Sudirman Cup 2025: India start against Denmark; defending champions China to face Algeria on opening day

Two-time runners-up Denmark will take on India in the second session of Day 1 of the Sudirman Cup 2025.

Hosts and defending champions China will begin their campaign for a record 14th title when they face Algeria on the opening day of the TotalEnergies BWF Sudirman Cup 2025 on Sunday, April 27.

The Sudirman Cup for the BWF World Mixed Team Championships will be held in Xiamen from 27 April to 4 May 2025.

China, who has won the last three editions, will face the African champions in Group A. The match will be played in the second session starting at 5 pm.

The opening day will see six ties on three courts, held over two sessions. Korea, the only team to have disrupted China’s winning streak in the last two decades by winning the title in 2017, will feature in the opening session starting at 9.30 am when they take on Czechia.

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The other two ties in the opening session will see Chinese Taipei against Pan Am champions Canada (Group B), and Thailand against Hong Kong China (Group A).

Apart from the China-Algeria tie, the second session of the opening day will feature twice runners-up Denmark versus India, and 1989 champions Indonesia versus England, both in Group D. Indonesia is the only team apart from China and Korea to win the Sudirman Cup, having won the trophy in its inaugural year.

Other Asian powerhouses Malaysia and Japan start their campaigns on the second day, with Malaysia taking on rising European power France, and three-time runners-up Japan facing Australia, both in Group C.

The format of the championship consists of group play followed by a knockout stage. After the completion of group matches on Thursday 1 May, a knockout draw will be held for the quarterfinals, which are scheduled over two sessions the following day. Semifinals will be conducted over two sessions (Saturday 3 May), followed by the final on Sunday 4 May at 2 pm.

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