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An Se-young (L) of South Korea shakes hands with Akane Yamaguchi of Japan after their women's singles match at the 2023 Sudirman Cup world badminton championships. - AFP Pic  JIANGSU: South Korea showed why they are still a force to be reckoned with in the Sudirman Cup despite no longer parading star shuttlers. The four-time winners powered into their second successive semi-final today after triumphing 3-1 over Taiwan at the Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre. World No 5 Seo Seung Jae-Chae Yu Jung drew first blood when they defeated Yang Po Hsuan-Hu Ling Fang 21-17, 21-19 in 43 minutes. As expected, Taiwan's men's singles ace Chou Tien Chen swiftly put his side back on track by powering past unheralded world No 213 Lee Yun Gyu 21-17, 21-16. MORE NEWS: Malaysia defeat Denmark to march into Sudirman Cup semi-finals Forget about past records, says Sudirman Cup-bound Wooi Yik Letshanaa to give her best shot in Sudirman Cup Malaysian shuttlers beat Taiwan to top Sudirman Cup group Tai...

  India’s best results in the tournament came in 2011 and 2017 when they made the quarter-finals. The Sudirman Cup 2023 is a mixed-team tournament that consists of five ties (MS, WS, MD, WD, XD). The team Championship is named after the Indonesian player Dick Sudirman and is held biennially. India have never won a medal at the Sudirman Cup. Their best results came in 2011 and 2017 when they reached the Quarter-finals but lost to China 0-3, 1-3 respectively. However, this time Indian team is looking strong, Their biggest strength is their Men’s Doubles pair of Satwik/Chirag, who are in red-hot form. They reclaimed the WR 5 earlier this month on the back of a successful Badminton Asia Championships campaign that saw them become the first Indian doubles pair to win gold medal in the tournament. Satwik/Chirag will play a huge role if India are to succeed in the Sudirman Cup. Apart from the men’s doubles, India also have good men’s singles and women’s singles shuttlers in the form of HS...

 The Malaysian badminton team enter the tournament as the third-highest seed team and favourite to advance from Group C. The Sudirman Cup 2023 is a highly anticipated badminton tournament that started on 14 May and will continue until 21 May. This year’s tournament features an array of talented badminton teams from around the world, all vying for the chance to lift the coveted Sudirman Cup trophy. The Malaysian badminton team, who’s one of the top-seeded teams, is expected to advance from Group C, which also includes India, Chinese Taipei, and Australia. However, Group C has been dubbed the Group of Death due to its inclusion of three top-10 ranked teams in the world. This means that any of the teams in the group could potentially make it out as the group winners. Although Malaysia is considered to be the strongest team on paper, they should not underestimate their opponents. India, Chinese Taipei, and Australia all have the potential to cause an upset and defeat Malaysia on their ...

  Placed in the 'group of death', India had lost 1-4 to Chinese Taipei and 0-5 against Malaysia — two heavyweights of the game — to crash out of the mixed team championship Already out of the knockout race, India signed off their campaign in the Sudirman Cup badminton tournament with a 4-1 win over Australia in their final Group C tie in Suzhou, China on Wednesday (May 17). Placed in the 'group of death', India had lost 1-4 to Chinese Taipei and 0-5 against Malaysia — two heavyweights of the game — to crash out of the mixed team championship. Against Australia, India did not have the best of starts as the mixed doubles pair of Sai Pratheek and Tanisha Crasto lost 21-17 14-21 18-21 against Kenneth Zhe Hooi Choo and Gronya Somerville. H.S. Prannoy drew the scores for India with a commanding 21-8 21-8 win over Jack Yu in just 28 minutes. With nothing at stake, India fielded Anupama Upadhyaya in the women's singles in place of P.V. Sindhu and the youngster didn't di...

The Sudirman Cup 2023 badminton tournament saw 16 top nations compete. India failed to progress beyond Group C.  A 13-member Indian badminton team, spearheaded by PV Sindhu, HS Prannoy and Kidambi Srikanth, failed to make the quarter-finals at the Sudirman Cup 2023, being held at Suzhou, China, from May 14 to 21. Considered the premiere mixed team championship in the world, the Sudirman Cup has been running since 1989 and attracts the top badminton-playing nations from across the globe.A total of 16 teams, including hosts and record 12-time champions China, are competing at the ongoing tournament, which is also the 18th edition of the biennial meet. The teams were divided into four groups - A to D. Group A: China, Denmark, Singapore, Egypt Group B: Indonesia, Thailand, Germany, Canada Group C: Malaysia, Chinese Taipei, India, Australia Group D: Japan, South Korea, France, England Teams in each group faced each other in a round-robin format. After all group ties are done, the top tw...