On May 14, the 2023 Badminton Sudirman Cup Mixed Team Championship officially opened in Suzhou, and in the first three matches of the first period of 10 am, Chinese Taipei and India played a qualifying focus match, and finally Chinese Taipei led by Zhou Tiancheng, Dai Ziying, Li Yang and other famous generals won 4-1 and won the opener. The South Korean team also won 4-1, and the only point conceded was in the men's singles event. Lee Zijia's Malaysian team sent a 5-0 sweep.
Field 1: Group C – Chinese Taipei 4-1 India
The highlight of this period is this matchup, because Group C has Malaysia, Chinese Taipei, India and Australia, the first three teams have the strength to qualify from the group, so the result of the competition between each other will have an important impact on the subsequent qualification situation. Chinese Taipei set a goal of qualifying from the group before the race and striving to stand on the podium.
In the first mixed doubles match, Chinese Taipei's Yang Boxuan/Hu Ayafang defeated the Indian pair of Plantik/Krastow 26-24, 21-6 after losing the first game 18-21. Zhou Tiancheng then defeated Planoy 21-19, 21-15, and Dai Ziying defeated Sindhu in three sets, 21-14, 18-21, 21-17, sealing the victory for Chinese Taipei. In the fourth men's doubles match, Li Yang/Ye Hongwei defeated the Indian Black Tower pair Ranjireddy/Shetty 21-13, 17-21, 21-18. In the fifth women's doubles match, the rising Indian star pair Joli/Praira won two consecutive games 21-18, 21-13 after losing a game at 15-21, winning two consecutive games to win a valuable point for India. In the end, Chinese Taipei defeated India 4-1 on aggregate, winning the group stage opener and taking the initiative to qualify for the group.
Field 2: Group D – South Korea 4-1 France
As former tournament champions, South Korea remains one of the favourites to win this year's Sudirman Cup. They are in Group D against France in the first round. With the exception of the men's singles, the South Korean team is quite stable in all four individual events. In the first mixed doubles match, Kim Won-ho / Jung Na-eun defeated Jikail/Del Rue 21-18, 21-17; In the second men's singles, Li Youkui lost to Popov Jr. 8-21, 18-21; In the third women's singles, An Zhiying defeated Qi Xuefei 21-7, 21-14; In the fourth men's doubles match, Seo Seung-jae/Kang Min-hyuk fought hard in three sets and narrowly defeated Covey/Rabar 21-16, 18-21, 21-19 to help South Korea seal the victory. In the final women's doubles match, Kim Chao-young/Kong Hee-yong defeated Lambert/Tran 21-8, 21-16, and the South Korean team won the opener 4-1 on aggregate.
Field 3: Group C – Malaysia 5-0 Australia
Lee Zijia's Malaysian team faced Australia, the weakest team in Group C, and finally won all five individual events, sweeping easily 5-0 on aggregate to win the opener. In the first mixed doubles match, Wu Shunfa/Lai Jiemin defeated Kenneth/Kang Rongya 21-17, 21-13; In the second men's singles, Li Zijia defeated Ricky 21-3, 21-13; In the third women's singles, Lesana defeated Tiffany 21-19, 21-12; In the fourth men's doubles Xie Dingfeng/Su Weiyi, they defeated Rennes/Jack 21-7, 21-14; In the fifth women's doubles match, Chen Kangle / Tina defeated Caitlin / Kang Rongya 21-12, 21-13.