The 2003 Sudirman Cup was the 8th tournament of the World Mixed Team Badminton Championships of

Sudirman Cup The Sudirman Cup is an international badminton mixed team competition contested by member countries of the Badminton World Federation (BWF), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every two years since the inaugura ...

. It was held from March 18 to March 23, 2003 in

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. South Korea won in this eighth edition of the championship against China in the final 3–1.

Host city selection

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decided to split the

IBF World Championships The BWF World Championships, formerly known as IBF World Championships, and also known as the World Badminton Championships, is a badminton tournament sanctioned by Badminton World Federation (BWF). The tournament is one of the most prestigious ...

and the Sudirman Cup as separate tournaments starting from 2003.

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, and the

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were the countries interested in hosting the tournaments. Netherlands later announced as host for the first standalone Sudirman Cup tournament.

Results

Group 1

Subgroup 1A

Subgroup 1B

Relegation playoff

Semi-finals

Final

Group 2

Subgroup 2A

Subgroup 2B

Playoff

Group 3

Subgroup 3A

Subgroup 3B

Playoff

Group 4

Subgroup 4A

Subgroup 4B

Playoff

Group 5

Subgroup 5A

Subgroup 5B

Playoff

Group 6

Subgroup 6A

Subgroup 6B

Playoff

Group 7

Final classification

References

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