# 2017 Sudirman Cup group stage

The group stage of the 2017 Sudirman Cup was the first stage of the competition. It began on 21 May and ended on 25 May, held at Carrara Sport and Leisure Centre in Gold Coast, Australia. The top two teams from each group (8 in total) advanced to the final knockout stage to compete in a single-elimination tournament. The teams from group 2 and 3 (14 in total) advanced to the final classification stage to compete in a single-elimination tournament.

## Seedings

The seedings for 32 teams competing in the tournament were released on March 2, 2017. It was based on aggregated points from the best players in the world ranking. 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 28, with four teams – Mexico, Netherlands, Spain and Sweden were withdrawing from the tournament. The 28 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) will fight for overall placings. The draw was held on March 17, 2017. England withdrew from the Sudirman Cup on April 4, 2017.
| Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 4 |
| China Denmark South Korea Japan Malaysia Indonesia Thailand Chinese Taipei India England Hong Kong Russia | Germany Singapore Netherlands Australia Vietnam Sweden Spain United States | Scotland Canada Austria Mexico New Zealand Sri Lanka Slovakia New Caledonia | Macau Tahiti Fiji Guam |

### Group composition

| Group 1 | Group 1 | Group 1 | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 2 | Group 3 | Group 3 |
| Group 1A | Group 1B | Group 1C | Group 1D | Group 2A | Group 2B | Group 3A | Group 3B |
| China  Thailand  Hong Kong | South Korea  Chinese Taipei  Russia | Japan  Malaysia  Germany | Denmark  Indonesia  India | Vietnam  Scotland  Canada  New Zealand | Singapore  Australia  United States  Austria | New Caledonia  Macau  Guam | Sri Lanka  Slovakia  Fiji  Tahiti |

## Group 1A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MW | ML | GW | GL | PW | PL | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | China | 2 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 440 | 331 | 2 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Thailand | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 365 | 429 | 1 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Hong Kong | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 384 | 449 | 0 | |

### China vs Thailand
## Group 1B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MW | ML | GW | GL | PW | PL | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Chinese Taipei | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 464 | 415 | 2 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | South Korea | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 8 | 425 | 352 | 1 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Russia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 17 | 328 | 450 | 0 | |

### Korea vs Chinese Taipei
## Group 1C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MW | ML | GW | GL | PW | PL | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Japan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 8 | 420 | 371 | 2 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | Malaysia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 15 | 7 | 422 | 347 | 1 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Germany | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 293 | 417 | 0 | |

### Japan vs Malaysia
## Group 1D

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MW | ML | GW | GL | PW | PL | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Denmark | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 476 | 480 | 1 | Quarter-finals |
| 2 | India | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 415 | 419 | 1 | Quarter-finals |
| 3 | Indonesia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 468 | 460 | 1 | |

### Denmark vs Indonesia
## Group 2A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MW | ML | GW | GL | PW | PL | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Vietnam | 3 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 2 | 28 | 6 | 685 | 500 | 3 | Classification round |
| 2 | Canada | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 17 | 19 | 648 | 640 | 2 | Classification round |
| 3 | Scotland | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 19 | 663 | 650 | 1 | Classification round |
| 4 | New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 9 | 28 | 525 | 731 | 0 | Classification round |

### Vietnam vs Scotland
## Group 2B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MW | ML | GW | GL | PW | PL | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Singapore | 3 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 1 | 28 | 5 | 674 | 494 | 3 | Classification round |
| 2 | Australia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 567 | 466 | 2 | Classification round |
| 3 | United States | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 22 | 527 | 581 | 1 | Classification round |
| 4 | Austria | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 6 | 27 | 439 | 666 | 0 | Classification round |

### Singapore vs Australia
## Group 3A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MW | ML | GW | GL | PW | PL | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Macau | 2 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 461 | 251 | 2 | Classification round |
| 2 | New Caledonia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 346 | 370 | 1 | Classification round |
| 3 | Guam | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 251 | 437 | 0 | Classification round |

### New Caledonia vs Macau
## Group 3B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | MW | ML | GW | GL | PW | PL | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sri Lanka | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 30 | 0 | 630 | 249 | 3 | Classification round |
| 2 | Slovakia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 20 | 10 | 543 | 382 | 2 | Classification round |
| 3 | Fiji | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 24 | 416 | 652 | 1 | Classification round |
| 4 | Tahiti | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 29 | 376 | 682 | 0 | |