It used to be held at the same venue for the World Championships in the same year until the International Badminton Federation, now the BWF, decided to split the two tournaments starting from 2003.

There is no prize money in Sudirman Cup; players play for their respective countries and to earn BWF World Ranking points and national prestige.

The body of the Cup is in the form of a shuttlecock and is surmounted by a replica of the Borobudur Temple.

Until the 2021 edition, Sudirman Cup was an international competition that does not stage a qualification round.

[5] However, due to travel and border restrictions arising from the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic affecting the other planned continental team championships, the new format was only able to be fully implemented in 2023 edition.