Full list of teams that have qualified for Sudirman Cup 2025

By Anmol Kakkar

Anmol is a freelance contributor at Khel Now and a passionate sports enthusiast who follows and covers a wide range of Olympic sports.

Published at :February 18, 2025 at 4:59 PM

Modified at :February 18, 2025 at 4:59 PM

Full list of teams that have qualified for Sudirman Cup 2025

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India will qualify for the Sudirman Cup 2025 based on the rankings.

The Sudirman Cup is a biennial badminton mixed team tournament that will be held from April 27 to May 4, 2025. This will be the 19th edition of the tournament and will be played in Fenghuang Gymnasium, Xiamen, China. The inaugural edition of the tournament took place in 1989 where Indonesia pipped South Korea (3-2) to clinch the first-ever Sudirman Cup trophy.

So far only three nations have won the prestigious Sudirman Cup title. China are the most successful team with 13 titles followed by South Korea (4) and Indonesia (1).

Sixteen teams participate in the tournament, with each team getting there through various qualification pathways. The host and the defending champion secure automatic qualification for the tournament.

Meanwhile, continental championships also act as a qualifying tournament for the Sudirman Cup. There are four continental championships that are held and each tournament has different set of quotas. Here is the breakdown of the qualification process:

Host Country (1)
Defending Champions (1)
Asia Mixed Team Championships (4)
Oceana Mixed Team Championships (1)
European Mixed Team Championships (4)
Africa Mixed Team Championships (1)
Pan America Mixed Team Championships (1)
World Ranking (3)

If the host and defending champions are the same, the spot is reallocated to the World Rankings.

If a country has already qualified through other means and obtained the quota from the continental tournament, then that quota will go to the next best-ranked team that has not qualified from that continent.

Teams who have qualified for Sudirman Cup 2025

Host/Defending Champions – China
Asia Mixed Team Championships – Indonesia, Thailand, Japan
Oceana Mixed Team Championships – Australia
European Mixed Team Championships – Denmark, France, England, Germany
Africa Mixed Team Championships – Algeria
Pan America Mixed Team Championships – Canada

Since China have qualified as both host and defending champions, their quota will be reallocated to the World Rankings. China also obtained a quota by reaching the top four of the Badminton Asian Mixed Team Championships, so one quota will be given to the next best nation from Asia.

Note: The deadline to qualify for the Sudirman Cup via rankings is February 18. So let’s look at the teams who will qualify via rankings

Next Best Asian Team – Korea
World Rankings – Malaysia, Chinese Taipei, India, Hong Kong

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Anmol Kakkar

Anmol is a sports freelancer and writer who specializes in Olympic sports. He has been associated with Khel Now since 2023. An engineer by qualification, he holds a degree in computer science. A passionate sports enthusiast, Anmol follows almost every Olympic sports. He runs a Twitter page as well called Sports Arena and is quite active on Twitter on his ID, Anmolkakkar27, to promote sports in India. His favorite sport is badminton, and his favourite sportsperson is Saina Nehwal. An ardent supporter of Delhi-based teams across all sports leagues, Anmol also closely follows and covers parasports as well.