russia

### Group 2

* Hong Kong
* Netherlands
* France
* Canada
* Poland
* Singapore
* USA
* Ukraine

### Group 3

* Bulgaria
* Peru
* Vietnam
* Czech Republic
* Sweden
* Australia
* South Africa
* Slovakia

### Group 4

* Philippines
* Sri Lanka
* Iceland
* Israel
* Seychelles

## Group 1
### Group stage

* Qualified for quarterfinals
* Eliminated

### Knockout stage

The draw for the quarterfinals was held after the completion of the final matches in the group stage on May 25, 2011.

#### Bracket

| Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Final | Final |
| 26 May | 26 May | | | |
| China | 3 | | | |
| China | 3 | 28 May | 28 May | | |
| India | 1 | 28 May | 28 May | |
| India | 1 | China | 3 | |
| 26 May | 26 May | | China | 3 | |
| 26 May | 26 May | South Korea | 1 | |
| South Korea | 3 | South Korea | 1 | |
| South Korea | 3 | | | | 29 May | 29 May |
| Malaysia | 2 | | | | 29 May | 29 May |
| Malaysia | 2 | | | | China | 3 |
| 27 May | 27 May | | | | | China | 3 |
| 27 May | 27 May | | | | Denmark | 0 |
| Denmark | 3 | | | | Denmark | 0 |
| Denmark | 3 | 28 May | 28 May | | | |
| Chinese Taipei | 1 | 28 May | 28 May | | | |
| Chinese Taipei | 1 | Denmark | 3 | | | |
| 27 May | 27 May | | Denmark | 3 | | | |
| 27 May | 27 May | Indonesia | 1 | |
| Japan | 2 | Indonesia | 1 | |
| Indonesia | 3 | | | |

#### Final

* 2011 Sudirman Cup champions
* China Eighth title

## Group 2
### Playoffs

| France | 1–3 | Singapore | 13th/14th place |
| Hong Kong | 3–2 | Canada | 15th/16th place |
| Ukraine | 3–2 | United States | 17th/18th place |
| Poland | 3–2 | Netherlands | 19th/20th place |

## Group 3
### Playoffs

| Australia | 2–3 | Sweden | 21st/22nd place |
| Czech Republic | Walkover | Vietnam | 23rd/24th place |
| Peru | 2–3 | South Africa | 25th/26th place |
| Slovakia | 1–3 | Bulgaria | 27th/28th place |

## Group 4

| Team | Pts | Pld | W | L | MF | MA |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 3 |
| Philippines | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 6 |
| Iceland | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 7 |
| Israel | 1 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 14 |
| Seychelles | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 20 |
May 22, 2011 :
| Philippines | 5–0 | Israel |
| Sri Lanka | 5–0 | Seychelles |
| May 23, 2011 |||
| Sri Lanka | 5–0 | Israel |
| Iceland | 5–0 | Seychelles |
| May 24, 2011 |||
| Philippines | 5–0 | Seychelles |
| Sri Lanka | 3–2 | Iceland |
| May 25, 2011 |||
| Israel | 5–0 | Seychelles |
| Philippines | 3–2 | Iceland |
| May 26, 2011 |||
| Sri Lanka | 4–1 | Philippines |
| Iceland | 4–1 | Israel |

## Final standings

* China
* Denmark
* Indonesia
* South Korea
* Chinese Taipei
* India
* Japan
* Malaysia
* England
* Germany
* Russia
* Thailand
* Singapore
* France
* Hong Kong
* Canada
* Ukraine
* United States
* Poland
* Netherlands
* Sweden
* Australia
* Vietnam
* Czech Republic
* South Africa
* Peru
* Bulgaria
* Slovakia
* Sri Lanka
* Philippines
* Iceland
* Israel
* Seychelles