Sudirman Cup 2019: Updated Points, Standings and Schedule After Wednesday

The quarter-finals of the 2019 Sudirman Cup in Nanning, China were set on Wednesday, as China secured the top spot in Group 1D  with a 5-0 win over India.

Holders South Korea edged out Taiwan to do the same in Group 1C, while Japan beat Thailand to claim first place in Group 1A. Indonesia topped Group 1B, despite losing to Denmark, the only European team to qualify for the quarter-finals.

China will face Denmark in the quarter-finals, while South Korea take on Thailand on Thursday. On Friday, Taiwan will do battle with Indonesia, and Japan face Malaysia.

There were also victories for Canada, Singapore and Ireland over Germany, Israel and Australia, respectively, in the early session. Sri Lanka, Slovakia and New Zealand beat Switzerland, Lithuania and Nepal, respectively, in the late session.

Wednesday Results

China 5-0 India

Taiwan 2-3 South Korea 

Germany 2-3 Canada

Singapore 4-1 Israel 

Ireland 3-2 Australia 

Indonesia 2-3 Denmark 

Japan 4-1 Thailand

Switzerland 2-3 Sri Lanka

Slovakia 4-1 Lithuania

New Zealand 4-1 Nepal 

Full results and standings can be found on the tournament's official website.

Thursday Schedule

Macau vs. Kazakhstan (11 a.m. local, 4 a.m. BST, 11 p.m. ET Wednesday)

Netherlands vs. Germany (11 a.m. local, 4 a.m. BST, 11 p.m. ET Wednesday)

Vietnam vs. Singapore (11 a.m. local, 4 a.m. BST, 11 p.m. ET Wednesday)

USA vs. Israel (11 a.m. local, 4 a.m. BST, 11 p.m. ET Wednesday)

China vs. Denmark (6 p.m. local, 11 a.m. BST, 6 a.m. ET)

South Korea vs. Thailand (6 p.m. local, 11 a.m. BST, 6 a.m. ET)

Wednesday Recap

China reinforced their status as one of the tournament favourites with their second whitewash of the group stage, having also beaten Malaysia 5-0 in their opening fixture.

Wang Yilyu and Huang Dongping had a straightforward time in the opening mixed doubles match, dispatching Pranaav Jerry Chopra and N. Sikki Reddy 21-5, 21-11 in 28 minutes.

India put up some more resistance in the men's singles and men's doubles clashes, though, with each match taking more than an hour.

In the latter, Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and Chirag Shetty won the opening game 21-18, but they were unable to keep the tie alive and it soon went China's way 21-15, 21-17.

The 10-time Sudirman Cup winners completed their clean sweep with victories in the women's singles and doubles.

South Korea and Taiwan were already assured of quarter-final berths having each beaten Hong Kong in their first fixtures, so they were bidding for first place in Group 1C.

The latter took the initiative in the contest:

However, the defending champions battled back, as Chang Ye Na and Kong Hee Yong levelled proceedings with a 21-13, 21-15 win against Chang Ching Hui and Yang Chin Tun.

Seo Seung Jae and Chae YuJung sealed the win against Tseng Min Hao and Hsieh Pei Shan in the mixed doubles.

Mia Blichfeldt took the decisive rubber for the Danes in their win over Indonesia, although it wasn't enough to secure the top spot in the group:

As the last European nation standing, Denmark now face the daunting task of taking on hosts China on Thursday.

Japan, one of the other favourites for the title, lost just one rubber in their second win of the tournament, a 4-1 triumph over Thailand. Rising star Pornpawee Chochuwong got the win in the women's singles, before the duo of Misaki Matsutomo and Ayaka Takahashi secured the top spot in the group in the women's doubles:

Japan and Malaysia also met at this stage of the tournament two years ago, with the former advancing to the semi-finals with a 3-1 win.