South Korea national badminton team

The South Korea national badminton team (Korean: 대한민국 배드민턴 국가대표팀) represents South Korea in international badminton team competitions. The team emerged as the Sudirman Cup champion in 1991, 1993, 2003, and 2017,[1] also won world women's team championships in the 2010[2] and repeated this feat in the 2022 Uber Cups.

South Korea
AssociationBadminton Korea Association
ConfederationBadminton Asia
PresidentKim Taek-gyu
BWF ranking
Current ranking3 Increase 3 (3 January 2023)
Highest ranking1 (6 July 2017)
Sudirman Cup
Appearances17 (first in 1989)
Best resultChampions (1991, 1993, 2003, 2017)
Thomas Cup
Appearances20 (first in 1984)
Best resultRunners-up (2008, 2012)
Uber Cup
Appearances20 (first in 1984)
Best resultChampions (2010, 2022)
Asian Mixed Team Championships
Appearances3 (first in 2017)
Best resultRunners-up (2017, 2023)
Asian Men's Team Championships
Appearances7 (first in 1985)
Best resultSemi-finals (1985, 1987, 1989, 2016, 2018, 2022)
Asian Women's Team Championships
Appearances4 (first in 2016)
Best resultRunners-up (2020, 2022)

Participation in BWF competitions edit

Participation in Badminton Asia Championships edit

Junior competitive record edit

World Junior Team Championships edit

Suhandinata Cup edit

Year Result
  2000   Runner-up
  2002   Runner-up
  2004   Runner-up
  2006   Winner
  2007   Runner-up
  2008   Runner-up
  2009 Did not enter
  2010   Runner-up
  2011   Runner-up
  2012   Third place
  2013   Winner
  2014 Quarter-finalist
  2015 10th place
  2016 9th place
  2017   Semi-finalist
  2018   Runner-up
  2019 Quarter-finalist
  2020 Cancelled
  2021 Cancelled
  2022   Winner
  2023 9th place

Asian Junior Team Championships edit

Famous players edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Badminton: South Korea upset China to win Sudirman Cup". The Straits Times. 28 May 2017. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  2. ^ Ooi, Ee-Lyn (15 May 2010). "Uber Cup 2010 Final – Bae-utiful Korea capsize Wang-derful China". Badzine. Retrieved 24 March 2020.
  3. ^ Populorum, Mike. "Archiv SudirmanCup". sbg.ac.at. Retrieved 8 May 2019.