# 1989 Sudirman Cup

The 1989 Sudirman Cup was the first tournament of the World Mixed Team Badminton Championships, the Sudirman Cup. It was held from May 24 to May 29, 1989, in Central Jakarta, Indonesia.

## Host city selection

In May 1988, the International Badminton Federation approved the inauguration of the world mixed team championships and announced that the championships would be inaugurated in Jakarta, Indonesia.

## Teams

28 teams around the world took part in this tournament. Geographically, they were 13 from Europe, 10 teams from Asia, two from Americas, two from Oceania and one from Africa. India and Pakistan entered the competition but ultimately did not participate.

## Draw

The draw was announced in April 1989, a month prior to the championships.

### Group composition

| Group 1 | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 |
| Group 1A | Group 1B | Group 2 | Group 3 |
| England Indonesia South Korea | China Denmark Sweden | Japan Malaysia Netherlands Soviet Union | Canada India Chinese Taipei Thailand |
| Group 4 | Group 5 | Group 6 | Group 7 |
| Australia West Germany Hong Kong Scotland | Finland New Zealand United States Austria | Nepal Norway Pakistan Sri Lanka | Bulgaria France Mauritius |

## Group stage
### Group 1
#### Subgroup A

| Pos | Team | W | L | MF | MA | MD | Pts |
| 1 | Indonesia | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 2 |
| 2 | South Korea | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 1 |
| 3 | England | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 0 |
| Indonesia | 5–0 | England |
| South Korea | 5–0 | England |
| Indonesia | 4–1 | South Korea |

#### Subgroup B

| Pos | Team | W | L | MF | MA | MD | Pts |
| 1 | China | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 2 |
| 2 | Denmark | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | −2 | 1 |
| 3 | Sweden | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −2 | 0 |
| China | 4–1 | Sweden |
| China | 5–0 | Denmark |
| Denmark | 3–2 | Sweden |

### Group 2

| Pos | Team | W | L | MF | MA | MD | Pts |
| 1 | Japan | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 3 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 2 | 1 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 2 |
| 3 | Malaysia | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 1 |
| 4 | Soviet Union | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | −11 | 0 |
| Japan | 3–2 | Malaysia |
| Japan | 3–2 | Netherlands |
| Japan | 5–0 | Soviet Union |
| Malaysia | 1–4 | Netherlands |
| Malaysia | 5–0 | Soviet Union |
| Netherlands | 3–2 | Soviet Union |

### Group 3

| Pos | Team | W | L | MF | MA | MD | Pts |
| 1 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 0 | 9 | 6 | +3 | 3 |
| 2 | Thailand | 2 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 2 |
| 3 | Canada | 1 | 2 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 1 |
| 4 | Hong Kong | 0 | 3 | 4 | 11 | −7 | 0 |
| Chinese Taipei | 3–2 | Thailand |
| Chinese Taipei | 3–2 | Canada |
| Chinese Taipei | 3–2 | Hong Kong |
| Thailand | 3–2 | Canada |
| Thailand | 4–1 | Hong Kong |
| Canada | 4–1 | Hong Kong |

### Group 4

| Pos | Team | W | L | MF | MA | MD | Pts |
| 1 | Scotland | 3 | 0 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 3 |
| 2 | Australia | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 2 |
| 3 | West Germany | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 1 |
| 4 | Poland | 0 | 3 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 0 |
| Scotland | 4–1 | Australia |
| Scotland | 3–2 | West Germany |
| Scotland | 3–2 | Poland |
| Australia | 3–2 | West Germany |
| Australia | 3–2 | Poland |
| West Germany | 3–2 | Poland |

### Group 5

| Pos | Team | W | L | MF | MA | MD | Pts |
| 1 | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 | +13 | 3 |
| 2 | Finland | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 2 |
| 3 | United States | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 1 |
| 4 | Austria | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | −13 | 0 |
| New Zealand | 4–1 | Finland |
| New Zealand | 5–0 | United States |
| New Zealand | 5–0 | Austria |
| Finland | 5–0 | United States |
| Finland | 4–1 | Austria |
| United States | 5–0 | Austria |

### Group 6

| Pos | Team | W | L | MF | MA | MD | Pts |
| 1 | Norway | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 2 |
| 2 | Sri Lanka | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 1 |
| 3 | Nepal | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 0 |
| Norway | 4–1 | Sri Lanka |
| Norway | 5–0 | Nepal |
| Sri Lanka | 5–0 | Nepal |

### Group 7

| Pos | Team | W | L | MF | MA | MD | Pts |
| 1 | Bulgaria | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 2 |
| 2 | France | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 1 |
| 3 | Mauritius | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 0 |
| Bulgaria | 3–2 | France |
| Bulgaria | 5–0 | Mauritius |
| France | 5–0 | Mauritius |

## Knockout stage
### Classification bracket

| Fifth place match | Fifth place match | Fifth place match |
| Sweden | Sweden | 5 |
| England | England | 0 |

### Final
## Final ranking

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | Final result |
| | Indonesia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | Champions |
| | South Korea | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Runner-up |
| | China | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Eliminated in semi-finals |
| | Denmark | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Eliminated in semi-finals |
| 5 | Sweden | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Group 1 |
| 6 | England | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Group 1 |
| 7 | Japan | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | Group 2 |
| 8 | Netherlands | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Group 2 |
| 9 | Malaysia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Group 2 |
| 10 | Soviet Union | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Group 2 |
| 11 | Chinese Taipei | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | Group 3 |
| 12 | Thailand | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Group 3 |
| 13 | Canada | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Group 3 |
| 14 | Hong Kong | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Group 3 |
| 15 | Scotland | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | Group 4 |
| 16 | Australia | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | Group 4 |
| 17 | West Germany | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | Group 4 |
| 18 | Poland | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | Group 4 |
| 19 | New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | Group 5 |
| 20 | Finland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | Group 5 |
| 21 | United States | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | Group 5 |
| 22 | Austria | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | Group 5 |
| 41 | Norway | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Group 6 |
| 42 | Sri Lanka | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Group 6 |
| 43 | Nepal | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Group 6 |
| 44 | Bulgaria | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Group 7 |
| 45 | France | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | Group 7 |
| 46 | Mauritius | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | Group 7 |
| − | India | − | − | − | − | Withdrew |
| − | Pakistan | − | − | − | − | Withdrew |
* 1989 Sudirman Cup champions
* Indonesia 1st title