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Hosts China in Sudirman Cup group with Indonesia
Mon Mar 21, 2005 01:35 PM ET
LONDON (Reuters) – Hosts China, bidding to regain the Sudirman Cup
badminton title they have won on four previous occasions, will be in
the same group as Indonesia, Hong Kong and Sweden in the May 10-15
finals in Beijing. Holders South Korea are in the same group as
Denmark, England and Thailand.
The draw for world badminton’s top mixed team event was made in
Beijing on Monday and was attended by seven local television stations
and over 100 media representatives.
The two leading groups first stage a round-robin tournament and the
group winners then battle each other for the Cup.
The remaining 34 nations are positioned in groups according to their
rankings from the previous competition two years ago. They will be
fighting for promotion from five lower divisions.
Malaysia will once again be pushing to earn a place back in the top
flight following their relegation to Group 2 after the 1999 edition
of the event in Copenhagen.
Sudirman Cup debutants Turkmenistan and Mongolia find themselves
against Sri Lanka and Armenia in Group 6.
Only three nations have won the Cup since its 1989 inauguration —
China, Indonesia and South Korea.
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