2013 Sudirman Cup
The 2013 Sudirman Cup was the thirteenth tournament of the Sudirman Cup. It was held from May 19–26, 2013 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. According to the Badminton World Federation (BWF) 31 teams have confirmed their participation, for the second time, twelve teams competed in the elite group to battle for the title. Kuala Lumpur and Melbourne submitted bids for 2013 Sudirman Cup. On 9 December 2011, Badminton World Federation awarded the championships to Kuala Lumpur after Melbourne withdrew its bid and making Kuala Lumpur as the sole candidate. The seedings for teams competing in the tournament were released on March 7, 2013. It was based on aggregated points from the best players in the world ranking. The tournament was divided into three groups (initially four groups, but because of South Africa withdrawn, Philippines and Kazakhstan redrawn to enter Groups 3), with twelve teams in the elite group competing for the title. Eight teams were seeded into second groups and ten teams were seeded into third groups. The draw was held on May 7, 2013. = = = = = The draw for the quarterfinals was held after the completion of the final matches in the group stage on May 21, 2013. Bracket Quarterfinal Semifinal Final = The draw for the Play-offs was held on May 30, 2013. Bracket • Singapore and Hong Kong are relegated to Group 2 = = = Bracket Russia will be Promoted to Group 1 = Bracket Austria will be relegated to Group 3 = = = Ukraine 1 - 3 Vietnam Philippines 3 - 0 Australia New Zealand2 - 3 Switzerland Sri Lanka 3 - 1 Lithuania Turkey 3 - 0 Kazakhstan