In Group D of the 2025 Sudirman Cup, Indonesia and Denmark will compete for hegemony, and India's strength will be dealt a big blow

European badminton giants Denmark and Indonesia, the inaugural champions of the tournament in 1989, were both lacking in the main men's singles at the 2025 Sudirman Cup World Badminton Mixed Team Championships in Xiamen, China, but this did not prevent them from qualifying from Group D with their strong overall strength. The four teams in Group D of this year's Suzhou Cup are the "Cold Dragon" Denmark team, the traditional powerhouse Indonesia team, the Indian team that has risen in recent years, and the England team, the birthplace of badminton.

India's strength has taken a big hit, with former world champion Sindhu hoping to snatch the women's singles point.

India suffered a double blow before the game, and its competitiveness was greatly reduced. When the group draw was made last month, this group was originally considered the group of death. However, with India's world No. 11 men's doubles players Rankireddy and Shetty, and world No. 10 women's doubles Theresa and Gayatri both withdrawn due to injury, and the Badminton Federation of India did not recruit replacement players, the situation in Group D has changed dramatically, and the way has basically been opened for Denmark and Indonesia to qualify together.

At present, India has only one men's doubles team, ranked 42nd in the world, Harilan and Luban, and a women's doubles team, ranked 39th in the world, Priya and Schrutti, and can only hope that the men's singles Burano, Lakshya Sen, women's singles Sindhu, Anupama and mixed doubles Truf and Tanisha will grab points.

Considering that the Sudirman Cup championship trophy originated in Indonesia, it was donated by the Indonesian Badminton Association to commemorate their founder, Dick. Sudirman, the Indonesian team's 18-year window in the final of the Sudirman Cup, undoubtedly seems extraordinarily long. After winning the inaugural tournament at home in the early years, the Indonesian team reached the finals three times in a row and reached the finals a total of seven times in the previous 10 tournaments. But now 18 years after they last reached the final (2007), the erstwhile giants are bound to haunt their old powerhouse.

With Ginting out injured, Jonatan will shoulder more responsibilities in the Indonesian men's singles

Indonesia lacks the main force of men's and women's singles 2. Looking ahead to the tournament in Xiamen, the Indonesian team will be without Men's Singles star Ginting and Top Women's Singles Dongzong, but will have the main Men's Singles Jonatan, former World Youth Champion Alvi Farhan and new World Junior Championships Men's Singles Bronze medallist Mozacki, Women's Singles Butli and Esther on standby.

In terms of traditional strengths, Indonesia's three men's doubles teams, Faga and Ryan, Leo and Bargas, and Suyib and Daniel, are all competitive. In addition, Indonesia's three mixed doubles teams, Rinov and Pita, Rehan and Gloria, Dejan and Sitifadia are all players with a lot of experience. In the absence of Women's Doubles star Abrijani, it means that Phoebe Biana and Amalia, and Siti Fatia and Lani will be shouldering the heavy lift.

In Axelsen's absence, Antonsen's leadership in Denmark is still an impact. Denmark will also be without a core Viktor Axelsen, with the two-time Olympic champion currently recovering from back surgery, but the Chill Dragons will still be impressive, with world No. 3 Antonsen and world No.1 Astrup and Rasmuschen in the men's doubles.

Although Axelsen was absent due to injury, the Danish men's singles still had Antonsen to support the overall situation

The Danish team is also confident in the other three individual events. Toft and Maielon are the new mixed doubles duo this year, winning the Orleans Badminton Super 300 and the European Championships in quick succession. World No. 16 women's singles Lini. Jacksfield is also a very scrappy player when he's in great form. In the Women's Doubles event, with the veteran McCann. With the retirement of Farulgat and Sarah Tigeshen, the team will be paired with a new trio of Antonison, Kudeske and Bor.

England are similar to Indonesia, having last won a medal in the Su Cup in 2007. In recent years, the England team, which is uneven in overall strength, has also struggled to stand out on the team stage. In this competition, the team will focus on training young people.