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The 1989 Sudirman Cup was the 1st tournament of the World Mixed Team Badminton Championships of Sudirman Cup

Sudirman Cup

Sudirman Cup is the world mixed team badminton championship which takes place every two years. There are five matches in every round: men and women's singles, men and women's doubles and mixed doubles. The Cup is named after Dick Sudirman, a former Indonesian badminton player and the founder of the...

. It was held from May 24 to May 29, 1989 in Central Jakarta

Central Jakarta

Central Jakarta is one of the five cities which form Jakarta, Indonesia. It had 898,883 inhabitants at the 2010 Census.Central Jakarta is the smallest in area and population of the five cities of Jakarta. It is the administrative and political center of Jakarta and Indonesia...

, Indonesia

Indonesia

Indonesia , officially the Republic of Indonesia , is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania. Indonesia is an archipelago comprising approximately 13,000 islands. It has 33 provinces with over 238 million people, and is the world's fourth most populous country. Indonesia is a republic, with an...

Teams

28 teams around the world took part in this tournament. Geographically, they were 13 from Europe, 10 teams from Asia, two from Americas

Pan American Badminton Confederation

The Badminton Pan Am or BPA is the governing body for the sport of badminton in the Americas and is recognized as such by the Badminton World Federation....

, two from Oceania

Oceania Badminton Confederation

The Badminton Oceania is the governing body of badminton in Oceania. It is one of the 5 continental bodies under the flag of the Badminton World Federation...

and one from Africa

Africa Badminton Federation

The Badminton Confederation of Africa is the governing body of badminton in Africa. It is one of the 5 continental bodies under the flag of the Badminton World Federation . It now has 31 member countries.-Member countries:...

Final classification

b>Group 1

Pos	Country
1	Indonesia Indonesia national badminton team The Indonesia national badminton team represents Indonesia in international badminton team competitions and is controlled by the Persatuan Bulutangkis Seluruh Indonesia, PBSI , the governing body for badminton in Indonesia...
2	Korea Korea national badminton team The Korea national badminton team represents South Korea in international badminton team competitions.-Participation in BWF competitions:Thomas Cup 1984 - Fourth place1992 - Semi-finalist1996 - Semi-finalist2000 - Semi-finalist*2004 - Semi-finalist...
3	China China national badminton team The China national badminton team represents the People's Republic of China in international badminton team competitions and is controlled by the Badminton Association of the People's Republic of China, the governing body for badminton in China....
4	Denmark Denmark national badminton team The Denmark national badminton team is a badminton team located in Denmark and represents the nation of Denmark in international badminton team competitions...
5	Sweden Sweden national badminton team The Sweden national badminton team represents Sweden in international badminton team competitions.-Participation in BWF competitions:Thomas Cup 1984 - 7th / 8th1986 - 7th / 8th1988 - 7th / 8th1990 - 7th / 8th*1992 - 5th / 6th...
6	England England national badminton team The England national badminton team represents England in international badminton team competitions and is controlled by Badminton England, the governing body for badminton in England.-Participation in BWF competitions:Thomas Cup *1984 - Third Place...

b>Group 2

Pos	Country
7	Japan Japan national badminton team The Japan national badminton team represents Japan in international badminton team competitions.-Participation in BWF competitions:Thomas Cup1964 - Semi-finalist 1967 - Final round...
8	Netherlands Netherlands national badminton team The Netherlands national badminton team represents the Netherlands in international badminton team competitions.-Participation in BWF competitions:Thomas Cup 1998 - 7th/8thUber Cup 2002 - Third Place2006 - Runner-up2008 - Quarter-finalist...
9	Malaysia Malaysia national badminton team The Malaysia national badminton team is a badminton team that plays for Malaysia in international competitions. The men's team has enjoyed immense success, having won the Thomas Cup five times, most recently in 1992...
10	Soviet Union
11	Chinese Taipei
12	Thailand Thailand national badminton team The Thailand national badminton team represents Thailand in international badminton team competitions.-Participation in BWF competitions:Thomas Cup 1958 - Final round 1961 - Runner-up1964 - Final round 1973 - Semi-finalist...

b>Group 3

Pos	Country
13	Canada Canada national badminton team The Canada national badminton team represents Canada in international badminton team competitions.-Participation in BWF competitions:Team Canada at 2011 Sudirman Cup in Qingdao, China.Men: Stephan Wojcikiewicz Derrick Ng Adrian Liu...
14	Hong Kong
15	Scotland
16	Australia
17	Germany Germany national badminton team The Germany national badminton team represents Germany in international badminton team competitions.-Participation in BWF competitions:Thomas Cup2004 - 5th/8thUber Cup2006 - Semi-finalist2008 - Semi-finalistSudirman Cup1989 - 17th...

b>Group 4

Pos	Country
18	Poland
19	New Zealand New Zealand national badminton team The New Zealand national badminton team represents New Zealand in international badminton team competitions.-Participation in BWF competitions:Thomas Cup 2008 - 9th/12thUber Cup 2008 - 9th/12thSudirman Cup 1989 - 19th2001 - 25th*2005 - 19th...
20	Finland
21	United States United States national badminton team The United States national badminton team represents the United States in international badminton team competitions.-Participation in BWF competitions:Thomas Cup 1952 - Runner-upUber Cup 1957 - Winner1960 - Winner1963 - Winner...
22	Austria

b>Group 5

Pos	Country
23	Norway
24	Sri Lanka
25	Nepal

b>Group 6

Pos	Country
26	Bulgaria
27	France
28	Mauritius

Final round

1989 Sudirman Cup Champions
First title

Promoted to higher group

Relegated to lower group

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