Top elite badminton stars are set to meet for the 2025 BWF Sudirman Cup Finals, scheduled to take place in Xiamen, People's Republic of China, from April 27 to May 4. Known as the world's premier mixed team championship, the Sudirman Cup brings together top shuttlers in a unique team format that blends individual brilliance with collective strength.
China, the host nation and defending champion, will look to extend its dominance on home soil. Since the tournament¡¯s inception in 1989, only three nations have lifted the coveted trophy¡ªChina, Indonesia, and the Republic of Korea. The 2025 edition marks the 19th staging of the event.
16 teams from all 5 continental federations will compete in four groups of four. Each group-stage tie features five rubbers: mixed doubles, men¡¯s and women¡¯s singles, and men¡¯s and women's doubles.
The top two teams from each group move to the quarter-finals, where ties become best-of-five¡ªending once a team secures three wins.
Group A: China, Thailand, Hong Kong China, Algeria
Group B: Republic of Korea, Chinese Taipei, Canada, Czechia
Group C: Japan, Malaysia, France, Australia
Group D: Indonesia, Denmark, India, England
India suffered a major blow ahead of the tournament as the men¡¯s doubles duo Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty were ruled out due to illness. The Badminton Association of India (BAI) confirmed the news via Instagram Stories on the official account.?
"Satwik-Chirag ruled out of BWF Sudirman Cup Finals 2025 due to sickness. Come back stronger, boys," the post read.
Men's Singles: HS Prannoy, Lakshya Sen
Women's Singles: PV Sindhu, Anupama Upadhyaya
Men's Doubles: Hariharan Amsakarunan ¨C Ruban Kumar Rethinasabapathi
Women's Doubles: Shruti Mishra ¨C Priya Konjengbam
Mixed Doubles: Dhruv Kapila ¨C Tanisha Crasto, Satish Kumar ¨C Aadya Variyath
The Sudirman Cup will be streamed live on the Olympic Channel through Olympics.com and the official Olympics mobile app (availability may vary by region).
Fans can also catch the action on the BWF TV YouTube channel and through select local broadcasters¡ªbe sure to check your regional listings.
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