Australia will face the Philippines for third place in Group 3 at the Sudirman Cup after a comfortable 5-0 victory over Kazakhstan secured second spot in Group 3A on Thursday night.

After a loss on Tuesday against Vietnam, Australia fought back strongly on Wednesday night to defeat the top seeded Switzerland in group 3A at the Sudirman Cup.

Vietnam has handed Australia their first loss of the 2013 Sudirman Cup in Malaysia with a 4-1 scoreline.

In a historic first, six women now sit on the Badminton World Federation Council, following elections last Saturday.

Ashwant Gobinathan has marked his senior Australian Team debut with a thrilling 3 game win the the Men's Singles as Australia earned a hard fought 4-1 victory over Lithuania in their opening tie of