Sudirman Cup 2017 hosted by Gold Coast, Australia from May 21 to 28 was the 15th edition of the tournament.The competing nations or teams were divided into four groups. Group 1 was composed of 12 teams and were eligible to battle for the Sudirman Cup. While the three remaining groups competed for overall placement or ranking.Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand were in Group 1 which is competing for the title while other Southeast Asian countries like Singapore and Vietnam were put in Group 2.Below were the results of our Southeast Asian teams in this tournament.GROUP 1
- Pool A: Thailand 3-2 Hong Kong
- Pool A: Thailand 0-5 China
- Pool C: Malaysia 5-0 Germany
- Pool C: Malaysia 2-3 Japan
- Pool D: Indonesia 1-4 India
- Pool D: Indonesia 3-2 Denmark
Thailand and Malaysia were able to advance in the knock out quarter finals while Indonesia despite its win over Denmark was eliminate for the title.In the knock-out quarter finals, Thailand won over Denmark, 3-2, while Malaysia surrendered to Japan,1-3.Only team Thailand from Southeast Asia reached the semi-finals.In the semi final match between Thailand and South Korea, It was the Korean who prevailed in the series of matches.The Sudirman Cup 2017 was snatched by Korea after beating China in the championship match.
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In other group (Group 2), here are the results of Singapore and Vietnam teams
- Pool A: Vietnam 4-1 New Zealand
- Pool A: Vietnam 5-0 Canada
- Pool A: Vietnam 4-1 Scotland
- Pool B: Singapore 5-0 Austria
- Pool B: Singapore 5-0 United States
- Pool B: Singapore 4-1 Australia
13th-14th Place: Vietnam 3-1 Singapore
Final Ranking
1. Korea 2. China 3. Thailand 3. Japan
5. Malaysia 5. Denmark 5. India 5. Chinese Taipei
9. Indonesia 9. Hong Kong 9. Russia 9. Germany
13. Vietnam 14. Singapore 15. Australia 16. Canada
17. Scotland 18. United States 19. New Zealand 20. Australia
21. Sri Lanka 22. Macau 23. Slovakia 24. New Caledonia
25. Fiji 26. Guam 27. Guam 28. Tahiti
Southeast Asian Players
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