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 ranking2 Steady (4 April 2024)
Highest ranking1 (6 July 2017)
Sudirman Cup
Appearances17 (first in 1989)
Best resultChampions (1991, 1993, 2003, 2017)
Thomas Cup
Appearances21 (first in 1984)
Best resultRunners-up (2008, 2012)
Uber Cup
Appearances21 (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
Appearances8 (first in 1985)
Best resultSemi-finals (1985, 1987, 1989, 2016, 2018, 2022, 2024)
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.