The 2009
Sudirman Cup (World Mixed Team
Badminton Championships) was held in the
Guangzhou Gymnasium in
China from May 10 to May 17, 2009, having been arranged in December 2005. It was the eleventh contest.
Guangzhou has a tradition of staging badminton tournaments (The
China Open was held in Guangzhou from 2005 to
2007,
Thomas and
Uber Cup in
2002 as well). The Sudirman Cup is part of the city's campaign of "hosting a major sporting event every year" in the run up to the
2010 Asian Games, which will be held in the same city.
China defeated Korea to win the title for the seventh time.
Host city selection
Guangzhou is the only bidder for this event and later selected to host the tournament by Badminton World Federation during a council meeting in
Kuala Lumpur.[1] Denmark and India also expressed interest in hosting the event.[2]