Sudirman Cup is the world mixed team badminton championship which takes place every two years. There are five matches in every round: men and women's singles, men and women's doubles and mixed doubles. The Cup is named after Dick Sudirman, a former Indonesian badminton player and the founder of the Badminton Association of Indonesia (PBSI). The first Sudirman Cup tournament took place in Bung Karno Stadium, Central Jakarta, Indonesia on May 24-May 29, 1989.

There is no prize money in Sudirman Cup; players play for their respective countries and to earn BWF world ranking points and national prestige.

Trophy[link]

The Sudirman Cup stands 80 cm high. It is made of 22 carat (92%) gold-plated solid silver and stands on an octagonal base made of jati wood (Java teak wood). The body of the Cup is in the form of a shuttlecock and is surmounted by a replica of the Borobudur Temple. The handles are in the shape of stamens, symbolising the seeds of badminton.

The Cup was made by Masterix Bandung Company at the price of US$15,000.

Format[link]

Sudirman Cup is the only international competition that does not stage a qualification round. The competing teams are divided into 7 groups based on their performances. Only teams in group 1 will have a chance to lift the trophy as the teams in other groups fight for promotion. The teams who finish last in the group will be relegated to the lower group, except the final group.

Result[link]

Year	Host		Final				Semi-finalists
			Winner	Score	Runner-up
1989 Details	Jakarta, Indonesia		Indonesia	3–2	Korea		China	Denmark
1991	Copenhagen, Denmark		Korea	3–2	Indonesia		Denmark	China
1993	Birmingham, England		Korea	3–2	Indonesia		China	Denmark
1995	Lausanne, Switzerland		China	3–1	Indonesia		Korea	Denmark
1997	Glasgow, Scotland		China	5–0	Korea		Denmark	Indonesia
1999	Copenhagen, Denmark		China	3–1	Denmark		Indonesia	Korea
2001 Details	Seville, Spain		China	3–1	Indonesia		Denmark	Korea
2003	Eindhoven, Netherlands		Korea	3–1	China		Indonesia	Denmark
2005 Details	Beijing, China		China	3–0	Indonesia		Korea	Denmark
2007 Details	Glasgow, Scotland		China	3–0	Indonesia		Korea	England
2009 Details	Guangzhou, China		China	3–0	Korea		Indonesia	Malaysia
2011 Details	Qingdao, China		China	3–0	Denmark		Indonesia	Korea
2013 Details	Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Successful national teams[link]

Indonesia initially won the tournament in 1989. Throughout the history of the tournament, only six countries have reached through to the semifinal round in all tournaments of Sudirman Cup: China, Denmark, England, Indonesia, Korea and Malaysia.

China is the most successful national team in the Sudirman Cup (8 victories), followed by Korea (3 victories) and Indonesia (1 victory). The Cup has never been won by a non-Asian country, Denmark is the only European country that came close to winning it, in 1999 and 2011.

Team	Titles	Runners-up
China	8 (1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2005*, 2007, 2009*, 2011*)	1 (2003)
Korea	3 (1991, 1993, 2003)	3 (1989, 1997, 2009)
Indonesia	1 (1989*)	6 (1991, 1993, 1995, 2001, 2005, 2007)
Denmark		2 (1999*, 2011)

* = host

External links[link]

• badminton.de

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General Sudirman
General Sudirman
Born	January 24, 1916 Rembang, Indonesia
Died	January 29, 1950 Magelang, Indonesia
Allegiance	Indonesia
Years of service	1945-1950
Rank	Brigadier General, posthumously promoted to General of the Army (five-star general) in 1997.
Commands held	Battalion Commander in Kroya Commander of Division V/Banyumas Supreme Commander of TKR/TNI
Battles/wars	Indonesian National Revolution
Awards	Independence Defender Hero

General Sudirman (January 24, 1916 – January 29, 1950; also spelled Soedirman) was the first military commander of Indonesian forces during the country's fight for independence from the Dutch in the 1940s.

Life[link]

Sudirman was born in Bodas Karangjati village, Rembang, Purbalingga, Central Java, 24 January 1916. He studied at the Dutch Native School in Purwokerto, and then at a Muhammadiyah teacher training college in Surakarta. He worked as a teacher at the Muhammadiyah school in Cilacap.

During the Japanese occupation of Indonesia during World War II, Sudirman trained to become a battalion commander in Peta, the "homeland defense" army promoted by the Japanese.^[1] When Japan surrendered and Sukarno proclaimed Indonesian independence, he organized his Peta battalion into a Banyumas-based regiment of the Republican army to resist Dutch reoccupation of its former colony. The first major battle that he led was the Battle of Ambarawa against the British and the Dutch (November–December 1945).^[2] On 12 December he led a "coordinated attack" against British positions in Ambarawa, driving the British all the way to Semarang. The battle ended on 16 December.^[3]

Sudirman's grave in Yogyakarta

On 12 November 1945 he was elected Commander-in-chief of the Army, a position he held until his death. During much of the next five years he was sick with tuberculosis, but led several guerrilla actions against the Dutch. He led the resistance to the Dutch attack on Yogyakarta, then the Republic of Indonesia's headquarters, in December 1948. Theodore Friend (2003) describes him as having "...a strangely blended samurai discipline, Marxist disposition, and raw courage."^[1]

Sudirman died in Magelang, 29 January 1950, at the age of 35 due to tuberculosis. He was buried in Semaki Heroes' Cemetery in Yogyakarta. He received the title of National Hero of Indonesia as an Independence Defender Hero. Sudirman was the first and the youngest General in Indonesia.

Cultural impact[link]

General Sudirman monument in Surabaya

• There are a considerable number of statues and memorials to Sudirman in Yogyakarta and other cities.
• Most Indonesian cities have a major street named "Jalan Jenderal Sudirman" (General Sudirman Street).^[4]
• A university in Purwokerto, Central Java is named after him: University of General Soedirman (Unsoed) [1].

References[link]

General references and further reading[link]

• Said, Salim,Genesis of power : General Sudirman and the Indonesian military in politics, 1945-49 / Salim Said. North Sydney: Allen & Unwin, 1992. ISBN 1-86373-195-4 : First published: Singapore : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, 1991.

• Tjokropranolo Panglima Besar TNI Jenderal Soedirman pemimpin pendobrak terakhir penjajahan di Indonesia

English Translation - General Sudirman : the leader who finally destroyed colonialism in Indonesia translated by Libby Krahling, Bert Jordan & Steve Dawson ; edited by Ian MacFarling. Canberra, A.C.T. : Australian Defence Studies Centre, 1995. ISBN 0-7317-0322-7

• Indonesia ministry of state. 30th independence of Indonesia. 1981

Notes[link]

External links[link]

Indonesia portal

• (Indonesian) Bio Sudirman at Ensiklopedi Tokoh Indonesia
• Sasmitaloka Museum of The Great Commander General Sudirman at www.berhatinyaman.com
• Sasmitaloka Museum, Visiting The Home of a Guru at www.yogyes.com Museum based on Sudirman
• AmeMoriKaze -- History of Indonesia -- Tropical Fury 2 at www.geocities.com Second section about Sudirman
• (Indonesian) Jenderal Sudirman (1916-1950) - Panglima dan Jenderal Pertama RI, Ensiklopedia Tokoh Indonesia

Olympic medal record
Competitor for  People's Republic of China
Women's Badminton
World Championships
Bronze	2010 Paris	Men's doubles
Bronze	2011 London	Mixed doubles

Xu Chen is a male badminton player from China. As of July 2010^[update], he (along with his partner Guo Zhendong) was ranked within the top 10 male badminton doubles teams in the world.

References[link]

• BWF Player Profile
• badmintoncn.com

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Ma Jin
Personal information
Birth name	Ma Jin
Born	1988
Country	China
Handedness	Right
Mixed & Women's doubles
Highest Ranking	3 (July 2, 2009)
Current Ranking	3 (July 2, 2009)
Medal record Competitor for  China Women's badminton World Championships Gold 2010 Paris Mixed doubles Silver 2010 Paris Women's doubles Bronze 2011 London Mixed doubles
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Ma Jin (simplified Chinese: 马晋; traditional Chinese: 馬晉; pinyin: Mǎ Jìn; born in China) is a female badminton player from China.

Cai Yun
Personal information
Birth name	蔡赟
Born	(1980-01-19) January 19, 1980 (age 32) Suzhou, Jiangsu
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight	65 kg (140 lb; 10.2 st)
Country	China
Handedness	Right
Men's doubles
Highest Ranking	1 (June 23, 2011)
Current Ranking	1 (September 2, 2011 [2])
Medal record Competitor for  China Men's badminton Olympic Games Silver 2008 Beijing Men's Doubles Asian Games Gold 2010 Guangzhou Team Gold 2006 Doha Team World Championships Gold 2011 London Men's Doubles Gold 2010 Paris Men's Doubles Gold 2009 Hyderabad Men's Doubles Gold 2006 Madrid Men's Doubles Bronze 2003 Birmingham Men's Doubles Sudirman Cup Gold 2011 Qingdao Team Gold 2009 Guangzhou Team Gold 2007 Glasgow Team Gold 2005 Beijing Team Silver 2003 Eindhoven Team Thomas Cup Gold 2012 Wuhan Team Gold 2010 Kuala Lumpur Team Gold 2008 Jakarta Team Gold 2006 Tokyo Team Gold 2004 Jakarta Team World Cup Gold 2005 Yiyang Men's Doubles
BWF Profile

Cai Yun (simplified Chinese: 蔡赟; traditional Chinese: 蔡贇; pinyin: Cài Yūn; born January 19, 1980 in Suzhou, Jiangsu) is a male badminton player from the People's Republic of China.

Career[link]

Combining Cai Yun's impressive speed with his regular partner Fu Haifeng's impressive power, Cai and Fu have been one of the world's leading men's doubles teams since 2004. They have won numerous top tier events on the world circuit including the venerable All England Open Championships in 2005 and 2009. They have won the BWF World Championships 4 times in 2006, 2009, 2010 and 2011, becoming the first Men's Doubles pair to achieve this feat. Cai and Fu have helped China win four consecutive Thomas Cup (Men’s Team World Badminton Championships) (2004, 2006, 2008, and 2010) and four consecutive Sudirman Cup (World Team Championships) (2005, 2007, 2009 and 2011). Cai and Fu also competed together in both the 2004 and 2008 Olympic Games. They were eliminated in the quarterfinals in 2004, and in 2008 in Beijing were silver medalists, losing a close final to Indonesia's Markis Kido and Hendra Setiawan.

At the 2010 BWF World Championships, they, being the fifth-seed, beat the third-seed Danish pair Mathias Boe and Carsten Mogensen 21–11, 21–18 in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, they defeated the second-seed Indonesian Olympic Champions Markis Kido and Hendra Setiawan 21–16, 21–13. In the finals, they overcame the first-seed and Malaysian world no. 1 Koo Kien Keat and Tan Boon Heong 18–21, 21–18, 21–14 to win the world title for the 3rd time. They are the first Men's Doubles pair to achieve this feat.

Cai and Fu went on to win the Li-Ning China Masters Super Series. Being the fifth-seed, they first defeated their second-seed compatriots Xu Chen and Guo Zhendong 21–11, 21–16 in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, they made a great comeback against the third-seed South Korean rival Lee Yong Dae and Jung Jae Sung 20–22, 21–13, 21–17. Cai and Fu then clinched their second China Masters title by defeating the fourth-seed South Korean pair Yoo Yeon Seong and Ko Sung Hyun in 2 sets 21–14, 21–19. Cai and Fu won their third title in a row by winning the Yonex Japan Open Super Series. They, being the fifth-seed, beat the young Korean Pair Cho Gun Woo and Kwon Yi Goo 21–14, 16–21, 21–12 in the quarterfinals. In the semifinals, they defeated their promising compatriots Zhang Nan and Chai Biao 21–17, 21–16. In the finals, they made a great comeback again against the first-seed and Malaysian world no. 1 Koo Kien Keat and Tan Boon Heong 18–21, 21–14, 21–12 to win their first Japan Open title.

Titles[link]

References[link]

External links[link]

• (Chinese) Cai Yun's Blog
• Profile – Beijing 2008 Olympic Games