India national badminton team
Indian national badminton team
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| Association | Badminton Association of India |
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| Confederation | Badminton Asia |
| President | Himanta Biswa Sarma |
| BWF ranking | |
| Current ranking | 5  2 (4 July 2023) |
| Highest ranking | 5 (4 July 2023) |
| Sudirman Cup | |
| Appearances | 16 (first in 1991) |
| Best result | Quarter-finals (2011, 2017) |
| Thomas Cup | |
| Appearances | 13 (first in 1952) |
| Best result | Champions (2022) |
| Uber Cup | |
| Appearances | 8 (first in 1957) |
| Best result | Semi-finals (1957, 2014, 2016) |
| Asian Mixed Team Championships | |
| Appearances | 3 (first in 2017) |
| Best result | Semi-finals (2023) |
| Asian Men's Team Championships | |
| Appearances | 14 (first in 1965) |
| Best result | Runner-up (1983) |
| Asian Women's Team Championships | |
| Appearances | 4 (first in 2016) |
| Best result | Champions (2024) |
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 |  |  |  |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summer Olympics | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| BWF World Championships | 1 | 4 | 9 |
| Badminton World Cup | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| World Games | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Badminton Asia Championships | 2 | 0 | 16 |
| Asian Games | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Commonwealth Games | 9 | 5 | 13 |
| South Asian Games | 24 | 21 | 3 |
Team
| Tournaments | Team | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas Cup | M | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Uber Cup | F | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sudirman Cup | X | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Badminton Asia Championships | M | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Badminton Asia Team Championships | M | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| F | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
| Badminton Asia Mixed Team Championships | X | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Asian Games | M | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| F | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| Commonwealth Games | M | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| F | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| X | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| South Asian Games | M | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| F | 5 | 0 | 0 |
Competitive record
Thomas Cup
| Uber Cup
| Sudirman Cup
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Asian Games
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| Women's team
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Asian Team Championships
Men's team
| Women's team
| Mixed team
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Commonwealth Games
Men's team
| Women's team
| Mixed team
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South Asian Games
Men's team
| Women's team
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- **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Junior competitive record
Suhandinata Cup
| Year | Round | Pos |
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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
Boys' team
| Girls' team
| Mixed team
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- **Red border color indicates tournament was held on home soil.
Players
Current squad
- As of 2 January 2024
Men's team
| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MS | MD | XD | ||
| Srikanth Kidambi | (1993-02-07) 7 February 1993 (age 31) | 24 | - | - |
| Lakshya Sen | (2001-08-16) 16 August 2001 (age 22) | 19 | - | - |
| Prannoy H. S. | (1992-07-17) 17 July 1992 (age 31) | 7 | - | - |
| Sameer Verma | (1994-10-22) 22 October 1994 (age 29) | 64 | - | - |
| Kiran George | (2000-02-11) 11 February 2000 (age 24) | 37 | - | - |
| Mithun Manjunath | (1998-06-28) 28 June 1998 (age 25) | 61 | - | - |
| Priyanshu Rajawat | (2002-02-01) 1 February 2002 (age 22) | 28 | - | - |
| Subhankar Dey | (1993-06-06) 6 June 1993 (age 30) | 154 | - | - |
| Satwiksairaj Rankireddy | (2000-08-13) 13 August 2000 (age 23) | - | 1 | - |
| Chirag Shetty | (1997-07-04) 4 July 1997 (age 26) | - | 1 | - |
| Dhruv Kapila | (2000-02-01) 1 February 2000 (age 24) | - | 41 | 122 |
| Arjun M. R. | (1997-05-11) 11 May 1997 (age 26) | - | 41 | - |
| K. Sai Pratheek | (2000-05-03) 3 May 2000 (age 23) | - | 70 | 71 |
| Krishna Prasad Garaga | (2000-03-15) 15 March 2000 (age 24) | - | 66 | - |
| Vishnuvardhan Goud Panjala | (2001-02-11) 11 February 2001 (age 23) | - | 66 | - |
| B. Sumeeth Reddy | (1991-09-26) 26 September 1991 (age 32) | - | 217 | 58 |
| Ishaan Bhatnagar | (2002-02-02) 2 February 2002 (age 22) | - | - | 1478 |
| Rohan Kapoor | (1997-09-16) 16 September 1997 (age 26) | - | 967 | 42 |
| Raghu Mariswamy | (1998-02-14) 14 February 1998 (age 26) | 115 | - | - |
| Ravikrishna PS | (2002-10-23) 23 October 2002 (age 21) | - | 68 | - |
| Sankar Prasad Udayakumar | (2002-08-03) 3 August 2002 (age 21) | - | 68 | - |
| Manjit Singh Khwairakpam | (2001-03-17) 17 March 2001 (age 23) | - | 185 | 372 |
| Dingku Singh Konthoujam | (2001-03-28) 28 March 2001 (age 23) | - | 233 | 178 |
| Hariharan Amsakarunan | (2003-05-18) 18 May 2003 (age 20) | - | 73 | 174 |
| Ruban Kumar Rethinasabapathi | (2003-07-08) 8 July 2003 (age 20) | - | 73 | 561 |
| Suraj Goala | (2002-08-03) 3 August 2002 (age 21) | - | 182 | 376 |
| Pruthvi Krishnamurthy Roy | (2002-07-13) 13 July 2002 (age 21) | - | 182 | - |
| Chirag Sen | (1998-07-22) 22 July 1998 (age 25) | 103 | 109 | - |
Women's team
| Name | DoB/Age | Ranking of event | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| WS | WD | XD | ||
| P. V. Sindhu | (1995-07-05) 5 July 1995 (age 28) | 11 | 405 | - |
| Saina Nehwal | (1990-03-17) 17 March 1990 (age 34) | 209 | - | - |
| Malvika Bansod | (2001-09-15) 15 September 2001 (age 22) | 50 | - | - |
| Aakarshi Kashyap | (2001-08-24) 24 August 2001 (age 22) | 43 | - | - |
| Tasnim Mir | (2005-05-13) 13 May 2005 (age 18) | 70 | - | - |
| Anupama Upadhyaya | (2005-02-12) 12 February 2005 (age 19) | 86 | - | - |
| Ashmita Chaliha | (1999-10-18) 18 October 1999 (age 24) | 47 | - | - |
| Unnati Hooda | (2007-09-20) 20 September 2007 (age 16) | 55 | 94 | - |
| Anmol Kharb | (2007-01-20) 20 January 2007 (age 17) | 335 | - | - |
| Tanvi Sharma | (2008-12-22) 22 December 2008 (age 15) | 588 | 205 | - |
| Aditi Bhatt | (2003-01-16) 16 January 2003 (age 21) | 137 | - | - |
| Ashwini Ponnappa | (1989-09-18) 18 September 1989 (age 34) | - | 20 | 58 |
| Treesa Jolly | (2003-05-27) 27 May 2003 (age 20) | - | 23 | - |
| Gayatri Gopichand | (2003-03-04) 4 March 2003 (age 21) | - | 23 | - |
| Tanisha Crasto | (2003-05-05) 5 May 2003 (age 20) | - | 20 | 71 |
| N. Sikki Reddy | (1993-08-18) 18 August 1993 (age 30) | - | 113 | 42 |
| Rutaparna Panda | (1999-05-07) 7 May 1999 (age 24) | - | 51 | - |
| Shikha Gautam | (1998-04-18) 18 April 1998 (age 26) | - | 53 | - |
| Arathi Sara Sunil | (1994-10-01) 1 October 1994 (age 29) | - | 113 | - |
| Ashwini Bhat K. | (2000-01-10) 10 January 2000 (age 24) | - | 53 | - |
| Tara Shah | (2005-03-16) 16 March 2005 (age 19) | 173 | - | - |
| Khushi Gupta | (2001-06-03) 3 June 2001 (age 22) | - | 602 | 744 |
| Nila Valluvan | (2001-05-26) 26 May 2001 (age 22) | - | 891 | 690 |
| Arul Bala Radhakrishnan | (2002-03-30) 30 March 2002 (age 22) | - | 135 | 233 |
| Riza Mehreen | (2003-01-23) 23 January 2003 (age 21) | - | - | - |
| Simran Singhi | (2002-04-11) 11 April 2002 (age 22) | - | 67 | - |
| Ritika Thaker | (2001-01-17) 17 January 2001 (age 23) | - | 67 | - |
| Shruti Mishra | (2002-08-13) 13 August 2002 (age 21) | - | 83 | 382 |
| Priya Konjengbam | (2001-03-17) 17 March 2001 (age 23) | - | 83 | 135 |
Former notable players
Men
- Prakash Padukone
- Syed Modi
- Dinesh Khanna
- Leroy D'Sa
- U. Vimal Kumar
- Pullela Gopichand
- Chetan Anand
- B. Sai Praneeth
Women
References
- ^ "No change in BAI: Prakash". The Indian Express. 30 July 1997. Retrieved 5 March 2012.
- ^ "Badminton: Coaches behind India's maiden Thomas Cup triumph in Bangkok". Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ "About BAI". Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ "Badminton Asia Team Championships 2024: Anmol Kharb seals historic title for India women". Retrieved 18 February 2024.
External links
- Indian Badminton team wins gold
- Indian Badminton Archived 2016-03-03 at the Wayback Machine
- Badminton association of India (official site)
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