1989 Sudirman Cup

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.^[1]

28 teams around the world took part in this tournament.^[2] 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.^[3][4]

The draw was announced in April 1989, a month prior to the championships.^[5]

Group composition

More information Group 1, Group 2 ...

Group 1		Group 2	Group 3
Group 1A	Group 1B
England  Indonesia  South Korea	China  Denmark  Sweden	Japan  Malaysia  Netherlands  Soviet Union	Canada  India  Chinese Taipei  Thailand

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More information Group 4, Group 5 ...

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

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More information Pos, Team ...

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
5	Sweden	3	1	2	1	Group 1
6	England	3	0	3	0
7	Japan	3	3	0	3	Group 2
8	Netherlands	3	2	1	2
9	Malaysia	3	1	2	1
10	Soviet Union	3	0	3	0
11	Chinese Taipei	3	3	0	3	Group 3
12	Thailand	3	2	1	2
13	Canada	3	1	2	1
14	Hong Kong	3	0	3	0
15	Scotland	3	4	0	3	Group 4
16	Australia	3	3	1	2
17	West Germany	3	3	1	1
18	Poland	3	0	4	0
19	New Zealand	3	3	0	3	Group 5
20	Finland	3	2	1	2
21	United States	3	1	2	1
22	Austria	3	0	3	0
41	Norway	2	2	0	2	Group 6
42	Sri Lanka	2	1	1	1
43	Nepal	2	0	2	0
44	Bulgaria	2	2	0	2	Group 7
45	France	2	1	1	1
46	Mauritius	2	0	2	0
−	India	−	−	−	−	Withdrew
	Pakistan	−	−	−	−

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