India national badminton team explained
The India national badminton team represents India in international team badminton and is governed by the Badminton Association of India.[1] The men's team has won the Thomas Cup in 2022, while the women's team have been semifinalists twice at the Uber Cup in 2014 and 2016. The Indian team competed in the 2011 Sudirman Cup and shared the fifth rank with three other teams, what is up to now the best performance in the Sudirman Cup and also repeated the performance in 2017.
It is currently ranked 5th in the World. The team has won 3 medals at the Summer Olympics, 10 medals at the BWF World Championships, 10 medals at the Asian Games along with 25 medals at the Commonwealth Games.[2] [3] [4]
Championships medal summary
Individual
Tournaments | | | |
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| 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 1 | 4 | 9 |
| 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 | 0 | 16 |
| 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 9 | 5 | 13 |
| 24 | 21 | 3 | |
Team
Tournaments | Team | | | |
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| M | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| F | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| X | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| M | 0 | 0 | 2 |
F | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| X | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| M | 0 | 1 | 3 |
F | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| M | 0 | 1 | 0 |
F | 0 | 0 | 1 |
X | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| M | 5 | 0 | 0 |
F | 5 | 0 | 0 | |
Competitive record
Thomas Cup
Year | Round | |
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1949 | Did not qualify |
1952 | Second round inter-zone | 3rd |
1955 | Second round inter-zone | 3rd |
1958 | Did not qualify |
1961 |
1964 |
1967 |
1970 |
1973 | First round inter-zone | 5th |
1976 | Did not qualify |
1979 | Semi-finals | 3rd |
1982 | Did not qualify |
1984 |
1986 |
1988 | Group stage | 8th |
1990 | Did not qualify |
1992 |
1994 |
1996 |
1998 |
2000 | Group stage | 7th |
2002 | Did not qualify |
2004 |
2006 | Quarter-finals | - |
2008 | Did not qualify |
2010 | Quarter-finals | - |
2012 | Did not qualify |
2014 | Group stage | 11th |
2016 | Group stage | 13th |
2018 | Group stage | 10th |
2020 | Quarter-finals | 5th |
2022 | bgcolor=Gold | Champions | bgcolor=Gold | 1st |
2024 | Quarter-finals | 8th |
2026 | To be determined |
2028 |
2030 | |
Uber Cup
Year | Round | |
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1957 | First round inter-zone | 3rd |
1960 | First round inter-zone | 5th |
1963 | Did not qualify |
1966 |
1969 |
1972 |
1975 |
1978 |
1981 |
1984 |
1986 |
1988 |
1990 |
1992 |
1994 |
1996 |
1998 |
2000 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
2010 | Quarter-finals | - |
2012 | Did not qualify |
2014 | Semi-finals | 4th |
2016 | Semi-finals | 4th |
2018 | Group stage | 11th |
2020 | Quarter-finals | 8th |
2022 | Quarter-finals | 8th |
2024 | Quarter-finals | 7th |
2026 | To be determined |
2028 |
2030 | |
Sudirman Cup
Year | Round | |
---|
1989 | Withdrew |
1991 | Group stage | 19th |
1993 | Group stage | 18th |
1995 | Group stage | 20th |
1997 | Group stage | 19th |
1999 | Group stage | 16th |
2001 | Group stage | 17th |
2003 | Group stage | 16th |
2005 | Group stage | 18th |
2007 | Group stage | 18th |
2009 | Group stage | 17th |
2011 | Quarter-finals | - |
2013 | Group stage | 10th |
2015 | Group stage | 10th |
2017 | Quarter-finals | - |
2019 | Group stage | 12th |
2021 | Group stage | 12th |
2023 | Group stage | 11th |
2025 | To be determined |
2027 |
2029 | |
Asian Games
Men's team
Year | Round | |
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1962 | Did not enter |
1966 | Withdrew |
1970 | Did not enter |
1974 | Third place | 3rd |
1978 | Quarter-finals | - |
1982 | Semi-finals | 4th |
1986 | Semi-finals | 4th |
1990 | Did not enter |
1994 |
1998 |
2002 |
2006 | Group stage | 9th |
2010 | Round of 16 | - |
2014 | Round of 16 | - |
2018 | Quarter-finals | - |
2022 | bgcolor=Silver | Runners-up | bgcolor=Silver | 2nd |
2026 | To be determined |
2030 |
2034 |
2038 | |
Women's team
Asian Team Championships
Men's team
Year | Round | |
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1962 | Did not enter |
1965 | Semi-finals | 3rd |
1969 | Quarter-finals | - |
1971 | Round of 16 | - |
1976 | Round of 16 | - |
1983 | bgcolor=Silver | Runners-up | bgcolor=Silver | 2nd |
1985 | Quarter-finals | - |
1987 | Group stage | - |
1989 | Group stage | - |
1993 | Group stage | - |
2016 | Semi-finals | 4th |
2018 | Quarter-finals | - |
2020 | Semi-finals | 3rd |
2022 | Group stage | 6th |
2024 | Quarter-finals | 8th |
2026 | To be determined |
2028 |
2030 | |
Women's team
Year | Round | |
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2016 | Quarter-finals | - |
2018 | Quarter-finals | - |
2020 | Did not enter |
2022 | Group stage | 6th |
2024 | bgcolor=Gold | Champions | bgcolor=Gold | 1st |
2026 | To be determined |
2028 |
2030 | |
Mixed team
Year | Round | |
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2017 | Quarter-finals | - |
2019 | Group stage | - |
2023 | Semi-finals | 3rd |
2025 | To be determined |
2027 |
2029 | |
Commonwealth Games
See also: Badminton at the Commonwealth Games.
Mixed team
Year | Round | |
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1978 | Group stage | - |
1982 | Group stage | - |
1986 | Did not enter |
1990 | Group stage | - |
1994 | Did not enter |
2002 | Group stage | - |
2006 | Third place | 3rd |
2010 | bgcolor=Silver | Runners-up | bgcolor=Silver | 2nd |
2014 | Fourth place | 4th |
2018 | bgcolor=Gold | Champions | bgcolor=Gold | 1st |
2022 | bgcolor=Silver | Runners-up | bgcolor=Silver | 2nd |
2026 | To be determined |
2030 |
2034 | |
South Asian Games
Men's team
Year | Round | |
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2004 | bgcolor=Gold | Champions | bgcolor=Gold | 1st |
2006 | bgcolor=Gold | Champions | bgcolor=Gold | 1st |
2010 | bgcolor=Gold | Champions | bgcolor=Gold | 1st |
2016 | bgcolor=Gold | Champions | bgcolor=Gold | 1st |
2019 | bgcolor=Gold | Champions | bgcolor=Gold | 1st |
2024 | To be determined | |
Women's team
Year | Round | |
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2004 | bgcolor=Gold | Champions | bgcolor=Gold | 1st |
2006 | bgcolor=Gold | Champions | bgcolor=Gold | 1st |
2010 | bgcolor=Gold | Champions | bgcolor=Gold | 1st |
2016 | bgcolor=Gold | Champions | bgcolor=Gold | 1st |
2019 | bgcolor=Gold | Champions | bgcolor=Gold | 1st |
2024 | To be determined | |
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Junior competitive record
Suhandinata Cup
See also: BWF World Junior Championships.
Year | Round | |
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2000 | Group stage | 13th |
2002 | Group stage | 9th |
2004 | Group stage | 11th |
2006 | Group stage | 8th |
2007 | Group stage | 8th |
2008 | Fourth place | 4th |
2009 | Group stage | 7th |
2010 | Group stage | 9th |
2011 | Group stage | 6th |
2012 | Group stage | 9th |
2013 | Group stage | 14th |
2014 | Group stage | 13th |
2015 | Group stage | 9th |
2016 | Quarter-finals | 8th |
2017 | Quarter-finals | 6th |
2018 | Quarter-finals | 6th |
2019 | Group stage | 12th |
2022 | Group stage | 13th |
2023 | Quarter-finals | 7th |
2024 | To be determined |
2025 |
2026 | |
Asian Junior Team Championships
See also: Badminton Asia Junior Championships.
Boys' team
Year | Round | |
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1997 | Quarter-finals | - |
1998 | Quarter-finals | - |
1999 | Quarter-finals | - |
2000 | Quarter-finals | - |
2001 | Quarter-finals | - |
2002 | Quarter-finals | - |
2004 | Round of 16 | - |
2005 | Quarter-finals | - | |
Girls' team
Year | Round | |
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1997 | Round of 16 | - |
1998 | Quarter-finals | - |
1999 | Quarter-finals | - |
2000 | Quarter-finals | - |
2001 | Quarter-finals | - |
2002 | Semi-finals | 4th |
2004 | Quarter-finals | - |
2005 | Quarter-finals | - | |
Mixed team
**Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Players
Current squad
Men's team
Women's team
Former notable players
Men
Women
External links
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Notes and References
- News: No change in BAI: Prakash. 5 March 2012. The Indian Express. 30 July 1997.
- Web site: Badminton: Coaches behind India's maiden Thomas Cup triumph in Bangkok. 3 February 2023.
- Web site: About BAI. 3 February 2023.
- Web site: Badminton Asia Team Championships 2024: Anmol Kharb seals historic title for India women. 18 February 2024.