SEVILLE, Spain, May 28 (Reuters) - Results on the opening day on Monday of the Sudirman Cup world mixed team tournament (holders China; Gibralter playing as IBF - International Badminton Federation team), (* indicates new result): * Group 2 A Japan beat Germany 4-1 * Group 5 B Belgium beat Portugal 4-1 Group 1 A China beat Sweden 5-0 (Zhang Jun/Gao Ling beat Frederik Bergstrom/Jenny Karlsson 15-5 15-10. Ji Xinpeng beat George Rimarcdi 15-6 8-15 15-2. Gong Zhichao beat Marina Andrievskaya 11-9 11-7. Liu Yong/Zhang Wei beat Henrik Andersson/Frederik Bergstrom 15-12 15-5. Gao Ling/Huang Sui beat Johanna Persson/Sara Persson 15-0 15-1)

Group 1 B Denmark beat England 5-0 (Jens Eriksen/Mette Schjoldager beat Nathan Robertson/Donna Kellogg 16-17 15-7 15-10. Peter Gade beat Mark Constable 15-2 15-3. Camilla Martin beat Tracey Hallam 11-3 11-2. Jim Laugesen/Michael Sogaard beat Anthony Clark/Ian Sullivan 15-12 15-8. Helen Kirkegaard/Rikke Olsen beat Ella Miles/Sara Sankey 15-9 15-5)

Group 2 A Malaysia beat Ukraine 4-1

Group 2 B Netherlands beat Scotland 5-0 Thailand beat Taiwan 3-2

Group 5 A Spain beat Peru 4-1 Belarus beat Slovenia 4-1 Group 5 B Czech Republic beat Israel 5-0

Group 4 A Singapore beat Iceland 5-0 New Zealand beat Poland 3-2

Group 4 B Bulgaria beat France 3-2 U.S. beat Switzerland 3-2

Group 3 A Russia beat Norway 5-0 Canada beat Finland 4-1

Group 3 B India beat Wales 4-1 Hong Kong beat Austria 5-0

Group 7A Luxembourg beat IBF team 5-0 Mexico beat Morocco 5-0

Group 7B Greece beat Greenland 3-2

Group 6A Sri Lanka beat Cyprus 3-2 Slovakia beat Brazil 4-1

Group 6B Kazakhstan beat Estonia 4-1 South Africa beat Lithuania 4-1.