Malaysia at Sudirman Cup 2023: Updated squad, schedule, telecast & results

Published at :May 14, 2023 at 3:59 PM

Modified at :May 21, 2023 at 4:36 PM

The Malaysian badminton team enter the tournament as the third-highest seed team and favourite to advance from Group C.

Sudirman Cup 2023 begins on 14th May 2023 and will go until 21st May 2023. The Malaysian badminton team are in Group C alongside India, Chinese Taipei, and Australia. Group C, for many, is also the Group of Death as it is the only group with three top-10 ranked teams in the world.

While Malaysia, on paper, looks to be the strongest side of the group and the favourite to advance as the group leaders, it would be unwise to take the likes of India and Chinese Taipei or even Australia, for that matter, lightly. On their day, all three teams can get the better of the Malaysian badminton team. And so, the bronze medalists of the 2021 edition would want to keep their weather eyes on the opponents.

India would want to prove to the world that the Thomas Cup win of last year wasn't a fluke, and the Chinese Taipei always like to punch above their weight, even if the best they have managed so far in the competition is reaching the quarter-finals.

Who is hosting Sudirman Cup 2023?

The most dominant side of the tournament, China, will be hosting the Sudirman Cup 2023. The reigning champions are hosting the mixed-team World Cup at the Suzhou Olympic Sports Centre in Suzhou. The dates for the tournament are 14th May to 21st May 2023.

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What is the format of Sudirman Cup 2023?

16 teams participate with four groups of four teams each. Each team plays the other three of the group once, and the top two teams with the most points advance to the knockout stages. The eight teams advanced to the knockout stages are drawn randomly against each other based on two constraints - teams from the same group don't play each other in the quarter-finals, and the winners of the groups play the second-best teams of the other groups.

The teams that advanced to the semi-finals are guaranteed at least a bronze medal. Winners of the semi-finals play in the final, and the losing teams win the bronze medals.

Two singles (men's singles and women's singles) and three doubles (men's doubles, women's doubles and mixed doubles) will happen in a tie of the Sudirman Cup 2023. The team with the most wins seals the tie.

Teams participating in Sudirman Cup 2023

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

Malaysia's squad for Sudirman Cup 2023

Men's Singles: Lee Zii Jia, Ng Tze Yong

Women's Singles: Goh Jin Wei, Letshanaa Karupathevan

Men's Doubles: Aaron Chia, Soh Wooi Yik, Ong Yew Sin, Teo Ee Yi

Women's Doubles: Pearly Tan, Thinaah Muralitharan, Valeree Siow, Go Pei Kee

Mixed Doubles: Goh Soon Huat, Shevon Jamie Lai, Tan Kian Meng, Lai Pei Jing, Chen Tang Jie, Toh Ee Wei, Hoo Pang Ron, Teoh Mei Xing.

Sudirman Cup 2023 points table and detailed results

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Malaysia's full schedule and fixtures for Sudirman Cup 2023

Group Stage (Group C)

14th May 2023

10:00 AM: Malaysia 5-0 Australia - Highlights

XD: Goh Soon Huat/Lai Shevon Jamie beat Kenneth Zhe Hooi/Gronya Somerville (21-17, 21-14)

MS: Lee Zii Jia beat Ricky Tang (21-3, 21-13)

WS: Karupathevan Letshanna beat Tiffany Ho (21-19, 21-12)

MD: Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik beat Rayne Wang/Jack Yu (21-7, 21-14)

WD: Tan Pearley/Thinaah Muralitharan beat Kaitlyn EA/Gronya Somerville (21-12, 21-13)

15th May 2023

05:00 PM: Malaysia 5-0 India - Highlights

XD: Goh Soon Huat/ Lai Shevon Jemie beat Dhruv Kapila/Ashwini Ponnappa (21-16, 21-17)

MS: Lee Zii Jia beat Kidambi Srikanth (21-16, 21-11)

WS: Goh Jin Wei beat PV Sindhu (14-21, 21-10, 22-20)

MD: Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik beat Satwiksairaj Rankireddy/Chirag Shetty (21-18, 21-19)

WD: Tan Pearley/Thinaah Muralitharan beat Treesa Jolly/Gayatri Gopichand (21-15, 21-13)

17th May 2023

10:00 AM: Malaysia 3-1 Chinese Taipei - Highlights

XD: Chen Tang Jie/Toh Ee Wei beat Ye Hong Wei/Lee Chia Hsin (17-21, 21-19, 21-17)

MS: Lee Zii Jia beat Chou Tien Chen (21-14, 23-21)

WS: Goh Jin Wei lost to Tai Tzu Ying (8-21, 10-21)

MD: ONG Yew Sin/Teo Ee Yi beat Lu Ching Yao/Yang Po Han (21-8, 23-21)

WD: Tan Pearley/Thinaah Muralitharan beat HSU Ya Ching/Teng Chin Hsun (21-15, 19-21, 21-15)

Quarter-Finals (May 19)

Malaysia 3-1 Denmark - Highlights

XD: Chen Tang Jie/Toh Ee Wei beat Mathias Christiansen/Alexandra Boje (15-21, 21-14, 21-7)

MS: Lee Zii Jia beat Viktor Axelsen (4-4, retired)

WS: Goh Jin Wei lost to Mia Blichfeldt (14-21, 21-15, 19-21)

MD: Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik beat Kim Astrup/Anders Skaarup Rasmussen (21-17, 21-16)

Semi-Finals (May 20)

Malaysia 1-3 Korea - Highlights

XD: Chen Tang Jie/Toh Ee Wei lost to Seo Seung Jae/Chae Yu Jung (21-11, 13-21, 7-21)

MS: Lee Zii Jia beat Jeon Hyeok Jin (21-11, 21-9)

WS: Karupathevan Letshanaa lost to An Se Young (10-21, 13-21)

MD: Aaron Chia/Soh Wooi Yik lost to Kim Won Ho/Na Sung Seung (12-21, 11-21)

WD: Tan Pearley/Thinaah Muralitharan vs Baek Ha Na/Lee So Hee

Who are the top seeds at Sudirman Cup 2023?

China, Japan, Malaysia and Indonesia are the four top seeds at Sudirman Cup 2023 in the same order as written.

Where and how to watch live telecast and live streaming of Sudirman Cup 2023 in Malaysia?

Astro Network holds the broadcast rights for the Sudirman Cup 2023 in Malaysia. The live telecast will likely be available on the Astro Supersport 4 channels. But fans can watch the live streaming of the tournament on the BWF TV YouTube channel. Olympics.com (territorial restrictions apply) is also likely to live stream the matches.